This 2010 presentation by the Head of Energy Efficiency and Environmental Section of the International Energy Agency describes the linkages between the smart grid and energy efficiency, and outlines the key systems and technologies to maximize efficiency benefits.
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Source: Energy Efficiency, Electricity Demand and Smart Grids,
Date: June 2010
This presentation details a methodology for designing a computer model for a cost-benefit analysis of smart grid technologies situated in a specific grid system.
Source: Association of the Electricity Supply Industry of East Asia and the Western Pacific (AESIEAP)
Date: October 2009
This report reviews the current unresolved debate in the United States over energy policy. An important part of that debate is over whether and how best to accelerate the development of renewable wind energy.
Source: Renewable Energy Policy Project
Date: September 2004
This report is in response to the U.S.
Source: United States Department of Energy, Alstom Grid, Inc.
Date: December 2011
This article outlines the ongoing microgrid research, development, and demonstration efforts currently in progress in Europe, the United States, Japan, and Canada as they have been presented in a series of microgrid symposiums started in Berkeley, California, on 17 June 2005, followed by a secon
Source: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power & Energy Magazine
Date: August 2007
This paper presents the energy perspectives of 20 agriculturists from diverse sectors of California's agricultural community. It examines their understandings of energy use and their behavioral responses to the state's energy crisis of 2000 and 2001.
Source: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Date: September 2002
This report reviews experiences with renewable portfolio standards, feed-in tariffs, and tendering policies in the United States and European Union and analyzes their advantages and disadvantages. The report concludes with potential application of these policy options in China.
Source: Center for Resource Solutions
Date: June 2002
This report provides an analysis of the global wind power industry.
Source: Energy Business Reports
Date: September 2011
This tool can be used to improve the efficiency and environmental performance of integrated gasification combined cycles (IGCC) through an analysis of the operating conditions, together with process integration studies.
Source: Computers & Chemical Engineering
This presentation introduces the international practice and experience of developing solar projects in cities. The presentation first describes the role of cities in supporting solar and summarizes U.S. Solar America Cities Program and model U.S. cities and projects.
Source: The China Sustainable Energy Program, Center for Resource Solutions
Date: May 2011