Sentences with phrase «fuel generation projects»

This will leave room for exceptions that meet particularly acute energy access challenges for which countries request financing for fossil fuel generation projects, particularly if these countries are very low emitters with low projected growth in energy demand.

Not exact matches

The investment team has extensive experience in all aspects of clean infrastructure investing, including evaluating energy markets, projects and technologies; developing and financing domestic and international power generation, fuels, wastewater management, and distributed generation facilities; founding and managing renewable energy companies;

Yet, the government has launched a pilot project to address the problem by capturing and storing the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by using coal as a fuel for electricity generation at a power plant dubbed GreenGen.

The study was in fact funded by the European project ChipCAT, which aims at finding novel materials for the next generation of fuel cells.

Despite the renewables building boom, such geothermal, wind and solar projects still do not crowd out fossil fuel — fired generation in the energy mix of, for example, the utility Pacific Gas & Electric.

A fourth generation reactor designed by GEH, PRISM incorporates the groundbreaking features of the Argonne Laboratory's project, representing a technological leap that could power the UK or similar countries for hundreds of years with used nuclear fuel that is already on hand.

Even more distinct is the specific project that students in the program are involved in: They work with the state's transportation engineers and top auto designers on the next generation of fuel cell vehicles, benefiting from resources and advice from the California Fuel Cell Partnersfuel cell vehicles, benefiting from resources and advice from the California Fuel Cell PartnersFuel Cell Partnership.

• Targeted best - in - segment 38 mpg highway fuel economy * (2.5 - liter engine) • Premium exterior styling with a powerful presence and improved aerodynamics • Upscale interior rivaling premium luxury sedans, including NASA - inspired «zero - gravity» seats, an Advanced Drive - Assist ™ Display and BOSE ® Premium Audio System • An outstanding balance of ride comfort, stability and fun - to - drive demeanor, including projected best - level acceleration • Standard Bluetooth ® Hands - Free Phone System and Streaming Audio via Bluetooth ® • NissanConnectSM and NissanConnectSM Navigation integrated smartphone connectivity suite with hands - free text message integration, Pandora ® playback, real - time Google ® POI search and more • Next - generation Safety Shield Technologies, including Blind Spot Warning (BSW), Lane Departure Warning (LDW) and Moving Object Detection (MOD) systems • Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) with Easy Fill Tire Alert

During the past 15 years, the tire maker has developed four generations of Michelin green energy - saving tires, and the team's no - compromises approach to the project helped reduce the Provoq's overall fuel consumption without sacrificing road performance, grip and safety.

We will seek to avoid the following: • Bonds that finance projects with substantial sustainability concerns such as first - generation biofuels, waste - to - energy plants using toxic substances, or projects that prolong fossil fuel dependence such as refurbishment of coal power plants.

If it takes 100 plus years to double the concentration of CO2, and if the equilibrium response is a 2C increase (Pierrehumbert, «Principles of Planetary Climate», p 623), and if the increased CO2 produces increased vegetation and crop growth, then the present rate of development of non-fossil fuel power and fuel generation is more appropriate than an Apollo type project or attempt to get rid of all fossil fuel use by 2050 starting now as fast as can be done.

Still, the technology used in current - generation CCS projects to capture CO2, amine absorption, is inadequate for a widely deployable solution to decarbonizing the world's fossil - fueled power plants.

This project will allow a certain proportion of fossil - fuel powered electrical generation to be taken offline during the daytime, reducing CO2 emissions and providing more energy independence for the region.

Gas use is projected to double by 2030, largely because it will be the fuel of choice for electric power generation.

The project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the displacement of mainly fossil fuel - based, grid - connected power generation.

Each spreadsheet lists the model estimates of capacity additions (what electric generating capacity the model and what the states tell the model to include because of regulations); generation (how much the existing and projected units will produce); prices (including firm power prices, energy prices, capacity prices, allowance prices, natural gas prices, and renewable energy credit prices); total CO2 emissions; fuel consumption for different fuel types; and transmission flows into and out of the RGGI power grids.

Instead of keeping the taxpayers» money, why not distribute it in order to fund micro generation projects that will actually make a difference, rather than these massive developments that rely on fossil fuel plant to be constantly spinning as a backup.

It can be a ban on all new fossil fuel projects of any kind or it could focus on exploration, extraction, transportation, generation — or even the use of your local natural resources like water for use in fossil fuel projects.

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

«China, the world's biggest investor in fossil - fuel generation, began construction on over 70 gigawatts of new coal projects last year (2015) while it still had 200 gigawatts under construction.»

The Molecular Catalysis Project involves directed discovery of homogeneous catalysts for the key reactions involved in solar - fuel generation: oxidation of water to oxygen, reduction of water to hydrogen, and reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon - based liquid fuels and selective intermediates.

This project focuses on automated, high - throughput discovery of materials that can act as light absorbers or catalysts for solar - fuel generation.

PROJECTED FUEL ECONOMY: As a hybrid — after a 30 mile all - electric range — expected improvement of 30 % (current)- 60 % (next generation), (20 - 26 MPG vs. 14 - 16MPG for an unconverted Ford F - 150).

President Barack Obama's auto task force last week said in an assessment of General Motors» viability that it was a full generation behind Toyota in «green powertrain development» and that «while the Volt holds promise, it is currently projected to be much more expensive than its gasoline - fueled peers and will likely need substantial reductions in manufacturing cost in order to become commercially viable.»

The misaligned projects that we identified usually had a strong development rationale outlined in the project documents, but the high lock - in risk associated with fossil fuel generation raises concerns about the ability to limit temperature rise to well below 2 °C.

However, if project pipelines evolve to include more natural gas generation projects, care will be needed to ensure that this «bridge» fuel does not lock out renewables.

Instead, OPG's mandate has been to maintain its fossil fuel, nuclear and hydroelectric fleet of generation, and pursue new large hydroelectric projects.

Most studies project that second - generation liquid biofuels from perennial crops and woody and agricultural residues could dramatically reduce life cycle greenhouse gas emissions relative to petroleum fuels.

Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) identify and evaluate the strategies or projects with the greatest potential for reducing the dependence on imported fossil fuels used for the generation of electricity, including increased use of specified sources of renewable energy; and (2) submit to certain congressional committees updated plans for each insular area.

At this price, coal fired, gas fired and biomass generation is priced out of the market, so to ensure that at least some new gas - fired capacity is built, the agency is introducing separate categories — allowing fossil fuel and biomass plants to bid against each other, while wind projects compete in a separate auction.

NMBI legislation would stop any new coal or gas - fired power stations being built, and stop any new fossil - fuel extraction projects, but the resultant market certainty would encourage new renewable energy generation and storage projects to quickly meet any potential future shortfall.

While the Clean Power Plan is a key driver of this increase in natural gas and renewable generation, EIA made significant downward revisions to both the projected cost of natural gas (as a fuel) and the projected capital cost of natural gas, wind, and solar generators in this year's edition of the AEO.

Our wind energy projects, like this one in the State of Maharashtra feed reliable, clean energy into the regional energy grid, helping to displace polluting fossil fuel power generation whilst also supporting the local community through a number of education, healthcare and training initiatives.

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

Because new technology has made natural gas in abundant supply in the United States, and it burns cleaner than coal, EIA forecasters project that natural gas will continue to be the fuel of choice for new generation.

«Together, these kinds of projects will help offset negative impacts from fossil fuel electric generation and bring us closer to a clean energy future.»

«The new principles will allow the (United States) the flexibility to approve, as appropriate, a broad range of power projects, including the generation of power using clean and efficient fossil fuels and renewable energy,» the cable said.

In the absence of this project, the tendency shows that fossil fuel - intensive energy generation sources would be used instead.

The project will be a joint affair between Qatar Airways, Qatar Science & Technology Park, and Qatar Petroleum: Based on feasibility studies on biomass - to - liquid jet fuel (think: second - generation biofuels) done by Seattle's Verno Systems, the trio have established the Qatar Advanced Biofuel Platform which will be active in the following areas developing: 1) an engineering and implementation plan for «economically viable and sustainable biofuel production»; 2) a biofuel investment strategy; 3) an advanced technology development program; 4) ongoing market and strategic analysis.

Represented utility companies in siting of major electric transmission system projects and nuclear and fossil fuel - powered generation projects.

Hays has a vast network of employers who we recruit for and are able to offer a variety of fossil fuel power generation jobs which include Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Project Management, Planet Engineer, Structural Engineer and Controls Engineer jobs.