Sentences with phrase «costs of alternative energy»

Plus, a price on carbon simply serves to raise the cost of fossil fuel energy and does nothing to lower the costs of alternative energy sources.

This research therefore destroys the concept of AGW and the need for a carbon tax, a CPRS or the huge cost of alternative energy programs.

«Research and development is critical to bringing the cost of alternative energy down,» Matsen said.

The question for me is if technology is going to develop fast enough to bring the cost of alternative energy down enough to catch up with current energy prices or if it will be the energy price which will increase and catch up with the cost of technology.

Not exact matches

«This decision clearly flies in the face of volumes of scientific evidence that shows the Keystone XL pipeline would be safe, enhance environmental standards, and be a more cost - effective alternative to importing oil from overseas,» said Michael Whatley of the Consumer Energy Alliance, which advocates for the energy indEnergy Alliance, which advocates for the energy indenergy industry.

COST OF CONVENTIONAL ENERGY: In the»70s the price of electricity nearly tripled, so alternatives were correspondingly more attractivOF CONVENTIONAL ENERGY: In the»70s the price of electricity nearly tripled, so alternatives were correspondingly more attractivof electricity nearly tripled, so alternatives were correspondingly more attractive.

«Energy markets are changing, with lower cost solar panels, improvements in geothermal, and advances in building energy efficiency giving us new alternatives for job creating, non-emitting sources of power,» said HEnergy markets are changing, with lower cost solar panels, improvements in geothermal, and advances in building energy efficiency giving us new alternatives for job creating, non-emitting sources of power,» said Henergy efficiency giving us new alternatives for job creating, non-emitting sources of power,» said Horgan.

The B.C. Liberals» refusal to allow independent oversight means British Columbians don't have hard numbers on the cost of this project or how it compares to alternative energy sources.»

Lower cost solar panels, improvements in geothermal and wind, and advances in building energy efficiency are giving us new alternatives to create as many or more high - quality jobs using non-emitting sources of power.

Despite the modestly slowing rate of cost declines for utility - scale alternative energy generation, the gap between the costs of certain alternative energy technologies (e.g., utility - scale solar and onshore wind) and conventional generation technologies continues to widen as the cost profiles of such conventional generation remain flat (e.g., coal) and, in certain instances, increase (e.g., nuclear).

Lazard's latest annual Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis (LCOE 11.0) shows a continued decline in the cost of generating electricity from alternative energy technologies, especially utility - scale solar and wCost of Energy Analysis (LCOE 11.0) shows a continued decline in the cost of generating electricity from alternative energy technologies, especially utility - scale solar andEnergy Analysis (LCOE 11.0) shows a continued decline in the cost of generating electricity from alternative energy technologies, especially utility - scale solar and wcost of generating electricity from alternative energy technologies, especially utility - scale solar andenergy technologies, especially utility - scale solar and wind.

Global costs of generating electricity from alternative energy technologies continue to decline.

Bag - in - box is also up to 80 % lighter than alternative pack formats, which can equate to a saving of 20 % of energy costs during transport.

The main energy sources used in the industry are gas and electricity, but there is also significant use of diesel generation, and a growing interest and use of biogas and solar generation as alternatives in the face of conventional energy costs continuing to rise.

Diaper services are also an eco friendly diaper alternative to home laundering; while most parents find this service more expensive than the costs of buying and laundering their own cloth diapers, diaper services use less water and energy per diaper, and most use green detergents such as oxygen bleach rather than chlorine bleach.

Labour has advanced whenever it has clearly presented an alternative to the Tories, for example, on the cost of living, freezing energy bills and abolishing the Bedroom Tax.

Tim Woodcock The co-founder of HomeEdison noted the Renewable Energy (RE) sector's ability to deliver alternative energy at substantially lower costs than standard utility rates; the importance of building a two - way energy supply infrastructure in order to allow homeowners and business to sell the excess energy their alternative installations generate back to the utility company; and the applicability of geothermal systems in much of our rEnergy (RE) sector's ability to deliver alternative energy at substantially lower costs than standard utility rates; the importance of building a two - way energy supply infrastructure in order to allow homeowners and business to sell the excess energy their alternative installations generate back to the utility company; and the applicability of geothermal systems in much of our renergy at substantially lower costs than standard utility rates; the importance of building a two - way energy supply infrastructure in order to allow homeowners and business to sell the excess energy their alternative installations generate back to the utility company; and the applicability of geothermal systems in much of our renergy supply infrastructure in order to allow homeowners and business to sell the excess energy their alternative installations generate back to the utility company; and the applicability of geothermal systems in much of our renergy their alternative installations generate back to the utility company; and the applicability of geothermal systems in much of our region.

«Not only will the adoption of this type of alternative energy technology be environmentally friendly, but should also prove cost effective for the owner.»

The combination of government incentives plus the rise in worldwide energy costs have created a buzz for alternative energy in the investment community.

From estimates of how much society values a human life, Jason West at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and colleagues deduce that alternative energy supplies should be worth the cost.

The huge report from the US Committee on Nuclear Energy and Alternative Strategies, for instance, covered virtually every aspect of nuclear power costs, risks and policy implications.

Air Force energy director Dave King hopes that by 2016, 300 million gallons of that total will come from alternative sources such as biofuels, a move that he argues will increase the stability of the force's fuel supply and reduce its vulnerability to cost fluctuations.

In South Dakota, Referred Law 14 would tap a portion of the taxes collected from contractors to provide grants for in - state projects costing more than $ 5 million, including research on alternative energy technologies and improving agricultural practices.

«Over time, the renewable energy from California Flats will provide cost savings over alternative sources of energy as well as substantially lower environmental impact.»

The research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA - E REACT program (Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy — Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies) which develops cost - effective alternatives to rare earths, the naturally occurring minerals with unique magnetic properties that are used in electric vehicle (EV) motors, and wind generators.

Promoting (if you wish, crash) research into all alternatives for generation (solar, geothermal,...) and cost effective storage of energy and subsidies for (private) installations will have far more effect.

Rich's traditional Chinese doctor prescribes herbs, and she's also seen other alternative medicine experts, including a naturopath, a medic intuitive, and an energy healer — all at a whopping cost of $ 5,600.

Despite the promise, there is no source of alternative energy that can deliver on the scale and cost basis needed to meet the demands of the marketplace.

Sullivan explains that homeowners who make energy - efficient improvements to their primary residences can reduce their taxes by 30 % of the cost of the qualified alternative energy equipment installed on or in their homes.

I have a lot of faith in economics — if those alternatives could provide energy at present costs, someone would be doing it large scale.

This is a disincentive for alternative energy projects to honestly disclose their actual costs per ton of carbon offset, since they will price themselves out of the market.

A standardized design set in stone and approved by the NRC, that is free of political and legal interference from anti-nuclear activists, would make nuclear power the cost effective alternative energy source that its backers have always argued that it could be.

since we are already on the plateau of peak oil, with the oncoming downslope more or less in sight, the cost of energy is going to continue to skyrocket regardless of government's intervention or subsidy for any particular forms of alternative energies.

«Even in the expected event that there are no important breakthroughs in the cost of nuclear power, the potential for alternative energy sources, mainly solar and wind power, to completely replace coal and gas for utility generation globally is, I think, certain.

After your comments and the many thoughtful addenda from other readers, I'm still stuck here: can the market catch up quickly enough, if left to its own devices, to provide alternative energy on a large enough scale and at low enough cost to fill the energy gap that will be the side - effect of severe carbon reduction?

Further, he seems to imply that we should limit our efforts to «no regrets» alternatives such as «accelerating the development of low - emissions technologies and in cost - effective energy - efficiency measures.»

Environmentalists say they support two big alternative - energy projects that have been proposed for a couple of communities in the Interior to help ease the high cost of electricity and heating.

Similarly, the Energy Commission's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program created by Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) is providing approximately $ 36 million in cost - share support for projects that receive awards through DOE solicitations covering alternative transportation fuel and technology areas such as electric drive, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program created by Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) is providing approximately $ 36 million in cost - share support for projects that receive awards through DOE solicitations covering alternative transportation fuel and technology areas such as electric drive, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development alternative transportation fuel and technology areas such as electric drive, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development activities.

The California Energy Commission's Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR) and Federal Stimulus Program (Ad Hoc) Committees will conduct a joint workshop to discuss clean technology innovation efforts funded through U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) competitive solicitations with a focus on projects receiving cost - share funding from the Energy Commission's Public Interest Energy Research and Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Programs.

The cost of production of electricity through utilization of solar energy is outpacing other alternatives as the cost accrued in investing in the installation of solar panels is turning out to be comparatively cheaper than a comparable investment in coal, natural gas or other options, according to a new World Economic Forum (WEF) report.

Although technological progress can alter the relative costs of different energy sources, depletion inevitably must raise the costs of fossil fuels leading to their displacement by alternative energy sources.

The American Lung Association recognizes that tradeoffs may be inherent in the choice of alternative energy technologies and the need for clean, reliable, and cost - effective energy supplies.

Frankly I expect that alternative and cost effective sources of energy need to be found to enable the necessary 3 % / year growth in energy and food.

Nick Molho identified the key issues as energy market reform, energy efficiency, increasing renewable technology, and better grid technology: both a «super» grid linking the various European national energy systems together so the fluctuations of alternative sources could be accommodated, and also a «smart» grid where individual users could use power wisely and cost - effectively by the use of smart metering at home and work.

Recognizing that at some point in the future, the planet's ancient energy trust fund will be pretty well tapped out or located in places that are impossibly costly — financially, environmentally, politicly — to reach, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has been coaxing his branch of the U.S. military into experimenting with biofuel alternatives to the free stuff Mother Nature took millions of years to blend at no cost to us.

The public has known for decades of the link between burning fossil fuels and global warming, yet society has continued to use oil and natural gas because there are still no alternatives that match their low - cost, their energy density, and their dispatchability.

By raising the cost of fossil fuels, the tax is intended to provide an incentive to find less carbon - intensive energy and transportation alternatives.

First of all there was EU Energy Commissioner saying that completely decarboning the energy grid by 2050 would be no more expensive than BAU, based on the declining cost of renewable technologies and efficiency measures, and the rising cost of the fossil alternaEnergy Commissioner saying that completely decarboning the energy grid by 2050 would be no more expensive than BAU, based on the declining cost of renewable technologies and efficiency measures, and the rising cost of the fossil alternaenergy grid by 2050 would be no more expensive than BAU, based on the declining cost of renewable technologies and efficiency measures, and the rising cost of the fossil alternatives.

The environmental threats and economic costs of continued reliance on fossil fuel technologies are sufficiently urgent to warrant substantially larger public support in the form of private - sector R&D incentives and a refocusing of effort by the national energy laboratories on the development and diffusion of alternative energy technologies.

Obviously cost effective energy efficiency and full scale development of cost effective alternative fuels is essential regardless of climate «projections».