Sentences with phrase «energy efficiency studies»

ACEEE has conducted state energy efficiency studies for over a dozen states as part of our State Clean Energy Resource Project.

Faribault is participating in statewide and international energy efficiency studies that will use the company's plant operations as a model for future sustainable manufacturing facilities, King says.

After a thorough review of the NAIOP - commissioned energy efficiency study, it is my professional opinion that the study is of no value and is intentionally misleading for the following reasons:

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Both plants also will be undergoing studies on their energy efficiency in the coming months.

The two organizations produced a video series showcasing case studies on energy efficiency measures undertaken by wineries and vineyards at: www.sustainablewinegrowing.org/media.php.

The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) has launched a new video series to highlight case studies on energy efficiency and other sustainable winegrowing practices.

CSWA Launches New Video Series on Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Winegrowing Case Studies

However, this study has also shown that there are many advantages to organic strawberry production in terms of increased yields, energy efficiency and economic returns.

After I initially wrote this post, a reader studying for her lactation consultancy exams wrote in to tell me that the production efficiency (or the amount of energy needed to make milk) is 80 % of the energy produced.

In his opening and closing remarks, Peter Van Scoyoc, a Democrat serving his second term on the town board, pointed to his record, and that of the sitting board, on open space preservation, water quality protection efforts, energy efficiency, social services, obtaining grants, and planning for the future through ongoing hamlet studies and creation of a plan that accounts for rising sea level and shoreline erosion.

Dr. Sauma studies power systems economics, environmental economics, mathematical programming, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy policy.

Indeed, many other studies have come to much different conclusions about energy efficiency, including a report released earlier this week by the Advanced Energy Economy Instenergy efficiency, including a report released earlier this week by the Advanced Energy Economy InstEnergy Economy Institute.

«WAP is the nation's largest residential energy efficiency program and has provided over 7 million low - income households with weatherization assistance since its inception in 1976,» the study notes.

A recent study released by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory predicts annual spending on energy efficiency and conservation to quadruple to as much as $ 12 billion a year by 2020.

This decision is not only based on a current surplus in the country's energy supply, but also on concerns over lack of efficiency in large reservoirs and the environmental impacts of these projects, themes which are central to the study.

A study by McKinsey and Co. last year concluded that a quarter of the carbon reduction required to stabilize global greenhouse gas emissions could come from energy efficiency and conservation.

«The proteins we study are part of the most efficient system ever built, capable of converting the energy from the sun into chemical energy with an unrivaled 60 percent efficiency,» said Yulia Pushkar, a Purdue assistant professor of physics involved in the research.

Belgium, France and Sweden put new energy policies in place, increasing efficiency and introducing more nuclear power into their energy mix, in response to the oil crisis of 1973, the new study notes.

In a study published in March, it compared three scenarios: completing Ukraine's partly built VVER nuclear plants; phasing out nuclear power and supplying Ukraine's expected power needs with conventional plants; and the same plan, but with investments in energy efficiency.

Chinese studies on energy efficiency are making great strides, he adds, saying that their work on using windows to light indoor areas «is ahead of our efforts.»

«The lower operating temperatures during cold start are due to increasing fuel efficiency in advanced combustion engines, which leaves less energy in the tailpipe exhaust,» said Abhaya Datye, a distinguished professor at UNM's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and study co-author.

«The energy conversion efficiency is not the only parameter that we should look at,» explains Professor Hele Savin from Aalto University, who coordinated the study.

The study found that, in particular, wind power, biogas, solar photovoltaics, energy efficiency and operational improvements to existing power sources could not only reduce greenhouse emissions but also offset the water used to cool thermal power generation.

«We compared the efficiencies of [the port's] diesel engines versus fuel cells, studied the energy efficiencies at various power levels and estimated the savings and reductions in emissions that would be realized if they were to convert to a fuel cell - powered operation,» Pratt said.

Professor Neil Hunter from the University of Sheffield's Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and lead author of the study, said: «Photosynthesis is the major source of energy for all life on Earth, so it is important to learn the limits of this process so we can understand how to increase spectral coverage and to improve the efficiency of photosynthesis.»

Yet increased energy efficiency and a focus on wind and solar power, which require less water, or the switch to more water efficient cooling technologies could help avoid this problem, the study shows.

The study highlights the importance of energy efficiency.

IIASA researcher Simon Parkinson, who also worked on the study, says, «The simplest way to reduce the pressure that the energy sector puts on water resources is to reduce the amount of energy that we use by increasing energy efficiency.

This new work, described in a study published in the journal Energy and Environmental Science, is the first to successfully demonstrate the approach of going from carbon dioxide directly to target products, namely ethanol and ethylene, at energy conversion efficiencies rivaling natural counterEnergy and Environmental Science, is the first to successfully demonstrate the approach of going from carbon dioxide directly to target products, namely ethanol and ethylene, at energy conversion efficiencies rivaling natural counterenergy conversion efficiencies rivaling natural counterparts.

Early this year, BP (formerly British Petroleum) announced it was signing the largest proposed academia - industry research alliance in U.S. history: a 10 - year, $ 500 million agreement with UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign to study biofuels and the production of genetically modified crops that might improve their energy efficiency.

Now, scientists who are members of the Center for Computational Study of Excited - State Phenomena in Energy Materials (C2SEPEM) a new energy materials - related science center based at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), have solved a mystery that could lead to gains in efficEnergy Materials (C2SEPEM) a new energy materials - related science center based at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), have solved a mystery that could lead to gains in efficenergy materials - related science center based at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), have solved a mystery that could lead to gains in efficEnergy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), have solved a mystery that could lead to gains in efficiency.

This study is focused on three specific aspects: to assess the impact of vegetation density on energy efficiency of a roof located at a Mediterranean coastal climate; develop a simplified numeral model that can estimate thermal resistance values equivalent to plants and substrates, and finally, to verify the numerical model by using experimental data.

The three institutions are part of a first - of - its - kind study to research and test the concept of «transaction - based» energy management, which combines financial signals and dynamic control technologies to shift the timing and quantity of energy usage in devices, buildings and campuses to increase efficiency and reduce costs, while also providing flexibility for the power grid.

«It is widely considered that such «Artificial Photosynthesis» processes need to achieve an energy conversion efficiency exceeding 10 % to have practical impact,» MacFarlane and colleagues reported in their study, which was published in the journal Energy & Environmental Science on Auenergy conversion efficiency exceeding 10 % to have practical impact,» MacFarlane and colleagues reported in their study, which was published in the journal Energy & Environmental Science on AuEnergy & Environmental Science on Aug. 11.

Drawn to the topic, Matthew Early completed his first renewable energy project in 4th grade when he studied salt's effect on the efficiency of electrolysis for hydrogen production.

This case study shows the reliability and efficiency of QMC for characterizing the binding energies for biological systems, providing a critical input for improved drug modeling efforts.

The Department of Energy's budget request — the same document calling for a 70 percent cut to energy efficiency and renewable energy programs — touts a study showing that the $ 12 billion invested by the agency in this research over the years has yielded «an estimated net economic benefit to the United States of more than $ 230 billion.&Energy's budget request — the same document calling for a 70 percent cut to energy efficiency and renewable energy programs — touts a study showing that the $ 12 billion invested by the agency in this research over the years has yielded «an estimated net economic benefit to the United States of more than $ 230 billion.&energy efficiency and renewable energy programs — touts a study showing that the $ 12 billion invested by the agency in this research over the years has yielded «an estimated net economic benefit to the United States of more than $ 230 billion.&energy programs — touts a study showing that the $ 12 billion invested by the agency in this research over the years has yielded «an estimated net economic benefit to the United States of more than $ 230 billion.»

The lower operating temperatures during cold start are due to increasing fuel efficiency in advanced combustion engines, which leaves less energy in the tailpipe exhaust, said Datye, a study co-author.

A new study indicates that citicoline supplements can help boost energy and efficiency in your frontal lobe — the region responsible for decision - making, reasoning, and working memory.

The study goes on to state «There have been significant improvements to disposable nappies in recent years, for example a 40 % reduction in weight and volume, compact shrink wrapping in single film packaging and increased energy efficiency.

A study titled «The influence of wind resistance in running and walking and the mechanical efficiency of work against horizontal or vertical forces,» by LG Pugh, has shown that there is an increased energy cost of running on a solid surface, as opposed to on a treadmill, due to air resistance.

For a person running at a typical casual runner's pace of 2.5 meters per second (9 km / hr, or 5.6 mph) it can be shown, based on data collected by LG Pugh for the study titled «The influence of wind resistance in running and walking and the mechanical efficiency of work against horizontal or vertical forces,» that the energy cost of air resistance while running on solid ground is roughly 0.84 calories per kilometer (this is equivalent to approximately an extra 1.2 % calorie burn relative to a runner on a treadmill).

Acetyl - L - Carnitine has been shown in clinical studies to benefit cognitive ability, memory and mood as it helps supply the brain with more energy by improving efficiency of mitochondria, brain cell power stations.

Variable energy efficiency, however, is known in many contexts: hormonal imbalance (31, 32), studies of weight regain (33, 34), and, most strikingly, in knockout experiments in animals (35 — 37).

(5) Both gene expression and metabolic studies showed that mitochondrial efficiency was increased — especially the ability of mitochondria to generate energy from fat stores.

Based around a website www.less-en.org, LessEn showcases best practice through events, campaigns and a current knowledge bank of case studies, policy summaries, energy efficiency products and building efficiency news.

Priority will be given to projects that promote science, mathematics, technology, electrical safety, the balanced study of energy and the environment, and energy efficiency.

This study identifies long range transportation planning (LRTP) best practices for climate protection and energy efficiency outcomes, which were selected based on interviews with LRTP professionals, a literature search, and a review of state LRTPs in the 29 states with Climate Action Plans, or gubernatorial initiatives directing state agencies to coordinate planning for climate and energy efficiency outcomes.

According to the study, battery electric vehicles offer a more affordable way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions than cars powered by hydrogen, citing lower costs and higher energy efficiency as the main reasons for the advantage.

Students from Galileo Academy of Science and Technology will monitor the project's energy efficiency as part of their environmental studies class in partnership with Crissy Field Center.