Sentences with phrase «electricity for space heating»

They are most suitable for homes and commercial buildings in colder climates, that use oil or electricity for space heating.

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In all, 27 past U.S. space missions have used this radioisotope power for their electricity and heat.

This demonstration of the key steps in fuel production will ensure that this vital space power technology will be available to provide electricity and heat for ambitious exploration missions of the solar system in this decade and beyond.

For example, if your workspace is 1/4 of the total space of the home, you could deduct 1/4 of the electricity and heating bills.

Human civilization has depended on our ability to «gather» solar energy through photosynthesis for millennia — this is called «agriculture» — and today's solar thermal and photovoltaic technologies make it VERY easy to gather solar energy for electricity, water and space heating, etc..

Society should move as quickly as possible away from using natural gas for water heating and domestic and commercial space heating — uses which are equal to the use of gas to generate electricity in the US.

It's long been known that white roofs reflect more heat back into space, reducing the amount of electricity used for A / C and thus drastically cutting down on energy consumption.

The Lancey electric space heater allows users to charge its battery during off - peak hours and use the electricity for heating during peak demand periods.

[7] Power plant efficiency can also be greatly improved by using «combined heat and power» systems that use waste heat from the combustion process for space heating or industrial applications, [8] or by using a «combined cycle» that uses the waste heat to power a steam turbine and make more electricity.

Owners who, in addition to reducing the cost of their space and water heating needs, wish to also produce electricity, but whose homes are unsuitable for a photovoltaic array or small wind turbine.

All - electric home: A residence in which electricity is used for the main source of energy for space heating, water heating, and cooking.

«With a clean electricity system comes opportunities to reduce fossil fuel usage in these sectors: for example, electric vehicles displace petroleum use and electric heat pumps avoid the use of natural gas and oil for space and water heating in buildings.»

Electricity paid by household: The household paid the electric utility company directly for all household uses of electricity (such as water heating, space heating, air - conditioning, cooking, lighting, and operating aElectricity paid by household: The household paid the electric utility company directly for all household uses of electricity (such as water heating, space heating, air - conditioning, cooking, lighting, and operating aelectricity (such as water heating, space heating, air - conditioning, cooking, lighting, and operating appliances.)

Renewable energy can contribute substantially to the entire North American electricity supply, to biomass based transport fuels and for space and hot water heating in buildings and industry.

Due to an increase in demand for natural gas for space and water heating, and limitations imposed by natural gas pipeline constraints, electricity generation from gas was unable to scale up, and the burden was transferred to oil as dual fuel generators switched over.

For almost two decades, REV has provided space for the innovation and dialogue that will help break down cost barriers to affordable, clean and renewable electricity, heating and transportatiFor almost two decades, REV has provided space for the innovation and dialogue that will help break down cost barriers to affordable, clean and renewable electricity, heating and transportatifor the innovation and dialogue that will help break down cost barriers to affordable, clean and renewable electricity, heating and transportation.

While New England remains a summer peaking electricity system (with a forecasted 2018 summer peak around 25 percent higher than the forecasted 2018/2019 winter peak), winter peak forecasts are important for assessing the impacts of electric system reliability during a period when much of New England's energy infrastructure is dedicated to space heating (i.e., when interstate natural gas pipelines are used both for electricity generation and for heating homes and businesses).

Energy bills: Estimated in SAP at # 496 per year / # 41 per month (for heating, lighting, hot water, ventilation but not appliances) & with PHPP at # 240 per year / # 20 per month for space heating only (based on electricity price of 15.4 p per kWh, inc VAT but not standing charges).

The top layer of the roofing product (pictured) generates electricity in the same way as solar PV modules — although it uses thin film technology for less weight and thickness — while heat is trapped and distributed between the two layers for use in water and space heating.

The building is heated by a Dachs gas - fired condensing combined heat and power plant — which generates 5.5 kW electricity which is used to power lighting in the landlord areas, and a by - product of 14.8 kW of heat which is used for domestic hot water and — if ever required — space heating.

The houses generate energy with photovoltaic (also called solar electric) systems that produce electricity and with solar thermal systems for space heating and cooling and water heating.

Most of the buzz about solar is for generating electricity, but much of our natural gas is used for space and water heating, when this is the easiest and cheapest way to use solar to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve the resource,

Painting flat roofs of homes and commercial buildings white would reflect more of the sun's heat back to space and reduce electricity used for air conditioning by as much as 15 percent, Chu told reporters today in London, citing research by Arthur Rosenfeld, a member of the California Energy Commission.

The electricity used to power our air conditioners, lighting, refrigerators, and other appliances accounts for roughly half of that; water and space heating consume the rest.