Sentences with phrase «fuel costs decrease»

If annual driving is less, fuel costs decrease.

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These engineered materials make for lighter planes for reduced fuel burn, and offer decreased maintenance costs.

It reflects the type of commercial venture that's become more common over the past decade, fueled by decreases in launch costs and an influx of venture capital.

Fuel makes up about 30 % of an airline's total expenses, so a 25 % decline in jet fuel prices implies a 7.5 % decrease in costs, all else being eqFuel makes up about 30 % of an airline's total expenses, so a 25 % decline in jet fuel prices implies a 7.5 % decrease in costs, all else being eqfuel prices implies a 7.5 % decrease in costs, all else being equal.

Airline companies may be adversely affected by a downturn in economic conditions that can result in decreased demand for air travel and may also be significantly affected by changes in fuel prices, labor relations and insurance costs.

Airline Companies may be adversely affected by a downturn in economic conditions that can result in decreased demand for air travel and may also be significantly affected by changes in fuel prices, labor relations and insurance costs.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

However, frequent soil cultivation decreases soil health and disrupts the ecological system; increases fuel and labor costs, and brings buried weed seeds to the soil surface.

A number of expenses are slated for modest decreases in the spending plan — including health insurance costs, liability insurance and fuel costs, among other items — which has reduced reliance on fund balance.

The work provides hope that if the same gene - removal technique works in poplar trees and other biofuel crops, it could significantly decrease the cost of making fuel, he says.

A decreased «fuel» supply that takes longer to refill may not sound too flattering for a $ 29,600 - $ 37,000 car (before substantial potential subsidies), but while we're imagining, imagine the Leaf's «fuel» costs maybe one - fifth what you'd pay for gas — an energy source that's getting comparatively more expensive as years go by.

The e-sales will help to offset the considerable losses all the big publishers are suffering from decreased print sales and increases in distribution costs, fuelled by the increase in oil prices.

Patrick Surry, chief data scientist at Hopper, says «the decreases are driven by lower fuel prices, which account for a third of expenses for a typical airline; the entrance of low cost carriers like Frontier, Southwest, and JetBlue into different markets; and the unbundling of services, which might mean you're paying more in add - ons than you were for the all - inclusive flight three years ago.»

In his weekly internet and radio address on Saturday, President Obama focused on the ideal of utilizing fuel efficient technology as a means to lower the cost of energy, as well as decrease the dependency the US has on foreign sources of oil.

If anything, thanks to what's happened with fuel prices, the cost of flying passengers has decreased since the last major award chart changes in 2012.

Consequently with the dramatic decrease in efficiency of fuel burn in the standby fossil fuel generators there is sweet FA practical reduction in CO2 emissions with the introduction of wind and solar power generation systems particularly when the energy costs of the producing and building the so called renewable energy systems are added to the grossly inefficient running of the ready to go to full generation capacity in minutes, fossil fuel powered standby generators which in many cases must be kept running at low or zero power generation to be able to come on line in minutes when the so called renewable energy systems fail to produce power,

The hybrid system implemented, which includes a 4 - MW battery system combined with 4.5 MW of wind energy and 1 MW of PV solar power, has enabled up to 100 % renewable power penetration and dramatically decreased the levelized cost of energy for the island by replacing around two - thirds of fossil fuel - based generation with cheap renewable energy.

that «Human combustion of fossil fuels is significantly causing that climate change» is also true, then many, perhaps most, people will accept that there is a need to «reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build out clean energy» even if it will «cost consumers money, decrease energy security and destroy jobs».

In all likelihood, fuel cell vehicles will cost less than battery electric vehicles by the end of the decade (barring some major decrease in battery costs, of course).

In July 2011, the chairman and CEO of General Motors, Daniel Akerson, stated that while the cost of hydrogen fuel cell cars is decreasing: «The car is still too expensive and probably won't be practical until the 2020 - plus period, I don't know.»

Global Warming might decrease but people would die all over the planet unable to gain the benefits provided by the use of fossil fuels (Mainly cheap power and low cost transportation of goods) and the results such a change would have on the world's economy.

As long as fuel cell costs exceed that of batteries, there is a clear advantage to decreasing the fuel cell size and increasing the onboard hybrid battery.

Improving energy efficiency across the economy could strengthen energy security by decreasing the country's reliance on fossil - fuel imports, reduce pressure on public budgets that have historically shouldered billions of euros a year in energy subsidies (although some energy subsidies are now being phased out), reduce costs to consumers and improve the comfort and health of its residents.

So comparing it to nuclear or coal is misleading because wind serves a different purpose; every time it blows there's a substantial decrease in carbon emissions, volatile fossil fuel costs, water for cooling, manufacturing and pollution.

This tax shift has caused household energy costs to increase, which has resulted in a 15 - percent reduction in consumer electricity use and a 5 - to 10 - percent decrease in fuel usage.

From 2010 to 2011, CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion decreased by 2.5 % due to: (1) a decrease in coal consumption, with increased natural gas consumption and a significant increase in hydropower used; (2) a decrease in transportation - related energy consumption due to higher fuel costs, improvements in fuel efficiency, and a reduction in miles travelled; and (3) relatively mild winter conditions resulting in an overall decrease in energy demand in most sectors.

If we can say that increasing costs of fossil fuels «reduces the cost» of renewables, then we can say that decreasing costs of fossil fuels increases the cost of renewables.

Electricity rates, which reflect marginal costs for power plant operations and fuel prices, consistently decrease when wind enters the market.

When compared with the standard hybrid, the plug - in hybrid at 68 miles per gallon (MPG), achieved a 58 - percent increase in gas mileage, a 37 - percent decrease in carbon dioxide (CO2) tailpipe emissions, and a 10 - percent reduction in fuel costs.

Having already visited the awesome urban farmers of New Orleans, Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine of the Perennial Plate continued the Louisiana leg of their road trip with a boat ride courtesy of Sinh Pham — a Vietnamese shrimp fisherman struggling to get by with low dock prices, high fuel costs, and a dramatic decrease in catch.

• Spearheaded a new system that decreased excessive vehicle turnaround times and increased Host Nation Truck movements that resulted in millions of dollars in savings in time and fuel costs.