Sentences with phrase «uses in wind energy»

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The BLM website used to say that the agency was focused on «energy for today and tomorrow» and «leading the way in allowing for orderly, environmentally responsible development» of sun, wind, and geothermal energy sources.

The ECI adds that in wind energy, copper is used in the «coil windings» in a generator's stator and rotor portions, as well as high - voltage power cable conductors and transformer coils.

Put simply, for every kilowatt hour of electricity the company used in 2017, it bought a kilowatt hour of renewable energy from a solar or wind farm built specifically for Google.

There, he and his pals were well on their way to delivering scalable wind energy using airplane - size robotic kites inspired, in part, by the wings Griffith has been designing to power his kite - surfing hobby since college.

In the United States, wind and solar power just cracked the 10 percent threshold for energy use.

In November, state - owned Swedish energy company Vattenfall signed a 10 - year deal to power Microsoft's international data center operations in the Netherlands using wind poweIn November, state - owned Swedish energy company Vattenfall signed a 10 - year deal to power Microsoft's international data center operations in the Netherlands using wind powein the Netherlands using wind power.

Growth in clean energy is driving significant demand for the metals and mineral products used to manufacture technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, LED lighting and electric cars, creating an opportunity for job creation and economic growth in mining communities across Canada.

Growth in clean energy is driving significant demand for the metals and mineral products used to manufacture technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, LED lighting and electric cars, creating...

Copper is an essential ingredient in the clean energy transition, used in wind and solar technologies and electric cars (which require four times as much copper as internal combustion engines).

Matt Ridley, for example, in his recent book, The Rational Optimist, argues that the oil sands are a much more sane solution to current energy needs than things like wind (too unreliable and too little output) and biofuels (wasteful use of land).

Lower cost solar panels, improvements in geothermal and wind, and advances in building energy efficiency are giving us new alternatives to create as many or more high - quality jobs using non-emitting sources of power.

Though green - energy organizations are facing hurdles in getting access to capital markets, wind plant or solar power builders, who are producing green energy, are highly benefitted with enormous profit rates by the use of this efficient trading platform.

But Europe has been leading the way in using the technology, adding 3 GW last year and taking total offshore capacity to 19 GW, according to the Global Wind Energy Council.

This involves making Alberta a leader in green energy by using royalty revenue to develop solar, wind, and geothermal alternatives in Alberta and to invest in green energy research and economic development for the future.

«Tesla Powerpack will charge using renewable energy from the Hornsdale Wind Farm and then deliver electricity during peak hours to help maintain the reliable operation of South Australia's electrical infrastructure,» Tesla said in a press release.

(In case you're curious, it is the invention that puts a little wind generator on the top of a car to create electricity off the forward motion of the car to reduce the amount of energy the car uses.

For generations homemakers have been using apple cider vinegar in the home, even ancient Roman soldiers carried it to boost energy and treat wounds.

All Earth Mama Angel Baby teas are naturally caffeine free, in biodegradable, easy to brew tea bags with compostable overwrap, and the 100 % recycled and recyclable cartons were produced using wind energy.

Keep in mind that: «bloom BABY» wipes are made from natural fibers and produced using wind energy.

For example, 100 % of the water and energy our manufacturing facility uses is offset through wind power credits and water restoration activities in the Pacific Northwest.

Besides cookie - targeted banner and video ads, groups should also look at Facebook Ads, which I'm using extensively on a client project to recruit wind - energy supporters, including in highly red areas of the country.

The investment in truly clean and green energy production such as wind, solar, and biofuels, and offering incentives to encourage Smart Energy use by consumers would drastically reduce our contributions to global warming and reduce our dependency on nuclear energy production such as wind, solar, and biofuels, and offering incentives to encourage Smart Energy use by consumers would drastically reduce our contributions to global warming and reduce our dependency on nuclear Energy use by consumers would drastically reduce our contributions to global warming and reduce our dependency on nuclear power.

The US president used his state of the union address yesterday to announce plans to cut the use of petrol by 20 per cent in the next decade and diversify the US» energy sources by investing in clean coal, solar and wind power.

Cuomo has pushed in recent years to adopt new efforts aimed at reducing emissions and shifting the state toward the majority use of clean and renewable power in the coming years, including an effort to close coal - burning power plants by 2020, promoting offshore wind projects and developing a clean energy standard to have the state on 50 percent renewable energy by 2030.

«Let's do what we can to make sure we have the energy available for people right now but invest in forward thinking: in renewable technologies, in wind turbines, in solar panels, in geothermal, to help us transition off so we have the ability to use energy and electricity in future years to come not with fossil fuels.»

«We have such incredibly important wind energy and solar energy and tidal energy sources that could be used very effectively, not just in New York but across the country,» Gillibrand explained.

Coupled with increased transmission infrastructure, favorable policies, subsidies, and renewable energy goals in states and cities, it's becoming more common to see wind, solar, hydropower and biomass use.

But one of the things that I have been very impressed by here is a lot of the stories of hope; many folks have traveled a long way to share what they are doing on a very local level to help combat climate change, and that's everything from, kind of, rural electrification in Africa and India, you know, bringing light to people who are still using dung or coal for cooking and heating and dying from indoor air pollution to, you know, major renewable energy projects, say, here in Denmark where they now get 20 percent of their electricity from wind power.

University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Education 193 million green kWh, 46 % of total power used This Ivy League university has greened its halls by locking into a 10 - year renewable energy credit contract with Community Energy (now owned by international giant Iberdrola Renewables), which has a wind farm in Bear Creekenergy credit contract with Community Energy (now owned by international giant Iberdrola Renewables), which has a wind farm in Bear CreekEnergy (now owned by international giant Iberdrola Renewables), which has a wind farm in Bear Creek, Pa..

Obviously, given these limits, a lot of new wind generation, conservation, and improvements in energy use will also be needed.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory of the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) used information in the maps to project wind energy production and transmission through 2030, when wind could provide 20 percent of the nation's eEnergy Laboratory of the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) used information in the maps to project wind energy production and transmission through 2030, when wind could provide 20 percent of the nation's eEnergy (DOE) used information in the maps to project wind energy production and transmission through 2030, when wind could provide 20 percent of the nation's eenergy production and transmission through 2030, when wind could provide 20 percent of the nation's energyenergy.

The work, published in Science, not only opens the door to expand the use of one of the most efficient energy sources on the planet, but also adds a key step in completing the nuclear fuel cycle — an advance, along with wind and solar, that could help power the world's energy needs cleanly for the future.

Some were interested in «islanding,» using it as the backbone for an alternate power grid that could sustain itself with emergency generators and large amounts of solar and wind energy if and when the central power grid went down.

Policy makers and managers could use the index to guide decision making — for example, about whether offshore wind energy should be expanded in the U.S., whether land or ocean conservation measures will benefit coral reefs in Fiji and how marine - zoning plans in Brazil might affect overall ocean health.

NdFeB magnets are the most powerful on earth, and used in everything from computer hard drives and head phones to clean energy technologies such as electric vehicles and wind turbines.

Researchers at The City College of New York - based CUNY Energy Institute announce the development of a novel low cost, rechargeable, high energy density battery that makes the widespread use of solar and wind power possible in the fEnergy Institute announce the development of a novel low cost, rechargeable, high energy density battery that makes the widespread use of solar and wind power possible in the fenergy density battery that makes the widespread use of solar and wind power possible in the future.

Vancouver also leads the world in the use of hydroelectric power, which makes up 90 percent of its energy supply, and regularly uses renewables like wind and solar.

Of course, copper is the primary metal used around the world to move electricity and that's a route Hochschild followed as well, moving into energy products and, then, in 2003, starting to trade renewable energy credits — another government run market in chits that show a given electric utility has produced or bought a sufficient amount of electricity from renewable resources, such as the sun or wind, to meet a mandate.

The «not in my back yard» opposition to renewable energy systems is still a reality, the researchers said, and there are still some environmental concerns about virtually any form of energy, whether it's birds killed by wind turbine rotors, fish losses in hydroelectric dams or chemical contaminants from use of solar energy.

«On the other hand, when technologies are economically available to harvest renewable energy, Japan can become one of the energy - rich countries in the world using the large resources of wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energies available among the Japanese islands.»

The study found that, in particular, wind power, biogas, solar photovoltaics, energy efficiency and operational improvements to existing power sources could not only reduce greenhouse emissions but also offset the water used to cool thermal power generation.

In order to test their hypothesis, the scientists first developed a small wind tunnel which they used to determine the energy loss of moths during the flight.

A WSU research team for the first time has developed a promising way to recycle the popular carbon fiber plastics that are used in everything from modern airplanes and sporting goods to the wind energy industry.

Energy efficiency is the most important design parameter for any protocol that has to work in these devices, since replacing the batteries used in them means opening up a wound in the patient's chest.

Ngong Hills Wind Farm in Nairobi, Kenya, sited close to where there is significant demand for electricity (Nairobi) and near existing infrastructure, is a good example of multiple land uses for recreation (a popular hiking area for locals), energy generation, and livestock grazing.

This is where some of the data Boal and his team are collecting can be used to determine how many eagles are expected to be in an area and the potential for being killed if a wind energy center is placed in a certain area.

The research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA - E REACT program (Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy — Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies) which develops cost - effective alternatives to rare earths, the naturally occurring minerals with unique magnetic properties that are used in electric vehicle (EV) motors, and wind generators.

Two years later, she founded LightSail Energy in Berkeley, California, a cleantech company that develops technologies for storing renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, so they can be used when nEnergy in Berkeley, California, a cleantech company that develops technologies for storing renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, so they can be used when nenergy, such as solar and wind power, so they can be used when needed.

The use of renewable energy technologies, such as photovoltaic and wind power, is expected to result in an increased demand for both bulk metals (e.g., iron, copper) and specialty metals (e.g., rare earths) when compared to today's largely fossil - based systems [4], [5].

PNNL is a recognized leader in developing materials for energy storage, be it grid - scale batteries used to store energy from the sun or wind for later use, or smaller batteries used for transportation.