Sentences with phrase «grids get cleaner»

As battery costs come down, and as our power grids get cleaner, the idea of everything from home heating to personal transportation going electric holds considerably more appeal.

Over the vehicle's lifetime, however, the global warming emissions benefits of driving on electricity far outweigh the emissions costs of vehicle manufacturing; most EVs «pay back» their production emissions within one or two years of driving, a period that will shorten as electricity grids get cleaner.

And the carbon footprint per mile of driving an electric car declines every time the grid gets cleaner, whether from adding renewable energy sources or replacing a coal - fired generation plant with one using natural gas.

When they noticed plug - in owners who had rooftop solar systems, they began to understand, as EV advocates have been saying for years, that «plug - in cars are the only cars that get cleaner as they get older, because the grid gets cleaner.

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The region around San Diego will soon get two big battery projects that will help the local utility add in more clean energy and better manage the power grid.

But new renewable energy targets from Alberta and Saskatchewan, along with the federal government's interest in getting more clean energy onto the grid, mean that 2015 should be an anomaly, rather than the start of a negative trend.»

Alberta and Saskatchewan announced targets to increase the production of renewable power late in 2015, and the new federal government is working toward getting more clean energy onto Canada's grid.

«The budget also sets aside infrastructure dollars for clean energy, smart grids, energy storage and electric vehicle infrastructure — making sure those essential clean energy investments don't get lost among other priorities.

About the Little Sun ProjectLittle Sun is an innovative way to get clean, affordable light to the 1.6 billion people worldwide without access to the electrical grid.

But the nation can seek more clean energy from the sun or wind, which won't be affected by climate change, and get the electricity generated elsewhere via a smart grid, he said, referring to an advanced transmission infrastructure China has been building.

Burning gasoline will never get cleaner, but the overall carbon emissions of electric cars can be reduced by eliminating fossil fuels from the grid.

The grids are getting cleaner, and EVs are great to drive, reliable, depreciate slowly and their lifetime costs will be far lower as many will be upgraded / reused.

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If you roll it too fast, some clumps escape the grid and get back to the clean litter.

Little Sun is a social business and global project founded by artist Olafur Eliasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen to get clean, reliable, affordable light to the 1.2 billion people in the world living in off - grid areas without electricity.

Now if we can get the power grid and the diesel commuter rail engines cleaned up, we could have an emissions - free transportation corridor.

For CanWEA and the wind energy sector, the challenge will be to get the message across that our industry is ready to meet the demand for more clean, reliable and cost - competitive renewable power, without compromising the needs of the electricity grid.

GRID Alternatives is a national leader in helping low - income communities and communities of color nationwide get clean, affordable solar power and solar jobs, and our energy access work is lighting up off - grid communities across the glGRID Alternatives is a national leader in helping low - income communities and communities of color nationwide get clean, affordable solar power and solar jobs, and our energy access work is lighting up off - grid communities across the glgrid communities across the globe.

It's not really a secret at this point that the easiest way for a natural gas developer to get approval for a gas plant is to cite the need to balance the grid as more clean energy projects are built.

And it includes, «Unlike gasoline - powered cars, the cleaner our grid gets, the cleaner plug - in cars will get,» notes Felix Kramer, who head the California Cars Initiative, which promotes plug - in hybrids.

They will get cleaner yet as more renewable energy comes online and the world's electric grids slowly decarbonize.

It means that, as long as we are reducing carbon on the grid, every single electrical device is getting cleaner throughout its life.

EVs powered by the grid currently produce 54 percent less (lifetime) carbon pollution than gasoline cars, which could grow to 71 percent by 2050 as our power supply gets cleaner.

When battery electric EVs are powered by the cleanest electricity grids, greenhouse gas emissions from EVs are comparable to a car getting over 100 miles per gallon.

Scientist have confirmed that unlike gasoline cars, plug - ins will get cleaner as they get older — because our power grid is getting cleaner.

And plug - in cars of al types get cleaner as they get older — because the power grid is getting cleaner.

Not only will you get exercise and a more pleasant city to boot, but the electricity you save will go back into the grid and help someone else live a little cleaner too.

Yes, the grid is getting cleaner all the time, they can help us to diminish oil consumption and dependence on foreign oil, air pollution in cities will go down, and they are quiet.

It's a great idea for charging batteries while on the go and off grid, as well as using clean energy to get the juice for your gadgets.

It's still probably going to be much better to make a battery once and then use it for years with progressively cleaner electricity (as the grid incorporates more and more renewable energy) rather than fill up a gas tank with non-renewable fossil fuels from halfway around the world every week, but even in that scenario, it's going to be better if we can get the lithium cleanly and close to where we'll use it.

Nissan LEAF, Chevy Volt, soon the Ford Focus EV, etc), and while they are still a bit rough around the edges, many car makers are working on the second and third generations of EVs and PHEVs which will no doubt be better and cheaper, and as the electrical grid gets progressively cleaner, they'll do better environmentally.

No doubt, the electric power industry is undergoing a period of profound transformation — the fuels and technologies used to generate electricity is getting cleaner and more distributed; the energy grid is becoming more digital; and customers have different expectations.