Sentences with phrase «by the electricity generating»

Powered by the electricity generated when hydrogen and oxygen combine to form H2O and with upholstery fabric made of fermented corn, the Clarity sure sounds green.

So, imagine this — the world now has a ship that can claim to be zero emissions even though it is powered by electricity generated by burning coal, one of the dirtiest of fossil fuels in terms of carbon emissions, and is used to transport coal more cheaply.

Not exact matches

The giant mining operations of Asia stack thousands of computers in dimly lit factory buildings powered by cheap electricity from coal - fed generating plants.

In fact, we found that the military could generate all of its electricity from distributed renewable sources by 2025 using these types of microgrids - which would provide energy reliability and decrease costs.

Everyone, including Western Power's separate generating and sales arms, plus the newly emerged private competing generating and electricity selling companies, would have been treated equally by the independent publicly owned networks» (transmission / distribution) arm.

Electricity generated by solar panels and windmills has played a bigger role in the energy mix in recent years as the federal government and states seek to reduce heat - trapping gases through ambitious climate goals.

That same year, the state ranked second in the nation in percentage of net electricity generated by wind, falling behind only Iowa.

The state has aggressive goals to generate a quarter of its electricity from clean power by 2025.

Last year, two events caused North American thermal coal — the coal used by utilities to generate electricity — to fall by about 30 %.

The Department of Energy estimates wind could generate 10 % of America's electricity by 2020, up from about 7 % by the end of 2016.

The projects generate revenue by selling the electricity they produce, which then allows the investors to get paid back with interest.

The package includes a plan to phase out coal - fired electricity generation by 2030, a commitment to generate 30 per cent of Alberta's electricity from renewable sources by 2030, new financing for energy efficiency, and an economy - wide price on carbon pollution.

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.

The project, which will generate enough electricity to power approximately 15,000 homes, will begin delivering power to SMUD in support of its SolarShares program and other renewable energy goals by early 2018.

That's why it is expected that by 2020, only 22 % of electricity will be generated from the fossil fuel.

Powered by the Ethereum blockchain, The Sun Exchange allows users to lease solar cells to businesses in developing countries who lack affordable electricity, while generating passive income.

The consumer ratings agency compared the cost of a Tesla solar roof in New York, Texas and California and deemed that — depending on factors such as electricity cost and sun exposure — the numbers generated by Tesla's Solar Roof calculator check out.

This is the first time a utility has contracted for a system that stores and releases solar energy after sunset, and will help KIUC meet its goal of using renewable resources to generate half of Kaua`i's electricity by the end of 2019.

This was calculated by using an equation that included the cost of electricity in running a computer that generated Bitcoins.

The power is generated through rooftop solar panels owned and operated by Singapore's Sun Electric, the first solar company given an electricity retail licence, it was announced at an event held by Sun Electric and Singapore's electricity regulator, the Energy Market Authority (EMA).

As you noted earlier, MidAmerican recently committed another $ 3.6 billion to wind production which should lift the amount of electricity it generates from wind to 85 percent by 2020.

Certain matters discussed in this press release are forward ‐ looking statements, including that Everstream Energy Capital Partners, North Sky Capital and New Energy Capital are planning to invest more than $ 67 million in a fund to support utility ‐ scale projects in Central and Southern California developed by SunEdison; that the projects will generate over 320,000 MWh of electricity annually, and create hundreds of jobs or up to 250,000 hours for California electrical and construction union workers.

Other environmental policies include promoting smarter energy use through the ecoEnergy Initiative; a Chemical Management Plan to regulate chemicals harmful to human health and the environment; $ 1.5 billion over seven years for the production of renewable fuels; a commitment to ensure that 90 percent of Canadian electricity needs are generated through non-emitting sources by 2020; and additional government funding to acquire and preserve ecologically sensitive lands.

Global Water Engineering has partnered with Chokyuenyong Industrial in Thailand to cut effluent COD pollution levels at its cassava production plant by more than 95 percent while extracting gas from its wastewater to power its boilers and generate electricity for its own use and to sell back to the provincial grid.

All of these practices have reduced the farm's electricity use by 50 percent and generated significant savings on fertilizer and water.

We designed and installed special biomass furnaces at our mills that use a natural by - product of coffee production to generate electricity.

The anaerobic wastewater biogas technologies — which extract methane to generate green electricity or to fuel boilers and other factory equipment — are particularly applicable to food, beverage and agribusiness companies, or any industry that has a biological waste stream or wastewater with high organic carbon or COD (chemical oxygen demand) of natural origin that can be broken down into biogas by anaerobic bacteria.

In keeping with the Sydney Games» pledge to be environmentally responsible, some 400 buggies powered by solar - generated electricity will ferry athletes, officials and VIPs among the 32 venues.

Filoreto sought cover beneath a rock outcropping; and, as he knelt there, blue sparks of static electricity generated by the storm danced in...

At all of our sanctuaries with nature centers, we generate electricity by using photovoltaic arrays, which harness energy from the sun.

It was not about some breakthrough in the negotiations, but about a new initiative to deliver at least 300 gigawatts of electricity - generating capacity to Africa by 2030, all from clean or renewable energy.

The array is expected to generate approximately 20 percent of all the electricity used by the Ulster County Government.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's energy plan aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent and generate 50 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

In June 2013, Conservative MP Tim Yeo and Barry Gardiner jointly tabled an amendment to the UK Energy Bill which proposed establishing by 2014 a decarbonisation target for the UK's electricity generating sector, to be achieved by 2030.

The installation at the site of the former Town of Ulster landfill is expected to generate 2,360 MWh of clean electricity each year, roughly equivalent to the electricity generated by burning 2 million pounds of coal or 4,000 barrels of oil.

A large part of the electricity gap should be met by energy saving measures: the National Audit Office recently found that efficiency schemes cost 1.8 pence to save a kilowatt hour of electricity, cheaper than all known means of generating electricity.

Instead, the glittering prizes are going to Denmark, on target to generate some 50 % of its electricity from wind by 2020 — and with a renewable industry currently supplying around half the world's wind turbines.

Despite efforts to reduce emissions, unusually high gas prices in 2006 meant more electricity was generated by coal, the environment secretary explained.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, had on Friday said that the sabotage of power assets by militants prevented Nigeria from generating 7,000 MW of electricity.

Gas from the project is expected to help generate 1,100 MW of additional electricity and once on stream, it will produce enough gas to increase the country's electricity supply by 50 percent.

Windpower is more expensive than electricity generated by conventional means.

Hein said construction of the solar array is expected to be completed by year's end and that it should begin generating electricity for the county by March 2018.

Governor Andrew Cuomo's goal of generating half of New York's electricity from renewable sources by 2030 has apparently caused some re-thinking on how to accomplish that goal.

Regarding electrical power, we must move beyond limiting states to generate, transmit and distribute electricity to areas not covered by the national grid.

New York is taking steps to accomplish Governor Andrew Cuomo's goal of generating half of the state's electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

Most of the funds come from the sale of low - cost electricity generated by the state Power Authority.

The plan calls for cutting greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030 from 1990 levels; lowering energy consumption in buildings 23 percent from 2012 levels, and generating half of the state's electricity from solar, wind, hydropower and biomass by 2030.

But Pollin says the state needs to be aggressive since it already missed one green target by failing to generate 29 percent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2015.

California, New York and, as of last week, New Jersey have mandates requiring renewables generate half their electricity by 2030.

Mertiny and Secanell predict that using a flywheel to capture the electricity generated by a train's deceleration and applying it for acceleration would produce an energy savings of 31 per cent and cost savings of 11 per cent on the Edmonton LRT system.