Sentences with phrase «solar energy increased»

«The amount of solar energy increased at the same time as this deep - sea warming,» he says.

Or the increase of 0.6 K over the past century may have been caused for at least for 33 % by solar up to maybe over 80 %, if one assumes a 1 W / m2 TOA solar energy increase over the past century.

More solar energy increases the speed of processes in the biosphere and thus the carbon cycle and by warming the ocean surface reduces it's ability to absorb CO2.

Not exact matches

The analysis by the state - owned giant mentioned that China's energy sources are expected to become cleaner in the years ahead with increased investment in clean energy like hydropower and solar.

The U.S. installed almost 2.4 gigawatts of solar photovoltaics in the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 8 percent year - on - year, according to a recent report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Associasolar photovoltaics in the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 8 percent year - on - year, according to a recent report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries AssociaSolar Energy Industries Association.

New solar photovoltaic capacity increased by 50 percent in 2016 according to the International Energy Agency.

Says Nat Kreamer, head of the Solar Energy Industries Association: «Securitization is driving down the cost of capital and increasing its availability, and that's the No. 1 priority of the U.S. solar industry.&rSolar Energy Industries Association: «Securitization is driving down the cost of capital and increasing its availability, and that's the No. 1 priority of the U.S. solar industry.&rsolar industry.»

The others were the explosive growth of renewable energy sources, especially solar photo - voltaic energy; China's increasing prioritization of cleaner energy; and the huge long - term rise in global electricity demand, reflecting higher living standards in the emerging world — notably in the shape of demand for air conditioning.

And, fueled by over $ 100 billion in subsidies, while wind and solar have increased 10-fold over a decade, they still supply, respectively, just 0.3 % and 2 % of America's energy.

Trudeau is committed to increasing investment in low - carbon infrastructure and clean energy technology (Canadian Solar has become the one of the world's largest manufacturers of solar panels), and market returns indicate that investors aSolar has become the one of the world's largest manufacturers of solar panels), and market returns indicate that investors asolar panels), and market returns indicate that investors agree.

With the Solar Roof, Musk hopes for homeowners to have free energy and increase their home's resale value.

They have also increased their use of natural gas as well as renewable energy sources like solar and wind.

The threat, often referred to as the «utility death spiral,» goes like this: as customers choose to install solar panels or adopt energy efficiency measures, a utility will sell fewer units of energy and has to increase what it charges for electricity to ensure that it can still cover its fixed costs, such as grid maintenance and labor.

Achieving the target would increase solar power's share to more than 10 percent of India's energy mix.

The most recent data from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) finds that a cost - shift does not occur until distributed solar penetration reaches 10 % of electricity sales, and even then that the impact is minimal compared to other drivers of rate increases, like new gas plants or transmission lines.

Years of continuing research have increased the efficiency of its solar technology, so now First Solar can deliver more reliable and cost - effective solar energy solutions to the wsolar technology, so now First Solar can deliver more reliable and cost - effective solar energy solutions to the wSolar can deliver more reliable and cost - effective solar energy solutions to the wsolar energy solutions to the world.

Despite the modestly slowing rate of cost declines for utility - scale alternative energy generation, the gap between the costs of certain alternative energy technologies (e.g., utility - scale solar and onshore wind) and conventional generation technologies continues to widen as the cost profiles of such conventional generation remain flat (e.g., coal) and, in certain instances, increase (e.g., nuclear).

However, a day later EIA put this in context, with first half 2016 electricity generation figures showing that despite an increase in overall renewable energy to 16.8 % of generation, solar PV only provided 1.3 % of U.S. power.

Simply saying that the earth is open to the energy from the sun says nothing about how that raw solar heat is converted into increased complexity in any system, open or closed.

With an expanding use of ICTs the energy requirements will only increase and will require planning and budgeting for electrification and such alternative energy sources as solar power.

They also include shifting from the use of the private automobile to more environmentally sound means of public transportation, dwellings that insure sufficient privacy while fostering a greater sense of community and interconnectedness in the manner of Paolo Soleri's model city, Arcosanti, and decreased use of non-renewable sources of energy and the increased use of solar energy.

Some increase in the use of animals for this purpose is possible, but for the most part the task will be to find the most efficient means of such transportation and use solar energy as far as possible to power it.

As an increased number of Australian businesses are looking to go the solar energy route, property developer Stockland recently partnered with Canada Solar to install the nation's largest solar energy route, property developer Stockland recently partnered with Canada Solar to install the nation's largest Solar to install the nation's largest si...

Incorporating triple bottom - line sustainability principles across all aspects of their business, the company deployed solar arrays at eight wineries and collaborated with Tesla to reduce energy demand and increase grid reliability, utilized industry - first water conservation technologies, introduced human resource initiatives to improve employees» well - being, paid a price premium for certified sustainable winegrapes and led voluntary drought initiatives.

Increase the state's portfolio of renewable energy while maintaining a healthy mix of home - grown renewable sources such as solar and offshore wind.

In line with the Ministry's goal of increasing the penetration of renewable energy in the energy mix and the promotion of distributed solar power for government and public buildings, the Ministry will embark on an MDA Solar Rooftop Programme dubbed «Government Goes Solar» to reduce Government's expenditure on utilisolar power for government and public buildings, the Ministry will embark on an MDA Solar Rooftop Programme dubbed «Government Goes Solar» to reduce Government's expenditure on utiliSolar Rooftop Programme dubbed «Government Goes Solar» to reduce Government's expenditure on utiliSolar» to reduce Government's expenditure on utilities.

A statewide push for solar energy has led to an installment rate increase by about 800 percent in the last five years.

He criticised government's resort to «expensive» thermal plants to solve the energy problem, stressing «we will increase the proportion of renewable energy, solar [and] biogas».

LIPA trustees approved a 2018 rate increase, gave the thumbs up to new method for compensating commercial solar energy projects and greenlighted a plan to issue up to $ 880 million in borrowing next year, when authority debt is projected to exceed $ 8.1 billion.

The Legislature voted to have the state fire prevention and building code council report on standardizing state and local building codes to help increase installations of solar and wind energy generating systems.

The summit will be hosting 25 Heads of State and Government, and will provide a platform for co-operation amongst solar resource - rich countries, with the purpose of realising «the common goals of increasing the use of solar energy in meeting the energy needs of ISA member countries in a safe, convenient, affordable, equitable and sustainable manner»

The President has pledged the commitment of his government to increase the contribution of the solar energy to the country's energy mix.

Solar is already competitive with conventional energy in many parts of Germany and will keep getting cheaper, while conventional fossil fuels are more likely to increase in production costs, Channell said.

Coupled with increased transmission infrastructure, favorable policies, subsidies, and renewable energy goals in states and cities, it's becoming more common to see wind, solar, hydropower and biomass use.

The solar panels can store surplus energy at a reduced temperature in the freezer -LRB--25 degrees Celsius) or at an increased temperature in the boiler (90 degrees Celsius).

As the solar absorber takes in more energy, its temperature increases, causing it to lose energy in the form of thermal radiation.

Until now, even climatologists have assumed that their models simulate different temperature rises because they respond with different degrees of sensitivity to increased amounts of solar energy in the atmosphere.

The Republican budget, introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan, would slash discretionary spending for energy programs by over 50 % next year, derailing efforts to increase energy efficiency and develop wind, solar, geothermal, and other clean energy sources.

We only need another 10 years of costs reducing by 5 to 7 per cent a year, and efficiencies increasing by 2 to 3 per cent a year for solar power to compete with all energy sources.

This nano - bio approach is believed to increase the breadth of the solar spectrum that is used to make energy and is expected to contribute to the development of biomimetic materials with enhanced photosynthetic activity and improved stability towards oxidative degradation.

«If economics is the sole focus, then less expensive technologies that require significant amounts of energy for their manufacture, maintenance and replacement might win out — even if they ultimately increase greenhouse gas emissions and negate the long - term benefits of implementing wind and solar power.»

The research holds potential for increased energy storage in high efficiency batteries and supercapacitors, increasing the efficiency of energy conversion in solar cells, for lightweight thermal coatings and more.

The researchers estimated that adding energy storage to a household with solar panels increases its annual energy consumption by about 324 to 591 kilowatt - hours.

A common refrain in this country is that as long as you keep increasing wind and solar, we are going to need storage, otherwise there are never going to be major factors in our energy portfolio.

We have a three - step process: LightSail - 1 will prove solar sailing, LightSail - 2 should be able to use the sail to increase orbital energy, getting away from Earth into higher orbit to do scientific measurements.

However, the storage of solar energy poses a big challenge for increasing the use of solar power.

With this technique, the Empa team has again been able to significantly increase the energy conversion efficiency from sunlight into electricity using CIGS thin film solar cells on flexible plastic foils — to a new record level of 20.4 %, representing a marked improvement over the previous record of 18.7 % established by the same team in May 2011.

Black carbon, or soot, can speed up melt by making ice dark, increasing absorption of solar energy.

Increases in production of renewable energy, especially wind and solar power, have also bent the curve of emissions trends downward.

This change has increased the total solar energy absorbed by the Earth by 1 per cent.