Ceres | Natural Resources Defense Council http://bit.ly/142EPie [From Press Release] A major new report on U.S. power plant emissions from the top 100 power producers shows that the electric industry cut emissions of NOx, SO2 and CO2 in 2011 even as overall electricity generation increased, largely due to increased use of natural gas and growing … Continue reading »
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Economic Impact of Recovery Act Investments in the Smart Grid
Dept. of Energy http://1.usa.gov/ZwaoS9 A report on the Economic Impact of Recovery Act Investments in the Smart Grid is now available. This study analyzes the economy-wide impacts of the Recovery Act funding for smart grid project deployment in the United States, administered by Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. Key findings include: ARRA funding … Continue reading »
Cross-Border Trade in Electricity and the Development of Renewables-Based Electric Power: Lessons from Europe
OECD / by Heymi Baha and Jehan Sauvage http://bit.ly/XD73Rh The uptake of renewable energy (RE) has been identified by a number of governments as a primary means for mitigating CO2 emissions from the electricity sector, and for making the transition to a low-carbon economy. The electric power output of some RE technologies, however, including those based on … Continue reading »
Bridging Decision Networks for Integrated Water and Energy Planning
Energy Strategy Reviews (published online before print: March 13, 2013; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2013.02.003) / by Afreen Siddiqi, Arani Kajenthira, and Laura Diaz Anadon (open access article) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X13000242 [Abstract] Integrated policy and planning is needed to effectively meet the challenges of growing water and energy inter-dependencies in many regions. Joint consideration of both water and energy domains can … Continue reading »
China’s Power Utilities In Hot Water
Bloomberg New Energy Finance http://about.bnef.com/files/2013/03/BNEF_ExecSum_2013-03-25_China-power-utilities-in-hot-water.pdf (executive summary) [Yale Environment 360] China’s five largest power utilities, which depend on water-intensive, coal-fired stations to generate electricity, are vulnerable to water supply disruptions because they are centered in the country’s water-scarce northern regions, a new report says. According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the five power generators — … Continue reading »
Beyond Nuclear: The Triple Challenge Facing Japanese Utilities
Greenpeace http://www.greenpeace.org/international/Global/international/publications/nuclear/2013/BeyondNuclear.pdf [Executive Summary] After decades of market dominance, high profitability and the creation of strong shareholder value, Japan’s nuclear utilities saw their fortunes turn in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. They suffered large declines in returns and share prices, and have experienced only limited recovery, with 48 out of 50 nuclear reactors … Continue reading »
America’s Energy Resurgence: Sustaining Success, Confronting Challenges
Bipartisan Policy Center http://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/2013/02/americas-energy-resurgence-sustaining-success-confronting-challenges …Though the U.S. has increasingly abundant and diverse sources of domestic energy, many challenges remain: affordable energy is still a challenge for many households and businesses; the oil and gas boom comes with environmental challenges; an aging electric grid faces infrastructure and reliability hurdles; and public investments in energy R&D are … Continue reading »
Electricity in a Climate-Constrained World: Data and Analysis
OECD (This fee-based report is available to RFFers through OECD iLibrary using the link below; if prompted for a password check the library landing page left side) http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/energy/climate-and-electricity-annual-2012_9789264175556-en Electricity use is growing worldwide, providing a range of energy services: lighting, heating and cooling, specific industrial uses, entertainment, information technologies, and mobility. Because its generation remains … Continue reading »
Generation Adequacy, Capacity Mechanisms and the Internal Market in Electricity
World Wildlife Fund http://bit.ly/WV1MlR …Some stakeholders, particularly fossil fuel power generators, have voiced concerns that the integration of increasing levels of variable renewable energy into power grids could lead to temporary miss-matches between supply and demand. These same stakeholders often propose capacity mechanisms that pay fossil fuel generators to be ‘on-standby’ if the sun is … Continue reading »
Electricity Data Browser
US Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Admin. http://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/ [Website] The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently posted an electricity data browser to show generation, consumption, fossil fuel receipts, stockpiles, retail sales, and electricity prices. The data appear on an interactive web page and are updated each month. The Electricity Data Browser includes all the datasets collected … Continue reading »
