Sentences with phrase «expands solar capacity»

That argument bolsters Prime Minister Modi's commitment to double coal production by 2020, for example, even as India also (at a much, much smaller scale) expands solar capacity and nuclear power.

Not exact matches

It will also expand use of natural gas and clean energy sources such as hydro, wind, geothermal and nuclear energy (specific targets include: 200 GW of installed wind capacity and 100 GW of installed solar capacity by 2020).

China has greatly expanded its coal - burning capacity in the past decade, but it has also recently become the world's largest generator of solar and wind energy.

«With the explosion of renewables taking place in China and their recent commitment to expanding their solar power capacity, that number is only going to go up.»

CMP is in the process of significantly expanding the production capacity of its salt mine and solar evaporation facility.

China's target in the 12th five - year plan is to expand its wind and solar energy capacities to more than 100 gigawatts and 20 gigawatts respectively by 2015.

Between 2004 and 2009, wind energy capacity in the United States grew by 423 %, while solar energy capacity expanded by 150 %.30 Yet over the same time frame, nuclear energy managed to increase by only 1 percent.31 By 2020, wind energy will grow by another 82 %, while nuclear power is only on track to expand by 10 %.32 A clean energy standard would help lift the dormant U.S. nuclear industry off the mat while also ensuring that the market for traditional renewables, like wind and solar, continues to grow through aggressive state mandates.

«The 100 - gigawatt solar - energy target — almost half of India's total energy - generating capacity in 2013 — is a tremendous opportunity to expand energy access through clean energy,» says Anjali Jaiswal, director of the India initiative at NRDC (which publishes Earthwire).

• Solar generating capacity continues to be rolled out, as costs decline expanding to supply the seasonal maximum of daily average, with pumped hydro to provide daily balancing until superior technologies come on - line, and open - cycle gas turbines shifting to a purely back - up function, with consequent substantial reductions in overall fossil CO2 emissions.

China to add wind power capacity August 15, 2005 In recent years China has significantly expanded its interests in renewable energy sources including wind, solar, biofuels, tidal, and small hydroelectric dams.

These issues — both grid instability and the need for expensive inverter retrofits — occurred in Germany, where solar capacity expanded very rapidly over the span of ten years.

Since beginning a partnership with JP Morgan Asset Management in 2014, with the stated aim to «pursue opportunities in the attractive rapidly expanding global solar market», Sonnedix has more than tripled its global capacity, from 117 MW to more than 353 MW.

A UK - based global warming researcher posted the chart showing China plans to triple wind power capacity and greatly expand solar power by 2030 to comply with the pledge.

Quaid e Azam solar park in Punjab province has a capacity of 100 megawatts and is expected to be expanded by 300 megawatts.

It has since expanded to include 2.3 million photovoltaic solar panels and a capacity of 200 MW.

New York City expands its target for solar power capacity, and sets new goal for energy storage, as mayor Bill de Blasio claims capacity from renewables has quadrupled on his watch.

Or that solar capacity is rapidly expanding in India?

The company is the largest manufacturer of thin film solar modules, having expanded manufacturing capacity to an expected 735 MW in 2008; and with additional plants under construction, First Solar will bring total expected capacity to more than 1 GW by the end of solar modules, having expanded manufacturing capacity to an expected 735 MW in 2008; and with additional plants under construction, First Solar will bring total expected capacity to more than 1 GW by the end of Solar will bring total expected capacity to more than 1 GW by the end of 2009.

That said, the government is supportive of growing the renewables sector and solar companies are experimenting with floating solar installations in reservoirs and in the Johor straits to expand capacity.

But, although that is expanding, it's still only around 50GW of grid - linked capacity globally and, by contrast, the perhaps less glamorous but at present far cheaper technology of solar thermal heat collection is well ahead.

In fact, globally, there is now more solar heat capacity in place than wind power capacity, and its still expanding.

With nuclear power no longer available, a capacity of at least 50 gigawatts is required by other means, despite an enormously expanded network of wind turbines and solar systems

Meanwhile, in addition to the impressive growth in wind power, China is quickly expanding its solar generating capacity.