Sentences with phrase «sunlight as the energy source»

Plants after all need sunlight as the energy source for photosynthesis, or growth.

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Sunlight, meanwhile, was important in the spring and summer as a source of energy for the algae.

The President's initiative will empower young men and women to invent and commercialize advanced energy technologies such as efficient and cost effective methods for converting sunlight to electricity and fuel, carbon capture and sequestration, stationary and portable advanced batteries for plug - in electric cars, advanced energy storage concepts that will enable sustained energy supply from solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources, high - efficiency deployment of power across «smart grids,» and carbon neutral commercial and residential buildings.

«Using fossil fuels as an energy source as opposed to sunlight is not very environmentally sound,» says Bob Rees at Scotland's Rural College in Edinburgh, UK.

Greener energy sources include renewables such as wind, sunlight and geothermal power.

Sunflow reactor dramatically accelerates photo - chemical reactions using sunlight as its sole energy source...

Biologists were surprised to discover that the ecosystems found on the ocean floor along these mid-ocean ridges, consisting of complex organisms like tube worms, clams, and crabs, were dependent for their food on thermophilic chemosynthetic bacteria, which produced organic compounds using the oxidation of inorganic molecules as an energy source, instead of sunlight.

Some of those elements include: - Light - colored roofing that reflects heat and saves energy; - 70 percent ENERGY STAR ® certified appliances including refrigerators, TVs, computers and kitchen equipment; - Water - efficient toilets and aerated bathroom faucets; - 10 percent of the building materials used contain recycled content; - «On Demand» ventilation that provides fresh air for occupied spaces without wasting energy on unoccupied areas of the property; - LED lighting - controls that turn off the lights; - Incorporates high - tech daylight sensors to reduce electrical lighting with natural sunlight and - Uses renewable energy sources such as solar orenergy; - 70 percent ENERGY STAR ® certified appliances including refrigerators, TVs, computers and kitchen equipment; - Water - efficient toilets and aerated bathroom faucets; - 10 percent of the building materials used contain recycled content; - «On Demand» ventilation that provides fresh air for occupied spaces without wasting energy on unoccupied areas of the property; - LED lighting - controls that turn off the lights; - Incorporates high - tech daylight sensors to reduce electrical lighting with natural sunlight and - Uses renewable energy sources such as solar orENERGY STAR ® certified appliances including refrigerators, TVs, computers and kitchen equipment; - Water - efficient toilets and aerated bathroom faucets; - 10 percent of the building materials used contain recycled content; - «On Demand» ventilation that provides fresh air for occupied spaces without wasting energy on unoccupied areas of the property; - LED lighting - controls that turn off the lights; - Incorporates high - tech daylight sensors to reduce electrical lighting with natural sunlight and - Uses renewable energy sources such as solar orenergy on unoccupied areas of the property; - LED lighting - controls that turn off the lights; - Incorporates high - tech daylight sensors to reduce electrical lighting with natural sunlight and - Uses renewable energy sources such as solar orenergy sources such as solar or wind.

In other words, the goal should be the absolute elimination of fossil fuels as an energy source, and their replacement by sunlight, wind, and photosynthesis - based technologies.

The «green energy» problem is twofold: 1, develop «carbon - neutral» or renewable energy sources (capture sunlight); 2, convert the energy to a useful form such as high - density liquid fuel.

Passive energy systems rely on the building enclosure or envelope to take advantage of natural energy sources such as sunlight, wind, water, and the surrounding soil.

Renewable Energy This Living Lab offers you a chance to evaluate the renewable energy sources in the U.S. Renewable energy comes from natural resources such as wind, plant material, water (rain or tides), geothermal, or sunlight and is naturally replenEnergy This Living Lab offers you a chance to evaluate the renewable energy sources in the U.S. Renewable energy comes from natural resources such as wind, plant material, water (rain or tides), geothermal, or sunlight and is naturally replenenergy sources in the U.S. Renewable energy comes from natural resources such as wind, plant material, water (rain or tides), geothermal, or sunlight and is naturally replenenergy comes from natural resources such as wind, plant material, water (rain or tides), geothermal, or sunlight and is naturally replenished.

This Living Lab offers you a chance to evaluate the renewable energy sources in the U.S. Renewable energy comes from natural resources such as wind, plant material, water (rain or tides), geothermal, or sunlight and is naturally replenished.

It is true that we have untapped sources of energy in wind, waves, tides and sunlight, but it is neither so concentrated nor so consistent that we can plug it in and carry on as before.

Researchers have long looked to algae as a power source because of its efficiency in turning sunlight into energy.

Part of creating the ultimate sustainable planet will be our ability to find sustainable energy sources in a variety of means, such as sunlight, water flow, wind, and yes, even rain.