Sentences with phrase «wind on a cost basis»

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«Based on current knowledge, the case for leaning against the wind is limited, as in most circumstances costs outweigh benefits.»

How much you wind up paying per click — or your cost per click — will vary greatly, based on the popularity of the keywords you select to associate with your ad, along with a handful of other factors.

«To put it bluntly, it will be very difficult for any of the new operators (Wind Mobile, Mobilicity, Videotron et al) to continue their targeted marketing campaigns based on highly competitive prices when a larger incumbent player is the one controlling their costs and defining what they can, and can not, do.»

SAM develops cost - of - energy estimates for grid - connected power projects based on local weather conditions, installation and operating costs, and system design parameters for a range of renewable energy technologies, including solar photovoltaics (PV), concentrating solar power (CSP), wind, and geothermal.

For a person running at a typical casual runner's pace of 2.5 meters per second (9 km / hr, or 5.6 mph) it can be shown, based on data collected by LG Pugh for the study titled «The influence of wind resistance in running and walking and the mechanical efficiency of work against horizontal or vertical forces,» that the energy cost of air resistance while running on solid ground is roughly 0.84 calories per kilometer (this is equivalent to approximately an extra 1.2 % calorie burn relative to a runner on a treadmill).

These kinds of stocks can wind up costing a pretty penny after you factor in base trading fees and surcharges depending on the online brokerage you transact with.

All remaining upside for shareholders is ultimately based on the actual value realised from an Old NTR wind - down (rather than current book values)-- so yes, it takes longer but it maximises value / upside, and investors will have a pretty minimal cost base / net investment in Old NTR anyway.

In March 2016, the University of Delaware's Special Initiative on Offshore Wind published a study on the future cost of proposed projects in Massachusetts based on a survey of industry experts.

But these costs for direct air capture are actually on par with the debuts of other first - of - a-kind climate technologies (including wind, solar, and electric vehicles) on a $ / ton CO2 abated basis.

The first projects using floating wind turbines are also now entering into operation, based on concepts widely deployed in the offshore oil and gas sector; cost - competitive floating technologies would widen the economic resource base for offshore electricity generation considerably.

Their plan is based on the fact that most citizens (and their representatives) are technically challenged, so they will not be aware of the realities of wind energy and their real costs.

For more than a decade the wind industry and its political enablers have trotted out mythical figures, all based on fanciful modelling, claiming that the total cost of renewable power to consumers is less than -LSB-...]

Based on our modelling, the median bid for wind plus storage is lower than the operating cost of all coal plants currently in Colorado, while the median solar plus storage bid is lower than 74 % of operating coal capacity.

If nuclear was substituted for wind generation the total cost of CO2 sequestration in Antarctica (based on this proposal and my rough calculations) would be roughly halved.

«Based on generation needs, the most reliable and most cost - effective resources happen to be solar and wind,» Xcel Energy spokeswoman Michelle Aguayo told the online publication SRN.

... Some of what's happening here is that IEA builds models of what electricity from solar and wind should cost, based on equations that put together the up - front capital cost, the capacity factor of the installations, the availability of good sites, how long those installations should last, and the interest rate the builders pay.

IEA's [World Energy Model] does attempt to base its forecasts on a dropping cost of solar and wind.

In fact, if you look at the costs on a per - megawatt basis it has come down over 60 per cent for wind and 80 per cent for solar.

Her plan is based entirely on other means of achieving the target - even though wind is by far the lowest cost form of renewable energy, and solar is likely to become cheaper by 2020 with continued support to the point where it competes directly against fossil fuel generation.

The costs of moving to a low - carbon energy system (based on wind, solar and other low - carbon power; electric vehicles; heat pumps for buildings; smart grids and efficient appliances; and so on) are falling very rapidly, and would most likely be less than 1 % of income.

Based on industry cost estimates for building new generating capacity, ratepayers are committed to covering an estimated $ 10 billion for constructing these wind farms and billions more for the transmission needed to move this new power to market.

The market for wind blows hot and cold based on local energy pricing, available tax incentives, market production, transportation costs, and so on, but generally, it has been a fast - growing renewable energy sector.

Cost declines have made new wind competitive with fossil fuels, so a tariff based on new facilities would have lower pricing.

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Should policy makers wish to diversify the RES - E portfolio, we find that a diversification mainly based on bioenergy and wind offshore is achievable at a moderate cost increase.

Hywind Scotland is a breakthough in the «understanding of black - and - white cost estimates based on a real, multi-unit wind farm», says Bringsværd.

Wind energy has an avoided - cost value in the range of Cdn $ 40.5 - 43.4 per megawatt - hour based on the various scenarios studied;

On that basis, the CO2 abatement cost with wind is about 2x what is claimed.

Well - funded opponents of the project backed by Koch brothers coal money, according to Cape Wind spokesman Mark Rodgers, claimed National Grid's PPAs should be made on a strict «least - cost basis.»

The Center is focused on providing fact - based, unbiased information about wind energy's costs and benefits to stakeholders and decision makers.

Based on more than 30 years» experience in wind business, our joint company will continue to design and manufacture wind turbines to provide wind power operators with the lowest cost of energy (COE) throughout the machines» working life.

Xcel Energy, one of the largest utilities in the united states recently told the Colorado Public Utility Commission, «Based on generation needs, the most reliable and most cost - effective resources happen to be solar and wind.

The cost comparisons for such a system should not be based on the difference between average solar or wind energy cost and the average cost of gas generation.

Although China continues to face problems with grid connection and grid purchase of energy produced from all of these wind and solar farms being constructed, the fact remains that China is hitting its targets about 10 years early and increasing its targets by at least fivefold based on revised expectations of industries that have grown mature supply chains and reduced costs precipitously.

The authorsí wind energy cost estimate has not been documented and should be considered highly questionable for at least four (4) reasons: * First, the authors rely on unpublished data (both for estimated windmill cost and estimated windmill energy production) as the basis for their wind energy cost estimate, including two (2) yet to be published textbooks: Wind Energy in the 21st Century by R. Y. Redlinger, and an «in preparation» textbook by one of the authors, G.M. Mastwind energy cost estimate has not been documented and should be considered highly questionable for at least four (4) reasons: * First, the authors rely on unpublished data (both for estimated windmill cost and estimated windmill energy production) as the basis for their wind energy cost estimate, including two (2) yet to be published textbooks: Wind Energy in the 21st Century by R. Y. Redlinger, and an «in preparation» textbook by one of the authors, G.M. Mastwind energy cost estimate, including two (2) yet to be published textbooks: Wind Energy in the 21st Century by R. Y. Redlinger, and an «in preparation» textbook by one of the authors, G.M. MastWind Energy in the 21st Century by R. Y. Redlinger, and an «in preparation» textbook by one of the authors, G.M. Masters.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican, once wrote a letter to the Wall Street Journal calling them out for trying to politicize the PTC, when in reality, he argued, the wind industry is «an American success story that is helping us build our manufacturing base, create jobs, lower energy costs and strengthen our energy security» — not, as the AEA letter reads, «an attack on affordable energy from gas, coal and nuclear.»

While the fossil plant is competitive with wind power on the operating cost that assumes its depreciation is on a 100 % use basis.

At this time, the cheapest generating system is based on coal and gas — with relatively small scale opportunistic generation using hydro, landfill gas, wind, geothermal, biomass, etc depending on resource availability, local construction and operating costs and local distribution costs that vary with technology.

Based on wind - speed measurements, researchers at MIT, led by Stephen Connors, director of the Analysis Group for Regional Electricity Alternatives, calculated that large turbines located far offshore could ultimately cost less per power generated than either land - based turbines or near - offshore ones, even factoring in extra costs, such as much longer underground electricity transmission caBased on wind - speed measurements, researchers at MIT, led by Stephen Connors, director of the Analysis Group for Regional Electricity Alternatives, calculated that large turbines located far offshore could ultimately cost less per power generated than either land - based turbines or near - offshore ones, even factoring in extra costs, such as much longer underground electricity transmission cabased turbines or near - offshore ones, even factoring in extra costs, such as much longer underground electricity transmission cables.

Switching to a high percentage of wind power will raise domestic energy costs and make the US industries even less competitive against China / India who rely heavily on coal - based electricity.

Without any subsidies, new wind power is nearly twice as expensive as the current low - cost choice — natural gas — on a national average basis, according to numbers provided by New Energy Finance, though the cost for wind can vary widely by region.

Because «whistleblower» lawyers work on a contingency basis, Bentham IMF's program «is not funding the cost of litigation but is primarily aimed at providing whistleblowers with cash while they wait for their claim to wind through court.»

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Designed and installed varied residential and commercial alternative energy technologies Developed wind, solar thermal, and photovoltaic energy - based systems for multiple uses and users Responsible for cold region engineering including ice breaker technology and the Alaskan Pipeline Created and implemented mechanical engineering projects in the field of aerospace technology Designed, constructed, and oversaw operations of 100 ton gold refinery Committed to alternative energy, ecology, and cost - saving energy efficiency Significant mediation and litigation experience focused on alternative energy issues Served as intellectual property, patent, trademark, and products liability attorney University - level lecturer in business, First Amendment law, social responsibility, and ethics