Sentences with phrase «met by renewable sources»

However, in this study, to give a guide as to the additional electricity demand that could be created through electrification of heating, it is assumed - in line with existing Scottish government targets - that just 11 % of heat demand will be met by renewable sources by 2020, increasing to 40 % by 2030.

- Help New York reach its goal of 50 % of energy needs met by renewable sources by 2030 - «[T] he Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to undertake a comprehensive study to determine the most rapid, cost - effective, and responsible pathway to reach 100 percent renewable energy statewide.»

Not exact matches

To meet the growing demand, the government has unveiled ambitious plans to spend US $ 360 billion on renewable power sources by 2020 and to generate one - fifth of its energy from renewable sources by 2030.

The initiative comes as a part of Cuomo's plan to meet half the state's electricity needs from renewable sources by 2030.

The Government is on target to meet its aim of generating 10 per cent of Britain's energy from renewable sources by 2010, but there could be a cost to consumers.

The «Clean Energy Fund» will finance research, innovation and market development to help the state meet Cuomo's goal of generating 50 percent of New York's power from renewable sources, and a 40 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions, by 2030.

LIPA's 50 MW clean renewable energy project first stemmed from then - Lieutenant Governor Paterson's Renewable Energy Task Force report in 2008 and furthers the Governor's 45 - by - 15 initiative which established a goal for the State to meet 45 percent of its electricity needs through improved energy efficiency and renewable sources by the yrenewable energy project first stemmed from then - Lieutenant Governor Paterson's Renewable Energy Task Force report in 2008 and furthers the Governor's 45 - by - 15 initiative which established a goal for the State to meet 45 percent of its electricity needs through improved energy efficiency and renewable sources by the yRenewable Energy Task Force report in 2008 and furthers the Governor's 45 - by - 15 initiative which established a goal for the State to meet 45 percent of its electricity needs through improved energy efficiency and renewable sources by the yrenewable sources by the year 2015.

Asked if they would support the town's goal of meeting all of its electricity needs through renewable sources by 2020, Paul Giardina, a Republican running for town board and a longtime official of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, said that while he supports the goal, solar power is the only option that could be online by that deadline.

The draft bill would require utilities above a certain size to supply 25 percent of their power from renewable sources like wind, solar and biomass energy by 2025, although efficiency measures could be used to meet a fifth of the target.

Renewable energy sources could help plug these gaps: A U.S. Department of Energy study declared in 2001 that renewables could meet 20 percent of the nation's electricity supply by 2020 at a cost increase to consumers of just over 4 percent.

Europe depends heavily on wood - based fuels to meet its goal of sourcing 20 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2020.

By 2020, 20 per cent of the UK's energy should come from renewable sources, to meet the terms of a European Union agreement.

«(2) The Secretary shall require, with respect to any single - or multi-family residential housing subject to a mortgage insured under this Act, that any approval or certification of the housing for meeting any energy efficiency or conservation criteria, standards, or requirements pursuant to this title and any approval or certification required pursuant to this title with respect to energy - conserving improvements or any renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar energy geothermal, or biomass, shall be conducted only by an individual certified by a home energy rating system provider who has been accredited to conduct such ratings by the Home Energy Ratings System Council, the Residential Energy Services Network, or such other appropriate national organization, as the Secretary may provide, or by licensed professional architect or engineer.

The remaining energy needs of the data center not met by the on - site sources will be met through purchasing renewable power from local and regional sources.

In order to replace these industries, which are some of the biggest in the World, there is probably only one yearly renewable source of energy which can meet the global energy need, replace the cotton, provide paper and on the same time clean the atmosphere by discharging it of carbon dioxide and replacing it with oxygen.

That said, according to Xabier Viteri of Iberdrola (Spain's largest utility), feed - in tariffs would have to remain in place in the medium term if Spain is to meet its EU obligation of supplying 20 % of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2020.

As part of this, the Irish government plans to meet 40 % of electricity demand with renewable sources by the end of the decade.

The three major investor - owned utilities (IOUs) in California are well on their way to meeting their obligations to provide a third of their power from renewable sources by 2020.

This is directly opposed to the plan drawn up by the UN just this past spring, where they said that 80 % of energy needs could be met using renewable sources by 2050 or so.

For example, a significant portion of India's new installed power generation capacity will come from renewable energy sources in order to meet its national target of 15 percent renewable energy by 2020.

The project will help New York meet Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's Clean Energy Standard requiring 50 percent of the state's electricity come from renewable energy sources, like wind and solar, by 2030.

In 2006, the European Union (EU), which consists of 27 members, committed to reducing its global warming emissions by at least 20 percent of 1990 levels by 2020, to consuming 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, and to reducing its primary energy use by 20 percent from projected levels through increased energy efficiency.1 The EU has also committed to spending $ 375 billion a year to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 percent by 2050 compared to 1990 levels.2 The EU is meeting these goals through binding national commitments which vary depending on the unique situation of a given country but which average out to the overall targets.

However, in absolute terms both energy demand and the share being met by fossil fuel are growing faster since 1990 than the growth in new renewable energy sources, which is accelerating, but not yet fast enough to curb the increasing global CO2 trend.

AGL Energy says the cash flow from brown coal will be used to help fund its investment in renewable energy needed to meet the renewable energy target, which calls for 20 per cent of generation to come from renewable sources by 2020.

Includes provisions: (1) creating a combined energy efficiency and renewable electricity standard and requiring retail electricity suppliers to meet 20 % of their demand through renewable electricity and electricity savings by 2020; (2) setting a goal of, and requiring a strategic plan for, improving overall U.S. energy productivity by at least 2.5 % per year by 2012 and maintaining that improvement rate through 2030; and (3) establishing a cap - and - trade system for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and setting goals for reducing such emissions from covered sources by 83 % of 2005 levels by 2050.

Approximately half of the goal is met through increased energy efficiency to first reduce energy demands, and the other half is achieved by switching to renewable energy sources for electricity production (Figure 1).

In another study focusing on Denmark, Mathiesen et al 2010 found that not only could the country meet 85 % of its electricity demands with renewable sources by 2030 and 100 % by 2050 (63 % from wind, 22 % from biomass, 9 % from solar PV), but the authors also concluded doing so may be economically beneficial:

We recently examined how Australia can meet 100 % of its electricity needs from renewable sources by 2020, and the Ecofys plan to meet nearly 100 % of global energy needs with renewable sources by 2050.

It allows renewable sources such as wind and solar power to operate at full capacity during peak generation periods by storing excess energy until it is needed to meet later demand.

The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) prepared a plan for the European Union (EU) to meet 100 % of its energy needs with renewable sources by 2050, entitled Re-ThinkRenewable Energy Council (EREC) prepared a plan for the European Union (EU) to meet 100 % of its energy needs with renewable sources by 2050, entitled Re-Thinkrenewable sources by 2050, entitled Re-Thinking 2050.

The report released a month or so ago touting Renewable Energy: «Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation» intended to show that the world could easily meet 80 % of its energy needs with renewableRenewable Energy: «Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation» intended to show that the world could easily meet 80 % of its energy needs with renewableRenewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation» intended to show that the world could easily meet 80 % of its energy needs with renewablerenewable by 2050.

The UK Government has already committed the country to meeting 15 per cent of all energy and 30 per cent electricity demand via renewable sources by 2020 but at the moment energy crops are responsible for less than 0.1 per cent of UK electricity.

The government - led «Energia 2050» plan states that about 60 % of the country's demands should be met with renewable energy sources by 2035, and 70 % by 2050.

Offshore wind is critical to meeting the goal outlined in the Governor's Clean Energy Standard to meet 50 percent of New York's electricity needs with renewable sources by 2030.

According to the International Energy Agency, some $ 16.9 trillion US dollars will need to be invested in power generation and transmission to meet growing energy demand by 2035, with renewable energy sources accounting for some 60 % of these investments.

Technologies developed by new and emerging clean energy companies will help New York meet the Clean Energy Standard to have 50 percent of electricity used in the State come from renewable sources by 2030.

And several plans have been put forth to meet 100 % of global energy needs from renewable sources by 2050.

The report was drafted by young people aged between 16 and 25 who visited power stations, nuclear plants and projects promoting renewable energy sources to investigate the issues at first hand and met with experts, industry, pressure groups and innovators, to look at how we can keep the lights on in 2050 while reducing carbon emissions.

The communities» actions will help them meet their sustainability, climate and energy goals while contributing to the state's efforts to meet the Clean Energy Standard, which mandates that 50 percent of New York's electricity come from renewable sources by 2030.

As new clean, local, and renewable energy sources come on line over the next 25 years and become more affordable than current PV prices, it is unlikely that the extreme conservation measures taken by Passiv Haus to meet the specific requirements will be considered an optimal deployment of resources for cold climate housing.

Governor Patterson went on to say that harnessing the power of wind is critical to achieving his stated goal for New York to meet 45 percent of its electricity needs through improved energy efficiency and renewable sources by 2015.

Renewable energy offers a way for India to meet this growing demand and improve its energy security by diversifying fuel sources while reducing environmental impacts.

This demand is likely to be met by increasing use of fossil fuels along with other sources, such as nuclear and renewable.»

Approximately half of the goal is met through increased energy efficiency to first reduce energy demands, and the other half is achieved by switching to renewable energy sources for electricity production (Figure 1, below).

We recently examined how Australia can meet 100 % of its electricity needs from renewable sources by 2020.

Austin has pledged to meet 30 percent of its energy needs with renewable sources by 2020, aided by planned wind - power installations that will surpass their predecessors in efficiency.

The German report estimates that it will cost $ 1.1 bn to link Germany's existing wind farms to the national grid if it is to meet its target of producing 20 % of its electricity from renewable sources by 2015.

The WSJ concludes: «The market distortions caused by over-reliance on expensive but undependable power already have pushed German utilities to rely more on cheap and dirty coal - fired power plants to make up the shortfall when renewable sources can't meet demand.»

Summary: The AEMO report concludes that 100 % of Australian electricity demand could be met by renewable energy sources.

The Netherlands has a goal of meeting 14 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2020 and this project alone almost gets it there.