Sentences with phrase «use of renewable energy sources like»

The second reason for grid storage is the increasing use of renewable energy sources like wind and solar which are intermittent and not on - demand.

As a bonus, the system would lead to more use of renewable energy sources like the wind and sun.

Not exact matches

They have also increased their use of natural gas as well as renewable energy sources like solar and wind.

The draft bill would require utilities above a certain size to supply 25 percent of their power from renewable sources like wind, solar and biomass energy by 2025, although efficiency measures could be used to meet a fifth of the target.

Hence even though geothermal, hydroelecticity and biofuels combined will not provide anything like all even of greatly reduced energy consumption, they will be an important part of the renewable mix, because they are sources that you can use when needed, not just when the wind blows or the sun shines.

This is important context for the thorny question of whether, and how, carbon emissions from burning bioenergy — renewable energy made available from materials derived from biological sources (a category that includes both biofuels like ethanol and biomass like wood used to generate electricity)-- should be included in prospective carbon taxes.

Maximizing the use of renewable sources of energy like wind in replacing the power generated by coal produces greenhouse gas reductions that are not only immediate, but sustainable over the long term.

The International Energy Agency expects carbon capture and storage to rank third among ways to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, behind energy efficiency and the use of renewable sources like solar and wind power, and ahead of nuclear power and a switch to lower - carbon Energy Agency expects carbon capture and storage to rank third among ways to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, behind energy efficiency and the use of renewable sources like solar and wind power, and ahead of nuclear power and a switch to lower - carbon energy efficiency and the use of renewable sources like solar and wind power, and ahead of nuclear power and a switch to lower - carbon fuels.

For his summer project, Jemin has been comparing the mining, material use and waste impacts of different energy sources including renewables like solar and wind, which we tend to think of as having little to no environmental impact.

There are no doubt many other niche sources of biomass like this, as well as novel sources like algae, although there may also be competing uses (e.g. sewage gas is one of the cheapest renewable energy sources for electricity generation).

With technology already available, renewable energy sources like wind, solar, and geothermal can provide 96 percent of our electricity and 98 percent of heating demand — the vast majority of U.S. energy use.

Sierra Club seeks to permanently phase out coal from our nation's energy portfolio by 2030, even though coal powers nearly 40 % of America's electricity, and its diminished use would result in a dangerous overreliance on natural gas, which is a «just - in - time» source, piped in when needed, and intermittent energy sources like renewables,» said Laura Sheehan, spokeswoman for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity.

The action is backed by a recent report that chastised Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon for using dirty energy sources to power their data centers, while praising the likes of Facebook and Google for making a dedication to renewables.

Amazon is currently setting up a smaller wind farm in Virginia, and in April, it announced a small 4.8 megawatt hour pilot of Tesla's energy storage batteries, which are designed to be used with intermittent, renewable power sources like wind and solar.

Mitsubishi Corporation group CEO Hiroshi Sakuma said his company believed energy storage will become a «key factor» in helping renewable energy resources contribute to a «low - carbon society», particularly in reducing the volatility of energy supply, which increases when intermittent sources like wind and solar are used.