Sentences with phrase «renewable energy capacity from»

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP)-- Dominion Energy Virginia said Tuesday that it plans to build at least eight new natural gas - fired plants during the next 15 years, cementing its shift away from coal, while depending on renewables for less than 10 percent of its energy capEnergy Virginia said Tuesday that it plans to build at least eight new natural gas - fired plants during the next 15 years, cementing its shift away from coal, while depending on renewables for less than 10 percent of its energy capenergy capacity.

Investments in renewables in 2015 were $ 285.9 billion, a 5 % increase from $ 273 billion the year before, according the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), and representing 53.6 % of total added capacity worldwide in 2015, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

The country's renewable capacity has more than tripled from 2008 levels as of 2016, and the solar market alone grew 95 % for the year according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.

It was not about some breakthrough in the negotiations, but about a new initiative to deliver at least 300 gigawatts of electricity - generating capacity to Africa by 2030, all from clean or renewable energy.

The goal was to increase the energy generation capacity from 5000 MW to 16000 MW by 2015 through the exploration of renewable energy resources.

But a recent study in PNAS suggested that wind (and other renewables) will fall short of slashing carbon emissions, because there just isn't enough of it in the U.S. Based on data from a company owned by one of the study's authors, this map's white areas show where wind turbines would be most effective — but because wind isn't available all the time, they'd only produce roughly 50 percent of the energy wind turbines could at maximum capacity.

This is expected to boost China's renewable energy capacity because financing from polluters can support more wind farms, hydroelectric dams and solar power plants.

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, ColEnergy, 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, Colenergy analyst with the firm who is based in Denver, Colorado.

According to the Japan Renewable Energy Foundation, only China exceeded Japan over the last 12 months in adding new solar capacity, with much of the new generation coming from rooftop solar systems.

This, in turn, will help boost China's renewable energy capacity and lift carbon prices in the international offset market, which is being oversupplied by carbon credits from the U.N. - run Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Wind power is the renewable energy which has seen the widest and most successful deployment over the last two decades, increasing the global cumulative capacity from 3 GW to 370 GW.

«(ii) 4 megawatts in capacity, in the case of a facility that is placed in service after the date of enactment of this section and generates electricity from a renewable energy resource other than by means of combustion.

Alberta is phasing out all pollution from coal - fired electricity generation (6,300 MW) by 2030 and renewable energy — mostly wind — will replace two thirds of it with renewable energy; expected to drive development of at least 4,000 MW of new wind energy capacity.

CIF funding has contributed to over 300 investments in 72 countries, over 3 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity and 3 million people benefiting from CIF - supported climate resilience measures.

We're making our government's largest ever investment in renewable energy — an investment aimed at doubling the generating capacity from wind and other renewable resources in three years.

Also notable: in 2016, total renewable energy (excluding hydro) increased from 785 GW cumulative capacity, to 921, a 17 % increase.

Jacobson and Delucchi assumed that the bulk of the renewable energy would come from 3.8 million 5MW wind turbine (that would be 19TW rated capacity) providing half of the global energy demand at 11.5 TW (that is 28 % utilization which seems to be optimistic and the number I read so far where more around 10 - 20 % at best).

Today its renewable capacity is only 2 % less than the United States, and it is set to grow rapidly from almost 10 percent of its energy use to 15 percent by 2020.

Fully contracted renewable energy projects have the least transition risk while older, inefficient merchant coal plants are likely to suffer disproportionately from the financial effects of carbon transition such as lower wholesale prices, the cost of carbon credits, lower capacity factors and increased operating or capital costs, according to the report.

Guest post: Roger Andrews Renewable energy, particularly wind and solar, continues to set records for electicity generation and installed capacity in many parts of the world, and as shown in Figure 1 wind and solar growth in recent years has indeed been quite spectacular (the data used to construct this and following Figures are from the 2014 BP Statistical Review of World Energy): Figure 1: Electricity Generated from Solar and Wind, 1965 - 2013 But Figure 1 doesn't tell the whole story because solar and wind are only two of the four main sources of renewablRenewable energy, particularly wind and solar, continues to set records for electicity generation and installed capacity in many parts of the world, and as shown in Figure 1 wind and solar growth in recent years has indeed been quite spectacular (the data used to construct this and following Figures are from the 2014 BP Statistical Review of World Energy): Figure 1: Electricity Generated from Solar and Wind, 1965 - 2013 But Figure 1 doesn't tell the whole story because solar and wind are only two of the four main sources of renewable eenergy, particularly wind and solar, continues to set records for electicity generation and installed capacity in many parts of the world, and as shown in Figure 1 wind and solar growth in recent years has indeed been quite spectacular (the data used to construct this and following Figures are from the 2014 BP Statistical Review of World Energy): Figure 1: Electricity Generated from Solar and Wind, 1965 - 2013 But Figure 1 doesn't tell the whole story because solar and wind are only two of the four main sources of renewable eEnergy): Figure 1: Electricity Generated from Solar and Wind, 1965 - 2013 But Figure 1 doesn't tell the whole story because solar and wind are only two of the four main sources of renewablerenewable energyenergy.

Between 2000 and 2010 — under a looming urgency to secure energy supplies posed by the Schröder nuclear phaseout — the share of renewables in Germany's power profile soared from 6.4 % (37 TWh) to 17 % (103 TWh), and installed nameplate capacities surged by almost 500 %, from 12 GW to 56 GW.

One of the greatest impediments to the development of sustainable energy in Australia, especially wind power, is the lack of high - capacity transmission lines from the areas where the renewable resources are, to the markets.

In August 2016, a new renewable energy mandate was passed and signed into law, requiring 1,600 MW of capacity from wind, more than double the capacity of Pilgrim (685 MW).

E.ON Italia S.p.A. With an installed capacity of more than 6 GW from traditional sources and 300 MW from renewables, and more than 900,000 overall customers in electricity and gas, E.ON Italia S.p.A. is today one of the major energy players in the country.

The IPCC press release states «Of the around 300 Gigawatts (GW) of new electricity generating capacity added globally between 2008 and 2009, 140 GW came from renewable energy.»

For example, to increase the U.S.'s renewable energy capacity to 17 % would require installing 162,000 megawatts of power — a six-fold increase in our existing capacity.14 This would also require the installation of thousands of miles of new transmission lines from the upper Midwest to the South, costing as much as $ 93 billion and taking decades to complete.15 Given the scope of this task, narrowing policy options to renewable energy alone creates an unnecessary obstacle to a transition to clean energy.

A report from groups including the United Nations environmental arm and Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) shows renewable energy installations were responsible for 61 % of the world's net power capacity additions in 2017, more than double the new - builds from fossil fuel - powered generEnergy Finance (BNEF) shows renewable energy installations were responsible for 61 % of the world's net power capacity additions in 2017, more than double the new - builds from fossil fuel - powered generenergy installations were responsible for 61 % of the world's net power capacity additions in 2017, more than double the new - builds from fossil fuel - powered generation.

Author's calculation from United States, Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, «2004 Year End Wind Power Capacity (MW),» Graph, March 5, 2009, Accessed December 14, 2010.

According to a landmark plan, India aims to install 275 GW of renewable energy by 2027 — as a point of reference, total installed electrical capacity in 2016 hovered around the 300 GW mark, 70 percent being derived from coal gas and diesel.

«With technological advancements in solar power and large turbines in wind energy, the country should strive for 50 per cent generation capacity from renewable sources by 2030,» Goyal said while addressing the Congress.

Forum participants also heard about new wind energy procurement in Saskatchewan as it moves to 50 per cent electricity generation capacity from renewable energy by 2030, and how the industry is well - positioned to deliver new affordable, emissions - free electricity to Ontario and Quebec when it is needed.

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.

And that's a lot: globally last year, up to 90 % of new energy capacity came from renewable sources, according to a report this week from the International Energy Associenergy capacity came from renewable sources, according to a report this week from the International Energy AssociEnergy Association.

Most of these requirements take the form of a «renewable portfolio standard» (RPS) adopted by 26 states and the District of Columbia or «alternative energy portfolio standard» (AEPS) adopted by three states, which requires a certain percentage of a utility's power plant capacity or generation to come from renewable or alternative energy sources by a given date.

Contents: News Analysis The World Sets New Wind Installations Record: 63,7 GW New Capacity in 2015 Paris Defines 100 % Renewable Energy As the New Normal Community Wind Special A study on Headwind and Tailwind for Community Power Community Wind Perspectives from North - Rhine Westphalia and the World Community Power: benefits for society...

DTE Energy, which already purchases electricity from two NextEra wind farms in the county, plans to add 4,000 megawatts in renewable capacity over the next few decades.

Our projections are much closer to actual renewable energy development than those from IEA because we have monitored global and national renewable energy market development and production capacities carefully since the mid 90s, and discuss possible growth rates with the solar and wind industries.

Renewable Energy World A new report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)-- Global Wind Energy Outlook 2016 — forecasts highly promising growth for wind power capacity around the world going into the future.

¶ Kolkata - based mining and minerals group Atha will invest $ 3,100 crore ($ 466 million) for expanding its renewable energy capacity to 1,000 MW by 2022, from the present 200 MW.

(B) install systems that individually generate electricity from renewable energy resources and have a capacity of no more than 2 megawatts;

(4) documentation of the amount of energy savings, emission reductions, renewable energy deployment, and new or retooled manufacturing capacity resulting from the use of such allowances or allowance value; and

1 Executive Summary 2 Scope of the Report 3 The Case for Hydrogen 3.1 The Drive for Clean Energy 3.2 The Uniqueness of Hydrogen 3.3 Hydrogen's Safety Record 4 Hydrogen Fuel Cells 4.1 Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell 4.2 Fuel Cells and Batteries 4.3 Fuel Cell Systems Durability 4.4 Fuel Cell Vehicles 5 Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure 5.1 Hydrogen Station Hardware 5.2 Hydrogen Compression and Storage 5.3 Hydrogen Fueling 5.4 Hydrogen Station Capacity 6 Hydrogen Fueling Station Types 6.1 Retail vs. Non-Retail Stations 6.1.1 Retail Hydrogen Stations 6.1.2 Non-Retail Hydrogen Stations 6.2 Mobile Hydrogen Stations 6.2.1 Honda's Smart Hydrogen Station 6.2.2 Nel Hydrogen's RotoLyzer 6.2.3 Others 7 Hydrogen Fueling Protocols 7.1 SAE J2601 7.2 Related Standards 7.3 Fueling Protocols vs. Vehicle Charging 7.4 SAE J2601 vs. SAE J1772 7.5 Ionic Compression 8 Hydrogen Station Rollout Strategy 8.1 Traditional Approaches 8.2 Current Approach 8.3 Factors Impacting Rollouts 8.4 Production and Distribution Scenarios 8.5 Reliability Issues 9 Sources of Hydrogen 9.1 Fossil Fuels 9.2 Renewable Sources 10 Methods of Hydrogen Production 10.1 Production from Non-Renewable Sources 10.1.1 Steam Reforming of Natural Gas 10.1.2 Coal Gasification 10.2 Production from Renewable Sources 10.2.1 Electrolysis 10.2.2 Biomass Gasification 11 Hydrogen Production Scenarios 11.1 Centralized Hydrogen Production 11.2 On - Site Hydrogen Production 11.2.1 On - site Electrolysis 11.2.2 On - Site Steam Methane Reforming 12 Hydrogen Delivery 12.1 Hydrogen Tube Trailers 12.2 Tanker Trucks 12.3 Pipeline Delivery 12.4 Railcars and Barges 13 Hydrogen Stations Cost Factors 13.1 Capital Expenditures 13.2 Operating Expenditures 14 Hydrogen Station Deployments 14.1 Asia - Pacific 14.1.1 Japan 14.1.2 Korea 14.1.3 China 14.1.4 Rest of Asia - Pacific 14.2 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 14.2.1 Germany 14.2.2 The U.K. 14.2.3 Nordic Region 14.2.4 Rest of EMEA 14.3 Americas 14.3.1 U.S. West Coast 14.3.2 U.S. East Coast 14.3.3 Canada 14.3.4 Latin America 15 Selected Vendors 15.1 Air Liquide 15.2 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 15.3 Ballard Power Systems 15.4 FirstElement Fuel Inc. 15.5 FuelCell Energy, Inc. 15.6 Hydrogenics Corporation 15.7 The Linde Group 15.8 Nel Hydrogen 15.9 Nuvera Fuel Cells 15.10 Praxair 15.11 Proton OnSite / SunHydro 15.11.1 Proton Onsite 15.11.2 SunHydro 16 Market Forecasts 16.1 Overview 16.2 Global Hydrogen Station Market 16.2.1 Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.2.2 Hydrogen Stations Capacity 16.2.3 Hydrogen Station Costs 16.3 Asia - Pacific Hydrogen Station Market 16.3.1 Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.3.2 Hydrogen Stations Capacity 16.3.3 Hydrogen Station Costs 16.4 Europe, Middle East and Africa 16.4.1 Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.4.2 Hydrogen Station Capacity 16.4.3 Hydrogen Station Costs 16.5 Americas 16.5.1 Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.5.2 Hydrogen Station Capacity 16.5.3 Hydrogen Station Costs 17 Conclusions 17.1 Hydrogen as a Fuel 17.2 Rollout of Fuel Cell Vehicles 17.3 Hydrogen Station Deployments 17.4 Funding Requirements 17.5 Customer Experience 17.6 Other Findings

«(ii) 4 megawatts in capacity, in the case of a facility that is placed in service after the date of enactment of this section and generates electricity from a renewable energy resource other than by means of combustion.

This renewable capacity represents about 65 percent of the renewable energy generated annually in Germany — the rest comes from hydroelectricity, biomass and geothermal.

-- In addition to the policy under paragraph (1), it is the policy of the United States that regional electric grid planning to meet these objectives should result from an open, inclusive and transparent process, taking into account all significant demand - side and supply - side options, including energy efficiency, distributed generation, renewable energy and zero - carbon electricity generation technologies, smart - grid technologies and practices, demand response, electricity storage, voltage regulation technologies, high capacity conductors with at least 25 percent greater efficiency than traditional ACSR (aluminum stranded conductors steel reinforced) conductors, superconductor technologies, underground transmission technologies, and new conventional electric transmission capacity and corridors.

E.ON offers its customers competitive pricing and customized solutions through the sale of renewable energy and capacity from our wind, solar and energy storage projects.

China has expressed a strong interest in cleaner coal - based technologies like coal liquefaction and gasification, but the government appears to put official hope in renewable energy, setting a target of 12 % of its power generation capacity coming from renewables by 2020 — up from a mere 3 % in 2003.

Over the last 10 years, from 2005 - 06 to 2014 - 15, the renewable - energy installed capacity rose five times to reach 12 % of India's total installed power capacity.

The UN Environment Programme revealed that almost half of all new generating capacity added to grids around the world last year was from renewable energy sources, overwhelmingly wind and solar.

In order to stay online, these reliable plants may require one or all of the following options for remedy: 1) further economic support to make up for losses in energy markets, 2) a new revenue stream from capacity markets, or 3) immediate termination of subsidies and mandates for renewables.