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Energy Supply 2018

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What initiatives, policies, and technologies can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector?

Fossil fuels constitute the largest share of the world’s total primary energy supply today, and the most consumed fuel type for electricity generation worldwide. As a result, 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 supplies. Given the electricity generation sector’s reliance on carbon-intensive sources, an increase in access will lead to significant GHG emissions growth unless electricity generation sources are diversified to include cleaner options or greenhouse gas mitigating technologies become commonplace and energy efficiency practices are enacted. How can we most effectively minimize emissions from energy generation around the world, while still enabling the sector’s growth, and energy access for those in need?

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Nov 26, 2017
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Challenge: Evaluate solar cooking devices to amplify adoption. Need: Injection of funds to accelerate rate cookers are tested this year.
Dec 23, 2017
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Nov 26, 2017
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There is plenty of clean and renewable energy technology, what is now needed is the financial justification for rapidly transitioning
Nov 26, 2017
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Replacement of open fire stoves with improved cookstoves can reduce indoor air pollution & can cut the amount of GHG emissions significantly
Nov 26, 2017
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The Heliac Solar Cooker is inexpensive but efficient. A lens focusing sunlight generates heat. Improvements, distribution, & sales welcome.
Nov 2, 2017
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The outer glass sheath will refract the radiation into the internal PV from any angle of incidence of solar energy.
Nov 26, 2017
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Nov 26, 2017
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Wave energy converter formed by direct action turbines that imitates the behavior of a coral reef and supply energy to offshore needs
Nov 26, 2017
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A power insurance as the solution to access to energy for low income communities in developing countries.
Nov 6, 2017
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Nov 26, 2017
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