Sentences with phrase «efficiency improvements by»

Assisted in work efficiency improvements by utilizing the TextNet system for shipping and receiving procedures.

O'Donnell said this information would prevent heat pumps being grossly undersized, but warned of the risk of comfort - taking — the phenomenon where building occupants take back the benefits of energy efficiency improvements by heating their home to higher temperatures — causing energy use to increase, given the low running cost.

Toyota achieves dramatic fuel efficiency improvements by adopting Flex Lock - Up control, applying the H - infinity control theory to an industrial product for the first time in the world and establishing the core technology for improving fuel efficiency

Weighing in at 198 kgs, the new motor is 20 kgs lighter and boasts of fuel efficiency improvements by 19 %.

An independent study from Sir Roy McNulty published this morning calls for a 30 % efficiency improvement by 2019 in order to cut rail fares.

While the dimples help reduce aerodynamic drag on the tire, the fins generate air flow that pushes the car forward by increasing the air pressure in the front side of a wheel wells, thus making it possible to contribute to fuel efficiency improvement by reducing aerodynamic drag on vehicles.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and other trade groups have proposed simply capping shipping emissions at 2008 levels, along with a 50 % efficiency improvement by 2050.

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According to the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, efficiency improvements of the kind that Tonic is offering should be able to cut $ 305 billion in health care costs by 2021.

Data centers, meanwhile, were designed by some of the smartest humans on the planet, but AI analysis identified improvements that increased power efficiency by 15 percent, Schmidt said.

A simple linear extrapolation of their data suggests that by 2027 the trend in technological improvement in the oilsands will catch up to the declining efficiency of conventional oil production.

Despite efficiency improvements, the shale industry is expected to be cash flow negative by a combined $ 20 billion this year as oil prices sink.

Aided by currency movements, operational efficiency and automation, IT companies are expected to report improvements in EBIT...

Segment Results North America VPG increased 6.9 percent to $ 3,477 in the third quarter of 2014 from $ 3,252 in the third quarter of 2013, driven mainly by an increase in the average number of points purchased per contract, higher pricing and a modest improvement in closing efficiency.

He said perceptions from some quarters that Elders» resurgence had mainly been driven by strong cattle prices benefiting the whole industry was incorrect, as 75 per cent of the improvements over the 2014 - 2017 rebuild period stemmed from a strategy rethink and efficiency gains.

Intel has reduced overall package size and enhanced cube efficiency for its line of processors by replacing all PVC inserts with thermoformed APET and corrugated fiberboard in a reduced package size for a substantial improvement in environmental impact for this high - volume product line.

• Made by a brewery that has made concrete water recycling or other resource efficiency improvements in the production or delivery process in the last three years.

For example, the guidelines state that reducing energy consumption could be achieved by exploring grants for energy efficiency improvements as well as by placing vegetation around buildings to lower heating and cooling costs.

The program, which seeks to significantly increase the number of energy efficiency improvements undertaken, will create green jobs by stimulating investment in energy efficiency improvements for residential homes and small commercial, not - for - profit and multifamily buildings.

ABB Manufacturing and Resource Efficiency Award This Award, sponsored by our Headline Sponsor ABB Consulting, is to recognise the company or individual operating unit that can demonstrate world - class manufacturing performance, or the most successful improvement to its manufacturing performance, involving demonstrable excellence and / or significant improvements to resource efficiency (raw materials, energy, water, utilities etc) within the manufacturinEfficiency Award This Award, sponsored by our Headline Sponsor ABB Consulting, is to recognise the company or individual operating unit that can demonstrate world - class manufacturing performance, or the most successful improvement to its manufacturing performance, involving demonstrable excellence and / or significant improvements to resource efficiency (raw materials, energy, water, utilities etc) within the manufacturinefficiency (raw materials, energy, water, utilities etc) within the manufacturing process.

WHITE PLAINS — The Westchester County Board of Legislators Monday night authorized the county to reserve 50 percent of the county's almost $ 7.9 million federal funds for use by local municipalities for renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements.

This program, administered by the New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), allows homeowners, small businesses and not - for - profits to finance energy efficiency improvements through a charge on their utility bill.

The energy savings generated by these efficiency improvements to state - owned buildings will not only repay the state's initial investment in a few years, but will continue to save millions of taxpayer dollars for years to come.»

«The report did not take into cognisance the significant improvement in the areas of Capacity Building, Training and Re-training of the entire personnel of the Force as provided for by the current Federal Government of Nigeria and other Foreign and Local NGOs which has greatly improved the efficiency and service delivery of the personnel of the Force throughout the country.

Mr. Fuleihan said in the email the budget office would work with agencies «to find productivity and management improvements by restructuring the delivery of programs or services, using technology to produce efficiencies, improving revenue collection, reducing administrative and overhead costs, and funding underused programs at the appropriate levels.»

Forces» capacity to cut crime and ensure officers are visible and available to the public can only be sustained if the proposed workforce reductions of around 34,100 are balanced out by compensating improvements in efficiency.

The Erie County Legislature's Finance and Management Committee, Chaired by Majority Leader Joseph C. Lorigo, discussed the County Government Efficiency Plan at today's meeting to implement improvements that could provide additional relief to taxpayers.

LIPA's solar programs are an important component of Governor Paterson's»45 by 15» initiative to meet 45 percent of the State's electricity demand through energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy by 2015.

«Agencies will be required to find productivity and management improvements by restructuring the delivery of programs or services, using technology to produce efficiencies, improving revenue collection, reducing administrative and overhead costs, and funding underused programs at the appropriate levels,» the letter stated.

What issues and / or types of businesses would be promoted by the suggested taxpayer subsidy was also not clearly disclosed though an undefined help to farmers, small business in general, and energy efficiency improvement was suggested.

In fact, EPA has predicted that efficiency improvements undertaken to meet state - level goals will ultimately lower monthly electricity bills for consumers, by lowering overall demand.

If China's use of renewable and nuclear energy grows at a plausible rate, and the country captures some of its emissions from coal - burning power stations and keeps making improvements in energy efficiency, by 2050 its total emissions could end up 4 per cent lower than today, says Zhou.

New Demands Yet even as these innovations move from experimental plots to production fields, improvements in efficiency may be offset by new demands on groundwater.

The goo also may aid swimming efficiency by offering a cheap shape improvement, Gerringer and colleagues proposed December 6 in Royal Society Open Science.

The project was supported by a USDA NIFA grant, and the study's authors include researchers from the National Program for Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle, as well as associated graduate students and staff.

Lacking improvements in fuel efficiency combined with a comprehensive mitigation policy, the report finds that transport emissions could double by 2050 from 6.7 gigatons of emitted carbon dioxide in 2010, which represents 22 percent of the world's total.

With this technique, the Empa team has again been able to significantly increase the energy conversion efficiency from sunlight into electricity using CIGS thin film solar cells on flexible plastic foils — to a new record level of 20.4 %, representing a marked improvement over the previous record of 18.7 % established by the same team in May 2011.

Mills estimated that gaming computers consumed 75 TWh of electricity globally in 2012, or $ 10 billion, and projects that will double by 2020 given current sales rates and without efficiency improvements.

The newest generation of nuclear power plants builds on a foundation of excellence spanning decades and supported by significant improvement in plant efficiency.

By reducing the amount of energy used, efficiency improvements also reduce the amount of energy that must be generated and, therefore, the need for new power plants.

A vote in favor of the panel's recommendation by the board won't kill the projects completely — the panel also recommends revising the methodology to account for the annual efficiency improvements expected in the coal energy industry.

Snaith's team is seeing some improvement already, bumping the efficiency of a silicon solar cell from 10 to 23.6 percent by adding a perovskite layer, for example.

The ideas for efficiency improvements in trucks described by Phil McKenna are welcome — if late (15 August, p 34).

Improvements in efficiency, driven by the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, could for many years offset increases in demand from a growing population with higher living standards, forestalling the need for reactors.

This is especially important to the automotive sector, both consumer and commercial, where reducing an automobile's weight by 10 percent yields a 6 to 8 percent fuel efficiency improvement, according to DOE.

«(2) The Secretary shall require, with respect to any single - or multi-family residential housing subject to a mortgage insured under this Act, that any approval or certification of the housing for meeting any energy efficiency or conservation criteria, standards, or requirements pursuant to this title and any approval or certification required pursuant to this title with respect to energy - conserving improvements or any renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar energy geothermal, or biomass, shall be conducted only by an individual certified by a home energy rating system provider who has been accredited to conduct such ratings by the Home Energy Ratings System Council, the Residential Energy Services Network, or such other appropriate national organization, as the Secretary may provide, or by licensed professional architect or engineer.

-- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to establish annual energy efficiency participation incentives to encourage participants in programs administered by the Secretary, including recipients under programs for which HUD assistance is provided, to achieve substantial improvements in energy efficiency.

Both rigid and flexible based OSCs and PSCs shows improvement in power conversion efficiency (PCE) owing to the absorption enhancement in photoactive layer cause by light trapping effect of MCA.

Projected consumption assumes efficiency improvements in powertrain and vehicle are offset by increases in performance, size and weight.

While researchers have improved silicon - based cells almost to their theoretical limit, there is significant room for efficiency improvements for cadmium telluride, which could be bettered by an additional 30 percent, said Lynn.

Vehicle efficiency improvements via effective standards and policies could reduce annual CO2 e emissions from the US, China, and the EU by 1.3 Gt at a savings of about $ 135 billion per year by 2030.