Sentences with phrase «fuel costs make»

The lower carbon dioxide emissions and cheaper fuel costs make natural gas an attractive alternative to petrol and diesel, both ecologically and economically speaking.

The verdict: Multimedia system updates, a slew of new advanced safety features and lower fuel costs make the refreshed 2016 Volkswagen Passat much more attractive, even if its styling changes go largely unnoticed.

In the case of the regional airline industry, 1110 made it much easier for airlines to make consequence - free escapes from their leases after rising fuel costs made their 50 - seat jets less economical.

Singapore Airlines has considered re-launching its record - holding 9,534 - mile, 19 - hour journey between Singapore and New York City, which the airline cancelled in 2013 when fuel costs made the route unprofitable.

Not exact matches

The U.S. wind and solar industries employ over 300,000 people, making clean energy an important political constituency that is about five times bigger than the coal sector for jobs, thanks to years of rapid growth fueled by government incentives and declines in the cost of their technologies.

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

As the price of fuel has dropped, it's been taking up a smaller and smaller share of these expenses, to the point that now, he estimates, fuel only makes up about 15 percent of airlines» spending (assuming their other costs have remained roughly equal).

A good estimate, according to Volodymyr Bilotkach, a senior lecturer in economics at Newcastle University, is that fuel has typically made up about a third of airlines» operating costs.

It looks like next year might be a good time to cut the carbohydrates as a drought - fueled jump in wheat costs will make bakery goods the food items with the biggest price gains for U.S. consumers.

«With the cost of fuel rising, not everything made in China is that cheap anymore.»

With the cost of fuel rising, and the cost of labour rising in China as well, not everything made in China is that cheap anymore.

The company made a comeback in February, showing higher profits on lower fuel costs for the fourth quarter.

«Your manufacturing cost could be very cheap, but with all the risks along the way, whether fuel prices or natural disasters, it might not make sense for your business to source something in Asia and ship it back here.»

In a statement, transport minister Paul Maynard said it could help make vehicles more energy - efficient and save costs: «Advances such as lorry platooning could benefit businesses through cheaper fuel bills and other road users thanks to lower emissions and less congestion.

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That means making sure prices cover not only the direct costs of supplying energy but also the environmental externalities associated with production and use of fossil fuels — the waste water (which increases a variety of risks), and the broader side effects from vehicle use — congested roads, traffic deaths, and so on.

Yet although the price of jet fuel — which makes up around 30 % of airlines» costs — is down by more than half since January 2014, domestic air fares in America have barely budged (see chart).

Together RMI - CWR engages businesses, communities, institutions, and entrepreneurs to make a cost - effective shift from fossil fuels to renewables.

It is also a way to visually show where the revenue and cost lines cross, i.e. where we start to make a profit on each user or customer (which ultimately is what gets investors excited to pour more fuel on the fire), and where the «search for business model» crosses over into «execution of the business model.»

The forces at play today include technology and cost breakthroughs that make clean energy increasingly competitive, as well as a rapidly growing domestic and global market for clean energy solutions fuelled by the desire of governments and citizens to reduce carbon pollution.»

SpaceX's CEO, Elon Musk believes that reusability of rockets will not only reduce fuel costs, but also make Space Tourism a reality.

The company does make it up with lower diesel costs but there is a lag time between lower fuel surcharges and the declining price of diesel.

It has also made unlucky financial bets on the direction of fuel prices, one of its biggest operating costs.

The effect of the tariffs on the cost of imported solar panels makes it more difficult to compete with other sources of power like wind, or even makes fossil - fuel plants look attractive again, Mr. Freeman said.

Such a plan could enable businesses to make their own plans knowing what the relative costs of fossil fuels, solar energy, and human labor are likely to be over time.

Inderbitzin says the rising cost of fuel has made the company's operations more difficult, putting more pressure on the company to provide the same level of service to customers without passing along the added costs to them.

Fluctuating produce prices make it difficult for A.J.'s Produce to predict where its costs will be very far into the future, and the rising costs of fuel make transporting that produce more expensive as time goes on.

The fuels retailer, which is struggling to replace a $ 150 million earnings gap arising from the looming loss of a major supply contract with Woolworths, also announced a revamp of its operational structure that will make further cost savings and could point to a spin - off or demerger down the track.

The e-cookbook, which is titled Eat to Run: Fuel Your Fitness without Breaking the Bank, features nourishing and delicious recipes geared towards runners» needs (but can be enjoyed by everyone) and don't cost an arm and a leg to make.

Improving the homes of all low income households, rather than «LIHC fuel poor», households is required as it helps overcome the difficulty of «churn» arising from the relative Low Income High Cost (LIHC) definition and make the delivery and targeting of programmes much more straightforward.

Of course, other factors in the Netherlands, such as greater attention to urban planning and the significantly higher cost of fuel, may make these examples less applicable.

This popular campaign called for the Government to impose a levy on the Big Six, with funds raised ring - fenced to help people with their energy costs, prioritizing those living in fuel poverty, by making homes more energy efficient (amongst other things).

In fact, there's a risingmarket in low - cost tailoring, fuelled by firms like Dress2kill and King andAllen making bespoke suits for a sum in the low hundreds rather than inthousands.

Citi News gathered earlier this week that, at least 200 liters of premix fuel had been diverted by Oil Marketing Marketing Companies that claimed to supply the product outside Accra, but ended up supplying mostly within Accra for industrial purposes at a higher cost to make more profit.

In recent years, historically low natural gas prices have driven down wholesale electricity costs as plant owners switched to that fuel, making nuclear power less competitive financially.

But I know that fuel costs still make up a significant part of household budgets and weigh heavily on small firms.

As we use more and more, fossil fuel prices will go up, making other technologies cost competitive.

With the first rehabilitation of the Sekondi Harbour taking place in 2005 under the Kufuor - led NPP government, with its attendant boost to the fishing industry, the President stated that this current refurbishment, which cost some US$ 20 million, has equipped the harbour with a lay - by wharf, access road to boats, a fish market shed, fuel dumps, an administration block, a fresh water storage tank and a state - of - the - art ice - making machine.

Much as improved drilling and refining techniques caused the cost of oil to plummet in the 19th century, new technologies could make renewable fuels cheap and ubiquitous.

There's also currently no cost - effective way to capture the carbon dioxide produced in making hydrogen from natural gas on site at a fueling station, which would undermine any climate benefits.

«In terms of consumer ownership and use costs, the case to make a switch from current fuels to compressed natural gas (CNG) is much more compelling than for other alternative fuels like ethanol and electricity.»

Although the cost of research and development makes hybrids more expensive than conventional counterparts, rail experts agree that the savings achieved by improved fuel efficiency can provide quick return on investment.

But if oil prices rise enough for algae fuels to be cost effective, scientists hope to use what they've learned from that process to make biofuels that are both clean and profitable.

Chemist Bjorn Winther - Jensen of Monash University in Australia and his colleagues addressed that problem by developing new electrodes for fuel cells made from a special conducting polymer, that costs around $ 57 per counce.

Because the world's uranium supply is finite and the continued growth in the numbers of thermal reactors could exhaust the available low - cost uranium reserves in a few decades, it makes little sense to discard this spent fuel or the «tailings» left over from the enrichment process.

But these fuel cells require an electrocatalyst — a platinum surface — to increase the reaction rate, and the cost of the precious metal makes it hard for hydrogen fuel cells to compete economically with the internal combustion engine.

Over here in the UK we've been using GPS to guide our delivery vans to more effective routes and it's made a huge difference o our fuel costs.

But two major roadblocks remain: The Equinox costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to make and it can be hard to find hydrogen fuel.

Shifting the cost of global warming to those who are disproportionately the perpetrators, Grossman argues, could make fossil fuels more expensive and thus force corporations to pay more attention to renewable energy.

If electric cars could recharge while driving down a highway, it would virtually eliminate concerns about their range and lower their cost, perhaps making electricity the standard fuel for vehicles.