Sentences with phrase «alternative fuels need»

«Alternative fuels need more than hype to drive transportation market.»

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Just listen to the urgent speeches from world leaders, and you might think that most governments agree that while we have no sustainable, clean alternative to fossil fuels that we can implement on a large scale today, we need to find one and put it in place quickly.

«Oil is used primarily for transportation, and alternatives for transportation fuel needs to be found,» according to one CEO.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A plan to temporarily store tons of spent fuel from U.S. commercial nuclear reactors in New Mexico is drawing fire from critics who say the federal government needs to consider more alternatives.

Having acknowledged the need to turn from the overdependence on fossil fuels to more environmentally friendly sources of energy, the government has tried to encourage the production of automobiles that use alternative sources of fuel by trying to give tax incentives to any buyers of such cars.

«When we really looked at our dependence on fossil fuels for practically everything needed to live comfortably in Maine — home heating, transportation to work and school, even getting Hannaford's shelves restocked every 5 days — an ecologically - minded cohousing community seemed like one viable and attractive alternative.

Rural women and their infants are at increased risk of disease, and have less access to fuel, clean water, and electricity needed to prepare alternatives to human milk.

Cabinet minister Francis Maude has said that although the Government is doing all it can to keep up fuel supplies, alternative plans using military personnel are being put in place because «the last thing the country needs is (to be) brought to a standstill by irresponsible union action»

An important reason for New York State to ban hydraulic fracturing was the need to move from a fossil fuel - based economy to one based on non-greenhouse gas - emitting alternative fuels.

Now, if that kind of money had gone into alternative - fuel research, we probably wouldn't have needed to go out into that depth to produce oil.

We also need to explore alternative fuels with lower greenhouse gas emission profiles, integrate larger amounts or renewable into the electric grid and develop ways to use natural gas and coal in cleaner ways.

Global climate change and the energy crisis mean that alternatives to fossil fuels are urgently needed.

The only likely exception to the rule against biofuels in transportation is the urgent need to decarbonise air transport, where low - carbon alternatives to liquid hydrocarbon fuels remain a distant prospect.

But there are a number of complexities related to the viability of a new fuel, Fretheim added, such as the vehicle payback period, the need for new infrastructure, overcoming maintenance issues and sourcing enough of an alternative fuel to test it and to fully adopt it if it works.

There are some transportation needs that simply must have a low - carbon liquid fuel alternative.

Thirty years of alternative fuel hype have failed to deliver sales; Public attention has jumped from one alternative fuel to the next since the 1980s; To decarbonize transportation, policymakers need better ways to assess technologies.

It is commonly accepted that there is an urgent need for sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels for transportation to replace diesel and petrol.

This can allow them to set more reasonable sales targets for alternative fuel vehicles and implement the policies needed to get there.

The study, published in the journal Nature Energy, looks unsparingly at the history of hype around alternative fuel vehicles and what policies and innovations are needed to move from current shortfalls to widespread commercialization of low - carbon vehicles.

The environmental impacts of alternative energy need to be balanced against the impacts of the energy they replace, such as fossil fuels driving global climate change, Schimel said.

Inertial confinement is an alternative method in which small capsules of hydrogen - isotope fuel are crushed to produce the intense temperature and pressure needed for fusion to occur.

Oil will still be a premium fuel because we don't have an alternative to transport fuels yet, although the impact of unconventional oil and gas needs to be better understood.

And they've also redesigned all the pump stations so they can operate during a hurricane, by installing alternative fuel supplies, better communication systems and places where the workers can go when they need shelter during a storm.

The threat of climate change means that there is an urgent need to find cleaner, renewable alternatives to fossil fuels that do not contribute extensive amounts of greenhouse gases with potentially devastating consequences on our ecosystem.

«The airlines see alternative jet fuel as a strategic need, helping guarantee smooth business operations and a long - term and sustainable jet fuel supply,» Zhang said.

«There is a pressing need for a game - changing approach to produce alternative, drop - in, liquid transportation fuels by sustainable, technologically viable and environmentally acceptable emissions processes from abundant, low - cost, renewable materials.

In that case, you would need to make sure that you increase your fat consumption for at least a slight amount so that your body can use an alternative fuel for energy.

Findings published on the National Institutes Of Health website, Metabolic Effects of the Very - Low - Carbohydrate Diets: Misunderstood «Villains» of Human Metabolism, (Manninen et al) ascertains that reducing carb intake triggers a harmless physiological state known as ketosis, where ketones flow from the liver and spare the need for glucose metabolism providing an alternative source of fuel for the body.

You NEED carbohydrates to fuel your races, right??? Unfortunately, following that conventional sports nutrition advice has brought many desperate athletes to their knees, searching for an alternative when their health and training begin to suffer despite eating all those healthy whole grains.

With immediate action and sustained effort, alternative liquid fuels can be available in the 2020 time frame, if or when the nation needs them.

We really, really need to drive fuel efficient alternatives to SUVs that can carry 7 - 8 passengers.

That said, if you need excellent fuel economy, want to tow heavy loads, or just want to go farther off the beaten path, there are some solid alternatives worth checking out on the included list of what are essentially our semi-finalists.

Californians in general and automotive enthusiasts in particular are very aware of alternative fuels, so this will be a tremendous opportunity to demonstrate that a renewable fuel like ethanol is part of the solution for America's energy needs.»

Porsche unveiled the Mission E Sports Sedan at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show which is the brand's first fully - electric vehicle set to lock horns with the Tesla Model S. With fuel resources continuously depleting, alternative energy powered cars are the need of the hour.

With fuel resources continuously depleting, alternative energy powered cars are the need of the hour.

For long - distance drivers, Mercedes recommends anyway fuel cells as an alternative to e-cars: The number of hydrogen filling stations in Germany is set to increase by 2023 from the current 50 to 400, to cover the daily needs, especially on the main roads.

The federal budget introduced in March included $ 62.5 million over two years to help build the infrastructure needed to support alternative fuel vehicles, including charging stations for electric cars and refuelling stations for vehicles that run on natural gas and hydrogen.

Viewed as an alternative to the diminishing commercial gallery scene, in hindsight it seemed like they were fueled by the overarching need for artists to show their art and talk about it, with or without a functioning art market.

We need to find a ballance of drilling off the shores of the U.S. and PUT ALL OF OUR ENERGY INTO finding other alternative fuels at the same time and becoming independent.

While we're hopeful that alternative fuel sources will be part of the solution (think hybrid trucks transporting goods) and that organic farming will play a role (organic farming practices eliminate the need for artificial fertilizers and pesticides, which currently account for 40 % of the energy used in the food system!)

The Times» series on China shows that we are not the only ones who need to rethink pell - mell development; on the other side of the coin, the oil shock of the l970's showed how a crisis could lead to fuel conservation measures and alternative energy investments that helped slow CO2 emissions in this country for quite a few years.

There's no need to use alternative fuels in order to achieve efficiency gains of around 30 % on average, only the political will is lacking.

Or even «This should serve as a reminder that we need to develop our own alternative fuels and power and pollute the atmosphere less».

What is needed, more than ever before, is administrative leadership that goes to instruct societies of humans to depend much less on fossil - fuels, and make way for renewable energy alternatives.

However, they also claim that the whole concept is flawed, that it encourages fossil fuel use, and that it distracts from the urgent need to find alternatives:

Professor Curry wrote, «If you accept the premise that human caused climate change is dangerous and that we need to rapidly stop burning fossil fuels, then I don't see a near term alternative to nuclear.»

If you accept the premise that human caused climate change is dangerous and that we need to rapidly stop burning fossil fuels, then I don't see a near term alternative to nuclear.

We need extensive but judicious use of fossil fuels together with as many alternative fuels as possible to get the whole globe to the western level of prosperity or at least as close to it as third world nations reasonably demand.

Reblogged this on Climate Collections and commented: Executive Summary: If you accept the premise that human caused climate change is dangerous and that we need to rapidly stop burning fossil fuels, then I [JC] don't see a near term alternative to nuclear.

We need alternatives to fossil fuels that are cost competitive.