Energy Supply 2015
What initiatives, policies and technologies can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation?
Fossil fuels constitute the largest share of the world’s total primary energy supply today. Fossil fuels are also the most consumed fuel type for electricity generation worldwide. As a result of this, the electricity generation sector is the world’s single largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Globally, policy efforts are being made to increase and improve access to electricity supply. Given the electricity generation sector’s reliance on fossil fuels, this increase has also led to significant GHG emissions growth. How can we most effectively minimize emissions from electricity generation around the world, while still enabling the sector’s growth?
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Proposals
Thermal power-plants to increase efficiency by radiative heat-transfer for cool-matter decomposition into plasma; enabling direct conversion
Solar updraft chimneys convert warm air to electricity. Solar-heated warm air can be incredibly inexpensive with zero environmental issues.
Establish new financial instrument to help developing countries phase out fossil fuel subsidies.
Proposing Space Solar Power as a viable solution for global clean energy based on design of reusable space launch system.
Solar harvesting ships can synthesize fuel to overcome the intermittence and low power density of conventional renewable energy systems.
Distribute Plug & Play solar panels to home owners, and apartment renters to make clean energy on site where you use it.
Development of a licensing process for advanced nuclear reactors will enable the rapid deployment of GigaWatt-scale clean nuclear energy.