Sentences with phrase «fuels than it supplied»

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government delivered more than twice as many federal dollars to research initiatives, tax incentives and other programs benefiting fossil fuels than it supplied to renewable energy from 2002 to 2008, according to a report released Friday by two public policy groups.

The U.S. government delivered more than twice as many federal dollars to research initiatives, tax incentives and other programs benefiting fossil fuels than it supplied to renewable energy from 2002 to 2008.

Not exact matches

QNX, which made more than 60 % of the core software inside the world's car infotainment systems in 2011, has partnered with The Weather Network to send location - based weather data to drivers, and the intelligent dashboard system in many of Nissan's 2013 models, for instance, will feed drivers real - time local fuel prices, flight - status information, and points of interest supplied by Google.

Besides, as some savvy environmentalists are arguing, trying to reduce GHG emissions by chocking fossil fuel supplies — rather than reducing demand for them — is tilting at windmills.)

There are now more than 50 different fuel suppliers producing roughly 135 different fuels in the province.

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

Others supplied cash, food, fuel, seasonings, sauces, volunteers, and more worth more than $ 1 million.

Mr Segal believes there is scope to lift Caltex's retail sales from about $ 1.2 billion a year to $ 3 billion to $ 5 billion — more than replacing lost sales and earnings when its fuel supply partnership with Woolworths comes to an end.

The proposed acquisition, which was signed in late December 2016 and was due to be completed in January 2018, would make the British - based energy company the largest fuel retailer and wholesaler in Australia, increasing the number of BP - supplied sites by about 530 to more than 1930.

The ACCC considers that the acquisition would be likely to «substantially lessen competition in the retail supply of fuel», noting that «BP prices are significantly higher on average than Woolworths prices in the major capital cities».

To qualify for additional assistance, a household must meet income eligibility requirements; have exhausted both regular and first emergency benefits during the 2010 - 11 HEAP season; and have a current shut - off notice on either heat or «heat - related» electricity or an oil, propane, wood or other fuel supply with less than 1/4 tank remaining.

By following carbon emissions in more than 100 countries and 57 industrial sectors — from the extraction of the fuels to the energy inputs in creating goods and services to delivery to the final consumer — he and his colleagues uncovered a more complete story of who emits the world's greenhouse gases, and at which point in the supply chain.

The world's ample supply of uranium could fuel a much larger fleet of reactors than exists today throughout their 40 - to 50 - year life span.

Since then, corn ethanol production has more than doubled to about 36.5 million gallons per day — meaning ethanol already is nearly 10 percent of U.S. fuel supply.

Petra's water supply fueled more than simple subsistence.

The EIA says world energy consumption is likely to grow by more than 50 percent over the period 2010 to 2040, with fossil fuels supplying 80 percent of the total, despite a growth in renewables and nuclear power.

Given the vastness of the world's marine methane hydrate deposits — more than twice the carbon reserves of all other fossil fuels combined — it's not surprising that government agencies and the petroleum and natural gas industries have long been interested in harvesting this new energy supply.

And algae grower Solazyme recently won a contract to supply more than 75,500 liters of fuel derived from algae oil to the U.S. Navy, which would be a first for the industry.

With 436 reactors worldwide consuming 65,000 metric tons (one metric ton equals 1.1 U.S. tons) of enriched uranium per year, demand for this nuclear reactor fuel outstrips available supply, which has caused uranium prices to jump from a low of $ 10 per pound a few years ago to more than $ 130 per pound in 2007 and still more than $ 50 per pound today.

But rather than selling nuclear fuel abroad and then attempting to police how its new owners manage it, she thinks the United States should consider leasing nuclear fuel supplies, which is what the Russians do.

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.

UNGDO, which includes hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, supplies an energy source which is potentially cleaner than liquid or solid fossil fuels and may provide a route to energy independence for the U.S, say proponents.

Carrying more than three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the International Space Station Expedition 54 crew, the Progress 69 cargo spacecraft launched at 3:13 a.m. EST (2:13 p.m. local time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

NAC is the DOE contractor for the supply of spent nuclear fuel packaging and transportation services under the FRR program for Other Than High Income countries.

When a star less than eight times the mass of our Sun runs out of the supply of hydrogen fueling the thermonuclear reaction raging in its stellar core, it may transform into a red giant instead of ending its life in a dramatic supernova explosion.

NAC International is a leading nuclear fuel cycle consulting and technology company that has met the nuclear market needs of utilities, government agencies, nuclear fuel suppliers, and financial institutions worldwide for more than 40 years.

If AD is primarily the result of a brain unable to metabolize glucose properly, then interventions aimed at preventing or improving this condition should include a transition to a fuel source other than glucose, reducing peripheral insulin levels to restore sensitivity at the BBB, and providing an abundant supply of protective substances.

The brain demands more fuel than any other organ, about 20 percent of the body's total supply.

Any diet that supplies less fuel than needed will cause the body to form ketones — this can occur regardless of the levels of carbohydrate and fat intake in the diet.

On the other hand, this means the crankshaft has to operate under less than ideal conditions: instead of being coddled ‡ with a good supply of freshly - filtered oil, specially chosen for that purpose, it has to make do with the little bit of oil mixed into the fuel.

When this happens, the job of the idle air control valve is to bring this deceleration down to a slow and smooth idle rather than suddenly cutting off the fuel supply causing the motor to die.

When the fuel supplied to the combustion chamber is insufficient, this results in an ignition (spark) that is igniting a less than balanced load of fuel and air.

The company designed this turbocharged petrol engine with 4 - cylinders and 16 - valves and incorporated it with direct injection fuel supply system, which will make it even powerful than any other engine of its class.

Since the turbines are made of special steel particularly resistant to high temperatures and therefore able to cope with temperatures of more than 1,000 ° C or 1,830 ° F, there is no need for an increased fuel supply with its cooling effect.

Direct injection requires higher fuel pressure than conventional fuel injected engines and an engine - driven high - pressure fuel pump is used to supply up to 1,276 psi (150 bar) of pressure.

Power for the Terrain is supplied by a robust in - line four cylinder engine that is more about fuel efficiency than power and speed; if the later is important, the 3.0 - liter V6 has power to spare yet still returns fuel economy figures in the mid-20s.

For businesses with very high office supply or fuel expenses, that can be more beneficial than cards with higher cash back rewards but lower spending caps.

In the absence of being able to make that policy call at this time on dangerous interference, what we're doing as an interim measure is working bottom up to see how aggressive can we be in finding a pathway to low - carbon power generation from coal, because that accounts for more than 50 percent of emissions; how aggressive can we be in transitioning to a much greater diversity of fuel supply than petroleum, and vehicle technology, and that's 20 percent of emissions; and then what can we do much more rapidly to halt deforestation, which is 20 percent of emissions.

Realization that we must reduce the current CO2 amount has a bright side: effects that had begun to seem inevitable, including impacts of ocean acidification, loss of fresh water supplies, and shifting of climatic zones, may be averted by the necessity of finding an energy course beyond fossil fuels sooner than would otherwise have occurred.

Many major, international oil companyies have $ 100 billion plans in place to triple this exported amount of tar sands to the U. S. in a decade to fuel the U. S. appetite for a more secure supply of foreign oil, than from elsewhere in this troubled world.

[Response: The PETM was thousands of Gton C from whatever source supplied it, more like our fossil fuel trajectory than like the 100 Gton methane case I explored here.

The overwhelming challenge is how to produce enough biofuel to supply even a fraction of the more than 60 billion gallons of jet fuel burned every year by the world's aircraft.

All fossil fuels are non-renewable, but nothing is less renewable than the 600 million barrels of oil which we have stockpiled in the event of a disruption in the global supply chain.

In fact, natural gas supplies are so abundant, ConocoPhillips Chairman and CEO James J. Mulva says it's much more than a bridge fuel to the future.

But the ethanol boosters are ignoring some unpleasant facts: Ethanol won't significantly reduce our oil imports; adding more ethanol to our gas tanks adds further complexity to our motor - fuel supply chain, which will lead to further price hikes at the pump; and, most important (and most astonishing), it may take more energy to produce a gallon of ethanol than it actually contains.

So, when we talk about «more expensive energy» like wind and solar, what we are actually saying is that far more energy is consumed in making that energy to the supplier than for fossil fuels.

It also emits more CO2 than coal plants and to this writer it seems strange that the UK will look to North and South America to supply them with biomass fuel that requires processing and shipment thousands of miles, when they (Drax) could use locally mined coal to generate power.

The authors contend the world's economies are heavily dependent on fossil fuels because such fuels are and will continue to be safer, less expensive, more reliable, and of vastly greater supply than alternative fuels such as wind and solar.

We are pleased to recognize the positive impact with over $ 18 million in supplies, equipment, utilities and fuel sourced from local businesses during the construction phase and more than $ 20,000 contributed to local organizations to assist in their missions.»

Picking up on Web Hub Telescope's frequent refrain: fossil fuel depletion and AGW together are sufficient threats that humans should continue to develop alternative energy supplies and be prepared to deploy them more massively than we have to date.