Sentences with phrase «in electricity transmission»

Heavy Electricity Transmission Losses Officials» arguments that the dams are needed to improve living standards and meet energy demands around the country are rebutted by lawyer Yakup Okumuşoğlu, who points out that all the dams planned for the Black Sea region would produce only 2 to 3 percent of the electricity needed in a country with an 18 percent loss rate in electricity transmission.

Investments in electricity transmission and distribution (T&D), vital to a low - carbon future, account for the highest share of the World Bank and ADB's recent and approved financing for energy supply, around half of the volume of financing and about 40 percent of the number of projects in both banks.

Improvements in electricity transmission made companies» proximity to Niagara Falls increasingly irrelevant.

The UK Electricity Transmission segment engages in electricity transmission in England and Wales.

CMEs, which can take a few days to reach Earth, are magnetic shock waves that can disrupt Earth's magnetic field and induce currents in electricity transmission lines and oil pipelines, causing blackouts and fires.

Ofgem to tackle market exploitation where companies take advantage of constraints in the electricity transmission grid.

Not exact matches

To give one example, the U.K.'s National Grid — which operates the electricity transmission network in England, Wales and Scotland — says its networks are made up of approximately 4,474 miles of overhead line, 932 miles of underground cable, and 342 substations.

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.»

TransGrid is the manager and operator of the major high voltage electricity transmission network in NSW and the ACT, connecting generators, distributors and major end users.

He now heads Hydro One, an electricity transmission monopoly that the Tories themselves tried to privatize when they were in power.

CUPE Ontario president Fred Hahn says the suit is aimed at stopping the sale of any more shares in the giant electricity transmission utility while the province is still the majority shareholder.

We own the high - voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales, operating it across Great Britain

As a consequence, 1,650 MW of unanticipated electricity became available in addition to the transmission accommodations, which were already in place.

The technical advantage is that local generation eliminates the enormous losses of wasted heat and long transmission that consume more than half the energy used in electricity generation by fossil fuels or nuclear.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has upgraded its power transmission lines in Bauchi and environs to raise the bulk electricityTransmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has upgraded its power transmission lines in Bauchi and environs to raise the bulk electricitytransmission lines in Bauchi and environs to raise the bulk electricity capacity...

The bill would require sponsors of border - crossing oil pipelines and electricity transmission facilities that cross the U.S. borders into Canada and Mexico to receive a «certificate of crossing» from the relevant federal agency in order to build or modify their projects.

Don Jessome, president and CEO of Transmission Developers Inc., the company that would build the line, said in a statement that his firm «looks forward to working with all stakeholders to further the development of the fully - permitted... project to deliver clean, low cost electricity generated from renewable resources to southeastern New York.»

Plus, local generation is more reliable than electricity transported over long transmission lines, a major plus on brutal winter days we often see in February.

The zone is intended to address transmission bottlenecks and attract investment in new power plants by, as Maserjian puts it, artificially raising electricity prices.

Greater challenges lie ahead as smart grid technologies proliferate in the nation's transmission network and utility control centers and eventually reach business and residential electricity customers

Say we do build out wind power in the Dakotas and Wyoming, right along the seam of the eastern and western grid, and build transmission to get that wind -LSB-- generated electricity] to cities?

What kind of scale of transformation are we talking about in order to — as far as the electricity generation transmission goes — effect this change?

The bill's major provisions would, among other things, impose a national renewable electricity standard, overhaul federal financing for «clean energy» projects, establish a suite of efficiency measures, mandate new federal electricity - transmission siting power, and allow wider oil and gas leasing in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

Because the supply is so unreliable, few invest in appliances for heating or cooking, using wood - fired stoves instead, which harm the environment much more than the generation and transmission of electricity would.

We have to put in storage technology, and convert the world's electricity and transmission grids to an energy internet.

In the last week, half the country's 10 general electricity utilities have announced that they would suspend reviews of proposals for new generation from renewable energy producers or take measures to ensure that the addition of that energy does not compromise their transmission and distribution networks.

The researchers also noted that long - distance transmission could lead to other local environmental impacts from power plants in the electricity exporting regions.

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Now, scientists have invented two lightweight devices that are small enough to actually fit in a shoe sole and still generate enough electricity power for wireless data transmissions while you walk, they report online today in Smart Materials and Structures.

This means that best mix of renewable energy generation, storage and transmission components can be found to cover the electricity demand, leading to total electricity cost roughly between 55 and 70 euros per megawatt - hour for all 9 major regions in the world.

Synaptic transmission Electricity signals the release of neurotransmitters, which exit the axon in packets of about 5,000 molecules (lower right).

«Wind and solar power could meet four - fifths of US electricity demand, study finds: Investment in greater storage, transmission capabilities needed.»

The report, «Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards: An Assessment of Regional Supply and Demand Conditions Affecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the West,» compares the cost of renewable electricity generation (without federal subsidy) from the West's most productive renewable energy resource areas — including any needed transmission and integration costs — with the cost of energy from a new natural gas - fired generator built near the customers it serves.

These three minerals work to maintain the correct balance of water in your blood and cells, to control the passage of molecules into and out of your cells and to transmit the electricity that powers muscle contraction and nerve transmission.

The Power Split Device transmission used in the Prius can generate electricity directly from the engine - so it needs to be able to handle more power than what the battery can push.

Technically this can be addressed in many ways; but fundamentally the machine, engine, transmission and operation must all become more efficient or there must be a change in technology away from current fuels into areas such as hydrogen and non-combustion generated electricity.

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.

The main reason why Fortis is relatively cheap is their planned USD 11.3 B proposed acquisition of ITC Holdings Corp, a US - based electricity transmission operator announced in February 2016.

National Grid Plc engages in the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas in Great Britain and northeastern U.S..

Southern Company, an electric utility company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity through coal, nuclear, oil and gas, and hydro resources.

Xcel Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in the United States.

The Transmission & Distribution Utilities segment engages in the business of transmission and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers through assets owned and operated by its sTransmission & Distribution Utilities segment engages in the business of transmission and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers through assets owned and operated by its stransmission and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers through assets owned and operated by its subsidiaries.

American Electric Power Co., Inc. is a public utility holding company that engages in the business of generation, transmission and distribution of electricity.

Avista Corp. is engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the distribution of natural gas, as well as other energy - related businesses.

A Mighty (Texas) Wind A $ 4.93 billion plan to build transmission lines for wind - generated electricity has been approved in Texas.

Texas is moving ahead with nearly $ 5 billion in new transmission lines to accommodate electricity generated by wind turbines.

Bell, William Paul (2012): The impact of climate change on generation and transmission in the Australian national electricity market.

The problem in New England, which has resulted in electricity prices that are four times higher than normal for sustained periods, is that all of the pipeline transmission capacity has been purchased by the local gas distribution companies that sell gas for home heating and retail uses.