Alternative Energy

Energy Efficient & Net Zero Energy Buildings

The new god of environmentalists is called “Energy efficiency” and “renewable energy”. They are quite correctly hailed to be the major ways in which carbon emissions can be reduced. Some of the most significant emitters of greenhouse gases are the buildings that we work or live in.
up to 70% needs for hot water annually can be fulfilled by solar hot water heating. Other places where ht water might be needed for e.g. gyms and nursing homes can also be provided solar hot water saving a lot of energy and in a very nonpolluting way.
One of the lesser known arenas of heating is called ground source heat pumps or geothermal. This energy efficient system can be used to successfully heat buildings as well as cool them in a way that can be accommodated in both the residential and commercial buildings. Water heating system can also be accommodating in geothermal energy. For the setting up of Geothermal, trenches or bore holes need to be dug into the ground thus is slightly difficult to do that in already established buildings, but the newer buildings can successfully and efficiently employ that system.

Renewable sources of providing electricity are often categorized as grid system (includes wind power and such like) and non grid systems (includes solar PV cells. In this energy is produced off the grid.)
further energy conservation can be done by using a variety of conservation and lighting methods like natural light& shade, motion detection lighting, low energy lighting etc.
Energy Security = Alternative Energy 

Energy supply security can also be achieved by the help of alternate energy. The use of fossil fuels for countries with none or marginal deposits have a negative impact of using these fuels on their economy, thus by using alternate energy a continuous source of energy can be relied upon and that is sustainable and can be achieved with minimal damage to the environment.

 

Transport Policy & Fossil Fuels Subsidies

the report lacks foresight into one of the most polluting fields that is transport. It however thus bring into picture that the earlier engines with the internal combustion design have be made to make the vehicle more powerful instead of more energy efficient, thus giving the vehicle more power but is then makes sure that the vehicle has climbing levels of emissions as emission control was not a priority with them. This trend has been continuing into the hybrid variety of vehicles as well, these vehicles give priority to performance rather than fuel efficiency and fuel economy. A mention n the report pointed to the significant use of biofuels, which in turn points to a significant increase in the emissions of carbons e.g. Palm Oil Biodiesel. The biggest hole in the report is the need for a shift from the most basic levels from the internal combustion engine towards the more energy efficient electric vehicles. The report in a very diplomatic way has only tried to reduce the used of fossil fuel instead of eliminating the subsidies given to them.

Research and Development + Technology Transfer

the top of the list of carbon emitting nations will soon feature the names of India and China, wrongly saying that the developing nations will soon be the most carbon emitting nations in the world because of various new power stations being built in for the development and infrastructure, the use of new energy efficient technologies and designs will be used. The record states that thought the station built which are newer might use a more energy efficient design and technology, the reason that they will still not be as energy efficient as the ones built several years ago, is that the technology used is less efficient, due to cost constraints e.g. Clean Coal. There has been low investment in the research and technology development area. There is definitely a need for a more energ

y efficient way to produce energy and a reduce carbon emissions, the warning bells sounded there has to be a more fluid transfer between the nations for the technologies and the reduction of carbon emissions.

IPCC working group report on Mitigation of Climate Change.