Showing posts with label combined heat and power. Show all posts
Showing posts with label combined heat and power. Show all posts

Monday, 27 September 2010

Combined Heat and Power Biomass Gasifier

The Combined Heat and Power Biomass Gasifier at University of East Anglia will be fired by woodchips from sustainable sources in Norfolk and will have the effect of reducing UEA's carbon emssions by over 30%. It will open in late 2009 and tours are available.

Sunday, 26 September 2010

20% renewable energy by 2020



Raising the share of renewable energy from 8.5% to 20% in the overall energy consumption is a necessary contribution to the global fight against climate change and towards better control over our energy dependence. The various uses of renewable energy are examined: electricity through wind and hydraulic energies; electricity or heat through geothermal and solar energies; electricity, heat, and biofuel coming from biomass. The EU is a world leader in the use and deployment of technologies that exploit renewable energy sources