Sentences with phrase «efficient use of water»

I would explain efficient use of water and even simple savings like running the dishwasher at night and a host of other things like electrical safety and tips on energy savings.

Decreasing aircraft weight by more efficient use of water onboard, decreasing the weight of food carts and the magazines in seat - back pockets.

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Institutional shifts — specifically, moving the responsibility for managing irrigation systems from government agencies to local water users associations — can facilitate the more efficient use of water.

«Water pricing as an economic incentive for water conservation gained popularity in the 1990s as a policy intervention tool that could be used to affect the environmentally, socially, and economically efficient use of water,» he said.

This involves both the more efficient use of water and the development of crops that need less.

Not exact matches

Newer SAGD plants such as Connacher Oil and Gas's Great Divide have managed to nearly eliminate fresh water use — they use non-potable water from aquifers and recycle it — and reduce GHG emissions by about 20 % compared to the industry average through more efficient burning of natural gas, cogeneration of electricity and reduced heat loss on the steam's journey underground.

And a 2008 study found that, in some countries, water use is one - fifth to one - half less efficient than it could be, because of internal political corruption.

I cooked the brown rice using my pasta method, lots of water and then strain the rice, voila you have the perfect separate grains very efficient and anti-gluppy rice.

Recent reports estimate that soy - based proteins are 6 — 20 times more efficient in terms of fossil fuel requirement (67 — 69), 4.4 — 26 times more efficient in terms of water requirement (68), and 6 — 17 times more efficient in terms of land use (70) vs. animal proteins.

Monitoring and evaluation is a critical component of the effective and efficient use of Commonwealth environmental water and is incorporated into the way environmental water is managed.

The winery holds annual «Hot Topic» seminars for growers that focus on water conservation, reduction in inputs, biodiversity, soil biology, composting and efficient use of equipment.

Monitoring and evaluation are critical steps in the management of Commonwealth environmental water; supporting the efficient and effective use of Commonwealth environmental water within the planning framework and demonstrating the achievement of environmental objectives.

Monitoring and evaluation supports the efficient and effective use of Commonwealth environmental water and will assist in demonstrating the environmental outcomes from watering activities.

These yield advantages have been attributed to more efficient use of nutrients, water and light and a combination of other factors such as the introduction of new regenerative elements into the farm (e.g. legumes) and fewer losses resulting from pests and diseases.

Designed for efficiency, sustainability and conservation of resources in small - to - medium applications, the energy - efficient KDS separator consumes as little as 0.06 kW hr of electricity and uses no wash water, says Mr Bambridge.

The Commonwealth has committed up to $ 1.3 billion to enable more efficient use of environmental water to reduce the water recovery from consumptive purposes while achieving equivalent environmental outcomes.

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• Vegetarian and vegan alternative to soy and dairy • Exceptionally dispersible in water • Digested slowly and easily • All natural and non-GMO • Consistent and adequate supply • Economically efficient • Contributes to a clean label • Ease of use • No contamination with growth hormones (rbST / bGH), anabolic steroids or antibiotics • Nutrient Dense • Alternative for Maltodextrin, for a non-GMO clean option • Allergen friendly

Choosing warm water instead of hot isn't as energy efficient as cold water washing, but it still reduces the load's energy use by 50 %.

I would say for HE machines, go with the cold over opting out of the prerinse, if your machine is water efficient using as many rinse cycles as you can will help in the water - efficient wash cycle.

However, please keep in mind that many of these pumps are not considered particularly efficient or effective, and that some of the more reputable companies provide a «watered down» version of their top pumps to be used in this context.

The site was a vacant lot and Brownfield location and was constructed with energy - efficient green technologies including energy - efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and the use of Energy Star and low - flow water fixtures as well as green kitchen and bathroom cabinets.

J.P.S. Badyal and colleagues point out that oil - spill cleanup crews often use absorbents, like clays, straw and wool to sop up oil, but these materials aren't very efficient because they also sop up a lot of water.

VHTR plants could even produce hydrogen for fuel using high - temperature steam electrolysis, which breaks apart the bonds of water molecules; this process is 50 percent more energy - efficient than existing hydrogen production methods.

But the cost of producing it by using electricity to split water is high, because the most efficient catalysts developed so far are often made with precious metals, like platinum, ruthenium and iridium.

«Studying the genome of water - efficient plants may also provide insights into a plant's ability to use slightly saline water and maintain growth under higher temperature and lower clean water availability,» said Jerry Tuskan, coauthor and chief executive officer of the Center for Bioenergy Innovation led by ORNL.

As Trout Unlimited's Denison points out, flood irrigation is just 35 percent efficient, meaning nearly two - thirds of the water taken out of the river is lost, and never gets used by the grasses it is meant to nourish.

Copper is a catalyst — a material used to activate and speed up chemical reactions — and, while it aids in the production of ethanol when exposed to CO2 and water, it is not efficient enough to make large quantities of ethanol.

Such initiatives include research focused on more efficient production of gaseous hydrogen fuel by using solar energy to break water down into its components of hydrogen and oxygen.

For many crops more carbon dioxide means a rise in the rate of photosynthesis and, therefore, in growth; and with increased carbon dioxide some plants» use of water is more efficient, according to studies done in conventional glass greenhouses.

If one were to suggest that wastewater could be used as an efficient source of fresh water, a likely rejoinder would be serious doubt and, at the very least, a pinched face and a declaration along the lines of «Ew, that's gross.»

The turnaround started in 2007, when low - flow toilets and showerheads were installed nationwide and the national water authority built innovative water treatment systems that recapture 86 percent of the water that goes down the drain and use it for irrigation — vastly more than the second - most - efficient country in the world, Spain, which recycles 19 percent.

A nationwide analysis of water use over the past 30 years finds that there is a disconnect between rural and urban areas, with most urban areas becoming more water efficient and most rural areas becoming less and less efficient over time.

But this sort of cogeneration system, if you want to call it that, of using the power plant output and the waste heat from that to drive the desalination plants, he was saying, you know, in 20 years that probably could be a great model and an efficient model for water generation in Southern California.

Changes in the types of chemicals that astronauts use on board a spacecraft can help make water retrieval more efficient.

Chemists at The University of Texas at Arlington have devised a safer, more environmentally friendly, less expensive and more efficient water - based system for the synthesis of organic compounds typically used in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, cosmetics, plastics, textiles and household chemicals.

Some of that produced water has been recycled in recent years for use in hydraulic fracturing, which helps make that method of oil extraction more water efficient and reduces the competition for water between farms and oil fields.

Now, writing in Nano Letters, Prof. Uri Banin and Prof. Shlomo Magdassi at the Hebrew University's Institute of Chemistry describe an efficient means of 3D printing in water using semiconductor - metal hybrid nanoparticles (HNPs) as the photoinitiators.

Scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich and Technische Universität Berlin have succeeded in developing efficient metallic catalyst particles for converting hydrogen and oxygen to water using only a tenth of the typical amount of platinum that was previously required.

Not only are modern plant biotechnologists aware of the complicated interactions between genes and cell regulatory circuits, they are actively dissecting them and using them to develop more water efficient crops (Mentzen and Wurtele 2008, Oh and others (2005).

A highly efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) device uses the power of the sun to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.

Unlike the current generation of light - water nuclear reactors, PRISM uses metallic fuel, such as an alloy of zirconium, uranium, and plutonium, and PRISM's fuel rods sit in a bath of a liquid metal — sodium — at atmospheric pressure, which ensures that the transfer of heat from the metal fuel to the liquid sodium coolant is extremely efficient.

By studying the carbon isotope compositions of barley plants and their relationship with water - use efficiency, the researchers developed tools that plant breeders can use to improve selection efficiency for more water - efficient varieties.

It's one of the top five cereal crops in the world, non-GMO, and it's among the most efficient crops in the conversion of solar energy and use of water.

Studies have shown that psyllium, the seed husk of the Plantago ovata plant which is known for its amazing ability to absorb water rapidly and increase its soluble fiber content tenfold, has even more to offer than an efficient treatment of diarrhea, constipation, hemorrhoids and irritable bowel syndrome, which are the most common uses of this gel - forming compound.

Where heat pumps are used for heating, they are capable of highly cost - efficient energy applications because they tap into a limitless supply of «free» heat — either the surrounding air or heat captured in the ground or water, such as a lake.

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Drugs commonly used are diuretics (e.g. furosemide to remove fluid that has accumulated in the abdomen or lungs and can cause your dog to drink more water and urinate more), angiotensin - converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors to relax blood vessels to allow more efficient blood flow from the heart and to ease the workload on the heart) and positive inotropic agents (e.g. pimobendan to increase the strength of contractility of the heart muscle tissue).

A more energy - efficient option is a pet fountainthat circulates water and uses minimal amounts of electricity.