"This is the second generation Power Knee, " says Tabi King, a spokesperson for Ossur Americas, the manufacturer.
Raw generation power aside, the U.S. is hardly the world's most nuclear country.
In January GM (nyse: GM - news - people ) contracted to sell the Army a fleet of trucks powered by next-generation power plants like fuel cells and diesel-electric hybrids.
Energy infrastructure also got a boost as a UK competition showcased six designs for next-generation power pylons, and New Mexico announced plans to build an entire city for the sole purpose of testing green technologies.
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In the US a utility is usually made up of two things, power generation and power distribution.
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The leaders of Japan wanted electric power generation to power their economic development and nuclear power seemed like a natural for a country without much coal or any oil.
Generally, the participants at the FERC hearings all expressed a preference for better sharing of information concerning pipeline capacity scheduled for power generation, individual power plant burn rates, fast notification of major operational changes, and coordination of maintenance work to both systems.
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Scarcity of coal has reduced power generation at several Indian power plants and prevented many new power plants from starting operations.
Information is as important as the storage of the electric power and the generation of electric power.
Jore believes they can leverage the CORE motor technology in a wind turbine power generation system at Boulder Wind Power in Colorado for residential and commercial deployments.
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Meanwhile, the weaker yen means higher costs for rising imports of natural gas, which is priced in dollar terms, to help compensate for the loss of nuclear power generation capacity after most atomic power plants remain closed after the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan.
Allows generation of power from other sources (i.e. wave to electricity generators, fuel cells).
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Mr Jones said he was committed to working towards securing a new generation nuclear power station at Wylfa on Anglesey.
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The emergency procedures are a progressive series of steps that allow ERCOT to bring on uncommitted generation and power from other grids.
Given that one-third of our annual carbon dioxide emissions are from the generation of power, a very large green swan has descended upon us.
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We've also struggled with the fact that as the demand for electricity generation and power have greatly increased, we have not in 30 years built any additional nuclear facilities.
PowerSecure pioneered the Interactive Distributed Generation IDG power systems platform, which uses sophisticated electricity forecasting software to reduce operating costs through peak shaving, enhances demand response resources and provides a suite of standby power solutions.
Earlier this month, SolarEdge launched a new generation of power optimizers that it claims is more energy efficient than previous versions, with fewer parts and more safety features to reduce the risk of solar-panel fires and electrocution.
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If the people in the Great Plains are going to be subsidised to do something, does it not make more sense to subsidise jobs in the construction and assembly of power plants and the generation of clean power rather than an unhelpful distortion in the world's agricultural markets?
Mr Ashraf denies accepting bribes when approving power generation projects as minister for water and power in 2010.
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The Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Mr Ashraf on Tuesday over allegations he had accepted bribes when approving power generation projects as minister for water and power in 2010.
However, it is important to think about ways to reward nuclear for its unique contribution to the U.S. generation mix as a source of reliable power generation with low greenhouse-gas emissions.
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In their talking points will be AWEA's other top two priorities: establishment of national requirements on power generation from renewable sources and ensuring that wind power has prominent role in the emerging area of global warming legislation.
With the launch of its Trinity APUs, AMD is all set to power the next generation of low-power ultra portable laptops.
Due to large overcapacity in power generation, the central hydroelectric, nuclear and fossil-fired power stations are now competing in a free market.
Japanese officials have said the plutonium would strictly be used for power generation, even as just two of Japan's 50 power reactors are running because of the safety concerns raised by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.
Sharp's residential energy solutions feature greater overall power generation thanks to panel configurations geared to roof shape and a power conditioner, as well as a lithium-ion storage battery that allows load levelling in which inexpensive night-time electricity is stored for use during the daytime.
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Bethesda, Maryland, is developing solid oxide fuel cell generators that will replace reliance on traditional battlefield power solutions and potentially reduce the fuel required for tactical generation of electric power by half or more.
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Separately, coal-fired generation has fallen to less than 40% of U.S. power generation on account of the abundance and lower prices of natural gas.
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The Chinese manufacturer is marketing HiPerforma for all types of power generation projects, from rooftop systems for homes and businesses to utility-scale power plants.
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