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- It discusses various renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies being researched at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) that could help Hawaii meet its clean energy goals, such as net-zero energy buildings, solar and wind power, geothermal and biofuels.
Renewable Energy Sources in Tamilnadu by MATHANKUAMRMathankumar S
Renewable Energy Resources in TamilNadu ..... Need for Improvement ....Energy Crisis ............. Power Demand in TamilNadu .......... Need to Develop Power Resources............... Power Plants in TamilNadu ..... Electricity Sector in India ............. World Electricity Generation ------------- TamilNadu Electricity Status in the year of 2012 .................. Present Problems in Electric Generation .............. Findout the possibilities ..............
Renewable Energy Sources in Tamilnadu by MATHANKUAMRMathankumar S
Renewable Energy Resources in TamilNadu ..... Need for Improvement ....Energy Crisis ............. Power Demand in TamilNadu .......... Need to Develop Power Resources............... Power Plants in TamilNadu ..... Electricity Sector in India ............. World Electricity Generation ------------- TamilNadu Electricity Status in the year of 2012 .................. Present Problems in Electric Generation .............. Findout the possibilities ..............
Non conventional energy resources seminar reportAyush Chandra
this is a seminar report which clearly describes about the latest emerging technologies which can be used to harness non conventional energy and to effectively use them. Also it briefly discusses about the industry and market policy trends which r taking place for non conventional energy resources
The free state-by-state guides walk through the benefits and uses of three major types of geothermal applications: power generation, direct use and heat pumps.
Renewable energy, that's what we now have to think about!! In this era where the conventional sources are getting exhausted, prices soaring up, alternate must be brought in our daily life.
Renewable energy is energy generated from natural resources which are replenished
such as wind, wave, solar, biomass and tidal power. Governments and companies around the
world are investing heavily in developing technologies to harness the power of clean
renewable energy sources because of their potential to produce large quantities of energy
without generating greenhouse gases which can contribute to climate change. Most of the
power generation in India is carried out by conventional energy sources, coal and mineral oilbased
power plants which contribute heavily to greenhouse gases emission.
Renewable energy sources consist of solar, hydro, wind, geothermal, ocean and
biomass. The most common advantage of each is that they are renewable and cannot be
depleted. They are a clean energy, as they don't pollute the air, and they don't contribute to
global warming effects. Since their sources are natural the cost of operations is reduced and
they also require less maintenance on their plants.
Energy generated by using wind, tides, solar, geothermal heat, and biomass including farm and animal waste is known as non-conventional energy. All these sources are renewable or inexhaustible and do not cause environmental pollution. More over they do not require heavy expenditure.
Natural resources that can be replaced and reused by nature are termed renewable. Natural resources that cannot be replaced are termed nonrenewable.
Renewable resources are replaced through natural processes at a rate that is equal to or greater than the rate at which they are used, and depletion is usually not a worry.
Nonrenewable resources are exhaustible and are extracted faster than the rate at which they formed. E.g. Fossil Fuels (coal, oil, natural gas).
Non conventional energy resources seminar reportAyush Chandra
this is a seminar report which clearly describes about the latest emerging technologies which can be used to harness non conventional energy and to effectively use them. Also it briefly discusses about the industry and market policy trends which r taking place for non conventional energy resources
The free state-by-state guides walk through the benefits and uses of three major types of geothermal applications: power generation, direct use and heat pumps.
Renewable energy, that's what we now have to think about!! In this era where the conventional sources are getting exhausted, prices soaring up, alternate must be brought in our daily life.
Renewable energy is energy generated from natural resources which are replenished
such as wind, wave, solar, biomass and tidal power. Governments and companies around the
world are investing heavily in developing technologies to harness the power of clean
renewable energy sources because of their potential to produce large quantities of energy
without generating greenhouse gases which can contribute to climate change. Most of the
power generation in India is carried out by conventional energy sources, coal and mineral oilbased
power plants which contribute heavily to greenhouse gases emission.
Renewable energy sources consist of solar, hydro, wind, geothermal, ocean and
biomass. The most common advantage of each is that they are renewable and cannot be
depleted. They are a clean energy, as they don't pollute the air, and they don't contribute to
global warming effects. Since their sources are natural the cost of operations is reduced and
they also require less maintenance on their plants.
Energy generated by using wind, tides, solar, geothermal heat, and biomass including farm and animal waste is known as non-conventional energy. All these sources are renewable or inexhaustible and do not cause environmental pollution. More over they do not require heavy expenditure.
Natural resources that can be replaced and reused by nature are termed renewable. Natural resources that cannot be replaced are termed nonrenewable.
Renewable resources are replaced through natural processes at a rate that is equal to or greater than the rate at which they are used, and depletion is usually not a worry.
Nonrenewable resources are exhaustible and are extracted faster than the rate at which they formed. E.g. Fossil Fuels (coal, oil, natural gas).
Renewable and Non- renewable energy SourcesGeorge Thomas
Renewable energy is energy which is generated from natural sources i.e. sun, wind, rain, tides and can be generated again and again as and when required. Non-Renewable energy is energy which is taken from the sources that are available on the earth in limited quantity and will vanish fifty-sixty years from now.
Webinar - Support Schemes for Renewable Energy Development and Grid DevelopmentLeonardo ENERGY
Some fundamental questions for any country willing to introduce renewables and distributed generation are:
* Which are the different incentive schemes for the promotion of distributed generation and renewables?
* Feed-in Tariffs, Quota Obligation, Tenders, Fiscal Incentives… What is proved to work and what failed?
* Accommodating increasing amounts of distributed generation requires new grid developments; which are the incentives?
What does energy efficiency matter? Energy efficiency is the single most cost-effective way of lowering greenhouse gas emissions and an essential component of any strategy to reach long-term emission reduction goals. It also boosts economic productivity, improves energy security, reduces expenditure on fuels and energy infrastructure, reduces air pollution and develops the energy services industry.
If Australia improved its energy efficiency by just an extra one per cent each year it would generate an additional $8 billion in GDP by 2020 and $26 billion by 2030. This is an important contribution to improving Australia’s productivity, as well as cutting our energy bills and carbon pollution.
For more information please visit www.climateinstitute.org.au/boosting-australias-energy-productivity.html
Leading businesses and investors are also committing
to action to reduce their emissions and diverting
investment to clean technology. Net-zero emissions
by 2050 is consistent with the approach of leading
Australian corporations such as AGL, Amcor,
Wesfarmers and Telstra. Aligning with leading
corporations will improve collaboration and improve
investment certainty.
Submission to ACT inquiry into Emissions TargetsKevin Cox
The ACT (Australia) Legislative Assembly set up an enquiry into whether the ACT should set its own emissions targets to help in the battle to reduce green house gas concentrations. This presentation is in support of a submission.
City of Minneapolis Climate Action Planning and ImplementationJulia Eagles
Presentation on the efforts of the City of Minneapolis to track its greenhouse gas emissions, and take action to implement programs and policies to reduce those emissions.
Setting a long term carbon reduction goal for minneapolisJulia Eagles
Presentation for the Minneapolis Community Environmental Advisory Commission on creating a long-term greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal for the City of Minneapolis.
Presentation I gave at the Future Grid Forum in Sydney on 18 March 2015. Introducing ARENA's view on the challenges with integrating renewable energy and grids, and ARENA's draft investment priorities.
The merits of integrating renewables with smarter grid carimetRick Case, PMP, P.E.
A critical look at the response a grid will need with increasing penetration levels of Variable Renewable Resouces (VRRs) on a grid and the SMART solutions required to maintain grid stability.
These slides come from the presentation made by Tobi Kellner and Alice Hooker-Stroud at the ZCB Event: "Can renewables keep the lights on?" held at St John's church, Waterloo, London on the 9th April 2014.
They outline the Zero Carbon Britain: Rethinking the Future scenario detailing how the UK can rise to the climate challenge and run on net zero emissions. It includes questions posed to the audience for a 'world cafe' style discussion that followed the presentation sessions.
In this session, Steef will go in depth to talk about how integration relates to Internet of Things in the Utilities space dealing with renewable energy. In utilities space, there is a shift towards renewable energy as natural resources and nuclear energy are a lesser option due to environmental issues and sustainability. An actual real world scenario will be demonstrated and explained.
I presented at Argus Methanol Forum yesterday. Talked about methanol as a renewable liquid fuel option that can offer efficient vehicle for large scale utilization and monetization of renewable energy resources.
World Energy Situation and 21st Century Coal PowerJeffrey Phillips
An overview of the current power market in the US and the impact it may have on other parts of the world. This was first presented at a workshop held at the University of Tokyo in Japan on Feb 25, 2014
The Potential Role of Geothermal Energy as a Major Supplier of Primary Energ...Iceland Geothermal
Jefferson Tester, Croll Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems
Director of the Cornell Energy Institute and Associate Director for Energy in the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Plenary session, Iceland Geothermal Conference 2013
March 5-8, 2013, Harpa, Reykjavík
Concentrated Solar Thermal Power can be coupled with Thermal Energy Storage using Molten Salts. This presentations offers a compelling argument why this technology will remain competitive despite future improvements in other storage technologies
This presentation was prepared by Ben Cipiti, author of The Energy Construct, and guest of the May 1, 2008 Midtown Brews conversation with Meet The Bloggers and citizens.
Building Energy Efficiency Into Energy EquationIJERDJOURNAL
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Fuel Cells are becoming the preferred alternate energy but unless the constraints are understood and dealt with it will not be adopted at the rate it should
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Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative and NREL: Implementing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
1. The Hawai’i Clean Energy Initiative: Implementing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Renewable Energy and Island Sustainability Seminar Series University of Hawai’i September 3, 2009 Paul Norton NREL
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15. Energy Efficiency Offers Low or No-Cost Carbon Reduction Options Building Efficiency (in red) represent largest No-Cost option Source: McKinsey Global Institute, 2007
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17. Energy Used in Buildings Buildings use 72% of the nation’s electricity and 55% of its natural gas. 100.7 Quads of Total Use, 2005 Source: Buildings Energy Data Book 2007
18. Technology for Cost Effective Zero Energy Buildings NREL Zero Energy Habitat House BIPV Products & PV-T Array Compressorless Cooling Electrochromic Windows Polymer Solar Water Heaters Computerized optimization & simulation Tools
19. Net-Zero Energy Homes That Are Cashflow Neutral Average 1990’s home Homeowner cost for low energy home* is the same as minimum code home * low energy home requires 65% less energy • NREL Analysis using BEOpt software for Boulder,CO climate Example taken from the “GEOS” Neighborhood. Courtesy of Wonderland Hills Development, Boulder Colorado
23. Wind Energy Technology Advanced Blades Offshore Wind US Wind Resource Exceeds Total Electrical Demand Innovative Tall Towers Giant Multi-megawatt Turbines Wind Forecasting Courtesy:WindLogics, Inc. St. Paul, MN
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25. Applications of Solar Heat and Electricity Photovoltaics (PV) Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Centralized Generation, large users or utilities Distributed Generation, on-site or near point of use Solar Thermal Transportation Residential & Commercial Buildings Industrial Passive solar Hot water
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28. National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future PV Conversion Technologies— Decades of NREL Leadership
42. Evaluating Potential New Directions Enhanced Geothermal Systems Ocean Kinetic Energy Pelamis—Ocean Power Delivery Verdant—Power RITE Turbine Tidal Wave
43. Smart Grid – Renewable Energy Integration in Systems at All Scales
45. Making Transformational Change We must seize the moment. The opportunity for making renewable energy transformational change is now before us as a solution to a global crisis.
46. What is HCEI? National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future What is HCEI?
48. The 70% clean energy by 2030 goal Source: HECO IRP4, Sept. 2008
49. Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Goals Total Electricity Consumption Year 2008 2030 Projected consumption – business as usual
50. Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Goals Total Electricity Consumption Year 2008 2030 Projected consumption – business as usual Actual consumption with efficiency improvements Efficiency savings = 30% of 2030 projected use
51. Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Goals Total Electricity Consumption Year 2008 2030 Projected consumption – business as usual Actual consumption with efficiency improvements Renewables = 40% of 2030 projected use Renewable Electricity Efficiency savings = 30% of 2030 projected use
52. Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Goals Total Electricity Consumption Year 2008 2030 Projected consumption – business as usual Actual consumption with efficiency improvements Renewables = 40% of 2030 projected use Oil = 30% of 2030 projected use Efficiency savings = 30% of 2030 projected use Generation from oil Renewable Electricity
53. 70% Clean Energy = 30% Efficiency + 40% Renewables Source: Booz Allen Hamilton, 2008
59. National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future An example of NET Zero Energy in a home kW kW NET energy consumption Hourly energy consumption Hourly PV production kW
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62. Residential example: Affordable air conditioned home on Oahu Percent energy savings Combined monthly cost: energy cost + increased mortgage cost due to efficiency measures ($/month) National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future
63. Residential example: Affordable air conditioned home on Oahu Percent energy savings Combined monthly cost: energy cost + increased mortgage cost due to efficiency measures ($/month) National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future Net metering $0.20/kWh 7% 30 year mortgage Minimum cost design Neutral cost design Zero energy Efficiency/PV balance point
65. Percent energy savings Combined monthly cost: energy cost + increased mortgage cost due to efficiency measures ($/month) National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future $0.20/kWh $0.30/kWh $0.40/kWh $0.50/kWh Residential example: Affordable air conditioned home on Oahu
66. Sizing the PV system National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future Typical new home Zero energy home Annual PV Production efficiency
67. Sizing the PV system National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future Typical new home Zero energy home efficiency education Annual PV Production House Design Occupant Education
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69. Energy use depends on us! Las Vegas Homes with identical energy efficiency features Annual Energy Use per Home 3300 kWh/mo 620 kWh/mo National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future More than 5x difference
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71. For example, our refrigerators… Source: NRDC National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future
72. … .our TVs… National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future
76. Starting Point Minimum Cost Point Cost Neutral Point Maximum Energy Savings ZEB Not Possible Example Analysis: Big –Box Pet Store in Colorado
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Editor's Notes
Michael Crowley, a senior scientist with the Chemical and Biosciences Center, created an animated model of Cel7A, nature's primary enzyme for decaying plants. By visualizing the enzyme's process, Crowley and his co-workers hope to bioengineer a version that will accelerate the process of making simple sugars from woody plants and farm wastes that are easily converted into cellulosic ethanol. Cel7A is a vegetarian molecule that is nature's primary agent for decaying plants. Crowley, an NREL senior scientist, and his associates are modeling Cel7A in hopes of bioengineering a version that will accelerate the process of making cellulosic ethanol from woody plants and farm wastes. A breakthrough like this would enable biofuels to be produced more easily from abundant biomass wastes and could reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil.
McKinsey, like virtually all efficiency and carbon reduction studies, has assessed potential contributions of individual technologies, but has not attempted to assess the much more powerful aspects of whole building integration approaches to net-zero homes and commercial buildings. Advanced design, construction, control and operations are wholly missing from this analysis – as well as from NEMS, MARKAL, and MINICAM modeling efforts. Also, it should be noted that for virtually all of the IPCC and DOE CCTP scenarios to “work” in stabilizing atmospheric carbon concentrations massive amounts of new efficiency is assumed to occur without explanation of the source of that new efficiency in terms of R&D, investment, and support infrastructure.
Upper Right : NREL designed and built a Net Zero Energy Habitat for Humanity House about 5 miles from the NREL campus. Over the two years that NREL monitored the building it actually produced 3000 kWh more than it used (accounting for gas use). Key energy features of the building are: a) Highly Insulated R-30 Walls and R-60 roof, b) passive solar window design, c) energy recovery ventilation system, e) 4kW PV array, f) Solar domestic hot water system backed up by an instantaneous gas water heater. Upper Middle : NREL has collaborated with industry to develop a number of Building Integrated PV (BIPV) systems that can work with shingle style roofs, standing seam metal roofs, and flat “built-up” roofs. NREL has also partnered with industry to develop a combined PV-Thermal system (shown on the house) that simultaneously cools the PV array, and preheats the solar thermal array providing electricity and hot water while reducing the roof area needed for the panels. Upper Right: NREL has collaborated with industry to produce a variety of evaporative and desiccant based coolers that are more efficient than vapor compression technology. NREL has also developed a revolutionary concept “DEVap” that combines desiccant and evaporative cooling in a single element making it possible to do highly efficient evaporative cooling anywhere in the country. Analysis for a DEVap unit in Phoenix showed 80% energy savings compared to a typical vapor compression air conditioner (even accounting for the 1 to 2 month humid monsoon period in the summer). Bottom Left: NREL has collaborated with industry to develop electrochromic windows that can be controlled to darken when the sun is not wanted, and lighten when the sun is beneficial. Bottom Middle : NREL has collaborated with industry partners to develop two low-cost polymer based solar hot water systems. The system in a box can be purchased at Home Depot and installed as a do-it-yourself project for about $1000. Bottom Right: NREL has developed building energy simulation and optimization tools that enable the most cost effective package of efficiency and renewable technologies to be determined for any given savings level, in any building type, in any climate. Other NREL developed tools assist developers to design energy efficient community layouts accounting for trees and other buildings.
Worldwide installed capacity = 56,813 MW as of Jan 2006 Worldwide industry = $12-$14B
Fly Ranch Geyser at fly Ranch Hot Springs, located in Hualapai Flat about 24 km north of Gerlach, Nevada (3 spouting mountains) Caption Geysers are the rarest fountains found in geothermal aresa. What makes them rare and distinguishes them from hot springs is that somewhere, usually near the surface in the plumbing system of a geyser, there are one or more constrictions. Expanding steam bubbles generated from the rising hot water build up behind these constrictions, ultimately squeezing through the narrow passageways and forcing the water above to overflow from the geyser. Credit:
NREL Research Thrusts The Biorefinery Solutions to under-utilized waste residues - Agriculture - Forestry - Urban Advanced agriculture (energy crops) enabled by plant genomics and bioscience
Found there is the potential to tap up to 100 GW of energy in the first 10 km of rock underneath the U.S. by 2050 (one-tenth of current U.S. generating capacity) It is estimated the resource potential of ocean energy is on par with hydropower (which currently makes up 7% of electricity generation) Current Energy – more advanced, production potential is largely unmapped Wave Energy – less advanced, multiple technological approaches, production potential is estimated to be between 250,000-260,000 GWh per year (or 5% of total current generation; EPRI, 2004) Federal Geothermal Program since the 1970’s NREL Geothermal R&D since the late 1980’s Low temperature energy conversion cycles Better performing, lower cost components Innovative materials Analysis to define technology path to Enhanced Geothermal Systems Geothermal Program de-emphasized last several years Ongoing renaissance of DOE program and NREL efforts