Sentences with phrase «with conventional power»

Looking to start a new career change after being involved with the conventional power plant work force.

They won't produce electricity at night, and, as with conventional power sources, some of the energy they generate will dissipate as it flows over hundreds of miles of transmission lines.

This is a key step toward making solar energy more cost - competitive with conventional power sources.

«You see similar things happen every day as factories come on - and off - line, as people turn appliances and air conditioning on and off, and with conventional power plants» planned or unplanned outages,» Goggin said.

They would have to compete directly with conventional power plants, which could result in a renaissance for coal and nuclear power in Europe.

Renewables would have to compete directly with conventional power plants, which could result in a renaissance for coal and nuclear power in Europe.

«Tidal generation provides a consistent, regular supply of energy, ideal for coupling with our industrial energy storage machines to supply 24 hour base load energy, a service which is difficult to provide with conventional power - centric batteries.

The utilities are demanding that, as the economics of renewable generation are increasingly coming into line with conventional power, subsidies should be reined in so the two can compete.

This is approximately twice the fuel efficiency of a similarly equipped four - door sedan with a conventional power train.

The Cybrid system also uses hydraulic fluid that is incompatible with conventional power steering fluid (which is usually automatic transmission fluid).

This leads to fuel savings of approximately 0.4 liters per 100 kilometers in the NEDC driving cycle (New European Driving Cycle) and up to 0.8 liters per 100 kilometers in city traffic compared with conventional power steering systems.

That would be in line with conventional power generation costs of today and might make it more economically attractive.

Not exact matches

In Southern California, a company called Advanced Microgrid Solutions is spearheading a project that involves replacing the energy that was once provided by a large (now decommissioned) nuclear power plant with a series of solar arrays and batteries that AMS can turn on and off based on when the prices for conventional energy are low and when there's the most demand.

XCOR is pursuing the latter paradigm with its winged rocket - powered Lynx, a reusable space vehicle that will take off from a conventional runway and blast into suborbital space (roughly 330,000 feet, or 63 miles) powered by an onboard rocket motor before flying back to Earth and landing on a conventional runway.

Through the power of software, one can supposedly program these commodity servers with the ability to take on the tasks of conventional networking gear.

I recently spoke with an M.I.T. nuclear physicist, Andrew Kadak, who said the engineering challenges were so great and the costs so high that it would be more practical to pursue conventional power sources.

Paired with Tesla's Powerwall 2 unit, the Solar Roof has the potential to give customers true independence from conventional power grids.

Regulators are now looking for alternatives to the conventional power grid, like microgrids, and are hoping that backing them up with renewable solar and wind power would reduce the bottlenecks in the power system and get the lights back on more quickly after a future disaster.

The superpowers are armed with thousands of megaton weapons, each of which has a greater destructive power than all conventional explosives used since gunpowder was invented.

Dissatisfied with, or distrustful of, conventional therapy, the charismatic seeks evidence of Pentecostal power.

It can be «lived out» symbolically in Jesus» activity in feasting with sinners, and in repudiating conventional emphases on earthly power (e.g., Jn 14:30).

The superpowers are armed with thousands of megaton weapons, each of which has a greater destructive power than all conventional explosives...

The «visual statements» of advertisers dispense conventional wisdom with a power to evoke a positive response.

Because he opened out an everlasting communion with the Father that made the Romans, the conventional powers and authorities, all the destructive and craven impulses of the world, even death itself, seem paltry and pitiful.

The natural disorder of children expresses itself in the tyrannical will to power over others, and the conventional response of parents is to subdue this desire with the discipline of the traditional virtues.

Starting with conventional understandings of the exercise of power leads to a dead end.

On conventional forces, however, he is expected to suggest that Britain needs to do more with less - and instead focus on projecting smart power abroad and using alliances to amplify the UK's international influence.

In the meantime, Tesla Motors in Silicon Valley is wowing the well - heeled with a conventional electric car powered by unconventional lithium batteries that can blast this $ 100,000 Lotus - based roadster from 0 to 60 miles per hour in four seconds.

Prototypes have the potential to power a multitude of devices with different energy needs, as well as recharging in a fraction of the time needed by conventional rechargeable batteries.

When hydrocarbon - based fuels like methane are burned in normal air, nitrogen gets mixed in with the combustion product — flue gases from conventional gas power stations contain as little as 3 percent CO2 — which makes scrubbing carbon from power plant emissions difficult and expensive.

In a study published in March, it compared three scenarios: completing Ukraine's partly built VVER nuclear plants; phasing out nuclear power and supplying Ukraine's expected power needs with conventional plants; and the same plan, but with investments in energy efficiency.

By 2020, IEA expects photovoltaic technology fitted on residential and commercial buildings to reach «grid parity,» or the point at which solar power is consistently cost - competitive with conventional fossil fuels and nuclear power.

Case in point, Gallagher says, is «smart grid» technology that's designed to integrate renewable power coming from wind turbines and solar cells with the nation's 9000 conventional power plants and 300,000 miles of transmission lines.

Virgin Atlantic has flown a jumbo jet on a combination of conventional jet fuel and biofuel made from palm oil, and a jet powered solely by biodiesel has stayed aloft for more than 30 minutes — albeit with a special device to keep its fuel from freezing at high altitude.

Conventional coal power currently comes with around 1000 grams of CO2 - equivalents per kWh.

It's a fully flexible, washable power source that can connect with other wearable electronics, eliminating the need for conventional batteries.

The batteries tend to be light compared with conventional lithium - ion cells, which should encourage their use in applications such as powering unmanned aircraft and underwater robots.

That could allow the group to convert chemical starting materials into more complex fuels, such as methane or methanol, that can be used to power vehicles with conventional engines.

We encourage you to investigate and include significant direct and indirect emissions from all fuels, including conventional petroleum, heavy oils, natural gas for transportation, oil sand - based fuels, and the range of fuels used to power electrified transportation, consistent with the best available science.

«While conventional silicon - based solar cells are more efficient than algae - powered cells in the fraction of the sun's energy they turn to electrical energy, there are attractive possibilities with other types of materials,» says Professor Christopher Howe from the Department of Biochemistry.

The size of the reactor's nuclear core is a fraction of those of large conventional nuclear power plants, with an attendant small radioactive source term.

Utilizing integrative therapies for both her and her father's battle with cancer, Dr. Alschuler experienced the power of utilizing conventional and complementary therapies firsthand.

Because of the deep pockets and marketing power of the conventional medical marketplace, Warren fast learned his best resource for sharing vital information was the internet, and with a determination to «get the message out» he became an expert and renowned 21st century marketer for the medical field.

Naturopathic physicians are unique in providing diagnosis and treatment that bridges both conventional and natural medicine perspectives; they integrate scientific research with the healing powers of nature.

When training with light loads for maximizing high - velocity strength and power, it is conventional for sets of light loads to be performed, not to failure.

The system Chuck used for inducing strength included heavy strict power movements (exercises such as the Barbell Bench Press, Squat and Conventional Dead lift) combined with the «cheating principle, «supports» and «quarter - movements.»

Like the rest of our makeup, our deluxe palettes are all packed with fruit, rice power, and natural mica minerals to boast stunning color without the harmful chemicals in conventional makeup products.

Though structured around that day in Dallas, this a conventional biopic, going back to portray LBJ's earlier joustings with the Kennedys and forward to his first days in power.

Nissan chose an electrohydraulic power - steering setup in place of some of its competitors» fully electric systems, a best - of - both - worlds solution that provides the feel of a conventional hydraulic setup with the economy benefits of an electric rack.

Dow Corning claims its new synthetic gear oils offer three times the drain intervals and power savings of up to 17 % when compared with conventional gear lubricants.