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Cleaner
energy systems, including renewables
Making energy generation cleaner and more efficient will
require both the development of renewable sources and improved
use of fossil fuels.
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The
basic aim of this key action is to minimise the environmental impact
of energy production and use. To this end it will investigate cleaner
energy sources and reduce the adverse effects of fossil fuels. The
cost and environmental impact of energy conversion processes will
also be tackled, making all systems more efficient and cleaner.
Renewable energy sources, such as biomass, wind and solar, will
be a particular focus, as will promising energy conversion technologies
such as fuel cells. Systems will be deployed in grid-connected and
stand-alone applications, and barriers to their widespread introduction
- such as their integration into the energy grid - reduced. |
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Large-scale
electricity generation |
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- reduced
emissions from coal, biomass and other fuels
- more
efficient, less damaging heat and power production
- combined
heat and power cogeneration
cogeneration,
combustion and thermochemical conversion, gasification,
efficient gas turbines and motors, diesel engines
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Integration
of new energy sources |
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- integration
of renewables into established grids
- removal
of non-technical barriers
hybrid
systems, visual and noise pollution
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Conversion
technologies for renewables |
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- development,
demonstration and deployment
- conversion
technologies for established and new renewable energy
sources (such as fuel cells)
- decentralised
generation
fuel
cells, biomass for integrated energy generation systems,
on-shore and off-shore wind energy, photovoltaic and solar
thermal technologies, other renewable energy options
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Power
production |
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- cost-effective
reduction of pollution from power production
emission
abatement technologies for power stations, hot gas cleaning,
basic scientific research
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