Sentences with phrase «at efficiency measures»

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Since he took over as worldwide managing director in July, he's launched a dozen internal initiatives, ranging from cost - cutting measures (at a firm notorious for not taking its own efficiency medicine) to a new focus on marketing (a word that, by Barton's own account, draws gasps of horror at McKinsey).

According to one of his drinking buddies from the financial sector: «Any measure enacted by fiat that prevents the free exchange of goods, labour and capital seeking economic gain is done at the cost of efficiency.

Government documents posted online today outline the new measures aimed at reducing Canada's dependence on the pollution - producing plants, and improving their efficiency.

For instance, in terms of «tertiary efficiency,» a measure that combines several individual indicators related to post-secondary education, Canada crashes in at number 45, just a few spots ahead of South Africa and Morocco.

Although the company just rasied $ 150 million at a stunning $ 1 billion valuation, Goldberg said both the Fab executive team and its investors thought some efficiency measures were in order.

As opposed to just measuring energy efficiency — which may be at odds with comfort much of the time — the Thermal Comfort Rating Metric (TCRM) would let buyers decide how important comfort is when weighed against cost and efficiency.

This system helps customers maximize the efficiency of component machines within their packaging lines (OEE): by operating at individual machine level and collecting a continuous stream of data via a connected measuring device, ESM gathers and analyses data to generate a number of key indicators.

The two organizations produced a video series showcasing case studies on energy efficiency measures undertaken by wineries and vineyards at: www.sustainablewinegrowing.org/media.php.

A lot of efficiency measures are used to predict future success, I guess I was trying to get at why you trust it?

«And at the end of the day his style is his style and what you measure with Ozil is his efficiency.

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).

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To ensure irreversibility, we are implementing the following measures to tackle some of the long - term structural issues: a. capping of the statutory funds at 25 percent of government tax revenues b. operationalization of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to consolidate all government funds at the Bank of Ghana c. tightening of expenditure controls in GIFMIS to minimize inefficiencies and budget overruns d. strict enforcement of the PFM Act, as well as the Public Procurement Act, to ensure efficiency in public procurement, and e. adoption of the competitive tender process, which is eliminating wastage and giving Ghanaian taxpayers real value for their money.

The fee will remain the same for at least the next two years and follows several «efficiency measures».

The Special Petroleum Tax Law was passed in 2014 as part of tax measures adopted by the government at the time to increase revenue generation and improve efficiency on revenue collection from petroleum products.

It is clear that Plaid Cymru believe Welsh farmers are largely dependent on direct payments, and that Wales» rural development money should focus on measures aimed at improving efficiency.

WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) to create an enabling environment for businesses and entrench measures and strategies aimed at promoting transparency and efficiency;

At first he said this was because the city was not subject to a property tax cap, but in the face of public pressure said his measures were meant to find efficiency and wouldn't «cost the city a penny.»

At a time when painful measures in October's Strategic Defence and Security Reviewv - such as scrapping the Harrier fleet, along with service personnel and civilian job losses and other efficiency gains - are reported to fall # 1 billion short of the MOD's # 8 billion budget reduction target, a public row over savings already assumed would be bad news for the department.

The scientists incubated soil from a peatland and a forest in Minnesota at different temperatures and measured the efficiency with which microbes grew.

Reducing emissions through energy efficiency With respect to its own multibillion - dollar portfolio of drilling operations, refineries and pipelines, Exxon Mobil said it «addresses the risk of climate change in several concrete and meaningful ways,» including through energy efficiency measures, deployment of less carbon - intensive technologies at its facilities and even the development of products that help consumers use energy more efficiently.

A rooftop array of solar panels measuring 30 meters square, operating at 50 percent efficiency, also could supply the necessary electricity.

Monash University Research Fellow Dr Philip Wallis said an analysis of options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions found energy efficiency measures reduced water consumption at the same time.

At the top of the list were energy efficiency measures that were found to reduce water consumption at the same time.&raquAt the top of the list were energy efficiency measures that were found to reduce water consumption at the same time.&raquat the same time.»

Specifically, the researchers looked at water - use efficiency, measured as per capita consumption, in 5 - year increments, from 1985 to 2010.

Indeed many analysts argue that cuts of 20 per cent or more could be made at «negative cost», by simply taking cost - effective measures to improve energy efficiency.

Using infra - red gas analysers connected to a miniature controlled environment chamber, Dr Samuel Taylor and Professor Steve Long, at the Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) simulated a sudden increase in sunlight following shade, and measured the time it took for the plant to regain its maximum photosynthesis efficiency and take full advantage of the extra energy from light.

We also quantified latency as an additional measure of navigation efficiency, which was calculated as the time (in seconds) from passenger pickup to drop - off at the store.

And industry leaders have focused recently on ways to impose cleaner coal technologies, including at a major conference in Delhi earlier this month featuring high - level government and industry leaders focusing on coal gasification, carbon capture and storage, upgrades and other measures to improve efficiency and reduce pollution.

Her research has provided important insights into the basic physics of perovskite solar cells by measuring their efficiency at different temperatures and light intensities.

Work towards efficiency measures and renewable power is advancing, but not at the pace that could easily handle the time frame in which coal supplies may become constrained.

Interestingly, the efficiency was around 1 — 3 %, as measured by the number of AP - positive colonies, at 14 days post-infection.

First, we conducted growth trials at five temperatures crossed with two levels of predation risk (fish predator present versus absent) and measured growth rates, consumption rates, assimilation efficiencies, and production efficiencies of 107 individual damselflies.

Another quality measure for protein is the «Protein Efficiency Ratio», which whey scored near top of all proteins at 3.2 - just below that of egg protein at 3.9.

Also, a number of energy efficiency measures can be carried out as part of routine maintenance procedures at no extra cost.

The engine «struggling» to intake air at high engine speed is measured as «volumetric efficiency».

It all contributes to power, efficiency and emissions that are best measured at the bottom line:

The lighter weight this move contributes, combined with measures made to optimise aerodynamics and efficiency, mean that the 0 - 100 km / h sprint is now half a second quicker than before at 7.8 seconds, while the top speed has been raised by 7 km / h to 212 km / h.

Moreover, measures like Alternator Management System help improve fuel efficiency while the First - in Segment Wheel Air Curtains have been added to ensure minimised air turbulence around the wheel area resulting lower Cd (Coefficient of Drag), low NVH, increased fuel efficiency and stability of the car at high speed.

Officially, it's rated at 54 mpg combined city - highway and 133 mpg - e, a measure of the efficiency of the electric drive.

On - paper efficiency improves over the 1.2 with combined fuel economy measured at 74.2 mpg for the 85 and 67.3 mpg for the 105.

Kia is feeling the pressure from ever - mounting fuel efficiency regulations as much as any other automaker, and like many of its peers it has decided that the path to appeasing those wielding the measuring stick at the EPA is to produce hybrid versions of its popular models.

The very high efficiency LTPS technology allows the new Nexus 7 display to provide a full 100 percent Color Gamut and at the same time produce the brightest Tablet display that we have measured so far in this Shoot - Out series.

In order to measure efficiency, our system looks at how much of your money actually goes to the cause at hand.

One delicious experiment will measure energy efficiency by comparing the output needed to blend a smoothie at home, versus traveling to a store to buy a smoothie.

«Improvements in the Company's performance are the result of strategic business development measures being carried out through the «Quick Wins» program, as well as a tight cost efficiency policy that was put into effect at the beginning of the year,» he said.

Walmart has been in the sustainability spotlight over the last few years, both for implementing its own efficiency measures and for raising the bar for industry at large.

There's no logic for pushing fossil - fuel frontiers this extreme while neglecting energy - efficiency measures at home.

'' the cost - effectiveness of many advanced efficiency measures is very much dependent upon whether the measure is a retrofit... or... installed at a time when the baseline measure would be replaced anyway....

Washington, D.C. — A report released today by the American Council for an Energy - Efficient Economy (ACEEE) at a Capitol Hill press conference with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D - OR) shows that the Kerry - Lieberman American Power Act (APA) and the Senate Energy Committee's American Clean Energy Leadership Act (ACELA), while taking a significant stride in the right direction, could benefit from even stronger energy efficiency measures to create additional American jobs and consumer savings.