Sentences with phrase «lower water requirements»

New reactors could use dry or hybrid systems with lower water requirements, but the costs of running these systems are likely to be prohibitive.

ECO-FRIENDLY HARVESTING - With drought tolerance, short harvest time and low water requirements Ashwagandha is an extremely eco-friendly plant.

Witch hazel saplings are also sold for living fences and parking strips, as the plant's low water requirements make it a practical option for urban settings.

High quality agaves are very good feedstock material for biofuel... for the following characteristics: high total sugar density and content; high weight of the fruit and stems; cultivation and harvest cycles of six years; high density of plants per hectare; genetic diversity and high adaptability, low water requirements; CO2 and capture; methane metabolism; soil retention; plant nutrition; products from inulin; and low maintenance during cultivation.

Not exact matches

After tiring of a single - cup reusable coffee filter that put hot water into contact with plastic, I searched high and low for a coffee brewing set that met two requirements: no plastic in contact with boiling water and no paper filters to buy and then toss.

Cons: Low reflectance of mirrors makes heat conversion less efficient, lacks commercial development, high water requirements.

Cons: Low operating temperature means not very space - efficient, high water requirements.

California, suffering record low snowfalls, has issued statewide requirements for municipal water conservation and rationing of water that are reminiscent of gasoline controls in the 1970s.

Lower requirement for access to cooling water — therefore suitable for remote regions, or those with little or no access to precious or external water sources, and for specific applications such as mining or desalination.

The current estimates show that cellular agriculture can have lower greenhouse gas emissions, land use and water use, but often has a higher energy use requirement when compared to conventionally produced animal source foods.

It's worth noting that fluoride in water, toothpaste, pesticides, Teflon, etc. absolutely nukes vitamin A levels in the skin, driving up your requirements for A. It's possible that in a much lower - toxin world, we would require much less vitamin A that we seem to in order to avoid acne.

Martens noted the low price of natural gas, the high local cost of industry oversight and the large areas that would be off - limits to shale gas development because of setback requirements, water supply protections, and local prohibitions.

(The fact that you could be running LNG, CNG or LPG for cooking, possible water heating, HVAC temperature control, and clothes drying could explain the way your electrical requirements maybe artificially low, all you would have done is swapped your electrical energy for a fossil fuel or possible renewable substitute.

Cooper's favorable argument for shale gas is compelling because in such a life cycle analysis — where the entire process is assessed from extraction to power plant combustion — water requirements are lower in comparison to certain fuel types.

Much of the desert is the result of low CO2 pushing water requirements too high.

Favorable energy economics are just one of solar's many benefits — including less water use, lack of requirement for a centralized grid in undeveloped regions, low cost, zero air pollution, and in providing a mitigation for the rising problem of global climate change (which is primarily driven by human fossil fuel burning).

The things to consider are immense benefits of cheap energy that makes the developed world so productive, fertilization of the atmosphere for agriculture, lowering fresh water requirements per unit growth in agriculture, longer growing seasons, and less ice / snow in general.

These fuel crops can produce usable energy with < 10 % the energy inputs of corn (McLaughlin and Walsh 1998), with lower water and nutrient requirements (Msangi et al. 2007; Heaton et al. 2008a).

Most ethanol produced in the United States is currently derived from corn, a relatively poor feedstock given its low yield and high fertilizer requirements which have been linked to water pollution, the expanded «dead zone» in the Gulf of Mexico, and significant greenhouse gas emissions.

The benefits of green homes include: • Lower operational costs than conventional homes due to greater energy and water efficiency, which can result in lower utility bills; • High quality construction, since green label requirements for building materials and techniques often go beyond standard building codes; • More comfortable and stable indoor temperatures; • Healthier indoor air quality; and • Other features that reduce environmental impact such as proximity to parks, shops and traLower operational costs than conventional homes due to greater energy and water efficiency, which can result in lower utility bills; • High quality construction, since green label requirements for building materials and techniques often go beyond standard building codes; • More comfortable and stable indoor temperatures; • Healthier indoor air quality; and • Other features that reduce environmental impact such as proximity to parks, shops and tralower utility bills; • High quality construction, since green label requirements for building materials and techniques often go beyond standard building codes; • More comfortable and stable indoor temperatures; • Healthier indoor air quality; and • Other features that reduce environmental impact such as proximity to parks, shops and transit.