Sentences with phrase «prices make that fuel»

They note that it is pretty hard sell cars with greater fuel efficiency to people who don't want them, so just raising the standards won't work unless gas prices make fuel efficient cars more attractive.

Not exact matches

As the price of fuel has dropped, it's been taking up a smaller and smaller share of these expenses, to the point that now, he estimates, fuel only makes up about 15 percent of airlines» spending (assuming their other costs have remained roughly equal).

It looks like next year might be a good time to cut the carbohydrates as a drought - fueled jump in wheat costs will make bakery goods the food items with the biggest price gains for U.S. consumers.

So when the Toronto Port Authority announced its intention to make the airport self - sufficient by increasing traffic, Deluce hatched his plan: an airline that would fly fuel - efficient turboprops on well - travelled business routes, as well as to Northern Ontario destinations whose passenger demand and pricing sweet - spots he knew all too well.

QNX, which made more than 60 % of the core software inside the world's car infotainment systems in 2011, has partnered with The Weather Network to send location - based weather data to drivers, and the intelligent dashboard system in many of Nissan's 2013 models, for instance, will feed drivers real - time local fuel prices, flight - status information, and points of interest supplied by Google.

Cold weather drove up the price of natural gas — making coal look like a more attractive fuel option.

The fossil fuel industries are making moves in Europe, with oil suppliers cutting supply to drive up prices again.

Rive argues that when the factory is up and running it will be able to produce high - output PV cells at about 55 cents a watt — about a 20 % reduction from current prices, which will help Rive get closer to his goal of making solar cheaper than fossil fuels.

Making Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels In the long run, all this wrangling with utilities won't do Rive much good if he can't beat them on price.

This Pennsylvania - based company also produces gas, so it can make money on rising prices for both fuels.

«Your manufacturing cost could be very cheap, but with all the risks along the way, whether fuel prices or natural disasters, it might not make sense for your business to source something in Asia and ship it back here.»

We predicted falling prices would make solar energy cheaper than fossil fuel in most states; that was overly exuberant.

After all, the currency fueling much of the deal - making — those companies» inflated equity valuations — is now depressed, and acquisition targets may prefer to hold out for a higher price.

Those fuel - price economics make sense not just for EnCana, which has converted 163 of its 1,700 vehicles and 15 of its drilling rigs to natural gas, but for larger fleet operators with no special interest in promoting gas.

Fuel makes up about 30 % of an airline's total expenses, so a 25 % decline in jet fuel prices implies a 7.5 % decrease in costs, all else being eqFuel makes up about 30 % of an airline's total expenses, so a 25 % decline in jet fuel prices implies a 7.5 % decrease in costs, all else being eqfuel prices implies a 7.5 % decrease in costs, all else being equal.

That means making sure prices cover not only the direct costs of supplying energy but also the environmental externalities associated with production and use of fossil fuels — the waste water (which increases a variety of risks), and the broader side effects from vehicle use — congested roads, traffic deaths, and so on.

with carbon pricing and other measures, including eliminating coal - fired power plants, cutting methane emissions from the oil industry, and making cleaner fuels, Canada will still be 90 million tonnes shy of its international emissions targets set in 2015 under the Paris agreement

«Building on Ottawa's earlier commitments to set a national carbon price, establish a clean fuel standard and to phase out traditional coal power, these measures will help Canada make the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.

Proposed carbon pricing legislation in the U.S. as well as low carbon fuel standards being adopted by California and other states could make many oil sands projects marginal or entirely uneconomic in future.

However Azeez admits that part of the catch - up challenge is the low fuel price in the GCC, which makes energy efficiency a less significant driver for Industrial Internet adoption.

Low interest rates helped fuel the real estate and stock market bubble by making the debt side of the balance sheet less expensive, creating a «wealth effect» as people came to believe that rising property and stock - market prices would be able to pay off their obligations.

Yet although the price of jet fuel — which makes up around 30 % of airlines» costs — is down by more than half since January 2014, domestic air fares in America have barely budged (see chart).

The company does make it up with lower diesel costs but there is a lag time between lower fuel surcharges and the declining price of diesel.

It has also made unlucky financial bets on the direction of fuel prices, one of its biggest operating costs.

While natural gas is cleaner than coal, the volatility of the price of that fuel makes it risky for consumers, said Thibault.

With transportation so key to the business, rising fuel prices hit the company hard, but Glunz has never made customers pay a fuel surcharge.

Additionally, «PriceAdvantage has allowed us to manage our competitive surveys and fuel pricing electronically without having to make a lot of phone calls back and forth,» he says.

Fluctuating produce prices make it difficult for A.J.'s Produce to predict where its costs will be very far into the future, and the rising costs of fuel make transporting that produce more expensive as time goes on.

Traditionally the industry has been a heavy user of fossil fuels, primarily oil, the price of which has fluctuated from under $ 15 a barrel 20 years ago to peaks of $ 90 to over $ 100 now, making fossil fuels such as bunker oil vastly more expensive.

In fact things are so tough that it's not making it easy for men and women to survive in this economy, so Nana Addo should reduce the fuel prices for us» he added.

Under the Mahama administration, some of these political pastors, neutrals, resource persons and their allies in the media made us believe that fuel price increase, nepotism, corruption, impunity, big size government etc were signs of incompetence and ineptitude but today, these persons no longer blame President Akufo - Addo for the massive corruption in his administration, the unprecedented nepotism, the unprecedented large government, vigilantism and political persecution, economic hardship and impunity.

In recent years, historically low natural gas prices have driven down wholesale electricity costs as plant owners switched to that fuel, making nuclear power less competitive financially.

This would increase fuel poverty for families and pensioners whilst, in contrast to Miliband's energy price - freeze, make a negligible difference on soaring bills.

Regular readers will know that I have been banging on about petrol and diesel prices for some years now - and actually ConservativeHome was instrumental, in making the case through 2011 for lower fuel duty.

As we use more and more, fossil fuel prices will go up, making other technologies cost competitive.

The policy was bad enough already - the expected rise in inflation will make it outright toxic as food and fuel prices start to rise.

The rebuttal said in full: «The attention of the office of the Honorable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources has been drawn to some certain publications making the rounds on both traditional and social media alleging that the Honorable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu dropped a hint of an impending fuel price increase during the Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee hearing on fuel scarcity in Nigeria.

«We want to call on President Muhammadu Buhari, the ministry of petroleum and other relevant stakeholders to take decisive measures towards ensuring that fuel is made available and accessible to all citizens within the shortest possible time at a controlled price.»

A former Deputy Minister for Power, John Jinapor, has challenged government to make public detailed information on the recent increases in fuel prices.

FitzPatrick struggles to make money because wholesale electric prices in Central New York have been depressed by plentiful natural gas, which fuels many power plants.

Some members of the public are currently demonstrating in the capital, Accra, over what they describe as ever increasing fuel prices in spite of promises made by the ruling government to make the price of the commodity affordable.

That makes nuclear fission look a bit more competitive, at least until the price comes down on solar, wind, biomass, fuel cell, and other, less controversial emissions - free energy sources.

But if oil prices rise enough for algae fuels to be cost effective, scientists hope to use what they've learned from that process to make biofuels that are both clean and profitable.

Rail built America in the 19th century and now it may be poised for a massive resurgence in the 21st century as high fuel prices make it competitive again

«But we believe we should be making biofuels and replacing petroleum, and it's not good policy in our mind to only worry about fuel supplies based on the price of oil.

Further steps could include pushing for more renewable energy; an aggressive cut in the use of coal and natural gas to make electricity; wider use of electric cars, biofuel, and hydrogen fuel; changes in farming practices; and putting a price on carbon pollution.

Data collection was performed from January to May 2011, and the analyses took place before, during and after a sharp fluctuation in ethanol prices — owing to macroeconomic factors such as the international price of sugar (Brazilian ethanol is made from sugarcane)-- leading consumers to switch motor fuels in São Paulo City.

The Aloha State burns oil to make electricity, and prices for the fuel have jumped in recent years, igniting demand for alternatives.

Farmers make the fuel by chemically treating corn kernels to isolate the sugars and then feeding the sugars to yeast, which digests them and secretes ethanol.Not only do the corn husks and stalks go to waste, but ethanol production has driven up the price of the corn that is used for food by reducing its availability.

Recent spikes in the price of uranium — perhaps due to renewed interest in nuclear power as an alternative to fossil fuels as global warming makes its presence felt — have led to a surge in applications for new uranium mining permits on otherwise protected federal lands.