Sentences with phrase «modern energy consumption»

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In fact, much of the overall decrease in energy consumption can be traced to the shift from coal to gas, because modern gas - fired plants may use up to 46 percent less energy to produce the same amount of electricity.»

The shrinking dimensions and decreased power consumption of modern electronic gadgets have created opportunities for energy harvesting processes that tap into free, green energy from the environment.

From the production of petroleum - based fertilizers to the cross-country distribution of seasonal fruits and vegetables, the modern food system accounts for 10 percent of U.S. energy consumption.

The adoption of these controls alone can reduce energy consumption by as much as 50 per cent without taking into consideration the fact that modern LED lighting is already considerably more efficient that previous technologies and lasts much longer thereby reducing replacement and maintenance costs.

An overview of global patterns and trends in the availability and consumption of energy, including the relative and changing importance of hydrocarbons, nuclear power, renewables, new sources of modern energy

The driver's cockpit is suitably modern with controls at your fingertips, with adequate storage and details like heated seats to make things cozy and reduce HVAC energy consumption when needed.

The entire property makes use of old and modern alternative technology incorporating re-cycled water systems, advanced LED lighting powered by batteries and inverters, and other unique energy systems designed specifically to meet our base criteria... use minimal power without sacrificing the luxury experience, significantly reduce our consumption of fuel, reduce water usage and recover and re-use the water we use.

The carbonized patterns appearing throughout the gallery trace histories of energy expenditure and modulate the register of the legibility of the heating element from the practical and material to the grammatically and symbolically charged; networks of modern electrical consumption are juxtaposed by the spiral - as - trace to cyclical, sun - gazing longevities operating on scales removed by orders of magnitude from those of commodity time.

The important comparisons are based on the energy consumption of a present - day moderately affluent Briton (not a hypothetical future electric car driving energy efficient Briton) across every aspect of modern living - transport, heating, food and the rest.

It tracks progress toward universal access to modern energy, doubling the rate of energy efficiency improvements and doubling the share of renewable energy consumption in the global energy mix.

They could paralyze modern society, which has become so dependent on abundant water supplies for agriculture, energy generation, human consumption and other uses.

For instance, modern bioenergy in final global energy consumption should increase four-fold by 2060 in the IEA's 2 °C scenario (2DS), which seeks to limit global average temperatures from rising more than 2 °C by 2100 to avoid some of the worst effects of climate change.

Even in the normally dismally Scottish weather it is possible to have a building working off grid using solar alone if the energy consumption of the building is powered down, most of what we use in our modern lives such as mobile phones and lap tops work directly off the 12v system, LED lights consuming only 3w each and 12v fridges work quite happily all year round, the only concession we have to make is cooking with bottle Gas that although off grid is still a fossil fuel.

One can talk about hybrids and wind power and alternative energy sources but the best source of energy is conservation - get rid of the old crap, get modern efficient appliances, change incandescent to compact flourescent, the simple and logical solutions can reduce consumption and greenhouse gas generation.

Below we model unmet demand, using average consumption in Tunisia as a benchmark for a more modern energy level (or at least enough to power a TV and stove).

UC Berkeley's Catherine Wolfram and coauthors have identified likely massive, non-incremental, and order of magnitude surges in energy consumption as poor people gain access to modern appliances.

Archaeological excavations have yielded thicker cultural layers from periods of prosperity; correspondingly, modern waste - generation rates can be correlated to various indicators of affluence, including gross domestic product (GDP) / cap, energy consumption / cap,, and private final consumption / cap (Bingemer and Crutzen, 1987; Richards, 1989; Rathje et al., 1992; Mertins et al., 1999; US EPA, 1999; Nakicenovic et al., 2000; Bogner and Matthews, 2003; OECD, 2004).