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2010 Peak Oil Report | The Peak Oil Group - 1 views

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Phil Slade on 27 Feb 10

"Business calls for urgent action on "oil crunch" threat to UK economy Taskforce warns Britain is unprepared for significant risk to companies and consumers Poorest to be hit hardest by price rises for travel, food, heating and consumer goods New policies must be priority for whoever wins the General Election Recommended packages include legislation, new technologies and behaviour-change incentives Fundamental change in demand patterns triggered by emerging economy countries London, 10 February, 2010: A group of leading business people today call for urgent action to prepare the UK for Peak Oil. The second report of the UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security (ITPOES) finds that oil shortages, insecurity of supply and price volatility will destabilise economic, political and social activity potentially by 2015. Peak Oil refers to the point where the highest practicable rate of global oil production has been achieved and from which future levels of production will either plateau, or begin to diminish. This means an end to the era of cheap oil."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Business calls for urgent action on "oil crunch" threat to UK economy Taskforce warns Britain is unprepared for significant risk to companies and consumers Poorest to be hit hardest by price rises for travel, food, heating and consumer goods New policies must be priority for whoever wins the General Election Recommended packages include legislation, new technologies and behaviour-change incentives Fundamental change in demand patterns triggered by emerging economy countries London, 10 February, 2010: A group of leading business people today call for urgent action to prepare the UK for Peak Oil. The second report of the UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security (ITPOES) finds that oil shortages, insecurity of supply and price volatility will destabilise economic, political and social activity potentially by 2015. Peak Oil refers to the point where the highest practicable rate of global oil production has been achieved and from which future levels of production will either plateau, or begin to diminish. This means an end to the era of cheap oil."</div>

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Commission takes legal action against MS for failing to submit their Energy Efficiency ... - 0 views

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shared by Sergio Ferreira on 17 Oct 07 - Cached

he European Commission today launched infringement procedures against Belgium, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden for failure to notify their national Energy Efficiency Action Plan by 30 June 2007, as required by the 2006 Energy End-Use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive[1]. The Action Plans should present national strategies on how to achieve a 9% energy savings target by the end of 2016 as well as how Member States comply with a number of other provisions of the Directive.
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Obama Sets Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Target « Row 2, Seat 4 - 0 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 30 Jan 10 - Cached

President Barack Obama today announced that the Federal Government will reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by 28 percent by 2020. Reducing and reporting GHG pollution, as called for in Executive Order 13514 on Federal Sustainability, will ensure that the Federal Government leads by example in building the clean energy economy. Actions taken under this Executive Order will spur clean energy investments that create new private-sector jobs, drive long-term savings, build local market capacity, and foster innovation and entrepreneurship in clean energy industries.
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Hans De Keulenaer on 30 Jan 10

Is it ironic? Or is it a case of preferring real action over grand declarations?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Is it ironic? Or is it a case of preferring real action over grand declarations?</div>

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eceee: eceee 2007 Summer Study - Panel 2: Strategies and general policies - European Co... - 0 views

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shared by Sergio Ferreira on 20 Jul 07 - Cached

How can this Action Plan change this problem? Europe needs to pursue energy efficiency vigorously, but are the Action Plan and the signals of announcing possible changes in current directives enough? These questions are also addressed in this paper.
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Sergio Ferreira on 20 Jul 07

The Paper I submitted to the ECEEE Summer Study 2007.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Paper I submitted to the ECEEE Summer Study 2007.<br></div>

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EUROPA - Press Releases - Commission adopts template for National Renewable Energy Acti... - 0 views

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europe policy renewables sustainability

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 06 Jul 09 - Cached

Hans De Keulenaer on 06 Jul 09

"The Commission adopted today a decision establishing a template for National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) as required by the recent Renewable Energy Directive 1 . The template will guide Member States in the elaboration of their Renewable Energy Action Plan and detail their strategies for reaching their 2020 renewable energy targets. Each Member State must submit a NREAP to the Commission by 30 June 2010 at the latest."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Commission adopted today a decision establishing a template for National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) as required by the recent Renewable Energy Directive 1 . The template will guide Member States in the elaboration of their Renewable Energy Action Plan and detail their strategies for reaching their 2020 renewable energy targets. Each Member State must submit a NREAP to the Commission by 30 June 2010 at the latest."</div>

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Biggest Ever Civil Disobedience on Climate - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 04 Feb 09 - Cached

Colin Bennett on 04 Feb 09

The event, known as the Capitol Climate Action (CCA), will be the largest mass mobilization on global warming in the country's history. The event reflects the growing public demand for bold action to address the climate and energy crises. It means no more waiting, no more excuses, and no more coal.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The event, known as the Capitol Climate Action (CCA), will be the largest mass mobilization on global warming in the country's history. The event reflects the growing public demand for bold action to address the climate and energy crises. It means no more waiting, no more excuses, and no more coal.</div>

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Why the credit crunch shouldn't take our eye off the energy-efficiency ball - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 21 Oct 08 - Cached

Colin Bennett on 21 Oct 08

The public got scared, embraced the "steady as she goes" line, and pretty much derailed any hope of serious federal action on climate change and clean-technology development

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The public got scared, embraced the "steady as she goes" line, and pretty much derailed any hope of serious federal action on climate change and clean-technology development </div>

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IET Forums - electricity so unbelievably powerful - 0 views

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electricity pacemaker health

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 10 Feb 08 - Cached

Take an artificial pacemaker. This device transmits an electrical voltage to the biological pacemaker cells of the heart. In a healthy human, these pacemaker cells generate their own action potential, an electrical waveform of about 100 millivolts. This may not sound like much energy until we remember that this electrical potential is sustained across an insulating membrane only five nanometers thick. That is 5 billionths of a meter. So the energy of an action potential is almost 20,000,000 volts per meter. Compare this to the 12,000 volts per meter at a standard wall plug. Healthy pacemaker cells spark the electrical wave that drives heart muscle contraction. When these cells malfunction, an artificial pacemaker may be implanted to take over. Waves of electrical voltage generated at the metal lead of the artificial device cross over to living tissue and initiate normal muscle contraction.
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Wind power: Europe wants to pick your brains - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 29 Apr 08 - Cached

Colin Bennett on 29 Apr 08

The European Commission is currently in the process of dreaming up an offshore wind power action plan and it's put a shout out for anyone with an opinion to come forward.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The European Commission is currently in the process of dreaming up an offshore wind power action plan and it's put a shout out for anyone with an opinion to come forward.</div>

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Only 7 EU countries join International Carbon Action Partnership « 3E Intelli... - 0 views

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shared by Sergio Ferreira on 30 Oct 07 - Cached

the new international forum links up the EU Commission and seven member states (France, Germany, the UK, Italy, the Netherlands, Ireland and Portugal) with eleven US and Canadian regional states (the likes of New York, Maine, California and British Columbia) to exchange information and best practices about their efforts to create carbon markets through a cap-and-trade system. The bad news: where are the other 20 EU member states? And what about other federal governments such as the US, Russia, China or India?
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National Energy Action : Media Centre : News releases - 0 views

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domestic metering

shared by davidchapman on 30 Jul 07 - Cached

davidchapman on 30 Jul 07

Newcastle-based national fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) is involved in the Energy Demand Research Project Smart Metering Trial. Roughly 40,000 households will be taking part in energy saving trials in a bid to cut household bills and help in the fight against climate change after the instalment of smart meters.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Newcastle-based national fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) is involved in the Energy Demand Research Project Smart Metering Trial. Roughly 40,000 households will be taking part in energy saving trials in a bid to cut household bills and help in the fight against climate change after the instalment of smart meters. </div>

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Iowa proves wind energy successes, disproves myths - 0 views

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wind

shared by Colin Bennett on 20 Apr 09 - Cached

Colin Bennett on 20 Apr 09

Iowa's outstanding growth in wind production calls into question the common argument that the near-term costs of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and addressing climate change are too high to justify action.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Iowa's outstanding growth in wind production calls into question the common argument that the near-term costs of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and addressing climate change are too high to justify action.</div>

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The Associated Press: NY energy plan pushes conservation, solar and wind - 1 views

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shared by Energy Net on 21 Dec 09 - Cached

Energy Net on 21 Dec 09

A new state energy plan released Tuesday calls for more conservation, more use of renewable sources such as solar and wind power, a tougher New York building code and a disclosure requirement for a building's utility usage when it's sold. Gov. David Paterson said the plan he accepted from the State Energy Planning Board provides the blueprint for a continuing transition to a clean energy economy over the next decade. Initiatives for 2010 include the building sale disclosure and removing loopholes that have limited the effectiveness of the state's energy code. Both require legislative action. Others include procuring 100 megawatts more of solar energy statewide and requesting bids for an offshore Long Island wind project.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A new state energy plan released Tuesday calls for more conservation, more use of renewable sources such as solar and wind power, a tougher New York building code and a disclosure requirement for a building's utility usage when it's sold. Gov. David Paterson said the plan he accepted from the State Energy Planning Board provides the blueprint for a continuing transition to a clean energy economy over the next decade. Initiatives for 2010 include the building sale disclosure and removing loopholes that have limited the effectiveness of the state's energy code. Both require legislative action. Others include procuring 100 megawatts more of solar energy statewide and requesting bids for an offshore Long Island wind project.</div>

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Energy Net on 21 Dec 09

A new state energy plan released Tuesday calls for more conservation, more use of renewable sources such as solar and wind power, a tougher New York building code and a disclosure requirement for a building's utility usage when it's sold. Gov. David Paterson said the plan he accepted from the State Energy Planning Board provides the blueprint for a continuing transition to a clean energy economy over the next decade. Initiatives for 2010 include the building sale disclosure and removing loopholes that have limited the effectiveness of the state's energy code. Both require legislative action. Others include procuring 100 megawatts more of solar energy statewide and requesting bids for an offshore Long Island wind project.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A new state energy plan released Tuesday calls for more conservation, more use of renewable sources such as solar and wind power, a tougher New York building code and a disclosure requirement for a building's utility usage when it's sold. Gov. David Paterson said the plan he accepted from the State Energy Planning Board provides the blueprint for a continuing transition to a clean energy economy over the next decade. Initiatives for 2010 include the building sale disclosure and removing loopholes that have limited the effectiveness of the state's energy code. Both require legislative action. Others include procuring 100 megawatts more of solar energy statewide and requesting bids for an offshore Long Island wind project.</div>

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FT.com / Home UK / UK - The next big project for the Union is in energy - 0 views

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climate uk renewables

shared by Colin Bennett on 11 Jul 08 - Cached

Colin Bennett on 11 Jul 08

What is needed is a new European Community that can successfully tackle the combined challenges of climate change, energy security and sustainable competitiveness. As the former Commission president Jacques Delors has suggested, the EU needs to build an institution that can facilitate common action in this field. In comparison with the formative years of the Community - when both the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community pursued energy-oriented goals - there is a lack of common action to expand the use of renewable energy that mitigates climate change, provides energy security and increases European competitiveness by transforming its economy into an energy-efficient system.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What is needed is a new European Community that can successfully tackle the combined challenges of climate change, energy security and sustainable competitiveness. As the former Commission president Jacques Delors has suggested, the EU needs to build an institution that can facilitate common action in this field. In comparison with the formative years of the Community - when both the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community pursued energy-oriented goals - there is a lack of common action to expand the use of renewable energy that mitigates climate change, provides energy security and increases European competitiveness by transforming its economy into an energy-efficient system.</div>

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US agencies unveil updated action plan for energy efficiency | Energy Efficiency News - 0 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 25 Nov 08 - Cached

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have unveiled an updated energy efficiency action plan for state policy makers and utilities.
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DUJS Online » Motivating Energy Conservation Behavior without Monetary Incent... - 1 views

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efficiency behaviour

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 09 Feb 12 - No Cached

In theory, there are several basic economic and psychological motivators that motivate people to be more sustainable. It is easy assume that providing people with information that using less energy is more cost-effective would motivate a shift toward conservation. However, Fischlein observed that there is often an “energy-efficiency gap,” or a difference between what is economically efficient and what actually gets done. Fischlein stated that “more information alone is not enough,” as increasing awareness has been shown to increase knowledge while motivating little behavioral change.   According to Fischlein, even raising the price of energy might not promote a decrease in consumption because energy exhibits low price elasticity. She also observed “psychological licensing” related to energy use, which effectively means that people lose a sense of moral responsibility for their actions because they have to pay to consume. Motivating altruistic conservation is also difficult because energy use is not visible, so people cannot see the impact of their actions in any direct way.
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Why human health must be at the center of climate action - 1 views

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Cotter corp. starts water cleanup in old uranium mine - The Denver Post - 0 views

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nuclear uranium mining

shared by Energy Net on 12 Jul 10 - Cached

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"The owner of a defunct uranium mine leaking pollution along a creek that flows into a Denver Water reservoir has launched a cleanup as ordered, state officials confirmed Thursday. Cotter Corp. installed a system that can pump and treat up to 50 gallons per minute of contaminated water from inside its Schwartzenwalder Mine, west of Denver in Jefferson County. Water tests in 2007 recorded uranium levels in mine water exceeding the human health standard by 1,000 times. Elevated levels in Ralston Creek also were recorded. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ordered the action. State natural-resources officials also are monitoring the mine, which produced uranium for weapons and nuclear power plants."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The owner of a defunct uranium mine leaking pollution along a creek that flows into a Denver Water reservoir has launched a cleanup as ordered, state officials confirmed Thursday. Cotter Corp. installed a system that can pump and treat up to 50 gallons per minute of contaminated water from inside its Schwartzenwalder Mine, west of Denver in Jefferson County. Water tests in 2007 recorded uranium levels in mine water exceeding the human health standard by 1,000 times. Elevated levels in Ralston Creek also were recorded. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ordered the action. State natural-resources officials also are monitoring the mine, which produced uranium for weapons and nuclear power plants."</div>

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Sustainable Energy Academy - 3 views

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shared by Phil Slade on 02 Aug 10 - Cached

Phil Slade on 02 Aug 10

"The Sustainable Energy Academy promotes education and action to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings and communities. We are currently spearheading Old Home SuperHome - a network of exemplar, old dwellings which have undergone an energy-efficiency retrofit. We aim to create a network of homes that are local and publicly accessible, within 15 minutes, to nearly everyone in the country."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Sustainable Energy Academy promotes education and action to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings and communities. We are currently spearheading Old Home SuperHome - a network of exemplar, old dwellings which have undergone an energy-efficiency retrofit. We aim to create a network of homes that are local and publicly accessible, within 15 minutes, to nearly everyone in the country."</div>

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Variable Speed Control Reduces Energy Consumption In Refrigeration Applications - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 04 Oct 10 - No Cached

As shown through theory and case study, speed control of refrigeration components provides maximum flexibility, control and energy efficiency
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There are several incentives for using speed control on screw compressors: - Drive control will reduce the power penalty associated with slide valve, poppet valve, or throttling capacity control. On compressors with no capacity control, speed control will eliminate other poor control strategies. - Drive control will reduce wear and tear associated with slide valve action. - Drive control allows a precise suction pressure to be maintained. With slide valve, a broad dead band is often maintained to avoid excessive wear. - Drive speed control provides compressor size reduction with the same system capacity demand.
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