The result of all this is that renewables compete
with conventional sources of power, but they do not displace nearly as much coal as cheap natural gas.
On May 26th, in sunny weather, Germany's 22GW of PV solar - generation capacity supplied 50 % of the country's electricity, and around the world PV looks like it may become a major energy option in the years ahead, accelerating past 50GW of grid - linked capacity, with price parity
with conventional sources not far away.
Bob Johnson, director of photovoltaics at research firm Strategies Unlimited, in Mountain View, Calif., says PV cells may drop below their current price by 30 % or more by 2010, even without big technological advances, making the cost of solar energy competitive
with conventional sources.
Not exact matches
Technology and security experts said that if the U.S. government was able to obtain Apple's
source code
with a
conventional court order, other governments would demand equal rights to do the same thing.
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.
Rather than working in the
conventional setting of a company's headquarters, teams opt for a more flexible and agile manner of working — tapping into diverse
sources of creativity and connecting
with other ambitious companies and individuals.»
Food scientists are examining animal products at the molecular level and
sourcing plants
with matching proteins and nutrients to create delicious plant - based meats, eggs, and dairy products that are healthier and more sustainable than
conventional animal products.
Business owners and referral
sources should be very cautious
with these fees, particularly in situations when the company is planning on moving on to
conventional lending.
It is, however, a more radical departure from the
conventional three -
source hypothesis, for it is seen as totally at variance in form and thought
with J and as betraying a vigorous hostility to Israel and its religion.
In recent years, as scholars have explored Ronald Reagan's foreign policy
with greater access to primary -
source documents, something utterly baffling to the
conventional wisdom of his time (and ours) has come into focus: Reagan, determined to win the Cold War, was also eager to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
Furthermore,
conventional milk is a leading
source of disease, along
with other major diet triggers like sugar and gluten.
Join the effort to support coffee communities by
sourcing your certified and
conventional beans
with OPTCO.
As a «conservative» (probably more like «libertarian»), my position is fairly simple: I am opposed to mandates — whether from government or private
sources — which tend to compel people toward compliance
with the «
conventional wisdom» (which is oftentimes neither
conventional nor wise.)
Algae production consumes more energy, has higher greenhouse gas emissions and uses more water than other biofuel
sources, like corn, switch grass and canola, Clarens and his colleagues found by using a statistical model to compare growth data of algae
with conventional crops.
Ultimately, the researchers believe their device design — a combination of a carbon nanotube antenna and diode rectifier — could compete
with conventional photovoltaic technologies for producing electricity from sunlight and other
sources.
It's a fully flexible, washable power
source that can connect
with other wearable electronics, eliminating the need for
conventional batteries.
Using data collected primarily by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, scientists have compared the environmental impacts of
conventional meat production
with those of alternative
sources of food.
In starting
with objects thought to be galaxies, our lens finding technique complements the
conventional approach of first identifying
sources with quasar - like colours and subsequently finding evidence of lensing.
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.
For this reason this text is stuffed
with extra
sources and citations than the
conventional Nerd Health article.
The
conventional medical solution for this false cholesterol
source of heart disease has been to almost eliminate healthy cholesterol
with widespread prescriptions of highly profitable statin drugs, creating conditions conducive to Alzheimer's, other neurological diseases, and physical impairments.
As an excellent
source of vitamin C, vitamin A (in the form of carotenoids), and manganese, and a good
source of vitamin E, collard greens provide us
with four core
conventional antioxidants.
Source: Clinical effectiveness of probiotics therapy (BIO-THREE) in patients
with ulcerative colitis refractory to
conventional therapy.
So, you have your
conventional athletic high carb meal where say, 400 - 600 calories are derived from carbohydrate
sources with more than half of those made up of starches (because the volume of veggies / salad etc. it would take to consume that many digestible calories is not practical),...
As an excellent
source of vitamin C, vitamin A (in the form of carotenoids), and manganese, and a good
source of zinc, bok choy provides us
with a concentration of these core
conventional antioxidants.
Conventional cosmetic companies are still formulating
with this «natural» dye
source, the bodies of crushed cochineal, also known as carmine.
While the performance of
conventional projector mercury lamps falls off visibly
with increasing age (around 2000 hours by 50 %), the Hybrid Light
Source maintains consistent brightness and superior colour.
Interestingly, the diesel is only available
with a Fiat -
sourced six - speed automated manual transmission, and not a
conventional automatic.
[45][84] However, other reliable industry
sources state that Porsche still intends to use
conventional automatics;
with the eight - speed ZF 8HP being cited.
From the photos showing the front of the Lamborghini Urus test mule, we can also determine those amazing looking seats from the Concept didn't make it into production either, instead a more
conventional seat
with a separate headrest on two struts is visible now, but some
sources did confirm the interior will still be high - tech and the Urus will be off - road capable,
with special suspension and transmission settings for ice, snow, rocks and sand...
The C - Max Hybrid is a
conventional parallel hybrid,
with gasoline and electric power
sources sharing propulsion duties, and is targeted to deliver better fuel economy than the current Fusion Hybrid — which, at 41 mpg combined, is already the most fuel - efficient sedan sold in the U.S.. It's also said to operate in electric - only mode beyond 47 mph; and the vehicle's Powersplit controller is an evolution of what's currently used in the Fusion.
My guess is the more
conventional T - bar look is
sourced from garden - variety models
with DSG and the one that looks almost like a manual shifter is closer to what the Polo GTI would use.
A key aspect of the display is that ambient light
sources are enough for it to exhibit 16 shades of gray, thus making it possible to operate without backlighting, something that is not possible
with the
conventional LCD screens as we know it.
Two Star Castle 2600 CD's containing: Star Castle 2600 game ROM compatible
with emulator and
conventional cartridges, Stella Atari 2600 emulator (Windows, Mac, Linux) to play it on, cartridge compatible game ROM, game manual (pdf), full
source code, game artwork, photos and videos including the making of the game, cartridge, case, exhibition and more, my story, inspiration, and account of making the game, and links, lots of links.
Dr. Romm's argument is more convincing
with respect to solar energy, which has become increasingly competitive
with conventional energy
sources as a result of rapid deployment.
Well, this dovetails well
with Jurassic Park — popular film always being the
source of modern
conventional wisdom — «Life will find a way».
... [I] t seems especially pertinent for this committee to consider the water budget of energy from shale gas compared
with other
sources... Natural gas, from both shale gas and
conventional reservoirs requires less water per MMBtu of energy generated from combustion than any other common fuel.
Solar energy is better able to compete
with electricity from
conventional sources in those states where grid electricity is relatively expensive.
Globally, crude production from traditional
conventional sources will likely decrease slightly through 2040,
with significant development activity mostly offsetting natural declines from these fields.
The first one is to continue
with the age old
conventional dirty energy
sources such as coal, while ignoring...
Like the airline bringing in a truck
with a more powerful engine to tow that plane, the global economy is upping the ante from
conventional sources of fossil fuels to even dirtier and more dangerous versions — bitumen from the Alberta tar sands, oil from deepwater drilling, gas from hydraulic fracturing (fracking), coal from detonated mountains, and so on.
In the coming years, continued investments in innovation and cutting - edge solar technologies will help make solar energy cost - competitive
with conventional electricity
sources all across the country.
renewables are rapidly approaching parity
with conventional energy
sources.
Just to keep up
with growth in demand for
conventional sources of energy, producers will need to invest more than $ 1 trillion each year from now to 2030, according to the International Energy Agency.
A microgrid is a discrete energy system consisting of distributed energy
sources (e.g. renewables,
conventional, storage) and loads capable of operating in parallel
with, or independently from, the main grid.
J&D project that when accounting for the costs associated
with air pollution and climate change, all the WWS technologies they consider will be cheaper than
conventional energy
sources (including coal) by 2020 or 2030, and in fact onshore wind is already cheaper.
As for costs, J&D project that when accounting for the costs associated
with air pollution and climate change, all the WWS technologies they consider will be cheaper than
conventional energy
sources (including coal) by 2020 or 2030, and in fact onshore wind is already cheaper.
The key now is to shift more road freight to electrified rail, increase the use of light rail and metro subways within cities, and accelerate the replacement of
conventional cars
with plug - in hybrids and all - electric vehicles — and to run them all largely on electricity generated from renewable
sources.
We expect that as our nation moves towards the recognition that there should be a price placed on carbon, wind energy will become even more competitive
with conventional generation
sources.»
Heritage operates a total of 139.2 megawatts (MW) of installed renewable energy capacity,
with hundreds of MW in our project pipeline, continuing
with our commitment to help reduce Michigan's dependence on
conventional energy
sources.