Sentences with phrase «at alternative fuel»

Let's take a quick look at some alternative fuel sources and types of cars:

Some districts are also looking at alternative fuel sources and energy - efficient building materials for longer - term savings.

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Such work may have a shot at creating low - carbon alternatives that can compete against the bargain basement fossil fuels that will very likely result if alternative fuels start to contribute substantial supply.

As their competitors at Honda and Toyota moved into the hybrid realm, Volkswagen spent years trying to convince consumers that their diesel engines were clean, powerful, fuel - sipping better alternatives.

Furthermore, efforts at oil giant Royal Dutch Shell RDS.A, +0.62 % to move beyond fossil fuels into low - carbon energy is as much driven by the growth potential of alternative energy markets as a concern for global warming.

Speaking at an energy conference in Tel Aviv, Energy Minister Steinitz said the country's manufacturing and transportation industries will be fueled entirely by natural gas, electricity and alternative fuels within the next 12 years.

A team of chemists at the University of Bristol have made significant steps towards developing a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels having produced a petrol using beer as a key ingredient.

When product doesn't sell, it's donated to hunger relief organizations, and food that can't be sold or donated ends up as animal feed or alternative fuel at farms or biogas plants.

And while Know Brainer launched a ketogenic MCT Oil creamer at the show, Wonder Fuel offered a plant - based alternative with its Organic Vegan Creamer with MCT Oil.

Research indicates that giving a baby artificial milk at this time can actually worsen his blood sugar problem as it stops him using alternative brain fuels such as ketone bodies and lactate.

«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.

The Fuel Up Breakfast Grants program is designed to improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school; specifically targeted to the morning meal, the breakfast grants provide funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast program with an emphasis on alternative breakfast options that are sustainable.

So the real question is «Why is it that there are some places in the state that are doing what's right, but in communities of color, they're willing to do what the governor says he's against,» which is fracked fossil fuels, but they actually have a proposal which they said they're gonna look at alternatives, they're gonna consider alternatives.

At the same time, Astorino was commended for his push to convert the county vehicle fleet to hybrid or alternative - fuel vehicles as well as flood mitigation projects.

«The spill in the Gulf [of Mexico], which is just heartbreaking, only underscores the necessity of seeking alternative fuel sources,» Obama said at Solyndra's facility in Fremont, Calif., as oil spewed from BP's blown out Macondo well.

Since the 1970's at least, the U.S. federal government has had an interest in alternative sources of energy, although funding for those efforts has risen and fallen with economic conditions, fuel prices, and political administrations, among other factors.

In fact, the alternative jet fuel — known as synthetic paraffinated kerosenes — has as good or better qualities than Jet A refined from petroleum: It does not freeze at high - altitude temperatures, delivers the same or more power to the engines, and is lighter, as well.

The FAA has already approved at least one biofuel — ethanol — as an alternative fuel for two types of aircraft and engines, including the Piper Pawnee powered by Lycoming IO - 540 engines.

«Alternative fuels offer the potential, if not to lower the price [of petroleum - derived fuels], at least to provide a hedge in the future against their future growth or, put differently, their volatility,» says technologist Douglas Kirkpatrick, DARPA's program manager for alternative fueAlternative fuels offer the potential, if not to lower the price [of petroleum - derived fuels], at least to provide a hedge in the future against their future growth or, put differently, their volatility,» says technologist Douglas Kirkpatrick, DARPA's program manager for alternative fuealternative fuels efforts.

By tweaking the smallest units of life, scientists are making bigger gains in producing alternative and renewable energy, with recent efforts aimed at molecule - level controls and promoting fractal growth patterns to create different fuels and improve efficiencies.

«It's so hard to launch in high volumes that it makes sense to have partnerships, especially in the area of alternative fuels,» said Robert Bienenfeld, senior manager of environment and energy strategy at Honda.

A survey of executives at companies engaged in energy alternatives to fossil fuels reveals some of the challenges facing the industry

Now, a metal - free alternative catalyst for fuel cells may be at hand.

Stakeholders have just begun designing the rules, but undoubtedly a debate will emerge over how different alternative fuels and technologies are incentivized, said Therese Langer, transportation program director at the American Council for an Energy - Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

In this context, switching from high - cost diesel to a low - carbon alternative fuel isn't just the green thing to do; it's key to ensuring consumer products stay at affordable prices, Elizabeth Fretheim, director of business strategy and sustainability logistics at Wal - Mart Stores Inc., explained at a symposium last week hosted by the nonprofit group Business for Social Responsibility (BSR).

UPS tries liquefied natural gas For United Parcel Service Inc., which has experimented with a wide range of alternative fuels across its fleet, LNG for long - haul trucks has been the clear standout, said Steve Leffin, director of global sustainability at UPS.

But researchers at the University of Delaware can now offer manufacturers a much sweeter alternative to this fossil fuel.

«If more residents knew their building was burning dirty fuel that was bad for the health of their families and their neighbors, they might be more likely to push their landlord to switch to a clean alternative,» says Diana Hernández, the study's senior author and assistant professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.

He says continued pressure to reduce fuel usage, greenhouse gases and other pollutants «could lead manufacturers to look at alternative combustion strategies.

At least eight states have imposed a vehicle registration fee, ranging from $ 50 to $ 200, for alternative - fuel vehicles: Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Nebraska, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

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.

Ehsan Khosravi, Ahmad Shariati and Mohammad Reza Khosravi Nikou of the Gas Engineering Department, at the Petroleum University of Technology, in Ahwaz, Iran, explain how economic and environmental concerns regarding petroleum - based fuels has led to increased demand for alternatives.

Coming from an engineering background, I was pleased to see that the only realistic alternative to fossil fuel for transport, namely biofuel from non-food crops, is at last attracting serious attention (8 December, p 34).

This exhaustive yet accessible look at the global energy supply weighs the future of fossil fuels and carefully considers the alternatives.

A team of researchers at MIT is developing an alternative that could provide similar protection for nuclear fuel, while reducing the risk of hydrogen production by roughly a thousandfold.

The Buckeye Bullet team at Ohio State University has produced several of the fastest alternative fuel vehicles in history, including a battery - powered racer that surpassed 300 mph in 2010.

Unfortunately, jet fuel derived from coal results in even more CO2 emissions, which makes it no alternative at all if the goal is to combat climate change.

Graham was upset because the Obama administration's 2014 budget request called for a study of alternatives to the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, under construction at DOE's Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina.

A study projects 130 future cancer deaths from the meltdowns at the reactors in Fukushima last year, but does that suggest nuclear power is safer than fossil fuel alternatives?

One of automakers» greatest concerns in meeting the Obama administration's ambitious new fuel economy standards is that consumers will continue to steer clear of alternative automobile technologies, which come at a steep price premium.

As England gets set to start paying for plastic bags, researchers at The Open University (OU) are making inroads into developing alternative biodegradable materials that could potentially replace fossil fuel derived polyethylene single - use carrier bags in the future.

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.

Replace sugary sweets with a low - sugar, chocolatey alternative that makes you feel like you're treating yourself at breakfast (while simultaneously fueling you).

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.

Increased openness to complementary and alternative treatments is fueling this boom, says Woodson Merrell, MD, director of integrative medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City: «Patients like essential oils because they're a remedy that is natural, effective and typically safe.»

They looked at fuel efficiency and studied alternative fuels — a hot topic in an area where much of the population works in local refineries.

It looks at hoe fossil fuels have damaged the environment and whether there is an alternative

The FuelEd Homebound Education Program is a cost - effective alternative that enables students to continue to receive the highest quality education, engage with other students, and progress at a rate that keeps them on pace for an easy transition back into their regular classroom.

Launched in 2005, the Pilot - based crew - cab trucklet was designed to appeal to buyers looking for an efficient alternative to conventional midsize pickups.; Though the Ridgeline's 3.5 - liter V - 6 and unibody construction are fuel - saving measures, the truck is still considerably thirsty: the EPA rates the 2009 Ridgeline at 15/20 mpg city / highway.