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Weltec Biopower Develops 4 Biogas Plants In France
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Renewables Can Cut Power Plants’ Water Use 97% by 2050
click to enlarge Investing in renewables and energy efficiency could reduce power plants’ water withdrawals by 97 percent from current levels by 2050 and cut carbon emissions 90 percent from current levels, according to a study by the Union of Concerned Scientists-led Energy and Water in a Warming World Initiative (EW3). Most of the water savings would occur within the next 20 years while the CO2 reductions would happen mostly in the near term. The study says many near-term options exist to reduce power sector water and climate risks. Options include prioritizing low-carbon, water-smart energy choices, such as renewable energy and energy efficiency; upgrading power plant cooling systems with technologies that ease local water stress; and instituting integrated resource planning that connects energy and water decision making. The report warns that a “business-as-usual” approach would keep emissions within 5 percent of current levels and water withdrawals would not drop significantly until after 2030. And while utilities’ ongoing shift to natural gas would decrease water use in the coming decades, the study says its ongoing requirements could still harm water-strained areas. This shift to natural gas also would do little to lower the power sector’s carbon emissions. More than 40 percent of US freshwater withdrawals are used for power plant cooling, the report says. These plants also lose several billion gallons of freshwater every day through evaporation. Further, increasing demand and drought are putting a greater strain on water resources. Low water levels and high water temperatures can cause power plants to cut their electricity output in order to avoid overheating or harming local water bodies. Such energy and water collisions can leave customers with little or no electricity or with added costs because their electric supplier has to purchase power from elsewhere, as occurred during the past two summers. Water scarcity, extreme weather events and other climate-related changes in the environment will increasingly affect businesses and how they operate, according to a report released last month by the United Nations Environment Programme. Continue reading
Site Potentials for Biomass Power Plants in Poland (Analyst Version)
DUBLIN, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Research and Markets ( http://www.researcha…site_potentials ) has announced the addition of the “Site Potentials for Biomass Power Plants in Poland (Analyst Version)” report to their offering. (Logo: http://photos.prnews…20130307/600769 ) The Polish market for renewable energies has reached a turning point. The new Polish Act on Renewable Energy Sources entails new opportunities for developing biomass power plant projects including locations of the wood or furniture industry. At present, mono-incinerators at such locations produce less than five per cent of the Polish electricity from biomass. Most potentially favourable locations have not yet been developed. Instead, almost 80 per cent of the biomass electricity and more than a third of the renewable energies in Poland are generated through co-incinerating biomass in coal power plants. The new Polish Act on Renewable Energy Sources is scheduled to come into effect in the second half of 2013. According to this law, the support of co-incinerators should decrease significantly in the future. By contrast, smaller biomass power plants, mono-incinerators and electricity generation by using combined hear and power (CHP) technology should receive stronger support. At the same time, the goals in terms of developing and boosting renewable energies are once again increasing. In light of this development, experts have jointly analysed the market for electricity generation from solid biomass in detail. The report focuses on the identification of industrial locations that produce large amounts of biomass. The analyst version of the report Site Potentials for Biomass Power Plants in Poland includes: – A detailed analysis of the current and future legislation for promoting renewable energies and electricity generation from solid biomass in Poland. – An evaluation of the biomass streams that are currently being used as fuel in biomass power plants, including their amounts and sources. Key Topics Covered: Preface for the analyst version Preface Management Summary Part 1: Legislation and market 1 Country data 2 The electricity market in Poland 3 Renewable energy and CHP legislation 4 Current market Part 2: Solid biomass streams 5 Forest wood residues 6 Wood processing industry 7 Agricultural biomass 8 Recycling wood and landscape residues 9 Export / import Glossary Table of figures For more information visit http://www.researcha…site_potentials Research and Markets Laura Wood, Senior Manager. press@researchandmarkets.com U.S. Fax: +1-646-607-1907 Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716 Sector: Environmental SOURCE Research and Markets Continue reading
