Sentences with phrase «sustainable fuel source»

When produced in this way, biofuels do not represent a sustainable fuel source.»

«Interestingly they found fats found in foods like nuts, avocados and coconut oil were a more sustainable fuel source and provided enough energy to last about 5 days.

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The transition to an ecologically sustainable society requires reduced consumption of goods, the efficient recycling of materials, a move away from the use of fossil fuels to the use of renewable sources of energy, zero global population growth, a reduced standard of living for the rich, an increased standard of living for the poor and an appeal to quality of life instead of materialism.

They can support sustainable energy sources for home electricity — and move away from fossil fuels — by signing up for «Make the Switch,» a partnership between Mass Audubon and the nonprofit Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance (Mass Energy).

As we see the price of fossil fuels and conventional energy sources rising it is clear that the future of our energy requirements will be one that is based on a range of sustainable and renewable sources.

She was part of the campaign to end fracking in New York State and has advocated for an end to reliance on fossil fuel and replacing it with sustainable power sources like solar, wind and hydro electric power.

Concerns about global warming and oil's imminent demise have caused scientists and policy - makers to look for solutions in both the future and the past: to new technologies such as nuclear fusion, multijunction photovoltaics, and fuel cells — and to traditional energy sources such as water power, wind power, and (sustainable) biomass cultivation (coupled with clean and energy - efficient combustion).

«Hydrogen gas has immense potential as a source of sustainable fuel, because it generates no carbon emissions,» said Lawrence Livermore lead author Brandon Wood.

Solazyme can make lots of oil from its stressed algae grown in the dark and fed industrial - grade sugar, but the source of that sugar makes the ultimate fuels less sustainable.

The achievement marks a significant milestone in the effort to move toward sustainable sources of fuel.

As a fuel source, the artificial leaf relies on what energy researchers have long promoted as the ultimate form of sustainable fuel, hydrogen.

Results: With the increasing emphasis on sustainable energy sources, biofuels derived from animal or plant lipids — oils and fats — have been proposed as a promising substitute for fossil fuels.

«For nuclear power to remain a sustainable energy source, an economically viable and secure source of nuclear fuel must be available,» said Phillip Britt, who provides technical and outreach leadership for the DOE program.

The achievement marks a significant advance in the effort to move toward sustainable sources of fuel.

Recent expansions in green renewable power and carbon offset credits enabled us to convert and transfer our previous dependency on non-renewable energy sources such as fossil fuels and nuclear to a more sustainable and less harmful energy source.

Humanity must become aware of the urgent need to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources to avoid the catastrophic scenario of using coal as an energy source as well as to replace the current model of development for sustainable development, which, by reverse logistics, with the reuse, recovery and recycling of materials, thus reaching the so - called closed production cycle, could delay the exhaustion of natural resources of the planet Earth.

In this lesson, pupils will be thinking about sustainable and renewable fuel sources and how, if their school was to convert to renewable CHP (combined heat and power), they might be able to give surplus energy back.

With two sources of power, impressive fuel economy and lower emissions, hybrid vehicles are just one of many ways Honda is creating more sustainable transportation.

The focus on «sustainable» biofuels is a step back from several years of overheated pursuit of farmed fuels as a large - scale energy source.]

Now what we can do is 1) develop a sustainable energy economy 2) a) burn all the coal and other fossil fuels, buying us, if we make optimistic assumptions, perhaps a century of ever more elaborate schemes to meet energy needs with less and less suitable sources b) THEN in a severely degraded environment

Other countries are not standing still as policymakers in the United States try to reach a consensus on how to proceed forward to an economy fueled by clean and sustainable energy sources.

From reducing deforestation, increasing sustainable development, looking for alternative fuels in a world that is running out of oil, stemming pollution, maintaining sources of fresh drinking water, etc..

In a paper in the RSC journal Sustainable Energy & Fuels, the team suggests that this biosynthetic approach may allow for the generation of these fuels on industrially relevant scales while eliminating competition with food sources and promoting responsible use of land resouFuels, the team suggests that this biosynthetic approach may allow for the generation of these fuels on industrially relevant scales while eliminating competition with food sources and promoting responsible use of land resoufuels on industrially relevant scales while eliminating competition with food sources and promoting responsible use of land resources.

Firstly, there's the simple fact that is uses a massive amount of energy to function, and unless that energy comes from a sustainable source you're likely adding to the number of fossil fuels being burnt out there.

Coal is the world's fastest - growing fuel, the dominant global energy source and the sustainable solution for growing needs.»

I also think the west should get together to create an Apollo or CERN type project in order to develop sustainable energy sources as there are many reasons not to want to rely on fossil fuel for ever.

Until relatively recent times very little consideration was given to the sustainable sources of energy for transport, or for the efficient use of clean fuels.

Jesse's passion is driven by the fact that petroleum is not a sustainable energy source for the world's needs, and that now that EVs are available on the market and cost less to fuel than gasoline vehicles, it only makes sense go electric.

As a fuel source, the artificial leaf relies on what energy researchers have long promoted as the ultimate form of sustainable fuel, hydrogen.

We believe that a proactive and long - term strategy and approach are the way ahead, along with the necessity of switching from dependency on fossil fuels to exploiting sustainable sources of energy such as solar power and ground source energy.

The opportunities are many, from setting up anaerobic digestion plants using local waste to establishing community - owned biomass co-operatives sourcing fuel from sustainable local woodlands»

Many automobile companies are working hard to develop more sustainable vehicles in order to combat fuel costs and the harmful environmental effects of petroleum as a fuel source.

And nuclear power is just as sustainable as any other power source — even if we only use conventional nuclear fast reactor designs, there is enough uranium in the oceans and on land (recoverable at prices that allow the fuel costs of fast reactors to remain the same as today — which is trivial) to last for 5 billlion years, the expected time remaining fo our sun.

In recent years, there has been great interest in the development of renewable, non-polluting ocean energy which refers to sustainable means of generating electrical power that do not involve burning fossil fuels sources including wind, waves, tides and ocean currents.

But even in the gas industry, McGowan said, the «energy transition is a big topic,» and there is wide recognition that sustainable sources will increasingly replace fossil fuels.

The eventual replacement of oil with fuels generated from sustainable and carbon - neutral sources is necessary if we are to avoid harmful climate change due to the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Renewable, non-polluting fuels are: electricity (when generated by a clean source), biodiesel and cellulosic ethanol (when these biofuels are generated using «waste» material or from crops grown in a sustainable manner).

Ironically, communities in the poorest countries in the world are developing into sustainable societies independent of fossil fuels, enjoying basic but modern comforts, while we continue to be ever more dependent on increasingly dirty, dangerous and diminishing energy sources.

Low Carbon Fuel Standard Influenced Feedstocks, Sourcing Harry Simpson, Crimson's president and co-founder, says that they will be «creating a sustainable approach to our business by focussing on the use of a wide variety of feed stocks, trying to source as much as possible within California and by minimizing waste streams.»

Wind, electricity producing Power Towers, and other renewable energy sources will always be a part of a sustainable decentralized energy solution that can maintain this fossil fuel addicted civilization of ours into the foreseeable future.

In spite of generating clean energy from sustainable sources, renewables still have to compete against fossil fuels economically.

Continental says that it will be using «a special fuel blend including components derived from algae and jatropha plants — sustainable, second - generation fuel sources that don't impact food crops or water resources, and don't contribute to deforestation».

The chief goal of the proposal is to target fossil fuel energy imports / exports in order to provide a mechanism for pushing us into sustainable renewable energy sources and hopefully consumption reduction and efficiency as well.

«Fossil fuel subsidies work against Canada's commendable progress in putting a price on carbon — they give money and tax breaks to the sources of carbon pollution that we're trying to scale back,» Amin Asadollahi, North American Lead on Climate Change Mitigation at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, said.

Big energy players are now cutting their ties to non-renewable energy sources (oil, gas, coal, and fossil fuels) and are taking a 180 - degree turn to focus more on other means for renewable energy (such as wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, and hydropower) that are highly sustainable, cost - efficient, and less damaging to the environment.

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