If Innodyn succeeds, remote power sources and small-aircraft propulsion may never be the same.
The technology that makes these military chargers possible will also be introduced in unmanned systems, consumer electronics, automobiles, and a variety of industrial, remote power applications.
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Also, demand for power in remote areas without access to power grids is growing exponentially, and the rising cost of fossil fuels makes remote power an even greater challenge.
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He tested his unit recently in Kenya, Africa, in a remote village where power and clean water were not an option.
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Standard features include leatherette seating, a 7-inch LED color-touch radio display, automatic climate control, remote start, power windows, steering wheel radio controls and no less than 10 air bags.
Labour's tune may change after the next election, when its majority is liable to be smaller and the prospect of losing power less remote.
This feeling of ownership has also been the reason for the project's success in Nepal - although there mini-grids are employed to supply power to remote communities.
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The Model A has also been designed to use less power to make it more suitable for projects involving robotics, remote sensors or which rely on solar power.
Coeur has built a small bridge and roads, and extended power to a remote village.
An astonishing 16% of respondents said they would be willing to give up control to the power company even if they received no benefit from lower rates and even if they had no override power over the remote control.
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The possibility of another major-power conflict is considered remote, which of course is why it just might happen.
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That is, when it is disengaged, even the power button on the remote will not turn the DVD player on.
Hackers could bring down power plants, cause remote explosions, shut down utilities, cut off security systems, hack into important infrastructure, and the list goes on.
Thankfully, the power button on the remote puts the player in a standby mode so it will play nicely in a remote location via IR extenders.
The new system is suitable for numerous industry sectors including highway transportation, marine, rail and remote industries such as mining and distributed power generation.
He goes believing that he is leaving Northern Ireland a better place than he found it and even at a moment when talks are stalled and power-sharing seems a remote prospect, it seems to me that is a belief to which he is entitled.
It might not make sense to install solar panels on the roofs of suburban tract homes already connected to the power grid, but imagine remote bases in Afghanistan powered by lightweight, flexible solar panels built right into tent fabric, or unfurled as easily as extending an umbrella.
Philips Electronics (nyse: PHG - news - people) recently announced the Pronto Pro TSU6000, a remote control that aims to put some serious power in the hands of a home theater junkie.
O3b this year will launch special satellites that would broadcast signals to power new networks operated by telecom companies for remote areas of developing countries around the world.
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The Z-Base systems can be programmed to respond to most remote controls, so a TV remote...or cable box remote...or satellite receiver remote...can control volume, mute, power and input functions.
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When a receiver will generate about 25kW of energy while costing less to make through cheaper mirrors and structures, a fully developed solar array could be an affordable replacement for coal power that delivers greater independence -- picture remote towns that need a fresh water supply.
But despite this, government supporters say the main shift of power is away from un-elected quangos and remote town halls towards individual schools and teachers in the classroom.
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The most ideal locations are typically remote from areas where demands are highest, requiring large investments for power transmission lines and land right-of-way use.
In 2007, nearly one-third of all the wind turbines in China were deliberately idled because a saturated power grid lacked spare capacity to carry any electricity the remote wind farms would have produced to consumer markets.
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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.
The majority of usable reservoirs are located in remote, scenic wilderness areas where construction of plants, access roads, power lines and other infrastructure is perceived as an unwelcome intrusion on nature.
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Gadget fatigue popped up in other ways too: Some execs wanted a single remote for all of their home entertainment devices, while others wanted a power source that would work with all of their portable electronics.
About 2, 700 homes were without power because of at least five downed utility poles in the remote desert area of Borrego Springs in San Diego County, according to Amber Albrecht, spokeswoman for San Diego Gas and Electric.
Instead of selling individual units, they would offer a low-power system that relied on a solar cell or car battery in remote areas without grid electricity.
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