Sentences with phrase «cent of the energy savings»
When energy efficiency wipes out 100 per cent of the energy savings, economists call the rebound a total «backfire.»
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Mertiny and Secanell predict that using a flywheel to capture the electricity generated by a train's deceleration and applying it for acceleration would produce an energy savings of 31 per cent and cost savings of 11 per cent on the Edmonton LRT system.
However, Opower reports that people cut their energy use by just 2 to 3 per cent on average, yielding annual savings of just tens of dollars.
«But in one test — ploughing loam soil with a moisture content of 12 to 17 per cent, at a speed of 9 kilometres per hour — we achieved 32 per cent energy savings.
With almost 50 per cent of our energy being used by buildings in the UK, and with around 20 per cent of that being needlessly wasted, building performance can create much - needed savings.
However, energy savings of up to 50 per cent have been found in some school kitchens by enhancing the efficiency of a school's catering equipment.
Among these reforms were LED lighting replacement and lighting control schemes across campus, which produced annual energy savings of # 66,000, and a campaign to reduce energy waste over Christmas 2012, resulting in a 5.3 per cent reduction in usage compared to 2011.
In 2013, renewables supplied about 19 per cent of the world's energy consumption, highlighting both progress and the potential for greater financial and economic savings, as well as more jobs.
In the summer of 2016, OSPE submitted an advisory document to the Minister of Energy and all three major political parties detailing 21 actionable recommendations that would deliver efficiencies and savings, including reducing residential and commercial rates by approximately 25 per cent, without the creation of the subsidy and deferral account under the Ontario Fair Hydro Act.
Carbon dioxide emissions savings from wind turbines were 20 per cent less than claimed, leading to the overpayment of renewable energy certificates worth about $ 70 million last year, according to an international analysis of Australia's national electricity market.
By implementing operational changes, building owners can achieve annual energy savings of 40 cents per sq. ft., industry experts say.
A recent survey by comparison site Love Energy Savings reveals that 44 per cent of brits prefer to work from home rather than traipse into the office, But it's just not always practical.