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GLOBAL
ENERGY NETWORK INSTITUTE
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solution to global problems
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26 March
2001
UK
to boost renewables — Syria/Jordan link up
Dear GENI
Friend,
This work
offers me a unique view into the global energy world.
Energy is what enables our economy to run — and
it's also the major source of global pollution. We
invest more in this infrastructure than any other
industry, and it's our largest working machine
on the planet.
Last week
I had the good fortune to participate in two energy
conferences at the Royal Institute of International
Affairs in London: Renewables:
Are they Ready? and Keeping
the Lights On: Tradition or Innovation? Several
of the leading experts offered their assessment of
recent trends and future projections.
On the
question of renewables, the consensus is that solar
and wind power are growing rapidly — 30% per
year. However, their installed capacity is still minuscule
in comparison to fossil fuel. If governments provided
green incentives, carbon emission trading or cost
buy-downs, these renewables would develop even faster
and in more countries. Unfortunately, fossil fuel
still predominates globally.
The second
question is best answered by reframing the title to
Tradition and Innovation.
There are some very exciting new technologies defined
as distributed generation that
will start to proliferate: micro-turbines, combined
cycle gas turbines and fuel cells. These power sources
may supply a high-rise building, an industrial user,
and maybe eventually your house and car.
Enclosed
are two international reports that provide concrete
examples of linking transmission systems and tapping
renewables. Tony Blair's pledge to fund renewables
is a critical step that every nation could take. And
the Syria-Jordan intertie continues the regional grid
expansion among the Arab states. This is the message
that GENI champions to every government.
In partnership
for the planet,
Peter
Meisen
President
p.s. Almost
everyone is aware of the present California energy
crisis. By reading the attached two stories you will
find some long term answers to our own domestic problem.
Please forward them to your friends and colleagues
in the Golden
State.
Keywords
: UK to boost renewables - Syria/Jordan link up,Keeping
the Lights On: Tradition or Innovation?sustainable
development, global energy network institute, international
electricity transmission, grid, power, environmental
educational programs, peace
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