Reports of Interest - Energy Efficiency and Demand Reduction

CHP: Helping to Promote Sustainable Energy added by Bob Mitchell, Jul. 14, 2009 5:00 PM
Cogeneration (CHP) is the concurrent production of electricity or mechanical power and useful thermal energy from a single energy source.
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Domestic Power Management System added by Bob Taylor, Jun. 11, 2009 5:03 PM
Simple electronic systems could help reduce electricity peak demand.
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A comparison of alternative technologies to de-carbonize Canada's passenger transportation sector added by Robert Hoffman, Jul. 14, 2009 1:11 PM
Six alternative scenarios to de-carbonize the personal passenger vehicle fleet are compared to a business as usual non de-carbonized scenario
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The Potential Impact of an Increased Use of Synthetic Crude Oil and the Dieselisation of the Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet in Canada added by Robert Hoffman, Jul. 14, 2009 1:28 PM
Oil sands development based on current technologies will counter measures for tackling climate change, and is not sustainable in the longer term.
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The Potential Impact of Biodiesel Under a Scenario of Increased Penetration of Advanced Diesel Engines in Light Duty Vehicles added by Robert Hoffman, Jul. 14, 2009 1:33 PM
The impact on GHG emissions due to biodiesel is expected to be small compared to the reduction arising from the penetration of advanced diesel engines
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The Role of Systems Modeling for Sustainable Development Policy Analysis: the Case of Bio-Ethanol added by Robert Hoffman, Jul. 14, 2009 1:02 PM
Although bio-ethanol may help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the technology by itself is insufficient to meet the Kyoto targets.
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