O que é Waste to Energy: principais tecnologias e desafios
O Waste to Energy (WTE) é um processo de recuperação energética, que envolve a geração de energia na forma de eletricidade ou calor a partir do tratamento de resíduos. O processo pode incluir uma variedade de tipos, como resíduos sólidos urbanos, resíduos industriais e biomassa. As principais tecnologias usadas em WTE incluem incineração, gaseificação, pirólise […]
Energy Is More Than A Lifestyle Choice.
In 1943 a psychologist named Abraham Maslow suggested that human beings have a hierarchy of needs, with needs at the bottom required to be fulfilled before the needs above can be attended to. In his revolutionary theory, the basic needs required for survival such as food, water and warmth are at the bottom, whilst the […]
Climate Crisis Can’t Be Solved Without Africa
The Biden administration’s plan to pursue a 50% reduction in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is hugely encouraging. It’s already spurred other nations, including Canada and Japan, to adopt more aggressive plans of their own. But global progress in the coming decades will hinge on what happens in developing nations, especially India and China, […]
Africa Needs Electricity Now More Than Ever, Especially To Keep COVID-19 Vaccines Cold
Solar energy conjures up images of rooftop panels. The depiction is especially true in Africa, where about 600 million people are without access to electricity — power to keep the lights on and power to keep the COVID-19 vaccine frozen. Africa’s economy has experienced solid growth at an average of 3.7% throughout the continent. That […]
Xi Vows Focus on Emission Cuts, End Energy-Inefficient Projects
China will make cutting emissions a focus of its ecological strategy in the next five years, President Xi Jinping said, vowing to call off projects which consume a lot of energy and can’t meet environmental standards.
The Mirtchev Megatrend: A Must Read
Millions of people on the planet are working on alternative energy: engineers, politicians, laborers and analysts. Even more people are the consumers of these emission-free power sources which range from solar to biofuels. In the future, yet more novel types of energy will charge our grids: geothermal, space-based solar, tidal, hydrogen, and more.
Japan considers doubling inter-regional power grid to boost renewable energy
Japan is considering doubling its inter-regional power grid capacity from around 24 gigawatts now to help speed up expansion of renewable energy such as offshore wind farms, an industry ministry official said on Friday. The move comes as Japan gears up its drive to expand cleaner energy to help the country achieve its goal of […]
Days Of Violence Also Scramble Northeast Energy Situation
Following days of rioting that frightened even those of us who remember the 1960’s, a dazed America wakes up in a very different place than before. Still in the midst of civic unrest and a global pandemic, the country also faces a financial and budgetary reality completely different from anything imagined as recently as early […]
Energy, Infrastructure And Economic Needs Provide Unique National Opportunity
During the past two months of COVID-19 “lockdown”, the United States has watched 30 million jobs evaporate, incurred an additional $2 trillion dollars of debt, seen our national debt exceed the GDP, and still not fixed our infrastructure. In fighting the coronavirus, the availability of cheap, consistent, and abundant energy has allowed us to fight […]
Renewable Energy Prices Hit Record Lows: How Can Utilities Benefit From Unstoppable Solar And Wind?
New U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data predict solar and wind energy will dominate America’s new generation in 2020, making up 76% of new generation and adding 42 gigawatts (GW) of zero emission capacity, while coal and natural gas will dominate 2020 retirements with 85% of plant closures.