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Energy Technology in Context: The IEA's Fuel Cell Programme: This paper introduces the International Energy Agency's IEA Fuel Cell Program. Fuel cells - electrochemical devices like batteries that draw on externally stored fuel - can provide a source of power for both stationary and mobile applications. They have high-energy conversion efficiency and they can function on a small or...; Tags: Fuel Cell, IEA, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies; White papers 2004-04-27
The IEA Geothermal Implementing Agreement- Its Status, Highlights and Future Prospects: This review provides an update and extension of the initial report by Rybach (1998) that introduced the Geothermal Implementing Agreement GIA and described its structure, status and prospects shortly after its formation in March 1997. The International Energy Agency Implementing Agreement for a Cooperative Programme on Geothermal Energy Research and...; Tags: Geothermal Energy, Agreement, IEA; White papers 2004-04-27
Energy Challenges in Northeast Asia and Project Proposals in 2004: This paper highlights and summarizes the recent energy developments in Northeast Asia and describes the objectives and scope of the proposed conference as well as the possible publication plan. Recently, there has been increasing interest to integrate this area with various cross-border energy development projects and, in fact, several regional...; Tags: IEA; White papers 2004-02-25
The Utilization of CO2: This paper discusses the utilization of CO2. Fossil fuel-fired plants are responsible for roughly one-third of the world's total emissions of CO2. The quantities of CO2 emitted from power generation facilities in general, and by other major industrial activities, are considerable. Unless concerted international action is taken, emissions levels will...; Tags: Carbon Dioxide, IEA; White papers 2004-04-27
Control and Minimization of Coal-Fired Power Plant Emissions: In this paper, coal's on-going role underlines the importance of improving the efficiency of coalfired power plants and the minimization of their environmental impacts, for both economic and environmental reasons. A number of pollutants emitted from coalfired power plants require consideration, although effective means for their control already exist in...; Tags: Emission, Carbon Dioxide, Plant, IEA; White papers 2004-04-27

CO2 Capture at Power Stations and Other Major Point Sources: Recognizing the potential of CO2 capture and storage technologies, the IEA's Working Party on Fossil Fuels2 WPFF launched its strategy for Zero Emissions Technologies ZETs in 2001. With this concept, almost all conventional pollutants produced by the burning of fossil fuels are eliminated and CO2 is captured and stored, thus...; Tags: Carbon Dioxide, IEA; White papers 2004-04-27
Policies to Support Development and Deployment: This paper discusses a number of potential routes can be identified for encouraging further development and deployment of CO2 control strategies. It is well established that anthropogenic CO2 is produced from a variety of sources, a major contributor being fossil fuel-fired power generation. Other major industries that are heavy users...; Tags: Carbon Dioxide, IEA; White papers 2004-04-27
Emissions Trading and Its Possible Impacts on Investment Decisions in the Power Sector: The purpose of this study is to explore how investment decisions in the power generation sector may be modified with the introduction of CO2 emission allowances. To do so, it considers, through a simplified quantitative analysis, power plant costs, and operation and investment changes in the electricity generation over both...; Tags: Emission, Investment Decision, Power Generation, IEA, Investment, Finance; White papers 2004-04-27
Emission Reductions in the Natural Gas Sector Through Project-Based Mechanisms: This case study builds on earlier emissions baseline work completed by the International Energy Agency IEA and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD, largely undertaken on behalf of the Annex I Experts Group. Previous studies examined the issues that need to be considered in standardizing greenhouse gas emissions...; Tags: Baseline, Natural Gas, IEA, Telecom & Utilities; White papers
Energy Efficiency in Economies in Transition (EITS): A Policy Priority: This paper focuses on policy priority that should be given to energy efficiency program. Increasing energy efficiency will assist EITs in increasing business competitiveness and consumers welfare especially in the context of energy price increases, and shift activities to more sustainable directions. It generates environmental benefits through reduced emissions of...; Tags: Energy Efficiency, IEA; White papers 2003-09-01
Technology Innovation, Development and Diffusion: While carbon free energy technologies already exist (e.g., nuclear power and renewable energy technologies), they represent only a small share of current and projected future energy needs; fossil fuels continue to dominate the energy mix. The paper provides a brief discussion of the possible effects of different policy mix in...; Tags: Innovation, Renewable Energy, IEA, Telecom & Utilities; White papers 2003-06-05
Energy Technology: Facing the Climate Challenge: IEA Members have repeatedly called for increased energy technology development to help countries respond to the climate-change challenge. The IEA Committee on Energy Research and Technology CERT and the IEA Secretariat have therefore undertaken an assessment of the energy technology developments that could generate significant cuts in CO2 emissions while...; Tags: Development, Clean Technology, IEA; White papers 2004-04-27
The Impact of Convergence of the Gas and Electricity Industries: Trends and Policy Implications: This paper studies the trends of convergence between gas and electricity industries all over the world. The study particularly concentrated on the implications of convergence trends on the M&A activities in the gas and electricity industries as one of the major impacts that lend itself to a numerical and objective...; Tags: Convergence, Finance, IEA, Investment, M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Networking, Telecommunications, VOIP; White papers 2004-04-27
Technology Options: Fusion Power: This paper is intended to provide information on the status and perspective of the international fusion R&D programme and on the ITER project as well as to respond to fundamental questions on fusion, such as "When will fusion power be available?, Why invest in fusion?". In order to draw the...; Tags: Fusion, IEA, Research & Development, Business Operations; White papers 2003-02-01
Applying Portfolio Theory to EU Electricity Planning and Policy-Making: This study presents an effort to apply one of the well-known elements of modern finance theory to the process of evaluating generating technologies and generating portfolios: Mean-Variance Portfolio Theory. The underlying motive for the study is a perception that there has been only limited understanding to date of how improved...; Tags: Theory, Portfolio, IEA; White papers 2003-02-01
Moving to a Hydrogen Economy: Dreams and Realities: This note seeks to provide a realistic assessment of the debate over the hydrogen future. Many policy makers, energy analysts, environmental organizations, and industry leaders have asserted that hydrogen is the fuel of the future. Its attraction is that it is both inexhaustible and clean its combustion produces only water....; Tags: Hydrogen, IEA; White papers 2003-01-30
Evaluating Experience With Electricity-Generating GHG Mitigation Projects: Greenhouse gas GHG mitigation projects are already underway or being developed for several national or international programmes or funds, as well as on a bilateral or unilateral basis. This paper outlines the current portfolio for proposed Clean Development Mechanism CDM or CDM-type electricity-generating projects and examines the ways in which...; Tags: Project, IEA; White papers 2004-04-27
Transport Technologies and Policies for Energy Security and CO2 Reductions: The purpose of this paper is to summarize energy technology and policy issues facing the transportation sector in three time periods: during a petroleum supply shortfall; the near-term through 2010; the longer term after 2010. The policy objectives considered are to achieve oil savings, improved energy security and reduced CO2...; Tags: Security, Carbon Dioxide, IEA, Transportation; White papers 2003-03-01
The Future of Energy Star and Other Voluntary Energy Efficiency Programmes: This paper focuses on Energy Star, which is the largest, most successful, voluntary energy efficiency programmed in the world. In order to remain effective, it must address both technical and administrative problems. Technical problems include reconciling programmers dealing with components and whole buildings; dealing with cross-fuel performance; and definitions and...; Tags: Energy Efficiency, IEA; White papers 2003-03-01
Uncertainties in Relation to CO2 Capture and Sequestration: Preliminary Results: This paper has been presented at an expert meeting on CO2 capture technology learning at the IEA headquarters, January 24th 2003. The electricity sector is a key source of CO2 emissions and a strong increase of emissions is forecast in a business-as-usual scenario. A range of strategies has been proposed...; Tags: Emission, Carbon Dioxide, IEA, Electricity Sector; White papers 2003-03-01