Enercoop, "Cooperative society of renewable electricity furnishing"
Case study - 9 pages - Ecology & environment
In this presentation we are going to present Enercoop, which is a new French co-operative that operates in energy market and provides 'green' electricity. The particularity of the French electricity market is that since the 1st of July of this year it has been opened for...
Thermal solar energy
Worksheets - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
A renewable energy is a source of energy, which can be renewed quickly enough in order to be considered inexhaustible. It is the outcome of a natural phenomenon usually provoked by the sun, the moon, and the earth… These “energy sources of the future”,...
The Franco-German relationship in the energy transitionThe Franco-German relationship in the energy transition
Essay - 45 pages - International relations
The close relationship between France and Germany on the energy plan began after World War II with the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). It was an international organization which purpose was to unify European countries after the war. Thereby the Franco-German relationship has...
How does emerging China affect energy markets? (2006)
Essay - 12 pages - Foreign markets
For more than 20 years, China has been the witnessing the highest growth rate of the world, with an annual growth rate of nine percent. Chinese authorities are forecasting a 7% annual growth until 2020, and a high growth rate until 2050. Therefore, Chinese energy needs are increasing, and...
Wind-energy and TransAlta Wind
Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy
Canada was one of the first countries to sign the Kyoto Protocol, on April 29, 1998. Formal ratification came more than four years later, on Dec. 17, 2002. But Canada's continued participation in Kyoto seemed certain to end with the election of a minority Conservative government in January of...
Wind energy for power generation
Essay - 16 pages - Ecology & environment
Currently the first renewable energy (apart from hydro power) used in term of capacity installed throughout the world; wind energy is in constant development [fu]. From the first commercially produced turbines of the 1980s, which were using borrowed technology (aerofoil and...
What is the Chinese government's energy strategy to guarantee its energy requirements and its dynamic growth rate?
Thesis - 50 pages - Theories and economic notions
Some energies are essential to develop economies and industries of developed countries since the industrial revolution: coal, gas and oil. 90 % of the world consumption is based on these energies. Several factors involve that countries need more and more of these energies: high technologies, car...
Reliable distributed generation: Key issues, challenges and roles in the Indian energy sector
Thesis - 4 pages - Journalism
In this paper the traditional approach in electric power generation is to have centralized plants distributing electricity through an extensive transmission & distribution network. Distributed generation (DG) provides electric power at a site closer to the customer, eliminating the unnecessary...
Alternative energy
Essay - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
This article explains the importance of the alternate energy. The traditional energy which we are using is not going to be adequate for our future needs and that too it reached its peak. Apart from its inadequate supply it is also producing enormous amount of pollution which is...
Energy choices in Europe: the case of electricity - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 14 pages - Economy general
Energy is a vital element for the economy as a whole as every sector demands its usage constantly. It is not an end-product by itself, but a pre-requisite for most of the economic activities. A sudden increase in energy prices or a disruption of supply can entail heavy economic...
Non conventional energy sources: Future necessity
Thesis - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
Energy is the primary and most universal measure of all kinds of work by human beings and nature. Energy is also defined as the ability or the capacity to do work. We use energy to do work and make all movements. When we eat, our body transforms the food into energy to...
Should Bulgaria concentrate on nuclear power as its main future energy source?
Thesis - 6 pages - Economy general
Bulgaria has been using commercial nuclear energy since 1974. 35 per cent of the electricity in the country is generated by two nuclear reactors. The Government plans the construction of a new nuclear plant in order the energy needs of the country to be met. This raises the...
Prospects for green energy sources
Essay - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
Global warming has increasingly become an all-encompassing issue in both the media's and public opinion. It is only logical then that more and more attention is being paid to alternative energy sources which may have the capacity to not only provide a more environmentally friendly way of...
Energy choices in Europe: the case of electricity
Essay - 14 pages - Economy general
Energy is a vital element for the economy as a whole as every sector demands its usage constantly. It is not an end-product by itself, but a pre-requisite for most of the economic activities. A sudden increase in energy prices or a disruption of supply can entail heavy economic...
The hunt for alternative sources of energy
Tutorials/exercises - 7 pages - Ecology & environment
In the past century, it has been seen that the consumption of non-renewable sources of energy has caused more environmental damage than any other human activity. Electricity generated from fossil fuels such as coal and crude oil has led to high concentrations of harmful gases in the...
Carbon Offsetting: Energy Efficiency
Internship report - 12 pages - Ecology & environment
Carbon Offsetting is a way to reduce our CO2 emissions by funding projects such as building a wind farm etc. Indeed, the C02 is one of the causes of global warming. There are two types of carbon offsetting, such as the compliance carbon offsetting and the voluntary carbon offsetting. The...
Energy Marketing
Case study - 6 pages - Services marketing
Marketing is a discipline of management that seeks to determine the offers of goods, services or ideas based on attitudes and the motivation of consumers , the public or society in general. In this paper. We will be studying the marketing of energy . The first question we must ask...
Strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement in British environmental policy in the areas of climate change and energy
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
Climate change is now recognised as a major threat which can lead to worldwide disasters. Since the end of the 19th century, the average global temperature has risen from 0.4 to 0.8°C. Since we have begun recording the earth's temperature, 1998 has been the hottest year. The sea level has...
Non-conventional energy sources
Presentation - 37 pages - Ecology & environment
This presentation talks about non conventional energy sources. First of all the presentation gives a clear definition about energy and different forms of energy. It then moves on to the explanation of different forms of non-conventional energy forms explained one by...
Yingli green energy
Financial analysis - 13 pages - Business strategy
Yingli Green Energy, is a Chinese Photovoltaic manufacturers that was founded in 1998 by Liansheng Miao. It is headquartered in Baoding, China, and employed over 11000 employees over the world. YGE became through years a leading solar energy company thanks to the quality of its...
Wind energy integration in power systems
Thesis - 4 pages - Journalism
Grid connection of wind energy sources is essential if they are to be effectively exploited, but grid connection brings a number of problems. In the paper, Distributed Generation and Wind Power integration problems are discussed. Many early wind turbines utilized a squirrel-cage or...
Solar energy as a viable commercial and industrial power source - published: 25/03/2010
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In almost all nations of the world, save for a few oil rich regions in the Middle East and Northern portions of North America, energy has to be purchased and imported. This is a system that leaves many countries without self-sufficiency and will likely bankrupt their governments. The needs...
Solar energy as a viable commercial and industrial power source
Thesis - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
In almost all nations of the world, save for a few oil rich regions in the Middle East and Northern portions of North America, energy has to be purchased and imported. This is a system that leaves many countries without self-sufficiency and will likely bankrupt their governments. The needs...
Energy efficiency: The UK potential for wind power
Thesis - 16 pages - Ecology & environment
In the present economical and ecological context, finding new, cheaper and less polluting power sources is a major issue. No miracle solution can replace fossil energies and nuclear power. However, some sources of energy could be interesting alternatives. Among these, wind power appears...
Is coal an energy of the past or of the future?
Case study - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
Coal is today one of the most important energy sources of the world, second only to oil. But the use of coal raises several issues. First there's the issue of energy supply. In a globalized world with mass production, the energy supply must be abundant and the...
The future of nuclear energy: The European Energy Policy - publié le 15/03/2011
Case study - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
It is hard to forecast with any certitude what the 21st century will hold for nuclear power. Still, the issues that will form its future are slightly clear. The goal of this paper is to study the possible role of nuclear energy in the formation of sustainable development in Europe, on the...
Biodiesel: A cleaner source of energy
Thesis - 7 pages - Physics
A majority of the countries in the world are importers of petroleum and its products. The fossil fuels are being consumed at a rate, which is a million times faster than their rate of formation. The prices of petroleum products are mounting at an alarming pace due to the unmatched contribution to...
The decision-making process of purchase of a solar panel at IDS Energy
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
We use hydrocarbon products in all areas of our everyday life, such as in the fields of transportation, production, clothing, and high technology. For the purpose of our study, we also include habitat and comfort. In recent years, the issue of sustainable development has been emphasized in order...
The development and application of hydrogen energy in the United States
Essay - 3 pages - Physics
In his State of the Union Address, President Bush made the observation that the United States had become addicted to foreign oil. The recent surge in gas prices is clearly reflective of this addiction. Americans have become so reticent in their oil usage that they are now willing to pay in excess...
Utilization of solar energy: An alternative of conventional energy sources
Essay - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
The earth continuously gets the shower of radiation of the sun, which is the mother of all forms of energy-conventional or non conventional. The amount of solar radiation reaching the earth is called “insolation” -the short form for “incident solar radiation”. Solar...
