Sentences with phrase «percent more wind turbine»

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

Not exact matches

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 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 incentives.

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.

Retrofitted wind turbines could produce as much as 50 percent more power over time, CEO John McDonald states.

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.

It's one of only 14 states where wind turbines provide more than 10 percent of total generation, although some states use much more, with up to 30 percent in Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.

Pleasant Valley will utilize the V100 - 2.0 MW turbine, which was launched to the market in 2013 and features an improved drive train and generates approximately 13 percent more annual energy production (AEP) than the V90 - 1.8 MW at medium wind speeds.

In a recent Deloitte analysis, more than 55 percent of companies report generating some of their electricity on - site, 13 percent of which comes from solar panels or wind turbines.

Furthermore, in the next 20 years, the United States will require more than 100,000 additional wind turbines to supply 20 percent of the nation's electricity.

When asked to select from a variety of sources to help the state increase its energy supply, more than 90 percent of the 949 Delaware residents responding to the survey supported an offshore wind option — in which whirling wind turbines as tall as 40 - story buildings would be erected off the coast to generate electricity — even if wind power were to add between $ 1 and $ 30 per month to their electric bills.

Generally, wind turbine performance on the West Coast this past spring tended to be lower the farther north the turbines are located; wind turbine performance in Washington was more than 25 percent below average levels in March, April, and May.

Indeed, 93 percent and 91 percent of Democrats want more solar farms and wind turbines respectively, while 84 percent and 79 percent of Republicans want to see those technologies expanded.

Wind generation in 2013 could have been even higher, by an estimated 10 percent, but for the problem known as curtailment — when wind turbines are stopped because the grid can not handle any more electricWind generation in 2013 could have been even higher, by an estimated 10 percent, but for the problem known as curtailment — when wind turbines are stopped because the grid can not handle any more electricwind turbines are stopped because the grid can not handle any more electricity.

However, vastly more turbines are in operation now, and more than 1.4 million bird deaths are projected by 2030 or earlier if the U.S. meets its goal of producing 20 percent of electrical energy with wind.

By 2020, approximately 65 percent of the U.S. fleet, comprising 30,000 turbines, will have been in operation for more than 10 years.1 Similar situations exist in other countries that have large turbine populations, such as Germany, where nearly a third of the wind turbines have been in service for more than 15 years.2

It's one of only 14 states in which wind turbines provide more than 10 percent of total generation, although some states produce much more, with up to 30 percent in Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

The full article, entitled «Rise in renewable energy will require more use of fossil fuels» also points out that wind turbines often produce a tiny fraction (1 percent?)

Because the wind turbines would require a modest amount of spacing between them to allow room for the blades to spin, wind farms would occupy about 0.5 percent of all U.S. land, but this amount is more than 30 times less than that required for growing corn or grasses for ethanol.