Sentences with phrase «increase energy efficiency levels»

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The statistics also show that the poorest continue to live in the worst homes with the depth and likelihood of being fuel poor increasing markedly with lower levels of energy efficiency.

The target, it argued, «does not create any obstacles for social and economic development and corresponds to general objectives of the land - use and sustainable forest management policies, raising the level of energy efficiency, reducing energy intensity of the economy and increasing share of renewables in the Russian energy balance.»

With this technique, the Empa team has again been able to significantly increase the energy conversion efficiency from sunlight into electricity using CIGS thin film solar cells on flexible plastic foils — to a new record level of 20.4 %, representing a marked improvement over the previous record of 18.7 % established by the same team in May 2011.

With the economic downturn and increasing energy efficiency, French electricity demand has remained level or declined in some instances.

«I want carbs in this meal as not only will it help to increase my energy levels but they will be used to help better the efficiency of getting protein to my tired and damaged muscles rather then be stored as fat.

«On a cellular level, it's mitochondria that produce energy,» says Woodson Merrell, M.D. «You can increase the size, efficiency, and number of mitochondria by exercising.

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.

The so - called «20-20-20» package called for greenhouse gas reductions of at least 20 % of 1990 levels by 2020, increasing use of renewables to 20 % of total energy production by 2020, and cutting energy consumption by 20 % of projected 2020 levels by improving energy efficiency.

Pioneer project upgraded to Passive House Plus The world's first Passive House building has increased its already high energy efficiency level and now relies on renewable energy.

In 2006, the European Union (EU), which consists of 27 members, committed to reducing its global warming emissions by at least 20 percent of 1990 levels by 2020, to consuming 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, and to reducing its primary energy use by 20 percent from projected levels through increased energy efficiency.1 The EU has also committed to spending $ 375 billion a year to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 percent by 2050 compared to 1990 levels.2 The EU is meeting these goals through binding national commitments which vary depending on the unique situation of a given country but which average out to the overall targets.

Specifically, investments in low - carbon power would need to more than triple from current levels to $ 730 billion per year in 2035 and investments in energy efficiency would need to increase more than eight times to $ 1.1 trillion per year in 2035.

First is regulation that could strand assets in several ways: direct regulation on carbon led by authorities at the local, national, regional, or global level; indirect regulation through increased pollution controls, constraints on water usage, or policies targeting health concerns; and mandates on renewable energy adoption and efficiency standards.

The renewable energy findings from the ISO's analysis should be front and center, particularly because higher renewable energy levels are more consistent with New England states» policies, which call for increasing levels of renewable energy as well as energy efficiency.

The technology currently available for installing distributed renewable energy in developing countries can not yet raise all of the world's poorest to the levels of per capita energy consumption previously reached in the west, but developed countries are already reducing overall energy demand and increasing energy efficiency, rendering historical patterns of energy usage the wrong benchmark for global standards in any case.

The AB 32 year 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets (year 2020 levels reduced to year 1990 measured levels) could be achieved by primarily addressing electricity generation and industrial sector greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts through increased use of renewable energy, energy efficiency and fuel substitution efforts.

The State Energy Plan is a comprehensive roadmap that targets a 40 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels, a 600 TBtu increase in statewide energy efficiency from 2012 levels, and a commitment to generate half of New York's energy from renewable sources byEnergy Plan is a comprehensive roadmap that targets a 40 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels, a 600 TBtu increase in statewide energy efficiency from 2012 levels, and a commitment to generate half of New York's energy from renewable sources byenergy efficiency from 2012 levels, and a commitment to generate half of New York's energy from renewable sources byenergy from renewable sources by 2030.

But there are signs of a significant ratcheting up of policy ambition in the design of this scheme — and SEAI's increasing efforts to stimulate profound energy savings from Ireland's existing stock via the likes of the Deep Retrofit scheme — reflecting a recognition of the need to help Irish people to invest in high levels of energy efficiency and to replace climate - destroying fossil fuels with clean, cost - effective renewable energy sources.

The company expects energy demand to grow at an average of about 1 % annually over the next three decades — faster than population but much slower than the global economy — with increasing efficiency and a gradual shift toward lower - emission energy sources: Gas increases faster than oil and by more BTUs in total, while coal grows for a while longer but then shrinks back to current levels.

As code bodies reach for increasing levels of building energy efficiency, the success of future performance - based code will depend on the same comprehensive energy modeling borrowed from Passive House that LEED projects can benefit from.

-- Muller believes humans are changing climate with CO2 emissions — humans have been responsible for «most» of a 0.4 C warming since 1957, almost none of the warming before then — IPCC is in trouble due to sloppy science, exaggerated predictions; chairman will have to resign — the «Climategate» mails were not «hacked» — they were «leaked» by an insider — due to «hide the decline» deception, Muller will not read any future papers by Michael Mann — there has been no increase in hurricanes or tornadoes due to global warming — automobiles are insignificant in overall picture — China is the major CO2 producer, considerably more than USA today — # 1 priority for China is growth of economy — global warming is not considered important — China CO2 efficiency (GDP per ton CO2) is around one - fourth of USA today, has much room for improvement — China growth will make per capita CO2 emissions at same level as USA today by year 2040 — if it is «not profitable» it is «not sustainable» — US energy future depends on shale gas for automobiles; hydrogen will not be a factor — nor will electric cars, due to high cost — Muller is upbeat on nuclear (this was recorded pre-Fukushima)-- there has been no warming in the USA — Muller was not convinced of Hansen's GISS temperature record; hopes BEST will provide a better record.

«Combinations of increased renewable energy resources, energy efficiency, expansion of the use of electric vehicles, energy storage and other technologies and strategies will be needed to make the desired level of carbon reductions.»

With the economic downturn and increasing energy efficiency, French electricity demand has remained level or declined in some instances.

It further presents the concept of regulation — or regulatory oversight — in terms of its impacts on energy efficiency and shows how regulation and policy measures can be used to encourage increased levels of energy efficiency in the energy system.

The so called Renewable Energy technologies such as Wind and Solar even if further refined and made more efficient, sought after efficiency increases that are now running into the problems of ever diminishing returns for the investments needed to raise those levels of efficiency, are now just one of the limiting factors in the hope of the so called Renewable Energy systems ever replacing today's base load coal, gas, oil, nuclear powered generators.

The Energy Commission will conduct further analysis to identify solutions to integrate increasing levels of energy efficiency, smart grid infrastructure, and renewable energy while avoiding infrequent conditions of surplus generation, or overgeneration, in which more electricity is being generated than there is load to consuEnergy Commission will conduct further analysis to identify solutions to integrate increasing levels of energy efficiency, smart grid infrastructure, and renewable energy while avoiding infrequent conditions of surplus generation, or overgeneration, in which more electricity is being generated than there is load to consuenergy efficiency, smart grid infrastructure, and renewable energy while avoiding infrequent conditions of surplus generation, or overgeneration, in which more electricity is being generated than there is load to consuenergy while avoiding infrequent conditions of surplus generation, or overgeneration, in which more electricity is being generated than there is load to consume it.

These parameters include CES ‐ assumed increased levels of energy efficiency and meeting the 50 by ’30 renewable energy requirement.

«By dramatically increasing the energy efficiency of a building, the HVAC systems can be radically simplified upon reaching a certain level of efficiency,» wrote Feist.

Indirect rebound refers to cases where the savings from efficiency gains are used to purchase other energy - intensive goods and services, either at the individual level or because of increased economic activity across society.

«Decarbonising the economy through energy efficiency in homes and in workplaces makes sense on many levels — from reducing energy poverty to increased health and well - being.»

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