Archive for the 'Renewables' Category
November 23rd, 2009 by
Impact of the Economic Downturn on the Renewables Sector
Energy Business Reports (http://www.energybusinessreports.com), a leading publisher in the energy industry, provides a detailed guide on the impact of the economic downturn on the renewables market. The report, “Impact of the Economic Downturn on the Renewables Sector,” offers an in-depth analysis of the renewables sector from an investment perspective and includes recommendations for maximizing the opportunities and managing the risks involved in the investment appraisal of green projects.
The outlook of the renewables sector seems uncertain. While there are political, economic and social factors driving the shift to renewables, utilities are faced with the challenge of mitigating costs and making the correct environmental choices in an increasingly bad economy. The report highlights the factors that impact the supply and demand-side aspects of investment appraisal, the availability of credit and the attractiveness of the renewables sector as a growth market.
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August 4th, 2009 by
Almost the same level of wind capacity – 46,503MW – has been added in the past three years as was added in the twenty years previously. Average annual capacity growth since 1980 has been over 40%. While European growth slows, the US and emerging markets such as India and China are investing heavily in wind power.
View Details: Future of Wind Power: Increasing Economic Competitiveness as Technology Matures
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July 30th, 2009 by
With rising concern about energy sources, landfill gas (LFG) has emerged as an easily available, economically competitive, and proven energy resource. Approximately 254 million tons of solid waste was generated in the United States in 2007 with 54 percent deposited in municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. As this landfilled waste decomposes, a process that may take 30 years or more, it produces landfill gas (LFG). LFG contains approximately 50% methane and 50% carbon dioxide with less than one percent nonmethane organic compounds and trace amounts of organic compounds. If left uncontrolled, LFG can lead to smog formation and air pollution and can pose an explosion hazard. Furthermore, since LFG contains methane – a greenhouse gas with more than 20 times the heat trapping potential of carbon dioxide – it can contribute to climate change. However, its high methane content also means that LFG can be utilized as a valuable source of energy.
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July 28th, 2009 by
In recent years, Newton-Evans Research Company has conducted several research programs providing a clear view of the international market for supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems among electric, water and gas utilities, and gas and oil pipeline companies. This study is Newton-Evans’ sixth water industry study of SCADA usage patterns and trends, but the first in several years.
View Details: North American Market for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems in Water and Waste Water Utilities 2006-2007 – All 3 Volumes
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July 23rd, 2009 by
“Between 1999 and 2007, the cumulative capacity of solar power grew by 962% to 12,374Mw. Between 2006 and 2007 alone, cumulative capacity grew by 45%…”
Solar power is on the verge of a major breakthrough in terms of short and mid-term deployment. In the longer term, several analyses have shown that solar energy could, albeit with enormous investment, eventually supply the greater part of global energy needs. Solar cell installation is being driven by incentives in several parts of the world and strong growth is expected to continue.
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July 16th, 2009 by
“There have been major changes in estimates of capital costs of renewable technologies since 2003, for example, cost estimates for fuel cells were 244% higher in 2007 than in 2003…”
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Conditions within the power industry have changed significantly in recent years. The rising cost of natural gas has made this an expensive source of power, while concern about global warming and the introduction of limits on CO2 emissions will have a profound effect on the use of coal for power generation, at least in the developed world. In consequence nuclear power has its best chance of a revival for a generation and renewable energy is gaining ground as technology is refined and experience grows.
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July 8th, 2009 by
A new report published by Energy Business Reports, a leading publisher in the energy industry, provides an understanding of state-based Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS). Titled “Understanding U.S. Renewable Portfolio Standards,” the report examines the nature, mechanics, features and advantages of RPS and provides a comprehensive guide to the U.S. State RPS Program requirements.
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As President Obama has called for 10 percent of the nation’s electricity to come from a renewable source by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025, different states have varying RPS targets and years (e.g., Arizona’s 15 percent by 2025 and Colorado’s 20 percent by 2020). However, multiple factors shape the various program designs, including resource eligibility, in-state requirements, new build requirements, technology favoritism, cost caps, program coverage, cost recovery by utilities, penalties for noncompliance, rules regarding REC creation and trading, and additional nonbinding goals.
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July 7th, 2009 by
The hydrogen economy is a proposal for the distribution of energy by using hydrogen. Hydrogen (H2) gives off energy when it is combined with oxygen, but the hydrogen itself has to first be produced, which requires more energy than is released when it is used as a fuel.
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June 24th, 2009 by
A new report published by Energy Business Reports, “Biofuel from Algae Market Potential,” analyzes the use of algae and its alternative fuel potential. Algae are a little-known alternative energy source although scientists have been researching their potential for biodiesel for decades.
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Algae lack the various structures that characterize land plants, such as phyllids and rhizoids in nonvascular plants, or leaves, roots, and other organs that are found in tracheophytes. They are distinguished from protozoa in that they are photosynthetic. Many are photoautotrophic, although some groups contain members that are mixotrophic, deriving energy both from photosynthesis and uptake of organic carbon either by osmotrophy, myzotrophy, or phagotrophy.
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