We converted
energy efficiency potential data from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and other RGGI states into a format compatible with the IPM model (a power - sector simulation model widely used by U.S. EPA and the states to assess air pollution policies).
Many of these efforts will be carried out by the investor - owned utilities and the publicly owned utilities, both of which are governed by legislative and regulatory mandates to identify and develop
energy efficiency potential and to set annual savings goals.
Dr. Makhijani has a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and has authored many publications on energy policy, including nuclear power and the first ever assessment of
the energy efficiency potential of the U.S. economy.
Measures to tap Ukraine's
energy efficiency potential are described in this report titled Energy Efficiency Policy Priorities: Ukraine.
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?
«Current and planned energy efficiency policies harness merely a third of the economically viable
energy efficiency potential,» he added.
In this report we focus on the development and role of
energy efficiency potential studies.
This study finds that
energy efficiency potential is largely untapped in Louisiana, and that a set of policies and programs can cost - effectively meet 5 % cumulative of statewide electricity needs by 2020, increasing to 16 % cumulative by 2030; and 3 % cumulative of natural gas needs by 2020,...
State
energy efficiency potential studies are another policy analysis tool.
Rolling back efficiency efforts is also at odds with the findings of a September 2017
energy efficiency potential study completed for the Iowa Utilities Association, which determined that 17 % of electricity use and 15 % of gas use in the state could be saved cost - effectively through efficiency programs over the next decade.
Completing the reforms will allow Turkey to tap into its renewable and
energy efficiency potentials, latest IEA report says.
Not exact matches
Once they understand the benefits of initial
energy -
efficiency improvements, they become aware of the
potential to implement appropriate measures as they expand to additional locations.
«
Energy efficiency, bioenergy and carbon capture and storage (CCS) are notable examples of where significant
potential for technology progress remains, but strong policy signals will be required to trigger the appropriate investments.»
Appropriate management practices could increase carbon sinks and
energy efficiency improvements and production of
energy from crops and residues would result in a further mitigation
potential, or a cumulative carbon storage95.
Due to
efficiencies in the original design and experience gained by the operators in running the machine at its maximum
potential, the original machine eventually achieved operating
energies of 6 GeV.
The research holds
potential for increased
energy storage in high
efficiency batteries and supercapacitors, increasing the
efficiency of
energy conversion in solar cells, for lightweight thermal coatings and more.
The optimal BBPs of a
potential energy surface are crucial, according to Quapp, because they provide information about the way in which tensile forces should be applied to trigger chemical transformations with the highest possible
efficiency using the least amount of force.
The authors of this work say, «this research work highlights the
potential energy efficiency of buildings through the redesign of conventional construction systems.»
The new materials, known as high - entropy - alloy nanoparticles, are expected to have broad applications as catalysts in industry - relevant chemical reactions, with the
potential to improve
energy efficiency in the manufacturing process and lower production costs.
By tweaking existing battery chemistries or inventing new chemistries altogether, university researchers and startup companies have managed to increase the
energy density, cycle life,
energy efficiency, and safety of numerous
potential grid battery technologies.
Hikita said this is a huge improvement in
efficiency and would drastically cut the
energy needed in a
potential hydrogen production plant that would run around the clock.
Professor Ken Naitoh of Waseda University's Faculty of Science and Engineering (Department of Applied Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering) and his associates have discovered a revolutionary
energy conversion principle (new compressive combustion principle) able to yield stand - alone engines with double or higher the thermal
efficiency potential of conventional engines, independent of their size.
Source:
Energy and protein feed - to - food conversion
efficiencies in the US and
potential food security gains from dietary changes, A Shepon
For both farming and
energy (generation and
efficiency), as also several other sectors, such as transportation,
energy - efficient building, decentralized manufacture, recycling, forestry, and others, the
potential is huge.
IEA WEO - 2012 finds major shift in global
energy balance but not onto a more sustainable path; identifies
potential for transformative shift in global
energy efficiency
To maximise the
efficiency and
potential range of the Soul EV, regenerative braking captures and recycles the car's kinetic
energy while it is coasting and braking.
We are committed to both reducing our
energy consumption and improving our
energy efficiency by means of continual improvement; from changes to buildings and equipment right through to process adjustments, the areas with
potential are broad.
We focus on properties that produce current income and have upside
potential through improved
energy efficiency, management, marketing and / or repositioning.
The study identifies
energy efficiency as the single most important option for achieving significant and long - term reductions in GHG emissions, accounting for up to 50 percent of the reduction
potential across the wide range of scenarios analyzed.
Technologies with huge
potential include demand management,
energy efficiency, solar, wind, bioenergy, and nuclear, with the possibility of breakthroughs.
Britain has more than enough
potential renewables to meet current demand, and enough renewable resource to meet demand several times over, once we've implemented sensible cost - effective
energy efficiency measures.
Perhaps now we can all work together to assure that groups like the IEA and IPCC offer more realistic assessments of the
potential of
energy efficiency for climate mitigation.
(Thomas Edison's first power plant built in 1882 had an
efficiency rating of 2.5 %; meaning that 2.5 % of the
energy potential in the fuel used was actually transformed into electricity.
Kinetic
energy of motion can be converted to
potential GRAVITATIONAL
energy with very close to 100 %
efficiency by rolling up hill.
The summit brought owners, operators, manufacturers and service providers together to discuss operations issues in the world's ninth largest wind
energy fleet, and explore innovative tools and techniques to increase
efficiencies, drive down costs, and unlock the technical
potential of modern wind power facilities.
Develop a standardized taxonomy of terms encompassing all major concepts applying to
efficiency potential studies and
energy demand forecasts.
In order to understand the
potential to save
energy through U.S. freight system
efficiency improvements, we compare the findings of five studies (three U.S. transportation sector studies and two global supply chain studies) of freight
energy savings opportunities.
The
potential for
energy efficiency is also undoubtedly large.
In seeking to raise
energy efficiency as described in this chapter, there have been some exciting surprises in the vast
potential for doing so.
The intention is to provided even higher
efficiency homes as well as the
potential for a near zero
energy showcase home.
As with our first analysis, this is a rough analysis that assumes all of the solar
potential is achieved and that all homes implement
energy efficiency.
Building owners and
potential purchasers and renters rarely have access to the information they need to understand the
energy efficiency of a given building and opportunities for improvement.
While
energy efficiency is just as clean as solar when it comes to emissions,
efficiency by itself can't produce
energy for customers looking for a clean
energy option, and solar without
energy efficiency can't reach the full extent of its
potential.
Federal and state
energy efficiency policy analysis, which examines the overall costs and benefits of
potential new policy opportunities and those of existing policies and programs, is a critical...
Behavioral programs have the
potential to greatly increase
energy efficiency accomplishments in the United States.
We looked for states where the solar technical
potential in the residential sector was at least 50 % of current residential consumption, or of residential consumption if
energy efficiency were to reduce consumption by an average of 30 %.
This report reviews
energy projections; assesses the
potential for
energy efficiency, combined heat and power, demand response and renewable
energy; and proposes a...
The
potential for new
energy efficiency remains enormous.
Since your testimony did not specifically address green roofs, could you talk about what
potential roles do you see for green roofs in achieving higher levels of building
energy efficiency?
The WCA released a report in November 2015 «The Case for Coal: India's
Energy Trilemma» looking at the growing coal demand and the significant
potential offered by high
efficiency low emission coal technologies in reducing CO2 emissions.