However, China relies heavily on imported power and energy sources, something that makes it susceptible to market and price movements, as well as supply issues.
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She recommended that the nation begin relying less on nuclear power and more on renewable energy sources like solar power.
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And in recent years, Apple, Facebook, Google and other Silicon Valley giants have undertaken efforts, voluntarily and under pressure from groups like Greenpeace, to slash their massive electricity consumption and secure power from renewable energy sources.
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And those power sources can be from renewable energy sources.
Wind power led among the renewable energy sources and accounted for about 3.5% of the overall power generation in 2012.
"The RSEP program is a key initiative in the Marine Corps' expeditionary power systems portfolio for advanced power sources that embrace renewable energy systems as a means to reduce fossil fuel requirements, " said Mike Gallagher, program manager for expeditionary power systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, which will work with ONR to transition the technology to the field.
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Solar power and other renewable energy sources can augment off-peak use too, further reducing energy costs.
With the recent tragedy in Japan likely to stall plans for further deployment of nuclear power, and alternative energy sources such as solar, wind and geothermal still in their nascent stages, we anticipate years of price sensitivity.
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That would force power companies to take more of their supply from green energy sources, like wave and tidal power.
And like other alternative energy sources, power from osmosis isn't exactly cheap.
We are on the wrong trajectory with regard to how we use energy sources to power our industrial might and everyday lives.
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Having made a policy decision to replace nuclear power with other sources of energy in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, we believe that Japan will opt for LNG as one of the alternative sources.
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There are no long-range initiatives that address alternative energy sources like nuclear power.
Nuclear power has grown faster over the past three decades than renewable alternative energy sources, such as solar, wave, wind and geothermal power.
Declining module prices are expected to help drive down the costs of solar energy and eventually make it competitive with traditional sources of energy such as coal and gas power plants, even without government subsidies.
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The sources of energy that power our economy are also endangering our planet.
Now, here in Europe, there are some nations who get a lot of their energy from alternative sources of power such as nuclear power, such as wind.
Or what will help you figure out a way to use the sun and the wind to power a city and give us new energy sources that are less polluting.
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Orbital debris could block all these benefits for centuries and prevent us from developing clean energy sources like space solar power satellites, exploring our Solar System and someday making humanity a multi-planetary civilization capable of surviving true climatic catastrophes.
Alternative livelihoods such as ecotourism and fish farming could provide an alternative to intensive crop farming, while better management of crops and irrigation and the adoption of alternative energy sources such as solar power would all contribute to environmental sustainability.
Also making for a friendlier climate is Colorado's promotion of clean energy forms, such as a policy that requires at least 20% of its power to be produced by green sources like solar and wind energy by 2020.
The larger your energy network, the better you can deal with the fundamental problems of cyclical power like solar and intermittent sources like wind, by pooling available energy and getting it to the users when needed.
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But the company's California offices use power from wind and nuclear power sources as well--and consequently get the same amount of energy for a third of the carbon emissions.
Other energy sources, such as hydro power solar, and wind power are extremely safe.
Nuclear power was one of the key sources of energy in Japan before last year's twin disasters.
Mr Osborne wants a new wave of gas-fired power stations and reductions in subsidies to renewable energy sources.
Officials at PacifiCorp, which supplies power to six states, said wind power will be an important part of diversifying energy sources.
The levy was introduced in Scotland in 1996 in order to raise money from traditional energy sources to invest in renewable power.
Utilities also would have to make significant investments in power lines to get wind energy and other renewable sources from remote areas to people's homes.
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