Sentences with phrase «as a source of fuel for»

In several decades, the forests could be sustainably harvested as a source of fuel for wood - burning power plants, making them a nearly carbon - neutral energy source, Ornstein argues.

Ketones are used as a source of fuel for the body instead of the energy produced from sugar / carbs.

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Fossil fuel usage, meanwhile, is expected to hit its ceiling in 2030 at 2.93 billion tons of oil equivalent with coal expected to continue as the top energy source for China by 2050.

Bitcoin slumped as South Korea's justice minister reiterated his proposal to ban local cryptocurrency exchanges, fueling concern that a government crackdown will erode one of the world's biggest sources of demand for digital currencies.

«There isn't really yet a large scale substitute for crude oil as a source of transportation fuel,» said Foley.

As he prodded the prime minister, Nye, best known as the host of the 1990s PBS show «Bill Nye the Science Guy,» and more recently for the Netflix series «Bill Nye Saves the World,» cited a study by a group called The Solutions Project that concluded Canada could live entirely without fossil fuels if it fully embraced renewable energy sourceAs he prodded the prime minister, Nye, best known as the host of the 1990s PBS show «Bill Nye the Science Guy,» and more recently for the Netflix series «Bill Nye Saves the World,» cited a study by a group called The Solutions Project that concluded Canada could live entirely without fossil fuels if it fully embraced renewable energy sourceas the host of the 1990s PBS show «Bill Nye the Science Guy,» and more recently for the Netflix series «Bill Nye Saves the World,» cited a study by a group called The Solutions Project that concluded Canada could live entirely without fossil fuels if it fully embraced renewable energy sources.

Our Collagen Fuels contain coconut milk as the primary source of beneficial healthy fat, helping to take the edge off hunger for hours.

There's nothing wrong with healthy complex carbohydrates and fruits in the morning, as they are a perfect source of energy to fuel the body for the day, but having only carbohydrates can be an issue.

Fiber is an important source of fuel for the gut biome, fiber is not be considered «sugar» as it does not get digested like glucose is in our bodies.

Well, I believe that food should be used as a source of fuel or recovery for your body, so if you work out, then you need to give it some loving with some good - for - you ingredients I also don't believe in all that no - fat nonsense!

It's nice to have these on hand as a good source of fuel for myself and my little one.

With fuel costs top of mind among most consumers, an Ohio supermarket showcased Idaho's famous spuds as a personal power source in its top - winning entry for the Idaho Potato Commission's (IPC) 2012 retail display contest.

As a result the ketogenic diet has become a popular approach for essentially starving cancer cells of their primary fuel source, glucose.

Caltex Australia has its eye on more Asian investments and supply contracts as it looks to take advantage of the skills in its Ampol fuel sourcing and trading business and prepares for an expected peaking of local demand for petrol and diesel in 10 to 15 years.

The excess fuel from this high - sugar, high - carb diet is stored as fat which the body uses as a source of insulation and energy for the long, cold -LSB-...]

Complex carbohydrates such as potatoes (sweet and regular), quinoa, oats and rice are my go - to choices when I need a steady source of fuel for marathon or spartan training.

Grains are naturally low in fat and a rich source of carbohydrates, which are used as the main fuel for the body.

For the purposes of this article, I will argue that «internet protesting» refers to the use of social media, in particular social media websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, to organize and continuously fuel a public manifestation as well as provide a direct and relatively unbiased source of information on its progress and outcomes.

In her first major environmental proposal, Nixon called on New York State to commit to 100 percent renewable energy sources by 2050 — a benchmark that has been something of a Holy Grail for activists concerned about the warming of the planet as a result of the burning of fossil fuels.

«While we know that gas can play a small part as a bridging fuel as to move to greener sources, the government's decision to sign off upwards of 30GW of new gas simply flies in the face of warnings about the consequences of a «dash for gas» on both consumer bills and legally binding climate targets»

«The economic potential from the Marcellus Shale could provide a badly needed boost to the economy of the Southern Tier and even many environmentalists agree we want to produce more domestic natural gas that reduces the need for environmentally damaging fuel sources such as coal,» his campaign statement said, while adding, «Existing watersheds are sacrosanct, and Andrew Cuomo would not support any drilling that would threaten the state's major sources of drinking water.»

Multiple sources said the mayor's renewed interest in booting Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters was fueled by Peters» termination of Anastasia Coleman as head of the Office of the Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City school system.

As the Buffalo Niagara region tries to stimulate more startups, experts say venture capital and early - stage sources of funding for companies are necessary financial fuel.

More than half of Europe's forests have disappeared over the past 6,000 years thanks to increasing demand for agricultural land and the use of wood as a source of fuel, new research led by the University of Plymouth suggests.

Walter sees the benefits of using methane as an energy source as twofold: «Not only does it prevent a potent greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere by converting it to weaker greenhouse gases — water vapor and carbon dioxide — but using it on - site would also reduce the demand for other fossil - fuel sources.»

Given this promise — in addition to a February 2012 Department of Energy announcement of a $ 30 million competition aimed at finding ways «to harness our abundant supplies of domestic natural gas for vehicles» — Duoba and his colleague have been ramping up vehicle systems analysis and engine research and testing around CNG as a way to wean ourselves off of foreign fuel sources.

Domestic industries can make it from a range of chemical feedstocks and energy sources (for instance, from renewable, nuclear and fossil - fuel sources), and the nontoxic gas could serve as a virtually pollution - free energy carrier for machines of many kinds.

This relates to the whole area of development for people talking about biofuels, which is this idea of trying to develop replacements for the conventional sorts of fossil fuels that we have to at least — if we are going to be burning some sort of hydrocarbons of some kind — to try to get them [so] that they are being derived from a different source, and potentially or ideally, ones that would actually burn without delivering as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere too; that's great if you can get that.

As it has for more than a century, air pollution in America largely arises from power plants, industries, vehicles and other sources of fuel burning.

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.

The President's initiative will empower young men and women to invent and commercialize advanced energy technologies such as efficient and cost effective methods for converting sunlight to electricity and fuel, carbon capture and sequestration, stationary and portable advanced batteries for plug - in electric cars, advanced energy storage concepts that will enable sustained energy supply from solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources, high - efficiency deployment of power across «smart grids,» and carbon neutral commercial and residential buildings.

Should the market demands for hydrogen fuel increase with the introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles, the U.S. will need to produce and store large amounts of cost - effective hydrogen from domestic energy sources, such as natural gas, solar and wind, said Daniel Dedrick, Sandia hydrogen program manager.

As Jiang explained, the efficiency of coal conversion technologies remains low, and coal - derived liquid fuels or coal - based synthetic gas have lost their price advantage due to falling prices for conventional energy sources.

Kyoto regulates all sources of carbon dioxide as well as other greenhouse gases, but reliable long - term data by country are available only for carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels (which accounts for about two - thirds of the human contribution to global warming).

The steam - powered «aeolipile» was invented by Hero of Alexandria in Roman Egypt during the 1st century AD, but it wasn't until some 1700 years later that the steam engine as we know it emerged, thanks to better construction materials, plentiful fuel and, critically, growing industrial demand for an alternative source of power.

Fortunately for the case of using wood for cooking many remote villages are benefitting from solar cooking ovens to reduce reliance on wood as a fuel source.

Though he hasn't provided many specifics, Trump has publicly said he is eager to streamline the process and make it as easy as possible for energy companies to extract fossil fuels from public lands, which are the source of about 24 percent of America's fossil fuels, including about 40 percent of all the coal produced in the U.S.

Its combination with oxygen in the atmosphere produces energy and water as its sole by - product, making it one of the main candidates to substitute fossil fuels as a source of energy for the transport sector.

Eddie Kasalivich, an undergraduate at the University of Chicago, works as a technician for a scientific team that discovers an alternative, low - cost, pollution - free fuel source.

While at the AAS, Bethany managed the public policy activities including, creating and managing a federal and local grassroots advocacy program designed to work with association members to effectively communicate with policy makers and successfully leading a coalition, working with Congressional leaders, and drafting legislation to secure millions of federal dollars appropriated for the restarting domestic production of Plutonium - 238 as a fuel source for planetary exploration.

Nagrath, who directs Rice's Laboratory for Systems Biology of Human Diseases, found that some cancer cells are capable of using these information packets as a source of energy to fuel tumor growth.

It will focus on catalyst development for four applications: proton exchange membrane fuel cells to convert stored energy in non-fossil fuels into electricity; electrolysers for splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen — a potential clean fuel cell source; syngas, a mixture of CO and H2, which is generated from coal, gas and biomass, and widely used as a key intermediate in the chemical industry; and lithium - air batteries.

Nuclear power is not «too cheap to meter,» and in fact, despite hundreds of billions of dollars in government subsidies and in ratepayer charges, nuclear power greatly trails other fuels as a source of electricity and is useless in providing for the world's other major energy needs, including transportation.

Instead, the price rise seems to reflect the increasing importance of the secondary, or pre-mined and processed market, as sources of uranium for use in the reactor fuel market.

When you're fasting your body uses fat as fuel and preserves muscle.Researchers from the National Institute of Aging theorized in 2003 that intermittent fasting helped trigger the SIRT1 gene, thought to both stimulate cells to release fat for use as an energy source and to deactivate the genes responsible for promoting fat storage.Other research conducted at the University of California at Berkeley indicate that this type of alternate day fasting can protect against diabetes and excessive weight gain.

This step is absolutely crucial for pushing your body to use your stored fat as a primary source of fuel.

Eat less carbs: Carbs are the preferred source of fuel for unhealthy bacteria, so loading up on sugars or refined carbs such as white bread and sweet biscuits can compromise your gut health.

Protein can be broken down into glucose if the body is in need of it, but it is the least preferable source of fuel for energy as it difficult to convert (unlike carbohydrates).

It doesn't matter at all if they come from grains and carbohydrates (which raise the blood sugar, get stored as fat and wreak havoc on the body) or proteins (which are needed for important functions like cell repair) or fats (which are a much more dense and effective source of fuel).

● Good fats play a number of roles in our health but an important one is slowing blood sugar spikes to help us better regulate energy and mood ● Fat is a longer burning source of fuel for the body so you don't need to think about food as much when healthy fats are the primary source of fuel.