Sentences with phrase «scale fuel switching»

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[18][19] The industry also began wide - scale switching from the rear - wheel - drive layout to the lighter and more compact front - wheel - drive in the interest of increased fuel economy.

The hallmarks of the changing luxury car market are smaller V - 6 engines with better fuel economy - plenty of power for these scaled - down models - and a switch to front - wheel drive.

We need to do a «full court press» to switch from fossil fuels and nuclear (which also releases heat into water on a large scale, and supports nuclear military programs), using existing and near - commercialization battery, solar and wind technology, and design systems to cost - effectively convert the existing 600 - million - plus vehicle fleet rather than waiting for replacement.

Due to an increase in demand for natural gas for space and water heating, and limitations imposed by natural gas pipeline constraints, electricity generation from gas was unable to scale up, and the burden was transferred to oil as dual fuel generators switched over.

«An area of greater interest to the readership of the Environmental Law Institute is not the technical limitations, but the political limitations of legislating a meaningful carbon price — as without this, it is clear that the fuel switch would not have happened at the same scale or speed in Britain.

For this reason we felt it was an interesting area to investigate, and to understand what helped this to happen in Britain at such scale and with such speed, and whether there were lessons here for other countries to consider in terms of rapid reductions in CO2 emissions from incentivizing fuel switching from coal to natural gas.»

«This approach targets reductions achieved at a sectoral level — for example in renewable energy, energy efficiency, fuel switching and other areas — and is a key complement to more traditional CDM projects as a way to mobilize capital, scale up reductions and deliver benefits to households and small and medium enterprises.»