Sentences with phrase «bulk power demands»
Solar - based sources will be increasingly important in niches but can not supply humanity's bulk power demands, particularly if worldwide standards of living continue to rise.
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As the industry gears up to meet growing demand — 6.4 gigawatts of new photovoltaic installations were built worldwide in 2009 according to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association, the bulk of it silicon solar cells — what are the human health and environmental concerns related to solar power?
The use of renewable energy technologies, such as photovoltaic and wind power, is expected to result in an increased demand for both bulk metals (e.g., iron, copper) and specialty metals (e.g., rare earths) when compared to today's largely fossil - based systems [4], [5].
Most people — households and businesses — consider power an essential commodity, designed to be delivered, in bulk, on demand and at a price everyone can afford.
The organisation responsible for overseeing California's bulk electric power system has approved proposals to accommodate more distributed energy resources, including rooftop solar, energy storage, advanced inverters and demand response, onto the state's grid.
«These efficiency gains are expected to reduce peak demand on New York's bulk power system by 225 MW in 2016 and by more than 1,800 MW in 2026.