Sentences with phrase «modern electricity systems»

Now the deployment of fossil and coal generation in regions like sub-Saharan Africa is very likely a net positive for humanity, since a lack of modern electricity systems is largely what makes those locales most vulnerable to climate and other impacts in the first place.

«A modern electricity system must be reliable, affordable and clean — and on these measures the Alberta government is delivering a responsible approach to transitioning away from coal - fired power.»

«A smart grid is a complex modern electricity system which utilises sensors, monitoring, communications, and automation, to improve the electricity system,» the team writes.

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Best known for his invention of the modern alternating current electricity supply system, Tesla exercised religiously.

Researchers at Aarhus University have carried out extensive theoretical mapping of the way private consumers can save money for heating in a modern supply system based on electricity.

Some brain scientists believe that our fear systems are prepared to learn about threats — snakes, spiders, or heights — that have been major obstacles to survival over the millions of years it has taken the modern brain to evolve, which explains why it is easier to develop phobias about snakes than about threats that are statistically much more likely to kill you, such as electricity.

The furniture is mainly in Venetian 18th century style but water, gas, electricity and telephone systems are all modern and independent.

Wind energy is helping to create a more modern, cleaner and flexible electricity system in countries around the world and here in Canada.

Such efficiency is achieved by combined heat and power systems, which use wood to produce both heat and electricity, and by some modern furnaces that burn wood pellets made of dried, ground and pressed wood residues.

The effect on thermal comfort must have been similar to that of a modern - day hot water or electricity - based radiant floor heating system.

Modern sanitation systems and potable water distribution are dependent on fossil fuels in everything from the manufacture of cement and steel for pipes and pumps to generating electricity to run water and sewage pumps.

It's like a person who knows nothing about AC electricity trying to explain a modern electrical system with only a DC voltage meter.

We hereby present a thorough review of the methodology, discuss methodological variations and present updated EROI values for a range of modern PV systems, in comparison to conventional fossil - fuel based electricity life - cycles.

Alongside its vital role in electricity generation, coal is crucial for building modern infrastructure such as transport systems and high - rise...