Sentences with phrase «electric generators»

A good deal of the fuel used at forward operating bases goes toward powering electric generators.

Ultimately the research team wants to combine the artificial leaf with technology that converts the hydrogen into a liquid fuel to power everything from traditional portable electric generators for homes to cars.

Just build a sturdy wall, let a reservoir naturally fill up with water, and allow gravity to drive electric generators and power nearby towns and cities.

For example, to utilize energy from water, a dam must be built along with electric generators and transmission lines.

I am very happy with having solar electric generators on my roof, both for my personal good and for the good of the planet.

The thermal electric generator then converts the wasted heat into useful electrical energy to help power auxiliary systems.

In addition, the engine supplies torque to the planetary ring gear through the smaller electric generator; hence, some of the gas / engine power goes to the wheels.

He could envision the approach's being used to create new flow sensors or electric generators without moving parts.

This combination of 1.3 - liter diesel engine and electric generator reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

But an automated electric generator attached to your office, and another one for your home, are not.

A clutch connects the gas engine to the smaller electric generator, which provides electricity to the main electric - drive motor.

The two - motor i - MMD (Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive) system in the CR - V Hybrid Prototype comprises an electric propulsion motor, a 2.0 - liter i - VTEC four - cylinder Atkinson cycle gasoline engine for electrical energy generation and propulsion, and a separate electric generator motor.

Capacity factors are an important measure of electric generator usage.

The automaker has claimed that its new diesel engines will hit the European Union's beefed - up emissions targets by improving filters and building in electric generators to start cars.

When the United States invaded Afghanistan, the armed forces needed a great deal of infrastructure support, everything from electric generators to water purifiers to road - repair machinery.

Capable of driving up to 40 miles on battery - only power — using zero gasoline and producing zero tailpipe emissions — the 200C EV uses a small gasoline engine and integrated electric generator that produces electricity to extend the driving range to 400 miles.

The CR - V Hybrid is powered by a two - motor i - MMD (Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive) system that mates an electric propulsion motor to a 2.0 - liter i - VTEC four - cylinder Atkinson cycle gasoline engine and a separate electric generator motor.

For one, it does not completely eliminate the need for fossil fuels, because the associated electric generators use natural gas to supplement the energy from the stored compressed air.

Synapse also modeled the impact that energy efficiency and renewable energy have on fossil fuel consumption by grid - connected electric generators using EPA's AVERT.

Skull Valley has been targeted by a private consortium of nuclear electric generators as a temporary site for nuclear waste en route to Yucca Mountain, NV.

Small Wind Energy Systems (Wind Turbines) contain electric generators that convert the power of the wind into clean, emissions - free power for individual homes, farms, and businesses.

Seventy - three percent of coal - fired electric generators existing at the end of 2010 were at least 30 years old.

To help track monthly generator activity, EIA has started publishing a monthly updated preliminary inventory of all major generating units in the United States (essentially all generators located at power plants with a total plant capacity of 1 MW or greater) as a supplement to the annually updated inventory in the EIA - 860 Annual Electric Generator Report.

The monthly survey Form EIA - 860M, «Monthly Update to Annual Electric Generator Report» supplements the annual survey form EIA - 860 data with monthly information that monitors the current status of existing and proposed generating units at electric power plants with 1 megawatt or greater of combined nameplate capacity.

Electric generators include electric utilities and independent power producers.

If you need a greater range, the i3 Range Extender with its 1.9 gallon tank for the on board gas electric generator, provides 120 - 185 miles.

Their solution; the Power Pot, a portable electric generator fueled by fire that doubles as a cooking pot.

In 2004 and 2005, Pataki proposed capping the zone credits NRG and other electric generators could claim.

With millions of dollars in benefits at stake, electric generators hired lobbyists to fight Pataki's proposal.

It's a popular choice for other small engine applications, including backup electric generators — where dependability is crucial!

Faraday is also credited with the discovery of electromagnetic induction — the basis of the electric motor — and the transformer, and with building the first electric generator.

The swirling motions of the liquid metals there create the conditions for what is known as a geodynamo — a geologic electric generator.

When the winds shift, the platoon of kites (called flying electric generators, or FEGs) simply pursue them.

«Just as in regular electric generators, when moving magnetic fields cross long electrical conductors, electric currents will be generated.

That motion — affected by Earth's rotation — sets up a naturally occurring electric generator that sustains the magnetic field.

Cassini discovered a liquid - water ocean under the icy surface of the moon Enceladus and, perhaps a victim of its own success, must die to prevent any chance that its warm electric generators might melt their way down into those life - friendly waters.

From stop up to about cruising speeds, the 143 horsepower, 129 pound - foot combustion engine spins a second electric generator that supplies electricity to the main e-motor.

tom deplume:... It seems that high efficiency (85 %) variable speed electric generators can be designed to operate within a very wide speed range and controlled to supply a relative steady output voltage.

The ELR is powered by GM EREV technology, combining pure electric drive and a range - extending 1.4 L gasoline - powered electric generator capable 207 hp of total system power.

Metro 2033 was yet another post-apocalyptic title - they're quite popular, don't you know - set in Moscow's underground rail system overrun with psychic mutants and bad electric generators.

One of the main works in the exhibition is Much Ado About Nothing (2003), a piece that consists of two trucks with a big electric generator and a huge water tank that power and water a small potted plant.

Like most electric generators, nuclear reactor operators typically schedule maintenance in the spring and the fall to help ensure that the reactors are available to meet peak electric demand in the summer and winter.

Today, there are 11 independent public electricity generating plants, including the two hydro - electric generators Hernádvíz Hydro Power Ltd. (one plant) and Tiszavíz Hydro Power Ltd. (two plants).

EIA's utility - scale electric generator survey has a threshold of 1 MW for reporting and, thus, does not capture most customer - sited installations.

For example, in 2010, Opportunity Green utilized electric generators that ran off of E-Fuel100 ethanol to supplement any additional energy requirements beyond what could be pulled from the grid.

State lawmakers erected the wall between transmission companies and electric generators when they deregulated the electricity market in 1999.

It will collect the methane biogas and feed it to a 1 - megawatt electric generator.