CDM

[CKent]

Good day!

Anyone who has an idea on possible projects a distribution utility may pursue for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)?

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[davidbeach]

What is "Clean Development Mechanism"?

 

[NCTHAI]

There is very less probability of distributing company having project for CDM. As a part of project you need to show that you have done something that has reduced carbon emissions.

For a distribution company, it is either by way of energy consumption - reduce your losses (which you must be at minimum) or by enforcing contracts to your suppliers to supply items that use less carbon to make them (i am not sure if this is acceptable by authorities but worth trying).

let us know if you have something else to start with.

 

[CKent]

davidbeach
CDM is some sort of an agreed vehicle wherein several developed countries who have committed in the Kyoto Protocol to reduce their GHG emissions could either invest in a project that intends to reduce GHG emissions or buy carbon credits from other developing countries and use those credits to count as reduction on their commitment...

NCTHAI
That's my initial assessment also. As a distribution utility, the obvious is to reduce losses, which then would reflect on the reduction in energy imported from the generation, thus reducing emission...however, loss reductions are normally compensated, especially in a performance based environment...unless the cost will be too high when compared to the probable benefit such that in economic point of view, you will not do it

well, thanks...

 

[jghrist]

For a distribution company, it is either by way of energy consumption - reduce your losses (which you must be at minimum)

Minimizing losses in a distribution line means maximizing the conductor size. Of course, this also means maximizing the amount of aluminum or copper that needs to be produced (along with the carbon dioxide emissions for production).

Obviously, something needs to be considered other than minimizing losses. How does one go about determining the proper conductor size in an environment not governed by economics, but by environmental politics?

 

[cranky108]

There's the explanation we were looking for "politics".

Here's an idea, lower loss distribution transformers.

 

[burnt2x]

Or, can people live without electricity? If those lawyers/ politicians believe the power producers are the culprit, might as well ask themt that!