Sentences with phrase «coal power yields»

This is equivalent to saying that one unit of energy invested in coal power yields nine units of electricity.

Not exact matches

As a result, PurGen should yield substantially more income than a conventional 750 - megawatt coal power plant could.

Putting the brakes on CO2 emissions has to mean replacing coal as a power source, unless emissions from coal can be sequestered safely and efficiently, which seems unlikely just now, given that research has not yielded any progress.

It's a close allegiance, but there are cracks over the president's vocal praise for fossil - fuel development — particularly natural gas, which yields fewer emissions per power unit than oil and coal.

The measures announced by Obama, including vehicle emissions standards and restrictions on coal - fired power stations appear set to achieve further substantial reductions, again while yielding net economic benefits.

In Texas, the state government is coordinating a vast expansion of wind power that could yield 23,000 megawatts of new generating capacity, an amount equal to 23 coal - fired power plants.

Using the Petra Nova project as an example for the scale of a new carbon capture project at an existing coal - fuelled power plant, a 240 - MW capture project could yield about 1.4 million metric tonnes per year for enhanced oil recovery.

The average yield of all combined power generation facilities in Europe (hydro, gas, coal, nuclear, wind,...) is over 40 %.