Sentences with phrase «energy analysis makes»
Net energy analysis makes it clear that no combination of renewable energy sources will be able to replace our prodigious fossil fuel consumption.
https://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/ Not exact matches
The Environmental Protection Agency's own analysis, which assumed about half of corn residue would be removed from fields, found that fuel made from corn residue, also known as stover, would meet the standard in the energy law.
Corporate Knights said this analysis could explain «why some of the biggest oil sands players are gobbling up low - carbon patents and quietly running the numbers on different scenarios, such as when they should exit the oil sands or make the shift to becoming predominately alternative fuel and green energy firms.»
The process of research is one based entirely on the analysis of light, calling for miracles of patience, ability and acumen; but it is astonishingly fruitful, since it enables exact measurements to be made of the mass, energy, diameter, distance and movement of objects vast in themselves but ultra-microscopic to us because of their remoteness.
A 2015 lifecycle analysis of single serve coffee done by Quantis International identified a series of energy use issues that make single serve often a better choice than traditional drip brewed coffee.
In the final analysis Arsenal did well defensively today while Liverpool's energy made it difficult for the team to dominate possession as has been the norm in the past.
An independent Life Cycle analysis revealed that the pouches take less energy and fewer materials to make and produce less air pollution than glass, tetra pak or PET plastic bottles.
In short, the analysis showed that storing solar energy today offers fewer environmental benefits than just sending it straight to the grid, because the energy lost to storage inefficiencies is ultimately made up with fossil - fuel electricity from the grid.
«The large dark matter content of Milky Way satellite galaxies makes this a significant result for both astronomy and physics,» said Alex Drlica - Wagner of Fermilab, one of the leaders of the Dark Energy Survey analysis.
That high energy density makes OTEC a more attractive option than wave or tidal power, Cable says, especially for distant outposts like those on Guam, where a cost analysis suggests that OTEC could provide electricity slightly more cheaply than existing oil - fired plants.
Dutch blogger Lars Boelen, using data from the Carbon Dioxide Analysis Center and the International Energy Agency, made a chart showing just how much of the «carbon pie» each generation has consumed.
Lomborg, a Danish political scientist with a background in statistics, argues in his text that claims made by environmentalists about global warming, overpopulation, energy, deforestation, species loss, water shortages, and a variety of other issues are exaggerations unsupported by a proper analysis of environmental data.
The discovery was made during an analysis of the parasitic plant Viscum scurruloideum, a species of mistletoe whose apparent ability to survive and thrive without several genes involved in the primary energy - producing pathway of oxygen - respiring organisms could make it one of the most unusual plants on Earth.
Life cycle analysis tallies up all the energy used to make a product — energy to mine raw materials, fuel to transport the materials and products, electricity to power the processing factory, and so forth.
With this analysis tool we can quantify when energy storage becomes competitive and identify where to invest to make it happen, thereby minimising investor and policy uncertainty.»
The tool they used to make these evaluations, the Multicriteria Analysis for Planning Renewable Energy (MapRE, at mapre.lbl.gov) was developed at Berkeley Lab in collaboration with IRENA and is open - source and publicly available to researchers and policymakers.
«This research can be a starting point for a richer public dialogue on whether new policy is needed to fully value the environmental benefits of growing energy crops and making other land use changes,» says Gary Radloff, director of Midwest energy policy analysis at the Wisconsin Energy Instenergy crops and making other land use changes,» says Gary Radloff, director of Midwest energy policy analysis at the Wisconsin Energy Instenergy policy analysis at the Wisconsin Energy InstEnergy Institute.
Finally, sensitivity analyses were performed by excluding individuals who might have made dietary adjustments and / or lifestyle changes because of chronic disease at baseline (i.e., hypertension, hyperlipidemia, myocardial infarction, and / or stroke) and by excluding misreports of energy according to Goldberg criterion categories, defined as «under - reporters» with a ratio of energy intake to basal metabolic rate < 1.14 and «over-reporters» with a ratio of > 2.1 (29).
Based on this analysis, and subject to the quality of the navigation data, the vehicle can be prepared in advance for imminent requirements so that all powertrain systems and the onboard electronics can be managed appropriately and in such a way as to make the most efficient possible use of the available energy.
The other point I wanted to make with respect to a cost / benefit analysis of reduction and eventual near elimination of fossil fuel as an energy source is that this is already an unavoidable future.
In 2004, the Dane made his name as a green contrarian with his bestselling book The Skeptical Environmentalist, and outraged scientists and green groups around the world by arguing that many claims about global warming, overpopulation, energy resources, deforestation, species loss and water shortages are not supported by analysis.
Where will that energy come from if we make many more poor choices like corn ethanol (a systems analysis of which showed that it took more total energy to produce than it delivered).
She said that the analysis she and co-authors did for a paper on «irreversible climate change» helped lead her, as a non-expert citizen when considering energy technology, to conclude that such research is vital, even as efforts are made to find successors to fossil fuels.
We recommend that «committed emissions» be incorporated prominently into energy analysis, scenario making, and climate policy.
Based on DOE analyses, ACEEE estimates that a transition to electric heat pump and condensing gas products in all sizes and applications that make sense would save about 10 quads of energy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 0.5 billion metric tons.
They say the administration is making «an insufficient response» to climate change and is turning its back on reality: «In its rush to dismantle rational climate and energy policy, the administration has ignored scientific fact and well - founded economic analyses.
For example, according to IEA analysis presented in the special section on urban energy systems in Energy Technology Perspectives 2016 (ETP 2016) the gradual evolution of urban transport systems to encourage walking, cycling and public transit could save $ 21 trillion by 2050, while at the same time making a significant dent in greenhouse gas emisenergy systems in Energy Technology Perspectives 2016 (ETP 2016) the gradual evolution of urban transport systems to encourage walking, cycling and public transit could save $ 21 trillion by 2050, while at the same time making a significant dent in greenhouse gas emisEnergy Technology Perspectives 2016 (ETP 2016) the gradual evolution of urban transport systems to encourage walking, cycling and public transit could save $ 21 trillion by 2050, while at the same time making a significant dent in greenhouse gas emissions.
Adapting to a Drier World As the world celebrates Water Week, IEA analysis has examined how energy production can make better use of limited water resources 30 August 2016
An analysis made public on Friday showed that new onshore wind plants due to come online in 2016 will cost... far less [per kWh] than coal, biomass and other forms of energy production.
Measuring tree pollen or isotopes etc in sediment cores avoids these problems and it makes me wonder how come so much energy has been used for tree ring analyses.
The ARB's own analysis, focused on Wilmington as a case study, asserts that several of AB 32's programs, including cap and trade, will make the air cleaner by improving fuel efficiency and promoting clean energy.
In making the presentation Oleg Favorsky, head of the Academy's Department of Energetics, praised the IEA book for its wide coverage of all energy resources, its objective analysis and its «balanced geographical views about the importance of energy resources.»
Global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions (CO2)-- the largest source of man - made greenhouse gas emissions — stayed flat for the second year in a row, according to analysis of preliminary data for 2015 released today by the International Energy Agency energy - related carbon dioxide emissions (CO2)-- the largest source of man - made greenhouse gas emissions — stayed flat for the second year in a row, according to analysis of preliminary data for 2015 released today by the International Energy Agency Energy Agency (IEA).
This explains why Nobel Prize Winner and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman says «I trust Joe Romm,» Thomas Friedman calls ClimateProgress.org «the indispensable blog,» Al Gore relies on him for technical analysis, and the Center for American Progress makes him the organization's chief spokesperson on climate and energy issues.
I know a former energy trader who did all the math but when the herd is buying you have to go with the momentum rather than the analysis if you want to make money.
Moderator: Bill in DC asks — In your analysis, what data and assumptions did you make regarding energy efficiency potential in the end - use and power generation sectors, and what cost assumptions did you make for those resources?
Based on analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, some states could actually increase emissions, while others are required to make deep cuts.
In terms of jobs, economics and U.S. energy security, Keystone XL makes sense — without significant climate or environmental impacts, according to the U.S. State Department, which conducted five analyses of the project.
According to an analysis in Advanced Energy Economy's PowerSuite tool, SB 564 also seeks to «adopt rate - making mechanisms that would greatly benefit utilities, but likely lead to higher electric rates for all customer classes.»
«Permitted Use»: (1) Installing, operating, maintaining, removing, replacing and collecting data from meteorological towers, stations and anemometers, conducting avian, archeological and biological assessments, environmental assessments, soil and preconstruction analysis, and other studies and evaluations deemed necessary by Grantee for purposes of evaluating the Wind Resources of the Premises, exercising the rights granted to Grantee hereunder, and developing the Wind Energy Project; (2) Constructing, installing, operating, accessing, maintaining and removing (including, when necessary, replacing)(a) WTGs on WTG Pads on the Premises for the conversion of Wind Resources to electricity, and including replacing WTGs for purposes of repowering for conversion of Wind Resources to electricity on WTG Pads located on the Premises and / or in connection or conjunction with other real property on which the Wind Energy Project is located; and (b) all related Improvements (i) necessary or convenient to Grantee in conjunction with WTGs for the Wind Energy Project (ii) for the use by Grantee in collecting, transmitting or otherwise making electricity from the WTGs on the Wind Energy Project marketable and available for sale; or (iii) for the use by Grantee for access to and from the Improvements or a public right of way to the WTGs for the Wind Energy Project (in each case, whether or not such WTGs are on the Premises), or (3) uses otherwise permitted herein.
The cost / benefit analysis of actions taken to limit CO2 levels depends on the discount rate used and allowances made, if any, for the positive future positive economic effects of CO2 production on agriculture and of fossil fuel based energy production.
Both the ISO's original analysis and its newer, updated analysis unambiguously show that expanding renewable energy in the region will lower fuel security risks and make the grid more resilient and reliable.
Due to the reliable analysis our writers provide, the audience is made up of those who think at a strategic level — for example in Brussels and at top management levels within energy companies, academic and government institutions, regulators, consultants and specialist suppliers.
Vaclav Smil has made some interesting analyses of the reality of attempting to continue BAU with renewable energy - basically you can't - because of «energy density» - the amount of power per square meter of generator that can be produced.
In order to underpin scenario analysis of the World Energy Outlook, an extensive effort is made to update and expand the list of energy and climate - related policies and measures that feed into our modeEnergy Outlook, an extensive effort is made to update and expand the list of energy and climate - related policies and measures that feed into our modeenergy and climate - related policies and measures that feed into our modelling.
According to a previous UCS analysis, «Rating the States on Their Risk of Natural Gas Overreliance,» in eight states natural gas already makes up more than half of the energy mix and 16 states — including Georgia and North Carolina — are at high risk of natural gas overreliance.
The analysis challenges nine business as usual (BAU) assumptions made by the big energy companies when calculating that fossil use will continue to grow for the next few decades.
So CalCars, California Electric Transportation Association, Electric Power Research Institute, American Public Power Association, Advanced Hybrid Vehicle Development Consortium, Electric Drive Transportation Asosciation, Plug - In Austin, PlugInAmerica, Electric Auto Association, SetAmericaFree, Institute for Analysis of Global Security, Committee on the Present Danger, Securing America's Future Energy, Bluewater Network, Rainforest Action Network, Senators Hatch, Obama, Bennett, Salazar, other Centrist Coalition members, and all the other national and local group and individual supporters of flex - fuel plug - in hybrids will keep doing what we're doing to make it happen — first from Toyota or another from automaker.
First analysis of progress against Sustainable Development Goal 7 - which targets green energy - finds limited headway made against clean cooking, renewables, and energy efficiency targets
A new analysis from the Breakthrough Institute shows how the growing expert consensus that energy efficiency rebound is real and significant substantially undercuts RMI's projected gains from efficiency measures and makes their proposals of limited relevance as far as climate policy is concerned.