Sentences with phrase «energy as biomass»

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He previously founded biomass energy company Harvest Power and worked as an entrepreneur - in - residence at venture capital giant Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers.

Nathan Gilliland was the founder of Boston - based biomass energy company Harvest Power and more recently served as an entrepreneur - in - residence with Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, one of the world's largest venture capital firms.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration classifies solar, wind, biomass, hydroelectric and geothermal energy as reneEnergy Information Administration classifies solar, wind, biomass, hydroelectric and geothermal energy as reneenergy as renewable.

Additionally, at least 10 of the states with shared renewables legislation include provisions to allow for additional renewable energy technologies, such as wind, biomass or geothermal, in programs.

We need to protect the environment by reducing GHGs, and First Nations and local communities in B.C. need the work that our sector can deliver through clean and renewable energy projects such as wind, solar, hydro and biomass.»

The province can drastically reduce its reliance on fossil fuels for power generation and replace it with renewable energy sources such as wind, sun, biomass, hydro and geothermal energy.

Curt Whittaker, Managing Partner, has spent over 30 years in the renewable energy industry as legal counsel to developers, investors and lenders, working on landfill gas, wind, hydroelectric, solar and biomass development projects.

Joel recently returned to private practice after serving as the Executive Director of the Biomass Thermal Energy Council.

Conversion of natural vegetation to agriculture is a major source of CO2, not only due to losses of plant biomass but also, increased decomposition of soil organic matter caused by disturbance and energy costs of various agricultural practices such as fertilization and irrigation.

The bioshelter greenhouse applies passive solar design and models biomass energy as well aquaponics growing systems.

The city - owned utility has invested in and jointly runs some of the renewable energy facilities, such as the McNeil Generating Station, a biomass plant located near the city capable of producing more than 50 MW of power.

The Department's R&D initiatives involving applied — as opposed to basic — renewable energy research are supervised by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), which covers biomass, geothermal, hydrogen, ocean, solar, andenergy research are supervised by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), which covers biomass, geothermal, hydrogen, ocean, solar, andEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), which covers biomass, geothermal, hydrogen, ocean, solar, andEnergy (EERE), which covers biomass, geothermal, hydrogen, ocean, solar, and wind.

The development and deployment of major technologies potentially crucial to more sustainable energy — such as nuclear power, wind and solar power, biomass conversion and transport infrastructure — are matters of systems design requiring a mix of public and private decision making.

This is an artistic rendering of a carbonized fungal biomass - manganese oxide mineral composite (MycMnOx / C) can be applied as a novel electrochemical material in energy storage devices

This is of particular importance in the northeastern U.S. because of the great potential for the use of biomass as part of a diversified renewable energy portfolio.

«While there is likely insufficient waste biomass to sustain a global hydrogen economy, this form of renewable energy production may help offset the substantial costs of wastewater treatment as well as provide a contribution to nations able to harness hydrogen as an energy source,» Logan says.

Schlesinger, himself a member of the advisory board, noted that the group has not met since August and that discussions about the designation of biomass energy were «kind of left hanging as to what was happening.»

The continent offers many alternative - energy options, such as hydro, wind, biomass, and solar.

«Unquestionably, by providing certainty for the treatment of biomass throughout the agency's permitting decisions, the use of biomass energy will be bolstered, to the benefit not only to the forest products industry but to the environment as well, while furthering the Administration's goal of energy dominance,» he wrote.

Schlesinger also pointed out that much of the wood raised and harvested in the United States for energy purposes is actually shipped to the European Union, where biomass is currently treated as a carbon - neutral energy source.

Lawmakers are once again pushing U.S. EPA and other federal agencies to recognize the burning of biomass as a carbon - neutral energy source.

A massive fiscal 2018 federal spending bill unveiled by congressional leaders Wednesday night includes a provision urging the heads of EPA, the Energy Department and the Agriculture Department to adopt policies that «reflect the carbon - neutrality of forest bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy source.&Energy Department and the Agriculture Department to adopt policies that «reflect the carbon - neutrality of forest bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy source.&energy source.»

Concerns about global warming and oil's imminent demise have caused scientists and policy - makers to look for solutions in both the future and the past: to new technologies such as nuclear fusion, multijunction photovoltaics, and fuel cells — and to traditional energy sources such as water power, wind power, and (sustainable) biomass cultivation (coupled with clean and energy - efficient combustion).

In the race to meet clean energy standards, biomass energy is often touted as carbon neutral.

Accounting for biomass energy often ignores the critical role forests play as a sink for carbon dioxide that might otherwise accumulate in the atmosphere.

The stage is also being set for a potential uptick in biomass energy in the US, as Congress may declare biomass carbon neutral in an effort to revive the American forest product industry.

Cooperation with AVA Biochem is part of comprehensive KIT activities for manufacture of chemical energy carriers as well as intermediates from biomass with emphasis on so - called hydrothermal methods i.e. reactions in water at increased temperatures.

Examples of indirect use which require energy harvesting are electricity generation through wind turbines or photovoltaic cells, or production of fuels such as ethanol from biomass.

The EPSRC Energy Programme will build on the large amount of research already being conducted through a number of consortia and research programs at various institutions working in areas such as biomass and bioenergy, marine energy, and extending the lifetime of conventional power plants through the Supergen progEnergy Programme will build on the large amount of research already being conducted through a number of consortia and research programs at various institutions working in areas such as biomass and bioenergy, marine energy, and extending the lifetime of conventional power plants through the Supergen progenergy, and extending the lifetime of conventional power plants through the Supergen programme.

A large of proportion of energy research aims to establish and optimize renewable sources such as photovoltaics, hydrogen fuel cells, biomass, and wind power, but energy research can also be about improving old technologies.

Novem calculates that if some 0.5 million hectares of agricultural land were turned over to production of such biomass sources of energy, this would meet around 5 per cent of Dutch energy requirements; this would increase to 12 per cent if waste and refuse materials were used as biomass.

The amount of biomass available from corn and food crops is very small; for biofuels to have a large impact, we must harness energy from nonedible plants, also known as cellulosic biomass — wood and wood waste, agricultural waste, and energy crops.

He serves as the relationship manager to the Department of Energy's Biomass Program and as the president of the Council for Chemical Research.

«(2) The Secretary shall require, with respect to any single - or multi-family residential housing subject to a mortgage insured under this Act, that any approval or certification of the housing for meeting any energy efficiency or conservation criteria, standards, or requirements pursuant to this title and any approval or certification required pursuant to this title with respect to energy - conserving improvements or any renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar energy geothermal, or biomass, shall be conducted only by an individual certified by a home energy rating system provider who has been accredited to conduct such ratings by the Home Energy Ratings System Council, the Residential Energy Services Network, or such other appropriate national organization, as the Secretary may provide, or by licensed professional architect or engenergy efficiency or conservation criteria, standards, or requirements pursuant to this title and any approval or certification required pursuant to this title with respect to energy - conserving improvements or any renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar energy geothermal, or biomass, shall be conducted only by an individual certified by a home energy rating system provider who has been accredited to conduct such ratings by the Home Energy Ratings System Council, the Residential Energy Services Network, or such other appropriate national organization, as the Secretary may provide, or by licensed professional architect or engenergy - conserving improvements or any renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar energy geothermal, or biomass, shall be conducted only by an individual certified by a home energy rating system provider who has been accredited to conduct such ratings by the Home Energy Ratings System Council, the Residential Energy Services Network, or such other appropriate national organization, as the Secretary may provide, or by licensed professional architect or engenergy sources, such as wind, solar energy geothermal, or biomass, shall be conducted only by an individual certified by a home energy rating system provider who has been accredited to conduct such ratings by the Home Energy Ratings System Council, the Residential Energy Services Network, or such other appropriate national organization, as the Secretary may provide, or by licensed professional architect or engenergy geothermal, or biomass, shall be conducted only by an individual certified by a home energy rating system provider who has been accredited to conduct such ratings by the Home Energy Ratings System Council, the Residential Energy Services Network, or such other appropriate national organization, as the Secretary may provide, or by licensed professional architect or engenergy rating system provider who has been accredited to conduct such ratings by the Home Energy Ratings System Council, the Residential Energy Services Network, or such other appropriate national organization, as the Secretary may provide, or by licensed professional architect or engEnergy Ratings System Council, the Residential Energy Services Network, or such other appropriate national organization, as the Secretary may provide, or by licensed professional architect or engEnergy Services Network, or such other appropriate national organization, as the Secretary may provide, or by licensed professional architect or engineer.

(A) produces energy from solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, tidal, wave, ocean, and other renewable energy resources (as such term is defined in section 610 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978);

The bulk of Winning Our Energy Independence is devoted is describing how solar technologies — sun, wind, and biomass — and garbage are abundant and can provide virtually all of our energy as coal and nuclear plants and gasoline - fueled transportation are phaseEnergy Independence is devoted is describing how solar technologies — sun, wind, and biomass — and garbage are abundant and can provide virtually all of our energy as coal and nuclear plants and gasoline - fueled transportation are phaseenergy as coal and nuclear plants and gasoline - fueled transportation are phased out.

Interest in biofuels — fuel derived from living organisms including biomass or their metabolic byproducts, such as manure from cows — grew throughout the end of the twentieth century as these are renewable energy sources, unlike other natural resources such as petroleum, coal, and nuclear fuels.

It will focus on catalyst development for four applications: proton exchange membrane fuel cells to convert stored energy in non-fossil fuels into electricity; electrolysers for splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen — a potential clean fuel cell source; syngas, a mixture of CO and H2, which is generated from coal, gas and biomass, and widely used as a key intermediate in the chemical industry; and lithium - air batteries.

By doing so, they demonstrated the utility of solar energy for biomass conversion as well as the feasibility of using an oxidative biomass conversion reaction as an anode reaction in a hydrogen - forming PEC.

These changes are necessary for cancer cells to meet the combined biomass and energy demands for growth and are only satisfied by increased capture and synthesis of cellular building blocks such as sugars, fats, and proteins.

Distributed energy such as biomass has potential, and simple technologies such as solar water heaters could make a huge difference in securing energy for the poor.

If budgets allows, then moving towards larger investments such as the installation of photo - voltaic panels for solar energy or biomass boilers is a sensible investment, especially given the benefits of the Feed In Tariff and Renewable Heat Incentive potentially providing a source of income for the school.

Couch investigates such established sources of energy as nuclear, natural gas, and coal as well as cutting - edge technologies involving wind, solar, hydropower, tidal, and biomass production in this accessible guide to urgent energy challenges.

Lack of fuel wood and use of poor biomass materials as alternative energy sources has aggravated forest destruction.

Combined with what many would consider to be the obscureness of biomass energy, that has all acted like a reporting barrier, preventing news outlets from digging in as deeply as would be needed in order to draw clear conclusions.

Moreover, he claims that as renewable energy use increases, this measure of efficiency will decrease as the best land for wind, biomass, and solar power gets used up.»

And as to my interests in Renewable Energy, I've never hidden my work in biomass agriculture and engineering technology.

Many indigenous territories have tremendous wind, solar, biomass and geothermal resources, and there are varying opinions as to whether energy - related climate change mitigation activities are having a positive or negative impact on local and indigenous communities.

Some renewable energy technologies are thermoelectric as well, including certain types of concentrating solar, geothermal, and biomass power plants.

The study also found that both BTL - RC - CCS (biomass - to - liquids, with recycling of unconverted syngas to maximize FTL output and CCS) and cellulosic ethanol with CCS (EtOH - CCS) have negative GHGI emission values that can be exploited to offset GHG missions from difficult to decarbonize energy sources such as transportation fuels derived from crude oil.