When electricity is distributed from power stations to customers through a network of cables known as a grid, some of the energy is unavoidably lost in transit due to heat production and other energy conversion phenomena, collectively known as transmission line losses. Danish energy company NRGi has transmission losses from its electricity supply operations of about 3.75%, which although it may not sound a lot, corresponds to 82 million kWh annually. NRGi has also now decided to cover this loss, which is sufficient to meet the annual needs of 16,000 family houses, exclusively with wind energy. The news is reported by the Danish Energy Association in its daily newsletter. Søren Sørensen, managing director of NRGi, comments:"It is a significant investment for NRGi to choose that the [transmission] loss will be covered by climate-friendly electricity, but it is one of the natural initiatives for a company that is constantly working to strengthen its green profile." Through its strategic initiative, NRGi is seeking to give a boost to the utilisation of renewable energy in Denmark. And customers are well satisfied with NRGi's focus on its green profile. A customer satisfaction survey shows that customers pay considerable attention to how environmentally conscious the company is.

Source: Denmark.dk

Green energy can help Europe regain a competitive advantage in the international technology race, while cutting ballooning fuel costs, creating jobs and slashing carbon emissions. These are the findings of a new study commissioned by Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) and launched today in Brussels. The third edition of the EU Energy [R]evolution shows that a drive for renewables and energy efficiency can ensure that the EU does not fall behind China and the United States in green technological innovation. The study, carried out by the Institute of Technical Thermodynamics of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), demonstrates that 97% of Europe's electricity and 92% of its total energy use could come from renewables in 2050, cutting CO2 emissions by 95% with no need for nuclear power or carbon capture and storage. Even taking into account investment costs, savings on fossil fuels would save European economies an average of €19 billion every year up to 2050. Hundreds of thousands of new jobs would also boost EU economies. China  Europe  European Union  United States  green energy 
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