Sentences with phrase «fuel supply issues»

Further, PJM points out NETL associated the increased use of coal with natural gas fuel supply issues, but only 13 % of forced outages were related to natural gas fuel supplies.

There are many other problems I would suspect like vacuum leaks, fuel supply issues, and ignition issues all of which would be much cheaper to fix.

Not exact matches

The ACCC has released a Statement of Issues on BP's proposed acquisition of Woolworths» petrol sites, identifying some preliminary concerns that the proposed acquisition «may substantially lessen competition for the retail supply of fuel across metropolitan areas.»

environmental issues directly associated with animal agriculture (such as air pollution and contaminated drainage from factory farming into water supplies) and to help lessen our over consumption of resources including land, water, and fossil fuels

«Needless to say our hitherto smooth sailing situation with Goil ran into serious reconciliation issues as a result of the confusion around which fuel we supplied went to the security services, and which went to Goil.

We need a # 110bn investment in our energy infrastructure, and a failure to invest now will lead to an increased dependence on imported fossil fuels, which are subject to volatile price spikes and security of supply issues.

We've had issues sometimes with the supply of fuel».

Korodo, who is also the South - West Chairman of NUPENG, said that the union had directed tanker drivers to stop supply of aviation fuel to the airline until it resolved the issues.

Meanwhile, the city «saved» nearly $ 1 billion because it had overestimated how much it would have to spend for expenses like supplies and materials, the cost of borrowing for bond issues and fuel and energy costs.

Those supply issues and a surge in natural gas demand for fueling power plants and vehicles could drive up gas prices over time.

At issue is whether renewable energy supplies, such as wind power and solar photovoltaics, produce enough energy to fuel both their own growth and the growth of the necessary energy storage industry.

One attractive feature of fast reactors is that they can produce more fuel than they consume, avoiding the issue of the limited supplies of the uranium used in conventional nuclear reactors.

Nuclear plant fuel managers; dry fuel storage project managers; used fuel cask designers; utility licensing and compliance personnel; used fuel storage, transportation, decommissioning and disposal consultants; NDE vendors; architect engineers; pool - to - pad services companies; hardware suppliers; government agency managers, technical experts, contractors, stakeholders and international experts responsible for used nuclear fuel management and decommissioning issues.

National education charity Future First — which works to break down barriers caused by social mobility issues — has partnered with Greenergy, the UK's leading road fuel supplier and Europe's largest manufacturer of biofuel from waste, to inform state school students about the skills necessary to succeed in the energy and fuel industry.

You'll also have to confirm that insufficient fuel supply is not an issue.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposed civil penalties totaling $ 202,900 and issued a Notice of Probable Violation and a Proposed Compliance Order to National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation after concluding its investigation into the March 6, 2015 natural gas pipeline failure at the operator's Beech Hill Compressor Station near Wellsville, New York.

On a global scale, the global fuel supply / CO2 emissions issue will get (a lot) worse before it gets any better.

Discussions around the climate favor the hypothesis that no real problem of fuel supply will occur, and that climate change will dominate by far all the other issues.

Expansion of grid supply by construction of big new coal fired power plants such as in the Hunter Valley and near Lithgow are going ahead and look to me to be intended to prevent the issue of decarbonising our energy supply getting mixed up with the issue of maintaining growth and reliability of supply; we'll have enough fossil fuel generating capacity that building low emissions capacity will remain «optional» and can be deferred another decade or two.

If you were implying that the existing supply of weapons - derived fuel will last so long that we don't need to worry mining issues, I'd be interested to see some sort of supporting analysis.

The core issue is to ensure a secure fuel supply to those agreeing to forego their own fuel cycle development.

The biggest issue, Cohen and Jacobson agree, is motivating governments to take on the enormous challenge of phasing out cheap and abundant fossil fuels — and building a cleaner energy supply for the planet.

Ontario Power Generation, the province's power utility, issued today a «call for expressions of interest» to potential suppliers of biomass fuel, which could include agricultural residues, dedicated non-food crops, and forest waste.

The 2009 Integrated Energy Policy Report was prepared in response to Senate Bill 1389 (Bowen, Chapter 568, Statutes of 2002), which requires that the California Energy Commission prepare a biennial integrated energy policy report that contains an integrated assessment of major energy trends and issues facing the state's electricity, natural gas, and transportation fuel sectors and provides policy recommendations to conserve resources; protect the environment; ensure reliable, secure, and diverse energy supplies; enhance the state's economy; and protect public health and safety (Public Resources Code, Section 25301 [a]-RRB-.

How governments choose to ration, restrict, or penalize the carbon - based fuels that supply 85 % of U.S. and global energy — or, in Somerville's words, how governments compel «large and rapid reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions» — is a subordinate issue.

The report highlights: Trends in domestic energy demand and supply prospects to 2040, broken down by fuel and sector The outlook for the power sector and the increasing share of coal in the region's electricity generation The role that Southeast Asia will play in international energy trade and the implications for its energy expenditures The potential energy and environmental benefits of implementing pragmatic measures that would help limit the rise in the region's greenhouse - gas emissions An in - depth analysis of energy prospects in Malaysia to 2040 A focus on four key issues that will shape the direction of the region's energy system: power grid interconnection, energy investment, energy access and fossil - fuel subsidies

The biggest issue apparently isn't technical but an ample supply of fuel, but once big US and Canadian coal plants invest heavily, with government subsides, no doubt, in switching to «biomass,» it will be hard to turn back.

Issues facing the U.S. biofuels industry include potential agricultural «feedstock» supplies, and the associated market and environmental effects of a major shift in U.S. agricultural production; the energy supply needed to grow feedstocks and process them into fuel; and barriers to expanded infrastructure needed to deliver more and more biofuels to the market....

Mike, should uranium supply for a once - through fuel cycle become an issue then fuel recycling and fast spectrum reactors would surely be adopted.

2) Blanket promotions for nuclear ignore the issues — fuel supply, waste disposal, construction costs, and need for large amounts of cooling water.

378 Ike Solem: «Blanket promotions for nuclear ignore the issues — fuel supply, waste disposal, construction costs, and need for large amounts of cooling water.»

The anticipated need for adjustments in the 2014 RFS advanced biofuels and total renewable fuels targets reflects a combination of demand and supply issues in the biofuels marketplace...