Sentences with phrase «carbon generation mix»
The Harmony goal, put forward on behalf of the nuclear industry by World Nuclear Association, is a vision of a future energy system where nuclear energy supplies 25 % of global electricity demand by 2050 as part of a low - carbon generation mix, which would require 1000 GW of new nuclear build.
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December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use by 2040
· Wide - scale deployment of a mix of low - carbon electricity generation technologies, as foreseen in mitigations scenarios such as the IEA's Blue Map Scenarios, helps to stabilize or reduce pollution such as eutrophication, acidification, particulates, photochemical smog, and toxicity.
FirstEnergy's plan to close its two Pennsylvania plants and one Ohio plant would certainly deliver a blow to PJM's carbon balance, dropping nearly twice as many carbon - neutral nuclear megawatts from its generation mix as its total amount of wind and solar megawatts to date.
Speaking on the opening day of the conference being held this week in Sochi, Russia, Rising said nuclear energy had a vital role to play in the global energy mix, providing a strong foundation of reliable and low - carbon generation to help support more variable clean energy generation options.
«Had all of these spilled electrons been used, and assuming that would be able to avoid generation from the average electricity mix, about 29.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide would have been avoided — roughly the same amount of carbon dioxide as Connecticut produces.»
I responded «Chris (# 50), from your reference: «Endangerment Finding: The Administrator finds that the current and projected concentrations of the six key well - mixed greenhouse gases — carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)-- in the atmosphere threaten the public health and welfare of current and future generations.
«The larger the proportion of higher carbon - emitting resources in a region's existing generation capacity mix, the larger role energy efficiency and renewable energy can play in displacing CO2 emissions,» according to the report.
As both the House and the Senate grapple with proposed carbon - cutting measures — carbon taxes and «cap - and - trade» schemes for big CO2 emitters such as coal - fired power plants; increased Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for cars, SUVs, and trucks; and mandatory set - asides for clean renewable energy in the mix of energy generation options — emissions from aircraft seem, at least for the time being, to have gone over the heads of most policymakers engaged in the rush to cut carbon emissions.
Despite experiencing first - hand the financial consequences of ignoring the transition to a low carbon economy, several utilities appear to believe coal - fired generation will play an important role in the EU power mix for the foreseeable future.
No new coal plants are needed in China's 13th Five Year Plan as slower power demand growth and low carbon capacity targets squeeze coal generation out of power mix
The point is merely to demonstrate that there is no need for renewables, at all, in the «energy mix» — that nuclear can cover as much of the «low carbon» generation as is deemed necessarily, without sleaze.
December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use by 2040
With fourth generation nuclear in the mix, Brook has gone from being a climate pessimist to being an optimist about our ability to replace our existing energy sources with carbon - free power.
Incorporating power generation into the scheme is another step in China's ongoing shift to a low carbon energy mix.