Sentences with phrase «replacing coal power generation»

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The only increases have come from natural gas, and those largely at the expense of coal, which is in great part being replaced by gas in the generation of electric power.

«A specific difference is that in the near future, the United States can replace its traditional coal [use] by power generation plants using gas, but China can not.

Strategies for replacing light bulbs vary from place to place, depending on regional energy costs and the power - generation mix (i.e., coal, natural gas, nuclear and renewables).

The findings show the nation can cut carbon pollution from power plants in a cost - effective way, by replacing coal - fired generation with cleaner options like wind, solar, and natural gas.

Does it makes sense to replace old coal - fired power plants with new natural gas power plants today, as a bridge to a longer - term transition toward near zero - emission energy generation technologies such as solar, wind, or nuclear power?

The breakup of the link between CO2 emissions and economic growth in developed countries has been brought about in part by the availability of inexpensive natural gas beginning to replace coal for electric power generation, Harvard University business and government professor Robert N. Stavins said.

«Even in the expected event that there are no important breakthroughs in the cost of nuclear power, the potential for alternative energy sources, mainly solar and wind power, to completely replace coal and gas for utility generation globally is, I think, certain.

The project will assist China in stimulating future use of renewable energy technologies to replace coal - dominated power generation.

Abundant natural gas is replacing coal for power generation, which has contributed to reducing the nation's carbon dioxide emissions to levels not seen since the 1990s.

EIA expects coal demand and related CO2 emissions, especially in China, to flatten as natural gas replaces coal in power generation and in industrial applications.

I believed the share of the target that needed to be achieved from fossil fuel use could be achieved by nuclear power largely replacing coal for electricity generation and natural gas largely replacing petrol and diesel for land transport (including buses, long haul transport and cars).

There is the real situation that the «green (house) minority» has diminishing Public interest due its incessant platforming of non-SCIENCE and the attachment of equally vapid demands for «Wind Power» to replace Gas and Coal (which in REALITY is only creating the growing need and thus INTEREST in Uranium Fuelled power generation for wide spread use) and other platforming from «alternate lobby interests&raPower» to replace Gas and Coal (which in REALITY is only creating the growing need and thus INTEREST in Uranium Fuelled power generation for wide spread use) and other platforming from «alternate lobby interests&rapower generation for wide spread use) and other platforming from «alternate lobby interests».

To replace a 1500 MW coal plant with wind turbines means you will need way more than 1500 MW of installed capacity of wind generation to get an average of 1500 MW of power even if you had a perfect energy storage system.

Such as quickly phasing out all coal power generation, mining and exports and replacing it with gas turbines for a massive emmisions saving.

Over the short term New South Wales should increase use of natural gas for electricity generation, replacing coal - fired power that can be relegated to seasonal use.

This means natural gas generation can replace traditional coal and nuclear power that are no longer economic, as well as support intermittent renewable power.

-- expand drilling / fracking to extract as much domestic energy as possible, — use clean natural gas, where possible, to replace dirtier coal and for heavy transportation vehicles; — support basic research efforts aimed at finding economically viable green energy technologies; — at the same time, install new nuclear power generation capacity in place of new coal plants, wherever this makes economic sense.

Fund the city's transition to replace with clean energy the power it was getting from the dirty Navajo Generation Station coal plant in Arizona.

Electricity production from coal in the United States has dropped significantly, replaced by increased generation from natural gas and wind power.

Two - thirds of coal - generated electricity will be replaced by renewables — primarily wind power — while natural gas generation will continue to provide firm base - load reliability.

The low price of natural gas has helped it replace coal as the largest source of power generation in the United States, which is good from an emissions perspective.

If nuclear power replaced coal fired electricity generation overnight throughout the world, it would avoid over 1 million fatalities per year now, and over 2 million per year in 2050.

For example, in Britain, emissions have been rising continuously for more than 10 years, following a «dash for gas» in the 1990s which replaced much coal - fired generation with cleaner, natural - gas - powered turbines.

There are not any valid technical reasons why we can not build a national grid connecting wind and solar power generation to replace all existing coal fired generation using OCGT as back - up and for extreme peak demand.

Coal production in the USA, after declining during the 1950s when natural gas replaced coal as the preferred fuel for space heating, has grown steadily ever since with coal continuing as the primary fuel source for electrical power generatCoal production in the USA, after declining during the 1950s when natural gas replaced coal as the preferred fuel for space heating, has grown steadily ever since with coal continuing as the primary fuel source for electrical power generatcoal as the preferred fuel for space heating, has grown steadily ever since with coal continuing as the primary fuel source for electrical power generatcoal continuing as the primary fuel source for electrical power generation.

Coal is increasingly replaced by natural gas, renewables, and nuclear power (in the case of China) for electric power generation, and demand for coal also weakens for industrial procesCoal is increasingly replaced by natural gas, renewables, and nuclear power (in the case of China) for electric power generation, and demand for coal also weakens for industrial procescoal also weakens for industrial processes.

If this nuclear generation were replaced by coal - fired power plants (Scenario 1), the country's CO2 emissions would rise by roughly 317 million tons, 26 percent of current emissions.