In the U.S. a tough debate about CO2 emissions from natural gas Verfeuerern is performed. The power plant giant GE warns that stricter rules could harm the renewable
The American government wants to finally get serious about climate change -., And has the Environmental Protection Agency asked to make more stringent CO2 requirements. The power plant giant General Electric (GE) now fears that this regulation could be counter-productive. In a letter to the White House says, too hard a regulation could hurt renewable forms of energy even.
The EPA wants to enforce that power plants in America finally emit less greenhouse gas. Particularly affected would be keen electricity from coal. Gas power plants, where there has been a tremendous growth in recent years due to the fracking boom, however should be allowed to continue uninterrupted, because they produce significantly less CO2. However, the new rules could, so GE in the letter, the end of certain gas power plants mean – or at least operating restrictions for this. Affected are also those power plants that play an important role for the integration of renewable energy into the existing power grid. These were plants that can quickly adapt their electricity output to compensate for fluctuations always bring wind and solar power with it. When the plants are up or down, they work much more efficient than normal gas power plants and thus provide even more CO2 from. The new, stricter rules would prohibit but to do so, GE. GE believes that this could lead to a restriction of the use of renewable forms of energy. Large energy companies would quickly without the adjustable gas power plants do not want to bear the risks to network security. For this reason, we expect the new rules even more greenhouse gas than before. The conflict shows how hard it is to move away from fossil fuels. Renewables require buffer solutions lows in the power production – from the doldrums to the overcast sky – to compensate. Natural gas will not go without this, it is believed at GE, because batteries are simply too expensive. Alternative power sources are required, although constantly available, yet can produce ! little or no CO2. The geothermal plants could be or – controversial for other reasons -. Nuclear power <- AUTHOR MARKER DATA BEGIN -> ( Kevin Bullis ) / <- RSPEAK_STOP -> (bsc)<- RSPEAK_START -> <- AUTHOR DATA MARKER END ->
