Sentence examples for long distance power from inspiring English sources

We'd save billions on oil imports with lossless long distance power lines and superefficient motors.

TREC is spearheading a political initiative to build a so-called transmission supergrid by concentrating solar thermal power plants, wind turbines and long distance power lines to supply energy to Europe.

HVdc systems are adopted in the case of long distance power transmission, interconnection of two large ac systems or power transmission by cables to overloaded districts or isolated islands.

A common technique for long distance power transmission is to utilize a mixed AC/DC system with a medium voltage AC (MVAC) collector network at the WPP and a HVDC transmission line.

Meanwhile, with respect to the AC circuits, DC circuits have advantages of lower investment and operating costs, no additional compensation equipment required for long distance power transmission and so on.

Sulfur dioxide is light, and travels long distances: power plants in the Midwest can cause acid rain in Maine.

They are straight and wide and seem to go on for ever, perfect for cruising over long distances, powered by big lazy engines.

Another change has been a sharp rise in long-distance power transactions.

Both used DC systems, which proved inefficient for long-distance power transmission.

But Mr. Jones said the international investigation had glossed over the problems created by a rise in long-distance power transmission in recent years.

But supplying liquid nitrogen reliably is a complex engineering task, which may explain why applications such as superconducting long-distance power cables have failed to take off.