Al Gore highlights waste energy recovery in his new book
Posted by Dick Munson on November 10th, 2009
Al Gore in his new book, Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, argues that “one of the largest opportunities for efficiency gains — an opportunity that is present in electricity generation and in many industrial sectors — involves the capture of waste heat.”
The former vice president notes that generous tax credits have long been given to solar and wind developers, but until 2009, no credits for combined heat and power or CHP. “Put another way,” he wrote, “governments provide the power industry with almost no incentives to deploy efficient CHP. Most states do not recognize CHP as part of the Renewable Portfolio Standards that many states have adopted.”
The book also highlights RED’s Tom Casten for demonstrating “time and again how industrial companies that are willing to invest in cogeneration technologies can become more efficient and more profitable in a short period of time.”
We have excerpted some of Al’s thoughts on waste energy recovery here.
