Mes: julio 2016

Though Europe might have to live with higher energy prices than the US, it does not face a trade-off between remaining competitive and becoming sustainable. Europe will continue to see substantially higher energy prices than the US for a prolonged period of time – at least that is the verdict of Fatih Birol, chief economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA). This, the IEA argues, is mainly because of differing geological conditions. Even if it wanted, Europe could not easily escape the cost disadvantage by aggressively pursuing domestic production of oil and gas. The analysis that the extraordinary natural gas resource endowment of the US, and that the high cost of transporting gas across the Atlantic might lock-in price differentials […]

How might extremely accurate wind energy forecasting and solar energy forecasting help us use enough renewable energy to reach climate goals of significantly reducing carbon dioxide emissions? How might help us accurate renewable energy forecasting? Researchers at NREL’s new Energy Systems Integration Facility have the answer to how this renewable energy forecasting can help us. NREL start by looking at how well wind and solar power can offset each other. To what extent can wind blowing at night make up for the lack of sunshine? They are also looking at how to couple wind energy forecasting and solar energy forecasting with smart dishwashers, water heaters, solar-panel inverters, water treatment plants, and electric-car chargers, not only to accommodate shifts in the […]