Sentences with phrase «burning electric generating»

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Tens of thousands of Americans die every year from old - fashioned air pollution, generated by electric power plants that burn fossil fuels.

In Black Mesa, Arizona, the proposal to construct six large, coal - burning electric plants and three strip mines meant that the health risks of air and water pollution would be suffered by a predominantly native American population, but the power generated would be distributed to distant urban areas.

Nearly 50 percent of the electric power in this country comes from burning coal to create steam that drives electricity - generating turbines.

What hasn't been well - understood is whether it's better to convert crops to ethanol that can be burned in conventional internal combustion engines or to burn the crops to generate electricity that can power electric vehicles.

That's because fermenting corn into ethanol delivers less liquid fuel energy for internal combustion engines than does burning the kernels to generate power for electric motors.

Professor Edwards added: «Instead of burning fossil fuels, leading to CO2, we use them to generate hydrogen, which with fuel cells produces electric power and pure water.

The Electric Power Development company says its experimental power plant in Kitakyushu has a generating efficiency of 35 per cent, far better than the 20 per cent achieved by other waste - burning plants and as good as an oil - fired plant.

The third facility studied was the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in Bernardino County, Calif., where birds can be burned as they pass through concentrated sunrays that are reflected off thousands of mirrors toward a solar power tower, where water is boiled to produce electricity - generating steam.

Ed Kjaer, director of electric transportation at Southern California Edison, argues that plug - ins represent a natural evolution of hybrid technology, which today essentially burns gas to generate electricity... George W. Bush, the former Texan oilman, has begun talking up corn ethanol and clean diesel and has endorsed a $ 4,000 tax credit for purchases of hybrid cars.

See, electric relies on energy generated by burning coal and nuclear energy in most parts of the world.

Unlike a parallel - hybrid setup that can power its wheels by electric motor, gasoline engine, or both concurrently, series - hybrids power their wheels exclusively with electricity — though, as in the case of e-Power, that electricity is generated by burning gasoline.

Lexus also offers a luxury hybrid based on the LS, the vehicle combines a 5.0 liter gasoline burning V8 engine with an electric motor to generate a maximum output of 438 HP, the goal of this vehicle is hybrid performance and competes with 760s from BMW and V12 powered S Classes from Mercedes.

The standard renters insurance covered perils include: Fire or lightning, windstorm or hail, explosion, riot or civil commotion, aircraft, vehicles not your own, smoke, vandalism or malicious mischief, theft, volcanic eruption, falling objects, weight of ice, snow, or sleet, accidental discharge or overflow of water or steam, sudden and accidental tearing apart, cracking, or burning, freezing, and sudden and accidental damage from artificially generated electric current.

Your personal property is generally protected against the perils of: fire or lightning, windstorm or hail, explosion, riot or civil commotion, aircraft, vehicles (not your own), smoke, vandalism or malicious mischief, theft, volcanic eruption, sudden & accidental tearing apart, cracking, or burning, freezing, and sudden & accidental damage from artificially generated electric current.

Ed Kjaer, director of electric transportation at Southern California Edison, argues that plug - ins represent a natural evolution of hybrid technology, which today essentially burns gas to generate electricity... George W. Bush, the former Texan oilman, has begun talking up corn ethanol and clean diesel and has endorsed a $ 4,000 tax credit for purchases of hybrid cars.

Electric vehicles (EVs) burn no gasoline and have no tailpipe emissions, but producing the electricity used to charge them does generate global warming emissions.

«[A] n electric car running on power generated by dirty coal or gas actually creates more emissions than a car that burns petrol,» Dr. Dénes Csala, an engineer at Lancaster University, wrote in The Conversation.

If the U.S. were instead to use that natural gas to generate electricity as part of a portfolio with renewable sources of electricity, the analysis shows that «if the entire vehicle fleet were converted to electric vehicles and high efficiency natural gas combined - cycle power plants were used to generate all the additional electricity required, the increase in natural gas demand would be significantly less» than if the entire fleet was burning natural gas in its combustion engines — roughly a decrease in natural gas usage of 19 billion cubic feet per day.

97 A third report published in Science indicates that burning cellulosic crops directly to generate electricity to power electric cars yields 81 percent more transport miles than converting the crops into liquid fuel.

With plug - in hybrids and all - electric cars coming to market that can run on local wind - generated electricity at a gasoline - equivalent cost of 80 cents per gallon, why keep burning costly fuel at four times the price?

Their efforts have primarily been directed towards reducing CO2 emitted by electric power generating plants burning fossil fuels.

Ed Kjaer, director of electric transportation at Southern California Edison, argues that plug - ins represent a natural evolution of hybrid technology, which today essentially burns gas to generate electricity.

Beginning in 1965, electric power companies began building generating plants burning high - sulfur heavy fuel oil made from imported crude.

Which makes me a bit torn on this one: While biomass electric generation is certainly a good thing, and anything that gets us (the collective human we) away from burning coal is undeniably positive environmentally, it seems to me that there is a better solution than processing wood pellets in Florida and shipping them to the EU to generate power... Even if it appears from Green Circle's estimate of net energy gain comes out positive.

Recently, he was a member of a team that successfully obtained approval for a wood burning electric power generating plant in eastern Connecticut.

The standard renters insurance covered perils include: Fire or lightning, windstorm or hail, explosion, riot or civil commotion, aircraft, vehicles not your own, smoke, vandalism or malicious mischief, theft, volcanic eruption, falling objects, weight of ice, snow, or sleet, accidental discharge or overflow of water or steam, sudden and accidental tearing apart, cracking, or burning, freezing, and sudden and accidental damage from artificially generated electric current.

California contents coverage will also protect against things like falling objects, fire and smoke, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing), freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances or damage from artificially generated electric current.

Fire, Lightning, Windstorm, Hail, Explosion, Riot, Civil Commotion, Aircraft, Vehicles You Don't Own, Smoke, Vandalism, Malicious Mischief, Theft, Volcanic Eruption, Weight Of Ice / Snow / Sleet, Accidental Discharge Or Overflow Of Water Or Steam, Sudden And Accidental Tearing Apart, Cracking, Or Burning, Freezing, Sudden And Accidental Damage From Artificially Generated Electric Current.

While all plans are different, most Milpitas renters insurance plans will cover you from damage caused by the following: fire and smoke, natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

Although policies vary, most plans will cover direct physical loss of personal property if damaged by fire and smoke, natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

Personal property damage, also known as content renters insurance, will pay for the damages caused by fire and smoke, natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

Your personal property is generally protected against the perils of: fire or lightning, windstorm or hail, explosion, riot or civil commotion, aircraft, vehicles (not your own), smoke, vandalism or malicious mischief, theft, volcanic eruption, sudden & accidental tearing apart, cracking, or burning, freezing, and sudden & accidental damage from artificially generated electric current.

Most coverage plans will protect you in the event of fire and smoke damage, natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

Iowa City renters insurance will pay for the costs to repair or replace any moveable objects in the apartment, townhouse, loft or other dwelling in the event of fire and smoke, natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

Additonal protection - against things like falling objects, fire and smoke, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing), freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances or damage from artificially generated electric current

New Mexico rental coverage will pay for the costs incurred in the event of any damage to your belongings including storm, tornado, earthquake, landslide and other natural disaster, damage from neglect and from others such as fire, smoke, vandalism, theft and civil commotion, and damage from other disaster such as falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

Hesperia renters insurance takes effect in the event of a fire, smoke from a fire, earthquake, landslide, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.