According to the Daily Climate, the California regulators are prepared to go as far as to declare that biofuels can not help the state fight climate change — could this be the beginning of the end for ethanol?The Corn Ethanol Question The ethanol industry is obviously worried about the move, and is opposing it — they say cutting off investments in the technology now would prevent them from reaching
their fuel efficiency goals.
, and
fuel efficiency goals.
Reducing
fuel efficiency goals for vehicles March 16 Trump ordered a review of federal fuel - efficiency standards for vehicles, which Obama finalized in January, well ahead of schedule.
on FedEx Closes in on Vehicle Fleet
Fuel Efficiency Goal Years Ahead of Schedule with Mercedes - Benz Sprinter Vans
Not exact matches
The Government has put in place legislation which requires any future Government to reach this first
goal however this analysis and subsequent figures from Policy Exchange's report: Warmer Homes — Improving
fuel poverty and energy
efficiency policy in the UK highlights current resources are less than half of what is required to meet this target, let alone a more ambitious timeframe.
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.
Boosting the
fuel efficiency of motor vehicles by «harvesting» the energy generated by their shock absorbers and feeding it back into batteries or electrical systems such as air conditioning has become a major
goal in automotive engineering.
The competition's overarching
goal was to find a reasonably priced car with a
fuel efficiency of at least 100 miles per US gallon equivalent (mpge)-- or 100 kilometres per 2.35 litres.
While no countries put forward new targets, all of them — from emissions giant Australia to tiny Niue (population 1,398) inscribed their domestic carbon - cutting, fossil -
fuel reducing, renewable energy and energy
efficiency goals as part of the declaration.
Regulators have set a tentative
goal of increasing
fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon for cars and light trucks by the 2025 model year.
But Chu said the government does need to send clear signals to the private sector, such as those sent by setting high
goals for improving vehicle
fuel efficiency.
Smaller engines: The
goal is power comparable to today's Corvette V - 8s with significantly better
fuel efficiency.
However, Tadge said there are a lot of benefits to increased
fuel economy: making a car lighter, more aerodynamic and increasing power train
efficiency are all
goals that the engineers would be working towards anyways with or without the mandates.
The main
goal is to improve
fuel efficiency, but sport mode attempts to liven things up by giving drivers more revs to play with.
To help meet its
goals of improving
fuel efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions of its vehicles, Hyundai Motor Company has completed the development of an all - new 6 - speed automatic transaxle for transverse engine applications that it says will boost
fuel economy by more than 12.2 %....
Subaru is looking to increase the
fuel efficiency of its vehicles by 30 percent and will introduce new technologies like turbocharging, different transmissions and hybrid systems to help meet those
goals.
In order to achieve these
goals, engine designers incorporated a variety of technologies, including a tri-mode valvetrain: high valve lift for maximum power, low valve lift for low - demand cruising, and a no - lift profile that shuts down the second and third cylinders for improved
fuel efficiency.
Technologies such as central direct
fuel injection, continuously variable valve timing, turbocharging and variable intake manifold airflow help achieve
efficiency goals with broad power bands, for an optimal balance of strong performance and lower
fuel consumption.
Design
goals for the Insight's chassis centered around achieving sporty and responsive handling, good ride characteristics and world - class safety, all while contributing to the overall
goal of reaching the highest
fuel efficiency possible.
An increase in
fuel efficiency and even tighter control of emissions were also set as
goals for this BMW engine generation, which currently powers the 2008 528i / xi 6 - cylinder models.
A new - type piezo injector is another essential element in attaining the ambitious performance /
efficiency / emissions
goals with the necessary long - term durability: A «stack» of piezo crystals reacts lightning - fast to impulses from the engine electronics, governing the injector needle's opening stroke and duration for ultra-precise control of
fuel quantity.
Geared toward
fuel efficiency The platform change and the weight loss contribute to Nissan's
goal of pumping up the
fuel economy of the Pathfinder.
Toyota reps say the rational for this has to do with
fuel -
efficiency goals and pricing strategy.
«With its exceptionally comfortable cabin, low operating costs and excellent
fuel efficiency, the A320 and A320neo families are the best product lines to complement Viva Air's expansion
goals.»
Increasing building
efficiency, modernizing the electric grid, alternative hydrocarbon
fuels, and increasing vehicle
efficiency do virtually nothing to meet this
goal.
Now, meeting the
goal of cutting our oil dependence depends largely on two things: first, finding and producing more oil at home; second, reducing our overall dependence on oil with cleaner alternative
fuels and greater
efficiency.
Expanding energy
efficiency and demand side management, adding more renewable energy, and shifting the
fuel mix of the local electric grid have emerged as critical strategies for cities striving to achieve ambitious climate
goals.
Acadia Center analysis finds that natural gas and delivered
fuel (
fuel oil and propane)
efficiency savings must increase to 1.4 % and 1.2 % per year, respectively, to help achieve the region's emissions
goals.
In buildings, electric and natural gas
efficiency annual incremental savings
goals were increased from the Baseline Scenario to an average of 2.5 % and 1.4 %, respectively across all states; heat pumps replaced fossil
fuels for 13 % of residential building heating needs.
To achieve its climate
goals, Mondi has developed an ambitious programme to improve energy
efficiency, replace fossil
fuels with renewable energy, sustainably manage its forests and associated ecosystems, and source its raw materials responsibly.
Towards the
goal, research in the Membranes and Mesoscale Assembly program is directed towards the engineering of membranes that satisfy the structural and chemical stability, gas /
fuel permeability, and ionic - conductivity requirements for solar -
fuels devices as well as towards experimental and theoretical investigations of structured catalyst / light - absorber / membrane assemblies that maximize solar - energy conversion
efficiencies.
Reduce dependency on (imported) fossil
fuels (balance of payments, reliance on potentially unfriendly or unstable nations as suppliers, high cost at the pump, all problems as seen from US viewpoint): — encourage nuclear power generation (cut red tape)-- encourage energy savings and improved
efficiency projects (tax breaks)-- encourage basic research into new (non fossil
fuel) resources (subsidies)-- encourage imports from friendly neighbor, Canada (Keystone pipeline)-- encourage local oil and gas exploration («drill, baby, drill»)-- encourage «clean coal» projects (tax incentives)-- set
goal to become energy independent within ten years
A recent paper led by Berkeley Lab researchers at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis leverages fundamental science to show how optimizing each component of an entire system can accomplish the
goal of solar - powered
fuel production with impressive rates of energy
efficiency.
Fuel efficiency improved by 1.8 % compared to the previous year — so exceeding the IATA industry 1.5 %
goal — to reach 0.711 kg CO2 per revenue tonne kilometre (CO2 / RTK).
As a result,
fuel cells improve the
efficiency of the electricity system, supporting Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's ambitious clean energy
goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030.
To get there, the
goal of our Climate and Energy program is reform that prioritizes energy
efficiency and conservation, phases out fossil
fuels, and embraces environmentally appropriate clean power sources.
As China's domestic energy policy has transformed over the last several years to incorporate climate - friendly
goals — increased energy
efficiency and a greater contribution of non-fossil
fuels to its energy mix — this opportunity is already becoming a reality, especially as the United States advances comprehensive climate policy.
As an added bonus, each state will have flexibility in how it meets its
goal, and will be able to make separate investments in renewable energy,
fuel switching / retrofitting, or energy
efficiency to ensure the reductions are met using the most cost - effective measures available.
Projections of U.S. transportation energy use indicate that better vehicle
efficiency and low - carbon
fuels will not be sufficient to reach sectoral emissions reduction
goals if travel demand grows at pre-recession rates, so managing demand will be a key ingredient of climate policy for the sector.
Unlike the
fuel tax, which was designed principally for revenue generation, the RET's
goal was to change consumer behavior by creating incentives for energy
efficiency.
Meeting the new
goals would require shippers to significantly increase
fuel efficiency and to shift to low - and zero - carbon
fuels such as biofuels or perhaps hydrogen, while adopting new propulsion technologies, some of them still unproven.
We hope to set the stage for long - term
goals, like using alternative
fuels or running trucks on electricity, while also pushing for immediate
efficiency gains through:
That continent's appetite for wood pellets is
fueled by the European Union's 2020 climate and energy package, which set binding
goals for reducing greenhouse gases, increasing energy produced by renewable resources, and improving overall energy
efficiency.
Meanwhile, several auto industry officials said they backed the idea of a universal
fuel -
efficiency standard aimed at curbing greenhouse gases, even if it is stricter than the country's current
goal of achieving a fleetwide average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020.
The chief
goal of the proposal is to target fossil
fuel energy imports / exports in order to provide a mechanism for pushing us into sustainable renewable energy sources and hopefully consumption reduction and
efficiency as well.