Preference for other technologies Sample Clauses

Preference for other technologies. In order to understand the preference for FCHs cars compared to other type of cars, respond- ents were asked to rate a set of alternative technologies as a worse, about the same or a better option than FCEVs. As shown in figure 43, respondents generally express a preference for FCHs over conventional cars (the ratio of those who consider it a better option versus those who consider it a worse option is 0.45) and compressed or liquefied natural gas cars (ratio of 0.76). Full electric cars (ratio of 1.57) and hybrid cars (ratio of 1.95) are preferred options compared to hydrogen cars. The percentage of respondents that do not have a clear opinion on this (don’t know option) is around 10%, standing out the 23% for the comparison between natural gas cars (CNG – LNG) and FCEVs. CNG or LNG a less positive option about the same a more positive option I don’t know Conventional cars 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Figure 44. Evaluation of alternative technologies as compared to FCEVs (as % of respondents that consider the alternatives a worse, about the same or a better option) There are significant differences across countries in their preference for alternative cars. So, alt- ▇▇▇▇▇ in all of the countries FCEVs are preferred over conventional cars (conventional cars are rated as a less preferred option), the average of the preference varies among the countries. Re- spondents in France and Spain have the highest preference for hybrid cars over FCEVs (39% and 35% respectively). In Norway and Slovenia, respondents have the highest preference for full electric vehicles over FCEVs. The details for the seven studied countries can be seen in the figure below which shows the rate of those preferring FCEV in comparison to other alternatives. Ger- many is the only country where the percentage of respondents that consider electric cars a worse option than FCHE cars is higher than the percentage that considers electric car a better option (Figure 44). United Kingdom Spain Slovenia Norway Germany France Belgium 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% CNF / LNG Full electric Hybrid cars Conventional cars
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Preference for other technologies. In order to understand the preference for FCHs applications compared to other heat and elec- tricity systems, we asked respondents to rate a set of alternative technologies (solar thermal, biomass boilers, ground source heat pumps, electric heat pumps and gas boilers) as a worse, about the same or a better option than FCHs. The data show that respondents generally express a preference for FCHs relative to more tradi- tional technologies such as gas boilers but also a preference for renewable systems, specifically for solar thermal, relative to fuel cell units. As shown in the figure below, respondents in the whole sample report a preference for FCHs relative to gas boilers (ratio of those who consider it a better option versus those who consider it a worse option of 0.31) and electric heat pumps (ratio of 0.82). Biomass boilers are equally preferred by participants (ratio of 1). On the other hand, ground source heat pumps (ratio of 2.6) and solar thermal (ratio of 5.38) are preferred options, relative to micro FCHs. It is important to outline, however, that the percentage of re- spondents that do not have a clear opinion on this (don’t know option) is significant (from 17% for the comparison between solar and FCHs to 32% for the comparison with biomass) (Figure 19). Solar thermal Biomass boilers Worse option About the same Better option Don't know Gas boilers
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  • Distributions Other Than Cash, Shares or Rights to Purchase Shares (a) Whenever the Company intends to distribute to the holders of Deposited Securities property other than cash, Shares or rights to purchase additional Shares, the Company shall give notice thereof to the Depositary at least 30 days prior to the proposed distribution and shall indicate whether or not it wishes such distribution to be made to Holders of ADSs. Upon receipt of a notice indicating that the Company wishes such distribution be made to Holders of ADSs, the Depositary shall determine whether such distribution to Holders is lawful and practicable. The Depositary shall not make such distribution unless (i) the Company shall have timely requested the Depositary to make such distribution to Holders, (ii) the Depositary shall have received satisfactory documentation within the terms of Section 5.7 hereof and (iii) the Depositary shall have determined that such distribution is lawful and reasonably practicable. (b) Upon receipt of satisfactory documentation and the request of the Company to distribute property to Holders of ADSs and after making the requisite determinations set forth in (a) above, the Depositary may distribute the property so received to the Holders of record as of the ADS Record Date, in proportion to the number of ADSs held by such Holders respectively and in such manner as the Depositary may deem practicable for accomplishing such distribution (i) upon receipt of payment or net of the applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and (ii) net of any taxes and/or other governmental charges. The Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of the property so distributed and deposited, in such amounts and in such manner (including public or private sale) as the Depositary may deem practicable or necessary to satisfy any taxes (including applicable interest and penalties) and other governmental charges applicable to the distribution. (c) If (i) the Company does not request the Depositary to make such distribution to Holders or requests the Depositary not to make such distribution to Holders, (ii) the Depositary does not receive satisfactory documentation within the terms of Section 5.7 hereof or (iii) the Depositary determines that all or a portion of such distribution is not reasonably practicable or feasible, the Depositary shall endeavor to sell or cause such property to be sold in a public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper and shall distribute the net proceeds, if any, of such sale received by the Depositary (net of applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and/or a division or Affiliate(s) of the Depositary and taxes and/or governmental charges) to the Holders as of the ADS Record Date upon the terms of Section 4.1 hereof. If the Depositary is unable to sell such property, the Depositary may dispose of such property in any way it deems reasonably practicable under the circumstances for nominal or no consideration and Holders and Beneficial Owners shall have no rights thereto or arising therefrom.

  • Distributions Other than Cash, Rights, Preferences or Privileges Whenever the Depositary shall receive any distribution other than cash, rights, preferences or privileges upon Stock, the Depositary shall, at the direction of the Company, subject to Sections 3.1 and 3.2, distribute to record holders of Receipts on the record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.4 such amounts of the securities or property received by it as are, as nearly as practicable, in proportion to the respective numbers of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts held by such holders, in any manner that the Company may deem equitable and practicable for accomplishing such distribution. If in the opinion of the Depositary such distribution cannot be made proportionately among such record holders in accordance with the direction of the Company, or if for any other reason (including any requirement that the Company or the Depositary withhold an amount on account of taxes) the Depositary deems, after consultation with the Company, such distribution not to be feasible, the Depositary may, with the approval of the Company, adopt such method as it deems equitable and practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including the sale (at public or private sale) of the securities or property thus received, or any part thereof, in a commercially reasonable manner. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.1 and 3.2, be distributed or made available for distribution, as the case may be, by the Depositary to record holders of Receipts as provided by Section 4.1 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Company shall not make any distribution of such securities or property to the Depositary and the Depositary shall not make any distribution of such securities or property to the holders of Receipts unless the Company shall have provided an opinion of counsel stating that such securities or property have been registered under the Securities Act or do not need to be registered in connection with such distributions.

  • Adjustment for Other Dividends and Distributions If the Maker shall at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date) make or issue or set a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in other than shares of Common Stock, then, and in each event, an appropriate revision to the applicable Conversion Price shall be made and provision shall be made (by adjustments of the Conversion Price or otherwise) so that the Holder of this Note shall receive upon conversions thereof, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock receivable thereon, the number of securities of the Maker or other issuer (as applicable) or other property that it would have received had this Note been converted into Common Stock in full (without regard to any conversion limitations herein) on the date of such event and had thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the Conversion Date, retained such securities (together with any distributions payable thereon during such period) or assets, giving application to all adjustments called for during such period under this Section 3.4(a)(iii) with respect to the rights of the holders of this Note; provided, however, that if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions.

  • Cash Dividends or Distributions If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula: where: CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date; SP = the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date; and D = the cash amount distributed per share of Common Stock in such dividend or distribution; provided, however, that if D is equal to or greater than SP, then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Rate, each Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the record date for such dividend or distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, and without having to convert its Notes, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, on such record date, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on such record date. To the extent such dividend or distribution is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid.