energy law Articles
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Global wind power capacity reaches 100,000MW
At its current growth rate, global installed wind power capacity will top 100,000 megawatts in March 2008. In 2007, wind power capacity increased by a record-breaking 20,000 megawatts, bringing the world total to 94,100 megawatts—enough to satisfy the residential electricity needs of 150 million people. Driven by concerns regarding climate change and energy security, one in every three countries ...
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Nuclear trade: an approach to the Argentine situation
Under the Argentine nuclear trade regime, from the early stages of nuclear development an actual and strict monopoly governed the transfer of nuclear materials. That meant that the Federal State took the control as user, producer, purchaser or seller. This policy was inspired and clearly echoed by similar ones developed by other countries with important development in the nuclear field. This ...
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EU restricts use of first generation biofuels to promote advanced biofuels
On April 14, 2015, Members of the European Parliament and certain ministers agreed to limit how biofuels derived from agricultural crops would be accounted for in the European Union's (EU) goal to increase the use of renewable energy. The new law caps the use of first generation biofuels to seven percent of the total energy use being counted towards the EU's renewable energy goal of ten percent. ...
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Confidentiality clauses and nuclear activity in the Argentine Republic: an account of reports issued based on unknown clauses
The duty of the Argentine authorities in the case of entering into an agreement for the supply of nuclear materials balances the social relevance of the exercise of the rights to confidentiality and, on the other hand, the increasing need for transparency. Keywords: Argentina, confidentiality, duty, secret, transparency, nuclear materials, nuclear power, nuclear energy, nuclear reactors, research ...
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The process of legally drafting regulations in the development of the first Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Indonesia
In Indonesia, the process has begun of legal drafting to establish regulation based on Act No. 10/2004 on the Establishment of Legislation and Presidential Regulation No. 68/2005 on the general mechanism of establishing a national legal framework. The process shall comply with the constitutional and institutional requirements of the nation's political and legal system. In general, in the process ...
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Shaped normalised reactor period function: definition, properties, and application
Simplicity in defining the reactor operation through shaped normalised reactor period function, helps to define control laws for efficient reactor control. This function is invariant for any set-manoeuvring rate, consistent with reactor physics rules, and thus generates control laws close to physics. This paper deals with the derivation, properties and application of the normalised shaped reactor ...
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The entry into force of the Additional Protocol in the European Union: the new dimension of safeguards in Europe
The Additional Protocol to the Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has entered into force on 30 April 2004. This completes the implementation in the EU of what undoubtedly represents the most ambitious project undertaken by the IAEA, designed to reinforce its current safeguards system, a project that the international community considers to be a key component ...
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Constructal theory of energy-system and environment flow configurations
This paper outlines the place occupied by the constructal law in thermodynamics, and provides a vision of the future development of energy engineering as a transdisciplinary science of systems of systems. Natural and man-made flow systems do not exist in isolation. The optimal balance between engineered flow systems and their surroundings is achieved through the optimal distributing of ...
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Public awareness and stakeholder engagement in India's nuclear energy regulatory process
The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has shown that the generation of nuclear energy involves an inherent risk of failure irrespective of undertaken precautions and safety measures. Therefore, members of the public - the principal stakeholders - shall be provided with significant opportunities for their engagement in the nuclear regulatory process. In general, openness for ...
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Harnessing marine renewable energy from Poole Harbour: a case study
Global warming and its impact on our environment, society and economy is one of the fundamental concerns of our time. In response, the UK Government has implemented numerous targets including the 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions on 1990 levels by 2050, and the increase of renewable energy to 15% by 2020. In order to contribute towards these targets, the government may seek to harness ...
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Energetic and exergetic efficiency analysis of an indirect fired air-turbine combined heat and power system
The aim of this paper is to analyse the performance of an intercooled reheat regenerative indirect fired air turbine based combined heat and power system using the first and second law of thermodynamics. The energetic and exergetic efficiencies have been defined. The effects of overall pressure ratio, cycle temperature ratio, pressure losses and process steam pressure on the energetic and ...
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Criminal nuclear law: international obligations and their implementation in the EU
In this paper, 'criminal nuclear law' is understood as the group of rules adopted at the national, regional or international level which criminalises or makes it mandatory for states to criminalise the practices associated with nuclear energy or radioactivity and which can be distinguished from other provisions relating to similar practices on the basis of the inherent ultra-hazardous nature of ...
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Consumption analysis of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
The characteristics of the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) were introduced. The SOFC system can be divided into ten sections based on the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The fuel specific consumption was taken as the primary indicator to investigate the specific consumption for each section. The Energy-flow Framework Diagram (EFD) was undertaken to modify the system, such as controlling the operating ...
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Facing plans for multiplying nuclear-powered vessels: lessons gained from the Brussels Convention on the Liability of Operators of Nuclear Ships of 1962
The Convention on the Liability of Operators of Nuclear Ships was adopted in Brussels on 25 May 1962 as a free-standing convention. The convention was intended to apply to nuclear damage caused by a nuclear incident occurring in any part of the world and involving the nuclear fuel of, or radioactive products or waste produced in, a nuclear ship flying the flag of a contracting party. ...
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A dangerous recourse? A critical relook at Section 17 of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010
The newly created regime for civil liability for nuclear damage in India has been a fertile source of controversy. Section 17 of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 and Rule 24 of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Rules, 2011 are of particular interest, as they provide for the right of recourse, i.e. the extent to which suppliers of nuclear material can be held liable for ...
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Role of the Indian political system in shaping India's nuclear policy
This paper attempts to examine the role played by various actors in the Indian political system in shaping the nuclear policy in India. The focus will be on the role of the parliament, political parties and prominent civil society groups in influencing the 'nuclear debate' and framing policy. The Indo–US civil nuclear deal and the Nuclear Liability Law are taken as case studies. While parliament ...
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Thermodynamic analyses of closed thermochemical energy storages
Thermal Energy Storage (TES) is an important technology for achieving more efficient and environmentally acceptable energy systems. Where space is limited, thermochemical TES has the highest potential to achieve compact thermal energy storage. Here, a general closed thermochemical TES is investigated using energy and exergy analyses. An illustrative example is presented, and the energy and exergy ...
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Convention on Nuclear Safety: lessons learned after the third round of review meetings
As the Convention on Nuclear Safety was adopted in mid-1994 and came into existence in late 1996, and because the third review meeting has recently been organised, an attempt to draw some conclusions is justifiable. The Convention is an instrument of incentive character, and Slovenia understands the interface between the review process and national reports as a lesson learned and a ...
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Energy Efficiency is PRO Business
There is a lot of current debate about whether the State of WA should require utilities to make greater investments in energy efficiency. This has caused some waves within the business community which has legitimate concerns about energy prices and is usually in opposition to government mandates and. Although not proven, the common belief amongst businesses is that laws requiring investments in ...
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Concerning improvement and reform towards a more effective and realisable nuclear liability legal system in Japan
Japan is the only country in the world that has ever experienced being attacked by atomic bombs. Japanese people have a special feeling towards nuclear power. Japan has opted for an unlimited liability system, which is regarded as a hospitable one to victims in Japan. Under the existing unlimited liability system in Japan, however, there is a problem that nuclear operators cannot necessarily ...
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