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Renewable energy technologies: status and expectations
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1997
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ECN-RX--97-023
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Article (scientific)
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21
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Published in: Paper, presented at the 1997 Annual conference of the Belgian Nuclear Society, 2-3 June, 1997 (), , , Vol., p.-.
Abstract:
After the first oil crisis in 1973 renewable energy sources again becamefocus of energy policy of both industrialized and developing countries. Most
countries were eager to reduce their dependency on one single energy source,
oil. A few years before the oil crisis the RandD already started looking in
ways to make our world more sustainable. This was a result of the work of the
'Club of Rome'. In order of importance the following arguments were put
forward to develop renewable energy sources: diversification, and
conservation of resources. Later, three arguments were added and slowly
became the most important ones: reduction of (greenhouse) gases emission
connected to the use of fossil energy sources, employment, and availability
of energy (electricity) for all. At present the majority of the countries in
the world in some way have national renewable energy development programmes
in place. This contribution will address some of the renewables in some more
detail, in particular solar energy, wind energy, and biomass. Wind energy is
given extra attention, a.o. to provide better insight in some typical
differences with conventional and nuclear power generation. 4 tabs., 14
figs., 10 refs.
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