energy regulation Articles
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How to comply with the ERC Energy Regulations in Kenya in 6 Easy Steps
It is now just about three years since the enactment of the Energy Efficiency Regulations 2012. Dawn has arrived for high energy consumers (those spending more than 15,000kWh of energy per month) to comply with the regulations. Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been sending out letters to high energy consumers, informing them of the need to be compliant. Most consumers do not really know ...
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Survey: What will it take to make buildings more energy efficient?
Companies are unaware of the actual costs of their energy use. Less than a third have commissioned energy audits for their buildings. Further, two thirds of those surveyed overestimate the cost of energy efficient construction. A surprising 75 percent saw benefit in energy regulation and described lack of enforcement as a problem. The solution Not too much carrot and not too much stick, ...
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Proposed offshore wind farm consents process in the UK: some considerations
The objectives of the study were to define the full details of the consenting process for offshore wind farms in territorial waters (in England and Wales) and to develop guidance aimed primarily at developers outlining the consenting process in its entirety. Conclusions included: the formalisation of available routes to consents for developers; the formalisation of the requirement for a DTI ...
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Get-set for a Net-Zero Australia with Solar
The climate picture painted by much of the media makes it easy to be pessimistic. Fortunately it’s not all bad news. According to the Clean Energy Regulator (CER), in 2021 Australia set a new record for renewable energy investments for the fifth year in a row. Last year (2021) 380,000 new solar panels with a combined capacity of 3.2 gigawatts were installed, which means that more than one ...
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Wind energy in Italy: regulatory and technical aspects
Italy has carried out the deregulation of the electricity sector. The EU 'Renewable Directive' gave Italy a very ambitious burden sharing: by 2010, 25% of the demand will be faced by renewable energy against a 1997 baseline of 16%. To sustain such development, the producers/importers have a yearly obligation to inject into the system 'green production': in 2002 by 2% increasing to 3.05% by 2006 ...
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Net Meter vs Gross Meter In India
The Indian government had an initial target of 20 GW capacity for 2022, which was achieved four years ahead of schedule. In 2015 the target was raised to 100 GW of solar capacity (including 40 GW from rooftop solar) by 2022. The ambitious target has brought along with it the need to review the existing energy policies in order to satisfy all the stakeholders like prosumers, DISCOMs, energy ...
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Lower energy prices: Now you see them, now you don’t
When combined with efficiency, solar homes can achieve ‘net zero’ – they consume no more energy than they produce. It is likely we will see a growing number of net zero homes built as more states reach what is called ‘grid parity’ – the cost of solar energy becomes no higher than the power we buy from our utility. Industry insiders say that about a dozen states already have reached this goal.This ...
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Romania expending its solar capacity
A solar park project of 2.5 MW produced by the company Energy Day has been installed and connected to the Romanian utility, Electrica, 35 km north-west of Bucharest in just 50 days. The installation covers six hectares and provides 3.2 TWh of electricity per year to the administrative division Dâmbovita. The solar power plant has been approved by the Romanian Energy Regulator (ANRE) and ...
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Costs and Benefits of Energy Efficient Lighting and Technology
In developed nations, lighting accounts for a large portion of the entire amount of electrical power consumed. In the United States, lighting is responsible for approximately 20% of total electricity consumption. In Canada, up to 50% of the electricity used in residential areas is consumed by lighting. In the US and Canada, lighting accounts for about 35% of the electricity used in commercial ...
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Project Tank Vapors - Case Study
Project Overview: In 2015 Questor was selected to provide emissions control for a truck loading and tank vapors at a Shell oil battery in Alberta, Canada. The waste gas stream consists primarily of rich gasses, ethane (~19 mol%), propane (~35 mol%), butane (~24 mol%) and remaining hydrocarbons, ~35 mscf/d of fuel gas is required to draw the low pressure waste gas stream into the thermal oxidizer ...
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Denver: From the brown cloud to the green light
When it comes to the green energy race, it’s not over until it’s over. Just look at the city of Denver. For years the Mile High City was notorious for its brown cloud, a dirty layer of pollution that not only marred the city’s pristine mountain image, but also caused serious health problems. Now Denver is the fifth greenest city among 27 rated in the recent US and Canada Green ...
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Local challenges confronting the CSP market in South Africa
Lacking of a definitive Government energy policy in South Africa has been a key barrier hindering progress in the Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) market in the country. The CSP Today’s South Africa 3 part guide’ states: “The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), published in mid-2010, identified South Africa’s 2013 renewables target of 10,000 GWh of energy from all renewable ...
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Reflections on regulatory oversight of nuclear power plants
A regulatory body acts as a representative for society to ensure that the operation of nuclear facilities do not introduce any undue threats. Typical regulatory tasks include the definition of safety requirements, the inspections needed to ensure that they are adhered to and the imposing of sanctions if violations are detected. Regulatory oversight is anchored in national legislation, which is ...
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Electric power systems real-time monitoring and control
In recent decades, several improvements have been achieved in power system operation and control. The evolution was mainly in the development of computational and communication systems. Both areas allowed the analysis of complex models of power system operation and control that resulted in a more flexible system controlled in almost real-time mode. All these improvements favoured the change of ...
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Why the IBEW supports expanding nuclear power generation in the USA
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) represents workers, many who work in the utility and power generation industries. The IBEW has been and continues to be a vocal supporter of the expansion of nuclear power generation in the USA. Five years ago, there was a general expectation that nuclear capacity would expand greatly. It did not, and in part the absence of more new ...
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What will rising electricity rates mean to clean energy?
A political consultant once told me that Americans only vote for the environmental candidate if the economy is thriving. The nation’s financial house needs to be in order before voters will tend the garden. Green energy advocates appear to have circumvented this tendency in recent years by promoting green jobs. The political formula is no longer the environment or the economy, but the ...
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New direction of energy policy in Hungary towards the new millennium
Ten years ago, Hungary started to elaborate a new energy policy parallel with the restructuring the economy. The energy policy focused on the safety of the energy supply, the establishment of market conditions, environmental protection and improvement of energy efficiency. New regulations and institutional background also had to be created. The former state-owned energy companies have been ...
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Quick guide to Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) is published
Inprova Energy has published a free guide to the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) Regulations, which could make energy-wasting commercial buildings unlettable. The MEES regulations come into force on 1 April 2018 and will make it illegal to grant a new tenancy to new or existing tenants for privately rented commercial properties that don't meet minimum energy standards. Landlords who ...
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A combined electro-mechanical control technique for dynamic voltage regulation of a stand-alone wind turbine generator
This paper introduces a computer-based model and dynamic simulation of a combined electro-mechanical control technique for a stand-alone wind turbine generator system. The presented combined control technique consists of three closed loops for speed regulation, nacelle alignment and dynamic load voltage regulation. Speed regulation is achieved by adjusting the pitch angle of the turbine blades. ...
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From voluntary to mandatory – energy management systems in the United States
As cap and trade legislation in the United States has slowly faded as a distant and forgotten memory, energy efficiency standards for commercial buildings and industrial facilities have simultaneously emerged as a viable and palatable alternative that could achieve significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions. Indeed, the industrial and commercial sectors alone account for 58 percent of ...
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