Sentences with phrase «more wind turbines in»

In truth, Germany installed 11 percent more wind turbines in 2016 but got two percent less of its electricity from wind.

The meeting was put together after RES proposed the construction of approximately 100 or more wind turbines in L'Anse Township on Weyerhaeuser property combining a total -LSB-...]

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Launched in 1973 as a plastic injection molder with six employees, Cascade Engineering has blossomed into a diversified manufacturer with 15 business units and a product line that includes waste containers, auto parts, and furniture components — and, more recently, wind turbines, solar panels, and affordable water filters for the developing world.

Onshore wind turbines in Scotland sent more than 5 million megawatt hours of electricity to the National Grid in the first quarter of 2018, analysis has shown.

COPENHAGEN, Oct 12 - Danish wind turbine maker Vestas said the impending expiry of a U.S. tax credit had exacerbated a fall in orders for next year, forcing it to make more than 800 job cuts in the United States and Canada so far this year.

According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), there are more than 48,800 turbines operating in the United States, allowing for a total installed wind capacity of 73,992 MW in 2Wind Energy Association (AWEA), there are more than 48,800 turbines operating in the United States, allowing for a total installed wind capacity of 73,992 MW in 2wind capacity of 73,992 MW in 2015.

RW: With the current interest in buying electric cars, plus more wind turbines being built and growing Chinese infrastructure, does this mean the fundamentals are falling into place for rising copper prices and copper company share values?

In America thousands of eagles have been slaughtered by wind turbines and more are being slaughtered every year.

The company has installed four banks of solar panels with plans to expand to 12, and already has built the superstructure for two wind turbines in anticipation of more efficient technology coming later this year.

This year, the company plans to reduce its carbon footprint and become more energy - efficient by adding wind turbines to its operations in Mexico, for example.

There are more offshore wind turbines around our coasts than everywhere else in the rest of the world put together.

The Cuomo administration estimates the Clean Energy Standard, chiefly its nuclear subsidies, will add an average of $ 2 to residential electric bills, although the Empire Center calculated the standard would hike the average residential bill by more than $ 2.09 in 2018 and by $ 3.40 in 2021 from added supply costs alone; compliance with the standard will necessitate major changes to the electrical grid, which will separately drive up customer delivery charges as utilities are forced to accommodate intermittent generation from solar panels and wind turbines.

Biello: And they do have some more aggressive policies than even the U.S. at present as far as renewable energy goes, whether those who actually realized they have had a lot of problems with kind of wind farms that didn't perform up to expectations, but they do have fairly aggressive targets for how much energy it needs to come from renewable resources like the wind and the sun, they have become the manufacturer, as in all things, for Photovoltaics and the wind turbine blades that are basically powering the green revolution in the West.

As wind turbines have grown to more than 100 meters tall, field research in real - world settings has become more difficult.

COPENHAGEN — Revolutionizing the energy industry to achieve a target concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere of no more than 450 parts per million (ppm) would require building 17 nuclear power plants a year between now and 2030; 17,000 wind turbines a year; or two hydropower dams on the scale of Three Gorges Dam in China, according to the International Energy Agency.

Today, the eight turbines at the Steel Wind project crank out enough clean, green electricity to power more than 6,000 homes in western New York, and the 400 - foot - tall windmills have become a visual landmark.

After it led the world in clean energy investment last year and manufactured about one - third of the global solar panels and wind turbines, China has been moving full - speed toward creating more clean energy professionals, from Ph.D. - level engineers to well - trained technical operators.

«If we can demonstrate this superconducting - wire technology in a wind turbine, we think it's more likely that it will make its way into the power cables of the electricity grid,» says Selvamanickam.

A team of scientists estimates that wind turbines in the continental U.S. could produce 16 times more electricity than we currently use.

In addition to becoming more prone to catastrophic failure, the turbines also become less efficient at higher speeds because they become more like a wall than a rotor, blocking the wind from flowing past the rapidly rotating blades, says Asfaw Beyene, a professor of engineering at San Diego State University in California, who was not involved with the worIn addition to becoming more prone to catastrophic failure, the turbines also become less efficient at higher speeds because they become more like a wall than a rotor, blocking the wind from flowing past the rapidly rotating blades, says Asfaw Beyene, a professor of engineering at San Diego State University in California, who was not involved with the worin California, who was not involved with the work.

Renewable wind energy is experiencing a boom, with more wind turbines popping up across landscapes in the U.S. and abroad.

Drawing inspiration from the wings of insects, flexible wind turbine blades could generate more power in a wider range of wind conditions.

In fact, such small - scale wind turbines are typically more about green design than actual energy generation, although the American Wind Energy Association predicts robust growth of as much as 20 percent in the area as a result of local and state tax incentiveIn fact, such small - scale wind turbines are typically more about green design than actual energy generation, although the American Wind Energy Association predicts robust growth of as much as 20 percent in the area as a result of local and state tax incentiwind turbines are typically more about green design than actual energy generation, although the American Wind Energy Association predicts robust growth of as much as 20 percent in the area as a result of local and state tax incentiWind Energy Association predicts robust growth of as much as 20 percent in the area as a result of local and state tax incentivein the area as a result of local and state tax incentives.

These obstacles have delayed, and in some cases nixed, many projects — and so far, not a single offshore wind turbine is operating in the U.S. Organizers of Cape Wind, an offshore wind park to be built more than five miles (eight kilometers) from Cape Cod, Mass., have been battling public opposition and regulatory hurdles for more than seven yewind turbine is operating in the U.S. Organizers of Cape Wind, an offshore wind park to be built more than five miles (eight kilometers) from Cape Cod, Mass., have been battling public opposition and regulatory hurdles for more than seven yeWind, an offshore wind park to be built more than five miles (eight kilometers) from Cape Cod, Mass., have been battling public opposition and regulatory hurdles for more than seven yewind park to be built more than five miles (eight kilometers) from Cape Cod, Mass., have been battling public opposition and regulatory hurdles for more than seven years.

As part of its strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to prevent global warming from exceeding 2 °C (3.6 °F), the Obama administration unveiled a plan in September to build wind farms off of nearly every U.S. coastline by 2050 — enough turbines to generate zero - carbon electricity for more than 23 million homes.

In 2012 turbines killed more bats than birds, and the numbers of the dead were substantial: about 888,000 bats were found on wind farms, compared with 573,000 birds.

Stronger, stiffer and more durable than most metals and at a fraction of the weight, carbon fiber enables a suite of energy - efficient and clean technologies from wind turbines to cars in an era of turbulent energy prices and a changing climate.

Richardo Burdisso, a professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, works with colleagues in Chile to make wind turbines more acceptable.

The new plan calls for no more than 0.5 percent of any state's land to be covered in solar panels or wind turbines.

«Advances in Turbine Components & Subsystems R&D» on May 19 and «Supply Chain Evaluations to Support Technology Trends» on May 20 will educate attendees about the technology advancements that will go into the next fleet of wind turbines installed in the U.S. and how wind is more affordable than it was just five years ago.

«We have utility - scale turbines operating in 39 states today, and if these trends continue and stable policy is in place, we can see wind deployment in even more states.»

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The devices wouldn't rely on anything spinning or turning like wind turbines, but would instead harness the energy in the vibration of wind, seismic activity and more.

«The strength - to - weight value proposition is important in the wind turbine business, where incremental blade size increases result in significantly more energy capture,» said Jesse Broehl, senior research analyst with Navigant Research.

In principle, they argue, the very existence of wind turbines could slow the planet's winds to the point where they couldn't generate any more energy.

The new CFL florescent bulbs are being manufactured in China along with Wind Turbines, solar collectors, and much more.

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And if we pass a bill in the Senate, reconcile it with the House, that says we are going to invest in wind energy and solar energy and we're going to be the guys who are producing wind turbines, and we're going to be the folks who are producing solar panels on rooftops, and we're going to be the country that is retrofitting all its homes and businesses so that we are 30 percent more energy - efficient than we are right now, that produces jobs that can't be exported; it reduces our dependence on foreign oil; it is good economics; it will increase our exports — oh, and by the way, it also solves the climate problem.

Whether the discussion turns to replacing coal - fired power plants with wind turbines and using electric cars instead of gas - driven SUVs, converting industrial agricultural practices to organic permaculture, or reversing the decline of ocean life though international regulations, it is an article of faith in the reform movement that we know what we need to do and all that's lacking is a sufficiently visionary leader to put more planet - friendly solutions in place.

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She describes a farmer in Montana who had been skeptical about the need for an energy revolution but is now getting more income from wind - turbine leases than agriculture.

For more background on how «Promised Land» came about (the initial scenario centered on wind turbine developers in upstate New York) and the views of its creators, watch the recent Times Talks discussion with Van Sant, Damon and Krasinski and read the recent Times feature on the film.

When the wind turbines in Denmark are producing more power than can be used locally (and indeed «locally» is an oversimplification of how an electric grid works), it flows through the rest of the grid; when they're not meeting local demand, power flows in from France, Germany, Switzerland, or wherever.

There have been improvements in wind turbine design and scientists are developing technology to make wind turbines more efficient as well as develop technology (high temperature super conducting materials) that will allow power to be transported long distances (perhaps coast to coast) with very little energy loss.

From 40 % of total demand in Spain to Texas wind power hitting a peak of 6,272 MW, it's only to be expected that as more and more wind turbines go up, utilities around the world will be reporting record breaking amounts of wind power feeding into the grid.

... and more than offset globally by the enhanced emissions in China needed to fabricate the solar panels, mine the metal and rare earths for the wind turbines etc..

The bumps on Humpback whale fins give the mammals 32 % less drag and 8 % more rise in lift - and it can have a similar impact for wind turbine blades, helping us create more energy from the same breeze.

Flapping wind turbines were inspired by the wing beats of bees, which are potentially more efficient in converting wind to electricity than the more traditional turbine blades.

It's in the chemistry labs that are laying the building blocks for cheaper, more efficient solar panels, and it's in the re-born factories that are churning out more wind turbines every day all across this country.