Diesel
topic on 7 shows · 7 statements across 5 episodes · said 13 times in 4 episodes since 2018
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How I Built This 1 
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Wang: CapEx dominates backup power economics, making diesel the cheapest solution
“Honestly, CapEx is the most important cost metric when it comes to backup systems, because they're not used very often. You don't care that the fuel is more expensive. It's really about how cheap is your generator, and diesel is by far the cheapest solution ou…”
Wang: Aluminum fuel is twice as energy-dense by volume as diesel
“In fact, is from a volume basis, about twice as energy dense as diesel on an as-converted basis. So come at the amount of electricity you're getting out per, you know, liter per gallon of fuel. And then even on a weight basis, you are a little bit better than …”
Wang: Voya achieves direct fully delivered cost parity with diesel
“With U.S. Scrap, you're already at diesel parity when it comes to fuel costs. Which is a critical thing for us. We're not commanding a green premium or any other sort of premium. Direct cost parity with diesel for fully delivered cost, including all the proces…”
Haspel: Diesel drives wild catch emissions, while feed drives aquaculture emissions
“For wild-caught fish, the biggest contributor to climate is the diesel that you burn on the boat. In aquaculture, the biggest contributor to climate is the feed”
Lacey: Hawaii gets 60% of electricity from imported oil or diesel
“The Hawaiian Islands collectively get 60% of electricity from burning imported oil or diesel.”
Gordon: Gasoline and diesel make up 40% to 50% of crude oil barrel
“There are the large volume products like gasoline and diesel, and jet fuel's in the middle, but gasoline and diesel. They constitute about 40%, 50% of the barrel. They don't trade at hugely high prices, but they trade in very massive volumes.”