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22/05/2013
During last week’s National Wind Energy Congress in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, Michiel Müller, Unit Manager Wind Energy at Ecofys, presented a new white paper on the use of LiDAR for cost effective and portfolio wide wind resource strategy development. With the technology further matured, LiDAR could now replace a traditional tall mast for on-site wind measurement campaigns and help overcome th...
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16/05/2013
Ecofys assisted the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) in preparing its 2050 Energy and Climate Roadmap. The roadmap explores the long-term role of the chemical industry as Europe progresses to an energy efficient and low greenhouse gas emission future. The Roadmap assesses the future demand for and production of products from the European chemical industry towards 2050 and the development...
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15/05/2013
Setting a target for emission reduction alone is not sufficient to reach the EU ambition of an 80% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This will need to be complemented by further policy and targets to spur low-carbon innovation and promote energy efficiency. Both are vital components of a low-carbon economy but both currently do not make sufficient progress. This is the main conclusio...
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15/05/2013
The European Union was the first region to introduce mandatory sustainability requirements for biofuels worldwide. Currently the EU discusses to amend the EU biofuels policy to include measures against Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) associated with biofuel production. The European Commission has proposed to introduce a maximum for conventional biofuels and incentives for advanced biofuels. Also, ...
