But according to the authors of the latest research, 2013 could see a big breakthrough in tidal stream power.
The downpour forced the evacuation of about 300 people and caused power outages, small stream flooding and road closings.
Delays over decision-making and financing have led to doubts that new power capacity will come on stream before existing plants go offline.
With a 1200mAh battery power bank, users can charge their phones via USB while they stream or use the speaker as a back-up power source on the go.
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He points out that Apple would be an especially deadly partner in the radio race because it has already stored ample listening data from its music-recommendation engine that could power a Pandora-like radio stream.
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Beckham is one of the world's most recognisable names, both for his sporting prowess and numerous off-pitch endorsement deals, and his pulling power could provide a valuable income stream for PSG -- which must conform to European football's financial fair play rules that restrict over-spending by club owners.
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And the Russians said, well all right, if the Iranians want to possess the whole, what's called the nuclear fuel cycle, that is, to have a guaranteed stream of nuclear fuel for power plants, which involves enriching uranium, we'll do it in conjunction with Iran, but in Russia.
When their 3-meters long robot, nicknamed "Anna Konda", is connected to a fire hose the hydraulics enable it to project a powerful stream of water and give it enough power to lift 650 kilograms, strong enough, its developers believe, to punch a hole through a door or wall to get to the flames.
However, since the UK will most likely adopt a single reactor system for all its new nuclear power plants, there will only be one type of waste stream.
Asian pop culture began seeping into the West in the 1990s, with a stream of Japanese imports: "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, " Nintendo's Pokemon, "Iron Chef" and anime cartoons, notes Adam Ware, CEO of Mnet, a new U.S. cable channel featuring only Asian content.
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Second, that TEPCO, the power supplier for Tokyo and the north-east, needs a steady stream of profits to compensate those whose lives were affected by the nuclear accident at Fukushima.
When it comes to Aereo, which uses a novel interpretation of copyright law to capture and stream free over-the-air TV signals, the networks have no such negotiating power.
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The actualization of an overall wind-power strategy is not going smoothly, however, and the number of new wind farms coming on-stream has fallen by 30%, in part as a consequence of the recession.
From the late afternoon to early evening, an elevator outfitted with regen will generate power continuously as lightly loaded and often empty elevators ascend to pick up office workers and crowded elevators descend as workers stream out of the building.
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