Sentences with phrase «more on energy research»

Although that may not sound impressive, the bill conveys a positive message given the current frigid budget climate, says Michael Lubell, a lobbyist with the American Physical Society in Washington, D.C. «At least it's saying that if the rest of the government [budget] is going to be held flat, we should still spend more on energy research,» Lubell says.

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Tom Mulcair's recent article for the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) raises perhaps more questions than it answers about the NDP's positions on the economics of energy and the environment.
Francis O'Sullivan, research director at the MIT Energy Initiative, predicts that following the eclipse, there will be an «increased focus on ensuring that we have backup that's more flexible.»
Research shows that people who focus their energy on materialistic and superficial pleasures end up more anxious, more emotionally unstable and less happy in the long - run.
Independent research firm Clearview Energy Partners of Washington D.C. noted in a comment late on Wednesday that Judge Boasberg's order pointed to «omissions» in the Corps» analysis, which the Corps may be able to address quickly, rather than larger errors that might require more study.
New ground - breaking research reveals that green buildings do more than reduce energy and increase real - estate value, they also have positive impacts on the employees working in them...
Prices for electricity would be 4 percent lower by 2033 with a transition to more wind, solar and hydroelectric power than a persistent reliance on coal and natural gas, according to a report by Calgary - based environmental research firm Pembina Institute and Clean Energy Canada, a Vancouver - based organization that promotes renewable eEnergy Canada, a Vancouver - based organization that promotes renewable energyenergy.
Dan has risen to the occasion of fatherhood with more sweetness and energy than seems possible, changing diapers, doing seemingly infinite loads of laundry, rocking and burping the baby, making pot after pot of coffee (which we now refer to as «liquid hope»), researching baby poo on the internet, and so on.
Origin Energy's first major brand refresh since its spin - off from Boral in 2000 will boost emphasis on the affordability of energy in response to research showing that price is the No. 1 priority for customers, even as rivals focus more on environmental credenEnergy's first major brand refresh since its spin - off from Boral in 2000 will boost emphasis on the affordability of energy in response to research showing that price is the No. 1 priority for customers, even as rivals focus more on environmental credenenergy in response to research showing that price is the No. 1 priority for customers, even as rivals focus more on environmental credentials.
ALBANY, NY (01/06/2011)(readMedia)-- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $ 3.2 million in available grants through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to help farmers across the state reduce their energy use, save on operating costs, and cut greenhouse gas emissions through more efficient use of eEnergy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to help farmers across the state reduce their energy use, save on operating costs, and cut greenhouse gas emissions through more efficient use of eenergy use, save on operating costs, and cut greenhouse gas emissions through more efficient use of energyenergy.
Through the # 7 million (US$ 9.2 million) Sêr Cymru National Research Network for Low Carbon, Energy and Environment — one of the three grand challenge areas — Welsh universities hope to capitalize even more on their expertise in pasture - based agriculture.
While large - scale climate research models offer a systems view of what the transport sector, for example, could contribute to climate protection in comparison to the energy sector, the study presented in Science, however, examines transport - related issues within the sector by using more recent and more specific data on how people commute and travel.
Although EPRI's technology judgments are based on its extensive research capabilities, its assumptions about the future for energy conservation and wind power are more restricted than advocates of conservation and renewable power say are possible.
Policymakers and the energy industry have been looking to natural gas in recent years as a more climate friendly fuel with half the greenhouse gas emissions of coal, but EPA research is casting doubt on that plan
The 2012 presidential Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future recommended more research, and the U.S. Department of Energy is now developing an R&D plan.
Research at the University of Pittsburgh into a more energy - efficient catalytic process to produce olefins, the building blocks for polymer production, was recently featured on the inside front cover of the Royal Society of Chemistry journal, Catalysis Science & Technology (May 21, 2017, Issue 10).
Such initiatives include research focused on more efficient production of gaseous hydrogen fuel by using solar energy to break water down into its components of hydrogen and oxygen.
The panel, convened at the request of the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, has also recommended more research on the development and validation of spill cleanup methods that limit habitat damage and threats to wildlife, and methods to identify endpoints for cleanup operations based on habitat recovery.
But it says the U.S. Department of Energy's research program on nuclear energy, budgeted in 2011 for $ 737 million, needs to grow to at least $ 1 billion per year to explore more advanced conceptions of nuclear Energy's research program on nuclear energy, budgeted in 2011 for $ 737 million, needs to grow to at least $ 1 billion per year to explore more advanced conceptions of nuclear energy, budgeted in 2011 for $ 737 million, needs to grow to at least $ 1 billion per year to explore more advanced conceptions of nuclear power.
The United States has released an ambitious, climate - and conservation - focused agenda for its 2 - year chairmanship that includes pushing for more research on black carbon, which accelerates melting in the region, and on emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane from the seabed and permafrost, as well as creating a network of marine protected areas in the Arctic and equipping Arctic villages with renewable energy sources.
Astrophysicist Volker Beckmann says the study will spark more research focused on high - energy x-ray signatures that pinpoint concealed black holes.
Funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy would increase by more than 44.4 % to $ 3.2 billion, and the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy would receive $ 550 million, building on the $ 400 million it received through the economic - stimulus bill inenergy efficiency and renewable energy would increase by more than 44.4 % to $ 3.2 billion, and the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy would receive $ 550 million, building on the $ 400 million it received through the economic - stimulus bill inenergy would increase by more than 44.4 % to $ 3.2 billion, and the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy would receive $ 550 million, building on the $ 400 million it received through the economic - stimulus bill inEnergy would receive $ 550 million, building on the $ 400 million it received through the economic - stimulus bill in 2009.
In other words, says Ian Nathan, a senior research analyst with New York City — based Energy Intelligence Group (a publisher of data and information on the global energy industry), it is possible that areas currently off - limits to drilling might actually contain a lot more — or less, for that matter — petroleum than previously belEnergy Intelligence Group (a publisher of data and information on the global energy industry), it is possible that areas currently off - limits to drilling might actually contain a lot more — or less, for that matter — petroleum than previously belenergy industry), it is possible that areas currently off - limits to drilling might actually contain a lot more — or less, for that matter — petroleum than previously believed.
«This is not the end of our research, and I think that we have more to study on the turbine design configuration and its operating conditions that would allow for enhancing the amount of energy captured by the turbine.
Yesterday, AERES released much more muted evaluation reports on the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA).
«Research on new materials and morphing mechanisms will make morphing systems lighter, more energy efficient, and more economical,» he wrote.
«You are more likely to see EVs as a second car for many Americans when they are cheaper,» noted Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander in February at the third summit of the Advanced Research Projects Agency — Energy, a government agency that is working on better batteries.
But Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei are all more than 90 percent reliant on coal for energy, Tsinghua's research showed.
«Along with other research released recently from Western Australia showing increased harms on nights when people consumed energy drinks, it is becoming more apparent about how associations between energy drink consumption and greater levels of intoxication and harm can be explained, and that the concerns of researchers regarding social order and public health appear to be warranted, despite industry lobbying to the contrary.»
A 54 % majority of U.S. adults believe that «government regulations are necessary to encourage businesses and consumers to rely more on renewable energy sources,» while 38 % support the notion that «the private marketplace will ensure that businesses and consumers rely more on renewable energy sources, even without government regulations,» according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Looking forward, however, the team calls for more research on designing landscapes to provide the optimal suite of energy, climate and environmental benefits.
Acting on two (of 12) spending bills under its jurisdiction, the panel agreed on Wednesday to increase the president's request for fusion research at the Department of Energy by a total of $ 76 million, including $ 48 million more for the domestic program and $ 28 million for the U.S. contribution to the ITER fusion reactor being built in France.
In South Dakota, Referred Law 14 would tap a portion of the taxes collected from contractors to provide grants for in - state projects costing more than $ 5 million, including research on alternative energy technologies and improving agricultural practices.
As a result, one leading national laboratory began to impose mandatory 2 - day - per - month «unpaid holidays» on its science staff, several laboratories began laying off researchers, the U.S. portion of the international program to develop plentiful energy through nuclear fusion was reduced to «survival mode,» America's firms continued to spend three times more on litigation than research, and many young would - be scientists presumably began reconsidering their careers.
Last year, the Department of Energy delayed a decision on whether to approve the experiment by two years to allow for more exploratory research and development.
They will also enable faculty scientists to be more competitive with industry and international peers, less distracted by extrinsic factors, and better able to focus their creative energies on research itself.
The signing of the bill comes after the Trump Administration has made it clear that it wants NASA to stop focusing on climate research, and direct more energy outwards, towards space exploration efforts.
Materials chemistry, environmental chemistry; pyrolytic and chemical recycling of plastic wastes, utilization of biomass materials by thermal methods, research in environmental technologies, research on the more efficient utilization of solar energy, processing of hazardous wastes in thermal plasmas.
More than 40 college students pursuing careers in physics, engineering and computer science are spending their summer at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory working with scientists and engineers on hands - on research projects.
Primus Green Energy Inc., developer of a proprietary process to produce gasoline and other fuels from biomass and / or natural gas (earlier post), will provide financial support to engineers at Princeton University for general research on synthetic fuels, which will include... Read more
Extending a relationship of more than a decade, the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International will collaborate on a project designed to advance the development of coal power plants with near - zero emissions by reducing the cost... Read more
The problem boils down to the fact that platinum isn't cheap and so US Dept. of Energy research laboratories are looking for alternatives to or ways of making more efficient use of platinum according to a June 16, 2015 news item on Nanowerk,
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More information about the programs are available on the official websites: Energy Frontier Research Centers, Energy Innovation Hubs, and Computational Materials Sciences Awards.
While the warming atmosphere and higher humidity can provide more energy for these storms, the climate change effects on wind shear, another important element in storm development, is still an active topic of research.
For more information, please see the 2012 Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) report titled Opportunities for Fusion Materials Science and Technology Research Now and During the ITER Era and the recent community report on Plasma - Materials Interactions.
His professional career in alternative energy research has spanned more than 25 years, centering on development of solar energy conversion devices and on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
New research on our internal trade - off when physical and mental performance are put in direct competition has found that cognition takes less of a hit, suggesting more energy is diverted to the brain than body muscle.
For universities, faculty scientists now are only a means to the end of increasing their profits (see: «Money now is Everything in Scientific Research at Universities»); the science faculty presently is forced to spend too much time and emotional energy on trying to acquire more research grant awards, instead of actually doing experiments to produce more new Research at Universities»); the science faculty presently is forced to spend too much time and emotional energy on trying to acquire more research grant awards, instead of actually doing experiments to produce more new research grant awards, instead of actually doing experiments to produce more new results.
Petaflop per second deep learning training performance on the NERSC (National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center) Cori supercomputer has given climate Read more...
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