renewable energy technology



Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

Renewable energy technologies
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In 1998 renewable energy sources supplied 56±10 exajoules, or about 14 percent of world primary energy consumption. The supply was dominated by traditional biomass (38±10 exajoules a year). Other major contributions came from large hydropower (9 exajoules a

IPCC special report on renewable energy sources and climate change mitigation
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The Working Group III Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN) presents an assessment of the literature on the scientific, technological, environmental, economic and social aspects of the contribution of six renewable energy

Global trends in renewable energy investment 2017
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London and New York, 31 March Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2015 is the eighth edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report. Based on data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, it has become the worlds foremost reference

Renewable energy sources
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Conventional energy sources based on oil, coal, and natural gas have proven to be highly effective drivers of economic progress, but at the same time damaging to the environment and to human health. Furthermore, they tend to be cyclical in nature, due to the effects of

Optimal use of power-to-gas energy storage systems in an 85% renewable energy scenario
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In future energy systems with high shares of fluctuating renewable energy generation, electricity storage will become increasingly important for the utilization of surplus energy . The Power-to-Gas (PtG) technology is one promising option for solving the challenge of long

Strategic developments in renewable energy in Nigeria
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Energy is the mainstay of Nigerias economic growth and development. It plays a significant role in the nations international diplomacy and it serves as a tradable commodity for earning the national income, which is used to support government development programmes. It also

Biomass for renewable energy and fuels
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Glossary barrels of oil equivalent (boe) The total energy content of a non-petroleum-based product or fuel in GJ divided by 5.904 À6. 115 GJ/boe. biodiesel The methyl or ethyl esters of transesterified triglycerides (lipids, fats, cooking greases) from biomass. biofuel A solid

Control for renewable energy and smart grids
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The use of renewable energy increased greatly just after the first big oil crisis in the late seventies. At that time, economic issues were the most important factors, hence interest in such processes decreased when oil prices fell. The current resurgence of interest in the use

Renewable energy projections as published in the national renewable energy action plans of the European member states
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This report presents an overview of all data that have been published in the National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs). In this version of the document (dated 28 November 2011) all 27 European Union Member States have been covered, and for 20

International Renewable Energy Agency
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The economics of sustainable energy for rural development: a study of renewable energy in rural China
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This paper examines recent modeling efforts and case studies to evaluate the economic viability of offgrid renewable energy technologies for rural application in developing countries. Case studies have been conducted for a representative sample of 41 households

Reconsidering public attitudes and public acceptance of renewable energy technologies: a critical review
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Public acceptance is recognised as an important issue shaping the widespread implementation of renewable energy technologies and the achievement of energy policy targets. Furthermore, it is commonly assumed that public attitudes need to change to make

Consumptive water use for US power production: National Renewable Energy Laboratory technical report
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Evaporative cooling systems in buildings have been criticized for their water use and acclaimed for their low energy consumption, especially when compared to typical cooling systems. In order to determine the overall effectiveness of cooling systems in buildings, both

Global energy storage demand for a 100% renewable electricity supply
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This study demonstrates based on a dynamical simulation of a global, decentralized 100% renewable electricity supply scenario that a global climate-neutral electricity supply based on the volatile energy sources photovoltaics (PV), wind energy (onshore) and concentrated

Renewable energy development
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Page 1. Renewable Energy in Africa: Prospects and Limits Republic of Senegal United Nations RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT Prepared by Stephen Karekezi Director, African Energy Policy Research Network (AFREPREN) and Waeni Kithyoma, AFREPREN for The

Biofuels, solar and wind as renewable energy systems
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The petroleum age began about 150 years ago. Easily available energy has supported major advances in agriculture, industry, transportation, and indeed many diverse activities valued by humans. Now world petroleum and natural gas supplies have peaked and their

Power converters and control of renewable energy systems
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The global electrical energy consumption is steadily rising and consequently there is a demand to increase the power generation capacity. A significant percentage of the required capacity increase can be based on renewable energy sources. Wind turbine technology, as

Hybrid energy storage systems for renewable energy applications
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The paper gives an overview of the innovative field of hybrid energy storage systems (HESS). An HESS is characterized by a beneficial coupling of two or more energy storage technologies with supplementary operating characteristics (such as energy and power

Reconsidering public acceptance of renewable energy technologies: a critical review
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Public acceptance is recognised as an important issue shaping the widespread implementation of renewable energy technologies and the achievement of energy policy targets. Furthermore, it is commonly assumed that public attitudes need to change to make