Sentences with phrase «total thermal capacity»
That would bring total closures of coal and gas plants over the coming four years to 49GW (around a third of total thermal capacity)-- which just happens to match the amount of wind and solar capacity that UBS anticipates will be added over the same period.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/ Not exact matches
In 2012, there were around 2,150 thermal waste treatment plants operating globally with a total annual waste treatment capacity of almost 250 million tons.
The need of fuel for power has risen in recent times as the country's electricity generation mix has tilted more to thermal power, which this year is expected to account for about 70 percent of the total power generation capacity of the country.
The utility has an agreement with BrightSource Energy to buy electricity from a planned suite of solar - thermal power plants — arrays of mirrors that heat fluid to drive turbines — with a total capacity of 1,300 megawatts.
For both utility - scale solar PV and solar thermal, California has more capacity than the rest of the country combined, with 52 % and 73 % of the nation's total, respectively.
EIA projections for total solar thermal capacity additions in 2013 and 2014 include six projects for a total of 1,257 MW, with more expected in 2015 and 2016.
Total installed costs for CSP plants that include thermal energy storage tend to be higher than those without, but storage also allows for higher capacity factors.
The most impressive part is where Postma (pages 20 - 21) derives the adiabatic lapse rate by considering that the total energy of a parcel of air is the sum of its thermal energy (a function of its heat capacity multiplied by its temperature in Kelvins) plus its potential energy (a function of its height above the Surface).
In terms of total capacity on the grid, thermal dipped below 70 percent http://theenergycollective.com/michael-davidson/335271/china-s-electricity-sector-glance-2013
The United States and Spain are leading the world in the development of solar thermal power, with a combined total of over 5,600 megawatts of new capacity expected to come online by 2012.