Sentences with phrase «current coal power plants»

In 2030, the pollution from current coal power plants will be 150 percent higher than levels that would allow us to prevent catastrophic climate change.

Not exact matches

If current estimates are correct that the leakage rate is around 3 percent, then we calculated that switching all coal plants to average - efficiency natural gas plants would have little effect on the power sector's contribution to climate change.

So we asked in our research: What would happen if current low natural gas prices or pollution control policies caused all US coal - burning power plants to be replaced by natural gas generators?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that current carbon - sequestration technologies may eliminate up to 90 percent of carbon dioxide emissions from coal - fired power plants.

In fact, if one of today's plug - ins draws its juice from a current coal - burning power plant, then overall it will cause slightly more carbon dioxide to be released into the air than a standard hybrid.

More than 100 gigawatts of geothermal power (one tenth of the current U.S. electrical generation) could be developed for $ 1 billion during the next 40 years — at the full cost of one carbon - capturing coal - fired power plant or one - third the cost of a new nuclear generator.

Several GOP lawmakers contacted by ClimateWire blasted the work on new targets as another example of the Obama administration's «go it alone» approach that, like the current U.S. EPA effort to rein in emissions from coal - fired power plants, will face fierce opposition from Congress.

The panel argues that the current rules as written let supercritical coal plant developers claim avoided emissions by comparing their projects to power plant technology that's now a decade old.

for the more dire alternative to coal plants firing our economy, just take a look at the current and foreseeably predictable state of power production in south africa right now — i.e., increasingly unavoidable rolling blackouts and power shortages.

After rapping through some of the energy issues we're facing — the high cost of current oil production methods, the ridiculous talking points around the Keystone XL, and pollution from coal power plants (highlighting China)-- the rapping crew takes a very brief look at Elon Musk's electric vehicle and solar solutions (but with the main focus being that he is on Mars dressed like Iron Man), then gives a satirical presentation of Richard Branson's asteroid mining plans.

AEP's current plan for compliance with the rules as proposed includes permanently retiring the following coal - fueled power plants: [37]

EPA - mandated emission limits on conventional sources of electricity, especially coal - fired power plants, are so restrictive that current technology can not meet their demands.

This approach is far superior to KfW's current plan because it firmly aligns with a growing call to end support and investment for new unabated coal - fired power plants.

Moving the current average global efficiency rate of coal - fired power plants from 33 % to 40 %, using more advanced off - the - shelf technology, could cut two gigatonnes of CO2 emissions.

The nation's current energy portfolio has raised concerns about the adverse environmental effects of energy generation — particularly greenhouse gas emissions from coal - fired and oil - fired power plants and the long - term storage of spent nuclear fuel.

But our current fleet of power generation can't readily be used for peaking power plants, Nuclear 28 % and coal 60 %.

Concerning coal, it says under «Key observations» in the summary, «With current technology, coal - fired power plants using carbon capture equipment are an expensive source of electricity in a carbon control case.

While coal is king in the Philippines, a new Greenpeace Southeast Asia report has revealed for the first time the current health impacts of existing coal - fired power plants, as well...

If the new power plants are to be developed, premature deaths may rise up to 2,410 or more than double the current number of people dying from coal - related pollution in the Philippines.

This report reveals for the first time the current health impacts of existing coal - fired power plants as well as projected health impacts of operating and planned power plants in the Philippines.

It would make reasonable economic sense to cease using the brown coal when the current power plants using them reach the end of their useful life.

Moving the current average global efficiency rate of coal - fired power plants, which supply the heat to convert water (or CO2) to steam, from today's 33 percent to 40 percent by deploying more advanced technology could cut CO2 emissions every year by 2 gigatons, which is equivalent to India's annual CO2 emissions, according to the World Coal Associatcoal - fired power plants, which supply the heat to convert water (or CO2) to steam, from today's 33 percent to 40 percent by deploying more advanced technology could cut CO2 emissions every year by 2 gigatons, which is equivalent to India's annual CO2 emissions, according to the World Coal AssociatCoal Association.

The carbon dioxide they produce will equal about an eighth of China's current total carbon dioxide emissions, which come mostly from coal - burning power plants and factories.

IEA and industry experts described the current status of coal - fired power generation in general in India and the overall need to ensure that the facilities are modernised and that least - efficient plant be phased out, given the expected large role that coal will continue to play in power supply.

While India's INDC goals are good, they will not be achieved through the current expansion of coal fired power plants.

The Latin word «fortuna» means «luck» or «destiny,» and when officially commissioned on May 22 this year, Fortuna represented both the current technological apex of gas turbine development and pointed the way forward for how natural gas — powered plants can compete with and eventually potentially replace coal in Germany and in other locations around the world while continuing to drive down CO2 emissions (see sidebar «Never - ending Competition for Greater Efficiency»).

Considering that America has 22.1 percent of the world's proven coal reserves, the greatest of any country and enough to last for 381 years at current consumption rates, it is a tragedy that the U.S. can no longer build new, clean, coal - fired power stations to replace its aging fleet of coal plants.Supercritical power plants operate at very high temperatures and pressures, resulting in significantly greater efficiencies than older technologies.

In the current environment, coal - fired power plants are, indisputably, extremely risky investments.

Clean Energy Technologies Can Return CO2 to Safe Levels This Century Though current atmospheric carbon dioxide levels of about 385 parts per million are already above the revised safe level of 350ppm being promoted by scientists, Kharecha said that it is still possible to return them to safe levels by the end of this century if we engage in «Herculean» efforts to shift towards renewable energy sources, increase the use of nuclear power, and apply carbon sequestration technologies on existing coal power plants.

Nick Akins, president and CEO of the coal - heavy utility American Electric Power, has said flat out that «there will not be any new coal plants built, with the current price of gas and the forecast for the future for gas.»

The current trend is to increasingly rely on natural gas - fired power plants and reducing coal and nuclear sources.

Rudd is hoping to replace Britain's current coal electricity output with a mix of new nuclear and natural gas - fired power plants, with less emphasis placed on renewable energy.

If this nuclear generation were replaced by coal - fired power plants (Scenario 1), the country's CO2 emissions would rise by roughly 317 million tons, 26 percent of current emissions.

Current representative transactions include acting for the Croatian state utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda in connection with the development and construction of a 500 MW coal - fired power plant in Plomin and representing the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc in connection with the development of multiple IPP projects in Nigeria.