Sentences with phrase «therefore more electricity»
Power plants could, they argue, pump the carbon dioxide through water or other liquids and produce a flow of electrons — and therefore more electricity.
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Therefore, it would actually be more energetically efficient to shut down a wind turbine than to store the surplus electricity it generates.»
The new synapse would be used in neuromorphic computers made of superconducting components, which can transmit electricity without resistance, and therefore, would be more efficient than other designs based on semiconductors or software.
Therefore, even if uranium prices doubled or more, the impact on electricity prices would be minimal.
Shifting it to hundreds of smokestacks at power plants that supply electricity to charge electric cars therefore seems like a more effective way to clean up the fleet.
Certainly, it does have to get local regulatory approval for price hikes, however, a 10 % increase in water rates is much more digestible (and therefore much less protested) than a similar increase in electricity and gas rates.
And again, my position is that (1) nuclear power is not needed, since we can get all the electricity we need, and more, from renewables; (2) nuclear can not possibly be expanded enough, quickly enough to have any significant impact on reducing GHG emissions in the time frame that's needed, while renewables can be (and already are); and (3) resources invested in expanding nuclear power would be far more effectively invested in renewables and / or efficiency, and the opportunity costs of nuclear therefore mean that putting resources into nuclear power hinders rather than helps the effort to quickly reduce CO2 emissions from generating electricity.
Thanet therefore cost a whopping # 8.6 billion per GW of effective capacity — nearly a # billion more than Hinkley point, but supplying the grid with electricity at three times the market value, netting its operators more than # 75 million in subsidies per year.
Therefore, for now, consumers should also evaluate more positively those retail electricity suppliers who proactively disclose the breakdown of their energy mix details and electricity rates.
The study said more efficient production and increasing use of low - carbon electricity would, therefore, likely be the best short - term improvement.
While the CJB offers «some good ideas,» Elsberg acknowledged,» it fails to address the technology that produces more than 90 % of Illinois zero - carbon electricity (nuclear)... [and therefore] is not an «all of the above» approach.»
The downsides to these new wood burners: — they cost significantly more than simple wood stoves; — they use electricity and therefore don't work during power outages; — they require highly trained maintenance personnel to diagnose and fix problems.
It is, therefore, more useful nowadays to look at grid reliability holistically, as a matter of electricity security instead of security of supply.
As states increase their use of renewable sources, it is therefore likely that the price of electricity in states with mandates will increase even more.
Properties that offer water and electricity saving measures are therefore more popular than ever.