Sentences with phrase «less gas during»

Praxair's customers need less gas during recessions.

Since its gluten is less elastic than wheat's, and it holds less gas during the leavening process, breads made with rye flour are more compact and dense.

Not exact matches

RICHMOND, Va. (AP)-- Dominion Energy Virginia said Tuesday that it plans to build at least eight new natural gas - fired plants during the next 15 years, cementing its shift away from coal, while depending on renewables for less than 10 percent of its energy capacity.

The average value of gas powered VW and Audi models fell less than 2 % during the same period.

They drive less during the winter, so you can expect gas prices to fall during those months.

Those modifications include stop — start (idle - off) systems in which the engine shuts down when the car is stopped during driving; low rolling - resistance tires (which are harder and thus less flat, reducing friction); variable valve timing for engines, which increases gas consumption efficiency; and fuel economy computers or displays to encourage eco-driving, such as such as those in the Toyota Prius, which show miles per gallon averages for that moment, hour, week or month, or when riding downhill, so that drivers are more aware of how their driving impacts fuel efficiency.

Keeping in mind the enormous stake that panel members ExxonMobil and Shell have in the oil, natural gas and coal industries, here is a look at the panel's take on why oil and coal have been so difficult to replace by the following alternative energy sources: Natural gas ExxonMobil favors boosting the U.S.'s consumption of natural gas, in part, because it produces at least 50 percent less greenhouse gas per hour when burned compared with coal, Nazeer Bhore, ExxonMobil senior technology advisor, said during the panel.

All this would be of substantially less concern if New York were like most of the other states that produce some radioactive waste during natural gas drilling.

By avoiding the need for gas exchange during the day, they reduce evaporative losses through their leaves and so require much less water per unit of biomass than other plants.

Because elliptical galaxies are older, they will have less gas because that was blown away during their evolution.

* Note: While it might seem easier to use the gas continuously (nonstop during and between contractions) rather than to attempt to time your inhalations to your contractions, you may experience less dizziness and nausea with intermittent use.

[166] The study considered the mix of power sources for 13 U.S. regions that would be used during recharging of vehicles, generally a combination of coal, natural gas and nuclear energy, and to a lesser extend renewable energy.

Therefore, we estimate that Seahawk should generate $ 15 - 30m in FCF during 2009 and $ 125 - 135m at less depressed natural gas prices.

Gas prices hit an all time high during the summer of 2006 and the pain at the pump, while somewhat less these days, is still being felt by almost everyone, from commuters to soccer moms.

Natural gas (NG) is a potential «bridge fuel» during transition to a decarbonized energy system: It emits less carbon dioxide during combustion than other fossil fuels and can be used in many industries.

Soot - Particles formed during the quenching of gases at the outer edge of flames of organic vapors, consisting predominantly of carbon, with lesser amounts of oxygen and hydrogen present as carboxyl and phenolic groups and exhibiting an imperfect graphitic structure.

That is a major reason the planet's surface temperatures have risen less than expected in the past dozen or so years, given the large greenhouse gas hike during the same period, said Kevin Trenberth, senior scientist with the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

During the cap - and - trade debate in the last Congress, there was something of a consensus among economists that EPA regulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) is the worst option, a «comprehensive legislative solution» (i.e. cap - and - trade) has less economic risk, and a carbon tax is the most efficient option.

This decline is one - third less than the decline experienced by the nation as a whole, which saw greenhouse gas emissions drop 9.3 percent during the same time period.

Trading during 2008 indicates, however, that less than 1,000 pounds are available through the open market; replacing even half the capacity in the Los Angeles Basin that is aging or uses OTC with gas - fired resources would require perhaps five times as many ERCs as are apparently available.

Work to assure that there is less waste in the actual extraction and production process — such as driving down methane leakage during gas production.

He says that German researchers have estimated that getting 100 % renewables would only «require up to two weeks at a time to be bridged during the winter,» far less than the 4 months gas storage already available.

«The overarching point we make in the paper is that while gas has contributed to some extent to the decrease in emissions, the main driver during the years of the recession is we consumed less stuff,» Davis explained.

Each of those assessments attempts to account for all the greenhouse gases emitted during the production and installation of solar cells, as well as how much energy solar cells produce — and, therefore, how much less carbon is emitted when switching from fossil fuels.

But low gas prices and the emergence of SMR meant this technology became less fashionable during an era when carbon emissions were not a consideration.

In March 2007, Hansen told the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, «The effect of the filtering of climate change science during the current administration has been to make the reality of climate change less certain than the facts indicate, and to reduce concern about the relation of climate change to human - made greenhouse gas emissions.»

As California integrates these record levels of wind and solar, it is improving its ability to manage these levels by burning less gas and importing less power during peak renewable energy output.

The radiator from Lancey Energy Storage is described as a plug - and - play space heater, which means that even though it integrates a lithium battery and can allow users to charge it during times of cheaper electricity, and then use that electricity when grid prices are higher, no additional wiring is necessary to install it, and it can cost up to 75 % less than installing a gas heater.

Mice exposed to fracking chemicals during pregnancy were less able to fend off diseases; scientists say this could have major implications for people near oil and gas sites

They have focused on looking at the warmer climates of the Cenozoic (the Pliocene, etc.) to avoid the confusion from the response of ice sheets to orbital forcing during the ice age cycles of the Pleistocene, but obviously have significant uncertainties due to less precision about ancient greenhouse gas levels.

And this is especially important during the winter, when the demand for natural gas for home heating spikes in some parts of the country, leading to higher prices and less natural gas available for electricity generation (since home heating takes priority over electricity generation in terms of natural gas pipeline delivery contracts).

The center's Ross Dress For Less was the chain's No. 1 performing store in Georgia during the week before back - to - school day in Atlanta, its Marshall's placed No. 5 in the nation for the chain... A former Texaco gas station is commanding big bucks on the beach in Duval County near Jacksonville.