Sentences with phrase «imported coal and natural gas»

He lives in Idaho and said their number, 0.05 kg / kWh, is misleading because they export their hydroelectricity and import coal and natural gas.

Not exact matches

Drilling for natural gas has been promoted because it burns more cleanly than coal and can reduce dependence on imported energy sources, and it can also bring jobs to economically battered regions of the state.

Here's how it might work: Next year and in each year thereafter, Congress would set an overall cap on fossil fuels extracted by upstream energy producers, which David A. Weisbach of the University of Chicago Law School identifies as «fewer than 3,000 entities» — petroleum refiners, coal mines and domestic natural gas processors — «plus imports at a few locations.»

Instead of regulating carbon at the many smokestacks where emissions occur, the group recommends regulating by cap - and - trade permits directed «upstream» at the wellheads, mine mouths, and import points where oil, coal, and natural gas enter the economy.

China's shift toward alternative fuels in order to cut its reliance on imported oil is creating large opportunities, notably in natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and in the conversion of coal to ethanol, according to a new report from Lux Research.

Tar sand oil and coal would be the worst offenders, with natural gas imports getting the lowest tariffs.

This problem is exacerbated as we neglect our own substantial coal supplies and instead rely on soaring imports of foreign natural gas.

The ad went on to say that the United States has 250 years» worth of coal in the ground at current rates of use, and that only imports of liquefied natural gas, much of it from hostile countries, would be able to supply power if coal is off limits.

He also described the important role China sees for imports of natural gas as a path to cut its reliance on coal, its view on nuclear power and more.

Others note that Germany is a nation with nine direct neighbors and imports 100 % of its consumed uranium, 98 % of its oil, 82 % of its natural gas, and 77 % of its hard coal — and the bulk of oil and gas imports, about 35 % each (more than the EU average), come from Russia.

But last year, cheap coal imports and low carbon trading prices negatively impacted spark spreads and squeezed natural gas — fired power plants to the margins or out of the merit order.

Taiwan Taiwan imports over 97 percent of its energy from abroad, with 90 percent constituted of oil, coal, and natural gas in 2015.

Much like countries across the globe are doing today, Mexico began replacing coal plants with natural gas plants and importing as much fuel from the U.S. as possible.

Some see natural gas as a coal replacement, a transition fuel as we move towards renewables, and a potential way to power much of our transportation — freeing us from our reliance on imported oil.

By engaging in this practice — known as resource shuffling — electricity importers are able to preferentially replace high - emitting coal power imports with lower - emitting natural gas and renewable energy sources.

IEEFA finds India's wind and solar energy costs have fallen 50 % to as low as $ 38 per megawatt hour (MWh) over the past two years, with renewable energy bids in new auctions costing 20 % less than the cost of wholesale electricity from existing Indian coal generation, and 30 - 50 % less than the required cost to justify new imported coal or liquefied natural gas capacity.

For Dubai to diversify its energy mix, a decision was made to integrate clean coal to reduce dependency on imported natural gas and meet rising energy demand.

The Russian Federation provides all of the natural gas and most of the crude oil and hard coal imports into Finland

ENERGY OVERVIEW Energy Minister: Ernesto Martens Rebolledo Head of PEMEX: Raul Munoz Leos Proven Oil Reserves (1 / 1 / 03E): 12.6 billion barrels (see Reserves and Production) Oil Production (2002E): 3.6 million barrels per day (bbl / d), of which 3.18 million bbl / d was crude Oil Consumption (2002E): 1.93 million bbl / d Net Oil Exports (2002E): 1.68 million bbl / d Crude Oil Refining Capacity (1 / 1 / 03E): 1.7 million bbl / d Natural Gas Reserves (1 / 1 / 03E): 8.8 trillion cubic feet (Tcf)(see Reserves and Production) Natural Gas Production (2000E): 1.33 Tcf Natural Gas Consumption (2000E): 1.38 Tcf Recoverable Coal Reserves (2000E): 1.3 billion short tons Coal Production (2000E): 10.86 million short tons Coal Consumption (2000E): 13.41 million short tons Net Coal Imports (2000E): 2.55 million short tons Electric Generation Capacity (2000E): 38.9 million kilowatts Net Electricity Generation (2000E): 194.37 billion kilowatthours (bkwh); 74 % thermal, 18 % hydro, 5 % nuclear, 3 % other Net Electricity Consumption (2000E): 182.8 bkwh Net Electricity Imports (2000E): 2.07 bkwh

More renewable energy could lessen the fuel security risk, the study noted, but would also force coal and oil - fired generation retirements, boosting the need for liquified natural gas imports.

BC's natural gas exports will be hit with a big CA carbon tax, even though the BC natural gas supplies displace demand for higher - emitting oil products and coal - fired electricity imports.

Imports of oil or natural gas would be easy to tax at the border, but different kinds of coal have differing carbon contents, and countries would need to deal with that.

China's shift toward alternative fuels in order to cut its reliance on imported oil is creating large opportunities, notably in natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and in the conversion of coal to ethanol, according to a new report from Lux Research.