Sentences with phrase «us electricity capacity»

«This growth leads to more clean electricity capacity, which will help India meet its targets for the Paris Agreement, reduce carbon emissions and provide clean electricity to its growing population.»

Ecomagination's decade - long manufacturing of energy - efficient technologies like these — along with the acquisition of Alstom's power division last year — has now made GE responsible for about one - third of the world's electricity capacity, making its commitment to clean energy a critical step for the future.

BRUSSELS / COPENHAGEN, March 19 - EU antitrust authorities are investigating whether limits placed by German grid operator TenneT on cross-border electricity capacity with Denmark breaches EU antitrust rules.

BRUSSELS / COPENHAGEN, March 19 (Reuters)- EU antitrust authorities are investigating whether limits placed by German grid operator TenneT on cross-border electricity capacity with Denmark breaches EU antitrust rules.

In addition, electricity capacity margins — the amount of unused power capacity — have declined, increasing the vulnerability of America's electric grid in the event of a disruption.

In 2013, for the first time, the world added more low - carbon electricity capacity than fossil fuel capacity.

Russ» team is charged with the design of the advanced fuel assemblies and reactor cores for the power stations that provide about 7 % of U.S. electricity capacity and more internationally.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has upgraded its power transmission lines in Bauchi and environs to raise the bulk electricity capacity...

The glut of cheap gas and tightening regulations on air pollutants have prompted the planned closure of 175 coal - fired power plants by 2016, representing 8.5 percent of all coal - fueled electricity capacity in the country.

December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use by 2040

However, the good news is that 2015 was the first year ever recorded where renewable energy sources surpassed coal to become the world's largest source of electricity capacity.

You need to juggle electricity capacity with water intake and oxygen purity.

Global energy demand from air conditioners is expected to triple by 2050, requiring new electricity capacity the equivalent to the combined electricity capacity of the United States, the EU and Japan today.

Almost half of renewable electricity capacity expansion will come from competitive auctions with PPAs over the next five years.

United States, Energy Information Administration, «Reference Case Projections for Electricity Capacity and Generation by Fuel,» International Energy Outlook 2010, Appendix H, p. 257, Accessed December 14, 2010.

United States, Energy Information Administration, «Reference Case Projections for Electricity Capacity and Generation by Fuel Tables (2007 - 2035).»

The economics of increased natural gas generation and expanded renewable electricity capacity vary regionally, the key determinants being: 1) the natural gas supply and combined cycle utilization rates by region; and 2) the potential for penetration of renewable generation in regions including states that have no (or low) renewable portfolio standards.

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For example, the iron produced globally in one year would be enough to build all the low - carbon electricity capacity needed by 2050.

«As costs for renewable technologies and the feed - in tariffs have dropped drastically over the last years,» by 80 percent, Baron noted, «new installations of renewable electricity capacity [are] no longer a burden for the consumer bills.»

In the absence of nuclear power, maintaining sufficient electricity capacity will require strong policies to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Global investments in new electricity capacity from renewable sources have exceeded those in fossil fuel sources for the past seven years, and the gap is growing.

Of all the large - scale electricity capacity installed this year, nearly two - thirds will come from solar and wind power alone, the agency said.

In 2015, 50 % of all new electricity capacity additions were from renewable sources, with wind representing 35 % of that growth.

Just one megawatt of electricity capacity has the capability of generating power for up to 1,000 homes.

In fact, if we incorporate the «best available demand technology» in our building designs, which is roughly equivalent to meeting the targets set in Section 433 of EISA 2007 (the 2030 Challenge targets), we can eliminate the need for 178 Gigawatts of electricity capacity, or about 356 large (500 megawatt) power plants.

Globally, there is a transformational shift to renewable electricity underway, with global investment in new renewable electricity capacity outpacing investment in new fossil fuel sources.

See for example the report: «GB Electricity capacity margin» published by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) in October 2014 for the prime minister's Council for Science and Technology and reported in the press for example here and here.

Let's make a rough estimate of how much additional CO2 emissions will come from just that one expansion of India's electricity capacity.

In 2010 the world's installed renewable electricity capacity outstripped its nuclear capacity for the first time.

John, You are correct that we need to have 50 % of electricity CAPACITY able to supply at peak demand times.

Until 2030, both maturing technologies will contribute almost equally to the world's new electricity capacity, the company forecast.

Also, it's worth noting that wind power, while it can't compete with retail electricity prices like solar can, is often the cheapest option for new electricity capacity.

The report noted that 25 percent of all the electricity capacity increases in the U.S. were wind power installations in 2010.

December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use by 2040

According to the authors, the U.S.'s spare nighttime electricity capacity could power a large fleet of PHEVs; since they require about 10 hours of nightly charging, Joe Sullivan of the Argonne National Laboratory, one of the authors, nighttime electricity could allow PHEVs to replace up to 34 % of today's light - duty fleet - and only consume 13 % of the fuel used nationally for electricity generation in the process.Michael Kintner - Meyer of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - in a separate study - found that 43 % of the fleet could be replaced by PHEVs with existing nighttime capacity.

The company also says that its technology has a 40 percent higher capacity factor and can quickly scale up to gigawatts of electricity capacity by arranging the systems in an array.

A little more than half of Mexico's installed electricity capacity comes from fossil fuels.

The nation is shifting towards electricity generated by natural gas — over the past ten years 81 percent of new electricity capacity has been gas - fired — and state governments are playing regulatory catch - up with the drilling technology's rapid expansion to meet this burgeoning demand.

Since the country will rely on the new plant for needed electricity capacity, and as a means of reducing GHG emissions, the government should monitor its progress and stand ready with alternative plans if delay or other obstacles arise.

Not exact matches

According to Statoil the 67 turbines each have a capacity of 6 megawatts, and together can supply 410,000 homes with electricity.

But that capacity is only used 30 % to 40 % of the time, meaning gas generates only a quarter of the electricity actually used.

Last year, new photovoltaic panels installed in the U.S. had the capacity to generate up to 4.2 gigawatts of electricity, about as much as four nuclear reactors.

While Alberta has promised to end coal - fired electricity by 2030, and is building 5,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity, it will also allow some of those coal units to convert to using inefficient fracked natural gas.

The only reason Ontario hasn't seen serious electricity shortages (or had to rely on expensive non-base generating capacity) over the last few years is because Ontario's economy was conveniently crippled by a recession.

Renewable Properties has a rapidly growing pipeline of utility solar projects located throughout the U.S. and plans to bring approximately 75 MW DC of solar capacity online in 2018, which is enough electricity to power nearly 12,657 homes a year.

Franklin Templeton obtains electricity from fuel cells installed at our San Mateo headquarters (1 MW generation capacity).

The government aims to increase capacity to 350 MW by 2020, or about 5 percent of projected peak electricity demand, up from less than 1 percent now, according to EMA.

These improvements have led to an installed wind capacity of 74,821 MW in the United States, enough electricity to power nearly 20 million average U.S. homes every year.

The Tetra Pak TR / G7, which has a capacity of 6500 gable top packages per hour, delivers significant environmental benefits compared with equivalent machines in the market, with for example electricity consumption cut by a third.