Sentences with phrase «generation by reducing emissions»

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At Xcel Energy, the utility firm with the highest total wind capacity in the United States, the number of forecasting errors has dropped since 2009, saving customers some US$ 60 million and reducing annual CO2 emissions from fossil - reserve power generation by more than a quarter of a million tonnes per year, says Drake Bartlett, a renewable - energy analyst with the firm who is based in Denver, Colorado.

Yet while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to spark a solar revolution in his country — calling for 100,000 megawatts, or five times its current solar generation, by 2022 — his government's position on reducing greenhouse gas emissions has been mixed.

By adding graphene, a new generation of composite materials could reduce carbon emissions globally from car use.

The 1970 model year vehicles are generally regarded as the most desirable of the early second - generation Camaros, since the performance of following years was reduced by the automobile emissions control systems of the period and later the addition of heavy federally mandated bumpers.

[8] By increasing piston stroke and decreasing piston bore, Subaru aimed to reduce emissions and improve fuel economy, while increasing and broadening torque output over the previous generation engine.

If I understand the above calculation correctly, it would seem that, in the electricity sector, we could mostly concentrate on meeting additional demand with efficiency and carbon neutral generation (and avoid some of the fights associated with replacing existing coal generation plants); but if we need to reduce emissions by 80 % by 2050, then I am not sure whether this makes sense.

A new fleet of power plants fired by natural gas may have better fit the jagged generation gap left by the nuclear phaseout, given gas power's reduced carbon emissions and flexibility to balance feed - in variations.

Far more could be achieved toward increasing Australia's renewable energy generation and reducing emissions by spending the same amount of money on upgrading the country's electricity grid to permit private investors to build wind and solar projects.

A low - cost emissions - free source of electricity generation, wind energy will be essential if the province is to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent in 2050 as clean electricity will be needed to substitute for fossil fuels in transportation, industries and buildings.

We are also reducing emissions by adding solar and wind energy, and natural gas generation.

• Reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators • Conserving natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals • Saving energy by reusing materials that have already been processed • Preventing pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials • Reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change • Helping to sustain the environment for future genReducing the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators • Conserving natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals • Saving energy by reusing materials that have already been processed • Preventing pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials • Reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change • Helping to sustain the environment for future genreducing the need to collect new raw materials • Reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change • Helping to sustain the environment for future genReducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change • Helping to sustain the environment for future generations

A series of executive orders signed by President Trump aim to roll back Obama - era climate policies, such as the Clean Power Plan that hoped to reduce emissions from electricity generation.

In addition to stopping the seas from rising we shall undertake to protect protect our children and future generations of unaborted from the effects of climate change by reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat - trapping pollutants and by taking sensible steps to prepare for changes in climate that are no longer avoidable.

The proposed Clean Power Plan formula also considers efficiency programs that reduce load as equivalent to zero - emission generation that counts in the base for the compliance calculation, even though some of the generation that is avoided by reduced load may have already been served by zero - emission generation sources.

Distributed generation facilities like those at the Regional Food Bank, involving electricity production close to end users of power, will be an essential element to success in meeting the State's goals, including reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent, from 1990 levels.

«The three 333kW turbines will reduce the amount of diesel required for power generation by around 463 000 litres and cut CO2 emissions by 1242 tonnes per year.»

The Northeast must decrease electric consumption 36 % by 2030 to reduce emissions from electricity generation and offset additional demand from EVs and heat pumps.

The study finds that the high wind and solar scenarios (33 % of electric generation) reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 29 % to 34 % across the Western Interconnection, which ranges from the western tip of Texas to California and up into the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta.

One MWh (megawatt hour) of wind generation in the United States reduces CO2 emissions by over 1,200 pounds.

The AB 32 year 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets (year 2020 levels reduced to year 1990 measured levels) could be achieved by primarily addressing electricity generation and industrial sector greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts through increased use of renewable energy, energy efficiency and fuel substitution efforts.

The plan aims to reduce nationwide carbon emissions from power generation 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.

Japan, led by Hitachi Power, has developed ultra-supercritical pressure coal - fired power generation technologies, which convert more of the energy in coal into power, slash pollution and reduce carbon emissions.

Hong Kong based electricity generation company, HK Electric commits to reduce its GHG emissions per KWh 30 % derived from electricity production by 2022 from a 2005 base - year.

All of these constraints can be eased by the development of alternative energy generation technologies and distribution systems, and societies that are well ‐ informed about the consequences of their choices and motivated to choose products, services, and activities that will reduce GHG emissions

JCM projects use Japanese technological expertise to deploy various approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, such as the installation of energy - efficient transmission lines in Mongolia; the installation of energy - efficient systems in the national hospitals of Vietnam; the installation of energy - efficient refrigeration at commercial food processing centers in Indonesia; the installation of solar photovoltaic systems in the Maldives and Palau; and power generation by waste heat recovery in the cement industry in Indonesia.

You didn't apply that approach before poo - poo - ing nuclear power which is the safest electricity generation technology, and by far the least cost way to reduce global GHG emissions by the amount being advocated by the CAGW crowd.

And with US electricity generation dominated by coal, H2 from electrolysis — cracking water into its components using electricity — looked more like a way to shift, rather than reduce vehicle emissions.

By targeting petroleum - derived gasoline and diesel and promoting low - carbon alternative energy forms such as electricity, hydrogen, natural gas and next generation biofuels, LCFS programs are intended to reduce overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on a «well - to - wheels» basis.»

One megawatt hour (MWh) of wind generation in the United States reduces CO2 emissions by over 1,200 pounds.

Coal replacement cost savings are made more significant by India's stricter power sector emissions rules, which aim to reduce air pollution and early deaths from coal - fired generation.

PHEVs can reduce direct emissions at the vehicle tailpipe and indirect emissions at the fuel source when they recharge by electricity produced by a portfolio of efficient combustion, non-emitting or renewable generation.

Even without the Clean Power Plan, electric - sector greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by 420 million tons by 2040 (a reduction of 18 percent compared to 2005 levels) because of increased natural gas and renewable generation.

The report also identifies that if the least efficient 500 TWh of power generation in China's national coal fleet were to be upgraded to the same technology used at Zhoushan Unit 4, this could reduce China's CO2 by about 850 million tonnes each year and it would achieve this reduction at a much lower cost than any other equivalent, scalable, emission reduction strategy currently available in China.

And, between 2006 and 2009, these plants reduced their generation by over 37 percent, exacerbating further the increase in emissions.

His research, funded by private individuals through the Association for Research of Renewable Energy in Australia, found that while wind provided 4.5 per cent of national electricity generation, it reduced emissions by only 3.5 per cent.

As we have pointed out just once or twice — the need for 100 % of wind power capacity to be backed up 100 % of the time by fossil fuel generation sources means that wind power can not and will never reduce CO2 emissions in the electricity sector (see our posts here and here and here and here and here and here and here).

Since the wind - generated electricity mostly replaced coal, we can say that this would have reduced greenhouse gas emissions from electrical generation by roughly 3.4 million tonnes.

By contrast, under a «mass - based system,» states would have to meet an overall target for greenhouse - gas emissions and ensure that power plants either make those reductions at their facilities or finance efforts to achieve them in other ways, such as by reducing consumer demand or investing in carbon - free electricity generatioBy contrast, under a «mass - based system,» states would have to meet an overall target for greenhouse - gas emissions and ensure that power plants either make those reductions at their facilities or finance efforts to achieve them in other ways, such as by reducing consumer demand or investing in carbon - free electricity generatioby reducing consumer demand or investing in carbon - free electricity generation.

While renewable energy provides obvious environmental benefits by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and criteria pollutants associated with electricity generation, the infrastructure required to add large amounts of renewable resources can have negative environmental effects.

While the need for nuclear power is absolutely critical in meeting our base load requirements (and reducing CO2 emissions, and reducing fuel risk by having a diversified generation portfolio of power plants)-- peaking load and generation options to meet this load (which solar currently fits into) is important also.

Developed by the Environmental Protection Agency, the plan is a far - reaching set of regulations that, by seeking to reduce carbon emissions from electricity generation, could result in the closing of many coal - burning power plants, among other effects.

To protect the health and economic well - being of current and future generations, we must reduce our emissions of heat - trapping gases by using the technology, know - how, and practical solutions already at our disposal.»

That's the Obama - era policy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electric power generation by 32 % by 2030, below 2005 levels.

While a shift in electric generation to natural gas from coal has played a significant role in recent reductions in U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, more will need to be done for the U.S. to meet its goal of reducing GHG emissions by 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020.

* Meeting global load growth with decentralized energy can save $ 5 trillion of capital, lower the cost of incremental power by 35 - 40 percent, and reduce CO2 emissions by 50 percent versus the IEA central generation dominated reference case.

By investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency, states can reduce their coal imports, protect consumers, improve public health, and decrease the global warming emissions from coal - fired power plants, which currently account for 80 percent of all the carbon emissions produced from power generation.

To reduce worldwide net carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 80 percent by 2020, the first priority is to replace all coal - and oil - fired electricity generation with renewable sources.

Provided that the excess carbon emissions came from activities that accelerated the decline of global poverty (e.g., by enabling more of the global poor to electrify their homes and businesses more quickly), such overshooting could help reduce the injustices associated with global poverty without unjustly burdening future generations.