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backstop resource

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14:54 Feb 28, 2011
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology
Additional field(s): Science (general)
English term or phrase: backstop resource
Definition from AmosWEB:
A sustainable, renewable natural resource that is used in place of, and as a substitute for, finite, exhaustible natural resources that have been exhausted. A sustainable resource is one in which the amount used today cannot reduce the amount available tomorrow.The best example is solar energy. No matter how much solar energy we use today, the same amount reaches the planet every day in the future. A backstop resource is then a sustainable resource, like solar energy, that society uses after finite resources, like fossil fuels, have been exhausted. In fact, solar energy is often considered THE backstop energy resource. It represents THE "safety net" that's available when fossil fuels are depleted.

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  • The backstop resource is on the flat part of its exploitation curve, so that the price of the resource is blocked and production ceases. mpch mainz
  • The optimal price will “deplete the resource at a rate which smoothly permits the transition from the existing resource to a backstop resource” To Ere is human
  • A backstop resource is one that is available in essentially unlimited quantities - for example, energy produced from fusion, fresh water derived from seawater, and optical fibers made from common sand. Toward a new Iron Age?
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4Vedvarende energi
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Vedvarende energi


Definition from Natur-energi:
Vedvarende energi er en fællesbetegnelse for energiformer, der ikke har begrænsede lagre (som vi i disse dage oplever, at olie har), men kun er til stede, når naturkræfterne tillader det. Vindenergi, solenergi, vandkraft og biobrændsel er eksempler på vedvarende energiformer.

Example sentence(s):
  • Bioenergi, vindenergi og andre former for vedvarende energi adskiller sig fra kul og andre fossile brændsler ved blandt andet at være CO2-neutrale. - Energistyrelsen  
  • Vedvarende energi udleder ikke CO2 og er derfor godt for miljøet. I Danmark udnytter vi flere typer af vedvarende energi. - Borger.dk  
  • Vedvarende energi (eller alternativ energi) er en fællesbetegnelse for energiformer, der ikke har begrænsede reserver, men dog er begrænsede i deres øjeblikkelige forekomst. - Wikipedia  
Marianne Prip Olsen (X)
Denmark
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of: Danish
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