News tagged with energy demand
Related topics: energy , greenhouse gas emissions
Energy conservation in south could save billions, create jobs
Energy-efficiency measures in the southern U.S. could save consumers $41 billion on their energy bills, open 380,000 new jobs, and save 8.6 billion gallons of water by 2020, according to a new study from the Nicholas Institute ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 12, 2010 |
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More transmission lines needed to realize wind-power visions
As regulators pave the way for wind-farm development with tax credits and loosened regulations, the key challenge facing developers is that existing transmission lines, substations and transformers are inadequate to handle ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 06, 2010 |
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A smart way to charge up
(PhysOrg.com) -- Electromobility makes sense only if car batteries are charged using electricity from renewable energy sources. But the supply of green electricity is not always adequate. An intelligent charging ...
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Europe's electricity could be all renewables by 2050
Europe could meet all its electricity needs from renewable sources by mid-century, according to a report released Monday by services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Wind resistance: Analysis suggests generating electricity from large-scale wind farms could influence climate
Wind power has emerged as a viable renewable energy source in recent years -- one that proponents say could lessen the threat of global warming. Although the American Wind Energy Association estimates that ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2010 |
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'Distributed energy' has power to save billions
Wide-scale adoption of low-emission distributed energy could reduce the cost of transitioning to a low-carbon future by as much a $130 billion by 2050, according to a new report released today by CSIRO.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 03, 2010 |
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Neighbourhood grids promise energy gains
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers are creating technology that will treat neighbourhoods like a miniature power grid, sharing energy generated at each house according to need. Allied to a host of other ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 24, 2010 |
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Waste could generate up to 7 percent of electricity in Spain
Researchers from the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) have calculated the energy and economic potential of urban solid waste, sludge from water treatment plants and livestock slurry for generating electricity ...
Feb 23, 2010 |
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ASU researcher outlines strategies to curb urban heat island
Protect yourself from the summer sun is good advice to children who want to play outside on a hot summer day and it is good advice to cities as a way to mitigate the phenomenon known as urban heat island.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Smart Grid could re-energize an aging system
At 5 p.m. after a long day's work, you drive your plug-in electric car to your garage. The car's battery is fairly full because you drove little today. You plug your car into a charging station, but rather than recharge, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 18, 2010 |
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Solar lantern lights up rural India's dark nights
For more than 100 Indian villages cut off from grid electricity, life no longer comes to an end after dark thanks to an innovative solar-powered lantern that offers hope to the nation's rural poor.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 23, 2009 |
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It Takes a Solar Village
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rain didn't ruin the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. University teams successfully operated 20 net-zero, grid-connected solar power homes for a week on the National Mall. Some used ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Carbon capture shows major potential in China
(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies may represent a cost-effective, viable option to help China continue to meet its growing energy demands while also delivering deep and sustained ...
Oct 14, 2009 |
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U.S. energy demand on the decline due to population migration
(PhysOrg.com) -- As Congress and the White House explore ways to encourage Americans to conserve energy, a new study by the University of Michigan shows that the average individual energy demand for heating and cooling has ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Global emissions to leap 39 percent by 2030: US
Global carbon dioxide emissions are set to rise 39 percent by 2030 as energy consumption surges in the developing world, notably in Asian giants China and India, the United States warned on Wednesday.
May 27, 2009 |
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