Sentences with phrase «cutting energy demand»

The reality of cutting energy demand today is that 80 - 90 % of the population really don't have any wasted excess energy to cut.

Walter at 514 wrote: «The reality of cutting energy demand today is that 80 - 90 % of the population really don't have any wasted excess energy to cut.

Much of China's industry uses energy - guzzling equipment from the 1970s, and the NRDC estimates that by using existing technology and enforcing simple building codes, the country could cut its energy demands by half or more in the next decade.

I gave my pitch about seeing if there are ways to harness existing social networks — like high - school football districts — to have inter-school competitions to cut energy demand, and bills.

A first step in charting a low - energy path for buildings is to clarify how people use them and what can stimulate shifts in behavior that cut energy demand.

«Getting the prices right, by eliminating fossil - fuel subsidies, is the single most effective measure to cut energy demand in countries where they persist, while bringing other immediate economic benefits», said Mr Tanaka.

Not exact matches

Coal prices in general were driven even lower in 2016 due to low natural gas prices and warmer - than - usual winter temperatures that cut down demand for coal as an electricity generator, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The clean energy industry's continued ability to cut costs and reduce the demand for fossil fuels is pivotal to its success in the coming years.

First, you may find immediate cost savings by switching from a conventional system to an alternative one like cutting down the energy demands on your furnace by heating your home with your wood - burning fireplace.

The trend away from energy scarcity and toward energy abundance creates big losers as well as winners and is only a net positive for global demand if the winners» boost in consumption offsets the losers» cut in consumption and capital spending.

But solar benefits the grid as well: cutting demand during peak use, reducing transmission and distribution costs, cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and generating energy without polluting the air.

The global oil stocks surplus is close to evaporating, OPEC said on Thursday, citing healthy energy demand and its own supply cuts while revising up its forecast for production from Continue Reading

Energy - intensive industries, such as glass and aluminum makers, can cut costs, while companies that make pipes and drills are benefiting from new domestic demand.

Indeed, global oil demand forecasts are being cut by nearly everyone in the business, whether it's the International Energy Agency, the U.S. Energy Information Agency, or even OPEC.

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services, which manages properties and resources for city agencies, received $ 9.3 million for cutting back on energy use during peak demand hours last summer.

FSB's director general Richard Diment said VAT should be cut to five per cent for property refurbishment in a bid to create extra demand for energy efficient improvements.

We need to find diverse, secure sources of energy that can meet demand, keep prices stable and cut the impact of carbon on the planet.

At the Lightfair convention in Las Vegas earlier this month, Cavet Technologies, based in Toronto, Canada, launched its own lighting control system that can respond to requests from utilities to reduce demand by cutting the energy consumed by lights.

The cartel, which controls roughly 40 percent of global oil production, has cut output by about 8.5 percent over the same period last year, while global demand is down by a little over 2 percent, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

«We found that we could eliminate the need for operating at a partial vacuum, which should cut nearly all the losses of magnesium and significantly reduce the energy demands,» says Cameron.

«The new CPU delivers the cutting - edge performance our customers demand, without compromising energy efficiency or portabilit..»

In November, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said that it wasn't going to force its members to cut production; an increasing amount of supply is also coming from America, while slowing resource demand from China and other emerging markets suggest that demand for energy will be lower.

He stated flatly at a recent meeting on climate science and policy at the University of California, Santa Cruz, that the primacy of energy demands in developing countries will prevent a carbon price from working to cut the carbon from global energy menus any time soon.

Target 3: Cut the Carbon - Intensity of GDP by 17 %: Slower energy demand growth combined with increased non-fossil energy supply curbed Chinese emissions growth in 2012.

Energy efficiency is one way to reduce emissions, by reducing overall energy demand, but that does not imply that all energy use must bEnergy efficiency is one way to reduce emissions, by reducing overall energy demand, but that does not imply that all energy use must benergy demand, but that does not imply that all energy use must benergy use must be cut.

In other words, if you agree that there is lots of energy at higher prices than those consistent with Hummers in every garage, and if you agree that political manipulation in almost every country (including the US) to keep prices down is hurting us more and more every day, and you note from ample literature, demonstrations, and at least a dozen European countries where energy use used both more efficiently and more carefully than in the US, you have to conclude that the forecasts of continued rapid growth in demand will be cut off at the pass, so to speak, by higher prices, drying up of subsidies, and above all more efficient and more careful energy use, fewer miles run and all that.

This morning, Michael Levi, who analyzes energy and the environment for the Council on Foreign Relations, answered my question about the limits of presidential influence in a way that says Obama got it right by insisting that cutting demand through policies aimed at energy efficiency and the next generation of energy technologies had to be part of a long - term American energy (and oil) agenda.

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 bEnergy 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 benergy demand for lighting and cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 5 %.

Even if the initial moves were small, the knowledge that policies will eventually reach a place where they demand deep cuts will encourage investors to think about low - carbon technologies and energy sources.

Channeling money toward investments in energy efficiency will not only help families cut costs but also create jobs while reducing energy demand, pollution, and greenhouse gases.

i) slash growth in energy demand by 4.1 % ii) reduce growth in oil demand by 3.7 mb / d iii) cut growth in CO2 emissions by 1.7 Gt

note 76, p. 106; cut in energy use calculated from International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI), «Crude Steel Production by Process,» World Steel in Figures 2007, at www.worldsteel.org, viewed 16 October 2007; McKinsey Global Institute, Curbing Global Energy Demand Growth: The Energy Productivity Opportunity (Washington, DC: May energy use calculated from International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI), «Crude Steel Production by Process,» World Steel in Figures 2007, at www.worldsteel.org, viewed 16 October 2007; McKinsey Global Institute, Curbing Global Energy Demand Growth: The Energy Productivity Opportunity (Washington, DC: May Energy Demand Growth: The Energy Productivity Opportunity (Washington, DC: May Energy Productivity Opportunity (Washington, DC: May 2007).

Thanks to the latest cutting - edge features, ENERGY STAR certified commercial clothes washers will satisfy all of your residents» demands and more:

Chemistry enables compact fluorescent bulbs to «fluoresce» and to use 70 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs — and LED lighting could cut global energy demand by a whopping 30 percent.

Channel News Asia The announcement followed months of negotiations between the two companies and it comes as demand for wind power surges with countries developing more renewable energy to comply with emissions cut targets.

Efficient devices cut down on energy and reduce the cooling demand at the same time», explains Oliver Kah.

After all, when New Yorkers swap out inefficient lighting and appliances for energy - saving models, they don't just cut their own electric costs; they also reduce energy demand overall, thereby lowering electric costs for everyone across the Empire State.

Ergon Energy says it has responded by cutting its spending program by $ 1.5 billion, has streamlined its workforce and had achieved significant peak demand reductions — and avoided infrastructure investment, through demand management and demand response mechanisms.

From puchases of locally produced and sustainable products and fuel efficient vehicles to a commitment to renewable energy and green building design, public institutions often put their sizable purchasing power to work to create demand for responsible, sustainable, and often cutting edge products and technologies.

Energy efficiency is sometimes called the «first fuel» because cutting waste is a cheaper and faster way to meet energy demand than building new power pEnergy efficiency is sometimes called the «first fuel» because cutting waste is a cheaper and faster way to meet energy demand than building new power penergy demand than building new power plants.

Cutting EU energy demand and switching to renewables will also be a boon for energy security, business opportunities and new jobs.

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Developers Rahul Mangharam and Madhur Behl took center stage at the ARPA - E summit this year with their innovative product «DR - Advisor,» a data - driven demand response system designed to cut energy costs and improve building efficiency.

From the automated cranes moving containers from ships to trains and trucks to algorithms that schedule and route deliveries, automation is already having an impact on the overall efficiency of the goods - movement system, cutting both costs and energy demands.

Raising energy efficiency to offset projected growth in energy demand is an essential component of the Plan B blueprint to cut net CO2 emissions 80 percent by 2020, thus halting the rise in atmospheric CO2 and helping keep future temperature rise to a minimum.

Ray Quartararo, international director at Jones Lang LaSalle says the project shows that cutting energy use can be cost - effective and increase tenant demand and satisfaction.

Solar thermal technology is capable of producing Australia's entire electricity demand and is the only renewable energy capable of making deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, a confidential coal research report obtained by The Canberra Times says.

WWF's report, produced with researchers at Dutch organizations Ecofys and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, says the share of oil, coal, gas and nuclear in the global energy mix could be cut down to 5 % by 2050, and energy saving measures can cut total demand by 15 % from 2005 levels, starting from an assumed baseline of 520EJ / a.

An even greater risk, perhaps, is that the United States shows no sign of adopting the kind of national policy to cut greenhouse gases that would increase demand for natural gas in the energy marketplace, thereby enhancing its value.

With oversight from the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), the Clean Jobs Bill (CJB) would improve the state's energy efficiency by requiring utilities to cut demand 20 % by 2025.