Sentences with phrase «wind capacity added»

The estimated 11,770 megawatts of wind capacity added in 2005 was 41 percent above the previous record annual addition set in 2003.

Not exact matches

Some 15.7 gigawatts (GW) of new wind energy capacity were added in the European Union in 2017, according to offshore and onshore wind statistics.

Solar power might be an undeniable part of our future — the industry created double the amount of jobs as coal did last year and accounts for nearly 40 % of new electric capacity added to the grid, more than wind or even natural gas — but SolarCity itself isn't.

Solar ranked third behind wind and gas power capacity in 2015, with over two gigawatts being added to the grid across several states.

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.

The costs and technical obstacles rise in multiples when adding in the proposed massive expansion of offshore wind capacity and how to get that highly variable source of power where it is needed, when it is needed and as it is produced.

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China solidified its standing as the world's wind energy behemoth in 2015, adding almost as much wind power capacity in one year as the total installed capacity of the three largest U.S. wind - producing states: Texas, Iowa and California.

According to the global wind market statistics by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) there was a 44 % increase in the annual market as 51,473 MW of new wind generating capacity was added globawind market statistics by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) there was a 44 % increase in the annual market as 51,473 MW of new wind generating capacity was added globaWind Energy Council (GWEC) there was a 44 % increase in the annual market as 51,473 MW of new wind generating capacity was added globawind generating capacity was added globally.

«Our main conclusion is that geophysically - forced variability in wind and solar generation means that the amount of electricity demand satisfied using wind and solar resources is fairly linear up to about 80 % of annually averaged electricity demand, but that beyond this level of penetration the amount of added wind and solar generation capacity or the amount of electricity storage needed would rise sharply.»

The first, recently highlighted by the American Wind Energy Association, involves where the U.S. is adding new electricity generating capacity.

643 SecularA said,» when 100 percent of new electricity generation capacity added to the USA's electric grid is wind and solar.»

Now, some readers will think this is far - fetched, but I think that in the not - too - distant future the day will come when 100 percent of new electricity generation capacity added to the USA's electric grid is wind and solar.

[D] espite additions of substantial wind, solar, and nuclear capacity, when properly adjusted for capacity factor (the amount of annual energy produced per unit of capacity) to reflect production capability, the amount of new coal energy added to the China grid last year exceeded new solar energy by 17 times, new wind energy by more than 4 times, and even new hydro by more than 3 times.

Consequently with the dramatic decrease in efficiency of fuel burn in the standby fossil fuel generators there is sweet FA practical reduction in CO2 emissions with the introduction of wind and solar power generation systems particularly when the energy costs of the producing and building the so called renewable energy systems are added to the grossly inefficient running of the ready to go to full generation capacity in minutes, fossil fuel powered standby generators which in many cases must be kept running at low or zero power generation to be able to come on line in minutes when the so called renewable energy systems fail to produce power,

According to the global wind market statistics by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) there was a 44 % increase in the annual market as 51,473 MW of new wind generating capacity was added globawind market statistics by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) there was a 44 % increase in the annual market as 51,473 MW of new wind generating capacity was added globaWind Energy Council (GWEC) there was a 44 % increase in the annual market as 51,473 MW of new wind generating capacity was added globawind generating capacity was added globally.

Saudi Arabia — which has awarded 1.2 GW of capacity in 2018 and will start commissioning projects in the second half of next year — Iran and Jordan are seen as «key drivers» of this growth, making up nearly 70 % of total wind power capacity added over the forecast period.

Between 2003 and 2014, Ontario shuttered 7,546 megawatts of coal - fired capacity and added 13,595 megawatts of new wind, natural gas and nuclear capacity.

WIND: • A company will add nearly 500 MW of wind capacity in Illinois by the end of 2WIND: • A company will add nearly 500 MW of wind capacity in Illinois by the end of 2wind capacity in Illinois by the end of 2019.

Alberta added no new wind capacity last year, but remains Canada's third largest wind market with 1,479 MW.

Ontario continued to lead Canada in installed wind energy capacity, adding 119 MW of new wind in 2017, bringing that province's total installed capacity to 4,900 MW.

In the reference case, the utility would double its renewables capacity by 2030 by adding 4 GW of solar capacity, 500 MW of wind capacity and 450 MW of storage capacity.

In 2017, Ellershouse Wind Farm added three new turbines to the existing project, bringing the total to seven Enercon E-92 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 16.1 megawaWind Farm added three new turbines to the existing project, bringing the total to seven Enercon E-92 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 16.1 megawawind turbines with a combined capacity of 16.1 megawatts.

We are slated to add another 6,100 megawatts of wind and solar over the next several years that will only serve to exacerbate the surplus baseload problem meaning further dispatching of OPG's hydroelectric capacity.

Ontario continued to lead Canada in market size and growth, adding 413 MW of new wind energy capacity in 2016 to bring its total installed capacity to 4,781 MW.

In Synapse's 100 % renewables «utility - scale case,» LADWP would add the same amount of wind and solar as in the reference case, but would also add almost 2 GW of storage capacity.

Quebec added three projects totalling 249 MW of capacity in 2016, ending the year with 3,510 MW of wind energy on its grid and maintaining its position as the second largest wind energy market in Canada.

OTTAWA — Canada's wind energy industry had another year of strong growth in 2016, adding 702 MW of new capacity through the commissioning of 21 projects in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia.

Later, as more wind and solar capacity are added, renewable generation also surpasses coal - fired generation.

On the other hand; wind, geothermal, bio-gas and hydroelectric power new and efficient technologies are also improving significant; and lager capacity and efficient wind and water turbines have been improvised and are adding to the total world's energy in supply.

During the same period, and despite the recession, 300 new wind farms came online, adding some 23,000 megawatts of wind - generating capacity.

Adding it all up, one must conclude that under the present conditions in the Netherlands a 100 MW (Megawatt) «name plate» capacity wind development produces on average 23 MW because of the capacity factor.

Wind capacity additions (1,032 MW) dropped sharply in 2013 to less than one - tenth of the capacity added in 2012 (12,885 MW).

The U.S. Wind Industry First Quarter 2018 Market Report also reveals 5,523 MW in first quarter wind - project announcements, adding to a total of 33,449 MW of wind - power capacity in the combined construction and advanced development pipelWind Industry First Quarter 2018 Market Report also reveals 5,523 MW in first quarter wind - project announcements, adding to a total of 33,449 MW of wind - power capacity in the combined construction and advanced development pipelwind - project announcements, adding to a total of 33,449 MW of wind - power capacity in the combined construction and advanced development pipelwind - power capacity in the combined construction and advanced development pipeline.

«The Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA) estimates that offshore windfarms with a total capacity of 6 GW would help create around 77,000 new jobs and add around 60 billion zlotys to economic growth.

In 2017, an additional 52.2 GW of wind capacity was added...

Once built, all eight projects, of which five are offshore wind farms and three biomass projects, could add a further 4.5 GW of low - carbon electricity to Britain's energy mix (around 4 % of capacity), according to the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC).»

DTE Energy, which already purchases electricity from two NextEra wind farms in the county, plans to add 4,000 megawatts in renewable capacity over the next few decades.

California, for example, increased its utility - scale solar capacity by 3,500 MW in just two years — nearly the growth needed in New England over the next 14 years.2 Texas increased its onshore wind capacity by 7,300 MW in five years, which is more than both New England and New York would need to add by 2030.3 For offshore wind, Europe has exceeded the growth rate needed in the Northeast, increasing capacity roughly 16-fold in just 10 years.4

Recharge The wind industry added a further 54GW of plant to the grid around the world last year, with turbines in more than 90 countries making up an installed generating capacity of 486.8 GW, according to figures from the Global Wind Energy Council's (GWEC) latest Global Wind Repwind industry added a further 54GW of plant to the grid around the world last year, with turbines in more than 90 countries making up an installed generating capacity of 486.8 GW, according to figures from the Global Wind Energy Council's (GWEC) latest Global Wind RepWind Energy Council's (GWEC) latest Global Wind RepWind Report.

The government is set to add 5 - 6 megawatt (mw) of wind capacity each year to achieve the...

Windpower Monthly The global wind industry added 54GW of new wind capacity in 2016, taking the worldwide total to 487GW, according to the latest annual figures from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWwind industry added 54GW of new wind capacity in 2016, taking the worldwide total to 487GW, according to the latest annual figures from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWwind capacity in 2016, taking the worldwide total to 487GW, according to the latest annual figures from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWWind Energy Council (GWEC).

Offshore wind grew sporadically through the 1990s, as Sweden and the Netherlands also added capacity.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that wind turbines installed in the shallow waters of the Mid-Atlantic region could add up to nearly 300,000 megawatts of capacity — enough to power 90 million U.S. homes.

Adding wind and solar photovoltaic capacity to the grid may require augmenting the amount of peak - load plants, which can be done relatively cheaply by adding gas turbines, which can be fueled by sustainably - produced biofuels or naturaAdding wind and solar photovoltaic capacity to the grid may require augmenting the amount of peak - load plants, which can be done relatively cheaply by adding gas turbines, which can be fueled by sustainably - produced biofuels or naturaadding gas turbines, which can be fueled by sustainably - produced biofuels or natural gas.

Already active in onshore wind and photovoltaic renewable generation, E.ON has added energy storage to its portfolio and has developed and constructed more than 3,600 megawatts of renewable capacity in the United States since 2007.

The cumulative U.S. installed wind capacity that year, Kelley added, was 17 gigawatts.

The project was completed with little public input, bypassing the Texas Public Utility Commission's Competitive Energy Renewable Zones (CREZ) process in which the PUC designated new transmission routes and assigned companies to add more than 2,300 miles to the grid in a $ 5 billion plan to reduce congestion and allow Texas wind capacity to swell to 18,500 MW by late 2013.

China to add wind power capacity August 15, 2005 In recent years China has significantly expanded its interests in renewable energy sources including wind, solar, biofuels, tidal, and small hydroelectric dams.

In 2005, India passed former world leader, Denmark, to take the number four position worldwide for both installed wind power capacity (4,430 MW) and added capcity (1,430 MW in 2005), trailing only Germany, Spain and the United States.