Sentences with phrase «efficiency measures like»
They include building new power lines from Germany's windy north to the industrial south, dismantling nuclear power plants and investing in energy - efficiency measures like building insulation.
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/
Among the initiatives is putting a floor price on carbon, investing in energy efficiency measures like smart meters, and limiting the emissions of coal plants.
Countries, states, cities, and companies are taking action, partly out of concern about climate change, but also because such action is in their own economic interest — either directly (through money - saving efficiency measures like LED street lights) or indirectly (by saving lives now cut short by air pollution).
Not exact matches
The threat, often referred to as the «utility death spiral,» goes like this: as customers choose to install solar panels or adopt energy efficiency measures, a utility will sell fewer units of energy and has to increase what it charges for electricity to ensure that it can still cover its fixed costs, such as grid maintenance and labor.
The draft bill would require utilities above a certain size to supply 25 percent of their power from renewable sources like wind, solar and biomass energy by 2025, although efficiency measures could be used to meet a fifth of the target.
Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium - term regulatory requirements (e.g., in the 2020 timeframe) by reducing the average fuel consumption of its new vehicles using a combination of three primary measures: optimizing its combustion engines for greater efficiency; developing alternative drive... Read more →
(I measured 38 mpg during this trip, which doesn't sound like anything is seriously wrong with efficiency.)
Moreover, measures like Alternator Management System help improve fuel efficiency while the First - in Segment Wheel Air Curtains have been added to ensure minimised air turbulence around the wheel area resulting lower Cd (Coefficient of Drag), low NVH, increased fuel efficiency and stability of the car at high speed.
Other bold claims about the engine are made, like it establishing «new benchmarks — for power, efficiency and emissions — against which future powertrains will be measured.»
«We are redefining the Honda Accord for a new generation of buyers by bringing something unexpected that challenges the idea of what a mainstream sedan can be,» said Jeff Conrad, senior vice president of the Automobile Division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. «Even as we advance core values like great driving dynamics, safety performance and efficiency, the distinctive design of this all - new 2018 Honda Accord will help it appeal to both head and heart in equal measure.»
«Even as we advance core values like great driving dynamics, safety performance and efficiency, the distinctive design of this all - new 2018 Honda Accord will help it appeal to both head and heart in equal measure.»
Kia is feeling the pressure from ever - mounting fuel efficiency regulations as much as any other automaker, and like many of its peers it has decided that the path to appeasing those wielding the measuring stick at the EPA is to produce hybrid versions of its popular models.
In a less traditional sense, efficiency measures — like better gas mileage on new cars — have also caused weaker global demand.
The program was designed to increase the efficiency of low - income peoples» homes through basic measures like improved insulation, weatherstripping and caulking.
Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium - term regulatory requirements (e.g., in the 2020 timeframe) by reducing the average fuel consumption of its new vehicles using a combination of three primary measures: optimizing its combustion engines for greater efficiency; developing alternative drive... Read more →
Measures, he said, would include developing new efficiency standards for buildings and appliances, expanding energy sources like solar and wind on public lands, and bolstering climate - change affected communities.
Inslee's proposal this year calls for half of the revenue to be spent on carbon reduction programs, like electric vehicle charging stations and energy efficiency initiatives, while 35 percent would be spent on climate mitigation measures meant to steel the state against fire and drought.
There are reasons to worry about whether a carbon tax or cap - and - trade system would produce the emissions reductions we need quickly enough, and it is very plausible that additional measures like fuel taxes and efficiency requirements will be needed in addition.
New England states also have opportunities to reduce energy costs and emissions by investing in energy efficiency measures that reduce the use of heating fuels like natural gas, propane, and fuel oil.
For example solar is currently an expensive option per watt compared to energy efficiency measures, but in a thickly settled community like Newton, where the wind is rather whimpy as well, it is the renewable technology of choice.
Although there have been steps taken by individual states (i.e. RGGI and California) to regulate GHG emissions, we have had little success in implementing measures to reduce emissions on a national level, other than piecemeal steps like higher vehicle fuel efficiency standards which are often implemented for other non-climate reasons.
His «Summary of Experience» submitted to the Utah Public Service Commission details that he's submitted expert testimony and reports of behalf of major utility and fossil fuel interests like Exelon; Occidental; Duke Energy; and FirstEnergy, which is an outspoken opponent of energy efficiency measures in Ohio.
Like other supporters, he noted that the benefits are not limited to customers that adopt energy efficiency measures.
The report looked primarily at jet fuel alternatives like algal and ethanol - based fuel — and determined that funding would be better spent on efficiency measures instead.
We're eager to add a few more, including that it's a huge contributor to e-waste - people will buy it, not like it, and toss it; that it isn't reusable for any other function, that it does something that can be done with devices you already have - and that it sucks up yet more electricity when we already have too many gadgets outpacing energy efficiency measures.
Like every electronics manufacturer, Samsung is diligently focused on showing off its energy efficiency and recycling measures.
Notes that projects like the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline send the wrong message to our communities and citizens who work hard to lessen our dependence on oil, using innovative conservation, efficiency and other measures.
Mind you, it's difficult not to sense a faint element of self - parody when encountering sentences, like the following, on NEF's website: «At heart, the HPI is a measure of efficiency.
He also cited the job growth potential stemming from PACE - like efficiency measures in home and building energy conservation.
The practice of law is a business like any other and law firms that fail to leverage technology to increase efficiency and measure performance will become obsolete, like stenographers and carbon paper.