Sentences with phrase «through hydroelectric»

Proposals have been put forward to set up the pipeline so that the downward flow of the water goes through a hydroelectric plant that would in turn power a desalination plant, providing up to 850 million m3 of fresh water per year to the parched region.

The research was conducted in concert with the Boise - based Idaho Power Company, which provides a large percentage of its electrical power through hydroelectric dams.

When analyzing water, for instance, according to Conservation International, researchers studied the value of the crops dependent on water for irrigation, as well as the value of the energy water generates through hydroelectric dams, among other factors.

Skidmore College has entered a new agreement to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions through hydroelectric power.

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About Water Power Group Water Power Group (www.waterpowergroup.com) is an Ontario - based private power producer working through joint ventures or cooperatives with local communities and First Nations to develop small, run - of - the river hydroelectric generators.

The Varick Street hydroelectric plant in Oswego is one of the Upstate hydro facilities for which Brookfield Asset Management, of Canada, got tax breaks through the Empire Zones program.

By 1996, through a local network of solar panels and small hydroelectric dams, EWS supplied «green» power to the entire village.

Developed countries got some of the flexibility they wanted: For instance, they can purchase emission credits from countries able to cut emissions beyond their required amount, or receive credit for emission reductions achieved through a project like a hydroelectric dam in a developing country.

more through the valley until reaching the hydroelectric, where the entire group will get together again.

You can walk to Hidroeléctrica on a remote road through a valley between two high mountain ridges, alongside some impressive hydroelectric developments in the Urubamba River.

The best of the month: • Visiting the Jesuit ruins of Jesús de Tavarangue, Paraguay • Going down the Mine in Potosi, Bolivia • Boat trip at Lake Titicaca, Bolivia • Lunch on the terrace of a restaurant at the top of the mountain of Isla del Sol, Bolivia • Ruins of Sillustani, Peru • Walking 6 miles on the train tracks from Hydroelectric to Aguas Calientes, Peru • Climb the Machu Picchu Mountain, Peru • Train ride through the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru

Through drawing, the class considers hydroelectric power and the gravitational potential of energy as a way to examine state changes in matter and liquid.

In addition to the loss of generation by SONGS, in - state hydroelectric power generation was lower through July of this year.

The investments allowed in I - 1631 are «technology neutral» and could cover anything from pumped hydroelectric energy storage, through electric buses or energy efficiency, to any projects that «yield or facilitate verifiable reductions in pollution.»

Some progress has been made toward accomplishing these tasks through the modeling of hydroelectric CO2 and CH4 emissions (Barros et al. 2011, IEA Hydropower 2012, UNESCO — IHA 2012, Hertwich 2013).

Energy Bangla: The Bangladesh government has invited its Indian counterpart to hold the seventh Dhaka - Delhi secretary level meeting here between January 11 and January 12, 2014 aiming to focus on regional interconnectivity through sharing hydroelectric potentiality with Nepal and Bhutan, bangladesh power division's official said.

However, the climate benefits of shifting from fossil - fueled transportation to electric cars, trucks, buses and trains only pencil out if our electricity itself is clean — that it's produced through carbon - free resources such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric, rather than fossil fuels such as coal, oil or fracked gas.

That is because there may not be enough stream flow for hydroelectric stations, and coal and nuclear power plant may not be able to get enough water through the cooling systems to keep generating at peak capacity, especially in the summer months.

He contends that we are «squandering the opportunity of a generation, through blind opposition to our three most potent sources of power: hydrocarbon energy (coal, oil, and gas), nuclear energy, and hydroelectric energy.»

Victories were seen on four continents: in Bolivia a draconian response to protestors embarrassed the government, causing them to drop plans to build a road through Tipnis, an indigenous Amazonian reserve; in Myanmar, a nation not known for bowing to public demands, large protests pushed the government to cancel a massive Chinese hydroelectric project; in Borneo a three - year struggle to stop the construction of a coal plant on the coast of the Coral Triangle ended in victory for activists; in Britain plans to privatize forests created such a public outcry that the government not only pulled back but also apologized; and in the U.S. civil disobedience and massive marches pressured the Obama Administration to delay a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring tar sands from Canada to a global market.

Though the Loharinag Pala hydroelectric project would not have involved building a huge dam, as Circle of Blue reports, the run - of - river project still would have diverted a 16 kilometer stretch of the river through pipes to generate electricity.In addition to stopping the project, construction on which had been on hold for over a year after scientist AD Agarwal nearly died in a hunger strike protesting the plan, a 135 kilometer stretch of the Bhagirathi River upstream of the town of Uttarkashi will be designated an «environmentally sensitive area», prohibiting future hydro or similar development projects.

With only 6 % of the US electricity generated by hydroelectric stations the most they could realistically back - up through drastic cycling is a 0.5 - 1.0 % wind energy share, so we have to face that if we move forward with wind power as our main energy strategy the overwhelming majority of the back - up power will be fossil - fuel based.

Managing the impact of drought through seasonal forecasts of hydroelectric production: Dr. Marcello Petitta, Researcher, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA)(Italy)

Jeff advances his clients» interests in a broad range of contexts, including through the courts, consultations with the Crown and negotiation with industry including, in regard to regulatory decisions, land use and strategic planning, oil and gas, mining, hydroelectric development and the implementation of land claims agreements.

It's goal is to supply a reliable, cost - effective supply of electricity through a variety of sources including clean coal, natural gas, solar, wind and hydroelectric facilities.