Sentences with phrase «developing more fuel»

With gas prices continuously rising, auto manufactures have recognized the needs of drivers today and have been developing more fuel - efficient models to add to their line up.

General Motors's division in China has developed more fuel - efficient cars that could be exported back to the company's headquarters nation.

Hybrids have become important as the industry works to develop more fuel - efficient, lower - emission vehicles to meet federal regulations.

Not exact matches

Nitrogen is also derived from natural gas, a fossil fuel that will likely become more expensive, putting fertilizer out of reach for farmers in the developing world who can barely afford it today.

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.

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

General Atomics has received two awards from the U.S. Department of Energy totaling more than $ 3.26 million to continue the San Diego - based company's work on developing new types of fuel for advanced nuclear reactors.

As to the market, after the stellar early start, a more mixed pattern developed, as losing stocks pulled narrowly ahead of winning issues on both the Big Board and the NASDAQ by the early afternoon, while the small - cap fueled Russell 2000 dipped below the neutral line.

Uber raced into the field in the past few years, fueled by a desire to develop a more profitable business model that did not include paying drivers.

The slow economy, Cooke says, has fueled the sales of the company's private - label brands, so it continues to develop more goods under its own name.

As more people head to cities and see their incomes increase, they're more prone to eating convenient packaged foods that critics say have fueled obesity rates in developed nations.

Meanwhile, they stand to make billions more by keeping us hooked on increasingly expensive fossil fuels — instead of developing UK clean energy and energy saving measures needed to secure power supplies, cut emissions, and stabilise fuel bills in the long - run.

We have more ground to cover before it can be commercialized, but developing a viable plant with enough oil to economically produce biodiesel and bio-jet fuel is a major first step.

He leads a team at Monash University in Melbourne that is developing technologies to extract fossil fuels more cleanly, turn waste products into fertiliser and cement, and store carbon dioxide deep underground.

When Obama emphasized his «all of the above» energy plan, it sparked a combative back - and - forth duel with a subtext about who would create more jobs by permitting the private sector to develop fossil fuels on public land and on the outer continental shelf.

«If the natural concentration had been a factor of two or more lower, the climate impacts of fossil fuel carbon dioxide release would have occurred about 50 or more years sooner, making it much more challenging for the developing human society to scientifically understand the phenomenon of humanmade climate change in time to prevent it,» he says.

Only voluntary restrictions or, more likely, taxes on fossil - fuel consumption and incentives for developing alternative fuels will reduce emissions.

If station developers and others take a more performance - based approach, he said, more existing fueling facilities will be able to integrate hydrogen systems and support the developing fuel - cell electric vehicle market.

This work is a significant advance towards developing more efficient electrocatalysts for water - splitting reactions and fuel generation.

Given the potential benefits, Congress has provided $ 10 million in funding — and the DOE has asked for $ 30 million more — to develop a second facility employing the process, as well as millions more for similar cellulosic biorefineries, such as the Range Fuels plant in Soperton, Ga., that converts wood waste into fuel.

«We could combat climate change, reduce harm to health and foster advances in automotive technology by offering a stimulus for auto makers to develop more economical and efficient cars fueled by ethanol.»

Carmakers, for example, are developing porous polymers and new steel alloys that are stronger and lighter than steel, ostensibly making vehicles both safer and more fuel efficient.

As a result, the engines produce 20 percent more thrust per gallon of fuel than do the Saturn V engines developed for Apollo.

Other issues for a power reactor will be developing a reaction chamber that can withstand intense neutron bombardment for years on end and discovering a way to produce the fuel capsules quickly and cheaply (a reactor may consume a million or more capsules every day).

In the ARPA - E program alone, four of the 37 funded developing technologies concerned researching more energy - efficient ways to capture the CO2 in a fossil fuel — fired power plant's flue gas.

Emerging economies such as China and India have not joined the Coalition, arguing that its membership of mostly developed nations including Japan, Canada and Australia should focus more on curbing carbon dioxide, released from burning fossil fuels.

Using the Stampede supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center, as well as computing systems at NASA and UM, Martins has developed improved wing designs capable of burning less fuel, as well as tools that help the aerospace industry build more efficient aircraft.

The separation of uranium, a key part of the nuclear fuel cycle, could potentially be done more safely and efficiently through a new technique developed by chemistry researchers at Oregon State University.

Currently, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory is collaborating withChevron to develop more cost - effective processes for growing and harvestinglarge quantities of the green fuel.

Chemist Don Gervasio and colleague Sonja Tasic, both at Arizona State University in the US, set out to develop a fuel cell that would generate more electricity for its weight than the best batteries, and would also work at room temperature.

Now, a team of engineers at UD has developed a technology that could make fuel cells cheaper and more durable.

«For example, this could help us develop bacterial strains that are more efficient at converting plant biomass into liquid fuels.»

Renmatix in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, is being recognized for developing a process using supercritical water to more cost effectively break down plant material into sugars used as building blocks for renewable chemicals and fuels.

Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium - term regulatory requirements (e.g., in the 2020 timeframe) by reducing the average fuel consumption of its new vehicles using a combination of three primary measures: optimizing its combustion engines for greater efficiency; developing alternative drive... Read more →

The University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is working with FuelCell Energy, Inc., an integrated stationary fuel cell manufacturer, to develop a durable, low - cost, and high - performance electrochemical cell to convert natural gas and other methane - rich gas into methanol, a major chemical commodity with worldwide applications in... Read more →

Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science led by Dr. James Liao have developed a more efficient way to turn methanol into useful chemicals, such as liquid fuels, and that would also reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Scientists at the University of Ulster's Nanotechnology Institute and collaborators from Peking University and University of Oxford have developed reduced graphene oxide / platinum supported electrocatalysts (Pt / RGO) that could make fuel cells more efficient and more resistant to carbon monoxide poisoning.

The Institute was involved for about 20 years in a project intended to develop a coal - derived jet fuel;... Read more →

DNA sequencing costs have fallen more than 100-fold over the past decade, fueled in large part by tools, technologies and process improvements developed as part of the successful effort to sequence the human genome.

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted three new Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) fuel pathway applications to the LCFS public comments website: one for corn ethanol (from Heartland Corn Products in Minnesota) and one ARB staff - developed pathway (with two scenarios) for the production of... Read moFuel Standard (LCFS) fuel pathway applications to the LCFS public comments website: one for corn ethanol (from Heartland Corn Products in Minnesota) and one ARB staff - developed pathway (with two scenarios) for the production of... Read mofuel pathway applications to the LCFS public comments website: one for corn ethanol (from Heartland Corn Products in Minnesota) and one ARB staff - developed pathway (with two scenarios) for the production of... Read more →

A new design of algae - powered fuel cells that is five times more efficient than existing plant and algal models, as well as being potentially more cost - effective to produce and practical to use, has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge.

As it happens, scientists at the LLE over many years have developed techniques to «smooth» laser beams, a prerequisite for delivering more energy to fusion fuel.

Developing aerobic endurance means that you're training your body to sustain some level of activity for a prolonged period of time, (typically 30 minutes if not much more), and you're utilizing fat as a fuel source rather than glucose (sugar) or some other energy source.

Things've been shaky on occasion since then, but I'm really starting to develop a softer, more nurturing relation with my body and what I fuel it with, and it's not something I thought would be happening any time soon.

The idea of MAF is to develop your aerobic system in order to use more fat for fuel, for the reasons you mention.

All three players are well - developed, fueled by their respective ideologies and goals, and armed with distinct personalities that shine through all the more thanks to the performances behind them (Wright's Shuri, in particular, seems destined to become a fan - favorite).

This brings us back to the need indicated in Part I; that in order to develop effective, irresistibly engaging eLearning where learner engagement becomes more and more fueled by intrinsic motivation, we need to include the voice of the silent stakeholders in learning, the students or learners themselves.

With the testing industry struggling to keep up with the demand fueled by mandates for more student tests, the Bush administration needs to take dramatic steps to ensure that states have the ability to develop high - quality K - 12 assessments, the first report from a recently launched Washington policy group says.

However, Rose Luckin, who made it into the Seldon List as the «Dr Who of AI», is clear that teachers need to be part of developing these AI - fuelled products and services: «Teachers need to be more aware of AI and its potential benefits, and part of the dialogue about its use.

As more schools like Rocketship build hybrid and blended systems, however, and as more entrepreneurs develop the missing - piece systems, the tipping point may be reached, fueling rapid growth of this new approach to schooling.