Sentences with phrase «of solar power installations»

What was also very noticeable was that due to the topography of the country (many high mountains and steep valleys) many of the solar power installations were in deep shade and were unlikely to come back into the sun until March, or at the most would only get an hour or so of sunlight (should it be sunny of course)

Now, a number of solar power installations and a few small wind turbines generate local electricity.

Not exact matches

The cost of electricity from large - scale solar installations now is comparable to and sometimes cheaper than natural gas - fired power, even without incentives aimed at promoting environmentally friendly power, according to industry players and outside cost studies.

The center in Maiden, N.C., produces 167 million kilowatt hours, the power equivalent of 17,600 homes for one year, from a 100 - acre solar farm and fuel cell installations provided by Silicon Valley startup Bloom Energy.

According to the New York Times, solar installations declined 2 percent this year, the victim of saturated markets, financial issues at top manufacturers and a targeted lobbying effort from traditional power companies.

, solar installations declined 2 percent this year, the victim of saturated markets, financial issues at top manufacturers and a targeted lobbying effort from traditional power companies.

Across the United States, solar power installations have become an increasingly popular and affordable source of renewable energy.

To support the growth of the solar industry, PNC Energy Capital, a unit of PNC Bank, provides financing for equipment used in solar power installations.

Since 2016, the industry posted a record - shattering 95 % increase in solar installations, with utility - scale solar power accounting for 72 percent of projects in 2016.

The Solar Now paddling centre installation was made possible through a collaborative effort between the City of Vancouver, the North Growth Foundation and Clean Energy Canada, along with support from community sponsors the Great Climate Race, Bullfrog Power and the Community Energy Association.

Prior to showing real - life examples of solar - roof installations, Musk unveiled the Powerwall 2, a 7 kW, 14 kWh battery system to store the power the solar roof captures during the day so homeowners can use it at night.

The $ 8m upgrade involves the installation of solar panels to reduce the need to draw energy from the power grid, as well as improved cold chain storage management to ensure quality, freshness and food safety.

I lost so much of my old growth tree cover that I was able to realize a long held dream: the installation of a 5.2 K solar array to power my business.

With the installation of ultra-slim solar panels mounted on top of golf carts, any concern over an iPhone or Android losing power while playing golf is eliminated at Greenhorn Creek Resort, nestled among the trees and valleys of Angels Camp, CA.

Governor Cuomo launched the NY - Sun initiative to accelerate the installation of solar power in New York State.

The number of new residential solar - power installations on Long Island so far in 2017 has declined by more than 50 percent compared with the period in 2016 as national companies have fled the market or retuned their businesses.

After two years of triple - digit growth, new solar power installations on Long Island have decreased by more than 50 percent.

A new report from Citigroup argues that solar panel installations will surpass expectations as its cost falls below that of the most expensive gas - fired power plants

The biggest roadblock for the commercialization of solar power in the United States is not the technology but the mundane back - end issues of permitting and installation

The shape even fed into the name — Solyndra — as well as promising half the installation cost in one third of the time, enabling «grid parity» (that is, a price competitive with electricity from fossil fuel — fired power plants) at some imminent date for the first time in the history of solar power.

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

For Internet giant Google, this reality has driven efforts such as the installation of a solar array that can provide 30 percent of the peak power needs of its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters as well as increasing purchases of renewable energy.

DESERTEC would place dozens of concentrated solar thermal power plants in uninhabited areas as well as wind turbines in coastal locations and scattered photovoltaic installations throughout Europe.

The calculation leaves out major costs, such as expanding and strengthening the power grid to handle far more complex flows of electricity from millions of solar installations, and creating breakthroughs in energy storage technology to lengthen solar power's impact beyond the daylight hours and to deal with sudden drops in output when clouds arrive.

DOE has set an ambitious, if not audacious, goal of driving the price of installed residential and commercial photovoltaic solar power modules down to $ 1 per watt, compared to about $ 3.50 for utility - scale projects, and more than $ 5 for commercial and residential installations.

At the same time, the Chinese have taken the lead in producing clean energy — from topping the world in the production and installation of solar power to building an entire new series of nuclear power plants, making use of the latest technology.

As the industry gears up to meet growing demand — 6.4 gigawatts of new photovoltaic installations were built worldwide in 2009 according to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association, the bulk of it silicon solar cells — what are the human health and environmental concerns related to solar power?

SAM develops cost - of - energy estimates for grid - connected power projects based on local weather conditions, installation and operating costs, and system design parameters for a range of renewable energy technologies, including solar photovoltaics (PV), concentrating solar power (CSP), wind, and geothermal.

It's the second - wealthiest state by per capita income, the 11th most populous, the most densely populated, second in solar power installations, has an annual record of $ 43.4 billion in tourism revenue, and has more scientists and engineers per square mile than any other place in the world.

They specialize in the complete installation of air conditioning, heating systems, electrical and solar power services to residential, commercial, industrial and public developments, we have grown in capability and the areas we service.

Examples of its commitment to the environment is the recent installation of a 98 kw solar panelling system which contributes to approximately a third of its daily power usage and the four x 10,000 litre water tanks are a main stream of water for its powder coating line.

Together, Mercury and Visionect are making outdoor sustainable signage a reality, following the success of their 2013 installation of solar powered e-paper traffic signs in Sydney, a world first, running uninterrupted with an unprecedented zero failure rate years later.

Solarize Mass seeks to increase the adoption of small - scale solar electricity in participating communities through a competitive solicitation process that aggregates homeowner buying power to lower installation prices for participants

Customers either pay in full at the time of purchase for both installation and the solar panels, or they can choose a creative leasing offer which gives them the right to pay for the panels over 20 years by purchasing power from SolarCity at a specified rate.

You may be entitled to a tax credit of up to 30 % of the installation cost of geothermal heat pumps and solar / wind energy systems and up to 30 % of the cost of residential fuel cells (max of $ 500 per 0.5 kilowatt of power) for both new construction and existing homes.

The 500 kilowatt, 1,528 panel solar installation generates 845,000 kilowatt - hours of electricity per year, enough electricity to power...

They specialize in the complete installation of air conditioning, heating systems, electrical and solar power services to residential, commercial, industrial and public developments, we have grown in capability and the areas we service.

Steve Roden and Stephen Vitiello, installation view of from perfect cubes to broken trains..., 2008, solar powered multi-channel sound piece and listening station, Marfa, TX.

Tags: Feature, Jenny Kendler, artists, environmental activists, paintings, Natural Resources Defense Council, NRDC, volcano rabbit, species, extinction, E.O. Wilson, Edward Abbey, conservation movement, Marfa Dialogues, climate change, Saint Louis, monarch butterflies, milkweed, CAC, Chicago Artists Coalition, lichen, installations, John F. Kennedy International Airport, U.S. Airways, Operation Migration, whooping cranes, Thomas Nagel, essays, philosophy, West Town, Los Angeles, foraging, mulberries, daylilies, saskatoons, Salt Point State Park, Richmond, Virginia, environmentalists, San Luis Obispo, Nature Conservancy, Salt Lake City, secular humanists, Mormons, solar power, naturalist artists, naturalists, David Abram, Maryland Institute College of Art, SAIC, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, collage, drawing, subjugation, natural world, female body, Endangered Species Print Project, Molly Schafer, ESPP, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Caroline Picard, Gallery 400, Chernobylanimals, Expo Chicago, Brian Kirkbride, Other People's Pixels, Elizabeth Corr, Gordon Matta - Clark, Earth Day, Vaughn Bell, The Violet Hour, collaboration, nonprofits, artists in residence, public art, New York City Department of Transportation, Chicago Park District, acorns, photography, sea stars, Video

«The portable solar crystal harvests light during daylight hours, then once placed into a docking station, it powers a light installation that gives the sensation of taking the sky indoors.

Mangan starts from the conceptual and physical power of the sun to present two new videos set within a special installation powered by solar panels on top of Chisenhale's roof.

Not sure what you mean by «rate» and «commercially available solar» covers a lot of territory from 5 KW residential rooftop installations to gigawatt - class utility - scale power plants (both PV and thermal)-- but the cost of electricity from rooftop PV is approaching parity with the retail cost of grid electricity, and that's the point at which distributed PV will explode like cell phones and personal computers did.

But Apple refutes the numbers Greenpeace used in their calculations, namely the power demand of their Maiden, NC data center, the facility that will soon be home to the largest end - user - owned solar array and the largest non-utility fuel cell installations in the country.

The First Climate supported, large - scale Solar Power Company photovoltaic project involves the installation of ground - mounted solar photovoltaic panels at twelve different sites in North East ThaiSolar Power Company photovoltaic project involves the installation of ground - mounted solar photovoltaic panels at twelve different sites in North East Thaisolar photovoltaic panels at twelve different sites in North East Thailand.

APS has presented two proposals to the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) in an effort to reform net metering policies for future solar installations to ensure the utility can continue its level of service without disproportionally burdening its non-solar power users.

Solar installation in Halfmoon designed to offset up to 75 percent of the power used by 17 Stewart's Shops across Upstate New York

Added to a combined photovoltaic (PV) solar and battery storage installation, diesel gensets provide the reliability communities and organizations need while enhancing the performance of all assets in the onsite power system.

At 1.9 megawatts (MW), the solar panel installation would be the largest such facility in the city and would produce around 2.6 million kilowatt - hours (kWh) in the first year of operation — enough to power roughly 235 typical American homes.

Residential solar installers and their customers are increasingly turning to solar loans to fund the installation of solar panels on their homes rather than third - party - owned solar leases or power purchase agreements to finance installations.

Georgia Power awarded First Solar the development and installation project as part of...