Just for starters, we rely on foreign companies for
the majority of our wind turbines, produce less than 10 percent of the world's solar cells, and we're losing ground on hybrid and electric vehicle technology and manufacturing.
Not exact matches
The state determined that an area encompassing just over 1 million acres can accommodate
wind turbines at least 21 miles from land to «ensure that, for the vast
majority of the time,
turbines would have no discernible or visible impact from the casual viewer on the shore.»
Of the 10,800 full - time - equivalent (FTE) employees working directly in the sectors, the majority, or 56 per cent, are associated with large - scale onshore wind (turbine output of over 100kW), followed by 29 per cent in offshore wind, whilst 7 — 8 per cent of the workforce is employed in small - scale wind and around the same proportion in wave and tidal energ
Of the 10,800 full - time - equivalent (FTE) employees working directly in the sectors, the
majority, or 56 per cent, are associated with large - scale onshore
wind (
turbine output
of over 100kW), followed by 29 per cent in offshore wind, whilst 7 — 8 per cent of the workforce is employed in small - scale wind and around the same proportion in wave and tidal energ
of over 100kW), followed by 29 per cent in offshore
wind, whilst 7 — 8 per cent
of the workforce is employed in small - scale wind and around the same proportion in wave and tidal energ
of the workforce is employed in small - scale
wind and around the same proportion in wave and tidal energy.
The great
majority of the approximately 340
wind turbines in the region, including Waterloo and Hallett, are on ridge - tops.
And large
majorities of Americans favor expanding at least two types
of renewable sources to provide energy: solar panel (89 %) and
wind turbine (85 %) facilities.
There are an estimated 887
wind turbines in Michigan, with the vast
majority located in the northern part
of the Thumb region.
Tony Juniper,
of Action for Renewables, added «The vast
majority of the people in this country, and especially those in rural areas, understand the need for sensibly - sited
wind turbines to build the home - grown energy systems that will create jobs, attract investments, generate power and ultimately saves us money.
Flight heights
of bats suggest that during summer the risk
of collision with
wind turbines was high for most studied bats at the
majority of currently installed
wind turbines.
In fact, Global News has learned that Ontario's Ministry
of the Environment and Climate Change does not respond to the
majority of complaints made by residents concerned about
wind turbines.
Indeed, last month the Electric Reliability Council
of Texas said that the latest data on
wind turbine performance and costs suggests that
wind power is likely to be more cost - effective than natural gas over the next 20 years, and it could account for the
majority of new generating capacity added over that that time in Texas.
For the
majority of the selected cases the
turbines were operating at
wind speeds with high rotor thrust.
To most experts, though, there's a problem with the bird - mortality argument: The vast
majority of research shows that
wind turbines kill relatively few birds, at least compared with other man - made structures.
Small - Scale
Turbines Inappropriate For Many Locations While Encraft's managing director did say that in some locations home wind turbines are still a good investment, in the majority of locations this isn't the case: «Sadly, an average semi-detached house, like the areas where most people live, where there are obstructions like trees and buildings, are poor locations
Turbines Inappropriate For Many Locations While Encraft's managing director did say that in some locations home
wind turbines are still a good investment, in the majority of locations this isn't the case: «Sadly, an average semi-detached house, like the areas where most people live, where there are obstructions like trees and buildings, are poor locations
turbines are still a good investment, in the
majority of locations this isn't the case: «Sadly, an average semi-detached house, like the areas where most people live, where there are obstructions like trees and buildings, are poor locations.»