Sentences with phrase «fuel switch»

[1] My rationale is that historical emissions decreases have been largely driven by fuel switching from a more expensive to cheaper and less emitting fuel.

Also money based estimates introduce other complications such as fuel switching due to depletion.

Unfortunately, the lion's share of this progress can be attributed not to local leadership, but to fuel switching at the grid level.

Also regarding the engine stall check the inertia fuel switch it's probably located in the passenger kick panel.

If you move to a supplier that we can switch you to, # 15 cashback is paid for a single fuel switch, # 30 if you switch both fuels.

And the coal - to - gas fuel switch is extremely potent.

«We haven't done it [fuel switching] in the past, and there's been good reason why we haven't done it in the past,» she reportedly said.

They also include dramatic fuel switching to lower intensity natural gas.

Additionally, I apply a method of modeling consumer fuel switching to accurately reflect the extent to which fuel substitution is possible in the short term.

The report showed that emissions dropped 3.4 percent from 2012 to 2011, mostly due to a decrease in energy consumption and fuel switching from coal to natural gas.

In February, Oklahoma submitted a visibility improvement plan that would require fuel switching from coal to natural gas at six power plants by 2022, but EPA rejected this approach in March.

This report suggests that the option of fuel switching in the power sector deserves greater consideration to reduce emissions.»

These documents suggest that the EPA will not require fuel switching in BACT determinations.

Regarding the furnace efficiency standards, ORA investigators obtained internal emails in which SoCalGas managers discuss «the potential for the proposed standards to raise the cost of some gas furnaces and thereby encourage fuel switching away from natural gas,» according to Simon's summary.

Anders Nordeng, senior analyst on the Point Carbon team at Thomson Reuters, said: «With the power producers» likely shortage of allocated KAUs [emission allowances] and the possibility for fuel switching, we expect prices will be driven by the relative cost of generating electricity from gas compared to coal.

Overall, although natural gas is a non-renewable fossil fuel that emits carbon dioxide, the cumulative emissions saved by fuel switching over the next decade from coal to natural gas are likely to prove far cheaper than the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in future decades.

Fourth, the most cost - effective and significant avenue for emissions reductions is through fuel switching in the electricity grid, but state and local governments do not control the grid.

McCarthy and the Air Office's misleading statements about fuel switching discredited critics who claimed the EPA was waging a war on coal and would, if left to its own devices, ban new coal generation.

Nonetheless, from today's vantage point we think that with significant levels of fuel switching likely required to plug the supply gap created by the impact of the MSR from 2019 onwards, a range of $ 20 - 30 / t seems a reasonable estimate of where EUA prices will have to go over 2019 - 21 to effect the abatement necessary to clear the EU carbon market over 2019 - 21.

This may indicate that gas liberalisation is beginning to encourage fuel switching back to gas.

The Asian forecast contrasts sharply to projections for the United States, which is expected to see sagging domestic demand as power plants undergo fuel switching away from coal.

As illustrated in Figure 1 - 3, it reflects the crossover point where our primary fuel switches from fats to carbohydrates (i.e., switching from 51 % fat / 49 % carbohydrate utilization to 49 % fat / 51 % carbohydrate utilization), which is explained in detail in the following section.

The lineup of Nintendo - published games also has fueled fueling Switch sales, Fils - Aime said.

Up until the mid-2020s demand growth remains robust in the New Policies Scenario, but slows markedly thereafter as greater efficiency and fuel switching bring down oil use for passenger vehicles (even though the global car fleet doubles from today to reach 2 billion by 2040).

Fuel switching creates unique opportunities for energy efficiency upgrades, and can facilitate synergies between various home energy systems.

The bottom line is that if the EPA had not dissembled on fuel switching and not obfuscated on fuel economy, more Senators might have voted for legislative measures, sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R - Alaska) in 2010 and Sen. James Inhofe (R - Okla.)

Significant emission reductions can be achieved by energy ‐ efficiency improvements and fossil fuel switching, but they are not sufficient by themselves to provide the deep cuts needed.

What's needed are better functioning markets governed by more transparent pricing, greater fuel switching to enable price and technology discovery to solve climate change, and greater cross-border energy trade to increase the woeful inefficiency of the world's most inefficient industry: energy.

Renewable energy provision — from household and community solar, biogas and hydro, to support for major fuel switch and geothermal projects.

The most common plan to reduce the carbon dioxide put in the atmosphere by humans is 1) energy efficiency, 2) decarbonize the electrical grid, 3) fuel switching mainly to the decarbonized electrical grid.

The EU - ETS has never before seen such large or sustained annual deficits against the backdrop of such a sharply declining surplus, and the upshot will likely be a need for large - scale fuel switching in the power sector from 2019 onwards to plug the supply gap.

(WRI, 2012) US ghg emissions reductions have been achieved in the United States due largely significant fuel switching in the electricity sector from coal to natural gas, an economic slowdown that began in 2008, and some federal and US state regulatory programs designed to reduce ghg emissions.

A carbon tax would allow energy efficiencies to become cost effective faster, a carbon tax would cause the utilities to use less carbon fuels in the electrical grid and a carbon tax would promote fuel switching faster.

- prompting energy efficiency program administrators to track and report carbon savings, align energy efficiency goals with carbon reduction goals, and promote or explore fuel switching measures to further reduce carbon emissions, and

For this reason we felt it was an interesting area to investigate, and to understand what helped this to happen in Britain at such scale and with such speed, and whether there were lessons here for other countries to consider in terms of rapid reductions in CO2 emissions from incentivizing fuel switching from coal to natural gas.»

Earth scientist Bill Chameides, dean of Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment and a former chief scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, urges the administration to use its Clean Air Act authority to promulgate carbon regulations for existing power plants like it has for new ones: «Doing that will force fuel switching from coal to natural gas.»

Pulled marine cables throughout vessels, installed new components on generators like fuel switches and tachometers.

Power plants can choose from a variety of options to reduce their CO2 emissions, including fuel switching, improving power plant efficiency, switching to renewable forms of energy and encouraging energy efficiency from energy users.

Based on the current forward curves for coal and gas, the fixed mining costs for lignite, and the level of fuel switching likely required over 2019 - 23 as indicated by our modelling of the MSR's impact, we think EUA prices could break $ 15 / t over H2 2018 as both compliance entities and speculators continue to anticipate the coming supply squeeze.

Others, such as fuel switching can be vulnerable to climate change under certain circumstances.

Going beyond what is seen as feasible through fuel switching and a smooth integration of new renewable capacity is another matter, especially if it means taking away a big part of the revenue windfall the utilities have mentally already booked for those free allowances (since many less would be available to them).

This project has implemented energy efficiency measures and fuel switching at all 63 of the Commission Scolaire de la Pointe - de - l'Île (CSPI) buildings, with the main objective to minimize the GHG emissions associated with energy use in all CSPI buildings.

In today's post, I comment on McCarthy's responses to Sen. Vitter's questions about fuel switching.

Utility response could lead to fuel switching away from fossil fuels, leading to a 23 % reduction in emissions.