Sentences with phrase «power generation one»

A surge in hydropower, nuclear and gas power has cut coal's share in power generation to 73 percent this year, from 78 percent in 2007, and this is set to move even lower.

As the wind data showed, he added, the quick swings between high - and low - power generation periods that are characteristic of individual wind farms slowed down dramatically within the simulated grid, taking days instead of hours or even minutes.

Making the coils from a resistance - free superconductor would cut down on weight and boost power generation.

University of Miami (UM) physicist Joshua Cohn and his collaborators report new surprising properties of a metal named lithium purple - bronze (LiPB) that may impact the search for materials useful in power generation, refrigeration, or energy detection.

Or, you may have information regarding a series of power plants including, not only location, but power generation, fuel type and CO2 emissions.

Power generation will then finally catch up with medical waste incineration and municipal garbage burning.

He pointed to a study by the Brattle Group, which predicted coal would fall from 34 percent of Texas power generation in 2013 to 6 percent in 2035.

Instead, the government should tender long - term contracts for low - carbon power generation.

He argued that the amendment is needed to spur adoption of distributed sources that increase grid reliability while reducing costs by cutting the need for new baseload power generation.

For the coal system, the study estimates the toxicity associated with air pollutants emitted during power generation, as well as toxic chemical releases during the coal - mining process from acid - mine drainage and coal - ash impoundment.

To the horror of anyone concerned about climate change, modern miners want to set fire to these deep coal seams and capture the gases this creates for industry and power generation.

Solar power generation has increased tremendously in recent years, thanks to materials like the one pictured here.

Instead, a private consortium of investors, including investment bank Goldman Sachs and private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., purchased the power generation company and last week changed its name to Energy Future Holdings Corporation after withdrawing eight of the planned applications.

Also, the length of the monsoon is relevant for planning hydro power generation since the rains are necessary to fill the dams and reservoirs.

«I think that this decision represents a clear and powerful recognition of how serious the threat of global warming is and that our reliance on coal for power generation needs to be changed,» says Eric Young, spokesman on global warming at New York City — based environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council.

The rapid expansion of windpower, the broader adoption of geothermal energy systems, and the rapidly growing adoption of solar power are providing strong inroads toward more sustainable electric power generation.

«The proposed hydricity concept represents a potential breakthrough solution for continuous and efficient power generation,» said Rakesh Agrawal, Purdue University's Winthrop E. Stone Distinguished Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering, who worked with chemical engineering doctoral student Emre Gençer and other researchers.

Human activities, such as industrial production, transport, power generation, and wood burning emit large amounts of tiny pollutant particles containing, for example, soot and sulfate, into the atmosphere.

«A specific difference is that in the near future, the United States can replace its traditional coal [use] by power generation plants using gas, but China can not.

«Tesla Energy is a critical step in this mission to enable zero emission power generation.»

It recently launched the Supergen Initiative for sustainable power generation and supply.

No emissions,» says Wheeler, noting that the principal output of the process was a «light oil» that could be used at an electric power generation plant.

Under the U.S. EPA proposal, carbon emissions from the power generation sector would fall by 30 percent below 2005 levels.

Technological innovations have dropped the price of wind and solar in some markets to be not only competitive with traditional fossil fuel power generation, but sometimes less expensive, said Malcolm Woolf, senior vice president of policy and government affairs for Advanced Energy Economy.

These are attached to the power generation and sold in voluntary carbon markets as a means to generate more revenue for clean energy development.

But switching to natural gas for power generation does not solve the climate problem, scientists cautioned.

He pointed to the United Kingdom, where long - term investments in power generation have stalled because climate and energy policy keeps changing «week to week.»

This was the first time any generating source had challenged coal for dominance since the dawn of electric power generation in the 1880s.

This work could also lead to radiation - tolerant materials for potential use in nuclear power generation.

When operational with CO2 capture, the coal plant will have an emissions profile similar to that of natural gas, a first in power generation.

Two innovations announced this year illustrate the potential of such materials for portable power generation and high - speed computing.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide derives from multiple natural sources including volcanic outgassing, the combustion of organic matter, and the respiration processes of living aerobic organisms; man - made sources of carbon dioxide come mainly from the burning of various fossil fuels for power generation and transport use.

Mercury — from anthropogenic sources such as power generation — also works its way into whales and dolphins.

The coating could also be used in refrigeration, power generation and oil refining — all industries that depend on the condensation of liquids.

Staff reductions in Erie County government, fewer coal - fired power generation, energy conservation projects in county office buildings and other measures allowed the county to meet the Paris accord's 26 percent reduction goal in greenhouse gases more than a decade ahead of schedule, according to an inventory Poloncarz unveiled Thursday.

Peter Atherton, a leading energy analyst, warned last week that investment in power generation was «killed stone dead» until the next election by Ed Miliband's call for a price freeze and government delays in introducing promised electricity market reform.

As a result of the discussions, a consensus emerged that Ghana has faced power challenges for the past several years due to the fact that thermal power plants did not have enough fuel resources to fire power generation plants.

Key among NDC's 2016 manifesto promises in the sector includes increasing the stock of power generation assets, developing more sustainable power sources, encouraging energy conservation, increasing generation capacity in excess of 5,000 MW by 2021 and achieving universal access to electricity by 2025.

«Burkina Faso is taking the extra step to trap the water, possibly for power generation, irrigation and slower release into Ghana's space,» he added.

The cut in gas supply has resulted in more than 500megawatts shortfall in power generation from the Tema enclave.

The quest for cheaper energy on the consumer level trails back to the late 1970s, when solar appeared to be positioning to become a major player in power generation.

Emphasizing government's determination to drive its economic agenda to achieve the broad principles of restoring and sustaining economic growth, building a competitive economy and investing in the people, the Minister said government is focused on achieving a least 7 % GDP growth; $ 10 billion in Foreign Direct investment; 10 GW of power generation and placing among the first 100 countries on the Ease of Doing Business ranking by 2020.

While nuclear reactors do not emit carbon dioxide at the point of power generation, the nuclear fuel chain is responsible for carbon emissions during mining, milling, enriching, construction, transportation, and decommissioning.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, at the weekend stated that whenever power generation drops below 3,000 megawatts, the stability of the transmission network can not be...

«Power generation roving around 4000 MW, the same stage it was when Olusegun Obasanjo left office in 2007, rampageous killings, Boko Haram, kidnapping and the arranged freeing of Dapchi School girls but still holding Leah Suaribu in captivity, the killing in Offa Kwara State.

The projects that would help the region reach 80 percent cuts are ambitious: an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in the eight participating counties, more energy efficient power generation through wind farms and solar power, the expansion of inter-city mass transit and a region - wide electric vehicle infrastructure, among many others.

He also wanted to create a research program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in power generation systems that convert heat into energy.

While Cuomo has seized upon every hiccup at the Indian Point nuclear plant downstate to amplify his calls for its closure, he has touted the benefits of the FitzPatrick plant and other upstate nuclear power generation.

A power generation station in Columbia County that dates back to the 19th century has been restored to service.

The CHPE project on its face is absolutely unnecessary since the unveiling of the Governor's Energy Highway Blueprint which will upgrade the transmission system for all sources of power generation, not just the Western New York coal fleet but also for the renewable sources who are trying to come online and be competitive.