Sentences with phrase «in hydroelectric generation»

Most of the growth in hydroelectric generation (82 %) occurs in the non-OECD countries, while more than half of the growth in wind generation (52 %) occurs in the OECD countries.

Not exact matches

In 2016 hydroelectric power accounted for 39.9 percent of South Dakota's net electricity generation, allowing residents to enjoy electricity prices significantly lower than the national average.

The Nordic region relies on hydroelectric power for more than 50 percent of its power generation, and change in precipitation is an important factor in setting prices.

Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam is the largest operational hydroelectric energy producer in the world, with an installed generation capaHydroelectric Dam is the largest operational hydroelectric energy producer in the world, with an installed generation capahydroelectric energy producer in the world, with an installed generation capacity of 14GW.

The project which is estimated to cost $ 100 billion, and if completed would be the world's largest hydroelectric plant is more than twice the power generation of the Three Gorges Dam in China.

Its finances collapsed in 2008, when the district lost more than 80 percent of its revenue after power companies that use the reservoirs for hydroelectric generation successfully sued to halt fees.

Questioned about the environmental impacts of building large hydroelectric power plants in the Amazon, she said Brazil can not relinquish hydropower yet — «It would be like giving up fracking in the U.S.» — but she hopes solar and wind power generation will take its place overtime.

When the government of Ethiopia finishes building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2017 or 2018, it will not only have built the largest hydroelectric power - generation plant in Africa, but also stirred up tensions among African nations, and indelibly altered a river that itself has guided millennia of human history in the region.

First of all, salt — and when I talk about salt, you can kind of interchange it with sodium — salt is vital for the generation of hydroelectric energy in the cells in our body.

«Ultimately the things that will generate electricity in the developing world and here will be the same,» Rucker said, highlighting the next generation of nuclear power plants and hydroelectric dams as particularly applicable in parts of Africa.

In fact, the drought in the U.S. southeast this past year threatened to close nuclear plants in North Carolina and literally cut Georgia's hydroelectric power generation by halIn fact, the drought in the U.S. southeast this past year threatened to close nuclear plants in North Carolina and literally cut Georgia's hydroelectric power generation by halin the U.S. southeast this past year threatened to close nuclear plants in North Carolina and literally cut Georgia's hydroelectric power generation by halin North Carolina and literally cut Georgia's hydroelectric power generation by half.

The increase in California's solar production came the same year that drought conditions caused hydroelectric generation to fall 46 % compared to the previous five - year average.

While renewables made up a small fraction of the country's total electricity generation, China was the world's leading producer of hydroelectric power in 2010, and the second - largest producer of electricity from wind power.

and goes on to say: «As dispatching hydroelectric units down to reduce production is the first measure the IESO uses to reduce SBG, OPG's hydroelectric generation was significantly affected by SBG management in 2013, reducing generation by approximately 1.7 TWh.»

However, in the West, and specifically the Pacific Northwest, there is limited extra electricity because of the large amount of hydroelectric generation that is already heavily utilized.

Examples of possible applications / users include: warnings of the likelihood of severe high impact weather (droughts, flooding, tropical and extratropical cyclones etc.) to help protect life and property; humanitarian planning and response to disasters; agriculture and disease planning / control (e.g., malaria and meningitis), particularly in developing countries; river - flow and river - discharge for flood prediction, hydroelectric power generation and reservoir management; landslides; coastal inundation; transport; power generation; insurance.

It can come in three forms: hydroelectric generation, renewable resources, or renewables «firmed - up» with hydro in blended contracts.

In addition to the loss of generation by SONGS, in - state hydroelectric power generation was lower through July of this yeaIn addition to the loss of generation by SONGS, in - state hydroelectric power generation was lower through July of this yeain - state hydroelectric power generation was lower through July of this year.

As of 2010, renewable energy sources (including hydroelectric) accounted for nearly 17 % of German electricity generation, which is nothing to sneeze at (in comparison, it's currently approximately 10 % in the USA).

«A balanced use of CRAs should focus on improving functional and ecological attributes of forested landscapes, e.g., habitat integrity (and thus biodiversity), carbon stocks, and water balance regulation, crucial for maintaining hydroelectric power generation in Brazil.»

I played significant roles in the development of hydroelectric, geothermal and solar power generation plants.

In the OSPE's most recent report, they say «Wind generation offers less GHG reduction value in Ontario because base - load generation is already carbon - free and wind generation often displaces hydroelectric and nuclear base - load generation.&raquIn the OSPE's most recent report, they say «Wind generation offers less GHG reduction value in Ontario because base - load generation is already carbon - free and wind generation often displaces hydroelectric and nuclear base - load generation.&raquin Ontario because base - load generation is already carbon - free and wind generation often displaces hydroelectric and nuclear base - load generation.»

, wind farms covering 6 percent of the entire land surface of the 48 contiguous states, an outrageous and unrealistic increase in ecologically harmful hydroelectric power, and a build out of electricity generation capacity that hurtles along at 14 times the average rate of capacity expansion in the past half - century.

In this briefing, scientists will discuss how the City of San Francisco's Hetch Hetchy operation used the data to optimize reservoir filling and hydroelectric generation at its O'Shaughnessy Dam this year during California's severe drought.

An unusual combination of warm and wet weather in the second half of January and early February melted low - elevation snow, filling hydroelectric dam reservoirs on the Columbia and Snake Rivers and boosting hydro generation.

Qi Ye points out the lead China has in producing renewable energy and nuclear power, as well as hydroelectric power generation from enormous dams.

For example, «During the six months ended June 30, 2016, OPG lost 3.4 TWh of hydroelectric generation due to SBG [surplus baseload generation] conditions, compared to 1.5 TWh during the same period in 2015.»

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.

South Consolidated Hydroelectric Unit constructed in 1981 on the South Canal 35 foot drop 1,400 kW capacity Crosscut Hydroelectric Plant began commercial operation in 1915 on the Crosscut Canal 116 foot drop 3,000 kW capacity Arizona Falls, a low - head hydropower system, is the Valley's newest hydroelectric generatHydroelectric Unit constructed in 1981 on the South Canal 35 foot drop 1,400 kW capacity Crosscut Hydroelectric Plant began commercial operation in 1915 on the Crosscut Canal 116 foot drop 3,000 kW capacity Arizona Falls, a low - head hydropower system, is the Valley's newest hydroelectric generatHydroelectric Plant began commercial operation in 1915 on the Crosscut Canal 116 foot drop 3,000 kW capacity Arizona Falls, a low - head hydropower system, is the Valley's newest hydroelectric generathydroelectric generation station /

The decline in hydroelectric power generation may additionally reinforce competition and conflicts over fossil energy sources.

And in urban locations, how often is hydroelectric generation a realistic option?

However, because hydroelectric dams have an impact on land and water environments, and because dams can only be efficiently located in a limited number of places, some newer laws have been designed to encourage electricity generation from other renewable sources, such as wind, tides, geothermal energy, solar energy (photovoltaic cells, concentrated solar power, and solar thermal energy), landfill gas, etc..

Negative prices occurred in the Northwest during the spring and early summer when low - cost hydroelectric generation exceeded local demand by a wide margin.

The likely effect of this will be a reduction in the amount of hydroelectric generation the system operator can call on.

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.

The most water - efficient energy sources are natural gas (though we may be just about out of it) and synthetic fuels produced by coal gasification; the least efficient are ethanol and biodiesel — the biofuels just can't catch a break these days, can they?Water use winners and losers The research pair analyzed 11 types of energy sources, including coal, fuel ethanol, natural gas, and oil; and five power generating methods, including hydroelectric, fossil fuel thermoelectric, and nuclear methods; in terms of power generation, Younos and Hill have found that geothermal and hydroelectric energy types use the least amount of water, while nuclear plants use the most.

In terms of power generation, they found that geothermal and hydroelectric energy use the least amount of water, while nuclear plants use the most.

Southern Company is the largest US player in carbon sequestration, is behind the 2nd largest solar power generation plant in the US (and several lesser ones), is the only company currently building new nuclear power plants in the US, has the US's largest biomass power generation plant, is only the 7th largest hydroelectric power generator in the US but is trying to expand, and is invested heavily in wind power research.

Construction law in Kansas may embody improvements of all sizes and complexity from basic, residential work, to enormous, complex projects of hydroelectric impoundment and generation, city planning, and mass transportation.

Construction law in Tennessee may embody improvements of all sizes and complexity from basic, residential work, to enormous, complex projects of hydroelectric impoundment and generation, city planning, and mass transportation.

Acted for Alcoa Power Generation before the Fourth Circuit in a property dispute with the State of North Carolina, successfully arguing that Alcoa held title to a 45 - mile segment of riverbed underlying a hydroelectric power project.

Construction law in New Jersey may embody improvements of all sizes and complexity from basic, residential work, to enormous, complex projects of hydroelectric impoundment and generation, city planning, and mass transportation.

Construction law in Missouri may embody improvements of all sizes and complexity from basic, residential work, to enormous, complex projects of hydroelectric impoundment and generation, city planning, and mass transportation.

About... The city where Harry Houdini grew up is also known as the birthplace of hydroelectric power generation in the United States.