Sentences with phrase «renewable energy future as»

What happens next in California after Governor Brown's GHG emission reduction plan is published in September 2015 will give us an indication as to whether or not the Californians are as truly serious about moving their state into a renewable energy future as they claim they are.
We need agreements to embrace a clean, renewable energy future as part of a global agreement due to be signed in Paris in 2015 to replace the Kyoto Protocol.
While the ISO acknowledges that higher levels of renewable energy «can minimize system stress and maintain reliability» it depicts a high renewable energy future as «unlikely» and throughout its analysis, the ISO undercounts or discounts the contributions of both renewable energy and energy efficiency.

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Instead of a world dominated by renewable sources of power like wind and solar — as people concerned about the dangers of climate change would hope — PE execs see gas, oil and even coal as a substantial component of electricity and fuel sources in 2039, according to recent interviews conducted by CNBC.com on the future of energy as part of CNBC's 25th anniversary.
As the world's largest provider of enzyme and microbial technologies, our bioinnovation enables higher agricultural yields, low - temperature washing, energy - efficient production, renewable fuel and many other benefits that we rely on today and in the future.
In the coming weeks, Cuomo will role out a separate clean energy standard that will serve as a roadmap to New York's renewable future, where 50 percent of the electrical grid must come from solar, wind and other clean energy sources by 2030.
As we see the price of fossil fuels and conventional energy sources rising it is clear that the future of our energy requirements will be one that is based on a range of sustainable and renewable sources.
Thanks to our Ministers, who overcame resistance from right - wing Tories, the Bill does make a provision to allow a target to be set in the future — but as industry itself, and the Government's independent advisors, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), have made clear, investors in low - carbon energy need more certainty than this possible future promise before they go ahead and invest billions in new renewable energy installations.
Pioneering research could provide a significant boost in the vital quest to harness wave power as a viable renewable energy source for the future.
«Hydrogen is seen as an important future energy carrier as the world moves from fossil fuels to renewable feedstocks, and our research has shown that even garden grass could be a good way of getting hold of it.»
The research findings play a critical role for the future use of solar energy and other renewable energy sources, which is of great interest as gasoline prices are constantly setting new records.
At the same time, catalysts convert excess electrical energy produced via renewable energy resources, such as solar and wind, into chemical energy, making it easy to store the energy for future use.
Bringing everything together, Sir Harry Kroto, Nobel Laureate for Chemistry and our Past President, talks on BBC World News about the future of renewable energy and how advances in harvesting the energy of the sun, such as organic solar cells and artificial photosynthesis, are being inspired by nature.
-- A growing number of affordable, long - range electric vehicles coming on the market — Ongoing policy - making commitment to those vehicles, even from a post-Brexit conservative UK government (the future is a little less certain on this side of the pond)-- Low cost, large - scale renewables and wide - spread energy storage — A wider range of non-car transportation options, including affordable, high - quality e-bikes — Internal combustion engines shall henceforth forever be known as the Suck - Squeeze - Bang - Fart engine
Sensors on the powerline monitor and gather data about local system activity and are fed back to our control centre for analysis and planning of Nova Scotia's future energy needs... As we add more renewable energy to the grid, batteries can provide the utility with more flexibility to reliably address peak electricity demand with stored energy.
The moral of the story, in essence, is that «future energy» — at least through the next couple of decades — is largely the same as current energy, with gains in efficiency and growth in adoption of renewable sources and nuclear power still not substantially blunting growth in the combustion of fossil fuels.
The ones that bother me the most are the rejection various types of political actions — which I see as essential to moving what Killian calls the «established paradigm» toward a low - emission future — and of «green tech» such as renewable energy — which I see as the current best hope toward the same end.
«The government is continuing to deliver on its promise to support renewable energy as part of its overall plan to build a sustainable energy future for Ontario,» She didn't mention $ 70 Billion that the Ontario Power Authority wants to spend on new nukes.
Watch this never - before - seen interview as the two discuss «spider goats,» old cell phone technology, plummeting renewable energy prices, how technology will continue to change the world, and why good science teachers are key to our climate future.
The governor and legislature would be wise to follow the guidance of the governor's year - long discussion on Michigan's energy future and pass a bill as soon as possible to increase the state's renewable energy standard to at least 30 percent by the year 2030.
«In the project Solar Poland you will find farms that are committed to the production of fine foods (organic and traditional) as well as to taking a caring attitude to the environment, through maximizing the economic and ecological use of renewable energy sources in their homes and businesses... By staying at a Solar Poland farmhouse you will play your part in supporting a clean and green future — helping to make Polish countryside an even more pleasant environment for us and for future generations.»
But if there was any question that people other than environmentalists are beginning to view renewables as the likely energy standard of the future, action in the stock market this week should answer that.
In addition, the popularity of natural gas relies, in part, on its reputation as a «bridge fuel» — the fossil fuel that will lead to a renewable energy future because it's cleaner burning, emits less greenhouse gas and uses water less intensively in certain steps of the process.
The future of Panama looks bright, as the leadership of Panama is clearly focused on the need for clean renewable energy and has embraced solar as a cost - effective means of addressing Panama's energy needs today, and as a critical part of its generation mix for its bright future,» said Kerry Adler, SkyPower President and Chief Executive Officer.
Pursuing solar and wind power as the cornerstones of India's energy security strategy has the potential to promote India as a regional supplier while prices decrease, all Gulf States openly consider plans for a post-oil future, and countries shift toward renewable sources in the region.
Even though energy efficiency is seen as a valuable approach for cutting energy costs, the report argues for renewables as an option to supplement fossil fuels for the foreseeable future.
As such, governments, environmental policy makers, and investors worldwide; have to play their respective roles to ensure that renewable energy technologies become less costly and more efficient, to supplement heavy usage of fossils, and to meet the future worlds» energy demand that is estimated to grow by more than 50 percent in the year 2020 by competent energy researchers.
Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) serves as the Secretariat and program administrator for the Green - e programs and is responsible for the implementation of the Green - e Renewable Energy Standard for Canada and the United States, the Green - e Climate Standard and all future standards.
Third is the uncertain future for federal policies that have spurred renewable energy development to date, such as the Production Tax Credit for wind.
The combination of energy efficiency and renewables is the future - proof solution for all buildings, including multi-storey projects — this is demonstrated with a new build in Innsbruck, Austria: the apartment complex is the first of its kind to be certified as a Passive House Plus building.
The wind energy industry is well positioned to play an important role in providing clean, reliable and affordable energy for Albertans as the province moves to ensure that 30 per cent of its power is produced by renewable energy sources in 2030 and will be active participants in future procurement processes undertaken in support of this objective.
Wave Hub is an EU and UK funded project, which was lauded as the future of clean renewable energy production, but it has yet to pump any power to the National Grid.
It covers six renewable energy sources — bioenergy, direct solar energy, geothermal energy, hydropower, ocean energy and wind energyas well as their integration into present and future energy systems.
As yet more evidence of a revolution in our midst, last week the City Council of Glendale, California voted 4 - 1 to explore whether renewable energy plus storage could meet the city's future energy needs better than the municipal utility's proposed repair and upgrade of a nearby 80 year old gas plant.
As such, it provides essential reading for all interested in energy and the way its use and supply has evolved over time and may do in the future with now additional data on energy efficiency and RD&D — for example showing that public RD&D spending on renewables and energy efficiency now both match nuclear.
But Canada is further ahead on implementing the actions required to address climate change that will provide a long - term sustainable future for wind energy development by looking beyond wind energy's role in the electricity grid to its role (with other renewable energies) as a substitute for fossil fuels in other sectors of the economy where most of our greenhouse gas emissions are produced.
«Building one of the first subsidy - free solar projects of this size in Europe is a ground - breaking milestone; both for us as an international renewable energy company and also for the future of the European PV market,» explains Benedikt Ortmann, Managing Director of BayWa r.e. Solar Projects GmbH.
Ian Macfarlane, the Coalition energy spokesman and likely future Energy Minister, today told the Australian clean energy industry that it needed to look beyond wind and solar as renewable energy sources, because they were unreliable and too expeenergy spokesman and likely future Energy Minister, today told the Australian clean energy industry that it needed to look beyond wind and solar as renewable energy sources, because they were unreliable and too expeEnergy Minister, today told the Australian clean energy industry that it needed to look beyond wind and solar as renewable energy sources, because they were unreliable and too expeenergy industry that it needed to look beyond wind and solar as renewable energy sources, because they were unreliable and too expeenergy sources, because they were unreliable and too expensive.
As the only renewable energy expert in Congress, I am committed to working towards a clean energy future and addressing climate change.
President Obama continues to tout his «renewable» energy schemes as a «comprehensive»... «all of the above»... «energy strategy for the future» — even though wind, solar and ethanol programs combined provide less than 4 % of all the energy that powers the United States and makes our jobs, living standards, economy, health and welfare possible.
100 % Renewable energy systems will be technically possible in the future, and may even be economically beneficial compared to the business - as - usual energy system.»
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And when viewed through this lens, renewable energy — particularly solar photovoltaic energy, or PV — far outranks coal as the best future energy choice for developing nations.
Friends of the Earth Europe is calling on European politicians to act as an example, and to push for fast and fair emission cuts in line with science, and a renewable energy future that is community - orientated.
Masdar is the UAE's state - backed initiative for developing future energy solutions, describing itself as an agency to bridge the gap between hydrocarbon - based economies of the past and the energy efficient, renewable future.
For years, environmentalists talked about gas as a «bridge fuel» that could carry us from a fossil fuel past to a future powered by renewable energy.
We are calling on them to act as a leader in Central and Eastern Europe and transition to a just, clean renewable energy future, not one dominated by dirty coal.»
Correspondent America Ferrera profiles prominent climate skeptic James Taylor as he crusades against clean energy, and investigates the battle over the future of renewable energy.
A recent update to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Renewable Electricity Futures study indicates 80 % renewables can be attained by 2050 at almost no increased cost relative to business as usual.
He pointed out that in 2005, IEA Ministers had called for a clean, clever, and competitive energy future, and stated that renewable energy technologies as part of a balanced energy mix will need to play a significant role in this future.
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