Sentences with phrase «generation sector»

In addition, for the electric power generation sector, we include the damages from carbon dioxide emissions.

If the president were serious about creating energy jobs, he'd listen to the market and promote further growth in clean energy, the number one job provider in the electricity generation sector.

«These plants are a necessary bridge to a much cleaner electric generation sector in our state,» he said in a statement.

But these measures — while these measures will bring us a long way to achieving our new goal, we've got to do more in the power generation sector.

He can't be... not when he's so gung ho for deregulating the oil and gas industries, the latter of which is coal's primary competition in the electrical generation sector.

He said carbon pollution from the electricity generation sector accounts for 36 per cent of Australia's total greenhouse gas emissions.

Birol said the discrepancy is «because we have other underlying assumptions or because they only look at one technology whereas we look at the power generation sector in totality.»

Holtec International is a global turnkey supplier of equipment and systems for the Nuclear, Solar, Geothermal, and Fossil Power Generation sectors of the energy industry.

Thanks to America's energy revolution, the broad availability of natural gas and its increasing use in the power - generation sector also is playing a significant role, helping to reduce power generation - related emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) to nearly 30 - year lows.

EPA's Clean Power Plan clearly limits electric utility options despite its touted target of 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from the electric generation sector by 2030 from 2005 levels.

Minnesota's massive investment in wind power has reduced CO2 emissions from the electricity generation sector slightly, but that reduction has been below average compared with the nation as a whole.

The Electricity Generation sector currently accounts for around 40 percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere, making it the highest - emitting sector in the world.

It's larger than the electrical generation sector.

Under the U.S. EPA proposal, carbon emissions from the power generation sector would fall by 30 percent below 2005 levels.

It sees coal as remaining dominant in the electricity generation sector: global consumption will rise by 1.3 percent a year — from 147 quadrillion British thermal units of energy in 2010 to 180 quadrillion Btu in 2020 to 220 quadrillion Btu in 2040.

Co-author Dr Iain Staffell, from the Centre for Environmental Policy, said: «This tool allows us to combat one of the biggest uncertainties in the future energy system, and use real data to answer questions such as how electricity storage could revolutionise the electricity generation sector, or when high - capacity home storage batteries linked to personal solar panels might become cost - effective.»

The team also assessed scenarios in the transportation and electricity generation sectors, including increased cycling and walking in London and Delhi, India.

Prior to the power generation sector, Neil spent seven years in financial practice, specialising in Corporate Finance and M&A transactions, latterly with PwC.

Following rounds of consultation with the public and industry, it was clear that one priority was preventing a drastic fallout by the battered power generation sector, which had voiced concerns about the new tax.

Third, the likely change from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles in the transportation sector also effectively links transportation, and its fuel use, to the electricity generation sector and its fuel use (renewable or fossil fuel based).

The nationwide market would initially cover only China's vast, state - dominated power generation sector, which produced almost half of the country's emissions from the burning of fossil fuels last year.

The government's efforts to tackle air pollution are focusing on emissions from traffic and the power - generation sector.

For the moment, it looks like if it's in the bill, it will be restricted to the power generation sector, the utilities, initially, which greatly weakens the environmental potential of it.

CO2 emissions from power generation in 2016 were near 30 - year lows, in large part due to greater use of natural gas.3 And increased use of natural gas in the power generation sector has helped to reduce total CO2 emissions to their lowest level in nearly 25 years.4 This proves that Americans do not have to make the false choice between utilizing our nation's energy resources and protecting the environment.

However, recent regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act threaten to upend the competitive markets that guarantee just and reasonable wholesale rates in many parts of the U.S. Those organized wholesale markets are based on using the least - cost generation to satisfy demand, whereas the EPA continues to impose tighter and more complex environmental constraints on the electricity generation sector.

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?

The evolving Kerry - Graham - Lieberman legislation has a cap - and - trade system at its heart for the electricity - generation sector, with other sectors to be phased in later (and it employs another market - based approach, a series of fuel taxes for the transportation sector linked to the market price for allowances).

Anyone still banging on about CO2 emissions in the electricity generation sector, ought to be banging on about nothing other than nuclear power.

The Australian government has announced that greenhouse gas emissions fell 0.2 per cent in 2012, mostly due to lower greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity generation sector, despite growth in real GDP of 3.4 per cent over the same period.

Unit investment costs, power plant efficiencies and other operational parameters in the power generation sector are based on a review of the latest country data available.

The investment section outlines input assumptions to the WEM for the power generation sector and for end - use energy efficiency.

Staff reviewed major studies of two comprehensive, multi-sector, landmark bills: S. 2191, the Lieberman - Warner Climate Security Act of 2007, and Assembly Bill 32 (Nu ez, Statutes of 2006, Chapter 488), the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006; compared and contrasted findings and analysis from these studies covering the electric power generation sector; and asks if there are emerging greenhouse gas issues that need to be addressed by new policies in California.

As seen in the electricity generation sector, these policies are likely to have a direct and significant impact on the fuel choices made by individual countries, including a shift away from coal as CO2 costs rise.

Co-authored by the IEA and China's Energy Research Institute, this paper discusses how China could use an emissions trading system (ETS) to control CO2 from its power generation sector, the single largest emitter of the country's energy - related emissions.

ARREA also takes a well - aimed swipe at the ludicrous claims by the wind industry that each and every MWh of wind power dispatched to the grid results in the abatement (or reduction) of 1 tonne of CO2 gas in the electricity generation sector.

Commitment to actively reduce the emissions intensity of the power generation sector, targeting 0.30 tCO2e / MWh by 2020.

There are strong mitigation potentials in the building, industry, transport and electricity generation sectors.

Emissions reductions, reliability and affordability — the shale revolution is delivering major benefits to the power generation sector, and all signs point to continued advantages.

This second EIA chart shows the shares of power generation from coal and natural gas intersecting in the past couple of years, reflecting the growth of clean - burning natural gas in the power generation sector.

In terms of employment in the electric - power generation sector, wind represents just 2 % of all jobs; fossil and nuclear dominate at 91 %.

Both factors have reduced demand for emissions permits under the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, a cap - and - trade system covering major sources of CO2 emissions in industrial and power generation sectors.

Leaked Liberal speakers notes from July 2012 say the Liberals would «work with industry to reduce impediments to [energy] investment», as well as «streamlining approval requirements and procedures», «merging wherever possible State and Federal Government requirements», and «delivering more certainty to the electricity generation sector».