Power Engineering International discusses the question of whether biomass for energy is really green (carbon neutral). “It is increasingly clear that the diverse forms of biomass come with different life-cycle carbon emissions and varying green credentials. Initial national policies were based on the assumption that biomass energy is carbon neutral… (C)loser study of the net [...]
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The International Energy Agency is forecasting the use of natural gas as a motor fuel will increase from the current 1.4% share of the market for transportation fuel in 2010 to 2.5% in 2018. High taxes have made petrol prices in the Netherlands the highest in Europe. The average price of petrol in the Netherlands [...]
India’s Supreme Court has ruled against environmental groups and approved the commissioning of the Kundankulam Nuclear Power plant built by the state-owned Nuclear Power Corp with the help of the Russians. Russia will spend $21 billion through to 2015 for development of its nuclear power industry. The next generation nuclear power plants will be used [...]
The Telegraph argued that too much green energy is bad for Britain. The UK is becoming more and more dependent on the importation of foreign natural gas and this could soon become a crisis if domestic renewable energy sources are unable to produce enough electricity in the country’s unpredictable climate. Because of a misguided faith [...]
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The US Energy Information Administration predicted that, in spite of population growth, US energy use per capita will decrease from 2011 to 2040. Yahoo reports that while the US population is expected to increase 0.9% each year until 2040 and the economy is also expected to increase by an average annual rate of 2.5%, energy [...]
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smartplanet told us about fuel made from CO2 in the air. Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered a way to convert the carbon dioxide found in our atmosphere into industrial products like fuel and chemicals. By creating a microorganism that uses carbon dioxide like plants do – turning water and CO2 into [...]
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Energy Trends Insider informed us that a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) suggests coal will surpass crude oil as the world’s most popular fuel source within 10 years. Electricity production in developing economies is fueling the rapid increase in the demand for cheap coal. The boost in coal use is due to extreme [...]
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the energy collective said Europe is burning American coal. As natural gas booms in the US and replaces coal in the production of electricity, Europe is buying this low priced coal for its power plants. European buyers include the Netherlands, Germany, the UK and Italy. See also MIT Technology Review Coal Demand Falls in the [...]
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