Sentences with phrase «electricity transmission systems»

Given that China is investing heavily in «next - generation» electricity transmission systems such as Ultra-High Voltage Direct Current (UHVDC) power lines, this speaks directly to China's industrial strengths.

It called for region - wide purchasing of gas, linking and strengthening the EU's electricity transmission systems, and making «full use» of EU fossil fuel reserves, including coal and shale gas.

Electricity Transmission The Turkish Electricity Distribution Company (TEDAS) has the responsibility for operation of Turkey's electricity transmission system.

Merely moving the power to Morocco's border with Spain would require first building an electricity transmission system costing a minimum of $ 819 billion to as much as $ 1.3 trillion with a circuit system of $ 663 billion using HVDC.

In the decision Commission v Germany, the Court dismissed an action brought under Art 260 (2) TFEU for failure to comply with the 2007 VW law judgment; and in Essent it found Dutch measures ensuring public ownership of gas and electricity transmission system operators justifiable on public interest grounds.

Not exact matches

The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO - E), which runs the grid powering 25 separate European countries, disclosed recently that «frequency deviations» in power supply have been experienced across the network since mid-January.

Alternatively, as has also been an issue in the context of the switch to smart electricity grids, where the transmission system owner remains part of a vertically integrated firm, it has an incentive to implement network upgrades in a manner that excludes third parties from the competitive segments.

«While more remains to be done to optimize our electricity system — building transmission lines to carry more clean power to those jurisdictions still burning fossil fuels, investing in smarter grids in our towns and cities, bringing more clean power online — these regulations create a foundation as we transition to clean energy and an economy built to last.»

Puerto Rico gets much of its electricity from large central power plants on the southern coast of the island and transmits power to load centers on its north side, as you can see on this map of the island's transmission system.

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As with previous versions, the IMA system consists of an ultra-thin DC brushless electric motor mounted between the gasoline engine and the continuously variable transmission, and an Intelligent Power Unit (IPU) that stores electric power in a compact battery box and controls the flow of electricity to and from the electric motor.

We need a new vision of the electric generation, transmission and distribution system rather than one that moves electricity generated at remote locations, arriving at the point of end use... with a loss of 67 percent of otherwise valuable thermal energy.

«Microgrids have several advantages for the electricity grid; for example, they can provide electricity during peak - usage hours and therefore forestall the need for expensive upgrades in central generation, transmission, and distribution systems.

«Integrating wind power in the European power systems» [PDF], Union for the Co-ordination of Transmission of Electricity

When electricity is generated on the Eastern Australian interconnected network it goes into a system of transmission lines.

The report outlines how interconnection policies influence electricity markets and renewable energy development through regulation of transmission access and ratemaking, dispatch procedures, technology requirements, system planning, and interconnection procedures.

Large amounts of wind energy are already being reliably and cost - effectively integrated with the electricity grid; utilities around the world continue to recognize the value wind energy can play within a larger, interconnected electrical transmission system.

Demand response is a non-persistent intentional change in net electricity usage by end - use customers from normal consumptive patterns in response to a request on behalf of, or by, a power and / or distribution / transmission system operator.

Nevertheless, it does happen, and when it does, these flares can cause costly damage to electric circuits, electricity transmission grids and other systems vulnerable to such storms.

That's because a working electricity system fueled mostly by wind turbines requires additional massive costs that a fossil fuel system does not: huge excess capacity (perhaps 300 - 400 %) to deal with conditions of light wind; gigantic batteries to store power for conditions of no wind at all, which can persist for days; extra transmission lines to bring electricity from windier areas to the rest of the country; and finally, an entire array of fossil fuel back - up plants for those occasions when the wind doesn't blow for a week and the batteries are dead.

However, increasing DERs creates a more decentralized electricity system and changes the traditional dynamic between local distribution systems and the province - wide transmission system.

Unlike large - scale electricity generation that feeds into the transmission system, distributed generation (DG) provides energy directly to consumers and the local distribution grid.

All in all, the proposal «is effectively the Eisenhower (interstate highway system) plan again for the transmission of electricity,» said Erik Olbeter, senior analyst for Pacific Crest Securities, which released an analysis of the legislation.

Domestic solar power has helped to decrease the average demand for power from the electricity grid, but peak power consumption, so far as I know, has not declined, and the generation and transmission system has to be able to cover peak demand.

The cost of renewables is very high, the cost of the additional transmissions systems they require is very high, and the intermittency causes a very significant increase to the cost of electricity.

On September 14, 2017, academics, policy makers, representatives of Independent System Operators / Regional Transmission Organizations and other stakeholders engaged in a discussion of the future of electricity markets over the next two decades, with an emphasis on the potential for high penetrations of zero and low marginal cost generation, and various options for organizing wholesale electricity transactions in the face of rapid technological change.

Fourth, massive transmission system upgrades need to occur to transport electricity from the wind and solar farms where it is produced to the urban areas where it is consumed.

When the Premier made her announcement about reducing hydro bills, she also claimed «Decades of under - investment in the electricity system by governments of all stripes resulted in the need to invest more than $ 50 billion in generation, transmission and distribution assets to ensure the system is clean and reliable.»

Smart grid communication infrastructure is basically the Internet for electricity transmission and distribution systems, with information technologies embedded throughout the system such as digital meters, remote sensors and data communications devices.

Last month, the California Independent System Operator quietly announced that it could face a record - breaking need for curtailments — paying, or forcing, generators to stop pumping electricity into a transmission grid that just doesn't have the demand for it at the time.

As large project development in remote areas continues, China is also looking to increase the number of small systems that do not require long - distance electricity transmission, aiming for more than 8,000 megawatts of rooftop PV in 2014.

Could I urge you to look Figures 5, 6 and 7 (compare the options on the basis of CO2 emisisons intensity from the entire grid, capital cost, cost of electricity, CO2 abatement cost and cost of additional transmission system: http://oznucforum.customer.netspace.net.au/TP4PLang.pdf

Solving these issues is left mainly for consideration by OCCTO's committee, which was set up in April 2015 as the first initiative to reform the power system, as well as OCCTO's Guidelines for Services for Electricity Transmission and Distribution, etc..

For example, procurement of renewable energy electricity from Japan's Feed - in Tariff system (FIT electricity) is going to become more expensive due to revisions in the ways costs are calculated, and starting in April 2017, it will be mandatory to buy FIT eletricity from transmission and distribution companies.

These systems reduce transmission losses, and they may increase power reliability and decrease energy costs by supplementing or replacing utility - supplied electricity.

Embedded generators supply electricity to local distribution systems, which reduces demand on the transmission grid.

Eventually, under the proposed rate adjustment, increased adoption of electric vehicles, and increased home and workplace charging, could increase revenue to operate and maintain the transmission and distribution system, allowing for a longer - term reduction in electricity rates for all ratepayers.

Martin Crouch, Senior Partner Smarter Grids & Governance: Transmission, Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, UK Session 2 Transmission ownership and system operation unbundling

Unbundling the electricity industry has resulted in the establishment of various arrangements of electricity transmission ownership and system operation.

A more resilient energy infrastructure: Because CHP systems produce power on site, they eliminate the need for transmission lines to get that electricity from the power plant to the customer and can keep the lights, heating and cooling on during a storm.

Conclusions When placed in remote areas, «wind farms» may face little, if any, public opposition, despite the higher costs of electricity from wind energy, the environmental disadvantages, and the adverse operational impacts on other electricity generating units and transmission systems.

The state's transmission and distribution system is another critical component of the electricity sector for serving California's growing population and integrating renewable energy.

They include the difficulty of integrating large amounts of renewable energy into the electricity system; uncertainty on the timeline for meeting Renewables Portfolio Standards goals; environmental concerns with the development of renewable facilities and associated transmission; difficulty in securing project financing; delays and duplication in siting processes; time and expense of new transmission development; the cost of renewable energy in a fluctuating energy market; and maintaining the state's existing baseline of renewable facilities.

What critics of renewable energy don't understand is that electricity systems operate as grids — networks of transmission lines that draw power from several sources across a region and then redistribute that power.

By reducing the demand for electricity, energy efficiency programs also play a major role in increasing reliability of the electricity system by reducing stress on existing power plants and the transmission system and reducing the demand for new power plants and transmission infrastructure.

In 2012, the continuing SONGS closure put pressure on the electric power grid operator, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), to adjust both generation and transmission in order to meet summer demand for electricity, and in general, continues to change the generation profile in the area.

The State Government retained ownership of the wholesale market operator Victorian Power Exchange (VPX), which was subsequently reorganised with its market and system operation functions being transferred to the National Electricity Market Management Company (NEMMCO) and its transmission planning functions being transferred to VENCorp (now Australian Energy Markets Operator — AEMO).

All this, also on November 4, led TSOs to operate the system closer and closer to its limits according to current security criteria based on system physics that will therefore remain of decisive relevance for a secure operation of the electricity transmission infrastructure.

Development of high voltage direct current cables and transmission systems — Although initial loss of electricity of DC cables is higher than for AC, there is no incremental loss of electricity as the length of the cable increases, making it possible to build offshore wind farms in very windy areas and transmit the energy over vast distances to areas with poor wind regimes, and to combine wind generators from different areas to reduce the impact of low - wind days and the need to use backup hydrocarbons on those days

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