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"Sustainable Biofuel Production in Tropical and Subtropical Countries"; 12 June 2008 - Workshop proceedings
Kaphengst, Timo; Schlegel, Stephanie - 2008
In January 2008 the European Commission (EC) presented an integrated Climate and Energy package to cut emissions for the 21st Century, including proposals for specific targets on renewable energy (20% by 2020) and greenhouse gas emissions reduction (20% by 2020). The package, amongst others,...
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The Clean Development Mechanism and Least Developed Countries: Key Determinants for Enhancing Climate Change Mitigative Capacity with Case Study Analysis of Niger.
Winkelman, Andrew Gene - 2011
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol offers developing countries the opportunity to participate in the effort to reduce global greenhouse gas levels while also benefitting from sustainable development opportunities. To date, the majority of CDM investments have gone to...
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Status of conversion of NE standards to national consensus standards
Jennings, S.D. - 2009
One major goal of the Nuclear Standards Program is to convert existing NE standards into national consensus standards (where possible). This means that an NE standard in the same subject area using the national consensus process. This report is a summary of the activities that have evolved to...
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The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: A Success Story with International Cooperation
Matthews, M. - 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) administers and operates the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site, which hosts a deep geologic repository for safe disposal of U.S. defense-related TRU waste and is located 42 kilometers (km) east of Carlsbad, New Mexico. CBFO...
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Participation of the Nuclear Power Plants in the New Brazilian Electric Energy Market
Mathias, S.G. - 2008
A new regulation framework has been established for the Brazilian electric energy market by a law put into effect on March 15,2004. The main overall goals of this new regulation are: to allow the lowest possible tariffs for end users, while providing the necessary economic incentives for the...
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International energy outlook 1996
2011
of the IEO96 world energy consumption, oil production, and carbon emissions projections are provided in Appendix A. The … using EIA`s World Energy Projection System (WEPS) model. Reference case projections of foreign oil production and … programs in different countries; the upper reference case was generated by the World Integrated Nuclear Evaluation System …
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KWOC (Key-Word-Out-of-Context) index of nuclear energy standards
Jennings, S.D. - 2009
One major task of the Nuclear Standards Program funded by the Department of Energy (DOE)-Nuclear Energy (NE) Technology Support Programs is to promote and support the use of standards by providing line managers and standards coordinators with data that facilitates their ability to utilize...
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Monthly energy review, September 1997
2009
This publication presents an overview of the Energy Information Administration`s recent monthly energy statistics. The statistics cover the major activities of U.S. production, consumption, trade, stocks, and prices for petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, and nuclear energy. Information...
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Financing Strategies For A Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facility
David Shropshire; Sharon Chandler - 2009
To help meet the nation’s energy needs, recycling of partially used nuclear fuel is required to close the nuclear fuel cycle, but implementing this step will require considerable investment. This report evaluates financing scenarios for integrating recycling facilities into the nuclear fuel...
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ENERGIA RENOVÁVEL: UMA ANÁLISE SOBRE OFERTA E DEMANDA DE ETANOL NO BRASIL
Oliveira, Michelle Pinto; Alencar, Junia Rodrigues De; … - 2008
A grande necessidade de diminuir a dependência em relação ao petróleo devido aos seus preços em constante elevação, a preocupação com o meio ambiente (protocolo de kyoto) e a crescente demanda por carros flex tem colocado o etanol - uma energia totalmente renovável - em papel de...
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