energy law Articles
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Utility Dive - Wind and solar power aren’t enough to combat climate change. We need to incentivize firm renewables, too.
The following is a contributed article by George Sakellaris, president and CEO of Ameresco. In a world that continues to grapple with the unfolding effects of climate change and a global energy crisis that shows no signs of slowing, it’s never been more clear that the time to innovate our national approach to energy development is now. For too long, federal U.S. policy has taken a ...
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COP and SPF for Heat Pumps Explained
Heat pumps are powered by electricity but unlike conventional electrical heating, a heat pump is highly efficient. If you are looking into heat pumps, you’ll have come across the terms COP and SPF. Coefficient of Performance (COP) of Heat Pumps COP (Coefficient of Performance) is a measure of efficiency. The efficiency of any machine or system can be calculated as the ratio of amount of ...
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WOW: Solar without subsidies now also in Germany!
As announced in my blog of January 21, 2019 "We will abolish the EEG in 2019", the implementation and project planning of large PV systems without subsidies have now been officially announced. A historical development - the third pillar besides EEG and own consumption, "PPA" is the key word. We'll talk about that on February 26, 2019 in Berlin, more here . While around 2 GW of wind energy with ...
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Illinois Utilities Begin to Design Community Solar Programs Under New Energy Law
Illinois utilities and regulators are putting into motion plans for community solar programs under the state’s Future Energy Jobs Act that passed last year. In filings with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) last month, ComEd outlined proposed terms and conditions for “Community Supply,” also referred to as community solar. Ameren Illinois has also recently filed ...
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Emerging Asian Economies Drive the Increase in World Energy Use from 2015 to 2040
World energy consumption is projected to increase by 28% by 2040, according to the International Energy Outlook 2017 (IEO2017), released today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Most of the world's growth in energy demand is projected to take place in countries outside of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). China and the other non-OECD Asia nations ...
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The Global Arc Towards Renewable Energy
Introduction Given the United States’ recent election results, America’s future on climate and energy policy is uncertain, but global progress on mitigating climate change will continue with or without us. We have reason to be optimistic because countries around the world have demonstrated their commitments to taking action on global warming. Already, 114 countries have ratified the ...
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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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Clean jobs coalition calls for updated renewable energy laws in Illinois
On February 4, 2015, the newly formed Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel called for an update of the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) that was put into place in 2007. The Coalition proposed a plan to create as many as 32,000 jobs annually by improving Illinois' energy economy. These improvements would be made through: (1) changes to the RPS to increase the use of ...
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Optimisation of energy and exergy of turbofan engines using genetic algorithms
This paper presents an application of genetic algorithm (GA) metaheuristics to optimise the design of two-spool separated-flow turbofan engines based on energy and exergy laws. The GA was used to seek the optimum values of eight parameters that defined the turbofan engine. A computer program called the TurboJet-Engine Optimiser v1.0 (TJEO-1.0) has been developed to perform thermodynamic property ...
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Generation Gap: Wind Opens Big Lead over Nuclear in China
In China, wind power is leaving nuclear behind. Electricity output from China’s wind farms exceeded that from its nuclear plants for the first time in 2012, by a narrow margin. Then in 2013, wind pulled away—outdoing nuclear by 22 percent. The 135 terawatt-hours of Chinese wind-generated electricity in 2013 would be nearly enough to power New York State. Once China’s ...
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Proof: For superior energy efficiency - Water Beats VRF - Case Study
ASHRAE’s Apples to Apples Comparison Proves Hydronics Delivers Superior Energy Efficiency over VRF For years Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) manufacturers have been touting their systems’ superior energy efficiency over hydronics without providing the supporting data. Then ASHRAE decided to showcase both systems in its Atlanta headquarters and meter their performance. The results ...
By Evapco Inc.
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Energy and exergy analyses of a new combined cycle using carbon dioxide as working fluid
In this study, a new combined cycle based on the Brayton power cycle and the ejector expansion refrigeration cycle is proposed. The proposed cycle can provide simultaneous heating, cooling and power. And be driven by low temperature heat sources. The suggested cycle can save energy around 46% in comparison with a system producing cooling, power and hot water separately. Moreover, the second law ...
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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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Savings and Incentives for Lighting Upgrades
One of the biggest obstacles to performing upgrades of existing lighting systems is the oftentimes high initial cost. Although new energy standards that affect the availability of older lighting types still in use will force the decision for many, those who act before a particular lamp type becomes unavailable stand to gain the most benefit. Those who make the switch to more efficient lighting ...
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One In Three Councils Not Complying With Legal Duties On Monitoring Their Buildings’ Energy Use
Nearly a third of councils are not complying with their legal duties on monitoring their buildings’ energy use under laws designed to encourage councils to improve their estates. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive from the EU requires public authorities to have up-to-date Display Energy Certificates (DEC) in all their buildings over 1,000m2. The government has allocated ...
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Energy and exergy analysis of R22 and its alternatives in a vapour compression refrigeration system
In this paper, energy and exergy analyses and performance comparison of R22 and its alternatives, R407C and R410A, in a vapour compression refrigeration system (VCRS) have been presented. For this aim, detailed first law (energy) and second law (exergy) analysis of these three refrigerants have been performed. Analyses have been performed for different evaporator (range of -40°C to 0°C ...
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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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Mobilizing Climate Investment: The role of international climate finance in creating scaled-up, low-carbon energy
Between now and 2050, developing countries need an estimated $531 billion per year of additional investment in energy supply and demand technologies in order to limit global temperature rise to 2° C above pre-industrial levels. To achieve this scale of investment, developing country governments and custodians of international public finance will need to deploy limited public finance in ways ...
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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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