Sentences with phrase «current fuel cycle»

Entergy Corp. said on Nov. 2 that it would retire the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba, N.Y., at the end of its current fuel cycle due to the facility's «continued deteriorating economics.»

The James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant will close at the end of its current fuel cycle, at the end of 2016 or early 2017.

Not exact matches

The US had also signaled it was willing to give up the demand that Iran can not do any fuel cycle work, and that then ultimately led to the current deal.

I am not sure if nuclear is THE answer mainly because of the current once - through fuel cycle we use.

If that thought is not enough, consider this, the current fission products from the uranium fuel cycle may be mitigated using some of the reactors that are capable of initiating the thorium fuel cycle.

Humanity must become aware of the urgent need to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources to avoid the catastrophic scenario of using coal as an energy source as well as to replace the current model of development for sustainable development, which, by reverse logistics, with the reuse, recovery and recycling of materials, thus reaching the so - called closed production cycle, could delay the exhaustion of natural resources of the planet Earth.

The current fuel consumption and emissions test that car makers self - certify against — the NEDC (New European Driving Cycle)-- was designed in the 1980s and does not reflect fuel economy figures and emissions in real - world use.

As a compensation for the error, the automakers will be providing current and former owners with debit cards that cover the cost of fuel calculated by the difference in the new and old EPA combined cycles, the price of gas in the owner's area, and the amount the owner drives.

While wagons are something of a risky bet in the modern domestic market, there's a more straightforward reason that Mazda will not be installing i - ELOOP in vehicles bound for America: The current EPA testing cycle does not recognize fuel economy gains that capacitor - based regeneration systems can provide.

The update for the current model generation, which also benefits the MINI Hardtop 4 door (combined fuel consumption: 6.2 — 4.8 l / 100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 141 — 110 g / km; EU test cycle figures, dependent on tyre format selected), ranges from specific design modifications and innovative customisation options through to an extension of the equipment program and the addition of the latest MINI Connected digital services.

Together, these two Mazda proprietary technologies help the new model achieve approximately 12 percent lower fuel consumption (urban cycle) than the current European Mazda3.

If that thought is not enough, consider this, the current fission products from the uranium fuel cycle may be mitigated using some of the reactors that are capable of initiating the thorium fuel cycle.

The current situation in the US with once - through fuel cycles and hundreds of supposedly temporary waste storage sites is not reassuring to anybody, though.

This whole house of cards is kept together by the magic powers of Mammon, I suspect, as every aspect of it is highly dubious and afflicted by vast ignorance, starting with the carbon cycle, sinks, our questionable ability to even accomplish a doubling any time soon in view of current fossil fuel reserves, the actual effect if any of the demonized molecule (this engenders the most disparate and esoteric theoretizing,) which effect apparently can not or will not be empirically verified, and so on.

These include pulverised coal combustion (PCC) with both subcritical and supercritical (the latter involving very high steam pressure and temperature) cycles, a natural gas - fired combined cycle plant, and a review of current and future applications of coal - fuelled integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plants.

And you also knew, for example, that that an average gas driven car emitted 4.7 tons of carbon dioxide per year and an electric car would cut that in half even when powered from the current polluting grid, and much much less on a life cycle basis from a future global efficient renewable energy system displacing almost all fossil fuels.

«Do you believe the Sun and natural causes may have more to do with cycles the Earth is going through, including the current one, than mankind's use of fossil fuel?»

In particular, depending mainly on (i) exactly how much abatement might be required over 2019 - 23, (ii) the amount and availability of combined - cycle gas - turbine (CCGT) generation capacity with the required efficiency levels, and (iii) the evolution of commodity prices between now and 2021, the carbon price required to plug the supply gap could be lower or higher than the levels we have imputed from our modelling of the supply - demand dynamics in the EU - ETS over 2019 - 23, and the fuel - switching price levels implied by current forward curves.

Byrne is the quintessential city cyclist, and his impressionistic glimpse of the world from a folder bike in Bicycle Diaries will probably help further fuel the current popularity of urban cycling.

Whether one believes the IPCC or not, the risk is about 2.5 to 6.5 degrees of additional climate change caused by humans with current fossil fuel intensive behaviour by the end of this century, dwarfing natural cycles, and with continuing consequences for thousands to tens of thousands of years.