Sentences with phrase «cutting fuel use»

According to three new reports on «Promoting International Energy Security» issued by the RAND Corporation, because the energy purchases made by the US Department of Defense are not large enough to influence world oil prices — despite DoD requiring considerable amounts of fuel to function — cutting fuel use is the only effective choice... Read more →

So the alternative is cutting fuel use.

Environmentalists, politicians, corporate and union lobbyists and the auto industry have been embroiled for months in hashing out the details for cutting the fuel use and emissions of American cars and light trucks through 2025, and the result was on display in Washington today.

According to three new reports on «Promoting International Energy Security» issued by the RAND Corporation, because the energy purchases made by the US Department of Defense are not large enough to influence world oil prices — despite DoD requiring considerable amounts of fuel to function — cutting fuel use is the only effective choice... Read more →

Even hitting an intermediate target — cutting fuel use in half by 2030 — would be «very difficult,» the council reported.

For one, they could help cut fuel use, as they accelerate and decelerate more gently than a human driver might.

As Brenneman explains, the company's «myopic focus» on costs had led to perverse tactics: skimping on cabin air conditioning and flying more slowly to cut fuel use; removing high - revenue first - class seats to squeeze in more passengers; and eliminating corporate discounts even for the airline's top customers.

Use of ECO PRO mode gives the potential to cut fuel use by as much as 20 percent.

Critical Knowledge: Retracting - top roadster redesigned inside and outNew steering wheel puts many functions at driver's fingertipsOptional direct - steer technologyEngines add power but cut fuel use and emissionsNew generation audio system includes hands - free phone linkOptional voice control for audio systemIntroductionGerman luxury automaker Mercedes - Benz launched its compact 2 - seat roadster, the SLK, as a 1998 model.

Indeed, ECO PRO mode gives the car the potential to cut fuel use by as much as 20 per cent.

Last year I wrote about its novel use of sails on some ships to cut fuel use.

Setting strong standards that build on existing standards could cut fuel use by 1.4 million barrels per day - roughly equivalent to our oil imports from Venezuela and Iraq in 2011 combined.

More on More Efficient Shipping Maersk's Massive, Energy Efficient Ships Danish Fleet Cuts Fuel Use 30 % By Shipping Slower Kite - Powered Ship's Transatlantic Journey a Success

But that's not the only simple improvement that could cut fuel use - now a team from the University of Warwick in the UK claims that «waggling» air accross aircraft wings could cut skin friction drag by 40 %, offering a 20 % savings in fuel consumption and emissions.

Innovation In Shipping The carbon footprint of shipping has come under heavy scrutiny in recent years, but from slashing cruising speeds to cut fuel use to successful kite - powered shipping, there have been tantalizing signs of improvement and innovation.

Not exact matches

They cut their usage by recycling waste water to fuel their boilers, checking for leaky equipment and using sensors to control irrigation on their farms.

Last year, the federal government announced it would develop a policy that aims to cut more carbon pollution than any other in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, by promoting the production and use of cleaner fuels in vehicles, buildings and industry.

The November 15th program will include cutting - edge discussions such as: how non-exchange traded alternatives are becoming the mutual funds of yesteryear; what is driving retail's demand for non-exchange traded alternatives; using micro-investing technology to diversify across and within online marketplaces; how legislation is being used to engineer a new breed of alternative products; how innovations in self - directed IRAs will create new retail distribution channels for the entire alternative product universe; how technology will ensure the scalability of online platforms and enable traditional financial services providers to increase AUM; how millennials will fuel the growth of FinTech and redefine financial services; how FinTech will replace the 401k and transform the way Americans save for retirement; and how modernizing the Self - directed IRA is the trillion dollar FinTech opportunity.

The poll also found strong support for other policies that would help accelerate Canada's transition to clean energy, including federal support to help provinces use more renewable electricity, switching buildings and vehicles to clean power, and measures to cut the carbon emissions from gasoline and diesel fuel.

Tax cuts are coming closer to reality, adding fuel to the markets and stirring the animal spirits of business leaders who have said they will use their windfalls to build and expand.

Indeed, a Greenpeace policy paper from 2001 shows Greenpeace's initial enthusiasm for the project: «Instead of cutting tax on fuels that wreck the climate, Gordon Brown should use this week's budget to boost genuine green fuels like biodiesel, hydrogen and green electricity.»

«Ministers can't expect the public to heed their calls to cut car use when their own fuel costs are rising, driver salaries have rocketed, and mileage has doubled.»

Nations could help by cutting funding on climate research, and boosting funding for the solution to climate change, which we already know: use less fossil fuel.

A lot of hydropower was used to fuel the province's paper mills, but with deep cuts in newspaper production over the last decade, that power has lain dormant, Arcand said.

Cuomo's plan, released a couple of years ago, would cut the use of fossil fuels for electricity in the state in half by 2030, but does not apply those same goals to other carbon emmissions.

It can also be used in turbocharged and supercharged vehicles, although performance vehicles tend to experience greater carbon buildup that is hard to cut through with fuel injector cleaners.

Combination of economic trends and policies Still, for now an array of Obama administration actions and economic trends are conspiring to cut emissions, according to EIA: Americans are using less oil because of high gasoline prices; carmakers are complying with federal fuel economy standards; electricity companies are becoming more efficient; state renewable energy rules are ushering wind and solar energy onto the power grids; gas prices are competitive with coal; and federal air quality regulations are closing the dirtiest power plants.

By adopting lighting technologies that use less energy the nations of the world will cut down on the fossil fuels, often coal, burned to produce that light.

«Armed with this new understanding, practitioners will be able to design catalysts using just the necessary amount of the precious metals like gold and platinum, dramatically cutting down the catalyst cost in fuels and chemicals production processes,» she adds.

Further steps could include pushing for more renewable energy; an aggressive cut in the use of coal and natural gas to make electricity; wider use of electric cars, biofuel, and hydrogen fuel; changes in farming practices; and putting a price on carbon pollution.

Instead, the Administration's plans for energy conservation and using energy sources with less CO2 emission will help in the short - term, he said; down the road, a new National Climate Change Technology Initiative will help develop cutting - edge technologies such as fuel cells and carbon dioxide sequestration, Bush said.

By cutting fuel loss and reducing oil use by up to 50 percent, the modified engines may save their users as much as $ 600 a year.

And even as the developed nations of the world cut back on fossil fuel use, there will be no justifiable way to prevent the Third World from expanding its use of coal and oil.

Previously, researchers thought using the fuel could cut emissions by 30 % since it would replace gasoline.

In July a report from MIT, On the Road in 2035, found that if a market for lightweight hybrid and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles were developed, the United States could cut its gas consumption by 68 billion gallons — about half our current fuel use — within 27 years.

Plantation forestry is the key rather than the usual approach of cutting emissions by reducing the rate of using carbon fuels like coal, oil and gas.

Scientists have produced hydrogen by accelerating a natural process found in rocks deep below the Earth's surface, a short - cut that may herald the wider use of what is a clean fuel, a study showed on Sunday.

The fuels have successfully passed all trials — even delivering more thrust per gallon — and have now entered regular commercial use in the U.S. and Europe, promising to cut CO2 emissions by 80 percent, albeit at a premium price.

Like the A350, the 787 also uses substantial amounts of carbon fiber in its airframe to enhance fuel economy and cut operating costs for airlines.

Curbing dangerous climate change requires very deep cuts in emissions, as well as the use of alternatives to fossil fuels worldwide.

PRISM can recycle used nuclear fuel, reducing repository size, and cutting the duration of its high radiotoxicity down to hundreds (rather than hundreds of thousands) of years, and thereby is in a position to play a key role in enabling a new, sustainable generation of nuclear power.

Human decisions have introduced additional perturbations to the carbon cycle, in the form of fossil - fuel burning, cutting down forests, and land use changes, just to name a few.

A 2017 study in the American Meteorology Society's Journal of Climate found that if countries meet the overall goal of keeping warming below 2 degrees Celsius via the «maximum technically feasible» cuts in fossil fuel use, the Arctic could see.84 degrees Celsius in warming by the middle of the century as sulfate decreases.

Because the process of ketosis uses body fat as fuel, one particular group of athletes — the bodybuilders, use this diet as a tool for dropping fat and water, and retaining muscle mass during the cutting phase of their pre-contest preparation.

Schools are increasingly using the pupil premium to plug funding gaps fuelled by real - terms spending cuts, new analysis by the Sutton Trust has revealed.

Other tricks, including the use of electric power steering, fitting low rolling resistance tires, reducing internal engine friction, and fine - tuning the exterior design to cut drag, also help cut both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

The combination does not make the Vue a full - fledged hybrid like the, but it saves fuel by shutting off at idle, cutting fuel during deceleration, and using regenerative brakes to build electric energy that is then used in initial acceleration.

Ingenium diesel6: Low fuel consumption, high torque Available later in 2016, the clean, responsive, Ingenium diesel uses state - of - the - art technologies including selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and low - pressure exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) to cut NOx and CO2 emissions.

Changes to Sync on the 2015 Ford F - 150 are overshadowed by Ford's announced plan to use aluminum panels to cut 700 pounds of weight and raise fuel economy to as much as 30 mpg highway with a V6 engine.

Regenerative braking, which provides up to 15 kW of electricity to charge the battery Providing up to 15 hp (11 kW) of electric power assistance during heavier acceleration Using electricity instead of gasoline when stopped, with automatic and smooth engine start - stop functionality Aggressive fuel cut - off during deceleration down to zero mph for added fuel savings Intelligent charge / discharge of the high - voltage battery.