Sentences with phrase «far higher energy consumption»

A new report by a group of international energy and development experts calls on the United Nations and other international agencies to plan for far higher energy consumption in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions that rely on burning wood and dung for energy.

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Furthermore, the proportion of people exceeding the recommended upper limit of 10 % of energy from added sugars was far higher when ultra-processed food consumption was high, rising to more than 80 % among those who ate the most ultra-processed foods.

For example, the reason that just about everyone hits the wall during a marathon is because just about everyone runs at a far higher consumption of energy than their fat - burning engine can produce — which is why they must rely on relatively small sugar stores for fuel, which is why they run out of energy at mile 17, and start losing power at mile 10.

Inspired by the Toyota Prius» hybrid energy / consumption monitor, the SmartGauge goes further by helping the driver to learn specific techniques to achieve higher efficiency.

Further, they refer to «recent estimates and case studies» that suggest «energy - saving technologies may backfire, meaning that increased energy consumption associated with lower energy costs because of higher efficiency may in fact result in higher energy consumption than there would have been without those technologies.»

And by lowering consumption, energy efficiency will stretch the available rooftop solar resource farther, allowing solar to serve a higher percent of residential consumption while also allowing a smaller and less expensive solar system.

(Sec. 265) Authorizes the Secretary to establish a research program to: (1) identify the factors affecting consumer actions to conserve energy and make improvements in energy efficiency; and (2) make grants to institutions of higher education to study the effects of consumer behavior on total energy use, the potential energy savings from changes in consumption habits, the ability to reduce GHG emissions through changes in energy consumption habits, increasing public awareness of federal climate adaptation and mitigation programs, and the potential for alterations in consumer behavior to further American energy independence.

Through the program the Secretary will make grants to public and private institutions of higher education to study the effects of consumer behavior on total energy use; potential energy savings from changes in consumption habits; the ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through changes in energy consumption habits; increase public awareness of Federal climate adaptation and mitigation programs; and the potential for alterations in consumer behavior to further American energy independence.

Hartlove expects us to see about 60 % of the notebooks coming out over the next year to be LED - backlit, and he he estimates that so far only about 10 % of the television market is LED - backlit, so a technology like this that creates higher quality displays without increasing the energy consumption will find a strong market.