A pollution - free world
driven by renewable energy is possible, say scientists with a plan for a fossil fuel phase - out for 139 countries.
The Northwest market for ethanol is growing,
driven by Renewable Fuels Standards recently enacted in Washington and Portland, OR.
His analysis shows that despite receiving hundreds of millions of dollars from green energy schemes
driven by the renewable energy target, Victoria's wind - farm developments have saved virtually zero carbon dioxide emissions in the state.
Not exact matches
Comment: This is another variant of the use of public expenditure to
drive specific industrial outcomes, in this case
by providing a shot in the arm to the local
renewables energy industry.
«Many
renewable energy technologies are
driven to higher levels of deployment
by the trends in the international energy markets.
The laboratory spun off a company, Spirae, and built a futuristic, computer -
driven test bed that could simulate the operations of a large power grid and instantly adjust for power fluctuations caused
by the often fickle nature of
renewable energy.
A new study released in the journal Energy and Environmental Science
by MIT and the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory looks at factors
driving cheap (er) Chinese made solar panels.
Europe's
renewable energy targets
drive demand for wood pellets Other voices in the forestry sector, including Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, said that wood - based energy is
renewable because the wood burned is replaced
by other trees that take in carbon dioxide, making the process carbon - neutral.
Conservative critics say New Jersey's solar success is
driven by government programs, including a
renewable portfolio standard that requires utilities to derive more than 20 percent of their electricity from clean sources.
The findings counter claims
by some, including in the Trump administration, that the adoption of wind, solar and other forms of
renewable energy are
driving up U.S. energy costs
Also, the Clean Power Plan, proposed
by the EPA in June 2014, seeks to cap carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and
drive investment in
renewable energy.
Alberta is phasing out all pollution from coal - fired electricity generation (6,300 MW)
by 2030 and
renewable energy — mostly wind — will replace two thirds of it with
renewable energy; expected to
drive development of at least 4,000 MW of new wind energy capacity.
«Most of the vehicles in Brazil are powered
by ethanol, so I understand how a domestically produced
renewable fuel can help the energy solutions of a nation,» said Fittipaldi, who previously
drove the Corvette Z06 E85 Concept pace car at the 2008 Indianapolis 500.
Segment revenue is
driven by increased demand and, in the case of California - based storage, state
renewable portfolio standards and carbon reduction targets.
«If you can eat or wear it, invest in it»... Long term 3 factors might
drive food prices up instead: 1) Global warming and weather anomalies; 2) 9 billion people in the planet
by 2050 (and then more); 3) Increasing role of biomasses in the
renewable energy sector.
I think the progress towards
renewable energy is going to
driven by countries like China and Germany that have few fossil fuel reserves.
As The Times reported last September, a move
by a host of corporations with global markets to shift operations to
renewable energy sources is in part
driven by concerns of young consumers:
Our commitment to source
renewable power for 100 percent of our global energy needs
by 2020 — which is paired with a plan to facilitate US$ 200 billion in clean energy financing through 2025 — is
driven by «out - of - the - box» innovators and a commercial approach that will deliver a more resilient energy supply chain.»
This is a modern world now, not one to be
driven back to the Middle Ages with previously discarded
renewables and
by cranks» takes on technology.
Far from it: the power industry is already engaged in a rapid transition away from coal to cleaner generation,
driven by fundamental market forces such as low gas prices and low costs for
renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Similarly, the Energy Commission's Alternative and
Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program created by Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) is providing approximately $ 36 million in cost - share support for projects that receive awards through DOE solicitations covering alternative transportation fuel and technology areas such as electric drive, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development ac
Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program created
by Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) is providing approximately $ 36 million in cost - share support for projects that receive awards through DOE solicitations covering alternative transportation fuel and technology areas such as electric
drive, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas,
renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development ac
renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development activities.
The forecast — a significant upwards revision of the IEA's
renewables projections last year — is largely
driven by increasing expansion of solar energy in China and India, says the Paris - based organisation.
Denmark, Spain and Portugal have relatively high
renewable energy shares,
driven by use of wind and solar.
Imagine if the data centres that
drive our internet were powered
by renewable energy, rather than dirty coal.
We expect the transition towards a 2 °C scenario to be
driven by efficiencies, falling
renewable energy costs and climate regulation, with or without a «global deal».
This week sees the launch of the latest RE100 progress report, showing how more companies than ever are going 100 %
renewable, increasingly
driven by economic benefits.
«We are committed to delivering competitively priced
renewable energy, and the technological advances made
by leading companies like Vestas, is essential to the wind industry's ability to continue
driving down costs while increasing clean energy production.»
By signing up wherever it is available, you help
drive further demand for more and more
renewables!
Europe is on track to meet its target of 20 %
renewable energy
by 2020 and this is helping to
drive investment in the region.
According to Dominion's Citizenship & Sustainability Report, the company's Alternative Energy group «
drives innovation
by researching and evaluating
renewable and emerging energy technologies to assess their commercial viability and potential for building a more sustainable economy.»
Moreover, they
drive climate change
by encouraging the consumption of polluting fuels while tilting the playing field against
renewable power and energy efficiency: Fossil - fuel subsidies are five times greater than
renewable energy subsidies, and they inflate domestic demand and discourage energy efficiency through artificially low energy prices, undermining the energy security of fossil - fuel importing countries.
Increasing the Massachusetts RPS to 2 percent at the same time as Connecticut increases its RPS to 1.5 percent per year will
drive the demand for
renewables even higher, resulting in 2,000 MW of new
renewable construction
by 2030; increasing the Massachusetts RPS to 3 percent at the same time as the Connecticut RPS is adjusted can
drive up to 4,100 MW of new
renewables throughout New England
by 2030.
Already competitive with electricity produced
by coal and natural gas - fired power plants, GE is
driving the cost of clean, green,
renewable energy down further with its Brilliant line of wind turbines and power management systems.
Both have taken steps, supported
by public climate finance, to create the conditions that
drive renewable energy investment.
The boom in agrofuels is a major factor increasing both food prices and price volatility —
driven by political targets like the European Union's target for 10 % of transport energy from
renewable sources
by 2020.
The proposal to put a fee - per - ton on carbon and rebating the proceeds to residents is supported
by prominent economists, both liberal and conservative, and environmental experts, as a market -
driven way to reduce carbon consumption
by encouraging energy conservation and use of
renewable energy sources.
These flexibility needs are rapidly expanding as a result of numerous industry trends: (a) recognition
by policymakers that
renewable energy resources are needed to meet long - term emissions reductions goals; (b) customers» increasing desire to voluntarily procure
renewable energy or generate electricity on - site; and (c) substantial technological improvements that have
driven down the cost of
renewable resources to the point where, even before accounting for tax incentives, they are the lowest - cost option for new generating plants in some regions of the country.
Renewable subsidies rise but coal subsidies remain stagnant, despite increased social costs to India's GDP
driven by air pollution and health care expenses
Unlike the growth of natural gas - fired generation, which has largely been market -
driven, increased use of nonhydro
renewables has largely been
driven by a combination of state and federal policies.
Progress has been primarily
driven by the rollout of off - grid
renewable energy solutions.
A study undertaken
by the Australian Conservation Foundation and the University of Sydney supports the fact that the decision whether to
drive to the shops or not is not a major factor in reducing emissions: «Shopping habits represent such a large part of greenhouse gas emissions that even if every household switched to
renewable energy and stopped
driving cars tomorrow, total household emissions would fall
by less than 20 percent», the Sydney Morning Herald reports, quoting the study.
Research institute Verso Economics reveals that for every «green job» created
by taxpayer subsidy, 3.7 jobs are killed in the real economy and that, thanks to the artificial rise in energy prices caused
by renewable subsidies, at least 50,000 people a year in Britain alone are
driven into fuel poverty.
In theory we could produce all the minerals and materials for the
renewable generation from
renewable energy itself; but concrete requires cement, which is produced
by roasting limestone and
driving off the carbon dioxide.
Andrew Higham, chief executive officer of Mission 2020, a group aimed at
driving down emissions to net zero,
by 2050, identified six milestones that need to happen
by 2020 to achieve Paris targets, including for
renewables to outcompete fossil fuels as new sources of electricity.
But there are sober, engineering team -
driven scenarios that paint a realistic picture of relevant contributions to our energy needs
by renewables.
As I have most recently argued in Schwartzman (2016), the Military Industrial (Fossil Fuel Nuclear State Terror and Surveillance) Complex («MIC») is the main obstacle to making this rapid shift to 100 %
renewable energy possible, with ongoing perpetual wars
driven by its Imperial Agenda.
Driven in part
by clean air imperatives and low - carbon development ambitions they both have high scores on RISE for
renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Unfortunately many non-experts,
driven by fear of AGW, have done much to cloud, distort and ignore critical issues around the cost and capabilities of
renewable energy and the realities relating to the provision of electrical power.
Driven by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government's
renewable energy project, Canberra has developed a reverse - auction process to achieve 100 %
renewable energy
by 2020.
But the full contribution of electric vehicles as a zero - carbon solution will come when they are powered
by renewable energy — exactly the kind of market change being
driven by RE100 members.