Renewable turbine

Therefore, merely reducing coal use will not he sufficient to satisfy the Protocol. Any plan to comply with the Protocol needs to assume substitution, first by non-combustion energy sources—that is by renewables or nuclear energy—and second by natural gas. This would have to be accompanied by achievement of far greater efficiencies in energy production (for example by introduction of far more fuel-efficient steam gas turbines, driven by natural gas) and by more efficient use of energy. 

National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO Turbines, Wind... 

Fleck B, Huot M. Comparative life-cycle assessment of a small wind turbine for residential off-grid use. Renewable Energy. 2009 34 (12) 2688-2696. DOL10. 1016/j. renene. 2009. 06. 016. 

The Hydrogen Research Institute in Canada has developed and tested a stand-alone renewable energy system composed of a 10 kW wind turbine, a 1 kWpeak photovoltaic array, a 5 kW alkaline electrolyzer, and a 5 kW PEM fuel cell. The components of the system are electrically integrated on a 48 V DC bus [50]. 

Kottenstette, R. and Cotrell, J. Hydrogen Storage in Wind Turbine Towers, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL/TP-500-34656,2003. 

In the U.S., there is an installed base of mostly smaller reciprocating engines of about 50 GW. Recent annual sales have been 20 MW of DG turbines and 7,500 MW of reciprocating engines. With microturbines, fuel cells, and other DG renewables just now coming online, less than 100 MW of... 

Cogeneration systems can also use renewable fuel sources such as wood, waste products, wood gas or methane from sewage and garbage. The Sun-Diamond plant in Stockton, California used waste walnut shells into electricity for the plant and nearby homes. The walnut shells were used as fuel to produce steam to drive a turbine generator. The low-pressure steam output was then used for heat as well as to refrigerate the plant. The Sun-Diamond cogeneration system produced about 32 million KWH of electricity per year. It only used 12 million and sold the surplus power to Pacific Gas and Electric Company. 

An advantage of wind turbines over some forms of renewable energy is that they can produce electricity whenever the wind blows (at night and also dtrring the... 

Biomass Organic, non-fossil material of biological origin constituting a renewable energy source. The biomass can be burnt as fuel in a system that creates steam to turn a turbine, generating electricity. For example, biomass can include wood chips and agricultural crops. 

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