Sentences with phrase «increased use of solar power»

A cornerstone of the proposed law revolves around the increased use of solar power by utilities, such as SCE&G and Duke Energy.

Western Power have said the downturn in electricity use from increased awareness of energy efficiency and increased use of solar power.

However, the storage of solar energy poses a big challenge for increasing the use of solar power.

These are all important steps, but Mongolia needs to do more to increase its use of solar power.

Not exact matches

The country is looking to increase its use of sources such as wind and solar while at the same time moving away from nuclear power.

With an expanding use of ICTs the energy requirements will only increase and will require planning and budgeting for electrification and such alternative energy sources as solar power.

Furthermore, HVDC is already used successfully in applications such as the transmission of power from solar power stations and wind generators, sources of power that are set to increase in extent.

Some increase in the use of animals for this purpose is possible, but for the most part the task will be to find the most efficient means of such transportation and use solar energy as far as possible to power it.

And utilities have begun using them to store the increasing amounts of renewable energy generated at wind farms and solar power facilities.

«The use of a solarized supercritical carbon - dioxide Brayton cycle would increase efficiencies, reduce space requirements and reduce costs associated with current large - scale concentrating solar power systems.»

Hosts nearly 30 megawatts of solar power, with plans to double it by 2015 and further increase renewable energy use to 125MW by 2020.

Were open to increasing energy production through the use of nuclear and hydro - electric power as well as the «green» power such as wind and solar.

Moreover, he claims that as renewable energy use increases, this measure of efficiency will decrease as the best land for wind, biomass, and solar power gets used up.»

In our operations, we are improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions through behavioral or management changes, technology improvements and increasing our use of low - carbon, renewable energy, like solar and wind power.

New solar photovoltaic capacity drives nearly all of the growth in solar generation, with increases coming from both the electric power sector and end - use sectors such as distributed or customer - sited generation (i.e., rooftop installations).

That plan, however, will increase electricity prices for Americans — both consumers of solar power and consumers of traditional energy that subsidize solar power's use of the electric grid.

New battery technologies for storing solar and wind power, or powering electric cars, could also be used to increase the productivity of cell phones, laptops, and other electronic devices.

Africa, he says, can «increase access to power, while skipping — leapfrogging — the dirtier phase of development,» by using its «bountiful» wind, solar, geothermal and biofuels energy.

Two days earlier EPA announced final regulations (which I call the Skyrocketing Rates Power Plan or SRPP, but which EPA calls the «Clean Power Plan» or CPP for obvious reasons) requiring states to decrease CO2 emissions from electricity production and use primarily by increasing the capacity of non-hydro «remewable» (wind and solar) sources of electric power from 4 percent to 28 percent by Power Plan or SRPP, but which EPA calls the «Clean Power Plan» or CPP for obvious reasons) requiring states to decrease CO2 emissions from electricity production and use primarily by increasing the capacity of non-hydro «remewable» (wind and solar) sources of electric power from 4 percent to 28 percent by Power Plan» or CPP for obvious reasons) requiring states to decrease CO2 emissions from electricity production and use primarily by increasing the capacity of non-hydro «remewable» (wind and solar) sources of electric power from 4 percent to 28 percent by power from 4 percent to 28 percent by 2030.

«Under Governor Cuomo's leadership, solar power is increasing rapidly in New York State and supports the Clean Energy Standard mandate that 50 percent of electricity used here come from renewable resources by 2030,» said John B. Rhodes, President and CEO, NYSERDA.

Federal payments to wind generators for each kWh produced, accelerated depreciation allowances for solar photovoltaic cells, and state «Renewable Portfolio (or Energy) Standards» that mandate increased use of renewable power, have helped jump - start these sectors, bringing down costs and establishing renewables as culturally viable and politically salient.

Australia's Energy Council noted in early September that increasing use of solar and wind power in the state «has not only led to a series of technical challenges» but «also increased wholesale price volatility as the state rebalances its supply from dispatchable plant to...

CRS designs and operates national and international programs that support the increased supply and use of renewable energy resources such as wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and low - impact hydroelectric power.

For example, the global average effect of any change in albedo from using solar power would be rather small in comparison to mitigation of climate change if that solar power is used (to displace fossil fuels) for a sufficient time period (example: if a 10 % efficient PV panel with zero albedo (reflectivity for solar (SW) radiation) covered ground with an albedo of 25 — 30 %, the ratio of total increased heating to electricity generation would be similar to that of many fuel - combusting or fission - powered power plants (setting aside inverter and grid efficiency, etc., but still it would be similar).

John McCain — while paying lip service to greater use of wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels — clearly and consistently believes that in the near future (certainly in the time he would be in office) greater reliance on nuclear power as well as increased offshore oil drilling is the path to increased energy independence in the United States.

Cutting edge data centers of the future will require less of a physical human presence, and are likely to: â $ cents Rely on a VIL to optimize equipment management and provide for virtual remote control capable of instant changes, switches and adds â $ cents Achieve LEED certification for the physical building â $ cents Rely on more efficient water cooling that potentially takes advantage of an on - site tower to chill water for cooling the system (thus reducing energy consumption by using nature's natural cooling power to chill water) â $ cents Use fluid dynamics models to precisely design the interior of the building to maximize the efficiency of the HV / AC system for air - cooled computing systems â $ cents Tap into a mixed energy grid that relies on green energy sources such as solar, wind or hydroelectric (depending on geographic feasibility), along with a reliable city grid thus avoiding the need for the standard back - up Uninterruptible Power Supply (which will reduce equipment costs, minimize floor space used, and increase energy efficiency because systems that employ a UPS convert AC to DC and back, incurring substantial energy lospower to chill water) â $ cents Use fluid dynamics models to precisely design the interior of the building to maximize the efficiency of the HV / AC system for air - cooled computing systems â $ cents Tap into a mixed energy grid that relies on green energy sources such as solar, wind or hydroelectric (depending on geographic feasibility), along with a reliable city grid thus avoiding the need for the standard back - up Uninterruptible Power Supply (which will reduce equipment costs, minimize floor space used, and increase energy efficiency because systems that employ a UPS convert AC to DC and back, incurring substantial energy losPower Supply (which will reduce equipment costs, minimize floor space used, and increase energy efficiency because systems that employ a UPS convert AC to DC and back, incurring substantial energy losses).

Water consumption can be cut dramatically by using «dry - cooling,» but this change increases the cost per kilowatt - hour (kWh) of power generated from concentrating solar power (CSP).