Sentences with phrase «coal as a source of power»

«It is simply untrue to say that we chose coal as a source of power.

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«As much as I believe it is going to be part of the energy infrastructure around power, I believe that other sources are now catching up with coal in terms of the overall costs,» Morgan saiAs much as I believe it is going to be part of the energy infrastructure around power, I believe that other sources are now catching up with coal in terms of the overall costs,» Morgan saias I believe it is going to be part of the energy infrastructure around power, I believe that other sources are now catching up with coal in terms of the overall costs,» Morgan said.

Instead of a world dominated by renewable sources of power like wind and solar — as people concerned about the dangers of climate change would hope — PE execs see gas, oil and even coal as a substantial component of electricity and fuel sources in 2039, according to recent interviews conducted by CNBC.com on the future of energy as part of CNBC's 25th anniversary.

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

«Reducing carbon pollution from electric power plants is a good start, but the goal must be phasing out coal, oil, and natural gas as our energy sources,» said Howie Hawkins, Green candidate for Governor of New York (http://www.howiehawkins.org).

A slew of new coal - fired generators are coming online, he noted, and while those plants are sleeker and more efficient, they're still not nearly as clean as gas - fired turbines or renewable power sources.

The Bush administration originally touted these right - of - ways in 2005 as a means to link solar, wind and other renewable energy sources, but proposals officials approved before leaving office in January have them connecting existing coal - fired power plants and natural gas facilities.

And until it's economical to pull it out of coal - fired power plant smokestacks or other industrial sources, it comes from petroleum - based sources, as well.

Winds at an altitude of 30,000 feet carry 20 times as much energy as those near the ground, representing a source of power that could be a fraction of the cost of coal.

And attaching the Calera process to the nation's more than 600 coal - fired power plants or even steel mills and other industrial sources is even more attractive as burning coal results in flue gas with as much as 150,000 parts per million of CO2.

With more money for development of novel designs and public financial support for construction — perhaps as part of a clean energy portfolio standard that lumps in all low - carbon energy sources, not just renewables or a carbon tax — nuclear could be one of the pillars of a three - pronged approach to cutting greenhouse gas emissions: using less energy to do more (or energy efficiency), low - carbon power, and electric cars (as long as they are charged with electricity from clean sources, not coal burning).

Solid waste often lacks proper disposal, waterways have been polluted, and the air quality has plummeted, largely due to the coal - fired power plants that serve as the country's primary source of energy.

Though the federal government is doubling down on coal, electric power companies are embracing less - polluting natural gas, wind and solar power as the cost of generating electricity from those sources falls.

The results might not have immediate repercussions — nitrogen trifluoride currently adds 0.04 percent of the global warming effect created by carbon dioxide emitted from sources such as coal - burning power plants and cars.

Some good news from this research: Nationally, 77 % of citizens support funding research into renewable energy sources, 74 % support regulating CO2 as a pollutant, and 63 % support strict limits on existing coal - fired power plants.

The Op - Ed piece by my colleague Tony Ingraffea again raises the issue of how much (if any) climate benefit may be obtained by shifting to natural gas and away from coal as an electrical power source.

I would counter that those who selfishly persue expansion of coal as a power source are the un-American among us.

In addition to rapidly increasing China's adoption of non-fossil power sources such as renewables and nuclear, to mitigate long - lived CO2 emissions, carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) must be applied to both new and existing China plants, both coal and gas.

The tool is useful for getting a better sense of how industry and our power sector contribute to climate change — and serves as a useful reminder that the U.S. still gets 50 % of its energy by burning coal, the chief source of carbon emissions worldwide.

The Worldwatch Institute and Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors recently analyzed the full greenhouse impacts of natural gas and coal — from the well or mine to the power plant — and the work supports other studies pointing to a large and clear climate advantage from gas as a source of electricity.

The United Kingdom is scaling up its use of low - carbon energy sources as it plans to phase out coal - fired power plants altogether by 2025.

Ripe for Retirement: The Case for Closing America's Costliest Coal Plants As many as 353 coal - fired power generators in 31 states — representing up to 59 GW of power capacity — are no longer economically viable compared with cleaner, more affordable energy sourCoal Plants As many as 353 coal - fired power generators in 31 states — representing up to 59 GW of power capacity — are no longer economically viable compared with cleaner, more affordable energy sourceAs many as 353 coal - fired power generators in 31 states — representing up to 59 GW of power capacity — are no longer economically viable compared with cleaner, more affordable energy sourceas 353 coal - fired power generators in 31 states — representing up to 59 GW of power capacity — are no longer economically viable compared with cleaner, more affordable energy sourcoal - fired power generators in 31 states — representing up to 59 GW of power capacity — are no longer economically viable compared with cleaner, more affordable energy sources.

The English got rid of wind power in the 1600's at the start of the Great Industrial revolution as they learnt to tame and use steam power with coal as the fuel source.

As of July 1, some 31 percent of America's power is sourced from natural gas, with coal at 30 percent, nuclear power at 20 percent, and eco-friendly renewables at 9 percent.

Higher density sources of fuel such as coal and natural gas utilized in centrally - produced power stations actually improve the environmental footprint of the poorest nations while at the same time lifting people from the scourge of poverty... Developing countries in Asia already burn more than twice the coal that North America does, and that discrepancy will continue to expand... So, downward adjustments to North American coal use will have virtually no effect on global CO2 emissions (or the climate), no matter how sensitive one thinks the climate system might be to the extra CO2 we are putting back into the atmosphere.

Despite the fading trend of using coal as a primary power source, natural gases aren't much of an alternative, either.

In December, however, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) suggested in its 2017 Long - Term Reliability Assessment that power generation from natural gas — fired units and renewable sources such as solar and wind will provide enough electricity to offset closures of coal and nuclear plants over the next decade, at least.

1) Regulations that directly shut down reliable sources of electricity, such as coal and nuclear power, and

Natural gas — that once seemingly promising link between the era of oil and coal to the serenity of sustainable solar, wind and water power — is a major source of atmospheric methane, due to widespread leaks as well as purposeful venting of gas.

In fact in all ten cases the evidence comes from primary sources, such as ExxonMobil's annual accounts and a leaked document from the Intermountain Rural Electric Association, which shows that one of the programme's contributors has been paid $ 100,000 by that organisation alone to produce arguments beneficial to coal - fired power generators (3).

1 Executive Summary 2 Scope of the Report 3 The Case for Hydrogen 3.1 The Drive for Clean Energy 3.2 The Uniqueness of Hydrogen 3.3 Hydrogen's Safety Record 4 Hydrogen Fuel Cells 4.1 Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell 4.2 Fuel Cells and Batteries 4.3 Fuel Cell Systems Durability 4.4 Fuel Cell Vehicles 5 Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure 5.1 Hydrogen Station Hardware 5.2 Hydrogen Compression and Storage 5.3 Hydrogen Fueling 5.4 Hydrogen Station Capacity 6 Hydrogen Fueling Station Types 6.1 Retail vs. Non-Retail Stations 6.1.1 Retail Hydrogen Stations 6.1.2 Non-Retail Hydrogen Stations 6.2 Mobile Hydrogen Stations 6.2.1 Honda's Smart Hydrogen Station 6.2.2 Nel Hydrogen's RotoLyzer 6.2.3 Others 7 Hydrogen Fueling Protocols 7.1 SAE J2601 7.2 Related Standards 7.3 Fueling Protocols vs. Vehicle Charging 7.4 SAE J2601 vs. SAE J1772 7.5 Ionic Compression 8 Hydrogen Station Rollout Strategy 8.1 Traditional Approaches 8.2 Current Approach 8.3 Factors Impacting Rollouts 8.4 Production and Distribution Scenarios 8.5 Reliability Issues 9 Sources of Hydrogen 9.1 Fossil Fuels 9.2 Renewable Sources 10 Methods of Hydrogen Production 10.1 Production from Non-Renewable Sources 10.1.1 Steam Reforming of Natural Gas 10.1.2 Coal Gasification 10.2 Production from Renewable Sources 10.2.1 Electrolysis 10.2.2 Biomass Gasification 11 Hydrogen Production Scenarios 11.1 Centralized Hydrogen Production 11.2 On - Site Hydrogen Production 11.2.1 On - site Electrolysis 11.2.2 On - Site Steam Methane Reforming 12 Hydrogen Delivery 12.1 Hydrogen Tube Trailers 12.2 Tanker Trucks 12.3 Pipeline Delivery 12.4 Railcars and Barges 13 Hydrogen Stations Cost Factors 13.1 Capital Expenditures 13.2 Operating Expenditures 14 Hydrogen Station Deployments 14.1 Asia - Pacific 14.1.1 Japan 14.1.2 Korea 14.1.3 China 14.1.4 Rest of Asia - Pacific 14.2 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 14.2.1 Germany 14.2.2 The U.K. 14.2.3 Nordic Region 14.2.4 Rest of EMEA 14.3 Americas 14.3.1 U.S. West Coast 14.3.2 U.S. East Coast 14.3.3 Canada 14.3.4 Latin America 15 Selected Vendors 15.1 Air Liquide 15.2 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 15.3 Ballard Power Systems 15.4 FirstElement Fuel Inc. 15.5 FuelCell Energy, Inc. 15.6 Hydrogenics Corporation 15.7 The Linde Group 15.8 Nel Hydrogen 15.9 Nuvera Fuel Cells 15.10 Praxair 15.11 Proton OnSite / SunHydro 15.11.1 Proton Onsite 15.11.2 SunHydro 16 Market Forecasts 16.1 Overview 16.2 Global Hydrogen Station Market 16.2.1 Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.2.2 Hydrogen Stations Capacity 16.2.3 Hydrogen Station Costs 16.3 Asia - Pacific Hydrogen Station Market 16.3.1 Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.3.2 Hydrogen Stations Capacity 16.3.3 Hydrogen Station Costs 16.4 Europe, Middle East and Africa 16.4.1 Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.4.2 Hydrogen Station Capacity 16.4.3 Hydrogen Station Costs 16.5 Americas 16.5.1 Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.5.2 Hydrogen Station Capacity 16.5.3 Hydrogen Station Costs 17 Conclusions 17.1 Hydrogen as a Fuel 17.2 Rollout of Fuel Cell Vehicles 17.3 Hydrogen Station Deployments 17.4 Funding Requirements 17.5 Customer Experience 17.6 Other Findings

If the United States is successful in maintaining the viability of coal as a cost - competitive power source while addressing climate concerns, our leadership position would enable U.S. industries to capture critical export opportunities to the very nations facing the largest challenges from global warming.

On the other hand Rowan talked of coal or gas as 100 % reliable sources of power.

China is heavily reliant on coal burning thermal power plants, but reportedly has set a generating target of 20 million kilowatts from renewable energy sources such as hydropower, solar power and wind power by 2020.

BNEF expects the nation's coal - power capacity in 2040 will be about half of what it is now after older plants come offline and are replaced by cheaper and less - polluting sources such as gas and renewables.

Concerns about the grid are linked to the fast - changing mix of electricity sources, particularly the loss of our most reliable and resilient sources of electricity, such as coal and nuclear power.

Changes to the new source pollution rules for power plants are probable, particularly for coal generators, as are changes to the Waters of the U.S. rule.

As electricity demand grows and federal regulation shuts down coal - fired power plants, SaskPower has concluded that wind energy is a low - cost source of new supply that can be reliably integrated into the grid.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that removing the Clean Power Plan would halt but not reverse coal's decline as a source of electricity in the U.S. during the next two decades.

Critics of «clean coal» contend that there is no such thing as «clean coal,» since even technology projected by 2020 will still release large amounts of pollutants compared to renewable energy sources such as wind, concentrated solar power, photovoltaic power, hydropower, and geothermal power.

In the future, mothballed coal - fired power can play a cost - effective, highly - constructive ongoing backup supply role in a future grid as a fully - depreciated source of incremental supply available on an «as - needed» basis.

Indeed, as the European Union actually saw net reductions in coal and nuclear generating capacity in 2009, wind accounted for close to 40 percent of all newly installed capacity, making it the region's number one new power source for the second straight year.

BP expects renewables to surpass coal as the second - largest U.S. source of power generation by around 2030.

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As of October 2014, Mongolia's total installed capacity for power generation from all sources stood at 1.09 GW, 90 % of it in CHP (combined heat and power) coal - fired plants, with 2 % in hydroelectric, 2 % in diesel, and 6 % in non-hydro renewables, mostly wind.

The UK is beginning to scale up its use of low - carbon energy sources as it plans to phase out coal - fired power plants altogether by 2025.

As the nation and the Southeast move away from coal, setting course toward a diverse supply of low - carbon power sources — made up primarily of renewable energy and energy efficiency — is far preferable to a wholesale switch to natural gas.

As one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, Vietnam must rethink its strategy of keeping coal as the majority power sourcAs one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, Vietnam must rethink its strategy of keeping coal as the majority power sourcas the majority power source.

And so a growing amount of carbon dioxide will be contributed to the atmosphere this year as countries like America and China continue to use coal as a primary source of power generation and gasoline for transportation.

Renewables have now overtaken coal as the world's largest source of installed power capacity, and the agency's projections over the next five or so years paint a pretty promising picture for the industry indeed.