Renewable Energy Regulations Articles
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Investment Prospects for Biomass Pyrolysis Plant in Europe
In the landscape of renewable energy solutions, biomass pyrolysis plants emerge as compelling avenues for sustainable resource utilization and energy production. With the European Union's ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting renewable energy sources, the investment prospects for biomass pyrolysis plants in Europe have garnered significant attention from investors ...
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The keys to saving energy thanks to the sun
Today, more than ever, we are looking for ways to lower our energy bills while also reducing our impact on the planet. One of the best solutions that we have in Spain is the use of solar energy. In fact, one of Spain's strengths is its large number of sunny days throughout the year: a strength that becomes a real advantage in terms of energy generation and savings. But, what data should we take ...
By Abora Solar
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Understanding the options for renewable energy for data centers
The drive is on to improve the sustainability performance of data centers with tools such as IIoT platforms, energy monitoring and management, and innovative cooling technologies. However efficient a data center becomes, the carbon footprint of the electricity itself will be the main factor in its environmental performance. The exact amount of electricity consumed in data centers around the ...
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Building Regulations changes: a guide for Plumbing and Heating experts
From 15 June 2022, new homes in England and Wales will have to produce 31% less carbon emissions than current levels following changes to Part L of the Building Regulations. The new regulations will pave the way for the Future Homes and Buildings Standard, which will ensure that all new homes built from 2025 will produce 75 to 80 per cent less carbon emissions. A guide to Part L of the Building ...
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Energy Communities: Energy Saving through Local Production and Consumption
The energy transition, supported by growing public awareness of climate change has led to the emergence of energy communities around the world. What are these Communities and what are their Contributions and Benefits? Based on individual self-consumption, these communities have been formed to generate and benefit from the electricity generated locally by collaborating with companies, local ...
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Discover the future of solar energy
At its annual forum, World Economic announced that "by 2030, solar energy could become the most important energy source for electricity and heat production in much of the world." So while solar power remains marginal in the global energy mix, we are forced to see that it is growing exponentially and worldwide. Indeed, solar energy seems to be the great energy of the future due to its multiple ...
By Abora Solar
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BEIS Consultation on the Future of UK Green Gas Support
One of the bioeconomy’s greatest opportunities lies in provision of renewable heat, specifically from the injection of biomethane from anaerobic digestion (AD) into the gas grid. This provides a consistent and reliable source of renewable heat for both domestic and non-domestic purposes by decarbonising the gas grid, lowering the carbon emissions profile compared to natural gas. ...
By NNFCC Ltd.
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How many earths does it take to sustain an energy educator for one year? Too many.
This semester, I embarked on the journey of getting an Occupational Endorsement in Sustainable Energy from the University of Fairbanks. The program and most of the classes are headed by Mark Masteller, a colleague and energy expert, but maybe more importantly, a person who has an impassioned vision about what a sustainable future for all looks like and the knowledge to help mobilize the masses to ...
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As Europe extends turbine lifespans, data becomes crucial
Ageing wind assets, growing corporate demand and limited appetite for full repowering are favoring lifetime extension projects, increasing the importance of performance analysis. European lifetime extension (LTE) activity is set to hike in the coming years as feed-in tariffs expire and wind operators seek to maximize revenues from ageing assets. Around 4 GW/year of European wind turbine ...
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House Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucus Co-Hosts Annual Renewable Energy Policy Forum
On July 12, 2019, the House Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucus and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute co-hosted the 22nd Annual Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO and Policy Forum. The forum brought together government agencies, businesses, and trade associations to showcase renewable energy technologies and discus sustainable public policy options. ...
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Italy’s draft National Energy and Climate Plan needs to ramp up on ambition
Italy needs to set out explicit measures to support wind energy in the next decade – including on repowering of existing assets – if it is serious about meeting its climate targets. On 4-5 June WindEurope participated in the E-Talia Summit in Milan, where the focus was on the development of Italian solar and wind energy and discussed the state of affairs in Italy’s draft ...
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Empowering Women - As Managers of the Renewable Energy Sector - Case Study
APEC Project May - November 2018 What is the Project About? The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) launches the initiative “Empowering Women as Managers in the Renewable Energy Sector,” a project developed by the United States and implemented by the Renewables Academy AG (RENAC), Nedworc Foundation (NWF) and SD Strategies. Through an ambitious, comprehensive and targeted ...
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European Solar Projects
The EU has been making great strides towards solar power in the recent years, as European solar projects have overhauled most countries main energy systems. Recently, EU ambassadors met together to revise the renewable energy directive, setting a goal to reach 32% renewable energy from the EU by 2030. In fact, the EU bank has invested $11.75 million in solar energy in ...
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Increasing ambition for renewable heating and cooling: Is the current energy modelling enough?
EGEC has released a policy paper assessing the current European Commission’s energy modelling for heating and cooling, used to generate forecasts that serve as basis for policy proposals and policy making. The resulting analysis shows a lack of robustness in the Commission’s forecasts for the heating and cooling sector, which translates in a lack of ambition, in the initial ...
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Sustainable Biorefineries: An Important Research Topic
In recent years, substantial steps into the transition towards a biobased economy have been taken in order to reduce the reliance on imported oil and the emission of greenhouse gases. As far as Europe is concerned, Sweden, home to theEUBCE 2017 in Stockholm, has been very successful in decoupling GHG emissions from economic growth: from 2000 to 2012, total GHG emissions decreased by 16% while ...
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Offshore wind costs and development risk
How procurement strategies, manufacturing costs and new technology stack up against development risk in Offshore Wind Projects. Offshore wind is changing, and it is changing for the better. In 2006, offshore wind deployment costs started rising significantly, from £1.5m/ MW, in 2016 prices, to over £4m/MW in 2012, without a clear indication as to what the price ceiling would be. ...
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Green Acres, the largest solar farm in Western Canada
Hutterite colony invests in solar for business reasons You’ve seen them before, though they don’t tend to stand out. Hutterites—women in bright coloured, identical dresses and men in somber, dark jackets and hats. They’re almost always at the farmer’s market on a Saturday morning selling fresh eggs, carrots and potatoes. This quaint image of a quiet people is a ...
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Renewable energy progress report
What is the Renewable energy progress report and what is its purpose? The Renewable Energy Directive states that a progress report should be issued every two years. The purpose of this progress report is to assess Member States' progress in the promotion and use of renewable energy in line with the 2020 targets. In addition, it contains sections on thesustainability scheme for biofuels and ...
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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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Renewable energy in Europe — approximated recent growth and knock-on effects
Background and policy To accomplish its transition to a low-carbon society by 2050, the European Union (EU) has adopted a set of intermediate climate and energy targets for 2020 and 2030. The energy sector will face particular challenges in the context of this ambitious transformation process, given the scale of change required in a relatively short period of time. Renewable energy sources (RES) ...
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