Sentences with phrase «electricity over long distances»

With such a definition it is stated quite clearly that in order to transform our energy systems to one that is based on clean and indigenous resources there is no other way but to build a European high voltage network able to integrate all those renewable energy sources, cope with their variability and transport electricity over long distances.

Furthermore, moving electricity over long distances (to places where it is needed) results in «line losses» reducing its true availability and increasing its cost.

Miles of transmission networks that transport electricity over long distances are needed in a much lower scale.

It is more efficient to transmit electricity over long distances in the form of DC, rather than alternating current.

The superconducting wires shown in the photo above are capable of moving 5x the amount of electricity as copper wires, with lower heat and energy losses, which make it possible to more efficiently transmit electricity over long distances.

Puerto Rico's energy system currently routes electricity over long distances, which creates choke points for power, and the responsibility for these power lines that traverse the sparsely populated parts of the island fall to PREPA.

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By increasing the voltage to a very high level, large quantities of electricity can be transmitted over long distances with little loss of power.

Electric power transmission is the process by which electricity is transported over long distances to consumers.

In the case of the Northwest Shelf, gas - fired power plants outside Port Hedland could transmit electricity to Sydney over long - distance HVDC power lines instead of piping the natural gas itself to gas - fired power plants in, say, the Hunter Valley.