Sentences with phrase «addition to energy efficiency»

In addition to energy efficiency and renewable energy, this means finding ways to reduce the emissions from fossil fuels, like switching from coal to natural gas, as well as carbon capture and storage.

Depending on its location, your campus could take advantage of solar, wind, biomass, and / or geothermal resources in addition to energy efficiency.

In addition to energy efficiency measures, the audits shall identify opportunities for cost - effective on - site renewable generation and high - efficiency combined heat and power.

Not exact matches

In addition to mortgage insurance, it also issues mortgage - backed securities and pursues a variety of social policy agendas at the behest of Ottawa, such as disseminating information on regional housing markets, improving access to affordable housing and encouraging energy efficiency in new homes.

In addition, the FHA insures purchase - and - improvement loans for when you want to buy a home that needs repairs; 203k construction loans for when you want to buy a home that's newly built; and energy - efficiency loans for when you want to finance the costs of energy - efficiency improvements into your loan.

In addition, the company recently installed LED lighting to ensure its building was energy - efficient as well as new refrigeration systems and state - of - the - art ovens to improve its kitchen efficiency.

In addition, «We are proud of the many initiatives, such as single stream recycling, energy conservation and high - efficiency lighting that have allowed us to reduce our carbon footprint and feel good about our corporate responsibility,» Robert adds.

In addition to earth - friendly methods for vineyards and surrounding ecosystems, sustainability includes energy efficiency, protection of air and water quality, enhanced relations with employees and neighbors, environmentally preferred purchasing, among many others.

«I continue to strive toward a clean energy future for the State of New York, including: the addition of more renewable energy generation, greater energy efficiency, reliability for all consumers, improved transmission infrastructure, fuel source diversity, and innovative environmental stewardship, all at a reasonable cost to ratepayers,» said Sen. Joe Griffo.

We have increased our investment in measures to improve the energy efficiency of Scotland's homes which, in addition to making fuel bills cheaper, has also helped to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from housing, consistent with our ambitions to combat climate change.

· A «whole house» approach to the energy efficiency of buildings, an example being where improvements are made to the envelope of the building in addition to instillation of new technologies.

His campaign focused on improving education and creating jobs in energy efficiency, in addition to reversing the direction the Republican leadership had taken the state on women's health issues.

Here in the U.S., our energy programs and policies are leading to increasing contributions from windpower, biofuels, natural gas, in addition to significant advances in energy efficiency in all sectors, and these are contributing to significant greenhouse gas reductions but, I believe those efforts could be significantly increased.

In addition, incentivizing low or zero carbon dioxide - emitting sources, improving energy efficiency and encouraging repowering and retrofitting options are other important avenues to de-carbonizing the power sector.

In addition, upgrading energy efficiency often goes hand in hand with improving living conditions like adding an elevator to a staircase - only building.

In addition, geothermal power plants have energy efficiencies of just 8 to 15 percent, less than half that of coal plants.

In addition, conversion of light energy into heat (a common way for plants to deal with excess light) was upregulated, while the light use efficiency decreased.

In addition to compliance with any of subparagraphs (A) through (E), the Secretary shall by regulation require, for any newly constructed residential single - family or multifamily structure to be considered to comply with the energy efficiency standards under this subsection, that the structure have appropriate electrical outlets with the facility and capacity to recharge a standard electric passenger vehicle, including an electric hybrid vehicle, where such vehicle would normally be parked.

In addition to pricing carbon, aggressive policies are needed in three key areas: energy efficiency, low carbon energy, and land - use, which includes forest conservation and agriculture.

In addition to bolstering first - term efforts to ramp up renewable energy and efficiency, the Plan is cutting carbon pollution through new measures, including:

A review of energy efficiency by BSRIA, a research and consultancy organisation, states that cooking ranges and fridge - freezers are obvious «gas guzzlers», in addition to dishwashers and good preparation equipment.

In addition to this, schools need to discuss energy efficiency, make the needed changes and measure the savings, and continue to manage the school's energy use by enforcing necessary procedures.

We provide power protection solutions for any critical application, offering continuity by guaranteeing a stable and secure electrical supply, in addition to quality with respect to frequency, voltage, waveform and energy efficiency.

The motor generator unit works with a 48 - volt battery pack to enable quick and seamless start / stop function, short - duration torque addition to the engine crankshaft in certain driving situations and brake energy regeneration, which improves responsiveness and efficiency.

In addition to winning the GT1 class championship that season, Corvette Racing also became the inaugural winner of the Green Challenge, an award created by the US Department of Energy, the EPA and SAE International for teams that scored best in fuel efficiency.

eTorque is a mild hybrid system that combines a belt - driven motor generator unit with 48V battery pack to enable start / stop function, short - duration torque addition to the engine crankshaft in certain driving situations, and brake energy regeneration, which improves responsiveness and efficiency.

The HomeStyle Mortgage allows homeowners to include financing for a whole swath of home improvement (s) in with their mortgage, including kitchen upgrades, bedroom and bathroom additions, structural repairs, energy efficiency changes, and cosmetic alterations... (Read More)

Whether its kitchen and bath remodels, room additions, porches, landscaping, and decks, or projects that improved energy efficiency and safety upgrades to homes you're after, you can unlock up to 80 % of your property value of your home for your home improvements and renovations.

There is no special underwriting for this, but the lender «must evaluate the veteran's ability to pay the increased loan payments caused by the addition of energy efficiency improvements.»

In addition, CHTA will engage the group in discussions with the Inter-American Development Bank as the institution reviews extending the Caribbean Hotels Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Action program to member hotels.

In addition to solar energy, SMUD's «Home of the Future» will feature a wide - range of energy - efficiency features.

In addition to the carbon emissions reductions resulting from the energy efficiency improvements, the building's annual energy bill savings will be in the region of $ 4.4 million.

In addition to bolstering first - term efforts to ramp up renewable energy and efficiency, the Plan is cutting carbon pollution through new measures, including:

In addition, UCS members are calling on Congress to immediately repeal tax breaks for ExxonMobil and other major oil companies and redirect that money to renewable energy programs and energy efficiency technologies that will help fight global warming.

The disclosures reveal that 14 % percent of CDP's corporate respondents practice «offset - inclusive carbon management,» meaning that they are investing in hundreds of unique emissions reduction projects — from forestry in Belize to wind energy in India to clean cookstoves in Zambia — in addition to directly reducing their climate impact through energy efficiency, improved product design and other measures.

In addition to starting a program, you also need a plan to sustain energy efficiency.

In addition to agreeing to decarbonise by mid-century, immediate measures will be needed to peak emissions in the short term including regulating ship speed - slow steaming - and strengthening the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI).

In addition, the HFC phasedown under the Montreal Protocol will, as has always been the case in the past, provide the opportunity to improve energy efficiency in air conditioning and refrigeration systems, potentially in the range of 30 to 60 %.

Because existing buildings are expected to last well beyond 2050, the plan states that ``... increasing the energy efficiency of our existing buildings, in addition to new construction, is the most important step we can take to make deep reductions in our carbon emissions.»

In addition to its low cost, energy efficiency can provide new energy resources in much less time than it takes to build a new power plant.

That's another place where energy efficiency comes in — in addition to helping you save money on your electricity bill, energy efficient appliances and products can help property owners manage their energy use.

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[1] The Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 defines «clean» electricity as «electricity generated at a facility placed in service after 1991 using renewable energy, qualified renewable biomass, natural gas, hydropower, nuclear power, or qualified waste - to - energy; and electricity generated at a facility placed in service after enactment that uses qualified combined heat and power (CHP), [which] generates electricity with a carbon - intensity lower than 0.82 metric tons per megawatt - hour (the equivalent of new supercritical coal), or [electricity generated] as a result of qualified efficiency improvements or capacity additions at existing nuclear or hydropower facilities -LSB-; or] electricity generated at a facility that captures and stores its carbon dioxide emissions.&Energy Standard Act of 2012 defines «clean» electricity as «electricity generated at a facility placed in service after 1991 using renewable energy, qualified renewable biomass, natural gas, hydropower, nuclear power, or qualified waste - to - energy; and electricity generated at a facility placed in service after enactment that uses qualified combined heat and power (CHP), [which] generates electricity with a carbon - intensity lower than 0.82 metric tons per megawatt - hour (the equivalent of new supercritical coal), or [electricity generated] as a result of qualified efficiency improvements or capacity additions at existing nuclear or hydropower facilities -LSB-; or] electricity generated at a facility that captures and stores its carbon dioxide emissions.&energy, qualified renewable biomass, natural gas, hydropower, nuclear power, or qualified waste - to - energy; and electricity generated at a facility placed in service after enactment that uses qualified combined heat and power (CHP), [which] generates electricity with a carbon - intensity lower than 0.82 metric tons per megawatt - hour (the equivalent of new supercritical coal), or [electricity generated] as a result of qualified efficiency improvements or capacity additions at existing nuclear or hydropower facilities -LSB-; or] electricity generated at a facility that captures and stores its carbon dioxide emissions.&energy; and electricity generated at a facility placed in service after enactment that uses qualified combined heat and power (CHP), [which] generates electricity with a carbon - intensity lower than 0.82 metric tons per megawatt - hour (the equivalent of new supercritical coal), or [electricity generated] as a result of qualified efficiency improvements or capacity additions at existing nuclear or hydropower facilities -LSB-; or] electricity generated at a facility that captures and stores its carbon dioxide emissions.»

That's in addition to aggressive investments in renewable energy sources and energy efficiency and conservation measures.

-- In addition to the policy under paragraph (1), it is the policy of the United States that regional electric grid planning to meet these objectives should result from an open, inclusive and transparent process, taking into account all significant demand - side and supply - side options, including energy efficiency, distributed generation, renewable energy and zero - carbon electricity generation technologies, smart - grid technologies and practices, demand response, electricity storage, voltage regulation technologies, high capacity conductors with at least 25 percent greater efficiency than traditional ACSR (aluminum stranded conductors steel reinforced) conductors, superconductor technologies, underground transmission technologies, and new conventional electric transmission capacity and corridors.

(I) support for a free or low - cost detailed building energy audit that prescribes, as part of a energy - reducing measures sufficient to achieve at least a 20 percent reduction in energy use, by providing an incentive equal to the documented cost of such audit, but not more than $ 500, in addition to any award earned by achieving a 20 percent or greater efficiency improvement;

(I) support for a free or low - cost detailed building energy audit that prescribes measures sufficient to achieve at least a 20 percent reduction in energy use, by providing an incentive equal to the documented cost of such audit, but not more than $ 200, in addition to any earned by achieving a 20 percent or greater efficiency improvement;

In addition to standards, David also works on projects related to building energy efficiency and more general appliance efficiency.

In addition to raising the renewables mandate, Brown's inaugural address proposal included increasing building energy efficiency by 50 % and halving the state's use of petroleum.

In addition to being a cap - and - trade program, RGGI's auction mechanism provides valuable funding that can be used to support energy efficiency and renewable energy programs — two policies that likely could be used by the Massachusetts DEP to meet GWSA requirements.