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US Dominance in Alternative Energy and Energy Efficient Technologies

20 years ago there were very few people who would have thought that international competitiveness to be number one would involve much of anything outside military, aerospace or, computer technologies. The last thing anyone probably expected would be a race to be the top producer of the most efficient and environmentally safe technologies on earth. Yet that is precisely what is taking place right ...

Nov. 17, 2011

By Larson Electronics LLC

Ensuring future energy alternatives: the role of resource planning in forming long-range energy and environmental policies

Many of the energy and environmental issues facing the world can be characterised as a combination of 1) complex problems, 2) dispersed solutions, and 3) finite resources. Identifying and implementing rationale and environmentally responsible energy strategies under these conditions requires considerable co-ordination among policy-makers, technology developers, energy service providers and the ...

Jul. 23, 2003

By Inderscience Publishers

Assessment of the EU target on renewable energy for transport in the framework of the European vegetable oil sector

Biofuels is currently driving the interest in bioenergy sector. The recently issued Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) confirms the 10% target, set by the EC, for energy from renewable sources in transport. The European Union is the largest producer of biodiesel in the world and biodiesel is also the most important biofuel used in the EU. The aim of this paper is to investigate the biomass ...

Dec. 11, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

Alternative scenarios of the utilisation of renewable energy sources in small prefectures: a case study in Lasithi Prefecture, Greece

The sector of Renewable Energy Sources (RESs) is growing very fast, with many innovations and applications becoming a reality. The continuous reduction of natural resources has forced all policymakers to turn to alternative energy sources. The total energy (oil and electricity consumption) consumed in the prefecture of Lasithi during the years 1997?2002 in correlation with the RES exploitation ...

Nov. 30, 2008

By Inderscience Publishers

Energy Security

Renewable & Clean Energy Solutions to Secure Energy Independence from Foreign Oil. FOREIGN OIL: As imports grow and world prices rise, the amount of money we send to foreign nations every year is soaring. At current oil prices, we will send $700 billion dollars out of the country this year alone — that’s four times the annual cost of the ...

Sep. 1, 2011

By Energy, Utility & Environment Conference (EUEC)

Energy Sustainability

I1.1 | A Fifteen Year Roadmap Toward Complete Energy Sustainability Andrew Frank | Professor, University of Calif-Davis Transitioning to a Renewable Energy based Society Without Fossil Fuels in 15 years using The Existing Energy Infrastructure Sterling Watson Principal Investigator and Prof Andrew A. Frank Univ. of CA- ...

Jun. 23, 2011

By Energy, Utility & Environment Conference (EUEC)

Introducing externalities in the power-generation sector of China

This paper presents results from the application of the China Regional Energy Trade Model (CRETM, developed at PSI) to analyse the impact of externalities in the power-generation sector of China. The model applies state-of-the-art optimisation methods and incorporates partial equilibrium, endogenous technological change and external costs related to regional pollution and the climate change. This ...

Jan. 4, 2005

By Inderscience Publishers

The Energy Revolution is Here

We live in an exciting time. Yes, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, and in my new home in the Western United States, earlier snowmelts, longer summers, and hotter temperatures have made wildfires 400 percent more frequent. And yet, there are encouraging signs we are in the midst of an energy revolution that is sure to transform our climate, our economy, and our lives for the better. ...

Sep. 14, 2014

By GLOBE SERIES

A Cleaner Energy Future

As renewable energy plays an increasingly important role in the world’s energy portfolio, the standards of ASTM International Committee E44 are helping to pave the way for innovation in clean energy sources. A growing population and improving living standards around the world are causing significant increases in energy demand and competition for fossil fuels. These escalating energy ...

Oct. 15, 2014

By ASTM International

Reducing CO<SUB><SMALL>2</small> in the transport sector in Japan

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In this paper, we have investigated the cost-effectiveness of alternative fuel vehicles as a measure for CO2 reduction. Computed results indicate that the installation of alternative fuel vehicles is much more expensive than fuel switching in industry or the power generation sector. However, some economic incentives will make the price go down to the level at which alternative fuel vehicles are ...

Feb. 3, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

Biofuel - Energy Supplier of the Future?

Biofuel like biodiesel, plant oil, ethanol, bio methane or the synthetic biomass- to- liquid (BtL)- fuels everyone is talking about them. They are at present the only renewable alternative in the mobility sector and already today make up 6.1 % of the fuel consumption in Germany. However, in the past months and years biofuels had the reputation to generate a social- und environmental dilemma. ...

May 15, 2014

By Fritsch Milling and Sizing

U.S. EPA's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Roadmap Manual

About ten years ago, the U.S. EPA began publishing guidance regarding how states could take credit for emissions reductions realized through electric sector energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) policies and programs. The initial guidance[1], was published in August 2004 and was followed by guidance related to addressing emerging and voluntary measures in state implementation plans[2] ...

May 15, 2013

By All4 Inc.

Rural electrification through renewable energy in Nepal

Nepal is rich in hydropower. However, due to various constraints the rural sector of Nepal is still deprived of a national electrical grid. Renewable energy resources are the most viable and accessible sources to electrify these rural sectors. Micro-hydro and solar photovoltaics (PV) are widely used renewable energies for rural electrification. Presently, this source provides electricity to only ...

Nov. 14, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

A Stronger, Cleaner Michigan: 5 Steps to cost-effectively reduce power sector emissions

New analysis b New analysis by WRI reveals that Michigan has already made big strides to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, including saving energy and increasing renewable power. And, it has the potential to go even further. According to our research, Michigan can ...

Sep. 15, 2013

By World Resources Institute WRI

Decentralised energy: powering a sustainable future

With rising fuel prices putting households under pressure, Helen Andrews Tipper, Public Sector Energy Programmes Manager, explains how decentralised energy schemes provide an alternative solution How we generate and consume energy is perhaps the most significant threat to economic and social wellbeing that we face today. Already high energy prices are only predicted to keep rising. Our ...

Jan. 20, 2013

By Carbon Trust

Biomass Briquettes: the Renewable Energy for the Tribals

The tribals are actual owners of the land but post independence era and due to faulty land reforms they have lost a significant amount of land and the customary right to live in their own area. The renewable energy policy in India can give them a new leash of life. For years the tribals in India have dependent on the Nature for their living. It is well known fact that forest and natural ...

Jul. 27, 2014

By Jay Khodiyar Machine Tools

Agent-based modelling of energy infrastructure transitions

Shaping energy transitions not only requires technical system innovation and redesign but also new policies, regulations, Research and Development (R&D) and investment strategies – a transition assemblage. Transition management thus equates to designing and implementing such an assemblage. Agent-Based Models (ABMs) may be used for ex-ante assessment of transition assemblage alternatives. To help ...

Jan. 20, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Ellen Williams: The future of energy innovation

As director of the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy, Ellen Williams plays a pivotal role in cultivating and guiding energy technology discovery and development in the United States. Ensia recently invited Williams to share her views on what we should watch for in the wide world of energy innovation in the months and years to come. What in your ...

Nov. 27, 2016

By Ensia

Analysis of the impacts of building energy efficiency policies and technical improvements on China's future energy demand

In this paper, the LEAP (Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning system) 2000 model and scenario analysis were utilised to study the impact of implementing building energy efficiency policies and promoting related technical improvements on China's future building energy demand up to 2020. In the coming 20 years, China's building energy consumption is expected to increase and will be the main ...

Sep. 15, 2005

By Inderscience Publishers

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