Sentences with phrase «by fuel efficiency»

Current adoption [3] of these technologies in the trucking industry is estimated at 2 percent globally, driven in part by fuel efficiency and emissions standards for cleaner trucking in some countries.

Here, fuel economies described in mpg are portrayed as if the emissions standards were accomplished entirely by fuel efficiency improvements.

It is a long way but made possible by the fuel efficiency of the 787 Dreamliner, which boasts a range of up to 15,750 km (9,786 miles).

Not exact matches

Last month, the Trump Administration said it would revise fuel - efficiency regulations for cars and light trucks, a move supported (and lobbied for) by automakers.

Building developers and owners have been fueled by state and local building efficiency policies and incentives, the report explains.

Peloton predicts that platooning would save companies money by improving trucks» fuel efficiency while also cutting down on emissions.

Trading in an aging McDonnell Douglas MD - 80 plane for a new Boeing 737 — a comparable aircraft — can improve fuel efficiency by about 30 %.

They are also heralded for their fuel efficiency, although the impact of this will be reduced by the weight of the fuel needed to fly between the UK and Australia without stopping.

These add fuel to the fire as well as bringing efficiency to the playing field,» Charlie Hayter, CEO of CryptoCompare, a data website for the industry, told CNBC by email on Wednesday.

Oil demand will be squeezed by electric vehicles, fuel efficiency and ride - sharing in the years ahead.

However, the Pan Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change lays out a number of policies that will compel more clean tech innovation in Canada, he said, including a price on pollution with a carbon price, to be in place across Canada by the start of next year, as well as a promised national clean fuels strategy, better energy efficiency standards and limits on greenhouse gases like methane.

Adjusting for a shift in consumer demand to larger vehicles, the current rules are projected to hike fuel efficiency to a fleetwide average of 46.8 miles per gallon by 2026, according to a letter sent Tuesday by Senator Tom Carper to Pruitt and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.

They require automakers to double fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.

The Obama rules adopted in 2012 sought to double average fleet - wide vehicle fuel efficiency to about 50 miles (80 km) per gallon by 2025, but included an evaluation due by April 2018 to determine if the rules were appropriate.

Transporting containers by railroads also provides 4:1 fuel efficiency when compared to trucks.

• Creating cleaner transportation options — by investing in public transit infrastructure, improving our fuel efficiency and transitioning to low - carbon options like electric vehicles;

While individual drivers may not notice the impact of these CPdM capabilities, fleet managers can increase their fuel efficiency by 5 - 10 %.

-- «Calpers rejects plea to divest from carmakers over emissions,» by Bloomberg's Kate Smith: «The nation's largest pension system has rejected a call to divest from vehicle manufacturers that follow the president's agenda to roll back fuel efficiency standards, according to an April 20 letter.

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That the Wildcats still managed to run Michigan — a team riding a 14 - game winning streak and boasting the No. 3 defense in the country, according to Ken Pomeroy's adjusted efficiency metric — off the floor is a testament to the power of the offense fueled all season long by its junior point guard's efficient scoring and deft playmaking.

The conference «Fuel Poverty: Our Vision for the Future» is supported by National Grid and Northern Powergrid and will focus on six key vision statements exploring the wider issues of fuel poverty including; energy efficiency programmes, fuel poverty and health, the heat or eat debate, hard to treat properties, energy behaviour and a fairer energy marFuel Poverty: Our Vision for the Future» is supported by National Grid and Northern Powergrid and will focus on six key vision statements exploring the wider issues of fuel poverty including; energy efficiency programmes, fuel poverty and health, the heat or eat debate, hard to treat properties, energy behaviour and a fairer energy marfuel poverty including; energy efficiency programmes, fuel poverty and health, the heat or eat debate, hard to treat properties, energy behaviour and a fairer energy marfuel poverty and health, the heat or eat debate, hard to treat properties, energy behaviour and a fairer energy market.

Affordable Warmth Solutions (AWS) is a Community Interest Company (CIC) established by National Grid to help fight fuel poverty by providing new gas connections and investing in energy efficiency measures in homes that lie within the most deprived areas of its gas distribution area (Midlands, the North West, North London and East Anglia) For further information, please visit https://www.affordablewarmthsolutions.org.uk/.

«Yet the Government response has been to effectively halve funding for schemes to improve heating and insulation standards in properties occupied by financially disadvantaged households, despite the fact that energy efficiency is the most rational long - term solution to fuel poverty.

This lack of commitment is further evidenced by the withdrawal of all Treasury funding for energy efficiency programmes from next year in contrast to the Devolved Administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which will continue to support fuel - poor households through their own Government - funded programmes.»

«Today the Government has recognised that a higher energy efficiency housing standard (Energy Performance Standard Band C) is essential to ending the preventable suffering caused by fuel poverty and have set out a legislative framework and strategy to achieve this.

In fact, the bill Obama voted for raised taxes on oil companies by $ 300 million over 11 years while providing $ 5.8 billion in subsidies for renewable energy, energy efficiency and alternative fuels.

They use a surface air - gap firing technology, which can help improve engine performance and fuel efficiency by providing multiple spark paths.

Boosting the fuel efficiency of motor vehicles by «harvesting» the energy generated by their shock absorbers and feeding it back into batteries or electrical systems such as air conditioning has become a major goal in automotive engineering.

The efficiency tweaks are part of an effort by automakers to comply with federal corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) rules that now require that the U.S. car fleet meet fuel economy standards of 35 miles per gallon (15 kilometers per liter) by 2016.

The Chinese government hopes to avoid an auto - driven environmental apocalypse both by mandating increasing fuel efficiency but also by pushing these domestic vehicle manufacturers for homegrown hybrid, electric and fuel - cell vehicles under its «863» program — deriving its name from its launch back in March 1986.

His administration delivered the strongest increases in fuel efficiency standards for passenger cars in decades with promises to cut carbon emissions by 6 billion metric tons by 2025.

Although Chinese law mandates that cars get at least 35 miles per gallon fuel efficiency, a level the U.S. fleet won't reach until 2020, a large enough fleet of Chinese cars would forestall efforts to combat climate change or eliminate the other environmental challenges posed by paved roads, suburbanization and all that traffic.

By controlling the speed of the ethylene jet, Chen and Yoo alter how rapidly the fuel burns, a measure of its efficiency.

In the bipartisan 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, we increased new fuel economy standards for vehicles, along with other provisions to increase energy efficiency, save drivers money, reduce pollution, and strengthen our security by making America less dependent on foreign oil.

This also means that other generators, such as those powered by fossil fuels, can scale their power output in advance rather than rapidly ramping up or slowing down to compensate for wind, increasing their efficiency and improving the grid's reliability.

Although the cost of research and development makes hybrids more expensive than conventional counterparts, rail experts agree that the savings achieved by improved fuel efficiency can provide quick return on investment.

California is aiming to increase vehicles» fuel efficiency by reducing energy loss from deformed tires.

«This is a victory for drivers who, by 2016, will get 35 miles per gallon, spend less on fuel and send less of their dollars overseas,» Jackson said, although the new rules still leave the U.S. behind Europe, Japan and China in terms of the timing or strength of fuel efficiency standards.

Details about the bills are scarce, Cho noted, but «for the third year in a row the Senate panel moved to zero out spending on the United States's contribution to ITER,» «House appropriators would cut [DOE's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy] spending by 12 % to $ 1.8 billion,» and «the House energy and water subcommittee would boost spending on the fossil fuels program by 2 % to $ 645 million.»

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation (DoT) released rules that set limits on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions allowed and accelerate an increase in overall fuel efficiency to 14.5 kilometers per liter (34.1 miles per gallon) by 2016.

Lacking improvements in fuel efficiency combined with a comprehensive mitigation policy, the report finds that transport emissions could double by 2050 from 6.7 gigatons of emitted carbon dioxide in 2010, which represents 22 percent of the world's total.

New cars and trucks could improve fuel efficiency by 50 percent if existing technologies such as hybrids are adopted

This work is aligned with Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and Station Technology (H2FIRST), a new project established by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

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.

In situations where consumers must average ratio information, such as comparing the fuel efficiency of two cars using the ratio miles per gallon, they often flub the numbers by incorrectly assuming the mathematic equation to find miles per gallon would be to average the sum of the mileage of both cars and then divide by two, instead of using a more complex equation needed to accurately compare ratios.

The scientists have devised a new manufacturing technique that could boost the efficiency of an inexpensive type of solar cell by up to 50 %, making the technology an economically feasible alternative to fossil fuels in the search for sustainable energy.

But by building on the basic step of achieving such high quantum efficiency for solar hydrogen generation, we could make the process of producing a «green» fuel much greener as well.»

By dramatically improving the speed and efficiency of conversion over conventional approaches, these enzymes could stimulate efforts to grow crops for fuel, with implications for biodiversity in the form of increased land use for this purpose, potential shifts away from fossil fuel use and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Regulators have set a tentative goal of increasing fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon for cars and light trucks by the 2025 model year.

Decreased consumption, driven by the price hike, was brought about by measures ranging from insulating houses to improved fuel efficiency.