Electrification is 1) the process of making a machine or system operate using electricity that charges over from an earlier power source; 2) the process of replacing technologies that uses fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) with power generated by renewable sources. The Electrification is the benefits with sustainability and greenhouse gas reduction.
Definition generated by ChatGPT on 21 February 2023: In recent years, the focus of electrification has shifted towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the effects of climate change. This has led to increased investment in renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power, as well as the development of more efficient electric vehicles and electric heating and cooling systems for buildings. The ultimate goal of electrification is to create a more sustainable and environmentally friendly energy system that can power the world for generations to come.
Related Definitions in the Project: The Electrical Engineering; Renewable Energy
Example Article of the Electrification:
The Big Problem With Electrifying Everything (Source: Oil Price on 20 December 2023): By Leonard Hyman & William Tilles - The UN-sponsored COP28 climate conference has issued a number of proposals for reducing CO2 emissions, some criticized as too weak, others as too radical. But looking at energy data what struck us is the enormity of that task of reducing carbon emissions and how little has actually changed over the past fifty years with respect to fossil fuel usage (the data we’re looking at begins in 1965), even though the first warnings about fossil fuel emissions date to Lyndon Johnson’s administration in the 1960s. Starting in 1965, fossil fuel usage (oil, coal, and gas) accounted for about 90% of global electricity production. The remaining 10% being mostly hydro and a small amount of first-generation nuclear. By 2023 fossil fuels still produced about 80% of total electricity consumed. But over that extended period, nuclear grew and then stalled followed by more recent growth in wind and solar. The result is an incremental 10% or so displacement of global fossil fuel usage in electricity production over the past 50+ years. ...
