Sentences with phrase «generated by coal»

That means that it is better for the environment to power a gadget with electricity generated by coal, rather than by a solar panel.

All its energy consumption is embodied energy - but this was generated by coal, too.

-- My previous numbers on the fraction of the US electricity generated by coal is a bit out of date but still at 48 % according to my source.

According to the Energy Information Administration, half of our countries» electricity is generated by coal, about 20 % by nuclear, and a little more than 18 % by natural gas.

In New York City, San Francisco, and at another demonstration in Toronto, protesters drew attention to the fact that companies like Apple use electricity generated by coal plants to run their data centers — which power the cloud that is now sucking down a ballooning slice of the world's energy pie.

But wait, electricity from nuclear or wind is 2 - 3 times more useful than coal on a BTU basis, x2 more useful than natural gas, so it makes more sense to compare proportion of electricity generated from renewables and nuclear (ie low carbon energy) with whats generated by coal and NG.

Will your electric car suck up electricity generated by coal - fired power plants, negating any benefit to the environment?

Photo: Vlasta JuricekMore good news on the renewable energy front Monday: The cost of onshore wind power has dropped to record lows, and in some regions is competitive with electricity generated by coal - fired plants, according to a survey by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a market research firm.

This action means that our air, water, and food will be safer from mercury pollution and heavy metals generated by coal - fired power plants.

New electricity generated by coal - fired plants will outstrip that which was retired in 2015 and 2016 by a factor of five.

The researchers found that wood pellets burned in European and UK power plants, such as the Drax facility in North Yorkshire — which has transitioned some of its coal power generation capacity to wood pellets with the support of UK government subsidies — actually emit more CO2 per kilowatt hour than that generated by coal.

Ultimately, coal can not be considered «clean» when you factor in the air and water pollution generated by coal mining, preparation, transport and combustion.

In a nutshell: our long, well - fed, rewarding lives rely on the robust, abundant, affordable energy currently being generated by coal and oil.

Total energy generated by coal plants in most of the state declined from about 40 percent in 2010 to about 25 percent in the first half of 2016.

Weather conditions in Beijing and the surrounding regions often compound the particulates generated by coal burning, cars and industry, with cold winter air trapping the pollution.

Maximizing the use of renewable sources of energy like wind in replacing the power generated by coal produces greenhouse gas reductions that are not only immediate, but sustainable over the long term.

When you add the cost of back up, Solar is around $ 400 - $ 500 / MWh, or around five times the cost of electricity generated by coal.

For example, the study finds that 11 % of the energy generated by a coal - fired power station is offset by energy needed to build the plant and supply the fuel, as the chart below shows.

When completed the electricity generated by the Tomlin's hydro scheme could displace an equal amount of power currently generated by coal in Victoria and save up to two thousand tonnes of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from going into the atmosphere each year.

Amory Lovins (Scientific American, Sept 2005) said that 3 % of the electricity generated by coal plants actually reaches an outlet, after mining, transportation, heat loss and transmission are taken into account.

Using electricity generated by coal - fired plants to power the cars defeats the purpose to some extent, but what if the energy comes from the ultimate clean and renewable source — the sun itself?

The EPA would then set emissions standards — the rate of carbon emissions — for power plants by first tallying the share of electricity generated by coal and gas - fired plants in each state during a set of baseline years — in the NRDC example, 2008 - 10.

As a result, the proportion of electricity generated by coal fell from 16.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2015, to just 3.6 per cent over the same period in 2016.

There are lots of nasties that are generated by a coal plant.

It wasn't just the splendor of Colorado's natural surroundings that drew the first settlers here; the lure of gold and the profits generated by the coal mining industry also played a role.

Occasional purchases of out - of - state electricity after 2035 may include some that is generated by coal, especially purchases made by those providers not covered by the plan.

This emission was «similar to the greenhouse effect of electricity generated by coal - fired plants» and would persist for at least 50 years.

Until recently, however, soot's role in warming has been muddied by the effects of another pollutant, sulfate particles generated by coal and petroleum combustion.

But that is still small potatoes compared with the 45 percent generated by coal - fired plants.

Despite efforts to reduce emissions, unusually high gas prices in 2006 meant more electricity was generated by coal, the environment secretary explained.

The loss generated by the coal plants, as well as depreciation, is tax deductible, according to tax experts.

Not exact matches

The giant mining operations of Asia stack thousands of computers in dimly lit factory buildings powered by cheap electricity from coal - fed generating plants.

Last year, two events caused North American thermal coal — the coal used by utilities to generate electricity — to fall by about 30 %.

Base load power, the residual power that has to be generated day - in, day - out, came primarily from burning coal, typically in a plant located right at a mine site owned by the power company.

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

The package includes a plan to phase out coal - fired electricity generation by 2030, a commitment to generate 30 per cent of Alberta's electricity from renewable sources by 2030, new financing for energy efficiency, and an economy - wide price on carbon pollution.

Two electric generating cooperatives, Minnkota Power and Square Butte, which operate the Milton R. Young Generating Station, consume virtually all of the coal produced by BNI Energy under long - term agreements.

RESOLVED: That Berkshire Hathaway Inc. («Berkshire») establish reasonable, quantitative goals for reduction of greenhouse gas and other air emissions at its energy - generating holdings; and that Berkshire publish a report to shareholders by January 31, 2015 (at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information) on how it will achieve these goals — including possible plans to retrofit or retire existing coal - burning plants at Berkshire - held companies.

In Black Mesa, Arizona, the proposal to construct six large, coal - burning electric plants and three strip mines meant that the health risks of air and water pollution would be suffered by a predominantly native American population, but the power generated would be distributed to distant urban areas.

In his summary of findings, Dr. Stopford stated, «Mercury is ubiquitous in the environment being generated both by man - made activities (such as coal - fired power plants) and by natural phenomenon (such as volcanoes).

The installation at the site of the former Town of Ulster landfill is expected to generate 2,360 MWh of clean electricity each year, roughly equivalent to the electricity generated by burning 2 million pounds of coal or 4,000 barrels of oil.

Most of that coal is being burned to generate electricity, which replaces oil as the primary carrier of the world's energy by 2050 in the report's low - emissions scenario.

Among the surprising conclusions: the waste produced by coal plants is actually more radioactive than that generated by their nuclear counterparts.

If liquefied coal powered the world's vehicles, produced its heating, and generated its electricity, Earth would warm 2º Celsius (3.6 º Fahrenheit) by 2042, three years sooner than if society continued to use oil.

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.

Renewable electricity produces just 5 % to 6 % of the greenhouse gas emissions created by coal - fired energy plants, and 8 % to 10 % of those generated from gas - fired plants.

The Energy Information Administration projects that by 2035 natural gas will generate more electricity than coal.

The analysis by Yang and Jackson finds that if the gas produced by the new plants is used to generate electricity, the total lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions would be 36 percent to 82 percent higher than pulverized coal - fired power.

China is expected to triple its coal - fired generating capacity by 2030, according to the report.