Sentences with phrase «higher costs of natural gas»

With the possibility of even higher costs of natural gas in the future, natural gas - fired plants may be used increasingly as a backup for wind - generated electricity.

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All the while, the industry thrived financially under a combination of high oil prices, low natural gas prices (a major input cost), recession - induced relief from cost inflation and a reduced cost of capital as majors and foreign national oil companies gobbled up wobbly juniors.

Comparing the capital and operating costs of various forms of energy — even factoring in US$ 50 a tonne for carbon emissions (a higher rate than is currently levied by any North American state or province)-- natural gas comes out as a clear winner.

Already, industry groups like the American Petroleum Institute and the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America have opposed the president's earlier proposals to require new pipelines to use American - made steel, citing higher costs.

This tax will directly raise the cost of many consumer goods including gasoline and natural gas, and indirectly for many others due to higher production and transportation costs.

Mr Teyssen's comments will add to growing concerns in Europe that high energy prices are encouraging manufacturers such as chemicals companies to shift investments across the Atlantic, where the shale bonanza has reduced natural gas costs to between a quarter and a third of those in the EU.

The economy is bad, gas prices are high, food prices are rising and many green families may be wondering how they can afford organics, costlier natural items, and some of those green gadgets that cost more now and end up helping you save later.

However, the budget will also add to the cost of doing business by extending assessments on electric, natural gas and steam energy, for a total cost of nearly $ 1.5 billion, half of which will be paid by business, and by increasing the minimum wage — a measure whose impact will be felt by many business, with total cost estimates as high as $ 2 billion per year once fully implemented.

The relatively high cost of securing hydrogen — usually by stripping it from natural gas — has made it historically uncompetitive with other energy sources in most situations, however.

The University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is working with FuelCell Energy, Inc., an integrated stationary fuel cell manufacturer, to develop a durable, low - cost, and high - performance electrochemical cell to convert natural gas and other methane - rich gas into methanol, a major chemical commodity with worldwide applications in... Read more →

More information about the 2010 Honda Civic Sdn: With coupe and sedan body styles, available in basic, luxurious, or high - performance Si guise — plus green - focused Hybrid and natural - gas GX sedans — the Honda Civic is offered in a very wide range of models to suit the wants of small - car shoppers looking for anything from simple, cost - conscious transportation to full - featured touring.

What is means is that an investor could be right that the price of natural gas is going higher, but wrong on the timing and completely miss out on the rebound as this energy ETF's value is eaten away by rolling costs.

Martens noted the low price of natural gas, the high local cost of industry oversight and the large areas that would be off - limits to shale gas development because of setback requirements, water supply protections, and local prohibitions.

Among the resources that can provide the operational support needed for high levels of renewable penetration in our energy mix, I think natural gas strikes the best balance between cost and environmental impact.

With the development of shale gas and the surge in natural gas liquids supply, the U.S. has moved from being a high - cost producer of key petrochemicals and resins to among the lowest - cost producers globally.

In that case, the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of the cost to complete, not counting sunk costs, would be $ 78 per MWh — higher than the cost of power from natural gas, but similar to what wind power in places like South Carolina is expected to cost in the future.

Operating cost for electric cars is $ 0.50 to $ 0.75 per mile versus $ 0.10 for gasoline powered cars once battery replacement costs are included By 2020, Chinese PER CAPITA emissions will be higher than America's Does not believe that the 0.6 degree temperature rise to date is the West's «fault,» but does believe that China is the future problem Whatever U.S. does about emissions reduction and what people do as individuals is totally trivial in face of the fact that China is adding huge amounts of coal fired generating capacity The most meaningful emissions reduction strategy today would be to convert China from coal to natural gas The claim that there are more frequent or more intense hurricanes and tornadoes as a result of AGW is not scientifically supported We can reduce emissions, but it is important that we do the RIGHT things (and NOT the WRONG ones) Not worried about «peak oil;» coal can be converted to liquid fuel

The projected growth in natural gas consumption in China is driven by environmental policies, relative cost competiveness of natural gas in the industrial and transportation sectors, and relatively high economic growth.

Using a «high - resolution electricity system planning model» of the DOE's two - year - old SunShot Initiative (meant to knock down the cost of solar electricity to market prices by 2020) alongside likely carbon - limitation policies, Kammen and company found that it's not unrealistic for solar to capture a third of the Western U.S. electricity market within 40 years, displacing currently more - attractive technologies like nuclear and natural gas.

As indicated earlier, the fully allocated cost of electricity produced from non-hydro «renewable» sources such as wind and solar energy is almost always higher than the cost of electricity produced from «conventional» sources (coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear energy and hydropower).

Natural gas is the preferred fuel for autoproducers, but there have been natural gas shortages in the late 1990s that have forced some of these small cogeneration power plants to turn to alternative fuels — not a preferred solution, since most alternative fuels are more expensive than natural gas (on a heat content basis, including deliver costs to the plant site) and some alternate fuels (such as heavy oils) have a high sulfur cNatural gas is the preferred fuel for autoproducers, but there have been natural gas shortages in the late 1990s that have forced some of these small cogeneration power plants to turn to alternative fuels — not a preferred solution, since most alternative fuels are more expensive than natural gas (on a heat content basis, including deliver costs to the plant site) and some alternate fuels (such as heavy oils) have a high sulfur cnatural gas shortages in the late 1990s that have forced some of these small cogeneration power plants to turn to alternative fuels — not a preferred solution, since most alternative fuels are more expensive than natural gas (on a heat content basis, including deliver costs to the plant site) and some alternate fuels (such as heavy oils) have a high sulfur cnatural gas (on a heat content basis, including deliver costs to the plant site) and some alternate fuels (such as heavy oils) have a high sulfur content.

Exelon is still pressing its case, and power sector analysts have noted its fleet continues to be at risk of unprofitability in PJM markets, squeezed by low natural gas prices and high operating costs.

Howard Feldman, API's director of regulatory and scientific affairs, testified at EPA field hearings this week that the agency's proposals could result in higher energy costs, impacting the oil and natural gas industry's international competitiveness and negatively affecting the broader economy.

The research and investments have led to sharply higher electric generating capacity and reduced cost to a point where renewable energy is nearly competitive with natural gas, said Jesse Jenkins, director of energy and climate policy at the Breakthrough Institute.

Natural gas prices will likely rise, making the costs of production higher and, according to the recent PWC report, shale oil may depress world crude prices over the years to come.

The island gets the bulk of its electricity from fossil fuel power plants that have to ship in coal, oil, and natural gas from off the island at high cost.

Similarly, the National Association of Manufacturers estimated that high recovery of shale gas and lower natural gas prices will help U.S. manufacturers employ 1,000,000 workers by 2025 while lower feedstock and energy costs could help them reduce natural gas expenditures by as much as 11.6 billion by 2025.

Investors are obliged to weigh any number of unknowns: will Venezuela increase production and keep heavy oil differentials high; will the price of natural gas rapidly rise; will climate change suddenly force governments to introduce carbon taxes; can the companies control their labour and construction costs; will global demand continue to rise?

Still, the savings can be great with geothermal operating costs running about half that of high - efficiency natural gas and return on your initial investment ranging between eight to 12 years.