2015, Coal, Reference and Solar

US installs 6.2 GW of solar PV in 2014, up 30% over 2013

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MARCH 13, 2015

Newly installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the US in 2014 reached a record 6,201 MW, growing 30% over 2013’s total, according to the new US Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review report released by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). All solar projects completed in 2014 represent $17.8

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2014 Installation Solar 2013

EIA Energy Outlook 2013 reference case sees drop in fossil fuel consumption as use of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls; projects 20% higher sales of hybrids and PHEVs than AEO2012

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

The US Energy Information Administration released its Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013) Reference case (the Early Release ), which highlights a growth in total US energy production that exceeds growth in total US energy consumption through 2040. million FFV sales in the AEO2012 Reference case. Increased sales for hybrids and PHEVs.

Fuel

Fuel Energy Sale 2013

EPRI assesses status of 8 key power generation technologies for US; estimates of capital cost and levelized cost of electricity

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JULY 19, 2011

For the report, central-station generation refers to >100 MW, with the exception of some renewable-resource-based technologies. Representative Cost and Performance of Power Generation Technologies (2015). Source: EPRI. Click to enlarge. Representative Cost and Performance of Power Generation Technologies (2025). Source: EPRI.

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EPRI Cost Of Power Powered

IRENA, IEA study concludes meeting 2?C scenario possible with net positive economics

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MARCH 20, 2017

In REmap—IRENA’s global roadmap for the transition—energy demand by 2050 could be about the same as in 2015, due to significant energy efficiency improvements. Primary CO 2 emissions reduction potential by technology in the Reference Case and REmap, 2015-2050. trillion in 2015. Click to enlarge. Around US$3.5

Renewable

Renewable Climate Climate Change Carbon

DOE reports progress on development of low-carbon and renewable sources of hydrogen production

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Bars for different years in the same pathway represent improvements in the costs of the specific pathway, based on specific reference data for the appropriate year and pathway. Progress continued in several key areas, including electrolysis, photoelectrochemical (PEC), biological, and solar-thermochemical hydrogen production.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Renewable Carbon Production

EPA proposes rule for nationwide 30% cut in GHG from existing power plants by 2030 relative to 2005

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JUNE 2, 2014

The value allocated here in EPA’s goal-setting formula was an average heat rate improvement of 6% for coal steam electric generating units (EGUs). EPA is proposing a BSER goal approach referred to as Option 1 and taking comment on a second approach (Option 2). the remainder from other sources, including wind and solar.

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2005 EPA Power Powered

Study: even with high LDV electrification, low-carbon biofuels will be necessary to meet 80% GHG reduction target; “daunting” policy implications

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JULY 3, 2015

These 9 combinations became the reference scenarios with defined fuel requirements and GHG emissions. The reference case scenarios assume no change to GHG intensity from current levels. The climate-targeted scenarios included cellulosic biofuel substitution to reduce GHG from light duty transportation to 20% of the reference GHG.

Carbon

Carbon EPRI Climate Gasoline-Electric

Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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MARCH 6, 2010

coal-fired power plants) would either be required by the emissions cap. Methane (CH 4 ) emissions from landfills, livestock operations, or coal mines (GWP = 25). Supplementarity refers to the idea that the role of offsets in an emission reduction program should be secondary to reduction efforts at regulated emission sources.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Emissions 2008

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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JULY 17, 2015

In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It solves the storage problems faced by the electric utility companies in absorbing and adapting to the highly variable power and energy generated by solar and wind. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. References.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

Second, conventional coal and nuclear plants are being retired for economic and policy reasons, removing stable sources from the grid. The brown line shows the uncoordinated load from 1,000 electric water heaters for reference. In 2015, he wrote a winning proposal to ARPA-E’s NODES program —that’s the U.S. 6, November 2021.

Power Grid

Power Grid Grid Power Powered

We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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AUGUST 20, 2022

The life cycle to which we refer has two parts: The vehicle cycle begins with mining the raw materials, refining them, turning them into components, and assembling them. 70 percent of lithium-ion batteries are produced in China, which derived 64 percent of its electricity from coal in 2020. But coal use varies, even within China.

Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles Vehicles West Virginia Electric

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. In 2015–nearly 90% of emissions. Gases: All 6 Kyoto gases. Reduced Output.

Gas

Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate

EV Driven

US installs 6.2 GW of solar PV in 2014, up 30% over 2013

EIA Energy Outlook 2013 reference case sees drop in fossil fuel consumption as use of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls; projects 20% higher sales of hybrids and PHEVs than AEO2012

EPRI assesses status of 8 key power generation technologies for US; estimates of capital cost and levelized cost of electricity

IRENA, IEA study concludes meeting 2?C scenario possible with net positive economics

DOE reports progress on development of low-carbon and renewable sources of hydrogen production

EPA proposes rule for nationwide 30% cut in GHG from existing power plants by 2030 relative to 2005

Study: even with high LDV electrification, low-carbon biofuels will be necessary to meet 80% GHG reduction target; “daunting” policy implications

Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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