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Colin Campbell (geologist) – Current debate

Global oil discovery peaked in 1964 , and since the early 1980s oil production has outpaced new discoveries. The world currently consumes oil at the rate of 84 million barrel per day (31 billion barrels/year, or 151 m³/s), and consumption is rising, particularly in China. According to Campbell: * There are no new potential oil [...]

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (Uganda) – Scope of Activities

The Ministry is concerned with matters such as energy policy, investments in mining, the establishment of new power generating infrastructure using hydro power, thermal power, solar power and nuclear power. Currently the two largest power development projects are in the country are the 250MW Bujagali Power Station, coming online in 2011 and the 750MW Karuma [...]

Energy Science and Technology Database – EDB Scope

Moreover, this database is designed to be a source for any individual who requires access to worldwide energy related information. This database is applicable to the following: Obtaining results of current energy research efforts. Access subject specific information on energy sources, use, and conservation; environmental effects; waste processing and disposal; regulatory consideration, as well as [...]

Anti-nuclear movement – Impact

Impact on popular culture Beginning in the 1960s, anti-nuclear ideas received coverage in the popular media with novels such as ”Fail-Safe” and feature films such as ”Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” (1964), ”The China Syndrome” (1979), ”Silkwood” (1983), and ”The Rainbow Warrior” (1992). ”Dr. Strangelove” explored “what [...]

Photovoltaic system – System performance

At high noon on a cloudless day at the equator, the power of the sun is about 1 kW/m², on the Earth’s surface, to a plane that is perpendicular to the sun’s rays. As such, PV arrays can track the sun through each day to greatly enhance energy collection. However, tracking devices add cost, and [...]

Taiwan – Geography

The island of Taiwan lies some 180 kilometers off the southeastern coast of China, across the Taiwan Strait, and has an area of . The East China Sea lies to the north, the Philippine Sea to the east, the Luzon Strait directly to the south and the South China Sea to the southwest. The island [...]

Energy in Sri Lanka – Introduction

Energy sources in Sri Lanka consists primarily of hydro, coal, fossil fuel and biomass, with sources such as photovoltaics and wind power in early stages of development. Other power sources such as geothermal, gas, nuclear, peat, solar thermal and wave power are not used in the current power generation process for the national grid. Adapted [...]

Pembina Institute – Policies

The Pembina Institute advocates for sustainable energy policy solutions that: take action on global warming, develop a thriving renewable energy sector, minimizes the negative impacts of oil sands and other high-impact energy development and provides smarter urban design and transportation choices for Canadians. At different times, they have advocated against the use of nuclear power [...]

Scott Brown – Political positions

Brown has positioned himself as a conservative counterweight to Massachusetts’ previously all-Democratic, 12-member congressional delegation. He describes himself as socially moderate and fiscally conservative. He has said, “I’m going to be the only person down there who is going to be the independent voter and thinker… I’ve always been the underdog in one shape or [...]

Power system simulation – Unit Commitment

The problem of unit commitment involves finding the least-cost dispatch of available generation resources to meet the electrical load. Generating resources can include a wide range of types: #Nuclear #Thermal (using coal, gas, or other fossil fuels]) #Renewables (including hydro, wind, wave-power, and solar) The key decision variables that are decided by the computer program [...]

California Energy Commission – History

Al Alquist, a California politician, co-authored the 1974 Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act that created the Commission. The Act required that, prior to constructing or modifying an electric generating plant, the Commission was to certify the need for the plant and the suitability of the site of the plant. In 1976, the [...]

Nuclear safety – Agencies

Internationally the International Atomic Energy Agency “works for the safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology.” Many nations utilizing nuclear power have special institutions overseeing and regulating nuclear safety. Civilian nuclear safety in the U.S. is regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The safety of nuclear plants and materials controlled by [...]

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