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Sergio Ferreira

Drought and water overuse in Europe - All press releases - EEA - 0 views

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water electricity

shared by Sergio Ferreira on 20 Mar 09 - No Cached
  • In Europe as a whole, 44 % of abstraction is used for energy production, 24 % for agriculture, 21 % for public water supply and 11 % for industry.
  • In southern Europe, for example, agriculture accounts for 60 % of the total water abstracted and reaches as much as 80 % in certain areas.
Colin Bennett

Terminology: "Global Warming" or "Climate Change?" - 0 views

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climate weather

shared by Colin Bennett on 17 Dec 08 - Cached
  • Colin Bennett on 17 Dec 08
     
    The terms "global warming" and "climate change" are often used interchangeably. I've pretty much used "global warming" over the years, but now I'm making the switch to "climate change:" It's the term used by the United Nations, academia, and it's more inclusive, since "change" can refer to increased rain, drought, or any type of weather event other than just warming. So is there really a difference in definitions?
Sergio Ferreira

EERE News: Europe Falling Short of Renewable Energy Goals for 2010 - 0 views

www.eere.energy.gov/...news_id=11581

efficiency renewables targets

shared by Sergio Ferreira on 13 Feb 08 - Cached
  • the European Union (EU) falling far short of its goal to use renewable energy for 12% of its energy needs by the end of 2010. As of the end of 2006, the EU is at 6.92% renewable energy, having posted an impressive 0.46% gain relative to 2005
  • reason for the shortfall is that the growth in renewable energy is struggling to compete with a growth in energy demand
  • "the efforts being made for (renewable energy) development ... are not accompanied by any real effort to conserve energy."
  • Hans De Keulenaer on 14 Feb 08
     
    So that's a 7.1% growth in renewables' share. Growth in energy consumption of a few percent must a minor yet contributing factor. Question is whether drought/hydro tempered this growth, and whether this level of growth is the start of the S-curve or not. And do we have something new in the pipeline?
davidchapman

A dry-weather crisis for Hoover Dam | CNET News.com - 0 views

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usa water

shared by davidchapman on 30 Jul 07 - Cached
  • davidchapman on 30 Jul 07
     
    To get a sense of what seven years of drought in the Colorado River basin looks like, all you have to do is gaze out at Lake Mead from the top of the dam here and view the 108 feet of brightly colored earth below the familiar red walls rising from the water.
Glycon Garcia

Climate, Energy and Environment News from Latin America: 1.3 - 1.7.2011 | Amanda Maxwel... - 1 views

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Latin America renewable

shared by Glycon Garcia on 16 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • n 2010, thermal energy displaced hydro as the major source of energy generation for the Chilean Central Interconnected System.  Coal, natural gas, and diesel supplied over 50% of energy consumed while hydropower accounted for 48%.  This trend is expected to continue in 2011 if current water shortage conditions persist. (El Mercurio, 1/4/11)  Last year’s drought created a 26% increase in thermal generation as compared to 2009.
  • The Regional Energy Efficiency Strategy initiative led by Bun-ca has reported an energy savings of 9368 MWh over the past six years, equivalent to 4992 tons of carbon dioxide, by working with 190 companies in the industrial and commercial sectors to become more energy efficient.   Recently UNEP’s En.lighten study estimated that Costa Rica could save 276,000 MWh and $27.6 million per year if they changed all light bulbs to CFLs.  The cost of this change was estimated to be $22.63 million.  (El Financiero CR, 1/3/11)
  • The Mexican government is planning to invest four billion dollars to build a one thousand megawatt renewable energy storage facility in Northern Mexico.   The facility will use a special kind of sodium sulfide batteries for the project which is expected to be completed in the next six years.  (Clean Techies, 1/6/11)
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