Sentences with phrase «emission efficiency increased»

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The cooperative notes that, in the past three decades, it reduced its emissions by increasing its energy efficiency by 60 percent.

Our research focuses on biologically - based mechanisms to reduce pest issues, soil erosion, fossil fuel use, and greenhouse gas emissions; increase nutrient and water use efficiencies; improve pollinator activity and food security; and apply a systems approach to soil, crop, animal, human and planetary health.

«We're increasing water efficiency at bottling plants, we're reducing emissions from our truck fleets and we are recycling more and wasting less.»

Those nine areas are focused on agriculture (carbon farming), increasing energy efficiency, reducing food waste, eliminating commodity - driven deforestation, reducing the climate impact of packaging, advocating for responsible policies, committing to 100 percent renewable power, reducing short - lived climate pollutant emissions and transportation - related emissions.

WHEREAS, increasing energy efficiency has been identified as among the most cost - effective methods for reducing greenhouse gas and other environmental pollutant emissions and increasing energy security; and

Increased natural gas energy efficiency = Reduced utility bills = Profit Increased natural gas energy efficiency = Reduced global warming Increased natural gas energy efficiency = Reduced CO2 emissions Increased natural gas energy efficiency = Water conservation The technology to make the above possible is called Condensing Flue Gas Heat Recovery.

We have increased our investment in measures to improve the energy efficiency of Scotland's homes which, in addition to making fuel bills cheaper, has also helped to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from housing, consistent with our ambitions to combat climate change.

«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.»

The administration has said hydropower could provide about 1,000 MW of replacement energy and transmission upgrades and energy efficiency, along with other renewable resources, will ensure the plant is replaced without increasing greenhouse gas emissions.

Located near Metro Center at 1200 New York Avenue, N.W., with a primary entrance at 12th and H Streets, N.W., the AAAS building was originally designed to help reduce environmentally harmful atmospheric emissions, increase energy efficiency, and promote good health and comfort for employees.

Dell Round Rock, TX Information Technology 554 million green kWh, 158 % of total power used In August 2008 managers declared Dell's headquarters «carbon - neutral» after buying energy credits, increasing efficiency and reducing emissions.

«Our research team has developed a simple and cost - effective fabrication technique to create solar absorbers that can harness a greater share of the solar spectrum, thus increasing their efficiencies, while also maintaining low emission levels,» said Masdar Institute's Dr. TieJun Zhang, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.

His administration delivered the strongest increases in fuel efficiency standards for passenger cars in decades with promises to cut carbon emissions by 6 billion metric tons by 2025.

«So far, we show that consumption volume increase is much faster than the efficiency increase,» he warns, «leading to an increase in the absolute volume of greenhouse gas emissions.»

However, the Clark School researchers say blue whirls could improve remediation - by - combustion approaches by burning the oil layer with increased efficiency, reducing harmful emissions into the atmosphere around it and the ocean beneath it.

And advances in materials technology, such as hybrid ceramic / steel, can help boost the temperature — and therefore increase the efficiency and lower the amount of CO2 emissions — of new coal - fired power plants.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation (DoT) released rules that set limits on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions allowed and accelerate an increase in overall fuel efficiency to 14.5 kilometers per liter (34.1 miles per gallon) by 2016.

Melting bitumen in place is less unsightly than mining tar sands, but increasing efficiency, lowering costs and — perhaps most importantly — minimizing greenhouse gas emissions remain challenges

(The admirable original bill is designed to increase fuel efficiency in cars and light trucks, encourage production of biofuels, and provide funds to develop technology that will capture carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.)

By dramatically improving the speed and efficiency of conversion over conventional approaches, these enzymes could stimulate efforts to grow crops for fuel, with implications for biodiversity in the form of increased land use for this purpose, potential shifts away from fossil fuel use and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

«If we started importing cars instead of producing them domestically, there may be a drop in country - wide emissions, but the consumption emissions may stay the same — or even increase, depending on the production efficiency,» Ivanova said.

While some transportation researchers have suggested autonomous cars could cut emissions by boosting driver efficiency, others, including Fulton and his colleagues, project that energy use and carbon emissions would increase over a business - as - usual scenario because more people will travel farther.

Of those approaches, none came close to reducing emissions as much as conservation, increased energy efficiency and low - carbon fuels would.

Your article on a slowdown in the increase in global emissions of greenhouse gases cites energy efficiency as a key...

Simultaneously increasing the efficiency and reducing the emissions of natural gas - powered turbines is a delicate balancing act.

On - board vehicle - to - vehicle (V2V) and vehicle - to - infrastructure (V2I) communication technology has also shown to increase efficiency and reduce emissions.

Even assuming that half this increase continues to be compensated for by increases in fuel efficiency, this will mean that NOx emissions will grow at 3 per cent a year.

«By increasing the thickness of an extremely thin layer of organic molecules inserted as a spacer between the donor and acceptor, we could reduce the attraction between the hole and electron in the exciplex and thereby greatly influence the exciplex's energy, lifetime, and emission color and efficiency.»

Without changing any of the molecules, emission color could be varied from orange to yellowish green and the efficiency enhanced eight fold by increasing the spacer thickness to 5 nm.

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.

Global energy - related emissions could peak by 2020 if energy efficiency is improved; the construction of inefficient coal plants is banned; investment in renewables is increased to $ 400 billion in 2030 from $ 270 billion in 2014; methane emissions are cut in oil and gas production and fossil fuel subsidies are phased out by 2030.

(5) reduction in transportation sector emissions through increased transportation system and vehicle efficiency or use of transportation fuels that have lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions that are substantially lower than those attributable to fossil fuel - based alternatives;

No plan to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions can succeed through increases in energy efficiency alone.

This ability to specifically time the opening and closing of valves according to engine operation is a key to increasing fuel efficiency, reducing both costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

By 2022, RICE aims to increase water - and nutrient - use efficiency and reduce agriculture - related greenhouse gas emissions in rice - based farming systems.

New GE Power Technology Innovation Center Will Showcase Increased Efficiency, Reduced Emissions of Coal - Fired Steam Power Plants

to consider should be the following: 1) the elimination or reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases; 2) increase of basic sanitation services provided to the population; 3) the elimination or reduction of deforestation and burning of forests; 4) reduction in the consumption of fossil fuels; 5) increase of the share of renewable energy in the energy mix; 6) the elimination or reduction of land pollution, air, ocean and water; 7) increase of energy efficiency or energy saving in agriculture, industry and transportation in general; and 8) increase of recycling of materials.

The standard of environmental performance required to consider should be the following: 1) the elimination or reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases; 2) increase of basic sanitation services provided to the population; 3) the elimination or reduction of deforestation and burning of forests; 4) reduction in the consumption of fossil fuels; 5) increase of the share of renewable energy in the energy mix; 6) the elimination or reduction of land pollution, air, ocean and water; 7) increase of energy efficiency or energy saving in agriculture, industry and transportation in general; and 8) increase of recycling of materials.

The European Union set «20-20-20» targets — a 20 per cent reduction in carbon emissions from 1990 levels; increasing energy generation from renewable sources by 20 per cent and a 20 per cent improvement in the EU's energy efficiency — and it is expected that public sector buildings lead the way.

This reduces engine efficiency and performance and potentially increases engine emissions.

As emissions and efficiency regulations increase, more and more manufacturers are turning to the turbo to eke out as much power in the most efficient manner from their engines.

With at least 160 hp and 148 lbs - ft of torque, these engines optimize air flow for maximum efficiency, increase power by 10 percent, and it also reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 10 percent.

With fuel economy and carbon - dioxide emission regulations tightening around the globe, automakers must pay increasing attention to the efficiency of their cars — even the fast ones.

«It had to have 5 +2 seating, improved fuel efficiency and emissions, luxury and technology, an increase in load carrying capacity and it had to fit a spare tire, too.»

The Fuel Stratified Injection (FSI) technology was derived from the Audi Le Mans endurance race cars, and offers improved fuel efficiency as well as an increased power output and cleaner emissions.

Despite the increased performance, fuel consumption and emissions are at a class - leading level of 7.8 l / 100 km and 179 CO2 g / km, further proving the efficiency of Volvo's Drive - E powertrain.

They believe that tighter federal emissions and increasing fuel - efficiency standards will eliminate performance vehicles and parts from America's roadways.

«The increased efficiency is better for fuel economy, and the lower emissions are better for the environment.»

In the latest edition of the classic engine increased power and torque goes hand in hand with improved efficiency, which is confirmed by its compliance with the latest EU6 emissions regulations.

While zero emissions is the ultimate goal, the company is committed to ongoing innovation in technologies that increase efficiency and reduce emissions.