A big part of his group's work focuses on
boosting energy efficiencies of individual parts of an integrated circuit in order to reduce the power requirement of the system as a whole.
COMPANIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE: TAKING ACTION TO THE NEXT LEVEL There's a lot of talk in the C suite about how to reduce waste,
boost energy efficiency and embrace renewables, but progress so far has been scattershot.
From
boosting energy efficiency to cutting out coal, Claire Perry says the UK government is leading the world on clean growth.
So far, though, Senate appropriators have allocated greater fiscal 2018 spending levels than their House counterparts for such science programs as the Energy Department's Office of Science, which is the nation's largest provider of funding for basic research in the physical sciences, and the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program, which seeks to advance technology for water and geothermal power and
boost energy efficiency in manufacturing.
The House passed legislation last month that would force laggards to
boost their energy efficiency.
, who chairs the Senate Appropriations subcommittee responsible for funding the Defense Department and who does not believe that warming is human - induced, has long complained that too much of DOE's budget is frittered away on programs to
boost energy efficiency or alternative fuels — which he says have little to do with the military's mission.
For now, the team wants to
boost the energy efficiency of their nanogenerators.
Driven by worries over energy security, for example, China has moved to
boost energy efficiency, an effort that by 2020 could cut annual carbon emissions by about 300 million tons a year.
The system generates 235 megawatt - hours of electricity annually in an effort to
boost the energy efficiency of this office complex, the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Energy.
«New approach to computing
boosts energy efficiency.»
Some governments might hand over their permits to industrial combines and power companies, and set up internal markets designed to
boost energy efficiency.
Adding a hybrid version of the popular X5 makes sense, as it would help BMW
boost the energy efficiency of all its products.
(Two areas that are not stressed are research on ways to greatly
boost energy efficiency and conservation — see more on this below — and behavioral research related to making smarter energy choices.)
He and a team are launching a three - year, $ 300 - million climate ad campaign aimed at recruiting 10 million fervent followers willing to push for everything from strict laws capping emissions to aggressive programs for
boosting energy efficiency.
The approach is based on what can clearly be accomplished, rather than relying on indirect strategies for cutting emissions or
boosting energy efficiency, including trading systems for emissions credits.
Andy Revkin wrote» Overall, inertia, both in Washington and elsewhere, still dominates even as the need to embark on an intensive, sustained, global effort to
boost energy efficiency, curb greenhouse - gas emissions, and advance promising non-polluting energy technologies (no matter what you think of climate dangers) has grown ever clearer.
The State Energy Office, meanwhile, is expecting at least 12 times its typical federal allocation of less than $ 1 million a year, and perhaps as much as $ 77 million, for efforts to
boost energy efficiency and alternative energy.»
These include ending subsidies for the fossil fuel industry,
boosting energy efficiency, advancing renewable sources like wind and solar power and moving away from the idea that «drill baby, drill» is a solution.
Similar discussions were also held at the event
Boosting Energy Efficiency Through Smart Lighting Systems, where Eric Rondolat, CEO, Philips Lighting, highlighted how the scale up of a single technology could halve global energy demand for lighting and cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 5 %.
The president must also make good on his promise to
boost energy efficiency by cutting in half the energy wasted by our homes and businesses over the next 20 years.
UK green energy researchers seek exemption from green energy taxes The Guardian reports that «world - class research into future sources of green energy is under threat in Britain from an environmental tax designed to
boost energy efficiency and drive down carbon emissions.»
To deliver on the new target the company has pledged to build on existing initiatives, which have seen it purchase 100 per cent renewable power certificates for its facilities and datacentres and
boost its energy efficiency through a program to encourage efficient coding of new software applications.
It gives them individual targets that they can meet in multiple ways such as switching from coal to natural gas,
boosting energy efficiency or using more renewable energy.
Boosting energy efficiency will help households stay comfortable while cutting electricity bills.
The agreement
boosts energy efficiency and renewables like solar, wind, biomass and geothermal energy.
Every state has opportunities to cost - effectively reduce its coal use by
boosting energy efficiency and developing in - state renewable resources.
Again, states have plenty of leeway on how to reduce emissions: they can switch from coal to natural gas, expand renewables or nuclear,
boost energy efficiency, enact carbon pricing... And if states refuse to submit a plan, the EPA will impose its own federal plan, which could involve some sort of cap - and - trade program.
Extremely thin coatings of special low emissivity (Low E) metallic material are applied to glass panes used in windows and doors to
boost their energy efficiency.
For the living space, the «thermally controlled skin» uses VIP (vacuum insulated panel) thermal insulation and XPS thermal insulation board and newspaper remnants to
boost energy efficiency.
To gain a sense of the enormous potential for
boosting energy efficiency, read «More Profit with Less Carbon» by Amory Lovins in the same issue.
Guided project team in developing AFE for cumene revamp and engineered improvements on hot oil exchanger system that
boosted energy efficiency to an all - time high of 98.6 %.
Another improvement that
boosts energy efficiency, says Shea, is installing dual - zone heating and air - conditioning systems, with separate thermostats for each zone.
Need ideas for
boosting energy efficiency?
Increasingly, that includes ways to
boost energy efficiency.
Skylight manufacturer VELUX America notes that installing no - leak, solar - powered fresh air (venting) skylights not only enhances indoor air quality, but can
boost energy efficiency, working in concert with windows.
Not exact matches
Utilities: Stop
energy waste by
boosting home
efficiency.
Canada's GDP will see a 1 per cent
boost between now and 2030 thanks to
energy efficiency measures.
Helps reduce household
energy costs via home
energy efficiency while
boosting home health and safety.
«Our industry's continued focus on environmental stewardship and the role that growers, manufacturers, logistics companies, retailers and others play is driving heightened awareness and actions aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while simultaneously
boosting cost and
energy efficiencies.»
Boosting the fuel
efficiency of motor vehicles by «harvesting» the
energy generated by their shock absorbers and feeding it back into batteries or electrical systems such as air conditioning has become a major goal in automotive engineering.
The
boosted genes had three main effects: improving cellular
energy efficiency; upping insulin production, which improves control of blood sugar; and preventing the breakdown of caps on chromosomes that help prevent cells wearing out and ageing.
Buoyed by an allocation of $ 1.25 billion in funding for reactor research from the 2005
Energy Policy Act, INL scientists are working to improve safety,
boost efficiency, minimize waste, and decrease cost in a new generation of nuclear reactors.
A research project funded by the Department of
Energy for nearly two decades has boosted the efficiency of gas - fired power plants to 60 percent, beating every other energy s
Energy for nearly two decades has
boosted the
efficiency of gas - fired power plants to 60 percent, beating every other
energy s
energy source.
The electric power industry can achieve deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by building new nuclear plants, sequestering coal - plant emissions,
boosting wind
energy and improving
efficiency, the industry's top research group said yesterday.
Details about the bills are scarce, Cho noted, but «for the third year in a row the Senate panel moved to zero out spending on the United States's contribution to ITER,» «House appropriators would cut [DOE's
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy] spending by 12 % to $ 1.8 billion,» and «the House energy and water subcommittee would boost spending on the fossil fuels program by 2 % to $ 645 million.&
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy] spending by 12 % to $ 1.8 billion,» and «the House energy and water subcommittee would boost spending on the fossil fuels program by 2 % to $ 645 million.&
Energy] spending by 12 % to $ 1.8 billion,» and «the House
energy and water subcommittee would boost spending on the fossil fuels program by 2 % to $ 645 million.&
energy and water subcommittee would
boost spending on the fossil fuels program by 2 % to $ 645 million.»
The scientists have devised a new manufacturing technique that could
boost the
efficiency of an inexpensive type of solar cell by up to 50 %, making the technology an economically feasible alternative to fossil fuels in the search for sustainable
energy.
While some transportation researchers have suggested autonomous cars could cut emissions by
boosting driver
efficiency, others, including Fulton and his colleagues, project that
energy use and carbon emissions would increase over a business - as - usual scenario because more people will travel farther.
Other cost - effective changes cited in the report include massive
boosts to
energy efficiency in industry and home heating, and reducing transport emissions through more efficient vehicles, more compact cities and more high - speed rail to cut air miles.
Solar
energy programs in that office would see a major
boost, receiving $ 320 million, while programs including wind, building and industrial
efficiency, advanced vehicle technologies and others would also receive
boosts.
Square mile to benefit from innovative proposals to improve
energy efficiency,
boost LED use, and tackle light pollution