Sentences with phrase «including hydroelectric»

For electric generation 9 % renewable (when including hydroelectric) is correct but that percentage decreases drastically when adding non-electric energy use for transportation which is nearly 100 % petroleum based, for direct residential and commercial heating, which is nearly 100 % gas and fuel oil based, for heavy industry, which is almost exclusively petroleum (petro - chem industry) and coal (steel - industry) and construction, which uses almost exclusively diesel fuels.

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.

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).

In the 19th century medical electricity had become all the rage, and migraine patients were routinely jolted with a variety of inventions, including the hydroelectric bath, which was basically an electrified tub of water.

Owing to its proximity to Yellowknife, the project is readily accessible via an all - season road and is close to infrastructure, including hydroelectric power, and a skilled workforce.

The successful proposals include a hydroelectric project, three wind projects (including one with energy storage), and several solar projects.

In contrast to other recent reservoir GHG syntheses (Barros et al. 2011, Demarty and Bastien 2011, Hertwich 2013, Li et al. 2015), we include both hydroelectric and nonhydroelectric systems such as those used for flood control, irrigation, navigation, or recreation.

They include hydroelectric power, solar energy, and the power of the wind.

Examples include hydroelectric production managers, travel guides, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, nannies, and medical assistants.

Examples include hydroelectric production managers, travel guides, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, nannies, and medical assistants.

Not exact matches

Eighteen percent of all electricity in the United States was produced by renewable sources in 2017, including solar, wind, and hydroelectric dams.

When you include the deaths caused by the tragic 1975 collapse of China's enormous Banqiao Dam, hydroelectric can be considered one of the riskiest power sources.

Being within 15 km of Yellowknife, the project is close to vital infrastructure, including transportation, service providers, hydroelectric power and skilled trades people.

Our plan includes an ambitious program of energy retrofits for public and private buildings, upgrades to maximize our existing hydroelectric dams, and an aggressive move toward renewable technologies like wind and solar power.

Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners LP owns and operates a portfolio of renewable power generating facilities including 193 hydroelectric generating stations 11 wind facilities and two natural gas - fired plants in USA Canada and Brazil.

It's an area that includes the Robert Moses Hydroelectric Power Station in Niagara Falls.

To enhance development of a competitive power market, Government approved the restructuring of Volta River Authority (VRA) to include an entity to manage the hydroelectric facilities separately and the sale to the private sector of the state - funded thermal power plants which government assigned to VRA to manage and operate.

However, China's current domestic river development policies — which include major hydroelectric dams and a nationwide, south - to - north water diversion project — indicate this will not be easy.

«The state has been quite aggressive with other renewables, we have quite a lot of energy coming from hydroelectric plants, and there has been a lot of work to boost other green energy, including wind and solar,» he said.

Other reasons for the rebound in deforestation include illegal logging and the invasion of public lands adjacent to big infrastructure projects in the Amazon, such as roads and hydroelectric dams.

«Options could include nuclear and hydroelectric power generation, as well as managing demand.»

Montana depends on an adequate supply of clean water for nearly every aspect of our economy, including food production, hydroelectric power, domestic and industrial uses, and sustaining our natural ecosystems.

Loans in 2017 included a couple of hydroelectric renewable energy projects.

However, there are different options to decrease the Salkantay Trek distance for those who do not want to hike the whole thing, including horse rentals or taking a train from Hydroelectric Station to Aguas Calientes.

Beyond Architecture, with images selected from the entire Stoller archive of more than 50,000 images, includes views of Post-War American factories, construction sites, hydroelectric dams and printing plants.

The pavilion included a display from the New York State Power Authority with a 26 - foot scale replica of the St. Lawrence hydroelectric plant.

But he didn't mention that Brazil is also accelerating an investment of several hundred billions in the interior development plan PAC2 that includes the intention to complete 50 new hydroelectric projects in the next 4 years and, of course, more and better roads.

The projects announced last month include 22 utility - scale solar farms, three wind farms and a hydroelectric project.

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.

The recently awarded projects include 22 solar farms, demonstrating that large - scale solar power is economically viable across the State, three wind projects, and one hydroelectric project.

Including a wind turbine, photovoltaic or pico hydroelectric system for $ 30,000 in the purchase of your new home would increase your mortgage by $ 180 a month.

Subtitle J: Miscellaneous -(Sec. 195) Requires the Department of the Interior, DOE, and the Department of the Army to: (1) jointly update the study of the potential for increasing electric power production capability at federally owned or operated water regulation, storage, and conveyance facilities, including an update on facilities that are capable, with our without modification, of producing additional hydroelectric power; and (2) report to specified committees on their findings.

Increase the efficiency of hydroelectric power with hydro software including condition monitoring systems & equipment.

Large - scale hydroelectric dams continue to be built in many parts of the world (including China and Brazil), but it is unlikely that new facilities will be added to the existing US fleet in the future.

In recent years China has significantly expanded its interests in renewable energy sources including wind, solar, biofuels, tidal, and small hydroelectric dams.

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.

Hydroelectric power includes both massive hydroelectric dams and small run - of - the - Hydroelectric power includes both massive hydroelectric dams and small run - of - the - hydroelectric dams and small run - of - the - river plants.

Although conservation work, including large protected areas, is having an effect, there do remain concerns about the impact on tiger habitats of activities such as mining, the construction of thermal and hydroelectric dams and poaching.

The awarded projects — including 22 utility - scale solar farms, three wind farms and one hydroelectric project — are expected to create more than 3,000 short - and long - term jobs, generate enough clean energy to power more than 430,000 homes and reduce carbon emissions by more than 1.6 million metric tons, the equivalent of taking nearly 340,000 cars off the road.

While every market is unique, it is clear that wind energy can compete on cost with virtually all forms of new electricity generation, including nuclear, hydroelectric, and coal - fired power.

Options include a range of energy supply technologies such as nuclear power, solar energy, wind power, and hydroelectric power, as well as bioenergy and fossil resources with carbon dioxide capture and storage.

Technologies selected include batteries, flywheels, thermal storage, and pumped hydroelectric storage.

A national renewable electricity standard would mandate that a given share of an electric company's production come from renewable sources (most likely wind power), or, in the case of a «clean energy standard,» from an expanded list including nuclear and hydroelectric power.

Some generators are designed to increase and decrease energy output as needed − these include natural gas facilities and hydroelectric generators with reservoirs for storage.

Included in our definition of renewables are wind, solar, geothermal, and hydroelectric.

(Sec. 356) Requires the Denali Commission to use specified funds to implement designated energy programs, including: (1) energy generation and development; (2) fuel cells, hydroelectric, solar, wind, wave, and tidal energy; (3) the replacement and cleanup of fuel tanks; and (4) the construction of fuel transportation networks and related facilities.

-- The term «renewable energy» means energy generated from solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project.

Under the law, renewable technologies include solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, wave or tidal energy, biomass or biomass - based waste products, including landfill gas.

Various methods of storing wind energy have been explored, including pumped hydroelectric storage, batteries, superconducting magnets, flywheels, regenerative fuel cells, and CAES.

This page explores the many positive impacts of clean energy, including the benefits of wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, and biomass.