81. The Village | Resources | Articles | Energy And Sustainability Several renewable energy technologies are now commercially viable and couldmake a much greater contribution to sustainability in our energy supply. http://www.thevillage.ie/resources/articles/ewen_chambers.html

Jump To: Search our Site: ** Select Page ** FAQ About Us Discussion Forum Invest Village Charter Village Diary Public Meetings Affiliate Groups Articles Home Resources Articles Resources Articles Permaculture Sustainablity Bioregionalist ... Links Directory Energy and Sustainability By Ewan Chalmers 'Why and what elements of the current system are unsustainable' Modern societies consume huge amounts of energy - to heat homes and offices, fuel transport systems, power industry and generate electricity. Ireland is no exception; and as our economy grows, so does our demand for energy. Today, most of this energy is produced using fossil fuels such as gas, oil, coal and peat. We now know that large-scale use of fossil fuels is unsustainable in the long term. They are finite resources -which will one day run out. Burning them releases vast quantities of carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere. Other emissions released in fossil fuel combustion cause acid rain. Ireland now imports over 85% of the fuel required for energy production, which is clearly insecure if not unsustainable. 'What would be more sustainable' Renewable energy resources, on the other hand, are constantly replenished through the cycles of nature. The sun, wind, running water, organic materials like wood and even wastes from domestic and agricultural activities are all potential sources of energy. Their supply will never be exhausted.

82. Tarong Energy - Sustainability - Power Generation Queensland For Tarong energy, sustainability embraces specific objectives withinthree key elements Environment, Social, Economic. Wise resource http://www.tarongenergy.com.au/default.asp?p=6.1

83. Energy And Sustainability Group PORTRAIT. energy and sustainability Group. The utilization of hydroelectricpower and other sources of renewable energy is an essential http://www.cepe.ethz.ch/portrait/sustainability.htm

PORTRAIT Energy and Sustainability Group The utilization of hydro-electric power and other sources of renewable energy is an essential element of sustainable development both in Switzerland and abroad. The opening of electricity markets, consistently low prices for fossil fuels, and new developments in power plant technology (e.g. advanced combined cycle gas-fired power plants) lead to the conclusion that large capital investments in power plants with needs for renovation or construction pose significant long-term financial risks. In collaboration with the energy economics research group, the energy and sustainability research group researches solution strategies for long-term problems of hydro-electric power plants, including the following: Markets for so-called green electricity Possibilities to make green capital investments available to hydro-electric power plants Contributions towards new conceptions of licensing A longer-term research focus is the further development of the theory of indicator construction . At the moment we are investigating the following: The meaning of sustainability indicators for researchers in their personal day-to-day research The description of development in India through indicators of direct and indirect household energy consumption Supportive models for “sustainable consumption” and research into the most meaningful variants of household energy consumption indicators for interested laypersons in industrialized countries

84. Energy Sustainability. Are We Going Backwards? - Green Party Jeanette Fitzsimons MP. energy sustainability. Are we going backwards?Jeanette Fitzsimons MP, Green Party CoLeader. Address to energy http://www.greens.org.nz/searchdocs/speech2963.html

Climate Change Energy Sustainable Development All Speeches Energy Sustainability. Are we going backwards? Jeanette Fitzsimons MP , Green Party Co-Leader Address to Energy 2000 Symposium, Auckland, 28th August 2000 NZ's energy system has never been sustainable - nowhere in the world has achieved that. But it did at one stage have some claim to being cleaner and greener than most. At one stage all of our electricity was hydro - damaging to local river ecology and hydrology when built, but producing no harmful emissions and no contribution to climate change in its use. Over the last thirty years the renewable proportion of our electricity system has progressively shrunk with the building of more and more thermal generation and in the last couple of years even the total amount of electricity generated from the same water flows into our hydro system has shrunk, suggesting that market games are taking precedence over efficient water use. We had, once, the world's largest CNG fleet, both as a proportion of our total vehicle fuel use, and in absolute terms. Locally produced, around 20% less carbon dioxide per km and very much lower local air pollution. It could have grown further from over a tenth to about a third of our vehicle fuel demand. Instead, it has collapsed to the point where living in Thames with a CNG car, the nearest I can get fuel is Auckland, Tauranga or Morrinsville. Governments, motorists and industry must all share the blame for this. The latest figures produced for the Energy Data File show a 25% rise in oil imports in just one year to March 2000, offsetting an 18% reduction in local production. Use of all fuels rose in the last year except for what is now our cleanest transport fuel, LPG, which decreased. Total primary energy use rose by 3.1% - faster than GDP or population.

85. MSc Architecture, Energy And Sustainability MSc ARCHITECTURE, energy AND sustainability. Duration Minimum FT/PTpg cert 1 semester FT/PT pg dip 2 semesters Prof Dip Arch http://www.unl.ac.uk/postgradline/mscenergy.html

MSc ARCHITECTURE, ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY Duration: Minimum : FT/PT: pg cert 1 semester FT/PT: pg dip 2 semesters Prof Dip Arch FT: 4 semesters Prof Dip Arch PT: 5 semesters Masters FT: I calendar year Masters PT: 3 semesters Maximum pg cert: 3 years pg dip: 5 years Prof Dip Arch: 7 years Masters: 7 years Modes: Attendance: Full time students: 6-8 modules per year Part time students: 1-5 modules per year Structure: Awards: Pg Cert: 35 credits Pg Dip: 70 credits Prof Dip Arch: 180 credits M level Masters: 120 credits M level This programme is structure around two introductory modules. These establish the principles and context of the programme. Students can then choose one of two subject modules which each offer a range of different skills, techniques and approaches to energy evaluation, in addition to an option module. From this point on there are two routes available for completion of the masters award: Route A: students following this route complete a one module 'Thesis Brief' module before undertaking the substantial 'Thesis Project'. The module allows students to investigate a field of research and explore several potential research topics within the field through literature reviews, examining current research projects, buildings or building projects that might form a suitable thesis research topic. Students research gaps in the research field or possible synergies between research projects to help identify their own topic and angle of inquiry. The module is intended to demonstrate whether the student has the structure and capability to undertake the thesis module.

86. T206 Long Tour 3: Present Energy Sources And Sustainability 3. Present energy Sources and sustainability. So what are the principal energysystems used by humanity at present, and how sustainable are they? http://www.open.ac.uk/T206/3longtour.htm

Site map Technology Course enrollment 3. Present Energy Sources and Sustainability So what are the principal energy systems used by humanity at present, and how sustainable are they? Until quite recently, human energy requirements were modest and our supplies came either from harnessing natural processes such as the growth of plants, which provided wood for heating and food to energize human or animal muscles, or from the power of water and wind, used to drive simple machinery. Fossil Fuels But the nineteenth and twentieth centuries saw a massive increase in global energy use, based mainly on burning cheap and plentiful fossil fuels Box 1.1 World Primary Energy Consumption The population of the world rose nearly four-fold during the twentieth century, from 1.6 billion in 1900 to approximately 6.1 billion in 2000. However, world primary energy use increased at a much faster rate. Between 1900 and 2000, it rose more than 10-fold (Figure 1.8). (Primary Energy will be defined in Chapter 2) Figure 1.8

87. Energy Report, State Agency Sustainability Reports, Oregon Solutions Oregon Office of energy Programs. energy efficiency and conservationare cornerstones of sustainability. The Oregon Office of energy's http://www.oregonsolutions.net/A_govt/energy_report.cfm

Navigation Menu Access Guide Main Site Search ... Government > State Agency Sustainability Reports Oregon Office of Energy Saving Energy Saves Everything Energy is considered to be the foundation of our standard of living, yet Oregonian's use of energy is not sustainable. The environmental impacts from our energy consumption have altered ecosystems around the globe and contribute to global warming, air and water pollution, land degradation, and many other problems. Energy is consumed in all aspects of life. We use energy to heat and power our homes, offices and schools, to pump and treat our water, to power our industrial processes, to grow our food, to drive to work and to the store, to light our neighborhoods, and to build our communities. The list is long. However, there are many opportunities for conservation and energy efficiency throughout Oregon. The amount of energy and resources we use today far exceeds that needed to sustain our economy, our communities and our environment. Here are a few examples to consider: Increasing the nations' vehicle fuel efficiency by 3 miles per gallon is equal to the amount of oil that would be produced by the Alaskan Arctic Wildlife Refuge, equivalent to a 6 month supply of oil for the nation.

88. \\ ASD // - MSc Architecture, Energy And Sustainability MSc Europ. MA in the Integration of Renewable Energies in Buildings.= MSc in Architecture, energy and sustainability. The MSc 'Architecture http://www.said.unl.ac.uk/postgraduate/mscarch.html

+ ASD postgraduate home + postgraduate units + Examination in Professional Practice (RIBA III) Specialist MA/MSc Degrees: + MA Cities, Design and Regeneration + MA in Architectural History, Theory and Interpretation + MSc Europ. MA in the Integration of Renewable Energies in Buildings = MSc in Architecture, Energy and Sustainability The MSc 'Architecture, energy and sustainability' (AES) is a one year full-time and two/three year part time course covering the areas of low energy and passive solar design in buildings, comfort, lighting, environmental assessment and sustainable resource use. Core taught modules are AR50P Energy comfort and buildings and AR51P Low energy architecture followed by a selection of two from four 'specialist' modules available: AR52P Building simulation, AR70P Building performance, AR 80 Daylighting and energy efficient artificial lighting and AR81P Thermal Comfort plus a compulsory module AR71P Thesis Brief, a module in research methods. The final three module AR72P Thesis is a research report of your own choosing. A first degree in architecture, building or engineering or relevant experience is required.

89. Nuclear Energy And Sustainability Program CANES research nuclear energy sustainability Nuclear energyand sustainability Program. The research program, Nuclear energy http://web.mit.edu/canes/research/nucenergy&sustainability.html

OVERVIEW RESEARCH PEOPLE EDUCATION ... Research NUCLEAR ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM The research program, Nuclear Energy and Sustainability, encompasses a wide range of topics including policies on nuclear energy in the U.S. and internationally, proliferation assessment, and advanced nuclear energy concepts for a sustainable environment. This research is accomplished with the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and collaborations with U.S. and international laboratories and energy corporations. Currently, there are four major projects within the program: Nuclear Energy Policy Modeling Energy for the Far East An Integrated Approach to Proliferation Assessment Hydrogen Production by Nuclear Energy Search CANES Web Site SEARCH MIT sites canes-www@mit.edu.

90. The Mid-Atlantic Sustainability Conference: Energy, Buildings And The Bottom Lin Environmental Events The Mid-Atlantic sustainability Conference energy, Buildingsand the Bottom Line A conference that brings together experts in the http://www.environmental-center.com/events/mid-atlantic2002/mid-atlantic2002.htm

Home Business Center Publications Articles ... Directory The Mid-Atlantic Sustainability Conference: Energy, Buildings and the Bottom Line Storefront The Mid-Atlantic Sustainability Conference: Energy, Buildings and the Bottom Line. Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA A professional conference that brings together the decision makers in the fields of renewable energy and high-performance building. Featuring conference tracks on procurement, green schools, land-use planning, clean energy and both residential and commercial green building. Featuring two workshop days, a trade show, an evening public event and two full conference days. Northeast Sustainable Energy Association 50 Miles Street Greenfield, MA 01301

91. Sustainability And Renewables Activities in this section are geared to offset and replace traditional methodsof energy generation and consumption throughout South Carolina. http://www.state.sc.us/energy/sust-renewablepage.htm

About the SCEO Site Activities in this section are geared to offset and replace traditional methods of energy generation and consumption throughout South Carolina. By implementing successful programs in this area, SCEO can have a direct impact on South Carolina's economic development and quality of life. Last year SC spent nearly $8 billion on energy, 8 percent of which was imported from outside SC. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that 70-80 cents of every dollar spent on energy immediately exits our economy and is never regained by the consumer. Not only is this a drain on the state's economy, it is also detrimental to the environment. South Carolinians consume approximately 62 billion kWh of electricity and 1.4 billion therms of natural gas a year, producing a combined total of 35 million pounds of carbon monoxide and 150 billion pounds of carbon dioxide. Both are primary greenhouse gases and components of smog and cause untold damage to our environment. Problems linked with these pollutants include global warming, acid rain and depletion of the ozone layer. To mitigate environmental degradation and the loss of economic investment, the Energy Office works to promote the use of renewable energies and sustainable development practices throughout SC. Renewable technologies such as solar, biomass and geothermal energy sources can help SC depend less- and spend less- on imported energy while sustainable practices emphasize energy efficiency, green building, recycling, responsible community planning, and the use of renewable resources.

92. AVEL - Sustainability Knowledge Network - Energy , Australian Digital Thesis. , Science Technology Newsletter. , VESSEL. , GetFree Newsletter. powered by hotmeta. RENEWABLE energy. Biomass. Solar. Tides. Water.Wind. http://avel.edu.au/energy.html

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93. ASHRAE News Release - Sustainability, Efficiency Addressed In ASHRAE Energy Docu ext.612 jdunlop@ashrae.org. sustainability, Efficiency Addressed inASHRAE energy Document. CHICAGO The need to promote increased http://xp20.ashrae.org/NEWS/2003_sustain2.htm

ASHRAE NEWS RELEASE For Release: February 19, 2003 Contact: Jodi Dunlop Public Relations 404/636-8400, ext.612 jdunlop@ashrae.org Sustainability, Efficiency Addressed in ASHRAE Energy Document CHICAGO The need to promote increased energy efficiency, environmental preservation and responsible energy resource development is more important than ever, according to the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers' (ASHRAE) new Energy Position Document. The document, approved at ASHRAE's 2003 Winter Meeting held here Jan. 25-29, explains ASHRAE's views of energy use in buildings and the societal and economic impacts of that energy use. The document replaces the Energy Position Statement and Paper approved by ASHRAE in 1992. With buildings responsible for a third of the world's energy use, energy is a fundamental ingredient of all economic systems. "We must strive to find ways to use our energy resources in the best way possible," ASHRAE President Donald Colliver, Ph.D., P.E., said. "Our resources are not infinite. As the document states, energy is essential to the defense of nations, necessary to feed the world's population and vital for protection from the elements." The Society has numerous standing and technical committees that deal with energy-related matters. Its energy conservation standard, Standard 90.1-1999, recently was established by the United States Department of Energy as the commercial building reference standard for state building codes.

94. Sustainability Signals - Energy Consumption The sustainability Reporting Program has considered energy consumption and sustainabilityfrom several perspectives, including climate change, health and http://www.sustreport.org/signals/can_energy.html

ENERGY CONSUMPTION The social, economic and environmental impacts of energy production and consumption make energy a powerful indicator of sustainability. The use of energy, including non-renewable natural resources, such as oil, coal, natural gas and peat, as well as renewable energy sources like biomass (including wood), solar power, water power (hydro) and wind, creates a pressure or driving force that has impacts on human and ecosystem well-being. The use of energy gives us greater mobility and the ability to provide a huge array of goods and services. The side effects of energy production, particularly the burning of fuels, include habitat loss, air and water pollution and damage to our respiratory systems. To understand energy use in an integrated way, we need to look at the fuel cycle or energy chain, a method consistent with sustainable development principles. We need to account for impacts from exploration, production and use through to disposal of associated pollutants and by-products. As the graph below illustrates, Canada's energy consumption continues to increase. However, the widening gap between GDP and energy consumption shows that economic growth has become less dependent on energy use.

95. Sustainability Now This links shows the efforts of Syncrude to minimize its sustainability performance.Suncrude, Med+, International energy Agency, Web, Web Fact Web. http://www.sustainability.ca/index.cfm?body=SourceList.cfm&ShcutID=191

96. Smith & Nephew: Sustainability Report - Energy, Waste, Emissions And Discharges energy, waste, emissions and discharges. Waste Recycled (Tonnes), 512, 431, 573,705, 813. Total energy (GwH), 121, 129, 135, 128, 132. Electricity (GwH), 65, 65,66, 69, 71. http://www.smith-nephew.com/sustainability2002/env_perf_ewed.html

Energy, waste, emissions and discharges Our focus continues to be on Energy Efficiency, Waste Minimisation and better Pollution Control and the introduction of ISO 14001 at our main manufacturing sites. We have measured a number of the key environmental impacts related to manufacturing for a number of years. Emissions to Air (Tonnes) Waste (Tonnes) Hazardous Waste (Tonnes) Waste Recycled (Tonnes) Total Energy (GwH) Electricity (GwH) Water usage (1000 Cu.metres) Discharges/ Effluent (1000 Cu. metres) Emissions The major reduction in air emissions in 2000 was due to the installation of solvent recovery plant and thermal oxidiser at our Wound Management Global Business Unit in Hull. Waste recycled We have made strenuous efforts in all sites to increase the level of collection and recycling of waste generated which has increased since 1998. Water The very significant water usage reduction, 20%, is mainly due to a full review of water usage at the Memphis site of Orthopaedics Global Business Unit, which resulted in less water flow through rinsing baths and more water re-use in compressors etc. Cost savings Good environmental management makes business sense in providing bottom line benefits. Reducing the major environmental impacts - energy, water, emissions and waste. This has provided the dual benefit of also generating financial savings. We have attempted to provide some estimates of the financial benefits in better management of energy, waste and pollution control. Projects have been included which have some associated environmental benefits, but are not necessarily the main reason for carrying out the project.

97. Energy For A Sustainable Future One way to define sustainability is that our energy use 1) will not use naturalresources faster than they can be naturally replenished, 2) will not create http://www.energy.unh.edu/Sustain.htm

Energy for a Sustainable Future Many of us at UNH are familiar with the University's sustainability initiative. That initiative involves much more than just energy issues. For more information on the sustainability initiative contact the Office of Sustainability Programs in Room 206 Nesmith Hall (Email: sustainability.programs@unh.edu). One way to define sustainability is that our energy use 1) will not use natural resources faster than they can be naturally replenished, 2) will not create waste faster than it can be safely assimilated into a natural cycle, and 3) will allow for the distribution of energy resources in a fair and equitable manner. Three areas where we can most readily demonstrate sustainable energy practices are energy conserving behaviors, utilization of energy efficient technology, and selection of sustainable energy sources. Visit the UNH Office of Sustainability Programs website for information on their campus programs and activities. The Sustainability Building Representatives are a UNH campus group working on a variety of sustainability issues. Tools and information for sustainability at home, and at work:

98. Programme On Energy, Environment, Resources, And Sustainability (PEERS) Presents the Programme on energy, Environment, Resources, andSustainability (PEERS), organized by TERI. http://www.teri.res.in/teriin/peers/peers.htm

About PEERS Newsletter Projects Participants Participants of PEERS 1999/2000

99. REPP-CREST : HOME The Institute for Sustainable energy promotes improved awareness and understanding of sustainable energy, protection of environmental resources, and the dissemination of technical information to users and providers of energy. The Institute for Sustainable energy. at. Eastern Connecticut State University http://www.repp.org/

Search REPP WWW REPP-CREST 1612 K Street, NW Suite 202 Washington, DC 20006 contact us Project Updates Labor Benefits from Renewable Portfolio Standards With support from the Energy Foundation, the Renewable Energy Policy Project is beginning work with the United Steelworkers of America, District 11 (USWA)... Belize Project Moves Ahead Belize bundled services project achieves approval from the Belize Government... Most Downloaded File of March 2003: The Nevada Labor Calculator This document represents the calculations made to derive the number of jobs created by renewable energy projects - Download the Adobe File: Nevada Comments Calculator Advocates Promote NOx SIP Program Clean energy advocates file comments with the GA State Air Protection Branch on Georgia's NOx SIP Job Creation and Renewable Energy Model for calculating jobs per MW of renewable development (one-page PDF) Nevada 15 percent RPS and job creation State RPS plan descriptions Research, calculators and links for: System Benefit Funds NOx Set-Asides Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) Powering the South Website ... Georgia action on NOx limitation efforts

100. Northeast Sustainable Energy Association A non-profit 501(c)(3) membership organization. It was founded in 1974 to foster the use of renewable Category Regional North America Science and Environment...... nesea@nesea.org Northeast Sustainable energy Association 50 Miles Street Greenfield,MA 01301 413774-6051 Copyright © 2001 by NESEA. All rights reserved. http://www.nesea.org/

NESEA Network Green Car Club Information About: Energy Buildings Transportation Greenfield Energy Park Search Tour de Sol: The Great American Green Transportation Festival: May 10-14 2003 Mid-Atlantic Sustainability Conference: June 4-7 Calendar of Events Find out about sponsorship opportunities. artTab(1565,150,'slate'); Tour de Sol: The Great American Green Transportation Festival May 10-14: NJ- PA - DC If it decreases Americans' use of gasoline or oil, you'll see it at the 2003 Tour de Sol. Cars, buses, and scooters that sip gas or use an alternative fuel such as biodiesel, electricity, hydrogen, natural gas, or propane will be showcased in Burlington County and Trenton, NJ, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. Don't miss the largest sustainable transportation event in the world! Don't delay! Mark your calendars and sign up for a school field trip exhibit enter , or volunteer . Check back often for highlights and details. Mid-Atlantic Sustainability Conference Registration is now open for the 2003 Mid-Atlantic Sustainability Conference. The conference brings together professionals in the areas of high-performance building, clean energy, and sustainable business, leading you to exciting new opportunities and inspiring your future work. It will take place from June 4-7 in Trenton, NJ at the War Memorial and Masonic Temple. Visit the conference website to read about the sessions and speakers, to register, and more.

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