When the price of oil increases drastically, rich energy importing countries seek alternatives to oil. Paying more for oil means increases in the price of almost everything that drives the rich economies. Some of these include of course the age old coal, nuclear, renewable energy, energy conservation
Israel’s four main fuel companies are: Delek Israel Fuel Corporation Ltd., Paz Oil Company Ltd., Sonol Israel Ltd. and Dor Alon Energy in Israel Ltd. >
The acquisition of energy or related services in advance of need. In the energy industry, forward buying is used primarily to insure continuous, uninterrupted service by insuring future supplies of energy and availability of transmission access and other needed delivery services
A long slender tube that holds fissionable material (fuel) for nuclear reactor use. Fuel rods are assembled into bundles called fuel elements or assemblies, which are loaded individually into the reactor core.
A fuel cell operates like a battery. Unlike a battery, a fuel cell does not run down or require recharging. It will produce energy in the form of electricity and heat as long as fuel is supplied. A fuel cell consists of two electrodes sandwiched around an electrolyte. Oxygen passes over one electrode and hydrogen over the other, generating electricity, water and heat
Fuel cell vehicles represent a radical departure from vehicles with conventional internal combustion engines. Like battery-electric vehicles, FCVs are propelled by electric motors. But while battery electric vehicles use electricity from an external source (and store it in a battery), FCVs create their own electricity. Fuel cells onboard the vehicle create electricity through a chemical process using hydrogen fuel and oxygen from the air. FCVs can be fueled with pure hydrogen gas stored onboard in high-pressure tanks. They also can be fueled with hydrogen-rich fuels; such as methanol, natural gas, or even gasoline; but these fuels must first be converted into hydrogen gas by an onboard device called a reformer. FCVs fueled with pure hydrogen emit no pollutants; only water and heat; while those using hydrogen-rich fuels and a reformer produce only small amounts of air pollutants. In addition, FCVs can be twice as efficient as similarly sized conventional vehicles and may also incorporate other advanced technologies to increase efficiency. FCV’s are not expected to reach the mass market before 2010
A condition known (in the UK) when a household spends 10% or more of its income on energy to maintain warmth and comfort levels. The term originated in early 1980s from the UK and Ireland’s grass roots environmental health movements. With the energy crises of 1973/74 and 1979, low-income households experienced difficulties with increased heating bills >
