Sentences with phrase «fuelled electricity by»

While the ideal in regard to energy and the environment would be greatly reduced energy generation and consumption, replacement of fossil - fuelled electricity by renewables like wind is next best.

A $ 40 / t tax would increase the wholesale and retail prices of fossil fuelled electricity by about 4 cents per kWh.

Canada is doing its part to meet the 2011 prediction of Bloomberg New Energy Finance in the headline «Onshore Wind Energy to Reach Parity with Fossil - Fuel Electricity by 2016.»

Not exact matches

Ironically, a competitive power market would have averted «hot Wednesday» by offering Perth multiple electricity suppliers with varied fuel sourcing arrangements.

The boxes, which cost about $ 750,000, provide 100 kilowatts of electricity by converting air and fuels like natural gas into power.

As the Washington Post reported, natural gas is overtaking coal as the fossil fuel of choice for electricity generation — the report forecasts that by 2019, coal will provide 28 % of US electricity, whereas natural gas will make up 34 %.

Beyond using this clean electricity to power homes, offices and manufacturing plants, the Chinese also view it as the fuel of choice for the growing number of vehicles hitting the road, setting a goal of putting five million «new energy» vehicles (EVs, plug - in hybrids and fuel - cell cars) on the road by 2020.

As I wrote for NOVA Next, Germany stabilized its grid and electricity supply by dialing up its fossil fuel, nuclear, and hydro power, while also asking four energy - hogging aluminum smelters to dial down their power use temporarily.

Instead of a world dominated by renewable sources of power like wind and solar — as people concerned about the dangers of climate change would hope — PE execs see gas, oil and even coal as a substantial component of electricity and fuel sources in 2039, according to recent interviews conducted by CNBC.com on the future of energy as part of CNBC's 25th anniversary.

Using lifecycle analysis, a study conducted by Environment Canada and Natural Resources Canada found that while all forms of electricity generation have environmental impacts, solar PV technologies have fewer negative environmental impacts than traditional fossil - fuel - based electricity production.

That's why it is expected that by 2020, only 22 % of electricity will be generated from the fossil fuel.

Nikola plans to process its own hydrogen fuel at each station with on - site solar power, wind power or by buying electricity created through renewable sources such as hydropower.

Speaking at an energy conference in Tel Aviv, Energy Minister Steinitz said the country's manufacturing and transportation industries will be fueled entirely by natural gas, electricity and alternative fuels within the next 12 years.

Short - Term Energy Outlook (STEO) expects that electricity generation fueled by natural gas this summer (June, July, and August) will be lower than last summer, but it will continue to exceed Continue Reading

Other environmental policies include promoting smarter energy use through the ecoEnergy Initiative; a Chemical Management Plan to regulate chemicals harmful to human health and the environment; $ 1.5 billion over seven years for the production of renewable fuels; a commitment to ensure that 90 percent of Canadian electricity needs are generated through non-emitting sources by 2020; and additional government funding to acquire and preserve ecologically sensitive lands.

It shows that between 2003 and 2013 the price of electricity, gas and other fuels increased by 153.6 per cent in Britain whilst wages increased by just 28 per cent.

We cut our fossil fuel bill by two - thirds and reduced our trash output and electricity bill by 90 percent.

How does President Obama think we can protect the environment without hurting the poor by, for example, making electricity, fuel, and food more expensive?

«Electricity is produced, for the most part, by combustion of fuels, primary coal,» the company says.

The anaerobic wastewater biogas technologies — which extract methane to generate green electricity or to fuel boilers and other factory equipment — are particularly applicable to food, beverage and agribusiness companies, or any industry that has a biological waste stream or wastewater with high organic carbon or COD (chemical oxygen demand) of natural origin that can be broken down into biogas by anaerobic bacteria.

Mr Bambridge says this the plant indirectly reduces the brewery's carbon footprint by reducing the brewery's demands on fossil fuels and the electricity needs for wastewater treatment by using energy - friendly anaerobic pre-treatment technology in which GWE is a world leader.

The economy is primarily driven by primary industry, natural resources and secondary industry including coal mining, processing and fossil - fuel power generation [8] for the National Electricity Market.

The most recent reported that 71 % of Australians are worried about how much food and groceries cost, topped only by concerns about electricity, fuel and healthcare costs.

Patio heaters are typically fueled by either propane, electricity, or natural gas.

They can support sustainable energy sources for home electricity — and move away from fossil fuels — by signing up for «Make the Switch,» a partnership between Mass Audubon and the nonprofit Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance (Mass Energy).

It also organised a protest in the city of Port Harcourt against the federal government's inability to address the burning perennial fuel scarcity, zero megawatts and total lack of electricity amidst increased tariff and economic hardship unleashed on Nigerians by the Buhari administration.

«We've reduced our network charges, which form part of domestic customers» bills from their chosen electricity supplier, by 14.3 %, funded a Citizens Advice Bureau fuel debt advice service and helped kick - start a number of projects through our # 50,000 community energy seed fund which we are launching this week for the second year running.

Hawkins supports legislation to require NYS to go to 100 % clean energy (not just electricity) by 2030; a ban on new fossil fuel infrastructure (including revoking the CPV permit in Orange County); and a robust carbon tax.

The technical advantage is that local generation eliminates the enormous losses of wasted heat and long transmission that consume more than half the energy used in electricity generation by fossil fuels or nuclear.

Osborne's fuel duty commitment follows intense backbench pressure and is his riposte to the promise last week by the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, to freeze electricity prices for 20 months after the 2015 election.

Having the Belleayre, Gore and Whiteface ski centers join The Climate Reality Project's «I Am Snow 100 %» program is in line with Cuomo's Clean Energy Standard, which requires that half of all electricity used in New York come from renewable sources, rather than fossil fuels, by 2030, the governor's office said in a press release.

Not only does this system reduce their electricity bought from the grid by 70 %, but it helps Bates Troy serve their customers even during power outages and shifts away from standard fossil fuels.

We've got ta have a public energy system — not rely on companies motivated by private profit who make more money when they sell more electricity or fuel.

A study by the New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance found that New York's wholesale electricity market prices (that is the price of fuel itself) went down by nearly 30 percent since 2008, but state energy taxes shot up 168 percent and transmission fees rose 55 percent over the exact same tElectricity Alliance found that New York's wholesale electricity market prices (that is the price of fuel itself) went down by nearly 30 percent since 2008, but state energy taxes shot up 168 percent and transmission fees rose 55 percent over the exact same telectricity market prices (that is the price of fuel itself) went down by nearly 30 percent since 2008, but state energy taxes shot up 168 percent and transmission fees rose 55 percent over the exact same time period.

Cuomo's plan, released a couple of years ago, would cut the use of fossil fuels for electricity in the state in half by 2030, but does not apply those same goals to other carbon emmissions.

A microbial fuel cell, for example, could generate electricity by capturing electrons from the bacteria on electrodes instead of the rocks that these organisms evolved to breathe.

However, it is electricity consumption by microwave appliances that has the biggest impact on the environment, taking into account its whole life cycle, from production of fuels to generation of electricity.

The glut of cheap gas and tightening regulations on air pollutants have prompted the planned closure of 175 coal - fired power plants by 2016, representing 8.5 percent of all coal - fueled electricity capacity in the country.

This energy can be converted when necessary into heat and electricity by burning the hydrogen, in the same way hydrocarbon fuels are used.

In addition, biorefineries could use lipidcane bagasse to produce steam and electricity to become self - sustainable for their energy needs and provide surplus electricity, providing environmental benefits by displacing electricity produced with fossil fuels.

And if hydrogen is fed into a fuel - cell stack — a batterylike device that generates electricity from hydrogen and oxygen — it can propel an electric car or truck with only water and heat as by - products [see «On the Road to Fuel - Cell Cars,» by Steven Ashley; Scientific American, March 20fuel - cell stack — a batterylike device that generates electricity from hydrogen and oxygen — it can propel an electric car or truck with only water and heat as by - products [see «On the Road to Fuel - Cell Cars,» by Steven Ashley; Scientific American, March 20Fuel - Cell Cars,» by Steven Ashley; Scientific American, March 2005].

Most electricity in the United States is generated at power plants that run on coal and natural gas — fossil fuels that contribute significantly to global warming by emitting large amounts of carbon dioxide.

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.

Reducing the amount of fossil fuels (such as gasoline for cars and coal burned for electricity) that we use can help slow how quickly the ice is melting (by slowing the rise in average temperatures).

A fuel - cell electric vehicle works by converting hydrogen to electricity, producing only heat and water in the process.

Leading U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin signed a contract on Wednesday to design the biggest power station fueled by differences in ocean temperatures, a 10 - megawatt plant that would provide electricity for a new Asian resort.

There is always going to be some local need for fossil - based fuels, you know, in industrial processing or some things you just can't do with electricity, but by and large, right, if you wanted to try to replace those sorts of applications with biofuels and things like that, then you could be off oil altogether.

At night the hydrogen and oxygen could be used by a fuel cell to generate electricity.

Today, electricity generation is buffeted by numerous factors: access to fossil fuels, peak oil, nuclear security and proliferation, pollution, and climate change.

A fuel cell converts chemical energy into electricity by reacting hydrogen and oxygen at two different electrodes.