Sentences with phrase «emissions performance of»

The drawback of this approach is that it would require EPA to weaken the new source rule's standards — even ultra-supercritical coal plants can not reach the emissions performance of natural gas plants or coal plants with CCS.

The CCC's report floats the idea of standards for the emissions performance of buildings that would tighten over time but stops short of recommending regulation.

He quotes a study, Food Miles — Comparative Energy / Emissions Performance of New Zealand's Agriculture Industry and writes:

Ford announced that when the three - cylinder EcoBoost engine debuts in the European Ford Focus, it will produce 125 PS (124 hp, 92 kW) with fuel consumption of 5.0 L / 100 km (47 mpg US), and CO2 emissions performance of 114 g / km.

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Alex Ferguson, vice-president of policy and performance at the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, said industry supports ongoing efforts to reduce methane emissions, but that they will take a lot of hard work to accomplish.

In 2009, for example, the German government amended its rules so that inspections of emissions performance would be based solely on readings from a car's own «onboard diagnostic» system, effectively ceding total control to the automakers.

The automaker admits that, since 2009, it outfitted several of its diesel - powered models — such as the Golf, Passat, Jetta, and Beetle — with «defeat devices» that would switch off emissions controls, and thereby boost performance, except when the vehicles were being put through environmental tests.

To spice things up, they'd include promises of a new pipeline training facility, a new school curriculum, a new relationship with Ottawa, new greenhouse gas emissions targets and better bitumen sands environmental performance.

IFOAM raised awareness of its campaign messages, high sequestration, low emission, food secure farming which highlights the superior performance of organic agriculture in preventing global warming and adapting to it.

Our suppliers are committed to achieving high environmental performance through practices and policies including zero - waste, nutrient cycling, water efficiency, conservation of biodiversity, and energy and emissions efficiency.

As a member of the Sustainable Food Trade Association (SFTA), we've signed a pledge committing to reporting annually the company's performance in the 11 - action categories that include organic & land use, distribution & sourcing, energy, climate change & emissions, water use & quality, solid waste reduction, packaging & marketing materials, labor, animal care, sustainability education, and governance & community engagement.

Once enough data is compiled, CSWA will use the aggregated data to identify opportunities to assist industry operators through education and technical support to gain better performance through reduced use of water and energy, and achieve lower GHG emissions related to energy use.

Jordan explained that the online Performance Metrics system offers a simplified, user - friendly version of the DNDC tool that enables winegrowers to customize the variables that are the most significant drivers of soil - related greenhouse gas emissions in vineyards.

She noted that CSWA's program recently marked its first decade with publication of a 2012 Progress Report and the third edition of the California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Workbook and release of a new Performance Metrics tool for measuring vineyard and winery use of water, energy and applied nitrogen, and greenhouse gas emissions.

The tool is part of CSWA's online Sustainable Winegrowing Self - Assessment and Performance Metrics system, the latter of which measures, manages and tracks energy, water and nitrogen use, and greenhouse gas emissions.

Indicators of social, environmental and economic performance, such as food security, greenhouse gas emissions, food miles, farm income and biodiversity highlight this fact.

Two types of cushioning layers, all - natural cotton and certified emission - free and performance - tested foam provide support and comfort

Environment — an evaluation of a company's environmental performance through its facilities, materials, resources, energy use, and emissions.

«The modernisation of Kitimat will transform its performance, moving it from the third quartile to the first decile of the industry cost curve, and cut greenhouse gas emissions by about half,» said Jacynthe Côté, chief executive of Rio Tinto Alcan.

- The establishment of an emissions performance standard that will prevent coal - fired power stations being built unless they are equipped with sufficient CCS to meet the emissions performance standard.

The decision has one down - side that the electricity market reform will have to resolve: by dropping the CCS levy on consumers and committing to taxpayer funding, it reduces the incentive of the existing power companies to engage with CCS, and reinforces the need for a strong emissions performance standard to ensure they have clarity about the low carbon direction of the electricity market.

The establishment of an emissions performance standard that will prevent coal - fired power stations being built unless they are equipped with sufficient CCS to meet the emissions performance standard.

Technicians from Virgin Atlantic, Boeing, GE Aviation (maker of the engine) and fuel provider Imperium Renewables now plan to analyze data collected during the flight to assess the engine's performance and pollution emissions.

Existing methods of carbon footprinting are primarily designed to quantify total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a particular farm, and are therefore unable to provide information on environmental performances of specific animals.

By simulating how a highly volatile, low - soot fuel behaves in many engine designs, «We hope to retain the performance of diesel fuel with lower particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions,» said Roberto Torelli, an Argonne postdoctoral researcher on Som's team.

The government's review of the UK energy supply published today (26 / July) highlights the dreadful performance of wind power, with over 1830 turbines with combined capacity of 2GW reducing fuel consumption in (and emissions from) UK power stations by tiny and irrelevant fraction of one per cent.

-- The emission allowances provided pursuant to this Act to the States SEED Accounts shall support the implementation through State REEP programs of alternate means of creating incentives for, or reducing financial barriers to, improved energy and environmental performance in buildings, consistent with this section, including --

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) to reduce emissions of methane - rich landfill gas from new, modified and reconstructed municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills, updating standards that were issued in 1996.

2017 marked a tough year for many of you, with several issues affecting our community and the revenue earned from advertising through the YouTube Partner April 4, 2017: Review of the Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric

Robert's Rules Association is an unincorporated membership association representing Robert's Rules of Order April 4, 2017: Review of the Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric

Created to celebrate exemplars of building performance by measuring rigorously collected data, the Awards show how good engineering can directly affect the amount of energy used in a building and reduction of emissions while taking into account the occupants» experiences at the same time.

The standard of environmental performance required to consider should be the following: 1) the elimination or reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases; 2) increase of basic sanitation services provided to the population; 3) the elimination or reduction of deforestation and burning of forests; 4) reduction in the consumption of fossil fuels; 5) increase of the share of renewable energy in the energy mix; 6) the elimination or reduction of land pollution, air, ocean and water; 7) increase of energy efficiency or energy saving in agriculture, industry and transportation in general; and 8) increase of recycling of materials.

The Awards require effective demonstration of high levels of user satisfaction and comfort, measured building performance, energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions.

The engine can't meet California's demanding emissions standards while maintaining the level of performance that the company's brand image demands, so Mazda is waiting until further engineering developments enable the car's introduction.

But what about tomorrow, when new mobility requirements and tougher emissions laws redefine the pleasure of driving and reassess the meaningfulness of performance?

While the word «efficiency» appears in every other sentence that comes out of the mouths of Ferrari engineers, they're talking about efficiency of performance far more than fuel efficiency or emissions coming from this carbon - fiber - clad hypercar with its hybrid powertrain featuring a mighty 6.3 - liter V - 12 and seven - speed dual - clutch automatic.

Silica compound started in the car world, because of the rolling resistance needs to reduce emissions, but eventually realized incredible wet performance, especially in cold conditions.

That ups the headline power and torque figures to 335bhp and 332 lb ft, but reduces emissions and improves fuel economy to 149g / km and 44.1 mpg, supposedly giving you the best of both worlds in terms of performance and parsimony.

Infiniti calls it «a revolutionary next - step in optimising the efficiency of the internal combustion engine» — though it's also illustrative of the lengths manufacturers are now going to in an effort to extend the abilities of such engines, in light of tougher emissions regulations and customer performance demands.

In no way a normally aspirated engine will be performance wise comparable to a similar turbo engine but in order for certain car manufacturers such as Toyota, to meet the emissions criteria it is preferable to invest in a normal aspirated engine of 1.5 lt i.o. the present 1.3 lt so that the cost of the relevant car, Yaris, remains low and is not effecting its sales as it would if they chose to use the 1.2 lt turbo they use on the CH - R which is also relatively emitting more.

It combines this performance with a claimed 220g / km of CO2 in hybrid mode — lower emissions than a Lotus Exige.

With this all - new and highly efficient engine, transmission, and ECO + functionality, the 2016 Volvo S80 offers a trio of benefits including increased fuel economy, reduced emissions, impressive safety ratings, and fun - to - drive performance — all in a luxurious Volvo sedan.

42 USC 7609, PL 91 - 604, Clean Air Act of 1970 This act set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), to protect public health and welfare, and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), that strictly regulated emissions of a new source entering an area.

«We have a combined team with Brixworth [Mercedes - AMG High Performance Powertrains], as we have a lot of experience on the emissions and OBD side.

All this is done due to emissions control and has nothing to do with improvement of engines and performance.

Replacing the notoriously thirsty five - cylinder 2.5 - litre turbo motor of its predecessor with a smaller 2.0 - litre, four - cylinder EcoBoost engine hasn't just improved economy and emissions (on paper, at least) but given performance a useful shot in the arm as well.

The CO2 emissions of just 139g / km are astonishing for a car with this much performance.

The rub, of course, was making the vehicle emissions - legal with the performance upgrades Canepa had in mind.

The Passat GTE, available in both saloon and estate body styles, aims to mix 8 - second 0 - 62mph and 136mph performance with an NEDC combined fuel economy figure of 141mpg and CO2 emissions under 45g / km.

But the boxer configuration isn't the most emission friendly, and with Subaru already confirming an electric car for 2021 and its next Forester SUV expected to be offered with a hybrid powertrain, the Japanese firm may be forced to turn to hybrid technology if it's to continue to offer the outright performance expected of its sports saloon.