Annual Report 2014

17 Oct Annual Report 2014

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

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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...
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17 Oct Consulting with energy scenarios. Requirements for scientific policy advice

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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...
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17 Oct Flexibility concepts for the German power supply in 2050. Ensuring stability in the age of renewable energies

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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...
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17 Oct Energy Vectors

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National Academy of Technologies of France (NATF) 2015 Changes in energy procurement/uses have often followed differing ‘trajectories’ in different countries while being related by factors such as oil prices and climate change.  While these forces are still active, time-scales have shifted (e.g. for peak oil...
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17 Oct Methane

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National Academy of Technologies of France (NATF) 2016 Strong variations of atmospheric concentrations of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, have accompanied glacial and interglacial periods. Such variations influence the timetable and magnitude of climate changes. The report describes and analyses natural and human-related sources and...
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17 Oct Report of the National Academy of Technologies of France (NATF) – First contribution to the Energy Transition National Debate

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National Academy of Technologies of France (NATF) 2014 Changes in world-wide energy production and utilisation are partly imposed (emerging countries’ energy needs, depletion of some oil/gas fields), or voluntarily implemented (energy autonomy, climate-change policy, industrial competition). France has launched a nation-wide debate on energy-policies with...
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17 Oct Technologies and Climate Change – Solutions for Mitigation and Adaptation

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National Academy of Technologies of France (NATF) 2016 The report takes stock of available or future technologies for mitigating climate change. First conclusion: climate-engineering, in the current state of knowledge, is not an alternative. Then it identifies the most favourable conditions, especially in the most...
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17 Oct Biogas

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National Academy of Technologies of France (NATF) 2016 The 14 members of the NATF working group on biogas published its report in early 2016.  Historically speaking, biogas, resulting from the decomposition of organic matter, has been known since the late 18th century, when Alessandro Volta...
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17 Oct Resource Efficiency – Facts and Trends Towards 2050.

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Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering (IVA) 2015 A report from IVA project Resource Efficient Business Models – Greater Competitiveness, 2015 36 pp.
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