Sentences with phrase «using conventional diesel»

«Our study suggests that farmers in Europe who are growing rapeseed for biodiesel might combat global warming in a more effective way, namely by converting those fields into forests and using conventional diesel for fuel,» Johnson told mongabay.com.

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The main energy sources used in the industry are gas and electricity, but there is also significant use of diesel generation, and a growing interest and use of biogas and solar generation as alternatives in the face of conventional energy costs continuing to rise.

The conversion technology is well established (the Germans used it during World War II), and liquid coal can power conventional diesel cars and trucks as well as jet engines and ships.

The locomotive could be used as a stand - alone for yard switching operations or combined with conventional diesel - electric locomotives to create a «hybrid train.»

It is 97 - percent cleaner than the conventional diesel fuel that is used in agricultural, hunting, and construction equipment (15 parts per million compared to 500 ppm).

The batteries driving these motors are recharged using two diesel - fed micro gas turbines instead of a conventional four - stroke engine.

They compared estimated emissions for shale gas, conventional gas, coal (surface - mined and deep - mined) and diesel oil, taking into account direct emissions of CO2 during combustion, indirect emissions of CO2 necessary to develop and use the energy source and methane emissions, which were converted to equivalent value of CO2 for global warming potential.

The company has pledged to buy palm oil certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and to use proprietary NExBTL technology that produces fuel with lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions 40 to 60 percent less than those of conventional diesel fuel.

Biodiesel meanwhile is an oil based biofuel, typically produced from vegetable fats, such as rapeseed and soy, and blended with conventional diesel for use in motor vehicles.

Also known as «shale oil,» tight oil is processed into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels — just like conventional oil — but is extracted using hydraulic fracturing, or «fracking.»

Cooking oil, palm oil biodiesel can reduce emissions relative to diesel (11/28/2007) A lifecycle analysis of biodiesel by Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) shows that using palm oil derived from existing plantations can be an effective biofuel feedstock for reducing greenhouse gas emissions relative to conventional diesel fuel.

A reduction in fuel use and may reduce up to 25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional diesel fuel models.

Unlike conventional vehicles that use a gasoline or diesel - powered engine, electric cars and trucks use an electric motor powered by electricity from batteries or a fuel cell.

All of today's diesel vehicles can use up to 5 percent biodiesel («B5»), which is blended into conventional diesel under the specifications governing diesel fuel (ASTM specifications).

Drop - in renewable diesel or bio-jet are essentially indistinguishable from conventional diesel and jet fuel and can be blended at almost any level, making it an attractive option for military or airline use.

The hybrid will use four electric wheel hub motors on the center and rear axles of the vehicle, with a total output of 320 kWs of power.The hybrid uses a 4.8 - liter diesel engine rather than the large 12 - liter unit in a conventional articulated model.

For road travel, off - peak urban diesel buses are the worst, going down to conventional gasoline sedans — they used a Toyota Camry; using a Prius would've increased the differences between SUVs and pickups still more — with travel during peak hours on a diesel bus coming out well below these.

Not biodiesel, conventional diesel fuel: The plant will have a capacity of more than 10,000 gallons per year and will, using synthetic biology, reengineer microbes so that yeast can ferment sugar to produce hydrocarbons instead of ethanol.

The NSP Solar Pump system can be used to replace other water pumps which are already installed, whether they're hand - pumps, diesel generator - powered pumps, or conventional windmill pumps, and offers a range of benefits that beat other alternatives hands - down.

The use of biodiesel in a conventional diesel engine results in substantial reduction of unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter compared to emissions from diesel fuel.

While natural gas has a slight environmental benefit relative to the use of conventional liquid fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, the environmental performance of natural gas can be greatly improved by procurement from renewable sources.