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participation) of on-shore wind energy developments and argues for further research to assess the case for enhanced policy support … community resistance to on-shore wind developments, and set beneficiary communities on a low-carbon development pathway through … Scotland, where the growth of on-shore wind has been strong in recent years, the paper reviews the current policy environment …
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In this paper, issues of security of supply, energy spillage control, and peaking options, within a fully renewable … electricity system, are addressed. We show that a generation mix comprising 49% hydro, 23% wind, 13% geothermal, 14% pumped hydro … 1931. Hydro spillage was minimised, or eliminated, by curtailing a proportion of geothermal generation. Wind spillage was …
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Worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) markets have grown at an average rate at 38% over the past ten years. While polysilicon flat panel PV modules have traditionally dominated the overall solar market, a range of different solar energy conversion technologies are starting to gain market share. One...
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In spite of raising awareness of the environmental impacts associated to the production and utilization of plastics, in many situations, the use of plastics is advantageous, and options are still unavailable or under development, representing an opportunity to develop more sustainable options,...
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determine the most outstanding outputs, outcomes and impacts for the whole renewable energy penetration. …
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2030, specifically to import 10 MT of renewable hydrogen a year by that date. This target could kick-start the … international trade of renewable hydrogen, and already more than fifty countries have announced, or are preparing, hydrogen … initiate production. The EU has indicated the possible regions it is considering for future supply of renewable hydrogen …
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When the lignocellulosic biofuels industry reaches maturity and many types of biomass sources become economically viable, management of multiple feedstock supplies – that vary in their yields, density (tons per unit area), harvest window, storage and seasonal costs, storage losses, transport...
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The primary aim of the Renewable Energy Programme in UK is the development of a self-sustaining market for each of the … technologies as they become technically, economically and environmentally viable. The White Paper “Energy for the Future: Renewable … Sources of Energy suggests very ambitious targets. To achieve a 12 % contribution from renewable energy sources to the EU …
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Published in: Applied Engineering in Agriculture, Vol. 25(2): 227‐244
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In this chapter, Kathleen Day and R. Quentin Grafton explore the relationship between the economy and the environment. One approach sees economic growth leading to environmental degradation by imposing stresses on limited natural resources and ecosystems and by increasing emissions of...
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