It will also be able to power cars indirectly, as an electricity source for electric vehicles starting to arrive in showrooms.
"If you are considering purchasing an electric vehicle for its environmental benefits, first check your electricity source and second look closely at the warranty on the batteries, " said Professor Stromman.
Interestingly, Lithuania's nuclear power plant in Ignalina (4) provides a major source of electricity for the region.
If it were fully exploited, the state's production of electricity from this renewable source would more than double.
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You then take electricity from some renewable source (geothermal, solar, wind, whatever) and use that to electrolyse water.
If the price of uranium were to increase ten fold, nuclear power would not a viable source of electricity.
That means output from hydroelectric plants will be down, cutting off a possible source of electricity for the state.
Yet wind is far from a perfect source of electricity, since the wind blows when and where it will.
They're being used in main hospitals as backup systems and in rural clinics as a primary source of electricity.
Researchers at the University of Michigan are trying to use the movement of the heart as a source of electricity.
The two companies believe Focus Electric owners will embrace the idea of powering their cars with a cleaner source of electricity.
Imported non-subsidised coal is the second-most cost-effective source of electricity in Europe.
In July, Denmark announced plans to deploy the world's most extensive smart-grid infrastructure, which could make distributed energy the country's primary source of electricity before long.
He said he was confident Guernsey made the best decision to go ahead with the plant, as it would generate a new source of electricity for the island.
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Wylfa is due to close in 2010 and as yet there has been no decision on whether a Wylfa B or an alternative source of electricity will be built.
Some applaud it as a lower-carbon source of electricity.
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Wind is the fastest-growing renewable energy source for electricity generation in the U.S., and DOE estimates that 20 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. could come from wind power by 2030.
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It is also an "enabler" for renewable energy, providing a source of electricity that can step in to fill the gap when the wind is not blowing or the sun is not shining.
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Because geothermal produces consistent, base-load power--it doesn't depend on the wind blowing or the sun shining--utilities will pay up to three times more for geothermal electricity than for electricity from an intermittent source, like wind.
For several years now, the company has taken an active role in lobbying for more government spending and stronger regulations to compel a move away from using coal as the largest source of our electricity generation.
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Far from becoming a vast new source of baseload electricity fuel or even exports as liquified natural gas, a lot of the shale gas will essentially serve as a reserve in times of shortage, he said.
However, one thing to keep in mind about this bonanza of renewable energy information: Hydropower is still the major source of renewable electricity (83.8 percent of renewable generation and about 16 percent of total generation in 2009).
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Coal is the dominant energy source for generating electricity in China, with Coal-fired power plants account for nearly three quarters of electricity produced in China, and the most intense demand is along the coast in Eastern Chinese provinces.
Even with all of the production tax credits, loan guarantees and a battery of other direct and indirect subsidies, nuclear power remains the most expensive source of conventional electricity on the grid once capital costs are plugged into the equation.
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As more governments look to civilian nuclear power as a source of clean electricity, tighter controls and other new schemes are needed to help stop would-be cheats or terrorists from exploiting or stealing some of the proliferation-prone technologies and materials for bomb-building.
Driven by falling turbine prices and the rush to take advantage of production tax credits (which were set to expire but were renewed by Congress in early January), wind energy was the fastest growing source of new electricity generation in the United States in 2012.
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Safety features are designed to keep any source of heat or electricity from igniting this explosive brew.
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This supply of low-cost natural gas will allow the U.S. to transform its electricity production into a green energy source at scale.
Rivers, rapids and waterfalls are another natural feature of the nation's natural landscape that can be tapped as a source for hydro-electricity plants.
Traditionally, and by law, FERC has been bound to set electricity prices according to the production source that customers use and the amount they consume.
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