Sentences with phrase «much of the electrical energy»

Much of the electrical energy that powers your mobile phone or computer ends up heating the circuitry, for instance.

Not exact matches

«As much as 15 percent of energy is lost to dissipation during transmission, so if you could make wires from this material and use them in the electrical grid, it could change that story.»

Rudy Diaz, an electrical engineer at Arizona State University in Tempe, likes the concept and execution, but he suspects that in a consumer device or inside the body the antennas will give off too much heat because of their high energy density.

There is almost too much here to take in: tax incentives, export controls, forestry policy, waste reduction and recycling proposals, CO2 taxes, electrical co-generation, virgin materials fees... There is even a discussion of energy - saving light bulbs and how to market them more efficiently.

The result, led by researchers at Stanford University and the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, is the culmination of 20 years of research aimed at finding out whether the pseudogap helps or hinders superconductivity, which could transform society by making electrical transmission, computing and other areas much more energy effiEnergy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, is the culmination of 20 years of research aimed at finding out whether the pseudogap helps or hinders superconductivity, which could transform society by making electrical transmission, computing and other areas much more energy effienergy efficient.

Response: We believe that lack of reliable electrical energy stunts human enterprise, and is a root cause of poverty for much of the world.

It allowed the team to explore a much wider range of what - ifs by tweaking a large number of inputs, including the energy efficiency of electrical appliances, the depreciation time of coal - fired power plants, and shifts in consumer behavior.

Many utility companies will provide hourly data for electrical energy consumption, and utilities in some parts of the country are installing smart meters, which allow you (and the utility) to track how much energy your home is consuming on an hourly basis.

Each work in «Transformer», much like an electrical transformer is, therefore, an energy mediation between the original intent of found work, and the new narrative of Gortner's creation.

You can preheat your water by using a hybrid system to use waste heat from the panels and / or in a seperate portion of roof space — water heating panels are much less costly per unit area and in terms of energy, but they are not of much use for electrical production; hence the need for other things.

tacking with arthur smith this time (despite my previous antagonistic diatribes), i fail to see mention of computerized controls for so much of our energy usage — everything from home electrical / heating / lighting systems to regional grid operation — which shows the possibility to dramatically reduce energy use by up to 50 % in almost every area of our lives.

«When we communicate with a cell tower or Wi - Fi router, so much energy goes to waste,» explained Chi - Chih Chen, research associate professor of electrical and computer engineering.

He then goes on to make 1 J of electrical energy equivalent to 1 J of chemical energy, completely ignoring the much higher efficiency of electric motors compared to internal combustion engines.

The flywheel energy stores should be capable of maintaining electrical supply long enough for alternative power sources (at present probably fossil fuelled) to power up; avoiding so much need for «spinning reserve».

Once we have achieved that level, and have established the near - worldwide coverage of interconnected electrical distribution grids that can provide however much energy is required, then we can switch over to cost - effective low - carbon energy.

Because the amount of electrical energy produced by a wind turbine varies nonlinearly with wind speed, small changes in wind speed can result in much larger changes in output.

Unfortunately many non-experts, driven by fear of AGW, have done much to cloud, distort and ignore critical issues around the cost and capabilities of renewable energy and the realities relating to the provision of electrical power.

It detailed the Southwest's ability to provide for much of America's electrical needs through solar power alone, and the region's ability to provide for all of the United States» energy needs through renewable energy sources if wind, biomass, and geothermal sources were developed.

And if it turns out that nuclear fission is the necessary way to go, the energy from that can also be fed into the electrolytic / methane conversion process, allowing much cheaper transport of energy than long - distance electrical transmission.

Non-hydro «renewable» electrical energy is also more expensive to produce from a system viewpoint than most fossil fuel energy; non-hydro «renewable» sources have a much shorter useful life and operate for much less of each year at much less of their rated capacity.

• The cost of a general distribution system for methane is orders of magnitude smaller than for major electrical grids, so areas still developing their energy systems can invest in local grids powered by small, re-deployable gas generators using a much cheaper distribution system that can also provide direct gas for heating, cooking, and other such purposes.

First, investors were worried that Germany would not be able to finance the «greening» of its electrical grid, and now there are worries the U.K. is taking on too much debt to finance its own green - energy revolution.

Michael Bastasch — Daily Caller — July 16, 2015 First, investors were worried that Germany would not be able to finance the «greening» of its electrical grid, and now there are worries the U.K. is taking on too much debt to finance its own green - energy revolution.