Smart Energy Systems: 100% Renewable Energy at a National Level (Full Version)

שיתופי פעולה עם האיחוד האירופי - משרד התשתיות הלאומיות, האנרגיה והמים האיחוד האירופי פועל לקידום אנרגיה נקייה וצמצום פליטת מזהמים משריפת דלקים ומיצור חשמל. האיחוד חיבר אמנה (The Covenant of Mayors - COM) עליה חתמו כבר מעל 8000 ראשי ערים, שהתחייבו להוביל תהליכים לעידוד אנרגיה נקייה והתמודדות עם פליטת מזהמים ההתחממות הגלובלית. האיחוד האירופי החליט להרחיב את פעילותו אל מחוץ לגבולות אירופה ולאפשר למדינות באגן הים התיכון להצטרף למיזם ייחודי זה. אזור הים התיכון הינו אזור צפוף יחסית, בו מרבית התושבים גרים בערים צפופות. במסגרת פעילות זו פורסם בתחילת השנה קול קורא לארצות אגן התיכון. כמו כן הוקמה מנהלת CES MED. בתחילת השנה חתמו ראשי העיר של ראש העין ,רמלה ושפרעם על האמנה והתחייבו להפחית את הפליטות בתחום העיר ב 20% עד לשנת 2020. כמו כן האיחוד האירופי הקים מיזם אזורי לקידום התייעלות אנרגטית בתחום הבנייה ושימוש באנרגיה סולארית במבנים - MED-ENEC.

Solar Power Information and Facts Solar energy is the technology used to harness the sun's energy and make it useable. As of 2011, the technology produced less than one tenth of one percent of global energy demand. Many are familiar with so-called photovoltaic cells, or solar panels, found on things like spacecraft, rooftops, and handheld calculators. The cells are made of semiconductor materials like those found in computer chips. On a much larger scale, solar-thermal power plants employ various techniques to concentrate the sun's energy as a heat source. How to Harness Solar Power In one technique, long troughs of U-shaped mirrors focus sunlight on a pipe of oil that runs through the middle. Other solar technologies are passive. Solar energy is lauded as an inexhaustible fuel source that is pollution- and often noise-free. Pitfalls Solar energy doesn't work at night without a storage device such as a battery, and cloudy weather can make the technology unreliable during the day.

New North Sea Wind Power Hub Could Supply 70-100 Million People With Renewable Energy By 2050 Clean Power Published on March 24th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill March 24th, 2017 by Joshua S Hill Three European transmission system operators have signed a trilateral agreement this week that intends to develop a large renewable European electricity system in the North Sea, the North Sea Wind Power Hub, which could supply as many as 70 to 100 million Europeans with renewable energy by 2050. Announced this week, three European transmission system operators — TenneT TSO B.V. in the Netherlands, Energinet in Denmark, and TenneT TSO GmbH in Germany — have signed a trilateral agreement for the development of a large renewable energy European electricity system in the North Sea. Specifically, the broad consortium will look to investigate the possibility of developing one or more “Power Link Islands” — a large offshore connection point for thousands of future wind turbines (as seen below). The news was welcomed by the European trade body for wind energy, WindEurope. About the Author Joshua S Hill

Countries with 100% renewable energy | Make Wealth History Cahora Basso, Mozambique Which countries have the highest percentage of renewable energy – care to guess? I suspect that names like Germany, Denmark or Spain might spring to mind. They’re certainly making good progress, but they’ve got nothing on the world’s renewable energy leaders. There are countries in the world powered entirely by renewable energy, and some that are even net exporters of green electricity. These pioneers are overlooked for a variety of reasons. Most often its a matter of categorisation – what is and what isn’t considered renewable energy. Others simply leave hydro and geothermal out because they’re older technologies, and including them in renewable energy statistics might make people complacent about their percentages. Still, taking that broader perspective, here are some forgotten pioneers of the renewable energy world: Iceland – Built as it is on a volcano, Iceland has tapped the earth’s natural warmth to supply 85% of the country’s housing with heat. Like this:

Wind Power Information and Facts Wind is the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. In fact, wind exists because the sun unevenly heats the surface of the Earth. As hot air rises, cooler air moves in to fill the void. As long as the sun shines, the wind will blow. And wind has long served as a power source to humans. Ancient mariners used sails to capture the wind. How it Works Most wind energy comes from turbines that can be as tall as a 20-story building and have three 200-foot (60-meter)-long blades. The biggest wind turbines generate enough electricity in a year (about 12 megawatt-hours) to supply about 600 U.S. homes. The Booming Wind Energy Industry Wind is a clean source of renewable energy that produces no air or water pollution. Drawbacks include complaints from locals that wind turbines are ugly and noisy. Nevertheless, the wind energy industry is booming.

Pros and Cons of Solar Energy - Clean Energy Ideas Countries all over the world are using solar energy in order to generate electricity, but why is the use of this energy source so popular? What is it that makes solar power one of the most used renewable energy technologies available today? In this article we will be taking a look at the many different pros and cons of solar energy in order to answer this question. Pros of Solar Energy 1. Solar energy is a renewable energy source and is something we will never run out of as opposed to non-renewable energy sources such as coal, oil and gas. 2. Solar panels give off no pollution making them an environmentally friendly option for producing electricity. Although pollution is produced during the manufacturing and transportation of solar panels, once they are up and running they will help to offset these effects by providing a source of clean electricity that might otherwise have been produced using less environmentally friendly options. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Cons of Solar Energy 1. 2. 3. 4.

Solar Grew Faster Than All Other Forms of Power for the First Time - Bloomberg Solar power grew faster than any other source of fuel for the first time in 2016, the International Energy Agency said in a report suggesting the technology will dominate renewables in the years ahead. The institution established after the first major oil crisis in 1973 said 165 gigawatts of renewables were completed last year, which was two-thirds of the net expansion in electricity supply. Solar powered by photovoltaics, or PVs, grew by 50 percent, with almost half of new plants built in China. “What we are witnessing is the birth of a new era in solar PV,” Fatih Birol, executive director of the IEA, said in a statement accompanying the report published on Wednesday in Paris. “We expect that solar PV capacity growth will be higher than any other renewable technology through 2022.” This marks the sixth consecutive year that clean energy has set records for installations. “The solar PV story is a Chinese story,” said Paolo Frankl, head of the IEA’s renewable energy division.

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