Sentences with phrase «more use of solar power»

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Lower cost solar panels, improvements in geothermal and wind, and advances in building energy efficiency are giving us new alternatives to create as many or more high - quality jobs using non-emitting sources of power.

Solar power, which now generates almost 2 percent of the nation's electricity, has become popular among Democrats and Republicans alike, as people consider ways to have more control over their energy use and to reduce pollution as well as create jobs.

Their economies should be labor intensive rather than energy intensive; produce more durable goods to reduce waste; use local materials in building; consume locally grown foods; engage in organic farming; utilize organic garbage; depend on perennial polyculture, aqua - culture and permaculture; favor trains as well as human - powered machines such as bicycles; employ solar power and other on - site modes of producing energy; and in various ways operate on self - nourishing, self - healing, self - governing principles.

Trade and industry minister Lord Truscott makes the case for nuclear power as just one part of an overall strategy, which includes greater energy efficiency and more use of renewables such as wind, wave and solar power.

Meanwhile, New York state leaders used the occasion to mark the launch of a new program aimed at getting more businesses to embrace solar power.

Combination of economic trends and policies Still, for now an array of Obama administration actions and economic trends are conspiring to cut emissions, according to EIA: Americans are using less oil because of high gasoline prices; carmakers are complying with federal fuel economy standards; electricity companies are becoming more efficient; state renewable energy rules are ushering wind and solar energy onto the power grids; gas prices are competitive with coal; and federal air quality regulations are closing the dirtiest power plants.

For one, Burlington, Vt. — a city of 42,000 residents and the largest town in the state — produces more power than it uses from biomass, wind, solar and hydropower.

Using the principles of photosynthesis, scientists create more efficient storage for solar power.

Used as a counter electrode in a dye - sensitized solar cell, the material enabled the cell to convert power with up to 6.8 percent efficiency and more than doubled the performance of an identical cell that instead used an expensive platinum wire counter electrUsed as a counter electrode in a dye - sensitized solar cell, the material enabled the cell to convert power with up to 6.8 percent efficiency and more than doubled the performance of an identical cell that instead used an expensive platinum wire counter electrused an expensive platinum wire counter electrode.

Fewer panels working harder would reduce land - use issues, decrease the cost of installation, and make solar power more cost - competitive.

«We're using more software algorithms and less steel,» says Bill Gross, CEO of the Google - backed solar company who, at the age of 15 in 1973, started Solar Devices, a firm which sold plans and kits for solar power, before pioneering pay - to - click advertising for search engines in the 1solar company who, at the age of 15 in 1973, started Solar Devices, a firm which sold plans and kits for solar power, before pioneering pay - to - click advertising for search engines in the 1Solar Devices, a firm which sold plans and kits for solar power, before pioneering pay - to - click advertising for search engines in the 1solar power, before pioneering pay - to - click advertising for search engines in the 1990s.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is also on its way toward using more solar power under the lead of its general manager, David Freeman, the former head of Power is also on its way toward using more solar power under the lead of its general manager, David Freeman, the former head of power under the lead of its general manager, David Freeman, the former head of SMUD.

Here's a seemingly simple solar power fact *: the sun bathes Earth with enough energy in one hour (4.3 x 1020 joules) to more than fill all of humanity's present energy use in a year (4.1 x 1020 joules).

All of this helps explains why, for example, the number of schools using solar power grew from roughly 700 to more than 3,750 between 2008 and 2012, according to the most recent figures available from the Solar Foundation and the U.S. Department of Ensolar power grew from roughly 700 to more than 3,750 between 2008 and 2012, according to the most recent figures available from the Solar Foundation and the U.S. Department of EnSolar Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Even more: to take advantage of electronic paper's power efficiency and use the extreme weather conditions to our advantage, some of our outdoor e-ink signage solutions have been running entirely on solar panels, creating autonomous and self - sustainable outdoor systems.

It's likely that Canadian markets will also trade more lightly because of the US market closures so whether it be on the weekend or in the trading lull on Monday, enjoy the following video pitching a novel approach to using solar power (cue the solar bull drool).

We have personally used portable solar panels on longer kayak expeditions to recharge portable power packs; however, because we are often kayaking to our next camp during the best times to use a solar panel, we find extra power packs are more convenient for the length of our kayak tours.

Marfa Mayor Dan Dunlap proclaimed May 9, 2009 as Green Mountain Solar Energy at Ballroom Marfa Day, urged Marfa citizens and businesses to learn more about green power and to engage in other activities that encourage the use of clean, abundant, reliable, renewable energy.

The use of this type of solar cells in textiles could make wearable devices and their power source much more seamless and the ruggedness of the cell could help it to find its way in even more applications that require a solar cell to withstand the elements.

Because concentrating solar thermal power plants on only five percent of the USA's desert lands could generate more electricity than the entire country uses.

Yet more evidence that the world has vast commercially - exploitable wind and solar energy resources, that are more than sufficient to produce more than enough electricity for all current uses, plus the electrification of ground transport, without fossil fuels or nuclear power.

When your renewable sources like wind and solar are all pumping out more power than you can use, you use the excess to push the train full of rocks up a hill.

Solar power has lots of potential as an alternative to fossil fuels, but some of the things we use it for make more sense than others: From solar - powered food carts, airplanes, and vending machines to solar - powered dog sweaters and beehives, read on to see which innovations are truly bright ideas — and which ones are a littleSolar power has lots of potential as an alternative to fossil fuels, but some of the things we use it for make more sense than others: From solar - powered food carts, airplanes, and vending machines to solar - powered dog sweaters and beehives, read on to see which innovations are truly bright ideas — and which ones are a littlesolar - powered food carts, airplanes, and vending machines to solar - powered dog sweaters and beehives, read on to see which innovations are truly bright ideas — and which ones are a littlesolar - powered dog sweaters and beehives, read on to see which innovations are truly bright ideas — and which ones are a little dim.

If you look at being able to being able to put [energy storage] into wind turbines, making sure to stabilize grid, allowing more renewables to come in, and you can use it with solar to absorb power in middle of the day.

This was apparently the fault of Western environmentalists, who had somehow obliged the clinic to use solar power, which is «at least 3 times more expensive than conventional forms of electrical generation.»

Here's hoping he uses it to commit the Commonwealth more firmly to the solar energy he so loves, along with the other essentials of the 21st century energy economy: wind power, battery storage, and energy efficiency.

The group's senior fellow for environmental policy even took credit for persuading «most of ALEC's state legislators and corporate members to push for a repeal of laws requiring more solar and wind power use on the basis of economics.»

It introduced about 37 megawatts of solar PV generation spread over 265 locations across the city (enough to power more than 9 000 Japanese households) has deployed over 2,000 electric vehicles, and has seen great success in using incentives to limit electricity use.

The average power use numbers are dragged down by multi-family buildings and so you may need more kilowatts of community solar that what average numbers suggest.

It will also be able to store electricity for use whenever required after sunset and will be the largest solar power plant in Israel, capable of providing power to more than 69,000 households.

Perhaps more interesting, however, is the idea of the «supergrid,» where HVDC lines are used to interconnect entire continents with electricity so that electricity created in one place (such as solar power in the U.S. desert southwest or the Sahara Desert or wind power from offshore wind farms in the windy North Sea) is available wherever it's needed, no matter how far away that electricity is used.

Home owners, villages, regions are more and more power exporters instead of helpless conumers using a number of renewable power system (wind, biogas, solar, solar thermal,...) together and smartly connected.

«By using our glass and advanced material expertise to make solar thermal power plants more efficient and reliable, SCHOTT is part of the reason why communities in sunbelt areas around the world are increasingly exploring the use of solar thermalpower to satisfy their growing energy needs.»

It also costs a lot less to charge an EV than it does to buy gas or diesel, and if you consider powering your EV with a home solar installation, you can even bring the costs down further — you can use Solar - Estimate's tools to learn more about that and work out the rates of return you would get from installing solar panels given your electricity usage and locasolar installation, you can even bring the costs down further — you can use Solar - Estimate's tools to learn more about that and work out the rates of return you would get from installing solar panels given your electricity usage and locaSolar - Estimate's tools to learn more about that and work out the rates of return you would get from installing solar panels given your electricity usage and locasolar panels given your electricity usage and location.

Development is underway on the Italian island of Sardinia of a 1.2 MW hybrid microgrid that incorporates concentrating solar power (CSP), a diversion from the more common use of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in microgrids.

A Critique of Brookings Institutution's Mark Muro and Devashree Saha: Rooftop Solar: Net Metering Is A Net Benefit [1] by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal's Director of Science and Technology Assessment Across the country, more and more electric utility customers are using rooftop solar panels and other small - scale, on - site power sources known as distributed generation Solar: Net Metering Is A Net Benefit [1] by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal's Director of Science and Technology Assessment Across the country, more and more electric utility customers are using rooftop solar panels and other small - scale, on - site power sources known as distributed generation solar panels and other small - scale, on - site power sources known as distributed generation (DG).

James Taylor, the Heartland Institute's senior fellow for environmental policy, said he was able to persuade most of ALEC's state legislators and corporate members to push for a repeal of laws requiring more solar and wind power use on the basis of economics.

More on solar power: if 15 percent of present world rooftop area were to be used to site photovoltaics with an assumed conversion efficiency of 20 %, the current global electricity power capacity would be created.

One problem grid operators face when the grid begins to absorb more wind and solar is that there are times — especially sunny or windy times — when renewables generate more power than the grid can use, and other times when they generate only a fraction of what the grid needs.

It's parochial, since I'm a Minnesota resident, but I just can't stand that our state's largest utility, Xcel Energy, is planning to use ratepayer money to buy three new natural gas fired peaking plants instead of a) installing solar power... Read More

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

By contrast, a transition from fossil fuels to solar or wind power, biomass, or hydroelectricity would require rematerialization — the use of more natural resources — since sunlight, wind, organic matter, and water are all far less energy dense than oil and gas.

As variable renewable power such as wind and solar play a larger role on the grid, the ability to time - shift power consumption will become more important — not just for customers to keep their bills low in the face of time - of - use rates, but also to match the load to the supply of carbon - free electricity.

This means more use of batteries, pumped hydro - power, solar - thermal with storage, possibly things like using excess electricity to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen and storing that until it is needed.

When it comes to California's time - of - use rates and the effect they'll have on solar power, a single hour can make a huge difference — especially if it doesn't align with data that shows when the state really needs to make electricity more expensive for its customers.

The study found support for city subsidies to help make existing buildings more environmentally friendly; a $ 2.50 surcharge on the average household monthly electricity bill to support public education on energy use; and support for the installation of solar panels on city - owned buildings, even if the electricity generated is significantly more expensive than what what the government now pays for electrical power.

At the conference they showcased their efforts, including more than a dozen community solar projects, the widespread deployment of «smart meters» that give customers real - time information about their electricity use, and a range of microgrids — small, self - powering energy systems that can disconnect from the larger grid in times of emergency.

Instead, we get non-dispatchable power from windmills and solar PV, both of which need big subsidies, and electric cars which cost more, have a high environmental impact and don't meet most people's use cases, biofuels causing food prices rises, and a lot of hand - waving about reduction in demand and insulation.

What this means is that in periods (usually during the middle of the day) when your solar system is producing more power than your home is using, you are credited for the excess solar energy you feed back into the grid at the full retail rate of power.

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