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Hans De Keulenaer

Environmental performance in low-carbon energy systems - 0 views

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coverage lifecycle.assessment

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  • Hans De Keulenaer on 11 Mar 10
     
    " Developing economic well-being and preserving a healthy environment are not opposed forces but do, on the contrary, have a primary relationship and require a similar life-cycle-thinking. Maximizing the efficiency of a product over its life cycle will minimize its total financial cost as well as the total environmental impact over its life cycle, according to a new report 'Evaluating environmental performance in low-carbon energy systems' by PE International for European Copper Institute. © Aania The report presents case studies which were developed to substantiate this life-cycle-thinking by delivering high level messages supporting decision making on the sustainable energy arena. The case studies provide results for several realistic - future and present - situations in regard to different scenarios and boundary conditions for energy systems. The aim is to define a common denominator that can be used as a starting point for further developments and discussions. To complement the decision-making landscape, future scenarios are also modelled - not as straight jacket by as a means to assess the influence of various trends or decisions. Choice of power grid mix - a case The case study 1, among the seven case studies, was constructed with the intention of assessing how the choice of power grid mix influences the environmental impact of producing electricity. Electric power can be produced from various renewable and non-renewable resources, and the technologies to harvest renewable resources are gaining momentum, together with the global pressure to increase their contribution to energy provision. In the EU targets have been set for 2020 to generate 20 percent of the total energy demand from renewable resources. National schemes have been set up to reach this overall goal, stricter for the more advanced and economically stable nations and laxer for the economically more disadvantaged ones. Although the target is very demanding, the potential benefits ar
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US invests in Energy Frontier Research Centers | Leonardo ENERGY - 0 views

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technology hydrogen europe usa nuclear carbon sequestration bioenergy superconductivity

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 09 Oct 09 - Cached
  • In August, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the delivery of $377 million in funding for 46 new Energy Frontier Research Centers. The centers will be hosted by universities, national laboratories, non-profit organizations, and private companies. The research domains that were chosen offer a good sampling of those technologies the US Department of Energy (DOE) sees as potentially important in the energy landscape of the future. The funded projects are focussed on: Improving the efficiency of photovoltaic systems; with particular projects dedicated to hybrid inorganic/organic PV cells and nanometre-sized PV cells Advanced nuclear techniques Carbon capture and geological storage (CCS) Hydrogen, including the production of hydrogen as well as hydrogen fuel cells Biomass, including energy-rich plants and the conversion of biomass into chemicals and fuels Energy storage systems Superconductivity (1 project)
Hans De Keulenaer

Navigating The Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Information Jungle (VIDEO) - CleanT... - 1 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 23 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • Hans De Keulenaer on 23 Feb 13
     
    "Continuing on with our daily series on Leonardo ENERGY videos, here's one on the topic of the renewable energy and energy efficiency information jungle, and how to navigate it."
Hans De Keulenaer

Energy Saving by Reducing No Load Loss of Distribution Transformers | Leonardo ENERGY - 0 views

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energy efficiency japan transformers amorphous

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 30 Sep 09 - Cached
  • In Japan about 16 million units of distribution transformers are in service. These transformers are expending a huge amount of energy in the form of no load loss and load loss. Among these losses, no load loss is major. No load loss can be saved dramatically by changing these transformers to amorphous transformers (i.e., amorphous metal-based transformers). This paper estimates the scope of the possible energy saving and reduction of CO2 emissions by the adoption of amorphous transformers in Japan and in China.
Hans De Keulenaer

Online course launched for energy managers - HVP: Heating, Ventilating & Plumbing - 0 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 18 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • Leonardo Energy, a Copper Alliance initiative, is offering a free online course for energy managers with an interest in improving their organisation’s energy performance and implementing an energy management system. The training will take participants through the energy management cycle using ISO 50001 as a basis and offers opportunities to network and interact with peers. The course is structured into nine chapters that work through managerial roles, energy review and planning, implementation of a management system and verification of performance improvement. Around 400 participants from around Europe are currently working through the course. For more details and to register, visit www.leonardo-academy.org/course and select Energy Management Foundation Training.
Hans De Keulenaer

Ecofys - High primary energy factor jeopardizes renewable development - 1 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 22 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Within the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive the Primary Energy Factor (PEF) is used when calculating the energy performance. The PEF accounts for the energy losses of electricity generation and transport when comparing electricity use with other types of energy use in the building. But a recent Ecofys study warns that PEFs are not an unambiguous scientific value. Edith Molenbroek, researcher at Ecofys said: “Calculation methods are not transparent, harmonised and consistent and are not always adjusted to higher shares of large-scale renewable electricity.”
Hans De Keulenaer

CEPL in the News | Climate and Energy Policy Laboratory - 0 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 19 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • A blog article for Leonardo ENERGY summarizes our article on “Forty years of energy security…” with the following highlights: --Assesses energy security of 22 industrialized countries. --Reviews progress towards achieving secure, reliable and affordable supplies of energy while transitioning to a low-carbon energy system. --Concludes that limited progress has been made. --Explores the energy security performance of four countries in detail: UK, Belgium, France and Sweden.
Hans De Keulenaer

Asociación Española de la Industria Solar Termoeléctrica - 0 views

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solar spain concentrated solar power

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 19 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Con el objetivo de proporcionar un conocimiento avanzado sobre las últimas tecnologías en materia de energía, CEDIC (Centro de Información del Cobre), impartirá una serie de cursos que podrán seguirse a través de www.leonardo-energy.org. El primero de los ciclos versará sobre tecnología solar termoeléctrica y consta de cinco conferencias dirigidas a profesionales de la energía. Las ponencias, que comenzarán a impartirse el 3 de marzo podrán seguirse en directo a través de http://www.leonardo-energy.org/csp-training-course-5-lessons, y permitirán a los participantes la identificación de oportunidades, de estrategias o el establecimiento de contactos fructíferos para su actividad. Las presentaciones y los videos de las conferencias quedarán colgados en dicha web una vez finalice cada ponencia. Así, se analizarán en primer término los principios generales de las tecnologías solares termoeléctricas para luego centrarse en cada una de las dos vertientes que pueden adoptar. Asimismo, se abordarán las herramientas que facilitan la gestión de dichas tecnologías y que están relacionadas con el almacenamiento y la hibridación. La última sesión estará dedicada al asesoramiento del recurso solar. El curso será impartido por Manuel Silva, Doctor en Ingeniería Industrial con 24 años de experiencia en la materia. Silva es profesor asociado de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de la Universidad de Sevilla. FUENTE: INSTITUTO EUROPEO DEL COBRE
Hans De Keulenaer

White, green and black certificates: three interacting instruments | Leonardo ENERGY - 0 views

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finance energy efficiency certificates

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 30 Sep 09 - Cached
  • This paper presents three different types of certificates ('white' for energy savings, 'green' for renewable electricity, and 'black' for greenhouse gas reductions in the European Emission Trading Scheme). The current limited experiences with these instruments already allow to define some of the success factors for these new instruments. A synthesis of their current application presents how much energy is saved today due to these certificates, and how much green electricity is produced. A discussion on the methods for setting the targets, measuring the impacts on the market and the interaction between these different instruments concludes this paper, followed by a reminder of the proposal to create an international agency on global stewardship for climate change issues.
Hans De Keulenaer

Impact of market liberalisation | Leonardo ENERGY - 0 views

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liberalisation energy efficiency europe

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 30 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Liberalization has improved the administrative efficiency of the electricity system, but what has been its impact on technical performance? Energy efficiency of the distribution system, its technical quality of supply and environmental performance are issues which where largely conspicuous in their absence in the debate, but maybe it is time to address them now. A discussion paper from Leonardo ENERGY.
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Distribution transformer efficiency in a liberalised market | Leonardo ENERGY - 0 views

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transformers liberalisation

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 30 Sep 09 - Cached
  • A widespread use of high efficiency transformers could save the world 100 TWh/year. Under normal conditions, purchasing high efficiency transformers is both economically and environmentally sound. In the liberalized European energy market however, the regulatory and financial framework obstructs utility companies from making long term investments like purchasing high efficient transformers. National regulators put pressure on utility companies to do cost cutting and do not compensate with sufficient incentives for energy efficiency. According to this paper, there is a heterogeneous treatment between generation on renewable energy and transformer efficiency. Yet the greenest kWh is still the one that is saved, even when it is compared to a kWh derived from a renewable source.
Hans De Keulenaer

Estimation of the energy losses of transformers at wind turbines | Leonardo ENERGY - 0 views

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energy efficiency losses transformers

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 04 Jan 10 - Cached
  • The lower bound of generation is NOT zero, as implied by the graph, but is actually negative when the windmill is not generating. The core is excited from the HV side, just like in a distribution system. When there is no generation, the transformer actually pulls power from the grid. For renewables, you should be using transformers with amorphous metal cores which cut no load losses by 70 percent.
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wattwatt - community for individuals interested in electrical energy efficiency - Heat ... - 0 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 26 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • The Leonardo ENERGY program has recently put together a How to Manual on Heat Pumps.
Intesab Husain

PIR motion sensor, presence detector, occupancy sensor, ultrasonic motion sensor light,... - 0 views

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motion sensor ultrasonic 230v occupancy PIR wireless LED floodlights indoor outdoor toilet light presence lights photoelectric switch wall mount ceiling detector lux Passive Infrared High frequency for t5 lamps 360 degree lamp 180 energy efficiency libera

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  • Intesab Husain on 19 Mar 12
     
    PIR motion sensor, occupancy sensor, presence detector, 230v PIR motion detector for energy saving and lighting automation in indoor and outdoor areas of hotel, school, warehouse, office building, car parking areas. Pammvi is dealer of german quality steinel brand PIR motion sensor, occupancy sensor, presence detector, LED lights in India.
Hans De Keulenaer

ICER - Art_9 - 0 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 10 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • Environmental concerns remain a driving force for European energy policy, as exemplified by last years’ directive on energy efficiency. The directive sets the legislative framework to achieve energy efficiency targets. Since electricity network losses comprise a significant component of electricity demand, regulatory incentives to facilitate loss reduction in electricity networks should be in place. This paper evaluates the incentives for investments in low-loss equipment in differing regulatory settings and outlines pathways to assure the proper embedding of these incentives.
Hans De Keulenaer

Liberalization of electricity market scrutinised | Leonardo ENERGY - 0 views

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liberalisation electricity investment regulation

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 30 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Throughout the world, the deregulation of utilities like gas, railway, water and telephone is at the centre of many governments’ economic policy. The liberalisation process of electricity, however, is slower than anticipated. Both in Europe and North-America, for various reasons, a full-scale implementation of the liberalization of the market is being hindered. A lack of sufficient physical capacity to allow cross-border trade of electricity is only one of those reasons. In the long run, the prices of electricity can't be expected to go down. Or will they? A reflection based on the discussions at the World Forum on Energy Regulation, Rome, October 5-9, 2003.
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Zero Volt » Q&A: Renewable energy? - 1 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 07 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • Leonardo Energy, Earth Justice, Earth First, and Fixing the Planet are all good resources and chocked full of information and like minded people willing to help and educate.
  • Leonardo Energy, Earth Justice, Earth First, and Fixing the Planet are all good resources and chocked full of information and like minded people willing to help and educate.
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