Sentences with phrase «energy demand fell»

What's more, between 2000 and 2009, household energy demand fell by almost a tenth across the 27 countries of the European Union; in Sweden, France and the Netherlands, it was down 15 per cent.

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Peabody Energy, the nation's biggest coal producer, has been on a gradual slide down the Fortune 500 over the past few years, as falling demand for coal hit it hard.

Canadian Solar dropped 50 % when energy prices fell and solar panel demand dried up.

That suggests that weak domestic demand is becoming an increasingly significant source of disinflationary pressure, adding to the impact from falling world energy prices and the end of a period of administered price rises as governments sought to repair their finances by increasing revenue from sales taxes and charging more for services such as health care.

World oil demand will rise less than previously thought in 2014, due to a lower outlook for the global economy and demand growth in the second quarter falling to its lowest level in more than two years, the West's energy watchdog said Tuesday.

But analysts also failed to accurately gauge the impact of the recession on energy use, and feed - in tariffs [long - term contracts for renewable energy at a fixed price per kilowatt - hour] did not take into account falling demand.

New orders were again the standout, regaining most of August's hefty fall, and overall the report suggested the manufacturing sector could be modestly strengthening after its previous difficulties caused by lower overseas demand, a stronger US dollar and a decline in energy investment.

However, should slowing global economic growth or recession result in a long - term reduction (three to five years) in energy prices, then U.S. Silica and its peers will face the prospect of their current lucrative contracts expiring and themselves sitting atop literal mountains of frac sand, while demand may have fallen off a cliff.

The night before a physically demanding race / event you're supposed to take in more carbs so that your glycogen stores are all topped off, so that when your body fatigues and needs more energy fast, you have something to draw from and don't fall flat.

An offshore wind farm at the center of a LIPA plan to address spiking electric demand on the South Fork will produce excess energy when it's needed least, and fall short of a sharply expanding summer peak load, a recent analysis found.

Meanwhile, thanks mainly to strong energy conservation efforts and increased energy efficiency, total electricity demand has been falling since 2011.

That support hit a roadblock a year ago when new conservative prime minister Tony Abbott ordered a review of the country's target for clean energy use by 2020, which ultimately recommended slashing it by a third, in line with falling overall energy demand.

The International Energy Agency estimated last year that both the decline in China's coal use and falling electricity demand reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by 1.5 percent in 2014, leading to a 0.2 percent reduction in global emissions.

«Managing and treating food waste is a global challenge, particularly for cold countries like Canada where the temperature often falls below -20 °C and energy demands related to heating are high.»

The government agency said that the country's coal consumption also fell by 2.9 percent, or 118 million tons, in 2014 from the 2013 level, despite a growing overall energy demand.

Harmful greenhouse gas emissions should continue to fall in industrialized countries and recent signs of decline in China should continue, but emissions are set to rise in India, southeast Asia and Africa as energy demand growth dwarfs efforts to improve air quality.

For a bonus, the energy demands for recovery keep your calorie burn up after you've forgotten you thought your legs were going to fall off.

The R&D kept going for a while even after energy prices started falling, leading demand to fall further.

Target 2: Increase Non-Fossil Energy to 11.4 % of Total Supply: Though overall power demand growth fell in 2012, the share of Chinese electricity generated from renewables increased from 15.7 % to 19.4 % thanks to a recovery in hydro and increased wind generation.

If the tax is levied on energy - consuming industries, then, similarly, the supply of those products using the most energy will fall the most, so that the demand for carboniferous fuels will decrease, and so their price will decrease, i.e., the tax will be shifted to the mining industries.

Two frequently cited solutions — raising productivity through large investment in fertilizers, irrigation and mechanization, and extending farming to degraded, abandoned or pasture lands — would still leave food and energy supplies falling short of demand, according to a study released on Thursday by the climate change advice division of Deutsche Bank.

Cheap natural gas, stagnant power demand, and power prices that have fallen significantly since 2008 have jeopardized the economics of about two - thirds of the nation's 100 - GW nuclear capacity, according to a working paper from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research.

The Indian solar market is also expected to be hot, as solar energy costs fall and demand surges.

«Quite frankly, Australia has a real opportunity to reap the benefit from the overspend of capital in the energy sector,» he said, arguing building more and more wind farms was adding to supply when demand has been falling.

With wind forecasting, changes in wind energy output are factored into grid operations much like variations in demand — both change over a matter of 30 minutes or even hours (not a matter of seconds, such as when fossil - fuelled or nuclear plants experience an unexpected outage, or a tree falls on a transmission line).

But coal demand has fallen dramatically across the U.S. as natural gas power plants and renewable energy farms take coal's place in the power sector.

The main reason for the diversification of energy (with renewables) in the region is the increased demand for power generation and falling subsidies.

There is evidence that the Midwest is steadily decarbonizing its electricity generation through a combination of new state - level policies (for example, energy efficiency and renewable energy standards) and will continue to do so in response to low natural gas prices, falling prices for renewable electricity (for example, wind and solar), greater market demand for lower - carbon energy from consumers, and new EPA regulations governing new power plants.

Nationwide the coal industry is facing mounting challenges — rising coal costs, falling clean energy prices, a motivated grassroots coalition of organizers working to move the nation off coal, and the growing national demand to tackle climate - disrupting carbon pollution from coal plants.

Demand for energy fell, slashing prices.

UK coal demand has fallen precipitously because of cheaper gas, the expansion of renewables, falling demand for energy and the closure of Redcar steelworks in late 2015.

Assuming our current mines and wells are not depleted any time soon, we should need no new extraction projects to meet a falling domestic demand (and if they are approaching depletion, new renewable energy projects can be built to meet demand rather than allowing new extraction projects).

Options for mitigation of GHG emissions from industry fall into the following categories: energy efficiency, emissions efficiency (including fuel and feedstock switching, carbon dioxide capture and storage), material efficiency (for example through reduced yield losses in production), re ‐ use of materials and recycling of products, more intensive and longer use of products, and reduced demand for product services.

A slowing economy and falling energy demand, plus concerns over air pollution, spur Beijing to halt new coal mines and close hundreds of existing operations.

The moment you consider the demands of the whole economy is the moment at which you fall out of love with local energy production.

Increased energy efficiency in residential, industrial and commercial buildings, lower demand for energy in transportation due to the rise of electric and autonomous vehicles and ride sharing as well as falling costs and greater penetration of renewables is transforming the way we consume energy.

Energy storage projects in the UK are increasing at a significant rate as costs continue to fall and grid operators explore new ways to meet peak demand and integrate renewable sources into the nation's power mix.

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Retail firming is a practice in which the retailer commits to ensuring that a customer's energy demand is met even if the availability of intermittent renewable energy temporarily falls short.

Against an overall increase in Chinese energy use of 2.2 per cent, coal was the only major energy source to see falling demand during 2014, with a 2.9 per cent drop.

Energy demand rises and falls all the time.

Symbolic of the major shift under way in the nation's diet for energy, the new 500,000 - square - foot factory will be located directly across the Delaware River from the Sunoco Eagle Point Refinery in Westville, N.J. Four hundred refinery workers were furloughed there last month when Sunoco shut the plant because of falling demand for motor fuel.

Under the Reference scenario, overall EU energy demand is estimated to fall by 13 % compared to the control period, though it would increase by 8 % in Southern Europe due to increased demand for cooling.

Reasons for the fall in demand are thought to include installation of solar PV and improvements in energy efficiency (helped by temporary factors like milder summers).

They found a 1 % energy usage increase statewide after DST was implemented — costing the state an extra $ 9 million — likely due to the demand for air conditioning on summer evenings and heating in early spring and late fall mornings.