Sentences with phrase «hydroelectric plants for»

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For example, during the last major geomagnetic storm experienced by Earth in 1989, the entire Canadian province of Quebec went dark when a critical Canadian hydroelectric plant went down.

You probably can't build a hydroelectric power plant on some fast - moving water this way, for example.

The green energy entity is an acquisitions spinoff for renewable - energy company SunEdison, which purchases wind, sun, and hydroelectric plants, along with other assets.

Traders searching for cheap, renewable energy have been flooding into the island in recent months to take advantage of its geothermal and hydroelectric power plants.

As a result, some of the Yasuní money was designated for construction of the Huapamala Hydroelectric Project, a small power plant in the southern Andes.

Avista owns a 15 - per - cent - stake in two of the four units at the Colstrip plant in Montana — a major coal - mining state — and plans to use them for electricity production until 2035, said a spokesperson for the company that also operates hydroelectric dams, natural gas and biomass generating plants and wind turbines.

So the owner of an old coal - fired plant or hydroelectric plant - with lower costs butthe same sale price - «practically has a printing press» for money, Norlander said.

The Varick Street hydroelectric plant in Oswego is one of the Upstate hydro facilities for which Brookfield Asset Management, of Canada, got tax breaks through the Empire Zones program.

And there's long - standing political opposition by labor unions and lawmakers who have for years pushed to have power generated in the state rather than imported from Quebec, which has substantial government - run hydroelectric plants.

LEWISTON — The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will hold a Family Safety Fair on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at its admission - free Power Vista, the visitor center for NYPA's Niagara Hydroelectric Power Plant.

LEWISTON — The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will hold its annual «Eggstravaganza» — featuring free photos with Bunny — on April 5 at its admission - free Power Vista, the visitors center for the Niagara Hydroelectric Power Plant, located at 5777 Lewiston Road, Lewiston, NY.

In 2014, FERC granted New York City a 2 - year license to build a hydroelectric plant at the Cannonsville Dam, Preliminary work in 2015 led to the discovery of subsurface conditions, necessitating repairs and an extension of the deadline for the start of construction.

Hydroelectric plants, for instance, often draw on reservoirs to generate additional electricity at peak times, and then pump some of the water back uphill in off - peak periods.

For instance, power from a new Chinese wind farm or hydroelectric plant might displace electricity that would otherwise come from carbon - spewing fossil fuels.

In a sense, the road passing underneath the wheels plays the role of a river for a hydroelectric plant.

Pyramid and Castaic act as the upper and lower reservoirs for a 1,495 - megawatt pumped storage hydroelectric plant.

As one of fundamental requirements, those seeking to purchase tickets for the Local Train must exhibit their National Identity Card (DNI) to prove that they reside in one of the communities located between Cusco and the town of Machu Picchu or the hydroelectric plant.

The new film «Sudaki Suretler» (Figures in the Water) highlights local resistance to the more than 1,700 dams and hydroelectric power plants planned for Turkey.

The 486 megawatt (MWe) Zakucac hydroelectric plant is the largest power plant in Croatia, and is scheduled for renovation to improve its operability.

A tender has been announced for the new 68.5 MWe Ombla hydroelectric plant proposed for a site on the Rijeka Dubrovacka river.

Solar, wind, biomass and hydroelectric power producers want Congress to provide cash payments in lieu of tax credits now available for building renewable energy power plants or producing cleaner energy (see Industry Groups Call for Changes to Federal Incentives).

China is the world's biggest installer of wind, solar and hydroelectric power plants, and last year for the first time it reduced coal burning.

However, estimates for life - cycle global warming emissions from hydroelectric plants built in tropical areas or temperate peatlands are much higher.

That is because there may not be enough stream flow for hydroelectric stations, and coal and nuclear power plant may not be able to get enough water through the cooling systems to keep generating at peak capacity, especially in the summer months.

The park's protection also ensures surrounding communities» access to water and food, as well as important economic opportunities for the 3,500 people employed by the park, ecotourism operators, and a small hydroelectric plant.

As of October 2014, Mongolia's total installed capacity for power generation from all sources stood at 1.09 GW, 90 % of it in CHP (combined heat and power) coal - fired plants, with 2 % in hydroelectric, 2 % in diesel, and 6 % in non-hydro renewables, mostly wind.

Skillful multi-year drought predictions and subsequent wildfire probability are particularly useful for water and forest resource managers as well as for cities, farmers, and hydroelectric power plant operators.

Victories were seen on four continents: in Bolivia a draconian response to protestors embarrassed the government, causing them to drop plans to build a road through Tipnis, an indigenous Amazonian reserve; in Myanmar, a nation not known for bowing to public demands, large protests pushed the government to cancel a massive Chinese hydroelectric project; in Borneo a three - year struggle to stop the construction of a coal plant on the coast of the Coral Triangle ended in victory for activists; in Britain plans to privatize forests created such a public outcry that the government not only pulled back but also apologized; and in the U.S. civil disobedience and massive marches pressured the Obama Administration to delay a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring tar sands from Canada to a global market.

Combined hydroelectric plant: A hydroelectric plant that uses both pumped water and natural streamflow for the production of power.

Heavily reliant on oil imports and with an annual energy deficit of 3,478 GWh as of 2009, electricity in Lebanon is for the most part generated by hydroelectric and thermal generation at present and in addition, there are power reliability issues «such as load shedding, technical losses, and the aging of power plants», which again the addition of dispatchable renewable energy facilities is intended to counteract.

... 328,000 new onshore 5 MW wind turbines (providing 30.9 % of U.S. energy for all purposes), 156,200 off - shore 5 MW wind turbines (19.1 %), 46,480 50 MW new utility - scale solar - PV power plants (30.7 %), 2,273 100 MW utility - scale CSP power plants (7.3 %), 75.2 million 5 kW residential rooftop PV systems (3.98 %), 2.75 million 100 kW commercial / government rooftop systems (3.2 %), 208 100 MW geothermal plants (1.23 %), 36,050 0.75 MW wave devices (0.37 %), 8,800 1 MW tidal turbines (0.14 %), and 3 new hydroelectric power plants (all in Alaska).

We estimate that ∼ 3,800,000 5 MW wind turbines, ∼ 49,000 300 MW concentrated solar plants, ∼ 40,000 300 MW solar PV power plants, ∼ 1.7 billion 3 kW rooftop PV systems, ∼ 5350 100 MW geothermal power plants, ∼ 270 new 1300 MW hydroelectric power plants, ∼ 720,000 0.75 MW wave devices, and ∼ 490,000 1 MW tidal turbines can power a 2030 WWS world that uses electricity and electrolytic hydrogen for all purposes.

Many hydroelectric plants, including some in New York, provide suitable wintering habitat for bald eagles.

1888: Stetson initiates the construction of the first large hydroelectric power plant in America, at Niagara Falls, New York, and at the same time establishes the standard for the American electric system.

China uses hydroelectric power plants in order to produce electricity for several industrial parks and towns.

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