Solar energy, hydro-electricity, geothermal, biofuels and nuclear are options that are going to be explored.
Prizes could be used to increase energy efficiency, cost-effectively convert solar energy to electricity, waste reduction efforts, and drive advancements on any number of environmental issues.
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Among other things this means that the PRO 48 doesn't have a restaurant fridge's heavy, fixed shelves or insatiable craving for energy--the company claims that it consumes less electricity in a year than a 100-watt lightbulb.
Pakistan is battling the Taliban in the midst of a huge economic downturn, massive unemployment and an acute energy shortage - there is no electricity in major cities for up to 10 hours a day.
In an earlier report, the Royal Academy of Engineering had mapped out the scale of the task involved in moving to a low-carbon electricity supply - with a mix of energy efficiency, renewables, nuclear and clean coal.
Unlike traditional "centralized" systems, distributed energy relies on small power-generating technologies like solar panels or ultra-efficient natural-gas turbines built near the point of energy consumption to supplement or displace grid-distributed electricity.
North Korea also said on Tuesday the Yongbyon reactor would provide electricity for the energy-starved country.
Unipede, a coalition of big European electricity utilities, and the International Energy Agency in October completed a full-fledged simulation of electricity and carbon-dioxide trading.
Wind is the fastest-growing renewable energy source for electricity generation in the U.S., and DOE estimates that 20 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. could come from wind power by 2030.
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More investment is flowing to technologies such as upgraded power grids with smart meters that allow users to better manage their consumption of electricity, and energy-efficient buildings that reduce the cost of operations and improve human health through better air quality.
IPPs are fiendishly complicated deals to arrange, requiring long-term finance from lenders, long-term agreements with utilities to buy the electricity and long-term deals with energy firms to supply the fuel.
To supply the extra juice, utilities turn on inefficient single-cycle gas turbines, which turn 25% of the fuel's energy into electricity, as opposed to 45% for combined-cycle plants that use turbine exhaust to make steam to run a second generator.
New Jersey-based Comverge and Boston-based EnerNOC--which find ways to reduce electricity use when energy is in highest demand, also known as "demand response"--further established the industry with their initial public offerings earlier this year.
New Jersey-based Comverge (nasdaq: COMV - news - people ) and Boston-based EnerNOC (nasdaq: ENOC - news - people )--which find ways to reduce electricity use when energy is in highest demand, also known as "demand response"--further established the industry with their initial public offerings earlier this year.
Another is to allow local people to be able to choose low-carbon local energy sources, rather than being obliged to rely on large-scale electricity grids run on polluting coal.
Germany's largest neighbor, France where nuclear energy makes up three-quarters of the electricity mix said Ms. Merkel's move wouldn't sway its nuclear policy.
Until this new system was developed, capturing kinetic energy required converting mechanical energy into electricity, which would then be converted into chemical energy for long- or short-term storage.
"They have little incentive to over-report use of energy, including electricity, as Beijing imposes increasingly restrictive regulations on energy use per unit of GDP on local governments, " said Bank of America Merrill-Lynch economist Lu Ting in a note.
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The energy generated is fed straight into the club's electricity control cabinet where a grid-tie inverter pumps energy back on to the grid.
The 10 megawatts of power that will be generated by the Sound of Islay turbine farm pales into insignificance when compared to the output of a large nuclear or coal power station, which according to American hydro energy non-profit the Ocean Energy Council, can produce up to 100 times as much electricity.
The annual medium-term report will include five-year projections for global renewable energy electricity capacity and generation.
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Morgan Stanley formed a joint venture with SunPower to generate and sell electricity from the alternative-energy-company's equipment.
Germany and Spain took steps to dial back green-energy subsidies that have driven up household electricity bills.
But the Energy Department estimates that electricity from a carbon-capturing plant with sequestration will cost 8 cents to generate one KWH in today's money by 2016.
With each stop on their itinerary, Piccard and Borschberg bring with them a message: Use technology that saves energy and support government-mandated targets for creating electricity from renewable sources.
The alliance's manifesto calls for measures to reduce demand on the main electricity transmission grid, including smart meters, encouragement for community and small-scale local energy generation, and further research on methods of storage of electricity.
Right now, America gets about one-fifth of our electricity from nuclear energy.
So tonight, I challenge you to join me in setting a new goal: By 2035, 80 percent of America's electricity will come from clean-energy sources.
The fact is that each energy source has its place in the electricity eco-system and that playing them off against each other is not the way forward.
Nevada's first platinum-certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings stand proudly here, constructed of recycled materials and rammed-earth walls, with passive cooling, renewable heating, reclaimed water and solar-electricity panels, all harvesting clean energy.
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