Sarah Jane Ahmed, an energy expert for US - based think tank Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), wrote a study in 2017 on how small islands in the Philippines can effectively replace outdated, polluting
diesel fuel electricity - generation systems with solar and wind - powered grids.
Not exact matches
when you sell a product that lower's or eliminantes energy bill's (heating,
electricity, car and
diesel fuel bill's) That is more than stimulus that is FREEDOM.
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.
A
fuel - cell power unit that can use natural gas, propane or
diesel may in a couple of years provide on - site
electricity to factories, computer - server farms and even your home.
It produces less carbon dioxide emissions than coal for
electricity or gasoline and
diesel for
fuel, but even a small amount of natural gas release — which is essentially methane — packs a greenhouse gas punch about 30 times more powerful than the same amount of carbon dioxide.
«We have
diesel fuel for generators providing
electricity in some areas as well as power to our kitchen where we are providing food for guests both at Royal Islander as well as our guests at the shelters,» according to a spokesperson for Sonesta Hotels.
Currently,
electricity in Gili Trawangan is supplied by a 1.5 MW
diesel -
fueled generator, with 350 kilowatts going to Gili Air and 170 kilowatts to Gili Meno.
Liquid
fuel providers — producing and selling
diesel fuel, gasoline, or biofuels — and
electricity providers — «
fuelling» plug - in hybrid vehicles with
electricity generated with renewable energy — can now compete for the transportation dollar.
Trains can run on
diesel as well as
electricity (or coal if the dark ages do indeed return) and provide greater hauling capacity per unit
fuel (or unit CO2 if you prefer).
Darron Collins, the college president, told me their goal, working with the Island Institute, is to devise a plan for Maine's islands to follow the example of Samso, a Danish island that was once dependent on
diesel fuel but now is a net exporter of fossil -
fuel - free
electricity to the mainland.
The California Energy Commission reported on the California Water - Energy Relationship in 2005, noting that «water - related energy use consumes 19 percent of the state's
electricity, 30 percent of its natural gas, and 88 billion gallons of
diesel fuel every year.»
Historically,
diesel and
fuel oil have been the dominant sources of
electricity but recent renewable energy tenders have helped to decrease this dependence.
One is
electricity for use in homes, buildings, and industry and the other is transportation, which is powered primarily by liquid
fuels (gasoline and
diesel) from oil.
He decided to begin with the Caribbean, a region heavily dependent upon fossil
fuel imports, where highly - polluting
diesel generators dominate the
electricity sector.
In addition to significantly offsetting the need for
diesel -
fueled electricity and reducing pollution, the solar system provides the «always on» power needed to protect sensitive medical equipment from regular power surges or outages that can be damaging.
Wind - powered community microgrids are providing both
electricity and heat to four small rural communities in Alaska, cutting residents»
fuel bills and reducing dependence on
diesel fuel.
I believed the share of the target that needed to be achieved from fossil
fuel use could be achieved by nuclear power largely replacing coal for
electricity generation and natural gas largely replacing petrol and
diesel for land transport (including buses, long haul transport and cars).
Replace gasoline and
diesel with cleaner
fuels, such as biofuels,
electricity, and renewable natural gas; and
This is a triple - win: water use drops without affecting yields, fossil
fuel use declines, and the government saves up to $ 6 billion per year in
diesel and
electricity subsidies.
The use of different liquid
fuels, in blends with gasoline and
diesel or as «neat
fuels» require minimal or no changes to the vehicle, while a variety of gaseous
fuels and
electricity would require major changes.
The list is long and worth many billions (sorry for caps); — GREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENT PROGM (Carbon capture)-- NON-RECOVERY OF PUBLIC AGENCY COSTS — PETROLEUM EXPLORATION TAX CONCESSIONS — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE — DIRECT SUBSIDIES TO FOSSIL
FUEL PROJECTS —
DIESEL FUEL REBATE SCHEME — EXEMPTION FROM EXCISE FOR ALTERNATIVE
FUELS Ethanol production which is an energy sink)-- CONCESSIONAL RATE OF EXCISE FOR
FUEL OIL, — HEATING OIL AND KEROSENE — CONCESSIONAL RATE OF EXCISE FOR AVIATION
FUEL — EXCISE FREE STATUS FOR CONDENSATE — SUBSIDISED SUPPLY OF COAL - FIRED
ELECTRICITY TO — ALUMINIUM SMELTERS — STATE ENERGY SUPPLY CONCESSIONS —
ELECTRICITY PRICING STRUCTURES — SUBSIDIES FOR CENTRALISED GENERATION
Unlike conventional vehicles that use a gasoline or
diesel - powered engine, electric cars and trucks use an electric motor powered by
electricity from batteries or a
fuel cell.
In 2001, the government increased taxes on
diesel fuel, heating oil, and
electricity while lowering income taxes and social security contributions.
Powering vehicles with
electricity delivers us from liquid
fuel dependence, whether it be bio-fuels or oil to
diesel / gas etc..
Wind - generated
electricity has nothing to do with our nation's dependence on oil for gasoline,
diesel fuel, plastics, etc..
For all other
fuel uses, ranging from
diesel fuel for trucks and jet
fuel for planes to home heating and industrial
fuels — the overall price - responsiveness is probably greater than for gasoline but less than for
electricity.
Electricity costs much less per mile than gasoline or
diesel fuel, and electric cars costs less to maintain since they have far fewer moving parts and don't require oil changes.
In other words, whereas the Volt gets its
electricity either from plugging into the wall, or from an on - board gasoline generator (the engine can be modified to use
diesel or biofuels, too), the Provoq gets its juice from the wall or compressed hydrogen that is fed into a
fuel cell stack.
For example,
electricity was used to make the logs, while gasoline or
diesel fuels were burned to transport the logs from the plant to stores.
A similar pattern holds for the other sources of carbon pollution:
electricity, jet
fuel, even
diesel fuel that powers the trucks that deliver goods.
Such a tax would be imposed not just on gasoline but on all fossil
fuels — from the coal used to generate
electricity to the
diesel used to run tractors — so it would affect the price of nearly everything, including food and manufactured goods.
Second, it will lower the cost of transportation for bulk cargoes because the price of
electricity is lower than the price of
diesel fuel
Whatever ultimately provides the
electricity, gas,
diesel, NatGas, hydrogen
fuel cell, batteries, supercapacitors, at least the electric motor and drive train parts are fully developed.
* Annual estimated
fuel cost is based on driving 20 000 km per year — a realistic distance for the vast majority of Canadians — at
fuel prices that are estimated to be $ 1.028 / L for regular, $ 1.191 / L for premium, $ 0.976 / L for
diesel, and $ 0.13 / kWh for
electricity.
* Annual estimated
fuel cost is based on driving 20 000 km per year - a realistic distance for the vast majority of Canadians - at
fuel prices that are estimated to be $ 1.028 / L for regular, $ 1.191 / L for premium, $ 0.976 / L for
diesel, and $ 0.13 / kWh for
electricity.
«Currently,
diesel power plants generate approximately 60 percent of Samoa's
electricity, making the country dependent upon imported fossil
fuels,» Rapa J. Young, solar project team leader for EPC, noted in a statement.