coal usage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcoalandusage
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coal
noun[C or U]
uk/kəʊl/us/koʊl/
a hard, black substance that is dug from the earth in pieces, and can be burned to produce heat or power, or a single piece ...
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usage
noun
uk/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/us/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/
the way a particular word in a language, or a language in general, ...
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(Definition ofcoalandusagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcoal usage
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Therefore, both the options that are considered here include the high-efficiency boiler, hencecoalusageis the same.
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However, even when there is no policy in place, the high-efficiency boilers have the samecoalusage, irrespective of the pollution control equipment.
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With an efficient boiler the plants cut down on their domesticcoalusage.
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An ash tax or a coal tax is imposed on thecoalusage.
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The reason for a cost decrease with the installation of a high-efficiency boiler comes from lowercoalusage.
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This reduction in costs due to lowercoalusageis enough to offset any increase in costs due to installation of a higherefficiency boiler.
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These boilers reducecoalusageto a great extent.
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We aggregate across firms to find the optimal switching point for firms with theircoalusagepattern.
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The linear programming runs are done on simulated tax rates to determine the optimal switching point and the pattern ofcoalusagefor each of the options.
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This tax is levied oncoalusage.
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Hence, even though thecoalusageis the same, the baghouse option is more expensive.
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Thecoalusagein the power plants depends on the efficiency of the boiler, that is the production parameter given in terms of electricity per unit of coal.
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This is one of the remaining opportunities for introducing a new technology intocoalusage.
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Beyond that date, as atomic energy develops,coalusageand processing will drastically change.
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There were remarkable research achievements both in deep-mining technology and incoalusage.
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They cannot be attributed directly to the introduction of natural gas which should have only a small impact on the level ofcoalusagein the next few years.
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I turn now to the question of research into mining systems and equipment, and intocoalusagewhich has been conducted very successfully by the nationalised coal industry.
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The power station was upgraded in 1909, cutting thecoalusagefrom 4.0to 1.3 per kilowatt hour.
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In 2011, world gross emissions fromcoalusagewere 14,416 million tonnes.
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In 1999, world gross carbon dioxide emissions fromcoalusagewere 8,666 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.
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