Americans are increasingly relying more on natural gas and renewable energy for heat, power and transportation.
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The logical implication of this cost-benefit calculus is that solar energy should receive considerably less support from environmental advocates than more mundane technologies like combined heat-and-power or district energy.
The witnesses include experts from the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the UK Energy Research Centre, and the Combined Heat and Power Association.
In 2001, the Alliance to Save Energy picked awarded Pataki its most prestigious annual prize for leadership in energy efficiency and combined heat and power.
Say what you will about the benefits of better light bulbs, the big show for reducing energy waste at large hospitals is clean heat and power.
The potential efficiency savings from such projects are immense, says Neal Elliott, an expert on combined heat and power (CHP) systems with the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
Recycling energy falls under the category of combined heat and power, which generates and uses both electricity and thermal heat-a technology that is now eligible to receive 10 percent investment tax credits from the U.S. government.
Rather than letting the heat escape, a cogeneration plant uses the excess energy to power a heating and cooling system.
Like the first book, the new book surveys the hot spots in the clean tech space, which include net-zero energy green buildings, advanced waste heat technologies for combined heat and power and several other technologies.
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"The potential for decentralised, biomass-fuelled heat and power networks is huge, and their use will contribute significantly to many of the government's energy policy goals, " Mr Ahmed added.
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