Sentences with phrase «more conventional sources»

In the meantime if solar and other «green» energy sources can compete price-wise with more conventional sources, then more power to them.

And then there is climate change: Canada's tar sands are significantly higher in greenhouse gas emissions and more energy - and water - intensive than more conventional sources of energy.

Income from a criminal enterprise is taxed at a rate no higher and no lower than income from more conventional sources [Commissioner v. Tellier, 383 U.S. 687, 1966].

Not exact matches

Bob Johnson, director of photovoltaics at research firm Strategies Unlimited, in Mountain View, Calif., says PV cells may drop below their current price by 30 % or more by 2010, even without big technological advances, making the cost of solar energy competitive with conventional sources.

These fish, which grow more rapidly than conventional salmon and thus get to market much faster, have been a source of heavy regulatory and consumer debate.

And it could mean a future viable source of energy that emits no pollution or radioactivity, burns no fossil fuels, and could be no more expensive to run than conventional coal or electric power plants.

I recently spoke with an M.I.T. nuclear physicist, Andrew Kadak, who said the engineering challenges were so great and the costs so high that it would be more practical to pursue conventional power sources.

Rather than working in the conventional setting of a company's headquarters, teams opt for a more flexible and agile manner of working — tapping into diverse sources of creativity and connecting with other ambitious companies and individuals.»

Food scientists are examining animal products at the molecular level and sourcing plants with matching proteins and nutrients to create delicious plant - based meats, eggs, and dairy products that are healthier and more sustainable than conventional animal products.

It is, however, a more radical departure from the conventional three - source hypothesis, for it is seen as totally at variance in form and thought with J and as betraying a vigorous hostility to Israel and its religion.

Compared to conventional paper, Axello ® ZAP is substantially more durable, while retaining its natural paper characteristics and advantages from source to recycling.

«The premium for conventional South American sourced palm that would be a far more sustainable product than anything coming out of Asia.

As a «conservative» (probably more like «libertarian»), my position is fairly simple: I am opposed to mandates — whether from government or private sources — which tend to compel people toward compliance with the «conventional wisdom» (which is oftentimes neither conventional nor wise.)

Algae production consumes more energy, has higher greenhouse gas emissions and uses more water than other biofuel sources, like corn, switch grass and canola, Clarens and his colleagues found by using a statistical model to compare growth data of algae with conventional crops.

Of course, fuels from such sources also cost more than conventional jet fuel.

So, you have your conventional athletic high carb meal where say, 400 - 600 calories are derived from carbohydrate sources with more than half of those made up of starches (because the volume of veggies / salad etc. it would take to consume that many digestible calories is not practical),...

As opposed to conventional curriculum, which is focused on explanatory text more than on objects or other primary sources, critical exploration offers no script.

But a group of teachers working together in a protected space, where open source cowboys couldn't trespass, could produce far more innovative material than Forte sees in conventional texts, and for far less money.

It's an electric supercar that bears a pretty strong resemblance to the firm's R8 sports coupe, and despite its alternative power source, its performance isn't far off the more conventional car, either.

A senior JLR engineering source said the material cost of the motors is around 60 % lower than more conventional designs and should have a «30 % longer life».

More conventional audio sources include a single - disk CD and MP3 player and AM / FM radio.

From the photos showing the front of the Lamborghini Urus test mule, we can also determine those amazing looking seats from the Concept didn't make it into production either, instead a more conventional seat with a separate headrest on two struts is visible now, but some sources did confirm the interior will still be high - tech and the Urus will be off - road capable, with special suspension and transmission settings for ice, snow, rocks and sand...

My guess is the more conventional T - bar look is sourced from garden - variety models with DSG and the one that looks almost like a manual shifter is closer to what the Polo GTI would use.

Another feature that appeals to today's pet parents is that the proteins are sourced from wild or sustainable farms and are raised in a more humane setting that Gruber says is more environmentally friendly than conventional proteins.

Two Star Castle 2600 CD's containing: Star Castle 2600 game ROM compatible with emulator and conventional cartridges, Stella Atari 2600 emulator (Windows, Mac, Linux) to play it on, cartridge compatible game ROM, game manual (pdf), full source code, game artwork, photos and videos including the making of the game, cartridge, case, exhibition and more, my story, inspiration, and account of making the game, and links, lots of links.

More interesting is the element of undoing in this work, the way in which the artist makes and then breaks down his source connections, so to speak, undoing and defacing conventional ideas of painting, beauty, form, and structure.

The light boxes, a new medium for Ziegler, provide the only light source for the underground installation, replacing the windows of a more conventional space and illuminating Ziegler's ominous sculptural works through muted tones and abstracted imagery.

Dr. Romm's argument is more convincing with respect to solar energy, which has become increasingly competitive with conventional energy sources as a result of rapid deployment.

When more energy is spent getting at the oil than the energy you extract, you stop drilling, so I don't see much future for tar sands, deep sea wells, etc. once the conventional sources get too expensive.

Critics of the TransCanada pipeline have warned of potential spills in America's heartland as well as the climate impacts of allowing more tar sands oil, which has a higher carbon footprint than conventional sources, into the US and other markets.

But for most activists, the largest issue was climate change as oil from the tar sands emits more carbon than conventional sources.

Like the airline bringing in a truck with a more powerful engine to tow that plane, the global economy is upping the ante from conventional sources of fossil fuels to even dirtier and more dangerous versions — bitumen from the Alberta tar sands, oil from deepwater drilling, gas from hydraulic fracturing (fracking), coal from detonated mountains, and so on.

Because solar and wind tend to be more variable and uncertain than conventional sources, meeting these targets will involve changes to power system planning and operations.

Just to keep up with growth in demand for conventional sources of energy, producers will need to invest more than $ 1 trillion each year from now to 2030, according to the International Energy Agency.

While wind and solar energy are more intermittent than conventional power plants, no power source is available 100 percent of the time, which is why even nuclear, oil, coal and natural gas power plants can be considered intermittent sources.

«Existing power grids designed and often managed for conventional power production in a national scope are suboptimal for a future where supply from renewable sources will become ever more important and where balancing is needed to compensate for their inherent variability.»

Relative to conventional sources, shale oil typically produces more pollution to extract, though the extent depends on whether or not the operators avoid wasteful and unnecessary emissions.

Over the last decade, the decline in U.S. conventional natural gas production has been offset by turning to more unconventional sources, such as coalbed methane, tight sandstones, and gas shales.

The key now is to shift more road freight to electrified rail, increase the use of light rail and metro subways within cities, and accelerate the replacement of conventional cars with plug - in hybrids and all - electric vehicles — and to run them all largely on electricity generated from renewable sources.

We expect that as our nation moves towards the recognition that there should be a price placed on carbon, wind energy will become even more competitive with conventional generation sources.»

By then, electricity from solar will be much more competitive against electricity from conventional sources, and biofuel will be a non-negligible fraction of the fuel used by the international airline industry (maybe), Iowa and Texas will have perhaps 3 times as many wind turbines as now — who knows, maybe there will be new watershed control projects completed or under construction in Thailand, the Mekong River, Queensland and upper.

using the more «conventional» energy sources such as coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear energy or hydropower?

Nuclear power is already fully competitive with conventional coal electrical power today, and more difficult and expensive to extract sources of coal will make nuclear even more advantageous.

The renewable energy industry is clamoring for the additional push because in spite of the new tax credits, some renewable sources, especially solar, still cost more than conventional sources of electricity like coal or natural gas.

The buildings, industry and transport sectors need more bioenergy, solar heating and electricity from renewable sources that substitute conventional energy.

Tar sands, tight oil, and other so - called «new» sources of oil are significantly more difficult and expensive to extract than conventional liquid oil.

Subsidies ALEC also claims that solar power receives substantially more subsidies than conventional power sources.

No explanation is provided for why they did not use EIA's more recent 2015 and 2014 data, which show that wind energy imposes no net cost relative to conventional sources of energy even after removing the impact of federal incentives.

Based on his research, he believes that once production of edible insects is scaled up, the impact of feed, energy, processing and transportation will make bugs no more sustainable than conventional protein sources.

This is a key step toward making solar energy more cost - competitive with conventional power sources.