Sentences with phrase «when electricity needs»
«This is almost a mirror image of wind production patterns: wind is highest in the spring and fall, when electricity needs are lowest, and lowest in summer when electricity demand peaks,» the report notes.
http://www.windconcernsontario.ca/ Not exact matches
It's estimated wind can never supply more than the 19 % of electrical needs it does in the world leader, Denmark, until someone comes up with a way of storing the wind power that blows when we don't need it (for the times when it doesn't), or a way of transmitting electricity over huge distances with minimal line loss.
When completed in 2023, it will generate 3.2 gigawatts of power — 7 % of the country's electricity needs for 35 years.
Does WA have a «back - up» connection to real electricity for when the sun doesn't shine, like SA and Tasmania NEED.
But when so many turn down leasing one and one - half acre for one Wind Turbine for each 80 acres, that lease certainly does not materially affect the rest of the Farm or Ranch grazing pasture and the lease pays much more than the farm crow or grazing pasture lease, just because some lawyer said the lease was too long: 30 years plus 30 year option = 60 years, and the wind turbine company has selling production / electricity contracts for the next 150 years — which is needed to obtain financing!
California's «NEM 2.0» policy has created a clear migration path to continue to allow solar customers to receive fair compensation for the solar power they produce even as the adoption of solar increases, and implicitly encourages the adoption of battery storage by assigning a higher value to electricity provided when the grid needs it most.
New cars and trucks will be more efficient and there will be more fuel choices — electricity, biofuels and gasoline will compete for your dollar when you need to fill your tank (or charge your batteries).
Powerwall 2 consists of a 14 kWh lithium - ion battery pack, liquid thermal control system, an integrated inverter and software that intelligently dispatches electricity when it's needed most.
There are three critical components necessary for successfully maintaining milk supply when re-entering the workforce or returning to school: • a high quality breastpump that removes milk quickly and effectively • a place to use a breastpump at work / school that is clean, private, and with access to electricity, if needed • time to use a breastpump at work / school at least every 3 hours
Need I remind President Akufo Addo that when you call for an immediate reduction in electricity tariffs and promise to do same when elected, you actually have to do so once you become President.
«To not be able to connect and hear from our loved ones, when you think of our hospitals and nursing homes, and the people that need our medical equipment or access to batteries or electricity, I don't want to think of the dire consequences that lie ahead,» said City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.
They foresee a time when the very fabric of modern life — ordinary materials such as plastics and concrete — will hold much of the electricity we need.
1 Energy in a Bucket of Dirt Who needs nickel cadmium batteries or coal plantsfor electricity when you have soil?
Its meteorologists are quizzed over when specific roads are likely to freeze over and need gritting, when strong winds might damage electricity cables and when storms might pose a threat to oil rigs.
But there are times when solar and wind farms generate more electricity than is needed by consumers.
Compared with other batteries, this design is relatively cheap, and it can be scaled up to hold enough surplus electricity for a subdivision or a hospital, releasing it when needed.
This happens because a net - zero building may need to draw electricity from the grid to power its lights at night, for example, then returns that energy the next day, when its solar panels are most efficient.
Perhaps the simplest change to make is eliminating so - called «standby» electricity, or the energy needed to run devices, such as televisions, even when they are turned off.
When that electricity is needed, the iron is pulled between two electrodes, which strip it of the excess electrons.
Glow - in - the - dark objects seem magical when you're a kid — they can brighten up a dark room without the need for electricity, batteries or a light bulb.
As for the important matter of reliability, the obvious worry is that because the wind does not always blow, the system will sometimes not be able to supply electricity when needed.
Since then, Tosh villagers have not had to pay for power, but most nights, when they need electricity most, it is cut.
As mentioned in this blog (http://www.grumpyoldman.be/the-inconvenient-truth-about-al/) the purpose of such devices is that you will then know how much electricity each consumes and can take measures if needed, like only plugging things in when needed, looking for a more energy efficient version.
When electricity is needed, the hot salt is used to boil water and produce high - temperature, high - pressure steam, which turns turbines that generate electricity.
When energy is needed, the water is released to flow through turbines, generating electricity.
Doctoral student and first author Tim Gehan says that organic solar cells made in this way can be semi-transparent, as well, «so you could replace tinted windows in a skyscraper and have them all producing electricity during the day when it's needed.
By moving the TPV cells when their power isn't needed, the system could be rapidly switched on and off to supplement electricity from wind or direct solar PV sources, Henry said.
Hydrogen Hydrogen - based energy storage looks great on paper: Use electricity to split hydrogen out of water, then convert the hydrogen back into electricity in a fuel cell when needed.
When excess electricity is generated, it may not be stored and could be wasted, rather than saved for when power is neeWhen excess electricity is generated, it may not be stored and could be wasted, rather than saved for when power is neewhen power is needed.
This 20 % used considerably more electricity than the other tenants when they did not need to pay for their own use.
The companies know nearly precisely when and how much electricity consumers need over the course of the day — but they know only approximately how much photovoltaic systems and wind farms will feed into the grid.
People still need electricity when the wind isn't blowing and the sun isn't shining, which is why renewable energy developers are increasingly investing in energy storage systems.
You get electricity from the wall socket, store it in the battery, and when you need to run your phone or computer, the energy is available.
Zuercher said Dominion decided to explore other options «because we had not been able to sign a contract with GE Hitachi that provided the appropriate level of financial risk - sharing that would be necessary to move forward with a new unit and have it operating when we need the electricity in the next decade.»
Dirty electricity occurs when electronic devices need to manipulate the electric currents into the format and voltage that the devices need.
The electric car will only be practical when it can regenerate electricity without needing a charge.
WHEN Mid-2012 THE PRICE OF ELECTRICITY Starting at $ 57,400, the Model S can cover 160 miles before needing a charge.
The vehicle travels up to 22 miles on electricity and BMW claims it needs only 2.1 liters of gasoline for each 100 km when using both powerplants.
A full hybrid is capable of running on electricity alone, while a mild hybrid can't, and its electric motor is used to supplement the gasoline engine when more power is needed.
The brand says the h - tron uses hydrogen as its fuel source to create electricity, delivering 110 kW (148 hp) under normal circumstances, but has a temporary boost of 100 kW (134 hp) when needed.
Nick Moran of The Millions had interesting prospective, mentioning «The emissions and e-waste for e-Readers could be stretched even further if I went down the resource rabbit hole to factor in: electricity needed at the Amazon and Apple data centers; communication infrastructure needed to transmit digital files across vast distances; the incessant need to recharge or replace the batteries of eReaders; the resources needed to recycle a digital device (compared to how easy it is to pulp or recycle a book); the packaging and physical mailing of digital devices; the need to replace a device when it breaks (instead of replacing a book when it's lost); the fact that every reader of eBooks requires his or her own eReading device (whereas print books can be loaned out as needed from a library); the fact that most digital devices are manufactured abroad and therefore transported across oceans.
Paper books aren't hindered by DRM or evolving media storage standards * or a need for electricity that'll turn your Kindle into a nice paperweight when that nuclear EMP blast finally hits and we're all bringing our kids to the burned out husk of a library to show them what the Before Times were like.
Larger expenses (such as car insurance and books) and seasonal expenses (such as a trip home at the holidays or a higher electricity bill in summer when the air conditioning is on) need to be incorporated into your budget.
- Batman, Wyldstyle, Gandalf, and the Batmobile all come in the Starter Pack for $ 99.99 - complete the entire critical path with just this content - extra characters, vehicles, or weapons are sold separately - you may see ghosts flying around a level and need the Ghostbusters to take them out - use Scooby - Doo to dig and open up a new area - gameplay has you collecting studs, building and rebuilding within the world, and switching between characters - use Batman's grapple hook to tear down big obstacles - you can also drive the Batmobile to run over poppies (flowers that put characters to sleep if they're near them)- fight the Wicked Witch of the West - use the Lego Gateway outside of the game to avoid obstacles - when the Wicked Witch cast a magic spell, it can lock you into a position - when this happens, the Lego Gateway will flash red, save for one white safe area - move the actual figurine to the white area to be safe - every vehicle has three different forms - you must build and rebuild them throughout the adventure to get by - on mission makes you repower a gateway, but the generator is encased in blue Lego brick - build the Batblaster to use the brick - blaster and electricity shield to get by - in - game instructions tell you how to take apart the Batmobile and physically morph it into the Batblaste - use the sonar brick - blaster to destroy blue bricks
Of course, we should use as much electricity directly as possible (e.g. in plug - in hybrid vehicles), but when we need dense chemical fuels, this is a valid option.
«And it was only a few weeks ago when I pointed out that your single - minded reliance on comparing capital costs misses the fact that nukes need fuel and solar and wind don't, and that goes into electricity costs as well.»
But, when Project Laundry List inform us that electric clothes dryers use 6 % of residential electricity in the United States, while the US Department of Energy rate them as the second biggest muncher of household energy, maybe that aversion needs redressing.Wanna get some solar energy mojo happening at your house?
According to NComputing, the access devices eliminate the need for air conditioning when there is a room full of the devices, since they create little heat, produce significantly less e-waste at the end of their extra long lifetimes, and according to their calculations, the company's current user base is right now saving 144 million kWh of electricity annually, 17,700 metric tons of coal, 112,300 metric tons of CO2, and about 8,100 metric tons of e-waste.
Hot molten salt stores solar energy so that electricity can be generated when needed most.
We still use electricity, businesses find it possible to make money, lights burn in homes when needed, in fact all sorts of things prove possible in spite of the dour predictions of Cassandras in other places more amenable to needless consumption.