Not exact matches
A combined Tesla and SolarCity will be able to offer customers better and
more affordable ways to drive clean cars,
use battery packs to consume
energy more efficiently, and make
use of solar energy.
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.
«A key component
of this tariff is that Staff doesn't have all the information and analysis they would need to calculate these values in a precise way, so they are
using proxies instead as a first step toward
more granular compensation,» notes a statement by
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
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.
They also include shifting from the
use of the private automobile to
more environmentally sound means
of public transportation, dwellings that insure sufficient privacy while fostering a greater sense
of community and interconnectedness in the manner
of Paolo Soleri's model city, Arcosanti, and decreased
use of non-renewable sources
of energy and the increased
use of solar energy.
Remember that smaller containers will require
more frequent watering, and that lighter - colored pots will reflect
more solar energy and keep the roots
of the plant cooler.Gardeners can
use their imaginations when selecting containers.
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.
Bullock said divestiture is «only one
of the tools» that the state can
use to combat the worst effects
of climate change, and called Monday for
more investment in
solar energy and electric vehicle infrastructure in Albany County.
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.
It's
more efficient than previous devices, the researchers say, because its two cells absorb
more light than single - layer
solar devices, because it
uses light from a wider portion
of the
solar spectrum, and because it incorporates a layer
of novel materials between the two cells to reduce
energy loss.
Such initiatives include research focused on
more efficient production
of gaseous hydrogen fuel by
using solar energy to break water down into its components
of hydrogen and oxygen.
We could
more than halve our
energy use by increasing the
use of technology like compact fluorescent lightbulbs and passive
solar and geothermal heating.
To our knowledge, this is the first time a plasmonic SSA has been made
using such a process, and the scalability and cost
of this approach brings us closer to making
solar energy a practical reality for
more people.»
This provides a
more accurate picture
of the overall
energy consumed and produced and the environmental impact
of making and
using a
solar panel.
Solar panels made in China have a higher overall carbon footprint and are likely to
use substantially
more energy during manufacturing than those made in Europe, said a new study from Northwestern University and the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Labor
energy during manufacturing than those made in Europe, said a new study from Northwestern University and the U.S. Department
of Energy's Argonne National Labor
Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.
«While it might be an economically attractive option to move
solar panel manufacturing from Europe to China, it is actually less sustainable from the life cycle
energy and environmental perspective — especially under the motivation
of using solar panels for a
more sustainable future,» he said.
This is
more than ten times the UK's current electricity storage capacity, enabling the
use of significantly
more wind and
solar energy.
The idea is that the film, when applied to different surfaces such as glass or brick, can produce
solar energy more efficiently than conventional silicon wafer — based
solar cells — which are made
of materials similar to those
used to fabricate computer chips.
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).
But now, researchers have taken a
more sizable jump with
solar panels, creating a hybrid device that
uses a combination
of catalysts and microbes to convert 10 %
of the captured
solar energy into liquid fuels and other commodity chemicals.
Sunlight is a form
of renewable
energy that is virtually limitless:
more solar energy strikes the earth each hour than the entire world
uses in a year!
hydro is a major methane source, wind turbines
use 100 X
more copper than fossils offshore turbines
use 1000 X
more copper 2010 copper ore grades were 30 lbs / ton
of rock 2016 coppor ore grads were 3 lbs / ton
of rock
solar and wind products last 30 years tops 100 %
energy transitions take 70 minimum
solar and wind break down 2X faster than we can tranistion Stefan Rahmstorf says our emissions must go down 100 % in 20 years to stay under 2 C.
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 En
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 En
Solar Foundation and the U.S. Department
of Energy.
Silver also serves a
more than useful industrial purpose and is
used extensively in a growing number
of manufacturing processes, including
solar energy panels for example.
Now, with a host
of enhancements, the resort has reopened to offer
more unique signature experiences and natural attractions and will soon be the only African island resort to
use 100 per cent
solar energy.
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 e
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
energyenergy.
New
solar technologies are developed all
of the time, but lately it seems that the focus has been less on making the perfect
solar cell and
more on making
more adaptable
solar tech that expands how we can
use and harness
solar energy.
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.
Apple plans to build
more than 200 megawatts
of solar projects in the northern, eastern and southern grid regions
of China, which will produce the equivalent
of the
energy used by
more by than 265,000 Chinese homes in a year and will begin to offset the
energy used in Apple's supply chain.
I'm not arguing that storage isn't very helpful, or necessary to meet some needs, but
solar energy can do a whole lot
more than «shaving peak loads», and the whole notion
of how we think
of «base» and «peaking» should be rethought, or at least (to the degree we
use the notion) we should understand it's ultimate sources and limits.
And that, to my way
of thinking, is a bit
of a bummer, because
using direct
solar energy is a lot
more accessible, affordable, and eco-friendly than any
solar gadget.
Portable
solar has come a long way from the horribly inefficient and ill - designed devices
of just a few short years ago, which were all too often
more of a gimmick than a reliable and effective source
of energy for daily
use.
Although
solar - generated electricity certainly has its place, and meets a specific need, it's just one way in which we can
use the free
energy that streams down on us from the sun, and unfortunately, it also seems way
more desirable to our modern gadget - centric society than the simple method
of using solar energy directly, through devices such as
solar cookers,
solar ovens, and
solar water heaters.
Once green technology (
solar and wind
energy, and
more efficient and low carbon intensive ways
of production) becomes
more profitable than the alternative (carbon intensive sources
of energy, and industries that
use them)....
«In the project
Solar Poland you will find farms that are committed to the production
of fine foods (organic and traditional) as well as to taking a caring attitude to the environment, through maximizing the economic and ecological
use of renewable
energy sources in their homes and businesses... By staying at a
Solar Poland farmhouse you will play your part in supporting a clean and green future — helping to make Polish countryside an even
more pleasant environment for us and for future generations.»
We have
more tools available to make
solar and other variable renewable technologies
more reliable than ever, such as larger and
more integrated grids, better resource forecasting, and
more use of energy storage technologies.
Because PV panels are able to capture
more solar energy when they are pointed directly at the sun, installers may configure systems to optimize output by adjusting the orientation and tilt
of a system, or by
using mechanisms that track the sun as it traverses the sky.
Today's
solar systems are generating
more electricity and a larger percentage
of total household
energy use.
More specifically, the scientists have successfully been able to solve the problem
of dye - sensitized
solar cells (DSSC), namely that the dyes
used to create
energy in these cells would eventually be destroyed by UV radiation.
For instance, if the customer is billed under Time
of Use rates, in order to understand how much a
solar installation will reduce their utility bill, it is essential to understand how much
energy they consume during peak demand times when
energy is
more expensive, and how those usage patterns intersect with the amount
of energy their
solar array is likely to be producing at different times.
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.
By increasing the humidity, the
solar energy is
used more efficiently, or putting it another way there is less
energy lost to space by the emission
of longwave radiation because humid air has a strong greenhouse effect.
Aside from its investment in CCS, the country is also working on increasing its renewable
energy sources — it's already the world's largest producer
of solar energy — as well as
using more electric vehicles in a number
of its cities.
By
using some
of the latest
solar energy technologies, we are able to have all our needs taken care
of and
more, especially when we make some simple lifestyle changes that drastically reduce what we need to consume.
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.
On the question
of hurricanes, the theoretical arguments that
more energy and water vapor in the atmosphere should lead to stronger storms are really sound (after all, storm intensity increases going from pole toward equator), but determining precisely how human influences (so including GHGs [greenhouse gases] and aerosols, and land cover change) should be changing hurricanes in a system where there are natural external (
solar and volcanoes) and internal (e.g., ENSO, NAO [El Nino - Southern Oscillation, North Atlantic Oscillation]-RRB- influences is quite problematic — our climate models are just not good enough yet to carry out the types
of sensitivity tests that have been done
using limited area hurricane models run for relatively short times.
When fossil fuel runs out, will it be possible to
use the relative trickle
of energy which comes from wind turbines and
solar panels to mine and fabricate the raw materials necessary to build
more solar panels and
more wind turbines?
A move to time -
of -
use pricing as part
of the transition to Net Metering 2.0 is also expected to drive increased deployment
of residential
energy storage paired with
solar, as
solar customers move to
more of a self - consumption model.
To involve their community, they installed a network
of solar water heaters in local homes — the
energy savings brought from this wide network
of solar water heaters were then
used to fund the church's
more large - scale energetic retrofit.