At the heart of Germany's drive to improve housing is the recognition that ultimately everyone will benefit, and as the country continues to grow it's GDP while actually
decreasing overall energy consumption, perhaps the rest of the world should pay attention.
They take this as evidence of how newer and ever more efficient lighting technologies have led to demand increases and, thus, have «led to
more overall energy consumption.»
To acquire green certifications from national institutions such as ENERGY STAR and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), your home must meet a specific set of criteria
regarding overall energy consumption.
Moreover, electric or compressed air vehicles can utilise regenerative braking and better aerodynamics, which gives another factor of two for both city cycle and motorways; ignoring capital costs,
overall energy consumption per tonne mile will be much lower, irrespective of where your primary energy comes from.
The researchers conclude: «The energy discarded in wasted food is more than the energy available from many popular efficiency and energy procurement strategies, such as the annual production of ethanol from grains and annual petroleum available from drilling in the outer continental shelf,» and so minimizing wasted food means
minimizing overall energy consumption.
The company's statement promises that Bitcoin PRO will feature block times of just one minute — as opposed to the current 10 minute block times used by the original Bitcoin — and calculates a difficulty adjustment with every block,
lowering overall energy consumption from the mining process and allowing far more participants to mine at a profit and help decentralize the network.
IMT works to reform mortgage underwriting and home appraisal practices to fully account for energy and to educate key stakeholders on energy efficiency valuation and innovative financing measures that can result in more energy - efficient homes and
less overall energy consumption; lower utility bills for homeowners; mortgage underwriting that is more sound, with reduced risk of defaults; and the creation of green jobs in the real estate, home construction, and retrofit markets.
The GWE technology involved in the latest installation at CCN is represented in Australia and New Zealand by CST Wastewater Solutions, which installed similar technology at the Bluetongue Brewery in NSW, where it is saving fossil fuel and cutting the brewery's
overall energy consumption by about 15 per cent.
Having a smart home is undoubtedly cool and will draw oohs and aahs from your guests, but smart lighting can actually
reduce overall energy consumption and lower your electric bill.
Given that many nations are already
seeing overall energy consumption and coal use decline (over and above any impact of an economic slowdown), this latest announcement is a very welcome confirmation that China is also benefitting from this rapid transition.
The GWE anaerobic technology plant employed at the plant produces sufficient green energy (methane) from its closed anaerobic reactor to power a designated steam boiler and cut the brewery's
overall energy consumption by about 15 per cent.
Approximately 40 % of the EU's
overall energy consumption is taken up by buildings.
Samsung of South Korea, the world's largest manufacturer of monitors, estimates that this power management system will reduce a PC's
overall energy consumption by 70 per cent.
Notably, there was no difference between the wildtype and p75 NTR - depleted mice regarding diet,
overall energy consumption, or physical activity.
Those findings suggest that the calorie contained in natural sweeteners may trigger a response to keep
the overall energy consumption constant.
Here are just some of the insights gleaned simply from keeping an eye on
the overall energy consumption:
Between 2005 and 2013, the city's population grew by about a quarter - million people — but
our overall energy consumption stayed essentially the same.
During the last year, we have noticed substantial savings, not only in our utility bills, but in
our overall energy consumption.
This is 7 % of the country's
overall energy consumption.
«Another example could be smart thermostats that optimize AC usage to reduce
overall energy consumption and can be enrolled in AC cycling programs to target peak reduction,» Tolbert said.
This Sunday (Oct. 25), the race will post its final scores, which Digital Trends reports considers everything from velocity to miles driven and
overall energy consumption.
The end result is that the addition of a 4 - storey, 5675 square meter building to the campus reduces UBC's
overall energy consumption by over 1 million kilowatt hours per year.
The «Greening State Capitols» partnership will provide governors an opportunity to reduce
the overall energy consumption of their state capitol complexes by having a team of energy experts conduct a clean energy audit of the facility.
Lowering Energy Consumption Better Solution Than Biofuels In its recommendations, the OECD says that governments should offer more support for second generation biofuel feedstocks that don't use food crops, but more importantly, policies designed to reduce
overall energy consumption should receive more funding.
Data centers consumed 180B kWh in 2007, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, and
overall energy consumption is projected to double in the next four years.
with its energy recovery function, the system ensures cooling and heating throughout the year, reducing
the overall energy consumption of the house.
I don't mean to imply that these numbers are a good measure of
my overall energy consumption and carbon footprint.
This translates to non-fossil energy comprising a 14.3 percent share of
overall energy consumption, up from 13.3 percent just nine months ago and nearing the country's international commitment to reach 15 percent by 2020.
Renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic electricity and water heating systems, further decrease
the overall energy consumption within the home.