clean-burning

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Adj. 1. clean-burning - leaving little contamination while consuming fuel; "natural gas is a clean-burning fuel"

fueled - heated, driven, or produced by burning fuel

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Under current law, the clean-burning fuel deduction is limited to up to 2,000ドル for certified HEVs first put into service in 2005.

IRS Certifies Ford, Mercury HEVs for Deduction

To encourage the purchase of environmentally friendly vehicles (i.e., those propelled by clean-burning fuel), EPA '05 Section 1341(a) introduced a onetime per vehicle credit in Sec.

Energy Policy Act of 2005 offers significant tax breaks

In touring the [Virginia] plant, Bush sought to highlight an emerging fuel that is relatively clean-burning and has grown in production from 500,000 gallons a year in 1999 to 30 million gallons last year--an increase that makes biodiesel the fastest growing alternative fuel in the country...."

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Results from recent geological surveys of concentrated deposits of gas hydrates in Alaska and off the coast of Japan also suggest that methane hydrates are likely to become a viable future source of clean-burning natural gas.

Energy on ice: A vast, untapped source of natural gas comes in from the cold

Pipes and columns snaking across the Qatar desert harbor a secret process that will use cobalt to turn natural gas into a powerful, clean-burning diesel fuel.

Synthetic diesel fuel

The IRS approved the 2005 Toyota Prius as eligible for the clean-burning fuel deduction.

Toyota Prius owners can take clean-fuel deduction

Using clean-burning LNG as a fuel in place of other carbon-rich fossil fuels such as coal or oil can significantly cut pollution levels.

Centrica seals liquid gas contract

"This agreement represents Volkswagen's commitment to introducing clean-burning and renewable fuels into the automotive industry," said Bernd Pischetsrieder, chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen AG.

Volkswagen AG and Archer Daniels Midland have formed a research venture to develop and use biodiesel fuels for the auto industry

The buses will offer the latest in clean-burning technology, based on local testing of several fuels and engine types.

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But there are plenty of obstacles to work out before the streets are jammed with clean-burning cars.

Fuel cells for the masses

"There is a whole new move towards sustainable energy and hydrogen is a very clean-burning fuel." The team aims to have a commercial hydrogen-powered electricity generator available in about three years' time.

African Scientists look at nano-technology for cheap energy. (Power)

According to the Massachusetts-based Cambridge Energy Research Associates, the nation's longstanding ability to meet most of its natural-gas needs from North American sources will end as demand for the clean-burning fuel doubles in the next 20 years.

Report predicts growing U.S. dependence on natural-gas imports. (Industry Newsline)