Sentences with phrase «of electrical demand»

California, Nevada, Idaho, and Oregon all have enough high - temperature hot spots to potentially meet a significant portion of their electrical demand — as much as 60 percent in the case of Nevada — but rarely are the temperatures as high as at The Geysers, which produces steam of 400 degrees and hotter.

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If products like Powerwall catch on, the necessary restructuring of the electrical grid will create opportunities and demand new expertise well beyond designing and manufacturing batteries.
The entire 7 MW / 34 MWh system will provide the public utility with costs savings of more than $ 500,000 per year, and help stabilize demand on the stressed Southern California electrical grid.
Electrical Trades Union state secretary Troy Gray said demand for a Senate inquiry was coming from ordinary workers in factories, shops, offices and service providers, where «powerless and voiceless Australians spend their working lives, our of sight from the political and corporate elite».
We understand how to balance the demand for high production speeds with accuracy, electrical and pneumatic requirements, ease of use and other factors and setup a line configuration that makes sense based on your facility.
The head of the DPS, Audrey Zibelman, has said the state needs more pipelines to meet electrical grid demand.
About 45,000 of the telecom giant's workers, represented by the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, walked off the job on Aug. 7 in protest against Draconian concessions demanded by the highly profitable company, including eliminating pensions for new hires; slashing paid sick time and holidays; and increasing employees» contributions to their health care costs.
As yet another Greenport resident demanded to know why the latest proposal to run an electrical cable from the North Fork to Shelter Island would succeed where the last attempt by the Long Island Power Authority had failed, Christopher Hahn, the director of external affairs for PSEG - Long Island, began to speak louder.
To keep up with the rise of wind and solar power, Europe's electrical grid needs to get stronger and smarter, a demand that will be difficult to meet in an era of weak economies and tight budgets
Professor Edward P. Furlani, PhD, in UB's Chemical and Biological Engineering and Electrical Engineering departments, said that Vader's process mimics drop - on - demand inkjet printing and is based on the principles of magnetohydrodynamics, i.e. the manipulation of conductive fluids using a magnetic field.
Susan Shaw, a spokeswoman from Siemens Solar Industries, the Californian company that donated 26 of the solar units, says that although the solar units do not power the lights directly, they help to offset the extra demand from the tree, reducing the need to import power from outside the region which leads to wear and tear on electrical transformers.
Impressed but still skeptical, the doubting Thomas professor demands proof of his interlocutor's divine power, which Klaatu delivers henceforth by causing civilization to stand still for an hour through the cessation of all electrical transmissions (except those where lives would be lost).
«Computer scientists interested in bioinformatics, engineers very interested in biotech — they couldn't see how electrical engineering could relate to biotechnology, but there is a huge demand for those types of people,» says Oliver.
A 2008 U.S. Department of Energy report projects that 20 percent of the nation's electrical demand can be supplied by wind power by 2030.
The forecasted large - scale uptake of electric vehicles (EV) will have an impact on how we travel and on where and when we will make demands on the electrical grid.
By 2025, average speeds over 100 times faster will be required to meet increased demands for bandwidth - hungry applications such as ultra-high definition video, online gaming, and the Internet of Things,» explained lead researcher Dr Sezer Erkılınç (UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering).
We can also store the leftover renewable energy in the form of compressed hydrogen for a later use when the electrical demand is higher, or as fuel for vehicles,» Serra adds.
Engineers had not anticipated the demands of the harsh, fourteen - day - long lunar nights, and they declared that the problem was electrical not mechanical, with components suffering from «frostbite.»
Such a transition would require the development of advanced battery and fuel - cell technologies as well as modernization of the electrical grid to manage the increased demand for electricity.
These three projects entail the development of tobacco as a source of biofuels, creation of a personalized system for reducing customer demands for electrical power when the grid is congested, and development of a commercial process for extracting biofuels from the resin of pine trees.
As well as offering courses in more traditional subjects such as computing and science, Coleg y Cymoedd offers practical courses including bricklaying, carpentry and joinery, electrical installation and plumbing that are designed to meet the demands of local employers.
The electrical power from the generator is sent primarily to the electric motor, with the excess going to the batteries, depending on the state of charge (SOC) of the battery pack and the power demanded at the wheels.
The very high electrical power demand of current cars is also resulting in the development of more efficient alternator designs.
The electrical power from the generator is sent primarily to the electric motor, with the excess going to the batteries, depending on the state of charge of the battery pack and the power demanded at the wheels.
Subjected to the demands of high - temperatures generated under the hood of the American supercar, the underhood electrical center has experienced some degree of difficulty.
Using features like intelligent start / stop technology (shuts the engine down at stoplights or when the A / C system demands are low), direct fuel injection, and smart regenerative charging that puts the vehicle's kinetic energy back into the electrical system to reduce fuel demands, the 2014 Range Rover Sport delivers economy numbers of vehicles easily half its horsepower.
Boasting high electrical performance, even at extreme temperatures and reliability that meets the demands of cold starts, the BMW Battery with calcium technology is especially suited to BMW vehicles without EfficientDynamics functions.
These include Brake Energy Regeneration as well as on - demand control of the electrical fuel pump, detachable a / c compressor and volume flow - controlled supply of hydraulic fluid to the anti-roll system.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE: - Examine damage vehicles, read and understand body repair estimates - Remove upholstery, accessories, electrical and hydraulic window - and - seat - operating equipment, and trim to gain access to vehicle body and fenders - Fill depressions with body filler - Remove damaged panels - Bolt or weld replacement parts in position, using wrenches or welding equipment - Straighten bent automobile frames - File, grind and sand repaired surfaces - Refinish repaired surface - Aim headlights, align wheels, and bleed hydraulic brake system - Repair or replace defective mechanical parts Job Requirements QUALIFICATIONS: - Two (2) years of experience as a vehicle body repairer or apprentice - Working knowledge of all aspects of repairs for damaged body parts and bodies of vehicles - Valid driver's license - State of Michigan mechanic certificate in body repair required WORKING CONDITIONS: This is a physically demanding position.
An explosion at a Manhattan electrical power substation that destroys a bus — followed by threats of much worse violence unless Algonquin Consolidated Power and Light meets virtually impossible demands — sparks Deaver's sterling ninth Lincoln Rhyme novel (after The Broken Window).
The eink technology is remotely updatable, energy efficient, battery - powered and independent from the electrical grid — and as such installable at even the most demanding of locations.
Electrical Products & Systems (62 % of sales; 62 % of profit): sells a range of power - related components, circuits, lighting products, and equipment used wherever there is demand for electrical power (e.g. buildings, data centers, hospitals, utilities, fElectrical Products & Systems (62 % of sales; 62 % of profit): sells a range of power - related components, circuits, lighting products, and equipment used wherever there is demand for electrical power (e.g. buildings, data centers, hospitals, utilities, felectrical power (e.g. buildings, data centers, hospitals, utilities, factories).
Singapore Airlines Economy Class will offer you an industry leading seat with 19 inches of width and 32 inches of pitch, a personal in - flight entertainment system with movies, TV shows, music and video games on demand, USB / electrical outlets at every seat and complimentary alcoholic drinks during meals.
Singapore Airlines offers economy class seats with a whopping 19 inches of width, 32 inches of pitch and 6 inches of recline; personal in - flight entertainment systems with a huge selection of on - demand movies, TV shows, music and video games; USB / electrical outlets and a foot rest at every seat; and complimentary alcoholic beverages during meals.
Singapore Air Economy Class will offer you an industry leading seat up to 19 inches of width, personal in - flight entertainment screens with movies on demand, music and video games, electrical / USB outlets at every seat, complimentary alcoholic drinks during meals and top notch service and catering.
Some of those elements include: - Light - colored roofing that reflects heat and saves energy; - 70 percent ENERGY STAR ® certified appliances including refrigerators, TVs, computers and kitchen equipment; - Water - efficient toilets and aerated bathroom faucets; - 10 percent of the building materials used contain recycled content; - «On Demand» ventilation that provides fresh air for occupied spaces without wasting energy on unoccupied areas of the property; - LED lighting - controls that turn off the lights; - Incorporates high - tech daylight sensors to reduce electrical lighting with natural sunlight and - Uses renewable energy sources such as solar or wind.
Some of the low - hanging targets for reductions of greenhouse gas emissions have been highlighted in recent months in a «By Degrees» series in The Times, which explores topics like the electrical demand of our new electronic gadgets, efforts to curb methane leaks and the move to install light - colored roofs in warmer climates.
N. I still defy you to install a 8 KW solar panel / storage system on the average home site to meet the 24 hour electrical demand, even with LED light bulbs and 100 % increases in energy efficency of appliances, economically.
In the California Independent System Operator's (CAISO) Summer Loads & Resource Assessment, CAISO noted that the generation supply was expected to be adequate in order to meet peak electrical demand requirements in spite of drought - related concerns, in part because of recent renewable and natural gas capacity additions.
The increasing share of solar and wind power in the electrical network raises the problem of adjusting the fluctuating energy input to demand.
«The base load on a grid is the minimum level of demand on an electrical grid over a span of time, for example, one week.
Auxiliary generator: A generator at the electric plant site that provides power for the operation of the electrical generating equipment itself, including related demands such as plant lighting, during periods when the electric plant is not operating and power is unavailable from the grid.
Eskelsen said PacifiCorp still doesn't have a plan to meet additional electrical generation demand coming in 2014, so it must ask for expedited regulatory review - even for conventional forms of generation.
Adequacy (electric): The ability of the electric system to supply the aggregate electrical demand and energy requirements of the end - use customers at all times, taking into account scheduled and reasonably expected unscheduled outages of system elements.
This increased demand for cooling by the middle of this century is projected to exceed 10 gigawatts (equivalent to at least five large conventional power plants), requiring more than $ 6 billion in infrastructure investments.72 Further, approximately 95 % of the electrical generating infrastructure in the Midwest is susceptible to decreased efficiency due to higher temperatures.72
Since the electrical grid has existed, so has the need for stored forms of energy that can be drawn on to meet times of peak demand and regulate frequency.
The obvious next step is to modestly expand the electrical storage capacity of the gas - electric hybrids so that owners can plug in their hybrids to recharge the batteries during the nighttime hours when electricity demand drops.
While I do remember one unusually cold winter in the last 10 years when we had snow on the ground until the end of March because it just wouldn't get warm enough to thaw (France actually ran out of power for their electrical heating that year, leading to huge imports from Germany, because nuclear plants just don't adapt well to demand), normally we should be in spring by now.
The battery energy storage system will be used to keep South Australia's electrical infrastructure reliable, charging from the wind farm and discharging to the grid at times of peak and high demand.
«The reality of climate change will demand that we make huge investments in critical infrastructure in the coming years, from reinforcing sea walls and raising streets to protecting our electrical grid and modernizing sewage and water treatment facilities.
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