Sentences with phrase «overall energy use for»

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It is an umbrella term for several tools that precisely measure and control the flow of electricity, allowing for the optimization and reduction of overall energy use.

But fossil fuels still account for the majority of both electricity use and primary energy use overall, and at no time in the near future will that change.

Though calculations of the environmental impact of Dr Post's lab - grown meat have yet to be published, early indications suggest that cultured meat could reduce the need for land and water by as much as 90 % and overall energy use by up to 70 %.

The document gives wineries of all sizes the tools for self - assessment to make improvements in environmental performance and to lower overall production costs for water and energy use.

The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA), in collaboration with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and regional wine associations, is hosting a new workshop series to give wineries of all sizes the tools for self - assessment to make improvements in environmental performance and to lower overall production costs for water and energy use.

In certain sorting and ejection systems for large piece sorting applications (e.g. whole vegetables and whole fruit), the choice to use a sorter that is fitted with finger ejection (such as the TOMRA 5A), as opposed to air ejection, significantly reduces the use of compressed air, which improves the overall energy efficiency of a food processing line.

Trade and industry minister Lord Truscott makes the case for nuclear power as just one part of an overall strategy, which includes greater energy efficiency and more use of renewables such as wind, wave and solar power.

The governor's office maintains that the overall bridge lighting project, and other energy efficiency projects, will be a net energy use reduction for the MTA.

But overall, Hutchinson stressed, the city is contracting for more than 100 percent of the energy the city will use in the form of renewable power.

Using different bacteria but the same overall setup, the researchers later turned nitrogen gas into ammonia for fertilizer, which could offer a more sustainable approach to the energy - guzzling method used for fertilizer production today.

That support hit a roadblock a year ago when new conservative prime minister Tony Abbott ordered a review of the country's target for clean energy use by 2020, which ultimately recommended slashing it by a third, in line with falling overall energy demand.

Policy makers and managers could use the index to guide decision making — for example, about whether offshore wind energy should be expanded in the U.S., whether land or ocean conservation measures will benefit coral reefs in Fiji and how marine - zoning plans in Brazil might affect overall ocean health.

«This should reduce overall costs for the energy industry because, rather than creating large, expensive solar cells, you can use much smaller cells that produce just as much electricity by absorbing intensified solar energy from concentrating lenses.

Despite these tips for cooking greener, Bluejay reiterates that most of us will hardly put a dent in our overall energy use just by choosing one appliance over another.

«For decades, the overall energy intensity (energy use per unit of GDP) of economies in the developed world has been decreasing, driven by the reality that energy comes at a cost, and so firms and households have incentives to economize on energy use,» Stavins said.

I've seen them make a world of difference for overall energy and many have also been used rather successfully in mitochondrial - dysfunction - based fatiguing illness and muscle disorders (myopathies).

Signs you're not getting enough carbs: If you're deficient in this macronutrient, your body will start using protein for energy, especially if you're deficient in overall calories and fats.

It's so called fat burn zone — there is a problem though — because of low intensity not much of calories are burned overall so high percent of fat still means minimal amounts of fat burned... Cardio can only accompany the lactic acid weight training using the affected body «willingness» to burn extra fat for energy consumption.

My overall message is, maybe online dating will not work for some women, mainly black women, because that is not where our energy may be of much use to create the results we need.

«China is building coal - fired power stations but it's also closing many of the older ones down, which is why its overall coal use is declining — the more significant point is it's now building the clean energy equivalent of one coal - fired power station every week, and will do for the next 15 years.»

For example, assessments can be used to establish overall levels of student achievement in a subject such as Physics; mastery of particular topics such as energy and mechanics; or the ability to apply Newton's First Law to explain the relationship between force and motion in practical situations.

Using your pet's breed, age, and weight, they provide a diet specifically for your pet's unique health needs, addressing condition of skin and coat, energy level, dental care, healthy joints, strong immune system as well as optimal digestive system health and overall weight.

The National Energy Technology Laboratory «EOR Primer» states that «somewhere around 85 billion barrels of oil are recoverable using CO2 EOR, which currently is responsible for about 4 percent of U.S. oil production, displaying a long - term growth trend that stands in stark contrast to the long - term decline trend for U.S. oil production overall.

Even a small increase in air temperature pushes up overall energy demand, and about 25 % of our energy bills are for only 40 hours per year when the grid is most heavily used.

For Europeans opposed to nuclear energy (the biggest source of low - carbon energy in the EU), the portmanteau places a huge bet on technologies such as wind and wave power, setting a target to triple Europe's overall use of renewable energies by 2020.

An overall decrease in electricity costs and ultimately electricity is cheap enough that it partly displaces gas for heating (both industrial and residential) and partly displaces oil for transport (e.g. electric vehicles and energy carriers produced using low cost electricity and or high temperature reactors).

Energy efficiency works hand in hand with coordinated improvements in the energy system: by reducing overall demand for energy, energy efficiency allows renewable energy resources to ramp up and offsets the additional electricity that will be used by electric vehicles and heat Energy efficiency works hand in hand with coordinated improvements in the energy system: by reducing overall demand for energy, energy efficiency allows renewable energy resources to ramp up and offsets the additional electricity that will be used by electric vehicles and heat energy system: by reducing overall demand for energy, energy efficiency allows renewable energy resources to ramp up and offsets the additional electricity that will be used by electric vehicles and heat energy, energy efficiency allows renewable energy resources to ramp up and offsets the additional electricity that will be used by electric vehicles and heat energy efficiency allows renewable energy resources to ramp up and offsets the additional electricity that will be used by electric vehicles and heat energy resources to ramp up and offsets the additional electricity that will be used by electric vehicles and heat pumps.

While not forgetting that electricity accounts for only a small part of our overall energy use, it's true that a renewable revolution of sorts really is under way.

Each state developed its own plan for investing those funds, but overall, 52 % was used for energy efficiency programs, 14 % for energy bill payment assistance, including assistance to low - income ratepayers, and 11 % to accelerate deployment of renewable energy technologies.

As housing for the elderly internal gains used in PHPP is 4.2 W / m2 as opposed to 2.1 W / m2 - benefitted heat demand but not overall primary energy.

While a relatively small fraction of our overall energy supply in 2008, the United States is the world's largest consumer of renewable energy from geothermal, solar, wood, wind, and waste for electric power generation using some 26 % of the world's total.

Overall, renewable energy sources will continue to be used primarily for heating and cooking, but their contribution to power generation and transport will increase.

Between 1) and 2) the implication is for an overall reduction in world energy use despite a growing population and advancing industrial development in China, India and South America.

The first looked at the overall prospects for unconventional gas in a low gas - price environment; the second detailed the outlook for Argentina; the third examined social and environmental aspects; and the concluding session considered the potential implications of shale gas for regional energy use, trade and infrastructure.

And how can they class waste as a climate - friendly fuel for incinerators and cement plants when it results in toxic air emissions and increases overall resource and such energy use?

Research has shown that the infrastructure needed to move and clean water for city use can actually have a higher overall embodied energy than localized water collection and reuse at the building scale.

The measure directs how a unit's overall efficiency shall be determined on the basis of outputs of electrical generation and useful thermal energy output, which is defined in the bill as (i) including direct heat and other valid thermal end - use energy requirements for which fuel or electricity would otherwise be consumed and (ii) excluding thermal energy used for the purpose of drying or refining biomass fuel.

It does three main things: First, it can store solar energy if you have solar panels; second, it can store energy from the grid off - peak when power is cheapest (in places where utilities have time - of - use dynamic pricing) and release it when power is most expensive, saving you money and smoothing out the demand peak, which is good for the grid overall.

Proper building orientation, daylighting, natural ventilation, sunshades, and thermal mass reduced overall energy use and allowed for smaller mechanical systems.

Our advancements in real - time communication and reaction for the smart grid will reduce our energy consumption overall, creating highly networked and streamlined transportation networks of efficient vehicles for moving people and things all over the globe can radically reduce our oil use, and so too can creating and running smarter buildings that minimize the need for heating and cooling.

A steady state economy respects limits and strives for stability in population, consumption, and overall use of energy and materials.

Between 1990 and 2016, the increase in CO2 emissions corresponded with increased energy use by an expanding economy and population, an overall growth in emissions from electricity generation, and increased demand for travel.

Selected Achievements and Contributions • Reduced overhead costs by 58 % by suggesting use of alternative energy sources during rush hours • Successfully reconciled an entry that had been in limbo for 6 months, placing a positive impact on the overall accounts of the company