Sentences with phrase «gases as an alternative energy source»

More research is needed to see if this novel use of atmospheric gases as an alternative energy source is more widespread in Antarctica and elsewhere, the scientists say.

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Al Nowais worked on energy - related projects and programs, such as oil and gas initiatives, alternative sources of energy and most recently the UAE's nuclear program.

The main energy sources used in the industry are gas and electricity, but there is also significant use of diesel generation, and a growing interest and use of biogas and solar generation as alternatives in the face of conventional energy costs continuing to rise.

As the region thaws, the gas — a huge potential source of alternative energy — is bubbling out, simultaneously attracting venture capitalists and worrying climatologists.

Biofuels use more land area, generate more greenhouse gas emissions, and have a greater impact on the environment than other alternative energy sources such as photovoltaic solar energy, solar thermal energy, or wind power.

As oil and gas prices increase, the need to find alternative sources of energy that are renewable becomes more urgent.

TRB hasn't got the whole story IMO as in 1984 North Sea oil and gas production was just getting up a head of steam, providing the UK with an alternative energy source out of the control of these bothersome miners.

The rise of some sources of alternative energy such as renewables, storage, energy efficiency, and demand response, and decline in others — specifically nuclear — will continue to impact regional gas and electricity prices throughout the rest of 2017.

The BrightSource Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility, which uses 320,000 mirrors to create thermal energy, still qualifies under state rules as an alternative energy source, despite using about 1.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas a year, according to a report by the Press Telegram.

But, there are also, of course, other options, there's energy efficiency, there are alternative sources of supply, such as solar and wind, and there are even switches to other sources of fuel, such as natural gas.

We need a carbon tax, collected and returned to US citizens, to force the big fossil fuel producers to get serious about alternative energy sources and move away from coal, oil and gas as quickly as possible.

I would have guessed Iceland, but it's actually the U.S.: Beyond the sun, a new wave of clean energy As policymakers promote alternative energy sources to reduce the United States» emissions of greenhouse gases and its dependence on foreign oil, entrepreneurs are becoming increasingly inventive about finding novel ways to power the economy.

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Solar energy is a great alternative to conventional and non-renewable sources of energy such as natural gas, coal and oil.