Comparing Environmental Impact Data On Cleaner Technologies

Author : Karen Leffland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comparing Environmental Impact Data on Cleaner Technologies written by Karen Leffland and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: 1. Executive summary - 2. Background and prerequisites for the development of a Ceidoct concept - 3. The current status of concepts relevant for cleaner technology assessment at european level - 4. Identification of environmental performance indicators to be used for comparison of cleaner technologies - 5. Concept for development and use of EPIs within specific trades - 6. Testing the concepts.

Author : Karen Leffland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comparing Environmental Impact Data on Cleaner Technologies written by Karen Leffland and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: 1. Executive summary - 2. Background and prerequisites for the development of a Ceidoct concept - 3. The current status of concepts relevant for cleaner technology assessment at european level - 4. Identification of environmental performance indicators to be used for comparison of cleaner technologies - 5. Concept for development and use of EPIs within specific trades - 6. Testing the concepts.

Author : Chinese Academy of Engineering
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309160006
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Power of Renewables written by Chinese Academy of Engineering and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-01-29 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States and China are the world's top two energy consumers and, as of 2010, the two largest economies. Consequently, they have a decisive role to play in the world's clean energy future. Both countries are also motivated by related goals, namely diversified energy portfolios, job creation, energy security, and pollution reduction, making renewable energy development an important strategy with wide-ranging implications. Given the size of their energy markets, any substantial progress the two countries make in advancing use of renewable energy will provide global benefits, in terms of enhanced technological understanding, reduced costs through expanded deployment, and reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions relative to conventional generation from fossil fuels. Within this context, the U.S. National Academies, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), reviewed renewable energy development and deployment in the two countries, to highlight prospects for collaboration across the research to deployment chain and to suggest strategies which would promote more rapid and economical attainment of renewable energy goals. Main findings and concerning renewable resource assessments, technology development, environmental impacts, market infrastructure, among others, are presented. Specific recommendations have been limited to those judged to be most likely to accelerate the pace of deployment, increase cost-competitiveness, or shape the future market for renewable energy. The recommendations presented here are also pragmatic and achievable.

Author : Lori E. Kincaid
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.0O/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment written by Lori E. Kincaid and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Manuel Frondel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book End-of-Pipe Or Cleaner Production? An Empirical Comparison of Environmental Innovation Decisions Across OECD Countries written by Manuel Frondel and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While both fundamental types of abatement measures mitigate the adverse environmental impacts of production, cleaner production technologies are frequently more advantageous than end-of-pipe technologies for environmental and economic reasons. This paper analyzes a variety of factors that might enhance firms' propensity to implement cleaner products and production technologies instead of end-of-pipe technologies. On the basis of a unique facility-level data set derived from a recent OECD survey, we find a clear dominance of cleaner production in seven OECD countries: Surprisingly, 76.8% of the facilities report that they invest predominantly in cleaner production technologies. With regard to environmental product innovations, the large majority of facilities reports that the measures they have undertaken to reduce environmental impacts were geared at production processes and not so much at products. Our estimation results are based on multinomial logit models which indicate that regulatory measures and the stringency of environmental policies are positively correlated with end-of-pipe technologies, while cost savings, general management systems, and specific environmental management tools tend to favor clean production. We conclude that improvements towards cleaner products and production may be reached by the continuous development and wider diffusion of these management tools. Improvements may also be stimulated by widening the cost gap between the two types of technologies, for instance, by additionally charging for waste and energy use.

Author : Lennart Nilsson
Publisher : Baltic University Press
ISBN 13 : 9197552615
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cleaner Production written by Lennart Nilsson and published by Baltic University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Maria G. da Graca Carvalho
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000717356
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment written by Maria G. da Graca Carvalho and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected Papers from the Proceedings of the First International Conference Vilamoura, Portugal, September 3-6, 1991. The 54 papers in this volume establish the first in a series of biannual benchmarks for technologies that maximize energy conversion while minimizing undesirable emissions. Covering the entire range of industrial and transport combustion as well as strategies for energy R&D, these contributions will be useful to mechanical and chemical engineers in academia and industry, and technical personnel in military, energy and environmental agencies of government. Among topics covered in the book are: strategies: now and in the future; pulverised coal combustion; oil combustion; gas combustion; gas fired systems, biomass combustion; fluidized bed combustion; incinerators; internal combustion; engines and reaction kinetics.

Author : Maria Carvalho
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781560329770
Total Pages : 1576 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Combustion Technology for a Clean Environment written by Maria Carvalho and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-11-08 with total page 1576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The more than 90 refereed papers in this volume continue a series of biannual benchmarks for technologies that maximize energy conversion while minimizing undesirable emissions. Covering the entire range of industrial and transport combustion as well as strategies for energy research and development, these state-of-the-art will be indispensable to mechanical and chemical engineers in academia and industry and technical personnel in military, energy and environmental government agencies. The topics covered in this book include wood, oil, gas and coal combustion, combustion of alternative fuels, co-combustion and co-gasification, catalytic combustion, NO, SO, soot fundamentals, advanced diagnostics, burners, fluidized bed combustion, incineration, engines, advanced cycles, gas clean-up, control strategy and clean combustion in process industries.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030913708X
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Electricity from Renewable Resources written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-04-05 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A component in the America's Energy Future study, Electricity from Renewable Resources examines the technical potential for electric power generation with alternative sources such as wind, solar-photovoltaic, geothermal, solar-thermal, hydroelectric, and other renewable sources. The book focuses on those renewable sources that show the most promise for initial commercial deployment within 10 years and will lead to a substantial impact on the U.S. energy system. A quantitative characterization of technologies, this book lays out expectations of costs, performance, and impacts, as well as barriers and research and development needs. In addition to a principal focus on renewable energy technologies for power generation, the book addresses the challenges of incorporating such technologies into the power grid, as well as potential improvements in the national electricity grid that could enable better and more extensive utilization of wind, solar-thermal, solar photovoltaics, and other renewable technologies.

Author : National Academy of Engineering
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309062438
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Information Systems and the Environment written by National Academy of Engineering and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-09-13 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information technology is a powerful tool for meeting environmental objectives and promoting sustainable development. This collection of papers by leaders in industry, government, and academia explores how information technology can improve environmental performance by individual firms, collaborations among firms, and collaborations among firms, government agencies, and academia. Information systems can also be used by nonprofit organizations and the government to inform the public about broad environmental issues and environmental conditions in their neighborhoods. Several papers address the challenges to information management posed by the explosive increase in information and knowledge about environmental issues and potential solutions, including determining what information is environmentally relevant and how it can be used in decision making. In addition, case studies are described and show how industry is using information systems to ensure sustainable development and meet environmental standards. The book also includes examples from the public sector showing how governments use information knowledge systems to disseminate "best practices" beyond big firms to small businesses, and from the world of the Internet showing how knowledge is shared among environmental advocates and the general public.