Sentences with phrase «average efficiency of»

In his 10 years in the business, Harris has seen the average efficiency of photovoltaic cells improve from about 12 percent to 15 or 16 percent.

86 %: Average efficiency of my Level 2 charger in my garage 4.

On those figures the average efficiency of China's whole coal fleet is close to Australia's best coal fired power station.

Raising the average efficiency of the global coal fleet from the current 33 % to 40 % — achievable with off - the - shelf technology — would save 2 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions.

The overriding objective would be to raise the global average efficiency of coal - fired power plants and so minimise CO2 emissions which will otherwise be emitted while maintaining legitimate economic development and poverty alleviation efforts.

If it is any consolation, the average efficiency of coal plants in China has been rising decisively — that doesn't bend down the emissions curve, but it slows the growth.

«The average efficiency of livestock converting plant feed to meat is less than 3 %, and as we eat more meat, more arable cultivation is turned over to producing feedstock for animals that provide meat for humans.

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No only does Smith have a history of on - and off - the - court issues, he was also playing the worst basketball of his career with the Knicks where his player efficiency rating (PER) had dropped to 11.6 after averaging 15.8 his first three seasons in New York.

Adjusting for a shift in consumer demand to larger vehicles, the current rules are projected to hike fuel efficiency to a fleetwide average of 46.8 miles per gallon by 2026, according to a letter sent Tuesday by Senator Tom Carper to Pruitt and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.

Due to the on - site nature of many renewable and energy efficiency jobs, they can not be outsourced, and can pay above average wages.

Average wages for energy efficiency jobs are almost $ 5,000 above the national median, and wages for solar workers are above the national median of $ 17.04 per hour.

Obviously this set of scenarios — in which GDP grows on average at rates between 3 % and 6 % for ten years while credit efficiency is improved so dramatically that in 5 - 6 years China begins to deleverage and by the end of the period these growth rates can be maintained with no growth in credit — is theoretically possible, but just as obviously it is highly implausible, and I can not think of any country in history that has achieved such a turnaround in its financial sector without having first experienced a brutal financial crisis.

Subaru has admitted inspectors at its manufacturing plants in Japan «inappropriately altered» the emissions and fuel efficiency data of some 900 vehicles so that the average data...

The average efficiency score in the Equity: Global Ex-U.S. - Total Market segment is 81 out of 100, with the iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) obtaining the highest rating of 99 out of 100.

The highest - rated home agent company of its kind, Working Solutions helps clients improve customer satisfaction, create better customer experiences, increase sales close rates, attain higher average order values, and improve efficiency.

The efficiencies of the Deedcoin network allow real estate transactions to operate at a cost of just 1 %, allowing an average savings of 5 % nationwide.

On average, the measured power efficiency of tested engineering samples of the new BitFury Chip ranges from 0.055 joules per gigahash to 0.07 joules per gigahash, thus making the BitFury 16nm ASIC Chip the industry leader in energy efficiency.

Segment Results North America VPG increased 6.9 percent to $ 3,477 in the third quarter of 2014 from $ 3,252 in the third quarter of 2013, driven mainly by an increase in the average number of points purchased per contract, higher pricing and a modest improvement in closing efficiency.

Part of this is aided by the company's ongoing efficiency increases, with its average module efficiency rising to 16.7 %.

Even if that multiple is based on historical ranges (medians or averages) or is comparable to industry peers or the market as a whole, investors fall short of capturing the uniqueness of a company's future cash flow stream and balance sheet via a discounted cash flow process, which considers all of the qualitative factors of a company — from a competitive assessment to the company's efficiency initiatives and beyond.

We study a prototypical model of a Parliament with two Parties or two Political Coalitions and we show how the introduction of a variable percentage of randomly selected independent legislators can increase the global efficiency of a Legislature, in terms of both number of laws passed and average social welfare obtained.

Meanwhile, corporate executives, whose 1960 earnings averaged 41 times that of workers, now earn 209 times what workers make, even in times of brutal layoffs in the name of economic efficiency.

In its 2009 Sustainability Report, CSWA reported marked improvement of Energy Efficiency scores since the 2004 baseline report, with vineyards increasing average scores in 7 out of 7 energy efficiency practices and vintners increasing average scores in 7 out of 10Efficiency scores since the 2004 baseline report, with vineyards increasing average scores in 7 out of 7 energy efficiency practices and vintners increasing average scores in 7 out of 10efficiency practices and vintners increasing average scores in 7 out of 10 criteria.

With a focus on constant improvement of practices and adoption of the latest farming and winemaking technologies, McManis Family Vineyards» water use efficiency measures in the vineyard include the use of soil moisture sensors, flow meters and distribution uniformity tests; while their winery recycles water and averages one gallon of water to produce one gallon of wine.

On average the removal efficiency of GWE's anaerobic wastewater treatment installations is as high as 90 - 95 %, easily bringing the organic load down to regulatory discharge standards for most types of wastewater, says Mr Ombregt.

«On average the removal efficiency of GWE's anaerobic wastewater treatment installations is as high as 90 - 95 per cent, easily bringing the organic load down to regulatory discharge standards for most types of wastewater.

Roll - in combi oven joins list of certified products that average 30 percent more energy efficiency

Yes, the tournament fate of Vanderbilt — No. 13 in the country in adjusted offensive efficiency — rests heavily on the 6» 4» Jenkins, whose scoring average of 19.5 points through Sunday led the SEC.

Punter Trevor Daniel averaged nearly 45 yards per kick and ranked seventh in punt efficiency, while place - kicker Aaron Medley is automatic inside of 40 yards and landed half of his kickoffs for touchbacks.

The Tigers ranked second in kick return success rate (Tony Pollard averaged 28.1 yards per return with two scores), fourth in kickoff success rate (68 percent of Jake Elliott's kicks were touchbacks), fifth in punt success rate (Spencer Smith averaged a booming 45.1 yards per kick), and 16th in field goal efficiency (Elliott made an incredible 12 of 15 field goals longer than 40 yards).

Granted, the average was getting dragged down by the extended handoffs to Fuller and Lucien (combined: 5.3 yards per catch through three games), but UCLA's offense was still further ahead of the game in terms of efficiency (which is important!)

Although Durant is currently averaging the fewest field goal attempts per game of his career, his efficiency has been nothing short of spectacular.

The 27 - year old guard is averaging 29.4 points per game, 6.5 assists per game and 5.2 rebounds per game, while boasting a league - high PER (Player Efficiency Rating) of 31.96.

Williams was a revelation as a freshman last season, rushing for 1,057 yards at 6.8 yards per carry; his efficiency was decent for a newbie (he gained at least five yards on 41 percent of his carries, right at the national average), and his explosiveness was off the charts.

Last year at USF the Bulls averaged 43.8 points per game and ranked in the top 10 in offensive S&P + (a measure of efficiency).

For example, we know from HMIC's work that if the least efficient forces brought themselves up to the average level of efficiency, we could save # 1.15 billion per year.

«From January to October 2015, the three refineries produced 682,901 MT (5,007,030.13 bbls) of finished petroleum products out of 955,537 MT (7,005,997.28 bbls) of crude processed at an average capacity utilisation of 5.18 per cent and yield efficiency of 78.93 per cent.»

Past NYSERDA programs demonstrate that a typical dairy farm can save 20 to 30 percent of its energy bill with cost - effective energy efficiency improvements at an average seven - year payback.

The efficiency tweaks are part of an effort by automakers to comply with federal corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) rules that now require that the U.S. car fleet meet fuel economy standards of 35 miles per gallon (15 kilometers per liter) by 2016.

Information based on national averages from the Energy Information Administration, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, all offshoots of the Department of Energy.

«The overall sun - to - electricity efficiency of the hydricity process, averaged over a 24 - hour cycle, is shown to approach 35 percent, which is nearly the efficiency attained by using the best photovoltaic cells along with batteries,» Gençer said.

Energy efficiency is not a primary concern, because operation is inexpensive — a typical ceiling fan running 24 hours a day consumes about 60 kilowatt - hours a month, for an average electricity cost of about six dollars.

Those modifications include stop — start (idle - off) systems in which the engine shuts down when the car is stopped during driving; low rolling - resistance tires (which are harder and thus less flat, reducing friction); variable valve timing for engines, which increases gas consumption efficiency; and fuel economy computers or displays to encourage eco-driving, such as such as those in the Toyota Prius, which show miles per gallon averages for that moment, hour, week or month, or when riding downhill, so that drivers are more aware of how their driving impacts fuel efficiency.

Taking into account the oxygen content of the Black Lake and the maximum oxygen use of swimming, they then examined Harry's weight, suggesting that if he had a normal BMI — providing he hadn't been binging too much on Every Flavour Beans and Chocolate Frogs — and the average height of a 14 year old boy, he would need to process 443 litres of water at 100 % efficiency per minute for every minute he was underwater.

Boosting average fuel efficiency in 50 percent of cars from 20.8 miles per gallon to 30.7 mpg — and there are at least 26 vehicles available today that would do that, ranging from compact cars to sport utility vehicles — would save roughly 30 million metric tons.

In situations where consumers must average ratio information, such as comparing the fuel efficiency of two cars using the ratio miles per gallon, they often flub the numbers by incorrectly assuming the mathematic equation to find miles per gallon would be to average the sum of the mileage of both cars and then divide by two, instead of using a more complex equation needed to accurately compare ratios.

Therefore the amount of energy saved can vary depending on the vehicle - but Wang estimates about a 10 - percent increase in the average vehicle's gas mileage given 50 - percent friction energy conversion efficiency.

Thus, the average ZT of the doped material is much higher, resulting in higher conversion efficiency.

And while wind energy had been growing at an average annual rate of 27 percent and solar photovoltaic, too, was surging as costs fell sharply, so - called clean coal remained a long way off and governments» ambitions for fuel efficiency and electric vehicles were well ahead of reality.

They found an average quantum efficiency of approximately 30 per cent — very close to that of human rod cells estimated from behavioral experiments.