The continuous availability and affordability of energy and, in particular, electricity supply is an indispensable condition for the working of a well-functioning modern society. This is especially true for advanced industrial or post-industrial societies, where electricity generation provides the services essential for production, communication and exchange. Unsurprisingly, governments of OECD countries are thus concerned with understanding the factors influencing the security of energy and electricity supplies and seek to develop policy frameworks and strategies to enhance them. (more…)
Nuclear energy has some distinct advantages in strengthening the external dimension of energy supply security. These include: ...
Geopolitical risk refers almost always to primary energy carriers (oil, gas, coal, uranium or renewable energy) since their loc ...
In Europe, modern renewable energy sources technologies were explored thoroughly for the first time after the oil embargo/ price cr ...
Biomass has been a main energy sources in the world since the beginning of civilization. It has been important in development p ...
Following the recent completion of three nuclear power plants, there is now some 9.6 GW of nuclear capacity in the United Kingd ...
In the absence of useful and established patterns of practice, a search is under way for new means of reconciling local government’s sectorial concerns, technological opportunities, and shifts in energy markets with global environmental imperatives. There are several hopeful initiatives, focusing squarely on comprehensive local action in urban and regional conversion to a renewable energy supply base. (more…)
The Solar City approach originally emerged from a new generation of International Energy Agency (IEA) energy research and developme ...
The aim is to work with cities in advancing renewable energy technologies and systems and to help promote the renewable energy indu ...
The age of industrialization came into full force through the modern exploration and use of fossil fuels. As one of its most striki ...
The renewable energy technology and policy organization Eurosolar has in 2001 issued a blueprint program, for the use by regional p ...
There are various and somewhat complementary reasons to foster the growth of renewable energy sources in Europe. A major incent ...
“Spain has great potential but lack geothermal legislation and investment.” Besides being clean, renewable and friendly, easily manageable, which contributes to security of energy supply.
However, like other renewable energy sources, requires the development of sustainable energy technology push policies and efficient and environment economic support. (more…)
Mieres campus yesterday welcomed the conclusion of the technical conference on geothermal energy as alternative renewable energy. E ...
The Geologists Association president advocates the use of geothermal energy by its high durability and low maintenance. Besides a r ...
In most countries, geothermal resources are classified as natural resources belonging to the government. Since the 1980s, there has ...
Although technology change (usually involving an improvement in energy efficiency) is not inherently a geographic process, it does ...
According to the German standard VDI 4640 geothermal energy is stored energy as heat beneath the Earth's solid surface, encompa ...
The Solar City approach originally emerged from a new generation of International Energy Agency (IEA) energy research and development work to pursue citywide applications as integral to the main planning agenda. It is now adopted by the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE) as a basic policy and planning basis for cities. (more…)
In the absence of useful and established patterns of practice, a search is under way for new means of reconciling local government’ ...
The aim is to work with cities in advancing renewable energy technologies and systems and to help promote the renewable energy indu ...
The age of industrialization came into full force through the modern exploration and use of fossil fuels. As one of its most striki ...
The renewable energy technology and policy organization Eurosolar has in 2001 issued a blueprint program, for the use by regional p ...
As a reaction to these historical perspectives, the building industry has witnessed a certain rise in design responses to regio ...
The renewable energy technology and policy organization Eurosolar has in 2001 issued a blueprint program, for the use by regional politicians in the implementation of renewable energy. (more…)
In the absence of useful and established patterns of practice, a search is under way for new means of reconciling local government’ ...
The Solar City approach originally emerged from a new generation of International Energy Agency (IEA) energy research and developme ...
Both state and federal funding is available for research and development of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEVs) and other alter ...
The aim is to work with cities in advancing renewable energy technologies and systems and to help promote the renewable energy indu ...
Government expenditures on energy R&D, energy conservation have risen steadily over the past decade, but only two countries, Japan ...
The operation of electric power systems in the 1970s was a vertically integrated activity with a strongly monopolistic character and with a public acceptance energy supply service obligation in their location area. Their activities were under the scrutiny of a regulatory authority accountable, directly or indirectly, to the government. (more…)
Public acceptance (PA) clusters are defined by a number of rather intangible commonalties dealing with social values and public ...
Not surprisingly, most Energy Research and Development takes place in industrialized countries where both the public and private se ...
This liberalization is aimed at introducing supply competition in the electricity and gas price markets. Competition is supposed to ...
The aim of this broad sweep through the area of energy innovation, highlighting the main actors, activities, policies, institutions ...
Electric and gas utilities’ Research & Development activities deal nearly exclusively with energy conversion, distribution, and ene ...
For years it was out of desperation that observers have advised and viewed of American energy policy and geopolitical risks regarding American obsession with oil. United States have become very sensitive to permanent events in the Gulf region. But the great surprise was the American public seems quite happy to give thousands of young soldiers in a desert war against other nation with huge cost inline. (more…)
Tanker transportation and oil transport functions as an important link to facilitate the flow of oil and products from their li ...
The entire concept of energy independence revolves around using the resources within a country. Simply put, it's "Stay within ...
In the post-World War II period, until the beginning of the 1970s, oil price fluctuations were very small. From 1949 to 1970, a ...
Natural gas is the fastest growing energy source worldwide, and its share of total energy consumption, according to the EIA, is ...
Here, the sensitivity of energy demand to climate is measured two ways. The first method uses elasticities that provide simple summ ...
An important element for the entire infrastructure of hydrogen energy infrastructure is having hydrogen delivery system the safely and efficiently deliver hydrogen from productions sites to end stations. Hydrogen delivery methods are varying widely, most of them depend on the hydrogen production method and end use. Currently, hydrogen is transferred to a limited number of production plants by using pipeline or transported by road via cylinders, tube trailers. (more…)
The issues of hydrogen storage run through the hydrogen production, hydrogen transport, supply and demand for end use of hydrog ...
Hydrogen has many applications when it comes to fuel. It can be used both in internal combustion engines and hydrogen fuel cells. ...
With ethanol’s future uncertain, many commentators see the transportation debate evolving into a war between two other technologies ...
Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have found that using a high pressure can create a very unique material for storing hydr ...
All of today’s hydrogen conversion products, demonstration models, and prototypes possess some deficiencies; they cannot yet pr ...
Public acceptance (PA) clusters are defined by a number of rather intangible commonalties dealing with social values and public preferences. Societal values influencing the public acceptance of energy technologies include the following:
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The internalization of environmental external costs. In this respect, all energy technologies with high SO2 emission intensities form the acidification cluster; (more…)
10 benefits of Solar Energy: No 1 Solar energy is renewable. We never have to worry about running out of sunlight or usi ...
If water is put on the floor on a cleaning operation, it tends to dry rapidly after a short time. In this position, we say that ...
The first step in categorizing potential benefits and costs is determining the relevant scope of the analysis. We have concluded th ...
Natural gas is found mainly in underground reservoirs and in coal beds. Natural gas is a fossil fuel that consist primarily of ...
Extensive insulation repairs are usually done by contractors having the specific skills and equipment appropriate to the type o ...