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davidchapman

Offshore Wind necessary to meet EU's 20% renewables target - 0 views

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offshore wind targets europe germany

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  • davidchapman on 06 Dec 07
     
    If Europe wants to meet its 20% binding target for renewable energy by 2020, it must increase its use of offshore wind, delegates heard today at the opening of the Offshore Wind Conference in Berlin, Germany. Two concrete steps towards large scale deployment of offshore wind were taken this morning: the European Commission announced an offshore action plan for 2008, and regional cooperation was promoted through the signing of a trilateral offshore research agreement by Germany, Sweden and Denmark.
davidchapman

Labour's plan to abandon renewable energy targets | The News is NowPublic.com - 0 views

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policy

shared by davidchapman on 29 Oct 07 - Cached
  • davidchapman on 29 Oct 07
     
    Ministers are planning a U-turn on Britain's pledges to combat climate change that "effectively abolishes" its targets to rapidly expand the use of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power.
Sergio Ferreira

EU MS slow to commit to green energy targets - 0 views

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renewables

shared by Sergio Ferreira on 26 Sep 07 - Cached
  • Andris Piebalgs admitting that member states are being "cautious" in contributing too much to the target.
  • Sergio Ferreira on 26 Sep 07
     
    We arrive now at a crossroad where Member States are cautious about contributing too much to the target for Renewables...
Hans De Keulenaer

The Oil Drum: Europe | The Cost of Gasoline around the World - 0 views

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costs markets oil

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 03 Jul 07 - Cached
  • Searching the web it is possible to find the price of a short gallon of regular gasoline for a number of countries around the World. In April the USAToday published a good number of prices provided by the AA Motoring Trust. And the Wikipedia gathers prices reported on the media during the last months. Compiling these numbers one gets Figure 1.
Colin Bennett

BWEA: UK Can Meet EU Target with More Wind - 0 views

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wind

shared by Colin Bennett on 14 Aug 07 - Cached
  • davidchapman on 14 Aug 07
     
    The UK renewable energy industry can meet the European Union target of generating 20 percent of the region's electricity from renewable resources by 2020 with effective government support, said the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA)in a recent statement.
  • davidchapman on 14 Aug 07
     
    The UK renewable energy industry can meet the European Union target of generating 20 percent of the region's electricity from renewable resources by 2020 with effective government support, said the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA)in a recent statement.
Glycon Garcia

Bioenergy and the paper industry | reegle Blog - 0 views

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bioenergy biomass

shared by Glycon Garcia on 25 Feb 10 - Cached
  • The global pulp and paper industry has substantially increased its use of woody biomass for energy in recent years, and was able to reduce its demand for fossil energy. The increased use of bioenergy by the pulp and paper industry now accounts for 18% of the total energy consumption by this industry sector.
Glycon Garcia

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renewable Chile Costa Rica

shared by Glycon Garcia on 16 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • The Chilean Agency for Energy Efficiency is developing an energy efficiency labeling system for new vehicles due out in 2011 and will be mandatory starting in September.  (Diario Financiero, 12/16/10)
  • Scientists at the University of Costa Rica are developing solar cells sensitized with dyes from local plants.  Benefits of the cells include its cheaper production price, flexibility and thinness, and ability to produce power with very little light.  However they are not yet as efficient as the present day silicon solar cells. (El Financiero CR, 12/14/10) Mitsubishi Motors will release the first electric car in Costa Rica, called iMiEV.  The car is 100% electric, automatic, is powered by a lithium-ion battery, has room for five people and will cost $61,500.  According to the company, Costa Rica was chosen for car’s release in the Americas due to its environmental record and goal to become carbon neutral by 2021. (El Financiero CR, 12/14/10)
Hans De Keulenaer

The transition to a Zero Emission Vehicles fleet for cars in the EU by 2050 - 1 views

electric vehicles

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 14 Nov 17 - No Cached
  • Decarbonising transport is central to achieving Europe’s policy commitments on climate change. T ransport is expected to deliver a 60% greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target of the EU for 2050. Achieving these commitments is expected to require a complete decarbonisation of the passenger car fleet. The more ambitious COP21 commitment to limit temperature rises to 1.5°C will also likely demand a complete decarbonisation of transport by 2050.
  • Attaining a 100% ZEV fleet by 2050 will require all new car sales to be ZEV by 2035 (assuming a similar vehicle life-time as today) and a substantially faster introduction of ZEVs and PHEVs than current policy and likely 2025 policies will achieve .
  • Compared to the CO2 emission reductions targeted in the current EU plan, the transition to a 100% ZEV car fleet by 2050 will result in an additional reduction of the cumulative CO2 emissions in the period 2020 and 2050 of 2.2 to 3.9 gigatonnes. The current EU White Paper for T ransport, targets to reduce the transport emissions by 60% compared to 1990.
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  • The best option for a rapid emission reduction is to focus on BEVs rather than PHEVs whereby the EU goes directly and aggressively to 100% ZEV sales. A scenario where PHEVs are first will push the strong ZEV growth further into the future and will ultimately require a larger effort at a later time. However, the impact of (an early fleet of) PHEVs on reducing ZEV costs, increasing consumer acceptance and promoting investments in charging / fuelling infra is difficult to predict / model and may play an important role as well.
  • The “Tank to Wheel” amount of energy needed for transport will be reduced by 78% compared to today for a transition to a BEV passenger car fleet. A transition to a 100% fuel cell electric vehicle fleet will result in a 46% reduction of energy for the EU’s car fleet.
  • Around 1,740 million barrels of oil per year could be saved by 2050 with the transition to a zero-emission passenger car fleet, the equivalent of € 78 billion at the current price of 45 $ per barrel.
  • The GHGs from oil will potentially get higher if shifting to for example oil sands .
  • Purchase cost parity is assumed to be achieved in the period 2022-2026 for a BEV and a comparable internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV), with BEVs being comparatively lower in cost after that. Parity at Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) level will be achieved 2 to 4 years before the purchase cost parity is achieved. The average TCO for a ZEV will be €0.04 to €0.06 per kilometre less than an ICEV by 2030.
  • This represents societal savings of € 140 billion to € 210 billion per year for a 100% ZEV EU car fleet.
  • A mass market for ZEV cars will create synergy for the cost competitive development of a ZEV LCV (Light Commercial V ehicles) market representing 17% of the light vehicles emissions. It will also accelerate the development of a HDV (Heavy Duty V ehicle) ZEV / PHEV market for passenger and goods transportation. It will also free up advanced biofuels for other transport sectors.
  • A lithium-ion battery manufacturing capacity of 400 to 600 Gigawatt hours will be required at the point where 100% of the passenger cars in Europe sold will be BEV . This is the equivalent of around 10 to 14 “Giga factories” representing a value of €40 to 60 billion per year for cars alone.
  • In addition, as BEVs have superior driving performance characteristics and people used to driving electric do not return to ICEVs, the transition may become demand driven once the price, range and infrastructure barriers have been removed.
Hans De Keulenaer

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

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usa 2025 energy efficiency

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.
Hans De Keulenaer

China and the USA Announce Greenhouse Gas Targets for 2020 That Are Weaker than the Kyo... - 0 views

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china usa india kyoto

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 29 Nov 09 - No Cached
  • Hans De Keulenaer on 29 Nov 09
     
    Review post commenting while - technologically - these targets are major engineering challenge, they still appear socially unacceptable.
Hans De Keulenaer

Pumped Hydro: Is it TOO Green? | PeteSinger - 1 views

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renewables methane hydropower

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 10 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • In the latest Electric Power Research Institute Journal, an article titled "Hydropower Reservoirs: A Question of Emissions" notes that reservoirs used for hydropower and for pumped-hydro energy storage are not necessarily as green as you might imagine. Or rather, they might be too green: carbon-rich organic material that accumulates on the reservoir floor can be the source of carbon emissions. A recent study of the 90-year-old Lake Wohlen, in Switzerland, for example, found high emissions of methane, as recently reported in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, in an article titled: "Extreme Methane Emissions from a Swiss Hydropower Reservoir: Contribution from Bubbling Sediments."
  • F F on 11 Jan 11
     
    Applies to both hydro reservoirs (i.e. water pooled behind a dam) and hydro pools filled with pumped-hydro. Note that the latter, pumped-hydro, already carries the emissions profile of the energy used to power the turbine pumping the water against gravity, scaled up for conversion efficiency losses.
Energy Net

Worldchanging: Bright Green: A New, Bold Plan for a Carbon-Neutral UK by 2030 - 0 views

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policy uk

shared by Energy Net on 29 Jun 10 - Cached
  • Energy Net on 29 Jun 10
     
    "Carbon neutrality by 2030 is the new standard for climate policies, and again the UK is leading North America in the climate debate with a bold national-level proposal about how to get there. The Centre for Alternative Technology just launched zerocarbonbritain2030 (ZCB2030), a collaborative project showing one possible scenario for making the entire UK carbon-neutral by 2030. ZCB2030 is a well-researched, well-written, and well-designed report on a set of possible pathways to a zero carbon Britain by 2030 (The goal, though bold, is not unique: Alex Steffen called for a very similar position for Seattle, a target which the Seattle City Council has included in their legislative priorities this year; and a variety of other nations and cities are approaching the same target, from Copenhagen to New Zealand). In 384 pages, CAT presents a comprehensive look at the kind of systemic changes needed to achieve dramatic emissions reduction in just 20 years in such areas as farming, energy generation, building codes, transportation planning, and economic frameworks. This report truly addresses the scope, scale and speed of the climate crisis and the solutions needed to create a bright green future. "
Colin Bennett

Environmental Organizations and Appliance Manufacturers Sign Historic Efficiency Agreement - 0 views

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appliances efficiency

shared by Colin Bennett on 04 Aug 10 - Cached
  • The agreement is between the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy and the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers and was brokered by a wide variety of major environmental interests ranging from the NRDC to Earthjustice, and from the California Energy Commission to the Alliance to Save Energy. By cementing a preliminary agreement between environmental organizations and appliance manufacturers first, Senate obstruction of clean energy legislation is more easily bypassed.
Colin Bennett

Copper Wiring Lets Owners Listen In On What Their Home Is Up To - 3 views

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energy efficiency

shared by Colin Bennett on 21 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • From the well-proportioned minds of researchers at the University of Washington comes the development of a set of wire-bound sensors that use the existing copper wire in a home to transmit signals to a plugged-in base station. This would allow sensors to be placed in hard to reach and out of the way spaces to detect things like moisture and humidity levels, as well as the presence of Zombies and/or other forms of the undead.
Colin Bennett

Draka Delivers Renewable Tidal Subsea Power Cable - 0 views

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wave

shared by Colin Bennett on 30 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Wave power alone has an estimated global potential of approximately 1,000-10,000 GW — in the same order of magnitude as the world’s electricity consumption. Located in the Orkney Islands of Northern Scotland, the wave and tidal sites are designed to test a range of machines located down to a depth of 50 meters and up to two kilometers from shore. “Wave and tidal energy is a very powerful source of renewable energy and a very challenging environment for equipment and systems,’’ stated Stuart Baird, EMEC Operations Director. “We need vendors like Draka who can deliver quality products and services that can stand up to the elements over time.”
Hans De Keulenaer

The Oil Drum: Europe | A Little History of the Affordability of Domestic Energy in Grea... - 0 views

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costs electricity history oildrum uk

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 11 Jun 08 - Cached
  • The chart above shows domestic fuel prices for Great Britain from 1914 to 2007. The data up to 1985 was compiled by Horace Herring and Rodney Evans using this source and been updated with more recent figures from UK government statistics. It is expressed in UK pounds for the year 2000, adjusted by the retail price index (i.e the price of energy related to other 'real' goods such as food).
  • Hans De Keulenaer on 11 Jun 08
     
    It was only a matter of time to get one of these, but why not. All we need now is somebody comparing the price of oil to Coca Cola or milk and it'll be a full circle.
Hans De Keulenaer

DOE to award $80 billion in efficiency contracts | Energy Efficiency News - 0 views

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energy services usa doe performance contracting

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 13 Jan 09 - Cached
  • The US government – the country’s largest single user of energy – is to have $80 billion at its disposal for energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation projects at its buildings and facilities.The Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) to 16 contractors including electricity utilities, renewable energy companies and heating and ventilation system manufacturers.Under the terms of the scheme, a contractor designs, constructs and raises the financing for an energy saving project and has to guarantee that the work undertaken will generate energy savings.
Hans De Keulenaer

Welcome to brave new world « 3E Intelligence - 0 views

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2050 climate future roadmap

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 05 May 08 - Cached
  • It does not happen often that I agree with the American Enterprise Institute but Steven Hayward’s analysis of the “real cost of tackling climate change” in the Wall Street Journal of 28 April is spot on: an 80% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will have dramatic implications for our way of life. Hayward has at least the courage (which cannot be said for our politicians) to tell the public what this 80% cut will mean for citizens’ daily lives. In not one political document have I ever seen a serious impact assessment of the 80% target. The fear of being the bearer of bad news is one which characterises all policymakers (even the ones who know that the climate crisis will hit hard).
Colin Bennett

Red Sea mega-dam would be 'irresponsible' - energy-fuels - 07 December 2007 - New Scien... - 0 views

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dam

shared by Colin Bennett on 07 Dec 07 - Cached
  • he scheme would literally part the Red Sea with a massive wall more than 150 metres high, one kilometre thick and 100 km long, stretching between Yemen in the north and either Eritrea or Djibouti in the south. Details of the proposed dam are published in the current issue of International Journal of Global Environmental Issues (DOI: 10.1504/IJGENVI.2007.016114).
Hans De Keulenaer

France Sets Ambitious Renewable Energy Targets - 0 views

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france renewables targets wind

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 02 Jan 08 - Cached
  • Wind and solar power are at the heart of a big new push by the French government to increase the renewable share of the country's total energy consumption from 6.7 percent in 2004 to 20 percent by 2020.
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