Sentences with phrase «increase demand for electricity»

According to government projections, the price cut will increase demand for electricity and push up emissions of CO2 by about half a million tonnes a year.

The spread of urban centers increases the demand for electricity, more than 75 percent of which in China is generated from coal - fired power plants.

Texas experienced blackouts in February 2011, as colder - than - average winter weather simultaneously increased demand for electricity and damaged coal - fired power plants and wind turbines.

However, increasing demand for electricity and direct coal consumption, and gradual depletion of its own supply, have led to it becoming the world's largest coal importer.

Such a transition would require the development of advanced battery and fuel - cell technologies as well as modernization of the electrical grid to manage the increased demand for electricity.

Of course increasing demand for electricity, coupled with the intermittent nature of renewables will pose some challenges.

Meeting this increased demand for electricity will require billions of dollars of infrastructure investments and result in billions of tons of increased carbon dioxide emissions.

Albania is trying to increase its thermal generation capacity to cope with increased demand for electricity in the country, which has long depended almost solely on hydro plants for power generation.

To meet the increasing demand for electricity, reduce the country's heavy reliance on coal, and improve energy security, Mongolia is committed to promoting renewable energy development.

Growth in the power sector is due to increased demand for electricity, but natural gas's share does not increase as coal and renewable energy also compete for the power sector market.

As for how to meet increasing demand for electricity without using more fossil fuels, I think nuclear fission is the only currently viable option.

Since May 2012, a combination of higher prices for natural gas and increased demand for electricity during the summer months led electric systems across much of the country to increase their use of coal - fired units.

With the drought and heat waves that have beset Texas, the increasing demand for electricity for cooling and fresh water for irrigation and livestock has created serious challenges for these power plants.

All the hand waiving and admonitions of less - is - beautiful advocates will not change the direction of the increasing demand for electricity and oil throughout the world.

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The others were the explosive growth of renewable energy sources, especially solar photo - voltaic energy; China's increasing prioritization of cleaner energy; and the huge long - term rise in global electricity demand, reflecting higher living standards in the emerging world — notably in the shape of demand for air conditioning.

The increase in foreign demand is being driven by industrialization and attendant demand for coal fired electricity generation in the developing world including India and China.

The increase in demand for electricity, reduction in the quantity of water at the Akosombo Dam, irregular gas supply from the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company in Nigeria, irregular maintenance programmes and late procurement of crude oil to power generation plants, have conspired to plunge the country in the current power crisis.

In addition, this year, delayed monsoon rains increased farmers» demand for irrigation - related electricity while reducing the water available for hydroelectricity, which accounts for 20 percent of India's grid, according to Businessweek and Reuters.

While the U.S. boom in shale gas helped push the fossil fuel's share of total global energy consumption from 23.8 to 23.9 percent, coal also increased its share, from 29.7 to 29.9 percent, as demand for coal - fired electricity remained strong across much of the developing world, including China and India, and parts of Europe.

The M.I.T. report predicts that even if the world's fleet of more than 400 nuclear power plants grew to be 4,000 such plants that then operated for a century, the cost of the electricity from those facilities would rise by a mere 1 percent as a result of the increased demand for uranium.

(1) increased demand for heating fuels and electricity due to cooler winter and warmer summer conditions in 2007 than in 2006; (2) increased consumption of fossil fuels to generate electricity; and (3) a significant decrease (14.2 percent) in hydropower generation used to meet this demand.

As for the notion that you need to put up wind turbines at a greater height to capture the increased wind speeds, Dabiri notes that wind speeds at lower altitudes are sufficient to supply several times the world's electricity demand.

In developing Asia, the share of biomass in the residential sector declines from around 50 % today to 33 % in 2030 as demand for gas and electricity for cooking increases in the New Policies Scenario.

The United States faces a vexing challenge in switching from conventional to clean sources to generate electricity: How do we replace fossil fuel when natural gas costs $ 4 per million BTU and demand for electricity is expected to increase by over 20 % by 2035?

Peru's overall demand for electricity is projected to increase an average of 4 percent each year between 2002 and 2030.23 Continued glacier retreat could create critical conditions between 2015 and 2025, affecting water supplies needed for 60 percent of the population and for hydroelectricity generation.20, 10,22

China alone is responsible for 40 % of global renewable power growth, but that represents only half of the country's electricity demand increase.

Energy efficiency works hand in hand with coordinated improvements in the energy system: by reducing overall demand for energy, energy efficiency allows renewable energy resources to ramp up and offsets increased electricity demand from electric vehicles and heat pumps.

Furthermore, rising demand for electricity and increasing concerns toward the energy of the non-renewable source such as...

Energy efficiency works hand in hand with coordinated improvements in our energy system: by reducing overall demand for energy, energy efficiency allows renewable energy resources to ramp up and offsets increased electricity demand from new technologies.

India's policymakers, for their part, have to deal with rapid development and population growth that make coal indispensable to meeting the expected 3.5 percent increase in year - on - year demand for electricity between now and 2040.

Why do you think it is important for companies to help increase demand for renewable electricity?

Approximately half of the goal is met through increased energy efficiency to first reduce energy demands, and the other half is achieved by switching to renewable energy sources for electricity production (Figure 1).

The shortage has been caused by the increase in the level of demand for energy combined with a growing tendency to build wind turbines, at the expense of other, more reliable, electricity sources.

For example, Google's electricity demand increased by 20 % per annum between 2012 and 2015 — refer to Figure 1.

Through the process of integrating landfill methane with other solutions, the total addressable market for electricity generation technologies was adjusted to account for reduced demand resulting from the growth of more energy - efficient technologies, [8] as well as increased electrification from other solutions like electric vehicles and high - speed rail.

Solar advocates have increased their forecasts for the amount of electricity that could be supplied by a technology known as concentrating solar power, saying that C.S.P. may be able to deliver up to 7 percent electricity demand worldwide by 2030 and up to a quarter of those needs by mid-century.

Due to an increase in demand for natural gas for space and water heating, and limitations imposed by natural gas pipeline constraints, electricity generation from gas was unable to scale up, and the burden was transferred to oil as dual fuel generators switched over.

Since scarcely any electricity in this country is generated from oil, utilizing the grid to power the transportation sector can begin to be accomplished at once — without increasing demand for imported energy.

The high winds and low temperatures resulted in a substantial increase in consumer demand for energy, putting the electricity system, in particular, under major additional pressure.

A promising development is that last year the Federation of Electric Power Companies, the industry association representing the 10 largest electricity generators in Japan and 19 suppliers, agreed to limit their emissions by 35 percent by 2030, which is a voluntary but significant reduction and may increase demand for JCM project credits.

While part of this reduction in emissions is attributable to a reduction in energy demand due to the economic downturn, another reason for this huge reduction is an increase in the use of natural gas for electricity.

During extreme heat events, nighttime temperatures in the region's big cities are generally several degrees higher28 than surrounding regions, leading to increased heat - related death among those less able to recover from the heat of the day.36 Since the hottest days in the Northeast are often associated with high concentrations of ground - level ozone and other pollutants, 37 the combination of heat stress and poor air quality can pose a major health risk to vulnerable groups: young children, the elderly, and those with pre-existing health conditions including asthma.29 Vulnerability is further increased as key infrastructure, including electricity for potentially life - saving air conditioning, is more likely to fail precisely when it is most needed — when demand exceeds available supply.

Urbanization in the IEO2017 is also forecast to contribute to an increase in demand for electricity and natural gas in buildings.

Countless people in the energy industry believe that as the demand for electricity increases in the future, natural gas will play an even bigger role in electricity production.

Will an increase in natural gas demand for electricity generation in states that currently use coal have a significant impact on prices that California pays for natural gas?

The trend of decreasing coal generation can be attributed to both falling natural gas prices and stagnant demand for electricity, but it can also be partially attributed to the increasing role of solar and wind generation: March 2016 set records for both the highest amount of monthly wind generation ever measured and the highest amount of monthly utility - scale solar generation ever measured.

But if the demand for electricity substantially increases in the coming years, especially with more hybrid gasoline - electric vehicles, Natan said, «it's not a huge stretch of imagination to see why these companies are going into renewable energies.»

In both New England and New York, frigid air has increased demand for natural gas, pushing gas prices higher and resulting in increased wholesale electricity prices.

o How do you think the increasing future demand for electricity can be satisfied?

The other reason at play here for those — for the wild fluctuations was the increase in demand for electricity because there was a cold snap and that played there.