Sentences with phrase «solar power systems while»

That way, homeowners will be able to install smaller and cheaper solar power systems while being able to use electricity from the grid only as backup, reducing the electric power demand, or load, on the utility's grid.

Not exact matches

Florida homeowners found out about this the hard way after Hurricane Irma, where the utility told residents with rooftop solar systems that they couldn't draw power from their panels while workers were restoring power due to the risks of sending errant electricity on the grid.

While residential installations have decreased, commercial solar power systems are on the rise.

Sustainability and Resiliency: The contract should require design enhancements which would allow the system to make use of alternative energy sources, like solar power, while also reducing its reliance on the existing power grid.

The smart window controls the transmission of visible light and infrared heat into the building, while the new type of solar cell uses near - UV light to power the system.

Most CSP systems require significant amounts of water, which has proven to be a challenge in desert regions of the U.S. where solar power is most attractive, while Stirling engines require none other than small amounts for cleaning the mirrors.

In October 2016, VCE transitioned to a company with the purpose of pursuing intelligent transformation of the electric and energy system to meet the needs of the 21st century, while still providing power forecasts for wind and solar across North America.

The low end of this temperature range can be supported by existing molten nitrate salt power tower systems while the high end temperatures will require advanced molten - salt or particle - based concentrating solar thermal (CST) systems currently under development.

Immerse yourself in the on - screen action as you pedal across the solar system, through the streets of Japan, or even next to Beyoncé — all while tracking your speed, resistance, and power.

Much like the Toyota Prius, solar panels in the sunroof power the air - conditioning, audio system and internal lighting, while driving style and other vehicle settings are adjustable in - car, or via smartphone.

All the while, providing you with an acoustically sound deep tint solar control windshield, a rear window defroster, a rear parksense assist system, and automatic power heated side mirrors.

Technology is abundant with an available solar panel - powered cabin cooling system designed to reduce interior temperature while parked.

In our current gadget - centric culture, one limiting factor for mobile devices is the capacity of the batteries that power them, and while we haven't seen any massive improvements in battery technology (yet) which would allow us to go for days between charges, mobile solar chargers and battery backup systems seem to be the only solutions (well, other than to actually stop using them so much).

For example, if nuclear is providing 20 % of electric generation, it can be run at steady baseline, maximizing fuel efficiency, while all the other variable demand can be met with solar and wind based power that has been fed into storage systems during the peak periods.

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.

Meanwhile the Hawaii projects are the latest deployment of solar and energy storage in combination at US academic facilities, with other recent developments reported by this website including SimpliPhi Power delivering 1.4 MWh of solar - powered air conditioning to schools also in Hawaii while the likes of Jigar Shah's Generate Capital and Green Charge (now known as ENGIE Storage) delivering solar - plus - storage systems for schools in California last year.

While there are about 274 million households worldwide that lack access to electricity, Mills» study focuses on the «poorest of the poor,» or about 112 million households, largely in Africa and Asia, that can not afford even a mini solar home system, which might power a fan, a few lights, a phone charger, and a small TV.

While it can clearly move the upstate wind and solar power downstate, the upstate renewable facilities are not constrained by system needs.

There are different models for how community solar systems are owned such as by traditional utilities and non-profit entities but under most models you «subscribe» and receive a portion of the power generated along with others while paying a monthly subscriber fee.

While the IPCC tries to avoid explicitly telling governments what they should do, the report will present scenarios showing that warming can be kept in check if the world shifts its energy system toward renewable sources like wind and solar power and implements technologies to capture greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

It should be noted that while all solar systems in the US can qualify for federal incentive programs like the Investment Tax Credit, you're more likely to get more incentive opportunities, like net - metering — allowing you to sell power back to the utility — with a grid - connected system than with an off - grid electric system, since most incentives are offered through utilities.

Keep in mind, that battery / power storage and power regulation systems are often the highest costs of harvesting energy from the earth while turbines and solar panels are much more reasonably priced these days.

The cost of solar energy, and residential solar power systems have been declining, while consumers are demanding cleaner energy solutions for their homes.

It can also be designed according to passive house standards, while there is also the option of taking it off - the - grid by installing a solar power array, composting toilet, water tanks and a gray water system.

«Solar power is very portable — it's small and easy to carry, while the wind system was very big — you have to stand up a big post and it's hard to set up,» he said, adding that many Mongolian herders feel that windmills actually generate more dust around the ger.

So while putting a solar power systems on your roof is a step in the right direction, providing support to a wind - power company that wants to put wind turbines on our hills is a step that is a couple of thousand times bigger.

While solar - plus - storage has seemingly raced ahead, adding batteries to wind farms has started to gain traction across the world, with recent stories including the addition of battery energy storage to a 90MW wind power plant in the UK by ABB and the deployment of a 5MW / 5MWh system on the island of Martinique by Nidec ASI this summer.

While renewables advocates often think of negative pricing as manna from heaven, it actually means that system operators are desperately trying to shed excess generation when unneeded surges of wind or solar power are threatening to crash the grid.

While acknowledging the dangers of a badly implemented tax, he suggested that his fellow conservatives recognize it as the best alternative, politically and economically, to the other polices being debated in Washington: the billions in subsidies being handed out to solar - power and wind - power companies, the cap - and - trade systems being promoted on Capitol Hill and by the presidential candidates.

The lighting is LED throughout, and while the base model features a standard RV hookup, a solar power system is an option.

While geothermal and biomass resources can provide baseload power, resources like wind, hydro, and solar are intermittent and not always available to meet system needs during peak hours.

Plans for community solar — solar projects that make power available to homes unsuited for their own systems — have struggled for more than three years with a pilot project that's still barely functional while many states — including Massachusetts — are putting up projects as fast as they can.

Conclusion - the world will warm from the removal of sulfur and we should at least develop a reasonable system to use it while nuclear and solar power get perfected.

While you're off exploring the American southwest, your solar home energy system keeps cranking out power.

Funded by a $ 9.8 million 2009 Recovery Act grant, the solar - plus - storage systems powered the schools despite the overcast weather, while 6.7 million utility customers had no electricity.

The sun is rising on sustainable energy systems — solar and wind power — and some REITS want to get into the game, while others are already playing.

«The key points are that the aggregate solar systems provide green generation peaking power to the utility, while the storage provides a peak power reserve that can be recharged off peak.»