Sentences with phrase «research on coal»

Our research on coal consists of a package of detailed analyses of coal supply, demand and financial trends.

Research on coal burning in China offers powerful evidence of air pollution's effect on public health

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«Based on evidence gathered from focus groups and interviews conducted in U.S. coal communities, we argue that coal communities that have experienced mine closures have already begun an economic and social transition, one that is based on reshaping their culture and sense of identity,» wrote professors of Indiana University in a paper published in the March issue of Energy Research and Social Science.

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 energy.

His research focus is on unconventional fuels, primarily shale gas and tight oil, but also coalbed methane and other unconventional sources, including oil sands, coal gasification and gas hydrates.

I would like to share with you the work of our senior economist Marc Lee, who heads up our Climate Justice Project, as well as the work of one of our research associates, veteran earth scientist David Hughes (who spent 32 years working for the Geological Survey of Canada, where he focused on unconventional gas, coal and oil research).

On the day of the earthquake, Japan's research vessel Chikyu, capable of drilling seven kilometres into the sea floor, was docked in Hachinohe, north of Sendai, preparing for a voyage to sample coal beds deep under the sea floor.

Robert Finkelman, a former USGS coordinator of coal quality who oversaw research on uranium in fly ash in the 1990s, says that for the average person the by - product accounts for a miniscule amount of background radiation, probably less than 0.1 percent of total background radiation exposure.

Based on its research, EPRI concludes that capture and sequestration of carbon emissions from coal plants would be technically feasible by 2020, and it assumes that new regulations would be in place to support that strategy.

Yang, who focuses on emerging economies, said her research also has shown that many other fast - growing developing countries have lower coal plant standards than India and China, and few incentives to build cleaner plants.

A report by six members of the U.K. House of Lords says that the proposed Global Apollo Programme «would commit to spend at least 0.02 % of gross domestic product on energy research so that renewable technologies — principally wind and solar — become cheaper than coal in 10 years.»

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

In one of the memoranda of understanding (MOUs), China's Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute, a subsidiary of state - owned power company China Huaneng and Washington - based Summit Power Group agreed to share information on clean coal power generation technology.

China needs to reduce its dependence on coal and improve the range of fuels it uses if it is to have long term energy security, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).

It's in the «best interest and prosperity of future generations» to deploy clean coal technology by 2015, she said, but she added that «early research has shown us this is not viable at this time on a commercial scale.»

But Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei are all more than 90 percent reliant on coal for energy, Tsinghua's research showed.

Governments that sign on to the proposed Global Apollo Programme, described in a report released today, would commit to spend at least 0.02 % of gross domestic product on energy research so that renewable technologies — principally wind and solar — become cheaper than coal in 10 years.

The industry has faltered because of declining global demand and low natural gas prices, which have encouraged electric power companies to use gas instead of coal to generate electricity, said Ray Rasker, executive director of Headwaters Economics, an independent research group focusing on the economic implications of land management decisions in the West.

The energy research offices have priorities that tend to shift with the «partisan» tides, he said, as administrations and bureaucrats favor wind or nuclear or coal research, for example, depending on the «political» winds.

Strategies to meet the goal would vary by country and largely rely on advanced technology such as capturing the carbon dioxide spewed by coal - burning power plants; the Bush vision also foresees gasoline alternatives, nuclear power and an international clean technology fund to promote research into carbon - free energy sources.

It has expertise in areas related to nuclear weapons — uranium enrichment, laser and radiation technology — and world - class research on making oil from coal.

Despite the ads» claims, an analysis by the Center of American Progress determined that ACCCE's companies spend relatively few dollars conducting research on carbon capture and storage, the most promising clean coal technology to reduce global warming pollution from coal - fired power plants.

Southern Research scientists are focusing on the development of a plasma - based process to recover these strategically important elements from post-combustion ash originating from bituminous coal mined in the Eastern U.S..

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 →

China's shift toward alternative fuels in order to cut its reliance on imported oil is creating large opportunities, notably in natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and in the conversion of coal to ethanol, according to a new report from Lux Research.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) in partnership with the US Air Force has issued a request for information (RFI)-- DE-FOA-0000981 — on research & development aimed at greenhouse gas emissions reductions and cost competitiveness of Mil - Spec jet fuel production using coal - to - liquid (CTL) fuel technologies.

Besides the possibility of our applying a similar process to the bituminous coal and tars made therefrom, in this country, the research on hydrogenation has been extended by one of the great oil companies of the United States which at great expense has learned how the method can be so modified as to apply to petroleum hydrocarbons.

If all the money wasted on the Iraq war / military had been spent on energy research instead, we might have already achieved cheaper than coal renewable generation.

But every billion - dollar carbon - capture project, in the meantime, is raiding money that might otherwise go into basic research and development aimed at advancing solar technology or large - scale energy storage or other fields where breakthroughs could help lay the groundwork for a post-fossil global energy system — instead of providing a dicey Band - Aid to keep societies stuck on the coal rung of the heat ladder a while longer.

Putting the brakes on CO2 emissions has to mean replacing coal as a power source, unless emissions from coal can be sequestered safely and efficiently, which seems unlikely just now, given that research has not yielded any progress.

Related There's a new peer - reviewed study by Lawrence Cathles of Cornell University (on Dot Earth previously) reinforcing existing research pointing to the substantial climate benefit in a shift from coal to gas.

Some good news from this research: Nationally, 77 % of citizens support funding research into renewable energy sources, 74 % support regulating CO2 as a pollutant, and 63 % support strict limits on existing coal - fired power plants.

Now climate research has become entwined with energy policy and the brutal politics of fossil fuels, in which states» stances largely are shaped by the presence or absence of coal or industries reliant on coal or oil for profits.

Consider just how much commercial cred fracked gas & oil had 10 yrs ago, and then look at the current worldwide research efforts both on methane hydrates» extraction and also on coal - seam gasification.

Why don't you spend as much researching multi-megawatt-hour lithium batteries for centralized storage of energy from distributed collectors as you do on oxymoronic «clean coal» combustion?

Regardless of what the Heritage Foundation thinks, the government can and does have a role to play... cut taxes on businesses and individuals who help us build a green future, conduct research or provide subsidies for private companies to do it, help people make their homes energy efficient, and educate, educate, educate the American people as to what's at stake if we don't pry ourselves away from the oil / coal / gas faucet.

Second, if divestment were to reduce the financial resources of coal, oil, and gas companies (which it would NOT do), this would only reduce research and development at those same companies of: carbon capture and storage technologies; other key technological breakthroughs; and renewable sources of energy (the fossil fuel companies are carrying out much of the R&D on renewables).

As I've written repeatedly, it's tough to sustain a focus on long - term needs, like sustained research on the frontiers of photovoltaics and energy storage, when congressional politics is about building short - term coalitions by satisfying demands presented by influential players, from coal companies to unions.

Sir David King calls for # 15bn a year R&D spending on clean energy to make it cheaper than coal power globally, in emulation of space race research efforts

This working paper examines the first five years of U.S. - China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) Advanced Coal Technology Consortium, a collaborative effort by the United States and China to accelerate development on carbon capture and storage and other advanced coal technologCoal Technology Consortium, a collaborative effort by the United States and China to accelerate development on carbon capture and storage and other advanced coal technologcoal technologies.

Key Energy Technology Issues Based on the IEA's recent analysis Energy Technology Perspectives 2006, the Compendium devotes an entire chapter to energy technologies, outlining important developments in renewables, clean - coal, and other energy research issues.

Other programs that provide economic support for coal include federal and state tax breaks, the Rural Utilities Service loan guarantee program, research on new combustion technologies by the Department of Energy, and the Department of the Interior's coal leasing program.

Another area of research and activism is the disproportionate impact of coal on low - income and minority communities.

In June, India announced it would set up two research centres focused on producing technology that could capture emissions from coal plants.

The 237 - page bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R - AK)-- S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 — includes provisions that would expedite the liquefied natural gas (LNG) export permitting process, heap subsidies on coal technology, and fund research geared toward discovering a way to tap into methane hydrate reserves.

Since The Last Mountain's release, new research has documented higher rates of poverty, illness and early death in communities near mountaintop removal mining sites while evidence continues to pour in about the toll that coal emissions take on public health.

One analyst from the Bloomberg New Energy Finance research group projected that floating wind projects by 2020 could cost more than twice per megawatt than conventional offshore wind, which itself has been estimated, on average, to cost about three times more per megawatt than many new natural gas and coal power stations.

We had hoped to have a clean coal power station up and running by 2015 but the fact is that the early research has shown us that this is not viable at this time on a commercial scale.

In a media release Peabody stated that the grant «will focus on economic and energy analysis and will support the Technology Center's work in advanced coal utilization research and interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs for energy - related careers.

Genome Alberta announced C$ 25.2 million (US$ 22.2 million) in public / private funding over four years for two new genomic research projects, one targeted at enhanced recovery of fossil hydrocarbon resources from oil sands and coal beds through biological processes, the other focused on discovering plant genes that can be sequenced and used... Read more →