Sentences with phrase «to make electricity»

Some argue that major technical breakthroughs are needed to make electricity from sunshine cheap.

Critics say the plan will make electricity more expensive and will reduce jobs in industries like coal.

Power from the gasoline motor also runs a generator that makes electricity for a 40 - horsepower electric motor that is mounted in the rear of the car.

We see a future where vehicles run on electricity and are equipped with clever ways of making electricity on board, making us less dependent on gasoline.

So I ask, just how does installing solar, an electricity source that is load following, make electricity supply less secure?

The devices make electricity at an efficiency that can match a large natural gas - based power plant.

That would put pressure on gas and coal prices, which would in turn make electricity generation more expensive.

That was the point of coal power — a great leap in the wonder of human potential that would make electricity as much of staple as bread and water.

The report described hybrids as a game - changing technology that will significantly reduce oil demand by making electricity the primary energy source for transportation.

A good start would be for them to investigate why, if solar and wind are so cheap, they are making electricity so expensive.

If we're stuck with coal power plants, capture and storage technology makes the electricity generator a bit less harmful to the environment.

We would love to be able to make a solar cell that instead of making electricity makes fuel.

And he succeeded in making electricity shine continuously in a wire.

If electric cars could recharge while driving down a highway, it would virtually eliminate concerns about their range and lower their cost, perhaps making electricity the standard fuel for vehicles.

Gas prices may be low right now, but they could be high in the future making electricity costs jump, he added.

It's not just that renewables make electricity expensive but also that they transfer wealth from the poor to the rich.

A traditional solar collector captures heat to raise the temperature of a carrier fluid that can be used for various purposes — including making electricity.

While many are still content with a default power service package, increasing numbers want additional options to make their electricity consumption cleaner and more affordable.

This is becoming more challenging due to the growing range of renewable generation sources making the electricity system more prone to changes in frequency.

Those who favor burning biomass to make electricity argue that the process is essentially carbon - neutral.

In other words because there is no completely benign way to make electricity reducing the amount you need is a very good thing.

Because it can utilize without making electricity wasteful, you can expect also the contribution in the environmental aspect.

One means to address these problems is to make electricity demand more flexible.

In fact, we can start right now using solar power, wind power and geothermal power to make electricity for our homes and businesses.

Most economists agree that energy policy should seek to make electricity rates reflect the true cost of producing energy.

The demand for electric cars and alternative ways of making electricity are likely to expand and in turn create demand for new technologies.

Power plants that depend on natural gas can make electricity more cheaply than nuclear plants.

«EPA's regulations under the Obama Administration will increase the cost to do business in America, make our electricity grid less reliable and less affordable, and restrict economic opportunity for future generations,» the agenda said.

OBAMA also quoted in his wanna - be-green energy address, «my plan makes electricity prices skyrocket»!

The remainder is sold to Norway and Sweden, where it is used to ease the pressure on hydro - power — wind power only makes electricity when the wind blows, but water can be stored behind dams.

The technology could, says Bance, «almost make your electricity bill disappear».

CSP systems have not experienced the same cost reductions, but offer the important advantage of being able to store the sun's energy as heat, and to use it to make electricity when the sun is no longer shining.

When the per - kilowatt hour cost of electricity is below average, it is incredibly difficult to make the electricity generated by solar panels cost competitive.

Aggressive renewable energy targets would make electricity unaffordable for the bottom 20 percent of households,» Ghosh told AFP.

Innovation in our food system: methane digesters make electricity from cow manure.

The rest of us have to eat the CO2 and mercury produced making the electricity needed to run 10,000 square foot apartments with built - in juicing stations, 78 bottle wine coolers, giant saunas and circadian lighting systems.

Sandia's engineering team has designed, modeled and tested a control system that doubles the amount of power a wave energy converter can absorb from ocean waves, making electricity produced from wave energy less expensive.

In fact, Searchinger says that the biomass currently tapped for biofuels would be put to better use making electricity.

Uses for geothermal energy go beyond generating electricity: Geothermal sources not hot enough to make electricity efficiently can heat buildings by circulating water through pipes.

«High levels of renewable energy penetration make electricity expensive around the world, not just in California.

By contrast, nuclear energy is the safest way to make electricity according to the prestigious medical journal Lancet, and to date has saved 1.8 million lives.