As both the House and the Senate grapple with proposed carbon - cutting measures — carbon taxes and «cap - and - trade» schemes for big CO2 emitters such as coal - fired power plants; increased Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for cars, SUVs, and trucks; and mandatory set - asides for clean renewable energy in the mix of
energy generation options — emissions from aircraft seem, at least for the time being, to have gone over the heads of most policymakers engaged in the rush to cut carbon emissions.
Speaking on the opening day of the conference being held this week in Sochi, Russia, Rising said nuclear energy had a vital role to play in the global energy mix, providing a strong foundation of reliable and low - carbon generation to help support more variable clean
energy generation options.
And these reasons should motivate more people around the world to adopt the use of wind power as one form of
energy generation option that they have.
Not exact matches
Letellier says while the company's focus remains on renewable power
generation, it is also looking at
energy storage
options.
If we are unwilling to use relatively cheap mitigation
options, like alternative
energies, today, he says, «why should we expect future
generations to adopt significantly more expensive measures to deal with C02?»
We all know that the best
option for
energy generation in the future is a variety of renewable
energy sources, hopefully backed up by smart grid and
energy storage technologies.
I recently wrote a post about what I call
Generation E, young people around the world whose actions, or inaction, could well spell the difference between an accelerated transition to a world with abundant, renewable, non-polluting
energy options and business as usual.
Wind power, a proven and reliable
energy resource, is the most affordable
option available today for new sources of power
generation without emitting CO2.
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Energy Security (2007) • Modelling Investment Risks and Uncertainties with Real
Options Approach (2007) • Financing
Energy Efficient Homes Existing Policy Responses to Financial Barriers (2007) • CO2 Allowance and Electricity Price Interaction - Impact on Industry's Electricity Purchasing Strategies in Europe (2007) • CO2 Capture Ready Plants (2007) • Fuel - Efficient Road Vehicle Non-Engine Components (2007) • Impact of Climate Change Policy Uncertainty on Power
Generation Investments (2006) • Raising the Profile of
Energy Efficiency in China — Case Study of Standby Power Efficiency (2006) • Barriers to the Diffusion of Solar Thermal Technologies (2006) • Barriers to Technology Diffusion: The Case of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (2006) • Certainty versus Ambition — Economic Efficiency in Mitigating Climate Change (2006) • Sectoral Crediting Mechanisms for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Institutional and Operational Issues (2006) • Sectoral Approaches to GHG Mitigation: Scenarios for Integration (2006) •
Energy Efficiency in the Refurbishment of High - Rise Residential Buildings (2006) • Can
Energy - Efficient Electrical Appliances Be Considered «Environmental Goods»?
The Clean Power Plan lays out a legal system designed to be flexible, using legal precedent to offer power plants the
option of fulfilling their goals by shifting
generation to clean
energy off - site.
In December, a competitive electricity - supply auction in Alberta yielded the lowest - ever price paid for wind
energy in Canada (weighted average of $ 37 / MWh) and also made wind
energy the lowest - cost
option for new electricity
generation in the country.
Nuclear power is seen as a reliable source of
energy and the chosen
option for future power
generation.
We should keep them open as long as feasible from an economic, environmental, and safety point of view, but when the decision is made to replace them, make sure other non-carbon
generation and
energy efficiency
options are part of the decision.
The authors reject the idea that one expensive measure — the practice of «firming» wind
energy by balancing it with natural gas
generation at every hour — is necessary in light of other low - cost
options.
The panel contends that atomic
energy is an
option for building a low - carbon society on grounds that nuclear power
generation doesn't emit carbon dioxide.
The result: Though CSP requires the direct normal irradiance (DNI) found in abundance in the world's sunny high deserts, even importing
generation from high - DNI deserts in Spain and Morocco, CSP with thermal
energy storage could become an economically competitive
option, due to its ability with storage to fill the gaps created by intermittent
generation.Imports of thermal solar from Spain and Morocco would entail building HVDC (high Voltage Direct Current) lines, because direct current is the most effective way to transport large amounts of electricity long - distance.
Within the electric sector, fee avoidance
options include
energy efficiency, installing solar
energy or some form of carbon - free distributed
generation on your home or business, subscribing a community solar project, or signing up for a competitive supplier
option that procures high levels of renewable
energy credits (RECs) or procures clean
energy directly through a long - term contract.
That being said, the many advantages of tidal power as an
energy generation and
energy storage
option mean that it probably has an important role to play in building a sustainable global society.
South Carolina's
energy plan also will look at clean
energy options at the large power
generation scale all the way down to the customer level.
They collectively built 435,000 megawatts of new
generation, but ignored
energy recycling, even though it was always the cheapest
option.
-- In addition to the policy under paragraph (1), it is the policy of the United States that regional electric grid planning to meet these objectives should result from an open, inclusive and transparent process, taking into account all significant demand - side and supply - side
options, including
energy efficiency, distributed
generation, renewable
energy and zero - carbon electricity
generation technologies, smart - grid technologies and practices, demand response, electricity storage, voltage regulation technologies, high capacity conductors with at least 25 percent greater efficiency than traditional ACSR (aluminum stranded conductors steel reinforced) conductors, superconductor technologies, underground transmission technologies, and new conventional electric transmission capacity and corridors.
Australian network operators have begun to accept that new technologies — mostly centred around localised renewable
generation,
energy storage, and some smart software — are a better and cheaper
option than just adding more poles and wires.
Solar, wind and
energy storage costs kept falling and smart grid functionality continued to improve, making renewables the default
option for new
generation projects in a growing number of countries, even when grid balancing costs are considered.
Caminha - Noronha, J. C. and Marangon - Lima, J. W. and Leite - Ferreira, T. G. and Unsihuay, C. and Zambroni de Souza, A. C. (2006): Optimal Strategies for Investment in
Generation of Electric
Energy through Real
Options.
«We believe distributed
generation, and particularly rooftop solar, are important
options for our customers and we want to continue working with stakeholders in the commission's distributed
energy resources docket to put policies in place that will build a sustainable future for Hawaii,» Pai told Utility Dive.
Drawing on case studies of past environmental debates such as those over acid rain and ozone depletion, science policy experts Roger Pielke Jr. and Daniel Sarewitz argue that once next
generation technologies are available that make meaningful action on climate change lower - cost, then much of the argument politically over scientific uncertainty is likely to diminish.26 Similarly, research by Yale University's Dan Kahan and colleagues suggest that building political consensus on climate change will depend heavily on advocates for action calling attention to a diverse mix of
options, with some actions such as tax incentives for nuclear
energy, government support for clean
energy research, or actions to protect cities and communities against climate risks, more likely to gain support from both Democrats and Republicans.
States can draw from a number of
options, including joining or starting a cap - and - trade program, which sets limits on emissions, then allows for the purchase and sale of pollution permits; boosting their share of renewable
energy in electricity
generation; and tightening efficiency standards on plants and
energy users.
In partnership with EDF affiliates in North America, the company offers a complete suite of services, including
energy supply, hedging, and risk management, along with
options for demand response, load management, and on - and off - site renewable
generation.
Experiment number one is how long will it take the public to figure out that the renewable
energy option for future
generation requires natural gas backup capacity of at least 75 % of the total capacity needed?
On May 26th, in sunny weather, Germany's 22GW of PV solar -
generation capacity supplied 50 % of the country's electricity, and around the world PV looks like it may become a major
energy option in the years ahead, accelerating past 50GW of grid - linked capacity, with price parity with conventional sources not far away.
Available
options might include peaker plants run on natural gas, or grid - scale banks of batteries, or dispatchable
generation from concentrated solar power with thermal
energy storage.
Energy efficiency is included in those options, along with renewable energy, nuclear power, natural gas generation, improvements to power plants, and many
Energy efficiency is included in those
options, along with renewable
energy, nuclear power, natural gas generation, improvements to power plants, and many
energy, nuclear power, natural gas
generation, improvements to power plants, and many more.
2018 started off as the year that wind
energy took the pole position on lowest cost when it comes to Canada's electricity
generation options.
So, I return to my hypothesis stated at 11:27 yesterday, which is that future
generations will not be happy to find that their inheritance has been squandered by the pursuit of expensive
energy options, including wind and solar PV (or new hydro?)
Accio believes that the systems can achieve unsubsidized cost parity with coal and natural gas, which would make offshore wind
generation with EHD the cheapest
energy option for most of the world.
Still Waiting To Go Truly Cordless So while companies are working on incorporating alternative
energy generation into cell phones, there isn't a practical
option available right now - or even in the near future - that would really work.
The results should emerge soon, but in its evidence to the Select Committee, Scottish and Southern Electricity plc said that, while shale gas was a viable if relatively small
option for the UK (compared to the US), «there is a concern that with limited capital for investment in the
energy industry, significant development of policy incentives to encourage development of shale gas resources in the UK, alongside uncontrolled growth in gas - fired
generation could decrease investor certainty on UK policy direction towards renewables, CCS and / or nuclear.