Author: administrateur

17 Oct Engineering for a Successful Nation

Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) (RAEng)
2015
Joint publication with Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Report of key findings from an assessment of the economic returns of engineering research and postgraduate training in the UK.
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17 Oct The EU Power Industry

Irish Academy of Engineering (IAE)
2015
Kieran O’Brien (IAE) - 2015 Paper presented at the Dublin Economics Workshop 2015. Reviewed current physical and financial hazards facing European utility companies and adverse consequences of EU and national energy policies.
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17 Oct IAE Analysis – Renewable Heat Incentives

Irish Academy of Engineering (IAE)
2015
Irish Academy of Engineering - 2015 IAE’s Response to DCENR’s Consultation Document on Ireland’s Renewable Heat Incentive
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17 Oct IAE Response to DCENR’s Consultation Document on Ireland’s Renewable Electricity Support Scheme

Irish Academy of Engineering (IAE)
2015
Irish Academy of Engineering - 2015 IAE Response to DCENR’s Consultation Document on Ireland’s Renewable Electricity Support Scheme. Recommendations in respect of a cost effective approach, improved market regulation and cessation of subsidies issued.
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17 Oct Annual Report 2014

Real Academia de Ingenieria (Spain) (RAI)
2015
 
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17 Oct Hydraulic Fracturing. A technology under debate

National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
2016
Hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as fracking, is controversially debated among politicians and the public. Already employed in Germany for over 50 years, the technology is currently discussed with regard to two applications significant in terms of economic and energy policy: The extraction of shale gas from shale formations and the production of heat and energy from geothermal sources. Addressing the various facets of fracking, the POSITION paper provides a comprehensive scientific and technical overview of the method and its risks and benefits. The study resorts to best practice examples to illustrate how pilot/test projects can be used to continue exploring and implementing the technology while ensuring the highest possible safety standards . acatech thus contributes to broadening the available information base for decision-makers from politics as well as interested members of the public.
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17 Oct Consulting with energy scenarios. Requirements for scientific policy advice

National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
2016
However, as calculation models are part of the implementing institutions’ operating capital, they are frequently not disclosed. Also, it is not always clear whether the results are influenced by any provisions by the commissioning institutions. The position paper by the Academies’ Project "Energy Systems of the Future" (ESYS) offers suggestions how transparency can be increased. It aims both at the commissioning organisations and the scientists creating the scenario studies. In addition, it provides assistance for those who wish to evaluate and use energy scenarios, e.g. journalists, NGOs and the political decision-makers. Contributors: Felix, Höffler, Christoph, Mayer, Wolfgang, Weimer-Jehle
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17 Oct Flexibility concepts for the German power supply in 2050. Ensuring stability in the age of renewable energies

National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
2016
So-called flexibility technologies are necessary to balance the fluctuations naturally inherent to power generation from wind and photovoltaics. The various viable options include flexibly dispatchable power plants as well as storage systems or the balancing of power demand and power feed-in (demand-side management). The challenge is to identify the options combining stability, sustainability, cost efficiency and social acceptability.
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