Sentences with phrase «decrease in energy efficiency»

Xie, vice-chairman of the powerful National Development and Reform Commission, sounded a note of alarm about China's decrease in energy efficiency this year and outlined stricter policies to curb energy consumption in an interview with the People's Daily earlier this week.

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Projects under Build Smart NY will decrease government energy use, reduce energy costs and increase jobs in our growing energy - efficiency sector.»

«technology - driven, market - based solutions that will decrease emissions, reduce excess greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, increase energy efficiency, mitigate the impact of climate change where it occurs, and maximize any ancillary benefits climate change might offer for the economy.»

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.

Furthermore, many of today's LED bulbs meet the Energy Star program's efficiency requirements, making them eligible for utility rebates that will, in turn, decrease their overall retail price.

In addition, conversion of light energy into heat (a common way for plants to deal with excess light) was upregulated, while the light use efficiency decreased.

Now, in a bid to continue decreasing transistor size while increasing computation and energy efficiency, chip - maker Intel has partnered with researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab) to design an entirely new kind of renergy efficiency, chip - maker Intel has partnered with researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab) to design an entirely new kind of rEnergy's Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab) to design an entirely new kind of resist.

However, peak oil means a double whammy — it reducec GHG emissions from oil, however, there is the danger, that we switch to coal - to - liquids, gas - to - liquids, tar sands and oil shales, just because increases in energy efficiency, solar and wind output are not enough to counter population increase, decrease in oil availability, and increase in total energy consumption...

Consequently with the dramatic decrease in efficiency of fuel burn in the standby fossil fuel generators there is sweet FA practical reduction in CO2 emissions with the introduction of wind and solar power generation systems particularly when the energy costs of the producing and building the so called renewable energy systems are added to the grossly inefficient running of the ready to go to full generation capacity in minutes, fossil fuel powered standby generators which in many cases must be kept running at low or zero power generation to be able to come on line in minutes when the so called renewable energy systems fail to produce power,

EESI advances policy solutions that will result in decreased global warming and air pollution; improvements in public health, energy security and rural economic development opportunities; increased use of renewable energy sources and improved energy efficiency; and the protection of areas such as the Arctic and coastal regions.»

The Clean Energy Future: Protecting the Climate, Creating Jobs, and Saving Money puts forth a plan that expands renewable energy and energy efficiency, phases out all coal - fired power by 2050, and decreases natural gas capacity, along with modest changes in other seEnergy Future: Protecting the Climate, Creating Jobs, and Saving Money puts forth a plan that expands renewable energy and energy efficiency, phases out all coal - fired power by 2050, and decreases natural gas capacity, along with modest changes in other seenergy and energy efficiency, phases out all coal - fired power by 2050, and decreases natural gas capacity, along with modest changes in other seenergy efficiency, phases out all coal - fired power by 2050, and decreases natural gas capacity, along with modest changes in other sectors.

Little hope can be provided in this respect by so - called «dematerialization» (the notion that growth can involve a decreasing impact on the environment), since it can be shown that the expansion of output overwhelms all increases in efficiency in throughput of materials and energy.

In buildings, heat pumps will make up just 3 % of heating stock and average annual energy efficiency will decrease from today's levels to 1 %.

By accelerating the energy efficiency of our microprocessors, working with key suppliers on «best - in - class» manufacturing goals, and decreasing our own operating footprint, we are continuing to do our part to protect the climate.»

One of the nation's most respected resource economists, Dr. Thomas M. Power, just released a new white paper showing that coal exports to China will increase that country's coal burning and pollution, and decrease investments in energy efficiency.

This decrease in electricity demand is driven by three main factors: (a) general shifts in population and the economy, (b) increased deployment of distributed solar, and (c) increased deployment of energy efficiency measures, such as high - efficiency appliances, insulation, and LED lightbulbs.

Although energy efficiency can be used to displace generation and reduce emissions, the AEO 2016 Reference case models achieving Clean Power Plan compliance with only a 3 percent decrease in sales compared to the future with no Clean Power Plan (see Figure 2).

The version of House Bill 760 that passed the House and is now in the Senate freezes North Carolina's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) at 6 % by eliminating future planned increases to 10 % and 12.5 %, allows energy efficiency to meet 50 % of a utility's REPS requirement instead of 25 %, and decreases the residential cost cap from $ 34 to $ 12 perEnergy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) at 6 % by eliminating future planned increases to 10 % and 12.5 %, allows energy efficiency to meet 50 % of a utility's REPS requirement instead of 25 %, and decreases the residential cost cap from $ 34 to $ 12 perEnergy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) at 6 % by eliminating future planned increases to 10 % and 12.5 %, allows energy efficiency to meet 50 % of a utility's REPS requirement instead of 25 %, and decreases the residential cost cap from $ 34 to $ 12Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) at 6 % by eliminating future planned increases to 10 % and 12.5 %, allows energy efficiency to meet 50 % of a utility's REPS requirement instead of 25 %, and decreases the residential cost cap from $ 34 to $ 12 perenergy efficiency to meet 50 % of a utility's REPS requirement instead of 25 %, and decreases the residential cost cap from $ 34 to $ 12efficiency to meet 50 % of a utility's REPS requirement instead of 25 %, and decreases the residential cost cap from $ 34 to $ 12 per year.

Increases in energy efficiency, decreasing the energy intensity of the economy, «exerted a downward influence on emissions» in that period, as did the beginning of the shift away from coal, the research finds.

Improving energy efficiency across the economy could strengthen energy security by decreasing the country's reliance on fossil - fuel imports, reduce pressure on public budgets that have historically shouldered billions of euros a year in energy subsidies (although some energy subsidies are now being phased out), reduce costs to consumers and improve the comfort and health of its residents.

In contrast, the fossil fuel use per unit of GDP decreased steadily, driven primarily by greater energy efficiency and structural change (e.g. lower primary energy consumption per unit GDP).

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced an ambitious acceleration of energy efficiency in New York, including a comprehensive plan to achieve a new target for significant greenhouse gas emission reductions, decrease consumer energy costs and create job opportunities.

When it comes to stopping and reversing the trend of rising energy use in the transportation sector, TEF project researchers see changes to the built environment, strategies to decrease personal travel, improvements in energy efficiency, and replacing truck freight with more energy - efficient rail and marine modes as holding the greatest potential.

From 2010 to 2011, CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion decreased by 2.5 % due to: (1) a decrease in coal consumption, with increased natural gas consumption and a significant increase in hydropower used; (2) a decrease in transportation - related energy consumption due to higher fuel costs, improvements in fuel efficiency, and a reduction in miles travelled; and (3) relatively mild winter conditions resulting in an overall decrease in energy demand in most sectors.

Imbalanced systems can decrease the efficiency of an HRV from around 90 percent to around 60 percent, resulting in four times more energy loss.

By investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency, states can reduce their coal imports, protect consumers, improve public health, and decrease the global warming emissions from coal - fired power plants, which currently account for 80 percent of all the carbon emissions produced from power generation.

«Although the increasing size of Canadian houses decreases the overall efficiency of energy use in the residential sector, energy - efficient improvements can reduce energy use and GHG emissions.