Sentences with phrase «generated by a fuel»

The board is a DC / DC converter that evens out the power generated by the fuel cells, which fluctuates with the amount of sweat produced by a user, and turns it into constant power with a constant voltage.

For two decades, up to 10 percent of the electricity produced in the United States was generated by fuel fabricated using low enriched uranium from the Megatons to Megawatts program.

In fact, the flow from one part to the other takes place as a result of reverse pressure generated by the fuel filter (I don't know how) which is located outside of the tank, as the filter is.

These vehicles are electrically powered and the electricity is generated by a fuel - cell stack that is in the vehicle.

The electricity generated by the fuel cell is distributed to a 70 kW co-axial drive system for the front wheels and individual, 40 kW wheel hub motors on the rear wheels, giving the Cadillac Provoq its all - wheel - drive traction and great driving dynamics.

The introduction of machines powered by cheap and easily accessible fossil fuels led to a decline in the use of wind power, but since reserves of these fuels are finite and as the world becomes more conscious of the pollution generated by these fuels, focus has turned once again to tapping this free source of energy.

Other green initiatives include the Eco-Marchamo, which is a voluntary complementary tax that allows drivers to offset 100 percent of the emissions generated by fuel consumption for one year and the Carbon Neutral Framework that incentives good environmental practice by Costa Rican companies.

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Tens of thousands of Americans die every year from old - fashioned air pollution, generated by electric power plants that burn fossil fuels.

«You can tell a lot from the tonality of conversation if this person likes to generate solutions collaboratively, or if their decisions are fueled by ego,» he says.

And Bristol University in the UK is working on underwater robots that generate electrical energy by foraging for biomatter to feed a chain of microbial fuel - cell stomachs.

China has already hit peak coal, but the fossil fuel does still account for 65 % of the country's power generated by source.

The Little Sun social business also helps improve off - grid livelihoods by reducing household expenditures on expensive lighting fuels and by supporting off - grid entrepreneurs who can sell the lamps in their communities, generating local profits.

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

The first element in my plan to re-rubalize the economy is to stabilize Russia's fiscal finances by the only form of tax presently available to be collected in practice: the economic rent generated by Russia's fuel and minerals companies, land and public utilities.

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.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Whether the primitive misogyny was validated and fueled by religion or religion generated the misogyny in the first place is, in my opinion, too subtle a distinction to discern.

The finest hours in the history of this noble country were experienced when the spiritual fuel generated by that ethos was internalized within the hearts and minds of its people.

Poor nations are at present relatively minor contributors to the carbon dioxide generated by burning fossil fuels.

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.

An environmentally - friendly alternative to diesel - fueled trucks, the feed truck's motor is charged from electrical power generated from methane gas produced by the cows» own manure.

Straus and a local mechanic spent eight years developing an environmentally - friendly alternative to diesel - fueled trucks: The feed truck's motor is charged from electrical power generated from methane gas produced by the cows» own manure.

In 2009, Casa Herradura installed a waste - to - energy process that fuels a steam boiler with biogas generated by a biological anaerobic reactor, as part of the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).

Fuelled by profits from the baby - foods market (which includes but is not limited to infant formula and generates $ 30 billion in global sales annually, with growth projected to reach $ 35 billion in 2016), these companies have funnelled money to projects like the Singapore - based Asia Pacific Infant and Young Child Nutrition Association (APIYCNA).

These include: • One of the most technically advanced and cleanest smelters in the world which captures 99.9 per cent of sulphur emissions and generates two thirds of the plant's electrical power • A US$ 10m combined heat and power system that will reduce emissions by 90 per cent compared with separate heat and power systems • A vehicle idling reduction programme that now covers 360 vehicles and has resulted in the avoidance of more than two million gallons of fuel and emissions • New, more efficient trucks with fewer emissions

Garcia reached the runoff mostly because of an anti-Emanuel vote, fueled by irritations ranging from an increase in the number of tickets being generated by Chicago's red light cameras * to the tumult in the school system to Emanuel's abrasive personality.

Allow Cornwall to create a Better Roads Fund funded by the localisation of 2p in every litre from existing fuel duty — will generate approximately # 7.5 million a year that would be used to maintain our rural roads.

One key piece for the plant, the natural gas pipeline to supply the fuel to generate power, isn't being built by CPV.

By restricting the winter fuel allowance, free bus travel and free TV licences to those below the threshold, a saving to the Exchequer of around # 1.4 billion pa could be generated.

According to previous studies, that amount — between 44 million and 146 million metric tons of CO2 — offsets a tiny fraction of the estimated 35.3 billion metric tons of CO2 generated by the burning of fossil fuels and other industrial activity in 2013.

Boosting the fuel efficiency of motor vehicles by «harvesting» the energy generated by their shock absorbers and feeding it back into batteries or electrical systems such as air conditioning has become a major goal in automotive engineering.

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.

Fueled by one pound propane canisters, you can literally set up shop anywhere and start generating delicious burgers, steaks, veggies, and anything else your heart desires.

Changing World Technologies proved to the satisfaction of Detroit's Big Three, for example, that it is technically capable of producing fuel from shredder residue — the unwanted blend of plastic, glass, and metal leftover generated by automobile recycling operations.

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.

The model produces different jobs and growth projections for a business - as - usual scenario with no technology breakthroughs or major new policies, and then generates different outcomes by factoring in new policies such as a national clean energy standards such as proposed by President Obama; increases in corporate average fuel economy standards; tougher environmental controls on coal - fired power generators; extended investment and production tax credits for clean energy sources and an expanded federal energy loan guarantee program.

«And these liquid hydrocarbons made by the alga are currently found in petroleum deposits, so we are already using them as a source to generate fuel.

Therefore, it must be first generated (e.g., by electrolysis of water), then stored, to be finally used — ideally in fuel cells transforming chemical energy directly into electrical one.

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

Electric power generated by renewable energy sources causes substantially less pollution than energy generated from fossil fuels, the report says.

Spawned by the Sea Atlantic hurricanes often develop over equatorial waters off the African coast, where colliding winds generate thunderstorms fueled by warm, humid air.

Saikawa, a specialist in atmospheric chemistry, is also studying levels of black carbon emissions in the outdoor environment generated by the burning of biomass fuels like yak dung.

Some people charge their battery electric cars by plugging into the power grid, which delivers electricity generated largely from carbon - emitting fossil fuels.

Fusion is the process of generating energy by melding together light atoms; it requires heating the fusion fuel (hydrogen isotopes) to tens or hundreds of millions of degrees.

Scientists and policymakers have tried to reduce the impact of indoor heating by improving insulation and construction materials to keep fuel - generated warmth inside.

And by 2070, Storm van Leeuwen found, the amount of energy it takes to mine, mill, enrich and fabricate one metric ton of uranium fuel may be larger than 160 terajoules — the amount of energy one can generate from it.

Elizabeth Heidrich, a PhD student at Newcastle University in England and lead author of the new study, studies microbial fuel cells — devices that generate electrical current by capturing the electrons freed as bacteria break down organic matter in wastewater.

Existing technologies allow oil producers who can not pump the natural gas into a pipeline to simply reinject it back underground, use it to generate electricity or, by installing a so - called Fischer — Tropsch conversion system, change the former nuisance gas into liquid fuel, among other options.

That extra driving could require enough extra fuel and generate enough additional greenhouse gas emissions to offset the respective savings provided by the hybrid vehicle in the first place.