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<p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 120%;"> </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 120%;"> </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 120%;"> </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">-----</span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Раньше:</span> </p> <table style="width: 620px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div class="r-side"> <div class="r-side"><em><em><a href="news/2018/3/oil-price-not-above-$65"><img class="l-side" src="cache/03-18/PRICE-469.6d241b1b.png" alt="Prices" /></a></em></em> <div class="r-side"><em>2018, March, 14, 11:45:00</em> <h3><span style="color: #333399;"><strong><a href="news/2018/3/oil-price-not-above-$65"><span style="color: #333399;">OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $65</span></a></strong></span></h3> <p>REUTERS - U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were at $60.77 a barrel at 0753 GMT, up 6 cents, or 0.1 percent, from their previous settlement. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were at $64.62 per barrel, down just 2 cents from their last close.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="news/2018/3/czena-nefti-poka-vyishe-$65"><img class="l-side" src="cache/03-18/PRICE-449.6d241b1b.png" alt="Prices" /></a> <div class="r-side"><em>2018, March, 7, 15:00:00</em> <h3><span style="color: #333399;"><strong><a href="news/2018/3/czena-nefti-poka-vyishe-$65"><span style="color: #333399;">ЦЕНА НЕФТИ: ПОКА ВЫШЕ $65</span></a></strong></span></h3> <p>РЕЙТЕР - К 9.17 МСК фьючерсы на североморскую смесь Brent опустились на 0,85 процента до $65,23 за баррель. Фьючерсные контракты на американскую лёгкую нефть WTI к этому времени торговались у отметки $62,07 за баррель, что на 0,85 процента ниже предыдущего закрытия.</p> <div class="l-links"><a href="news/2018/3/czena-nefti-poka-vyishe-$65?lang=ru">Русский</a> | <a href="news/2018/3/czena-nefti-poka-vyishe-$65?lang=en">English</a></div> <div class="l-links"> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="news/2018/3/oil-prices-2018-19-$62"><img class="l-side" src="cache/03-18/oil-487.6d241b1b.png" alt="Prices" /></a> <div class="r-side"><em>2018, March, 7, 14:00:00</em> <h3><span style="color: #333399;"><strong><a href="news/2018/3/oil-prices-2018-19-$62"><span style="color: #333399;">OIL PRICES 2018 - 19: $62</span></a></strong></span></h3> <p>EIA - North Sea Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $65 per barrel (b) in February, a decrease of $4/b from the January level and the first month-over-month average decrease since June 2017. EIA forecasts Brent spot prices will average about $62/b in both 2018 and 2019 compared with an average of $54/b in 2017.</p> <p> </p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div class="r-side"><em><em><a href="news/2018/3/oil-price-above-$64-yet"><img class="l-side" src="cache/03-18/PRICE-438.6d241b1b.png" alt="Prices" /></a></em></em> <div class="r-side"><em>2018, March, 5, 11:35:00</em> <h3><span style="color: #333399;"><strong><a href="news/2018/3/oil-price-above-$64-yet"><span style="color: #333399;">ЦЕНА НЕФТИ: ПОКА ВЫШЕ $64</span></a></strong></span></h3> <p>РЕЙТЕР - К 9.28 МСК фьючерсы на североморскую смесь Brent поднялись на 0,33 процента до $64,58 за баррель. Фьючерсные контракты на американскую лёгкую нефть WTI к этому времени торговались у отметки $61,44 за баррель, что на 0,31 процента выше предыдущего закрытия.</p> <div class="l-links"><a href="news/2018/3/oil-price-above-$64-yet?lang=ru">Русский</a> | <a href="news/2018/3/oil-price-above-$64-yet?lang=en">English</a></div> <div class="l-links"> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="news/2018/3/czena-urals-$-65,99"><img class="l-side" src="cache/03-18/PRICE-429.6d241b1b.png" alt="Prices" /></a> <div class="r-side"><em>2018, March, 4, 11:30:00</em> <h3><span style="color: #333399;"><strong><a href="news/2018/3/czena-urals-$-65,99"><span style="color: #333399;">ЦЕНА URALS: $ 65,99</span></a></strong></span></h3> <p>МИНФИН РОССИИ - Средняя цена нефти марки Urals по итогам января – февраля 2018 года составила $ 65,99 за баррель.</p> <p> </p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div class="r-side"><em><em><a href="news/2018/2/oil-price-above-$67-again"><img class="l-side" src="cache/02-18/price-420.6d241b1b.png" alt="Prices" /></a></em></em> <div class="r-side"><em>2018, February, 27, 14:15:00</em> <h3><span style="color: #333399;"><strong><a href="news/2018/2/oil-price-above-$67-again"><span style="color: #333399;">ЦЕНА НЕФТИ: ОПЯТЬ ВЫШЕ $67</span></a></strong></span></h3> <p>РЕЙТЕР - К 9.18 МСК фьючерсы на североморскую смесь Brent опустились на 0,15 процента до $67,40 за баррель. Фьючерсные контракты на американскую лёгкую нефть WTI к этому времени торговались у отметки $63,80 за баррель, что на 0,17 процента ниже предыдущего закрытия.</p> <div class="l-links"><a href="news/2018/2/oil-price-above-$67-again?lang=ru">Русский</a> | <a href="news/2018/2/oil-price-above-$67-again?lang=en">English</a></div> <div class="l-links"> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div class="r-side"><em><em><a href="news/2018/2/czena-urals-$66,26457"><img class="l-side" src="cache/02-18/PRICE-399.6d241b1b.png" alt="Prices" /></a></em></em> <div class="r-side"><em>2018, February, 27, 14:05:00</em> <h3><span style="color: #333399;"><strong><a href="news/2018/2/czena-urals-$66,26457"><span style="color: #333399;">ЦЕНА URALS: $66,26457</span></a></strong></span></h3> <p>МИНФИН РОССИИ - Средняя цена на нефть Urals за период мониторинга с 15 января по 14 февраля 2018 года составила $66,26457 за баррель, или $483,7 за тонну.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;"> </span></p> </div> <div class="en "> <h1>BUILDING ENERGY RESILIENCE</h1> <div class="l-links"></div> <img src="/cache/10-2024/energy-01.bd0377f1.jpg" alt="BUILDING ENERGY RESILIENCE" class="page-img"/> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">By </span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><a class="realname-link" style="font-size: 120%;" title="Emily Newton" href="https://energycentral.com/member/profile/emily-newton" rel="nofollow"><span class="realname" style="color: #3366ff;">Emily Newton</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 120%;"> </span><span class="title" style="font-size: 120%;">Editor-In-Chief,</span><span style="font-size: 120%;"> </span><span class="company" style="font-size: 120%;">Revolutionized Magazine</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><a href="https://energycentral.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3366ff;">ENERGYCENTRAL</span></a></span> - </span><span style="font-size: 120%;">Oct 24, 2024 - </span><span style="font-size: 120%;">Interest in energy resilience is growing as natural disasters become more frequent and intense. Over the past few years, the United States has seen an influx of major storm systems, which have disrupted power to buildings and communities and highlighted a need for more robust solutions.</span></p> <div class="author-title" style="line-height: 18pt;"> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Transforming the built environment and mitigating utility loss impacts on communities is not without challenges. Fortunately, each disaster offers lessons for adopting resilient energy systems.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 120%;">Recent Natural Disasters Unveiling Cracks in Energy Resilience</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Climate change has led to more severe natural disasters with profound socioeconomic and infrastructural effects. From 1960 to 2019, there was a 13-fold increase in natural catastrophes worldwide.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">The U.S. alone has endured 400 weather and climate-related disasters since 1980 — the cumulative cost of these occurrences amounting to over $2.78 trillion. As of September 2024, 24 major disaster events each accumulated damage worth over $1 billion.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Recent disasters have included major hurricanes, tornado outbreaks, wildfires and flooding. Floods wreaked havoc on southwestern Connecticut in August 2024, with rainfall totals reaching 14.83 inches and 13.5 inches around Oxford over 24 hours — the final total is still undetermined.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">In October 2024, Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast, sending a flurry of tornadoes and knocking out power for 3 million customers throughout the state. The storm came on the tail of Hurricane Helene just weeks before, which caused its own devastation, loss of life, displacements, disruption of essential services and widespread outages.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">The pitfalls of the U.S. electric grid are becoming more apparent as natural disasters worsen. The grid is in dire need of upgrades to meet the power demand of the current population. Nearly 70% of the transmission lines are nearing the end of their life cycle, while the system struggles to keep up with the rapid electrification of infrastructure and transportation.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 120%;">Energy Loss Impacts on Communities and the Built Environment</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Power disruptions have tremendous impacts on the built environment and communities at large. For example, the February 2021 winter storm in Texas caused an outage for five days, resulting in hundreds of deaths by carbon monoxide poisoning, frigid temperatures and various health conditions. Many of the victims relied on electricity to operate critical medical equipment to treat chronic cardiovascular disease and diabetes.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">In hotter climates, a downed grid means living without air conditioning and refrigeration, posing a much greater risk of heat stroke, food spoilage and foodborne illnesses.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Power loss is highly disruptive to infrastructure, hindering the availability of essential medical services, transportation networks, waste management facilities and communications. It often forces business closures, increases insurance claims and damages the energy infrastructure.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">According to research, socially and economically vulnerable communities usually experience prolonged power outages after tropical cyclones compared to those who are more financially secure. Households from areas with fewer minorities also evacuate further from the disaster zone. The findings underscore the difficulty marginalized communities face as they attempt to prepare, cope and rebuild from a natural disaster.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 120%;">Energy Consumption During and After Power Outages</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">A power outage is an immediate drop in energy demand on the grid. During this time, critical infrastructure — such as hospitals and emergency services — may use backup generators to remain operational, which consume fossil fuels.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">The real problem occurs when power is restored. The spike in electricity demand as residences, businesses and electricity-dependent mechanisms turn on simultaneously may strain the grid with peak loads, causing additional blackouts and brownouts.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 120%;">Lessons Learned: How to Improve Energy Resilience</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">If any good is to come from natural disasters, it is the lessons learned afterward. Each event highlights the importance of energy resilience and a potential path forward. By integrating innovative solutions into plans, communities can better prepare and mitigate the aftermaths of natural disasters.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 120%;">Storage Technologies</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Energy storage technologies are currently being prioritized, especially in integrating renewable alternatives. The U.S. uses five power storage systems — pumped-storage hydroelectric power, electrochemical batteries, solar-thermal energy storage, compressed air storage and flywheels.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Capacitors and superconducting magnetic storage are also in the research and developmental stages, intended to deliver additional electricity discharges when necessary.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 120%;">Energy Usage Optimization</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Optimizing energy usage during peak demand will improve efficiency and reliability during power outages. This could entail cutting-edge digital technologies and smart meters to create a smart grid. Installing energy-efficient and automated solutions in buildings also helps offset some electrical outputs according to occupancy and environmental conditions.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Energy management systems are another way commercial and industrial buildings can optimize power use. These systems help automate lighting and thermal controls based on occupancy.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 120%;">Microgrid Utilization</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Microgrids have proven invaluable during energy disruptions. These localized networks generate and distribute power separately from the grid, building resilience and enabling faster recovery.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Microgrids often use batteries or renewable energy sources like solar or wind. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has invested $3.5 billion in grid-strengthening projects across 44 states. It hopes to deploy over 400 microgrids to communities through the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 120%;">Recommendations for Built Infrastructure</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Energy-efficient structures are better prepared to handle the outcomes of disaster-induced power outages and are often capable of keeping the power on. The following are recommendations for creating a resilient building infrastructure.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 120%;">Energy-Efficient Designs and Materials</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">New construction must consider energy-efficient designs and materials. For instance, homes should be elevated in flood zones, and using noncombustible materials will decrease fire risk.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Passive designs incorporating natural ventilation and lighting keep structures comfortable and lower their energy consumption. Additionally, adequate insulation throughout a building’s interiors and roof reduces reliance on heating and cooling systems by preventing air from escaping and regulating indoor temperatures.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 120%;">Retrofitting for Energy Efficiency</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Retrofitting existing commercial buildings and homes can significantly reduce electricity strains on the grid. For example, installing rooftop solar panels delivers clean energy to the structure while diverting excess power to the grid. It’s then stored as a backup for emergency power needs.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Other retrofits — energy-efficient lighting, smart thermostats, green roofs and low-flow faucets — can reduce building energy by 12% globally.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 120%;">Energy Resilience Community Planning</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Energy resilience planning helps communities mitigate electricity disruptions during natural disasters. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has outlined several opportunities in addition to storage solutions and decentralized power sources.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">One example is establishing resilience hubs, supporting communities by providing various services and resources — electricity, food, water, shelter and medical attention — before, during and after disasters. Safeguarding network infrastructure with robust security measures will also protect systems from cyberattacks during outages.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 120%;">Prioritizing Energy Amid Increasing Natural Disasters</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">As long as climate change and weather events impact communities, the electricity grid will continue to show its wear and age. 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