Sentences with phrase «traditional energy sources»

Some technologies, such as wind, are close to competitive with traditional energy sources.

One of the core values of the wind energy industry has always been environmental protection — reducing both harmful emissions caused by traditional energy sources and reliance on precious natural resources.

In the current survey, men 50 and older say it is more important to expand exploration from traditional energy sources, by 51 percent to 37 percent.

What happens if you cover enough area to really impact our dependence on traditional energy sources.

Without the tax packages, the development of maturing technologies like solar and wind will be stalled, rendering them far less competitive with traditional energy sources.

Both the Chinese and Indian power infrastructures are underdeveloped and geared toward traditional energy sources such as coal and oil.

SunShot Catalyst takes a new approach in support of the SunShot Initiative's aim to boost solar deployment by making it cost competitive with traditional energy sources before the end of this decade.

Meanwhile, a lot of the «clean energy» options (like hybrid / electric vehicles) still require the power grid, which — you guessed it — largely uses traditional energy sources (like natural gas).

The major response was to abandon traditional energy sources in favour of alternate energies and -LSB-...]

The major response was to abandon traditional energy sources in favour of alternate energies and Ontario followed that path led by Maurice Strong, architect of the false science.

Although improvements in wind and other renewables have required significant subsidies, the investments pale in comparison to the funds spent on more traditional energy sources.

Conservative Republicans now prioritize traditional energy sources over alternative sources by a 65 percent to 26 percent margin; a year ago they were divided (47 percent oil, coal, natural gas vs. 43 percent alternative energy).

The «duck curve,» shown here, illustrates how the rise of solar and wind energy create a growing surplus of power during midday, a phenomenon that is putting economic strain on traditional energy sources including hydropower.

For energy storage, the ramp up to meet an immediate energy need looks like a plateau as compared to a mountain for traditional energy sources, Roberts said.

Concerns about global warming and oil's imminent demise have caused scientists and policy - makers to look for solutions in both the future and the past: to new technologies such as nuclear fusion, multijunction photovoltaics, and fuel cells — and to traditional energy sources such as water power, wind power, and (sustainable) biomass cultivation (coupled with clean and energy - efficient combustion).

The U.S Department of Energy SunShot Initiative is a collaborative national effort that aggressively drives innovation to make solar energy fully cost - competitive with traditional energy sources before the end of the decade.

Since wind turbines produce electricity only when the wind blows, generation powered by traditional energy sources (in NM, most likely natural gas, coal or oil) must be immediately available to back up the windmills.

In some cases, Apple uses traditional energy sources, then buys an equal amount of renewable energy in an effort to offset its carbon footprint.

THOMPSON: What do you say to critics who maintain that if we move away from traditional energy sources we could lose our competitive edge?

The mission of the SunShot Initiative by the Department of Energy is «to make solar energy fully cost - competitive with traditional energy sources before the end of this decade, making this clean renewable energy resource more affordable and accessible to Americans.»

Meanwhile, a lot of the «clean energy» options (like hybrid / electric vehicles) still require the power grid, which — you guessed it — largely uses traditional energy sources (like natural gas).

Compared to both traditional energy sources and other green energy — 10.5 cents per kWh from a Canadian wind farm and as low as 6 cents per kWh from Quebec hydroelectric — Cape Wind prices would have been high.

As citizens from Ohio, Michigan, and West Virginia, we know the benefits that traditional energy sources have provided to the growth of our nation and states» economies.

Finding alternatives to these traditional energy sources is essential to our fight against climate change.

«I think interest in wind power and other renewable energy sources is now growing not only in Delaware, but nationally due to the rising cost and long - term supply issues associated with traditional energy sources, as well as other concerns such as global warming,» Kempton said.

**** Big Wind's Dirty Little Secret: Toxic Lakes and Radioactive Waste Right Side News Travis Fisher and Alex Fitzsimmons of IER 23 October 2013 The wind industry promotes itself as better for the environment than traditional energy sources such as coal and natural gas.

The SunShot Initiative is a collaborative national effort that aggressively drives innovation to make solar energy fully cost - competitive with traditional energy sources before the end of the decade.

Nuclear is amazingly safe compared to the traditional energy sources.

Travis Fisher and Alex Fitzsimmons — Right Side News — October 23, 2013 The wind industry promotes itself as better for the environment than traditional energy sources such as coal and natural gas.

Instead, he called for efforts to make clean technology cheap enough to compete with traditional energy sources.

Although coal, oil and natural gas all feature prominently in Mr. Trump's proposed energy plan, he fails to address the risks and liabilities of these traditional energy sources — namely air pollution, volatile fuel costs, increased water use, and climate change.

«Wind and solar's «capacity factor» or availability to supply power is around 33 %, which means 67 % of the time wind and solar can not supply power and must be supplemented by a traditional energy source such as nuclear, natural gas or coal.

Wind power is 42 % more expensive than nuclear and natural gas power... Wind and solar's» «capacity factor» or availability to supply power is around 33 %, which means 67 % of the time wind and solar can not supply power and must be supplemented by a traditional energy source such as nuclear, natural gas or coal.»