Sentences with phrase «development of alternative fuels»

Support higher congressionally mandated standards and the development of alternative fuels.

Low oil prices have largely deterred the development of alternative fuels, such as biofuels and carbon - based substitutes.

Russ College faculty members create for good by innovating practical applications of their extensive research in areas ranging from the next generation of supercomputers to the development of alternative fuels and biodegradable plastics.

I also learned that chemistry is a part of everything, including the development of alternative fuels and how plants obtain food by photosynthesis, which is really another fuel.

Not exact matches

The report considers alternative investments of $ 5 billion, particularly in green economic development that would also reduce our GHG emissions and our reliance on fossil fuels.

The draft North Country Regional Sustainability Plan's major goals include generating and exporting renewable energy from the northern tier, energy efficiency improvements, development of alternative heating fuels from within the region, sustainable use of natural resources to enhance jobs and business development and environmental stewardship.

To enable us achieve this objective, we will provide tax incentives to enable development of alternative sources of fuel and power — bio fuels and solar.

We are focused on ways to discourage companies from burning fossil fuels and to encourage development of alternative energy sources,» said Garrido.

The $ 100 billion a year was supposed to help developing countries adapt to changes being wrought by climate change, and to help them bypass fossil fueled development in favor of cleaner alternatives.

However, a majority of Americans say they would prefer a focus on alternative energy sources over fossil fuel development.

The study tracked alternative fuel vehicle media attention from the New York Times, research and development funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, and prototype development by the world's 15 largest auto manufacturers between 1980 and 2013.

Thanks to the organism's creation, synthetic biologists are learning more about customizing cells, such as for development of highly effective drugs and energy alternatives to fossil fuels.

Editor's Note: This is a guest post from Will Sierzchula, a researcher who analyzes factors which influence the development and adoption of alternative fuel vehicles.

«This investigation helped in bridging the gap between hydrochar being considered as a potential energy source toward the development of an alternative renewable fuel,» Gross explains.

But rather than searching for ways to stretch the oil we still have — like a modern Hanukkah — it makes more sense to accelerate development of clean alternatives such as electric cars or biofuels from algae — and avoid dirty ones like turning coal or tar sands to liquid fuels.

The group led by Martín Olazar, researcher in the UPV / EHU - University of the Basque Country's Department of Chemical Engineering, is studying the development of sustainable refineries where it is possible to produce fuels and raw materials providing an alternative to petroleum by using biomass and other waste materials like plastics, tires, etc..

-- The Secretary shall carry out a program to establish Energy Innovation Hubs to enhance the Nation's economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting commercial application of clean, indigenous energy alternatives to oil and other fossil fuels, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and ensuring that the United States maintains a technological lead in the development and commercial application of state - of - the - art energy technologies.

Through our Vehicle, Bioenergy, and Fuel Cell Technologies Offices, EERE advances the development of next - generation technologies to improve plug - in electric and other alternative - fuel vehicles, advanced combustion engine and vehicle efficiency, and produce low - carbon domestic transportation fuFuel Cell Technologies Offices, EERE advances the development of next - generation technologies to improve plug - in electric and other alternative - fuel vehicles, advanced combustion engine and vehicle efficiency, and produce low - carbon domestic transportation fufuel vehicles, advanced combustion engine and vehicle efficiency, and produce low - carbon domestic transportation fuels.

His professional career in alternative energy research has spanned more than 25 years, centering on development of solar energy conversion devices and on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

The alternative pathway, which the world seems to be on now, is continued extraction of all fossil fuels, including development of unconventional fossil fuels such as tar sands, tar shale, hydrofracking to extract oil and gas, and exploitation of methane hydrates.

Why it matters: By facilitating the writing of computational software and providing a «shared - memory» programming interface that greatly simplifies the development of programs for unconventional architectures on distributed - memory computers, the GA helps scientists conducting scientific studies on alternative fuels, nuclear safety, and environmental remediation.

China's integration of «new energy» vehicles — the Chinese term that includes battery electric, hybrid electric, fuel cell electric, and alternative fuel technologies1 - into transit fleets has become a primary focus following the development of national goals to address harmful emissions concerns.

Continue the development of the Toolkit, by updating of Version 1.0, to include DOT and public feedback as well as additional sections on specific issues such as: safety (NHTSA), pipelines (PHMSA), climate change, and emerging technologies, sharing economy and alternative fuels (OST Research).

The official line from Mazda is that the development of a hydrogen - powered rotary engine is «ongoing» and in future, we could see a much more efficient alternative - fuel rotary engine.

DOT is also working to ensure that electric vehicle drivers have access to charging stations at home, at work, and on the road by supporting the development of charging infrastructure and establishing zero emission and alternative fuel corridors (see July 2016 Fact Sheet).

The news comes as British rival Bentley looks at its own alternative powertrain options, including extensive development and use of E85 fuel.

The post also described six «in - development» programs, including Deadlands, «a genre - bending alternative history of the Weird West» based on Shane Lacy Hensley's pen - and - paper RPG; Extraordinary Believers, a «hybrid stop - motion show» a la Robot Chicken and created with Seth Green; and Fearless, in which Australian Navy bomb clearance diver Paul de Gelder «takes on an adrenaline - fueled quest to aid individuals who risk their lives to make the world a better place.»

And the disaster in the Gulf only underscores that even as we pursue domestic production to reduce our reliance on imported oil, our long - term security depends on the development of alternative sources of fuel and new transportation technologies.

We have to redirect a significant proportion of what fossil fuels we have left into a truly massive development of alternative energy capital equipment.

The Times» series on China shows that we are not the only ones who need to rethink pell - mell development; on the other side of the coin, the oil shock of the l970's showed how a crisis could lead to fuel conservation measures and alternative energy investments that helped slow CO2 emissions in this country for quite a few years.

If fuel prices stay the way they've been (that is, expensive and becoming more so), we can expect to see more funding for magnificent developments in alternative fuels (sadly, one of which is coal) as they supplant oil as an industrial, commercial and transportation energy source.

The full Presidential Climate Action Plan (as opposed to summaries) contains a comprehensive set of ideas to reduce transportation emissions, covering not only improvements in vehicle efficiency and alternative fuels, but also changes in national policy to promote high - speed rail for intercity travel, mass transit and telecommuting, and smart growth in urban development.

From reducing deforestation, increasing sustainable development, looking for alternative fuels in a world that is running out of oil, stemming pollution, maintaining sources of fresh drinking water, etc..

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 activitFuel 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 activitfuel and technology areas such as electric drive, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development activities.

This would encourage conservation and development of fossil - fuel alternatives without taking any money out of the private economy.

Low fossil fuel prices tend to hurt the economic viability of low - carbon energy alternatives, and thus are generally regarded as a negative development in the fight against climate change.

The intent of this solicitation is to encourage production of alternative and renewable transportation fuels such as biomethane, renewable gasoline and diesel substitutes in California that can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and petroleum fuel demand, and stimulate economic development in the state.

The concurrent development of hydrogen fuels and alternative biological energy sources will help reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gas concentrations.

The earlier text says increased development and deployment of «alternative fuels» will be needed and says «electrification of transport is important to break oil dependency».

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.

Jorge's main business focus has been the development of Renewable Energies, as the alternative to traditional use of fossil fuels.

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

Nations will not restrict the use or development of fossil fuels unless there is a clear cost effective alternative that can be adopted OR unless there is clear unambiguous evidence to demonstrate that the world is being harmed by the use of fossil fuel.

This cooperation includes technical and policy exchanges on the development of fuel efficiency standards for trucks and buses, continued progress towards implementation of CCUS projects with the selection of a project site in China as the large - scale CCUS demonstration project announced last November, cooperation on reducing HFCs, including private sector commitments to promote climate - friendly alternatives to HFCs, and continued support for phasing down HFCs through the Montreal Protocol, and additional cooperation on direct mitigation efforts across multiple other sectors.

Most of the defense department's efforts in alternative fuel development are geared toward proving technical viability rather than establishing a process that yields demonstrating affordable and environmentally sound production.

This Pollyanna view of fossil fuel alternatives and efficiency, which makes going green seem cheap and easy — little more than the cost of «a postage stamp a day» — has provided the justification for green - policy advocacy that has overwhelmingly focused on pollution regulations and carbon pricing while ignoring serious investment in energy research and development.

Among those 50 and older, 55 % say alternative energy development is more important, while 34 % say it's more important to expand production of fossil fuel energy sources.

The alternative pathway, which the world seems to be on now, is continued extraction of all fossil fuels, including development of unconventional fossil fuels such as tar sands, tar shale, hydrofracking to extract oil and gas, and exploitation of methane hydrates.

Consequently, the alternative to a path that embraces a diverse set of developments is likely to be not victory for the fossil fuel enthusiasts or for the renewables and fuel - efficiency advocates but rather unending disputes that damage core interests on both sides.

The paper made the case for developing alternatives to fossil fuels, ensuring that economic development doesn't wreak environmental havoc and recognizing the importance of adaptation to climate change.