The persistent heat nurtured Buoyant demand for residual fuel oil and direct crude burning for power generation, as electricity consumption soared to meet air conditioning demand in the region.
"Bunker; Bunker oil:A heavy residual fuel oil used by ships, industry and for large-scale heating installations."
Murray predicts that energy embodied in the dry solids portion of fecal sludge can be equivalent to coal; in other industries it would replace oil or residual fuel oil.