Renewable energy generation will have to increase significantly in order to move the country away from relying on fossil fuels.
The Japanese government instituted an incentive program last summer for boosting solar and other types of renewable energy generation.
We are now on pace to double renewable energy generation from wind and solar from the time the President took office.
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Specifically, MyEnergi Lifestyle showcases how combining renewable energy generation with "time-flexible" loads optimizes energy consumption across a plug-in vehicle and home appliances.
President Obama, Secretary Chu, and I set a goal of doubling U.S. renewable energy generation capacity from wind, solar, and geothermal by 2012.
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The Scottish Executive said the site near Elgin will provide 10% of the new renewable energy generation needed to meet its target for 2010.
And all this information will help increase renewable energy generation, provide support for plug-in electric vehicles, and reduce the carbon pollution that causes climate change.
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The U.S. was on a path to increase the use of solar electricity, thanks in most part to government mandates and incentives for renewable energy generation.
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State mandates for renewable energy generation have driven much of the increase in solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and other forms of clean power over the past decade.
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China has been setting larger and larger solar energy goals in recent years as it tries to increase renewable energy generation while supporting its troop of solar manufacturers.
The EU could become a world leader in tackling climate change and sustainable living, promoting renewable energy generation and living more lightly on the planet - indeed, it's essential that it does so.
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Facebook on Thursday announced that it will work with environmental group Greenpeace to encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation while creating programs to help its users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions.
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Finally, the same energy policies which drove increased reliance on renewable generation and energy efficiency requirements have also contributed to carbon emissions reductions.
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There are three primary areas of importance: energy efficiency, investing in renewable energy and clean, conventional generation of energy.
Only after the cost of generation and storage of renewable energy matches the cost of on-demand generation from fossil, nuclear and hydro we will we see a transformation of the energy industry.
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Advantages include energy security, price stability, less demand (because less energy is lost in transmission), and fewer emissions because most distributed generation is renewable energy.
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The annual medium-term report will include five-year projections for global renewable energy electricity capacity and generation.
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Wind is the fastest-growing renewable energy source for electricity generation in the U.S., and DOE estimates that 20 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. could come from wind power by 2030.
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Global revenues from clean tech businesses--including air and water purification, advanced materials, distributed power generation, renewable energy, and process controls, such as sensors to monitor air and water--now surpass 85 billion pounds, according to the Cleantech Venture Network, a for-profit membership group that connects venture and institutional investors with entrepreneurs.
China is already investing billions of dollars to substitute hydropower (which counts as a renewable energy source) for coal and gas in electricity generation.
Distributed generation ( DG) generally refers to renewable energy systems of less than 20 megawatts (MW), often rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays, installed close to load and existing transmission.
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As always, the Chinese government will head the list of economic drivers as it continues to make large investments in key sectors such as power generation, transportation, health care and renewable energy.
For many of these states, offshore wind is the most abundant indigenous energy source and the only commercial option for renewable power generation, especially in southern states where land-based resources become scarcer with decreasing latitude.
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To help us reach that goal, we are working hard to maximize our opportunities related to shale exploration and drilling, electricity generation and distribution, continued development of renewable energy and alternative fuels as well as a continued support for coal, which will remain a vital source of energy for Ohio.
This leaves more land for the generation of food and other products while satisfying growing demand for renewable energy.
Wind power led among the renewable energy sources and accounted for about 3.5% of the overall power generation in 2012.
Although more than half the states have passed mandates to increase renewable energy use (which often results in new wind farms and local "clean" generation), utilities still need to get that power to consumers.
For instance, the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory concluded in a 2008 analysis that Sudan has about 250 times the solar power generation potential as Gambia.
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Yet for all the hoopla that renewable energy receives, wind and solar account for just 6% of total U.S. power generation.
The paper notes the success of numerous policies California has implemented to promote distributed generation, including the California Solar Initiative (CSI), net energy metering (NEM), the renewable auction mechanism (RAM), and the Self-Generation Incentive Program.
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