Mythbusting: The footprint of renewable energy

By 2017, only 43,500 tons of PVP waste was created worldwide. By 2050 this number is expected to rise to 60 million tons. With better eco-design and new technologies, we may soon be able to re-use all of it. Wind and nuclear energy have the lowest carbon footprints among all energy sources. But how to put it in numbers? Well, it depends, all of them have one result in common - a low carbon footprint. Wind, nuclear energy also have the low carbon footprints. The biggest discrepancies, in all of the studies, occurred for biomass and hydro energy. For biomass, we need to consider what type of land is used for its cultivation and how this land is managed. In our research, we can expect the carbon footprint to keep growing biomass to grow over the next few years. We can expect it to grow and use it over time. Back to the air and water level and water levels.

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Calorimeters for thermal propagation research on Lithium-ion batteries
Energy Infrastructure Energy Efficiency

Calorimeters for thermal propagation research on Lithium-ion batteries

Lithium-ion batteries have the advantages of high energy density, fast charge/discharge ability, no memory effect and low self-discharge. The last step is to prevent the propagation of the thermal runaway from one cell to the neighbouring cells.

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Russia's hydrogen for Japan
Policy & Regulation Energy Infrastructure

Russia's hydrogen for Japan

Russia is all set to gain a foothold in the global hydrogen sector. It looks like a bid to be a key supplier for Japan, which has ambitious targets for adoption of the fuel by 2050. Russi hs been burned erlier on by delys in securing .

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Ushering in the decade of digital
Digitalisation

Ushering in the decade of digital

2019 was quite a year for digitalization in the Utility sector. Digitalization has become a dominant, if not permanent part of the Utility lexicon. In 2019 alone, the Utility Industry will have spent over $60 billion on digitalization initiatives.

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Pandemic upends commercial renewable energy demand
Policy & Regulation Energy Infrastructure

Pandemic upends commercial renewable energy demand

The covid-19 pandemic is disrupting industries around the world, including renewable energy. Experts caution that corporate renewable energy demand could drop off. Solar projects linked to corporate power purchase agreements in Europe could be delayed by the virus outbreak and new projects are.

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Data centers aren't the energy hogs we thought
Renewable Energy Digitalisation

Data centers aren't the energy hogs we thought

Researchers developed the most detailed model to date of global data center energy use. The model provides a more nuanced view of data Center energy use and its drivers. More efforts are needed to better monitor energy use moving forward, lead author says.

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Electric cars better for climate in 95% of the world
Buildings & Transport

Electric cars better for climate in 95% of the world

Study by universities of Exeter, Nijmegen and Cambridge found that electric cars lead to lower carbon emissions overall. Under current conditions, driving an electric car is better for the climate than conventional petrol cars in 95% of the world. Study projects.

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Asset managing your data on the way to electrification
Renewable Energy Digitalisation

Asset managing your data on the way to electrification

Data has transformed how utilities operate, by expanding the volume and resolution of energy use data. The acceleration of electrification and decarbonization will make managing data as a strategic asset increasingly necessary. Data driven decision making creates operational efficiencies and drives cost reductions.

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Having ‘Impossible’ conversations about energy
Policy & Regulation Energy Infrastructure

Having ‘Impossible’ conversations about energy

The author pushes the reader to listen to those at the extremes to find common ground. We may or may not agree that climate change is happening but we can agree that some technologies will move faster than others! The magic really happens in the middle when we.

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Responding to Coronavirus: Low-carbon Investments Can Help Economies Recover
Policy & Regulation Finance & Economics

Responding to Coronavirus: Low-carbon Investments Can Help Economies Recover

The COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a human tragedy. The virus has also hit society like a global tsunami, disrupting travel, cutting off communities. Chinas industrial output has dropped 15% to 40% since the crisis began.

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