Sentences with phrase «existing hydropower»

One scenario includes heat pumps — which are used in place of combustion - based heaters and coolers — but no hot or cold energy storage; two add no hydropower turbines to existing hydropower dams; and one has no battery storage.

For example, unlimited amounts of new and existing zero - emission non-hydropower renewable generation are included in the generation base used to calculate compliance, which makes the non-hydropower renewable generation more valuable for compliance than existing hydropower and new and existing nuclear generation that do not receive similar treatment.

In the Northwest, existing hydropower facilities are not defined as renewable sources because of the impact on the salmon population.

He added that climate models project that the southern area of Brazil will see more rain, which could increase the existing hydropower capacity and help offset losses in the north.

Using existing hydropower rather than pushing to build out renewable energy resources in New York would not contribute to the state's clean energy goals, said Alliance for Clean Energy's Anne Reynolds.

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Congressman Chris Lee said: «Extending the existing contracts for the sale of hydropower to Western New York will sustain and create jobs in our communities and provide additional wide - ranging economic benefits.

The report said power generated by new and existing wind, solar, biomass, waste - to - energy, geothermal, marine, and small hydropower plants comprised about 12.1 % of global power generation in 2017, up from 11 % in 2016.

[1] The Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 defines «clean» electricity as «electricity generated at a facility placed in service after 1991 using renewable energy, qualified renewable biomass, natural gas, hydropower, nuclear power, or qualified waste - to - energy; and electricity generated at a facility placed in service after enactment that uses qualified combined heat and power (CHP), [which] generates electricity with a carbon - intensity lower than 0.82 metric tons per megawatt - hour (the equivalent of new supercritical coal), or [electricity generated] as a result of qualified efficiency improvements or capacity additions at existing nuclear or hydropower facilities -LSB-; or] electricity generated at a facility that captures and stores its carbon dioxide emissions.»

While conventional hydropower will continue to grow as dams are completed in China, Brazil and a scattering of other countries, including Ethiopia, Malaysia, and Turkey, there exists enormous potential for non-conventional hydroelectricity generation from tidal and wave projects, as well as from small in - stream projects that will not require new dams.

Existing laws such as renewable portfolio standards, energy efficiency resource standards, long - term requirements for additional hydropower and wind power, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions caps will require a significant reduction in natural gas - fired generation throughout New England.

Global NEWS half - degree dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) yield (Harrison et al. 2010) overlaid on existing reservoirs from the GRAND database (Lehner et al. 2011) and hydropower reservoirs currently either under construction or planned (bottom panel; Zarfl et al. 2015).

With the need for better global water management and the push for expanded global hydropower capacity, careful siting of new reservoirs, and revising management of existing ones may help balance the positive ecosystem services that reservoirs provide against the GHG emission costs.

Several of the large hydropower projects involved refurbishing existing plants rather than constructing new ones.

Exploring more refined approaches to existing large hydropower.

Strong support also exists for increasing other renewables, including wind (64 %) and hydropower (58 %).

As existing large hydropower plants age, questions about refurbishment will continue to arise.

Hydropower is well known and exists all over the world.

PFIs must cease by 2020 direct, indirect, ancillary infrastructure and policy support for upstream and downstream fossil fuels, GHG - intensive projects, nuclear, large bioenergy and hydropower when more cost - effective and less damaging alternatives exist; All PFI investments must meet strict environmental and social development criteria and be assessed through a pro-poor, inclusive, climate - resilient and gender - responsive lens;

Prior to coming to UCS, Ms. Wisland was the director of the California Hydropower Reform Coalition where she helped design several state and federal policies to reduce the environmental impacts of California's existing network of hydropHydropower Reform Coalition where she helped design several state and federal policies to reduce the environmental impacts of California's existing network of hydropowerhydropower dams.

«New York's major hydropower resources and all existing and proposed wind power projects are located in northern and western regions of the state — hundreds of miles from the high - demand metropolitan regions of southeastern New York,» the report reads.

Our counseling also extends to the business side of hydropower operations by assisting companies with financing and developing new projects as well as buying and selling existing, licensed projects.