Sentences with phrase «energy system infrastructure»

The inertia of energy system infrastructure, i.e., the time required to replace fossil fuel energy systems, will make it exceedingly difficult to avoid a level of atmospheric CO2 that would eventually have highly undesirable consequences.

The inertia of energy system infrastructure, i.e., the time required to replace fossil fuel energy systems, will make it exceedingly difficult to avoid a level of atmospheric CO2 that would eventually have highly undesirable consequences.

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Beyond consumer and business data — energy companies possess much proprietary information about their holdings, trading strategies and exploration and production technologies — the increasing dependence of pipeline infrastructure on digital systems makes them a particularly ripe target.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).

His proposed solution is to have the U.S. government create an independent Federal Energy Resources System, modelled after the Federal Reserve Bank system and empowered to make real - time (not «political time») regulatory decisions about the energy supply, technology and infrastructure choices, and environmental proteEnergy Resources System, modelled after the Federal Reserve Bank system and empowered to make real - time (not «political time») regulatory decisions about the energy supply, technology and infrastructure choices, and environmental proteSystem, modelled after the Federal Reserve Bank system and empowered to make real - time (not «political time») regulatory decisions about the energy supply, technology and infrastructure choices, and environmental protesystem and empowered to make real - time (not «political time») regulatory decisions about the energy supply, technology and infrastructure choices, and environmental proteenergy supply, technology and infrastructure choices, and environmental protection.

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The New Energy Capital Cleantech Infrastructure Fund today announced an investment of $ 12.0 million in FLS Energy, Inc., the nation's largest installer of commercial solar hot water systems and one of the largest integrators of photovoltaic solar systems in the... Continue reading →

Previously he was a Director (senior partner) at McKinsey and co-founded and led the Cleantech and Sustainability practice there, working extensively with Global 100 technology, industrial, infrastructure, building systems, retail, utility and energy companies across the US, China, Korea, Japan, India, and Europe.

Vector Vector, New Zealand's largest energy infrastructure company, is looking at storage of all types, from distributed systems behind the meter using Tesla Powerwall to large scale grid - tied systems using Powerpack.

«When we are facing the sort of infrastructure destruction we have seen this hurricane season, it only makes sense to give some pause before reinvesting in the exact same system that proved too vulnerable,» Gwen Holdmann, who directs the Alaska Center for Energy and Power at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, said in an email.

But rebuilding energy infrastructure with distributed power in Puerto Rico, with 3.4 million residents, would require deploying these systems at an unprecedented scale.

The New Energy Capital Cleantech Infrastructure Fund today announced an investment of $ 12.0 million in FLS Energy, Inc., the nation's largest installer of commercial solar hot water systems and one of the largest integrators of photovoltaic solar systems in the southeastern United States.

The plan establishes a set of six fundamental principles for the region, which include: transportation and other infrastructure upgrades; new commercial and residential growth; land use and transportation decisions based on policies like the Global Warming Solutions Act and the Clean Energy and Climate Plan; creation and preservation of workforce housing that matches new job rates; creation and maintenance of an effective public transit system; and coordinated planning and implementation efforts.

Kink says he does like the governors» job creation programs - the biggest one would use over one and half billion state dollars to leverage billions more in investments for road and bridge and other infrastructure repairs, including a new Tappan Zee Bridge, better flood control, and renewable energy systems.

He warned that the Chinese could use their role in the programme (designing and constructing nuclear reactors) to build weaknesses into computer systems which allow them to shut down Britain's energy production at will and»... no amount of trade and investment should justify allowing a hostile state easy access to the country's critical national infrastructure.»

... the planning system for infrastructure that should allow better transport, cleaner energy, and modern telecommunications to deliver their potential.

DeFrancisco said New York has been viewed negatively because of high taxes, failing schools, infrastructure, the transportation system and high energy costs.

Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure — Vote Passed (254 - 175, 4 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would establish a new system for the approval and permitting of border - crossing oil and gas pipelines and electrical transmission lines.

My campaign is calling for 100 % Clean Energy in New York by 2030, including a complete ban on fracking, a phase out of all nuclear plants, no new fossil fuel infrastructure, and the rapid development of a clean energy system based on distributed renewable energy production from solar, wind, and water resources and an interactive smartEnergy in New York by 2030, including a complete ban on fracking, a phase out of all nuclear plants, no new fossil fuel infrastructure, and the rapid development of a clean energy system based on distributed renewable energy production from solar, wind, and water resources and an interactive smartenergy system based on distributed renewable energy production from solar, wind, and water resources and an interactive smartenergy production from solar, wind, and water resources and an interactive smart grid.

Tim Woodcock The co-founder of HomeEdison noted the Renewable Energy (RE) sector's ability to deliver alternative energy at substantially lower costs than standard utility rates; the importance of building a two - way energy supply infrastructure in order to allow homeowners and business to sell the excess energy their alternative installations generate back to the utility company; and the applicability of geothermal systems in much of our rEnergy (RE) sector's ability to deliver alternative energy at substantially lower costs than standard utility rates; the importance of building a two - way energy supply infrastructure in order to allow homeowners and business to sell the excess energy their alternative installations generate back to the utility company; and the applicability of geothermal systems in much of our renergy at substantially lower costs than standard utility rates; the importance of building a two - way energy supply infrastructure in order to allow homeowners and business to sell the excess energy their alternative installations generate back to the utility company; and the applicability of geothermal systems in much of our renergy supply infrastructure in order to allow homeowners and business to sell the excess energy their alternative installations generate back to the utility company; and the applicability of geothermal systems in much of our renergy their alternative installations generate back to the utility company; and the applicability of geothermal systems in much of our region.

«Our once proud state has become a laughing stock around the country, with the highest taxes, the worst business climate, high energy costs, a failing transportation and infrastructure system, failing schools and rising unemployment in every region of the state, except New York City,» DeFrancisco said.

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.

The World Bank estimates that over the next 15 years, the global economy will require $ 89 trillion in infrastructure investments across cities, energy and land - use systems, and $ 4.1 trillion in incremental investment for the low - carbon transition to keep within the internationally agreed limit of a 2 - degree - Celsius temperature rise.

Rodgers adds: «It's essential to demonstrate that high - performance computing simulations can generate realistic results and our team will work with engineers to evaluate the computed motions, so they can be used to understand the resulting distribution of risk to infrastructure and ultimately to design safer energy systems, buildlings and other infrastructure.»

The government has identified five main goals to achieve by 2030: a clean and economical energy system, a healthy and active aging society, a framework of next generation infrastructures, substantial economic benefits through regional and international collaborations, and a complete recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011.

New investments in mini grid systems aimed at bringing power to rural Africa and other remote areas may provide a test bed for the rural energy infrastructure of the future.

Investments in mini grid systems aimed at powering up remote parts of Africa may provide a test bed for rural energy infrastructure elsewhere in the world

With the nation's water infrastructure nearing the end of its design life, Stanford engineer Richard Luthy says now is the time to build a more energy - efficient system.

«Geomagnetically - induced currents on system infrastructure have the potential to result in widespread tripping of key transmission lines and irreversible physical damage to large transformers,» a 2009 report by the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) and the Energy Department says.

In short, we have arrived at a point where the challenges of sustainable development — including public health, infrastructure, energy and national security — require changes not only to policy but also to basic public management systems.

A remarkable feature of the recent debates over climate change, energy systems, infrastructure rehabilitation and health care reform is the lack of detailed forward - looking government proposals and plans.

In the joint project «Paths Of Transition For Water Infrastructure Systems TWIST + +» the institute developed the integrated water energy transition concept i.WET.

Trump has stated some of his goals for energy and infrastructure on his Web site, which include encouraging fossil fuel development and updating aging water systems.

The team's analysis focused on zirconium alloys, which are widely used in the nuclear industry, but the basic principles they found could apply to many metallic alloys used in other energy systems and infrastructure applications, the researchers say.

At NREL's new Energy Systems Integration Facility, capabilities such as a hose reliability testing robot and construction of additional refueling hardware will support H2FIRST's hydrogen infrastructure research needs.

Two research facilities, Sandia's Center for Infrastructure Research and Innovation in California and NREL's Energy Systems Integration Facility in Colorado, will serve as hubs for H2FIRST.

Dr. Virden's experiences have provided him with a unique and broad systems view of the overall energy infrastructure, the links between energy and environment, and the challenges of creating a clean energy future.

New systems may incorporate innovative capabilities into traditional infrastructure materials, such as self - repairing structures or the ability to generate or transmit energy.

Scientists in the northwest have made a new discovery about how whirlpools function, which could have important knock on effects for the design of flood defences, energy systems and other large scale infrastructure.

After working as a post-doctoral research staff in Tohoku University for 2010 - 2012, Yuki worked as a research scientist for Systems Engineering Laboratory, Toshiba Research and Development Center for October 2012 - December 2014, developing battery - based electric energy storage systems as part of the public infrastructureSystems Engineering Laboratory, Toshiba Research and Development Center for October 2012 - December 2014, developing battery - based electric energy storage systems as part of the public infrastructuresystems as part of the public infrastructures team.

From low - consumption lighting infrastructures to more acutely optimised heating systems, schools and colleges of higher education throughout the UK are beginning to reap the benefits of technologies designed to boost operational efficiencies and reduce energy bills.

Adriane Colburn exposes the deep, dark spaces of our energy production in installations that investigate relationships between human infrastructure, earth systems, technology and the natural world.

Creating a new energy infrastructure is more comparable to the creation of the railroads, the inter-state highway system, personal computers, the Internet, and the space program than it is to installing catalytic converters, installing scrubbers, or phasing out ozone - depleting chemicals.

Once lauded as the future of clean transportation and energy storage in a variety of other applications, hydrogen - based fuel cell systems have a great many barriers to adoption, one of which is lack of hydrogen infrastructure, and the other is the need to develop hydrogen production sources that aren't fossil fuel - based or that require more energy to produce than can be released in the fuel cell.

Developing nations on the other hand are spending money today on establishing an energy infrastructure and they can make choices about spending this money on a system that will produce a lot of Carbon emissions or one that will be produce less.

The report outlines areas where USCA states will focus collective efforts, including to expand clean energy finance tools, modernize the power sector, design energy efficient buildings, develop a green transportation system, build climate resilient infrastructure, and protect natural resources.

This shift, combined with the other transformations in the energy ecosystem require new ways of thinking about the electricity system and power generation that can be supported by the existing grid infrastructure.

And through conversations with others in the growing climate justice movement, I began to see all kinds of ways that climate change could become a catalyzing force for positive change — how it could be the best argument progressives have ever had to demand the rebuilding and reviving of local economies; to reclaim our democracies from corrosive corporate influence; to block harmful new free trade deals and rewrite old ones; to invest in starving public infrastructure like mass transit and affordable housing; to take back ownership of essential services like energy and water; to remake our sick agricultural system into something much healthier; to open borders to migrants whose displacement is linked to climate impacts; to finally respect Indigenous land rights — all of which would help to end grotesque levels of inequality within our nations and between them.

The industry can be retooled to produce wind turbines and other equipment for renewable energy production, as well as trams, trains and other vehicles and infrastructure for a sustainable transport system.

It mentioned a potential deferred need for new system infrastructure, increased resiliency and energy security, local economic development, and reduced siting concerns.