Sentences with phrase «driven by renewable energy»

A pollution - free world driven by renewable energy is possible, say scientists with a plan for a fossil fuel phase - out for 139 countries.

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.

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.

«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.»

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 acRenewable 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 acrenewable 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».

«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.»

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.&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.&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.

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.

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.

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.

«Drillers fear that federal protections for more threatened and endangered animals could drive up their costs at a time when the industry is already battered by low oil prices, growing competition from renewable energy, and increasing attention from investors and regulators over the climate - altering impacts of fossil fuels,» DeSmog's Sharon Kelly wrote.

Bruce Burcat, Executive Director of the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition, told me, «Sound policies like the PTC have driven innovation which has helped reduce the cost of wind energy down by about 66 percent over the past six years, making it highly price competitive with traditional forms of energy resoEnergy Coalition, told me, «Sound policies like the PTC have driven innovation which has helped reduce the cost of wind energy down by about 66 percent over the past six years, making it highly price competitive with traditional forms of energy resoenergy down by about 66 percent over the past six years, making it highly price competitive with traditional forms of energy resoenergy resources.

It's a business decision that was driven by the reality that we no longer need by 2030 the output of Diablo Canyon and that from a policy perspective and from an economic perspective, it was better to replace the portion that is needed for our customers with energy efficiency and renewables.

In the experiment, greenhouse gas emissions in the coming century were assumed to follow a trajectory that climate modelers refer to as the A1B scenario, in which global economic growth is rapid and driven by a balanced portfolio of energy sources, including fossil fuels, renewables, and nuclear.

When enabled by adequate information and pricing, DERs can drive greater system efficiencies, facilitate the integration of variable renewable resources both in front of and behind the meter, and reduce the overall energy bill for the benefit of all New York customers.

In Asian developing countries, the trend is driven more by increased energy consumption than a particular focus on renewables as in Central and South America.

«The commitment to long - term renewable energy purchasing by companies such as Avery Dennison is providing a strong drive in the market to bring more clean energy to the grid,» Vavrik added.

AB 32, California's nation - leading greenhouse gas emissions reductions law, and the state's Renewable Energy Standard (RES), requiring state utilities to obtain one - third of their power from renewable sources by 2020, will not only drive the growth of renewables capacity, Hertel said, but also necessitate new natural gas - burning power plants or result in serious power supply Renewable Energy Standard (RES), requiring state utilities to obtain one - third of their power from renewable sources by 2020, will not only drive the growth of renewables capacity, Hertel said, but also necessitate new natural gas - burning power plants or result in serious power supply renewable sources by 2020, will not only drive the growth of renewables capacity, Hertel said, but also necessitate new natural gas - burning power plants or result in serious power supply problems.

Earlier this summer, a global banking giant announced a major drive to reduce the energy use in its portfolio of over 5,500 properties in 60 countries and a commitment to source 100 percent of its energy from renewables by 2020.

Apple, Google and Facebook deflate this assertion through this letter, which contends the presence of clean energy in the North Carolina portfolio, supported by policies such as the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS), is a driving reason these companies chose to bring their businesses to North Carolina versus other southeastern states that also have low electricity energy in the North Carolina portfolio, supported by policies such as the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS), is a driving reason these companies chose to bring their businesses to North Carolina versus other southeastern states that also have low electricity Energy & Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS), is a driving reason these companies chose to bring their businesses to North Carolina versus other southeastern states that also have low electricity Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS), is a driving reason these companies chose to bring their businesses to North Carolina versus other southeastern states that also have low electricity rates.