Description

Lecture by prof.dr.ir. Ad H.M. Verkooijen

Since the first reports appeared in the scientific literature about the increase of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere (~1987) and about the consequences expected for the climate, the initial uncertainties have largely disappeared. "Global warming" or climate change also has the full attention outside the laboratories and research institutes. Targets are being formulated on a European and national scale. Every political party pays attention to it. Even on a smaller scale, in municipalities and even in households, people are thinking about how to halt the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.
Europe has adopted a clear and concrete target in this respect: 20/20/20. Nationally and locally this is sometimes added to.

Much less concrete are the plans to actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% or to achieve energy savings of 20% by 2020.

The lecture will start with a brief review of 10 years to 2000. Recent developments in targets and practice will be outlined. Next, the technical developments that can be expected until 2020, the first target year, will be discussed. The driving forces to bring about the desired transition in the electricity system will be examined, as well as the opposing forces that are hindering it. The lecture will conclude by explaining the development of technologies, which should carry the further transformation after 2020

Speaker(s)

During the lecture, Prof.dr.ir. Ad. H.M. Verkooijen mainly focuses on the system of generation and distribution of electrical energy. The main reason is that the electric power supply is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, especially CO2. Furthermore, far-reaching energy savings will lead to an increase in electricity use. Think of the introduction of electric cars, the replacement of the exegetically highly inefficient high-efficiency boilers for space heating by heat pumps and so on.
When fossil sources are replaced for energy supply by sources, which emit little or no CO2, these usually generate electricity. For example, solar PV, nuclear power, wind power etc. Also CO2 capture in the so-called process of "Carbon Capture and Storage" is preferably designed for large-scale capture at power plants and not at our small heating boilers

Location

Hall Centre Prinsenhof,

Hoofdstraat 43, 5683 AC Best

Organiser

Region South

Name and contact details for information

ir. Gerard van Vucht, t: (040) 252 84 53

gvu@planet.nl