Sentences with phrase «except nuclear fuel»

Nothing else comes close except nuclear fuel, which is also solar in the sense that it was produced in dying stars.

Not exact matches

By contrast, «alternative» fuels, other than nuclear, still depend on subsidies and mandates to get their foot in the door, except as trendy toys for people who can afford to pay more for less or in small - scale applications.

In terms of energy, all energy (except nuclear) comes ultimately from the sun (fossil fuels, hydropower reservoirs, etc are just convenient storage repositories of the sun's energy).

This effectively doubles the cost of supplying electricity since two generating and even transmission fleets must be built and maintained rather than only one — fossil fuel and nuclear generation — except where abundant hydro capacity is available.

Fossil fuels will continue to be used because there is nothing except nuclear power which can replace their use by a measurable amount.

While the latter effect of climate campaigners on Big Oil would be about the same in America as in Europe (except in countries like France or Sweden, where it would be negligible as nuclear and / or hydro provide almost all the electrical power), the impact via transportation fuel usage would be much greater in the United States.