The GLA analysis concluded that distributed energy delivers greater carbon emissions cuts for every dollar spent than centralized renewable energy.
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This strategy also lends itself to distributed energy generation on local microgrids which can be smartly connected to the existing nation grid.
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Distributed energy aims to decouple profits and consumption so that power companies have a greater incentive to invest in energy-efficiency technologies that drive distributed-energy networks.
In July, Denmark announced plans to deploy the world's most extensive smart-grid infrastructure, which could make distributed energy the country's primary source of electricity before long.
First, distributed energy generation is enabling efficient, decentralized energy production close to the point of use by consumers, integrating energy generation more fully into our homes, offices, and factories.
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.
In the very near future, the North American power grid will be populated by a bewildering array of distributed energy resources ranging from building-integrated solar photovoltaics and micro-cogen to intelligent control systems and mesh network lighting.
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In the area of renewable and distributed energy resources, which are prone to extreme variability, members can leverage predictive and optimization technologies, increasing the accuracy of their forecasts to balance the supply and demand of electricity and take measures that ensure system reliability.
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Other related technologies like demand response, consumer-side controls and energy storage are expected to play an equally important role in distributed-energy networks.
In 2005, Denmark's distributed-energy networks generated nearly half the country's electricity while cutting carbon emissions by nearly half from 1990 levels.
Distributed-energy systems are developed piecemeal over a long period of time and often require investments that take a long time to yield meaningful returns.
So when millions of buildings are collecting distributed renewable energy, storing it in the form of hydrogen like we store media in digital form, they can then share any surplus electricity with others by selling back onto the energy Internet.
He also stressed that the enhanced planning is technology neutral, meaning planners should consider alternatives to building transmission lines, including energy storage technologies and distributed generation, where energy generating devices are placed close to demand.
Advantages include energy security, price stability, less demand (because less energy is lost in transmission), and fewer emissions because most distributed generation is renewable energy.
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They help exploit distributed sources of renewable energy and can also help to intelligently manage energy consumption.
Since 1999, Lifeline Energy has distributed more than 500, 000 self-powering radios for group listening conservatively reaching 20 million listeners.
Then there's a small-technology approach: solar power, wind energy and distributed generation.
Of course, more distributed generators contributing variable renewable energy to the grid means an increasing challenge to regulate the consistency of supply and demand.
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Global revenues from clean tech businesses--including air and water purification, advanced materials, distributed power generation, renewable energy, and process controls, such as sensors to monitor air and water--now surpass 85 billion pounds, according to the Cleantech Venture Network, a for-profit membership group that connects venture and institutional investors with entrepreneurs.
McCain supporters in Michigan distributed the same gauges at Obama's energy speech in Lansing.
Distributed generation ( DG) generally refers to renewable energy systems of less than 20 megawatts (MW), often rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays, installed close to load and existing transmission.
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Energy Network allows organizations to manage the full spectrum of distributed generation assets as a fleet, which enhances business continuity, reduces enterprise risk and transforms cost centers into profit centers.
The paper notes the success of numerous policies California has implemented to promote distributed generation, including the California Solar Initiative (CSI), net energy metering (NEM), the renewable auction mechanism (RAM), and the Self-Generation Incentive Program.
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This form of small-scale distributed generation does not even make the official statistics by bureaus like the Energy Information Administration, yet it is quickly growing in capacity to become a serious part of the mix.
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This may be a very big bird, indeed, and perhaps another source of dense energy for the next century, as opposed to the dinosaurs of distributed solar and wind.
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To address these questions, a distributed testbed infrastructure was deployed at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) and the National Energy Research Scientifi c Computing Center (NERSC).
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"When Wrigley launched Alert Energy Caffeine Gum, we took great strides to ensure that the product was formulated, distributed and marketed in a safe and responsible way to consumers 25 years old and over, " Wrigley President Casey Keller said.
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