Sentences with phrase «of power plant»

The most curious aspect of the project may be its location: what does the fact that two French artists are working in the capital of Finland reveal about the attitude of the power plant managers?

Achieving this required the cooperation of the power plant owners and managers, in particular for gathering the data.

The captured CO2 from the 20 - megawatt «slipstream» portion of the facility's flue gas exhaust, which amounts to less than 2 percent of the power plant's total emissions, has been compressed and piped for storage into geologic formations about 1.5 miles below the Earth's surface.

Just measure emissions rigorously, with a device mounted on the back end of every power plant, and then make sure emissions numbers match up with allowances at the end of the year.

The article says the difference in costs depend on the type of power plant, the technology used, the method of storage, and transportation distances.

But experts have warned that China's anti-smog campaign is getting even harder, with improvements in air quality starting to level off now that relatively straightforward programs like the desulphurisation of power plant emissions have been completed.

This report — the first on power plant water use and related water stress from the Energy and Water in a Warming World initiative (EW3)-- is the first systematic assessment of both the effects of power plant cooling on water resources across the United States, and the quality of information available to help public - and private - sector decision makers make water - smart energy choices.

Jason Mark's Daily Beast article continued: «You can think of the power plant rules as Obamacare for the atmosphere: numbingly complex in an effort to ensure flexibility and fairness, based on a market system, and likely to transform a key sector of the economy for decades to come.»

The output of a power plant could be increased by up to 40 % without increasing CO2 emissions; alternatively, the existing output could be maintained, but with 20 % less emissions.

The levelized capital cost of any power plant is based in large part on its capacity factor.

Proponents of nuclear power point out that the construction of any power plant — whether fueled by coal or natural gas — produces a lot of carbon.

In case of a sudden disruption — the unexpected loss of a power plant, transmission line, or large load — the grid needs resources capable of ramping up or down quickly to compensate.

Today, no matter the type of power plant, almost all electricity is made by heating water to make steam and using that steam to spin a generator's turbine.

External costs are not included in the building and operation of any power plant, and are not paid by the electricity consumer, but by the community generally.

By Jon Gibbins, Director, UK CCS Research Centre, Professor of Power Plant Engineering, University of Sheffield

The report goes on to demonstrate a series of socioeconomic benefits accrue to the population of each region which vary according to the unique characteristics of each power plant:

And initial calls for 22 percent of a power plant's generating capacity to come from renewable sources was increased to 28 percent, details NPR.

Some environmentalists have claimed that even efficiency improvements may extend the lifespan of a power plant, thus triggering the expense and doubt of NSR undermining the ability of the operator to improve efficiency.

In his role, Mr. Pollmann is responsible for the overall direction, management, and operations of the power plant.

As COO at Prairie State, Mr. Short is responsible for the direction and leadership of the power plant, mine, safety, environmental services, and procurement departments.

You take the CO2 out of the power plant [inaudible 00:13:05] from the biomass, put it into the ground and repeat the cycle, and you're essentially pumping CO2 out of the air and under ground.

On the question of power plant carbon emissions, for example, 76 % of liberal Democrats said restrictions can make a big difference in addressing climate change, while only 29 % of conservative Republicans agreed.

Most of these generator outages occurred because of temperatures below the operating limit of power plant equipment.

Buschhaus is a modern power plant site and our high - quality coal will also ensure the economic operation of the power plant in future.

In 2000, EPA had determined that MACT regulation of power plant mercury emissions is «necessary and appropriate.»

One of its most surprising features is that instead of setting emissions standards for each type of power plant or mandating a single, across - the - board emissions - reduction percentage, it imposes distinct emissions targets on each state.

This should include costs imposed on the public in the form of higher health care costs for asthma and heart disease as a result of power plant pollution — costs known as «externalities.»

Caldeira explained: «If a power plant is burning continuously, within 3 to 5 months, depending on the type of power plant, the CO2 from the power plant is doing more to heat the Earth than the fires in its boiler.

«For fossil fuels, you make the initial investment, and also you pay for operation every day — pay for coal or for natural gas for rest of the life of the power plant.

A tax on natural gas used for boiler fuel in excess of 20 percent of the capacity of any power plant unit

But NGCC is a type of power plant, not a system of emission reduction.

This paper considers how best to change the economic calculus of power plant developers so they internalize CCS costs when selecting new generation technologies.

Another game offers me the opportunity to play the part of a virtual energy minister — a kind of eco Sim City in which you can build different types of power plant, from tidal to coal, to cope with the virtual city's energy demand and its emissions targets.

The significance of these announcements are that these are some of the first announcements of power plant - scale solar projects in China, where there has been at the end of 2007 an installed capacity of only 0.08 GW of solar compared to nearly 6 GW of wind.

Prior to beginning construction on a new solar plant, real estate brokers and scientists must ensure the site is suitable and that the proper federal, state, and local permits are obtained for construction of a power plant.

(The efficiency of a power plant is measured as the percentage of the total energy content of that plant's fuel that is converted into electricity.)

Once a site has been selected, civil engineers are responsible for the design of the power plant and related structures.

Because of the size of a power plant and the complexity of the construction, a project manager will typically oversee several construction managers, who then supervise individual aspects of the construction.

«Common estimates are that this kind of CCS will eat up 20 to 30 percent of a power plant's output.

First published in Cornerstone, Volume 4, Issue 3 By Jon Gibbins, Director, UK CCS Research Centre, Professor of Power Plant Engineering, University of Sheffield Hannah...

Second, the study assumes that CCS only captures 90 % of power plant CO2.

In other words, cheap natural gas is lowering the price of wholesale electricity, which is cutting into the revenues of all power plant operators.

SunPower has optimized every component of the power plant, reducing not only components costs, but construction installation costs.»

«The Polar Vortex caused 50,000 megawatts of power plant outages,» said Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

But the location of this power plant is problematic.

In order to join the international community and make this announcement something civil society can embrace, KfW must follow the steps of other major institutions — like the European Investment Bank and the U.S. Export - Import Bank — and announce an Emissions Performance Standard (EPS) that restricts the carbon intensity of power plant investments.

On the south side of the power plant, at the Liberty Mine, a giant dragline is already taking 86 - cubic - yard (65.7 - cubic - meter) bites out of the countryside.

The net capacity factor of a power plant is the ratio of its actual output over a period of time, to its potential output if it were possible for it to operate at full nameplate capacity indefinitely.

Industry, innovation and infrastructure: The local infrastructure has been improved in course the construction of the power plant.

The American Lung Association supports strict enforcement of power plant air pollution regulations to ensure continuous compliance and the strengthening of abatement requirements to ensure the protection of human health.