Sentences with phrase «cost more time and energy»

Problems neglected will only get progressively worse and cost more time and energy to address in the future — when avoiding them is no longer an option.

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But now, most LED bulbs cost less than $ 10 and studies have shown that LED bulbs are up to 10 times more energy efficient and last up to 50 times longer than the incandescent bulbs.
The team recommended that Headframe greatly enhance its web site and include more details and benefits about its stills, including showing how its stills can reduce the time, energy and costs of the distilling process along with customer testimonials.
«The church will become small and will have to start afresh more or less from the beginning... As the number of her adherents diminishes... she will lose many of her social privileges... It will be hard going for the Church, for the process of crystallisation and clarification will cost her much valuable energy... But when the trial of this sifting is past, a great power will flow from a more spiritualised and simplified Church... And so it seems certain to me that the Church is facing very hard timand will have to start afresh more or less from the beginning... As the number of her adherents diminishes... she will lose many of her social privileges... It will be hard going for the Church, for the process of crystallisation and clarification will cost her much valuable energy... But when the trial of this sifting is past, a great power will flow from a more spiritualised and simplified Church... And so it seems certain to me that the Church is facing very hard timand clarification will cost her much valuable energy... But when the trial of this sifting is past, a great power will flow from a more spiritualised and simplified Church... And so it seems certain to me that the Church is facing very hard timand simplified Church... And so it seems certain to me that the Church is facing very hard timAnd so it seems certain to me that the Church is facing very hard times.
Energy - intensive industries such as chemicals, plastics and steel will have a critical cost advantage, she said, noting that natural gas prices now are roughly five times more expensive in Japan than in the United States, three times more expensive in the European Union, and twice as expensive in China.
So we know that some long period of time from now, we'll be on a sustainable, low - embodied energy, crustally abundant advanced materials, advanced distributable, renewable energy; somewhere between here and there, a lot of capital equipment is going to become obsolete, because the marginal cost of production of it is so much more than the new way of doing it that the new way will put it out of business.
It's time for Democrats in Congress and the Administration to reach out to Republicans and cooperate on an «all of the above» plan to lower energy costs, create more jobs, and clean up our environment.
To our knowledge, this is the first time a plasmonic SSA has been made using such a process, and the scalability and cost of this approach brings us closer to making solar energy a practical reality for more people.»
Downsizing silicon to the nanoscale has been shown to reduce this problem, and by combining an abundant and relatively pure form of silicon dioxide and a low - cost chemical reaction, the researchers created lithium - ion half - cell batteries that store almost four times more energy than conventional graphite anodes.
This could potentially create a sound wave 50 times longer and allow the lasers used to be 100 times less powerful — and less energy intensive — thereby delivering more data more quickly at a lower cost.
An electric conical burr grinder will save you time and energy but cost you more money: anywhere from $ 80 to several hundred.
Driving Down Education Costs With Online Technology When schools use less energy by effectively using technology, they can have a huge cumulative effect in conserving energy, and perhaps more importantly, time for teaching.
Our mission is to reduce the cost of charter school business operations, ease the bureaucratic burden on educators, and provide expertise and counsel that helps charter schools invest more education dollars in education and dedicate more of their time and energy to achieving their mission and fulfilling their charter.
Future EV motors could be designed (at an extra cost and extra weight) to supply more braking and short time acceleration energy.
It is honestly a commitment of time and energy over prohibitive costs and hopefully we will see more schools adopt a more digital approach for books and texts.
You don't want to invest a lot of time, money and energy into something that will cost you more than you have to lose.
Feed - in tariffs would also have the effect of lowering the consumer's costs for renewable energy, which would only grow cheaper over time, as more and more manufacturing capacity was built — because under equivalent economies of scale, renewables are definitely cheaper than fossil fuels.
Now we are a smart species and our agriculture science and production has substantially reduced famine on our planet and has given us more time than most species have before these population reductions occur (although global climate shift and higher energy costs are wildcards in food production and availability in the future).
Britain has more than enough potential renewables to meet current demand, and enough renewable resource to meet demand several times over, once we've implemented sensible cost - effective energy efficiency measures.
When you compare current electricity and natural gas prices, the same unit of energy will cost you about three times more for electricity so you can expect to pay a little bit more on your utility bill, even with a sizable energy efficiency improvement.
But cost effectiveness is even more important during financial hard times and the whole point about halting deforestation is that, along with improved energy efficiency, it is the most cost effective, and immediate, way to fight climate change.
The energy and physical costs of such long - distance swimming are unknown, but scientists did note polar bears moved, on average, 2.3 times more than when the same individuals were on sea ice.
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) press release of July 6, 2016 was headlined «Canada can integrate large amounts of wind energy reliably, cost - effectively, says report» followed by the industry trade association's assertion that «Canada can get more than one - third of its electricity from wind energy without compromising grid reliability — and at the same time realize economic and environmental benefits&rEnergy Association (CanWEA) press release of July 6, 2016 was headlined «Canada can integrate large amounts of wind energy reliably, cost - effectively, says report» followed by the industry trade association's assertion that «Canada can get more than one - third of its electricity from wind energy without compromising grid reliability — and at the same time realize economic and environmental benefits&renergy reliably, cost - effectively, says report» followed by the industry trade association's assertion that «Canada can get more than one - third of its electricity from wind energy without compromising grid reliability — and at the same time realize economic and environmental benefits&renergy without compromising grid reliability — and at the same time realize economic and environmental benefits».
State will support adoption of advanced technologies to help businesses and building owners track energy use in real time, pinpoint waste, cut costs and drive more than $ 200 million in energy savings
• For eight full years — 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1997, and 1998 — ethanol cost at least three times more than an energy - equivalent amount of gasoline.
One analyst from the Bloomberg New Energy Finance research group projected that floating wind projects by 2020 could cost more than twice per megawatt than conventional offshore wind, which itself has been estimated, on average, to cost about three times more per megawatt than many new natural gas and coal power stations.
As fuel costs and technology change over time, some energy sources become more economical to use than others.
The community has also benefited from construction jobs related to the project, creation of two full time jobs at L.P. Gill, and lower and more predictable energy costs at the local ethanol plant.
The Business Times GLOBAL wind energy capacity could increase by more than half over the next five years, as costs continue to fall and the market returns to growth at the end of this decade, a report by the Global Wind Energy Council energy capacity could increase by more than half over the next five years, as costs continue to fall and the market returns to growth at the end of this decade, a report by the Global Wind Energy Council Energy Council shows.
For a stable climate, fewer wars, healthy children, clear air & water, a switch to wind & solar energy, green jobs, stable energy costs and energy independence, cleaner governance, more land for food and forests, sound investments and quieter cities, it's time to divest from fossil fuels: oil, gas and coal.
Wind and solar have left the valley where producing new panels / turbines cost more energy than current installations could provide a long time ago.
«Drillers fear that federal protections for more threatened and endangered animals could drive up their costs at a time when the industry is already battered by low oil prices, growing competition from renewable energy, and increasing attention from investors and regulators over the climate - altering impacts of fossil fuels,» DeSmog's Sharon Kelly wrote.
A simple cost analysis (apparently beyond the capability of the Times) would clearly show slar thermal to cost roughly 6 times more than a nuclear plant and provide (unreliable) electricity costing at least 4 times more, even when using the Fanatasyland estimate by unreliable sources like Woolard of BrightSource EnTimes) would clearly show slar thermal to cost roughly 6 times more than a nuclear plant and provide (unreliable) electricity costing at least 4 times more, even when using the Fanatasyland estimate by unreliable sources like Woolard of BrightSource Entimes more than a nuclear plant and provide (unreliable) electricity costing at least 4 times more, even when using the Fanatasyland estimate by unreliable sources like Woolard of BrightSource Entimes more, even when using the Fanatasyland estimate by unreliable sources like Woolard of BrightSource Energy.
This was followed by a session delving into the market realities of high wind integration in Alberta, including the findings of CanWEA's ground - breaking Pan-Canadian Wind Integration Study, which demonstrated how Canada can get more than one - third of its electricity from wind energy without compromising grid reliability, and at the same time dramatically cut emissions, save billions in fossil fuel costs and generate new export opportunities.
Anmol Singh Jaggi, co-founder, solar O&M and advisory firm Gensol Group, said: «The policy is just in time and would pave the way to a even more low cost green energy due to efficiencies of coupling wind & solar infrastructure and hopefully by including some portion of energy storage we can get round - the - clock green energy
The timing seems good; the EPA Clean Power Plan will make renewable energy more valuable to utilities and state officials, and wind energy costs have grown more competitive every year.
Days later Siemens AG (SIE) announced it's selling Marine Current Turbines Ltd... Already the top 20 wave and tidal - stream businesses have amassed losses of $ 903 million over their lifetimes, according to BNEF data... «This is the capitalist survival - of - the - fittest process working as normal in any new market area,» McCrone said by e-mail... As other renewables such as solar and wind have reduced cost to become commercially viable, waves and tides remain the most expensive sources of power, costing four times more than coal, BNEF estimates... Oceanlinx Ltd. and Wavebob Ltd. both failed in the past 18 months, and Ocean Power Technologies Inc., one of the only listed marine energy businesses, canceled a project inAustralia.
Renewable energy may require more of an up front investment, but it only gets cheaper over time — both in terms of the energy becoming free once the materials and installation have been paid off, and in that those costs will only come down in the future once the technology becomes more widely used.
That's unfortunate, according to scientists at the Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University in India, because using the sun's power to heat water is a far more efficient process and offers a much quicker return on investment: According to their analysis, published in the International Journal of Global Energy, as the payback time for a solar water heating system is about two years (with a lifespan of 20), this is a far more cost - effective use of solar energy in the developing world than using it to generate electrEnergy, as the payback time for a solar water heating system is about two years (with a lifespan of 20), this is a far more cost - effective use of solar energy in the developing world than using it to generate electrenergy in the developing world than using it to generate electricity.
On the other hand, you can load it on an F - 16 jet fighter and send it off; with a few in - flight refuelings the barrel will be delivered in record time but at a great energy cost (much more energy then could ever be extracted from the barrel of oil).
But the high investment costs and time, not to mention the enormous energy consumption required for heating the substance to more than 1800 degrees Fahrenheit for the recycling, have discouraged many factories in China from doing the same.»
We keep our firm small so that we can keep your costs down and can dedicate more of our time and energy to each case we handle.
But two law firms earned distinction for investing significant time and energy in service delivery programs that reduce prices, reduce costs, improve quality and consistency, and create more loyal relationships with their clients.
The New York Times has a piece explaining a bit more about the equipment than we knew before: it'll cost $ 150 now, not $ 100; it has no hard drive, uses flash memory, and so consumes very little energy; it lets you use only one program at a time; and it's made in Taiwan.
Mainstream culture increasingly questions the cost of spending more time, more thought, and more emotional energy on flesh - and - blood intimacy: «It's just not worth it!»
Dealing with these kinds of problems after you are already divorced will likely cost you substantially more time, money, and energy, than what you would have spent by getting some quality legal advice about your divorce from the beginning.
Some costs include: less exclusivity, more time management, more energy and time spent processing, jealousy, less time together.
The more debris and dirt inside the system, the harder it needs to work to pull air through, raising energy costs by as much as 5 - 15 percent over time, and causing the system to age faster, requiring more maintenance and repairs.
LED bulbs cost arguably three to six times more than an incandescent bulb but this acquisition cost is small compared to their lower energy consumption, maintenance costs and other factors.
The investor is assuming risk that the repairs and improvements might be more excessive and costly, the investor is paying the mortgage or finance costs while the repairs and improvements are being completed, and of key importance the investor's time and energy to get these done has VALUE.
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