Sentences with phrase «percent renewable energy use»

Boosting the clean energy pledge of Apple, operations in Japan will be moving to 100 percent renewable energy use thanks to local supplier Ibiden's 20 new facilities.

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Alberta is boosting its use of renewable energy, closing power plants that burn coal and in January increased its tax on carbon emissions by 50 percent.

Other environmental policies include promoting smarter energy use through the ecoEnergy Initiative; a Chemical Management Plan to regulate chemicals harmful to human health and the environment; $ 1.5 billion over seven years for the production of renewable fuels; a commitment to ensure that 90 percent of Canadian electricity needs are generated through non-emitting sources by 2020; and additional government funding to acquire and preserve ecologically sensitive lands.

Copper and sulfur are used as natural fungicides on the vineyard, which also boasts 100 percent renewable energy sources.

Nixon has said the state should be using 100 percent renewable energy by 2050.

WHITE PLAINS — The Westchester County Board of Legislators Monday night authorized the county to reserve 50 percent of the county's almost $ 7.9 million federal funds for use by local municipalities for renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements.

Exelon officials have expressed support for Cuomo's new clean energy standard, which is expected to allow utilities to use nuclear power to fulfill a mandate to purchase 50 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2030.

Cuomo has pushed in recent years to adopt new efforts aimed at reducing emissions and shifting the state toward the majority use of clean and renewable power in the coming years, including an effort to close coal - burning power plants by 2020, promoting offshore wind projects and developing a clean energy standard to have the state on 50 percent renewable energy by 2030.

As energy use is reduced in buildings, fewer renewable energy resources will be needed to reach the 50 percent goal.

The projects are part of the state's Clean Energy Standard, which hopes to make 50 percent of the electricity used in New York come from renewable resources by 2030.

The poll comes after a frenetic first five weeks of campaigning, as Ms. Nixon has attacked the governor in sharp and personal terms while rolling out some flashy progressive policy proposals, including calling for the legalization of recreational marijuana in New York, and for the state to use 100 percent renewable energy sources by 2050.

Renewable energy continues to grow, with use of wind energy up 5 percent, geothermal energy up 11 percent, and residential solar energy up 11 percent.

U.S. Department of Energy Washington, DC Government 158 million green kWh, 3 % of total power used The Energy Department is partially powering its own headquarters through offset credits from geothermal energy, and its goal is to reach 7.5 percent renewable power by nextEnergy Washington, DC Government 158 million green kWh, 3 % of total power used The Energy Department is partially powering its own headquarters through offset credits from geothermal energy, and its goal is to reach 7.5 percent renewable power by nextEnergy Department is partially powering its own headquarters through offset credits from geothermal energy, and its goal is to reach 7.5 percent renewable power by nextenergy, and its goal is to reach 7.5 percent renewable power by next year.

DuPont Wilmington, DE Chemicals 180 million green kWh, 4 % of total power used Ten years ago the chemicals giant committed to running on 10 percent renewable energy by 2010.

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.

But one of the things that I have been very impressed by here is a lot of the stories of hope; many folks have traveled a long way to share what they are doing on a very local level to help combat climate change, and that's everything from, kind of, rural electrification in Africa and India, you know, bringing light to people who are still using dung or coal for cooking and heating and dying from indoor air pollution to, you know, major renewable energy projects, say, here in Denmark where they now get 20 percent of their electricity from wind power.

Officials said the new solar power will account for a «major component» of Austin Energy's recently adopted Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan, which calls for meeting 55 percent of all delivered electricity using renewable resources by 2025.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory of the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) used information in the maps to project wind energy production and transmission through 2030, when wind could provide 20 percent of the nation's eEnergy Laboratory of the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) used information in the maps to project wind energy production and transmission through 2030, when wind could provide 20 percent of the nation's eEnergy (DOE) used information in the maps to project wind energy production and transmission through 2030, when wind could provide 20 percent of the nation's eenergy production and transmission through 2030, when wind could provide 20 percent of the nation's energyenergy.

The draft bill would require utilities above a certain size to supply 25 percent of their power from renewable sources like wind, solar and biomass energy by 2025, although efficiency measures could be used to meet a fifth of the target.

Twenty percent of the energy used to stage the games came from renewable energy sources, even though Beijing still relies on coal for more than 40 percent of its electricity consumption.

Coal, oil and natural gas still account for 67 percent of energy use in the United States, a figure that sums up the nation's conflicted stance on renewable energy.

Vancouver also leads the world in the use of hydroelectric power, which makes up 90 percent of its energy supply, and regularly uses renewables like wind and solar.

The statement lines up with recent Department of Defense goals to reduce the use of petroleum products, increase renewable energy and cut non-combat greenhouse gases 34 percent by 2020.

The government says that completely banning fossil fuels from local industry will be a «titanic and beautiful task,» even though the country already generates more than 99 percent of its electricity using renewable energy sources.

The energy used to manufacture the carbon fiber at Moses Lake is provided exclusively by locally sourced renewable hydro - electric power, which means it is 100 percent CO2 - free.

Some of those elements include: - Light - colored roofing that reflects heat and saves energy; - 70 percent ENERGY STAR ® certified appliances including refrigerators, TVs, computers and kitchen equipment; - Water - efficient toilets and aerated bathroom faucets; - 10 percent of the building materials used contain recycled content; - «On Demand» ventilation that provides fresh air for occupied spaces without wasting energy on unoccupied areas of the property; - LED lighting - controls that turn off the lights; - Incorporates high - tech daylight sensors to reduce electrical lighting with natural sunlight and - Uses renewable energy sources such as solar orenergy; - 70 percent ENERGY STAR ® certified appliances including refrigerators, TVs, computers and kitchen equipment; - Water - efficient toilets and aerated bathroom faucets; - 10 percent of the building materials used contain recycled content; - «On Demand» ventilation that provides fresh air for occupied spaces without wasting energy on unoccupied areas of the property; - LED lighting - controls that turn off the lights; - Incorporates high - tech daylight sensors to reduce electrical lighting with natural sunlight and - Uses renewable energy sources such as solar orENERGY STAR ® certified appliances including refrigerators, TVs, computers and kitchen equipment; - Water - efficient toilets and aerated bathroom faucets; - 10 percent of the building materials used contain recycled content; - «On Demand» ventilation that provides fresh air for occupied spaces without wasting energy on unoccupied areas of the property; - LED lighting - controls that turn off the lights; - Incorporates high - tech daylight sensors to reduce electrical lighting with natural sunlight and - Uses renewable energy sources such as solar orenergy on unoccupied areas of the property; - LED lighting - controls that turn off the lights; - Incorporates high - tech daylight sensors to reduce electrical lighting with natural sunlight and - Uses renewable energy sources such as solar orenergy sources such as solar or wind.

More than three out of four survey respondents (77 percent) said the United States should use more renewable energy sources, and of those, most believe that this change should begin immediately.

It will also decrease its energy use by 33 percent and meet 35 percent of it's peak power needs with renewable energy resources.

Today its renewable capacity is only 2 % less than the United States, and it is set to grow rapidly from almost 10 percent of its energy use to 15 percent by 2020.

According to data compiled by 24/7 Wall Street for all 50 states from 2009 - 2010, Ohio ranked fifth in the nation for energy used, with less than 1 percent coming from renewable resources.

The rise in renewable energy has also dampened the use of fossil fuels; 2017 saw low - carbon sources, including nuclear power, reach 50 percent of electricity generation for the first time.

One hundred percent of the project's energy use must be offset by on - or off - site renewable energy on a net annual basis.

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.

Michigan wind energy promoters have used the state's recently released report to conclude that 30 percent renewable energy generation is readily achievable.

We'll need all the solar, wind, oceanic, biomass, hydro, and geothermal energy we can get, but renewable energy (now about 13 percent of global energy use) simply can not be scaled up at the pace needed to supplant our fossil fuel use — certainly not before the predicted down - curve in available oil and gas supplies.

In reducing the overall amount of electricity the state consumes, energy efficiency projects support New York's Clean Energy Standard, which mandates that 50 percent of all electricity used in the state come from renewable sources byenergy efficiency projects support New York's Clean Energy Standard, which mandates that 50 percent of all electricity used in the state come from renewable sources byEnergy Standard, which mandates that 50 percent of all electricity used in the state come from renewable sources by 2030.

To receive Green Community designation, communities must develop and implement a plan to reduce energy use by 20 percent within five years and meet additional criteria including allowing for permitting and siting of renewable energy, purchasing fuel - efficient and alternative fuel vehicles, and adopting more stringent building codes.

Getting greenhouse gas emissions to 60 percent below the 1990 level will require four types of measures: aggressive energy efficiency, aggressive electrification, decarbonizing electricity (such as by using renewable energy sources) and decarbonizing the remaining fuel supply (such as by using biofuels).

When transportation and heating are included, 9 percent of Germany's energy comes from renewables, triple the U.S. level and six time what the U.K. uses, according to BP Plc..

Some options hold the potential for net emission reductions that exceed 100 percent — meaning that more carbon would be sequestered during the production process than would be emitted as carbon dioxide during its life cycle — if fertilizer inputs are minimized and biomass or other renewable sources are used for process energy (see Worldwatch Institute, 2007).

China aims to increase use of natural gas from four to eight percent of overall needs, and renewable energy from 8 to 11 %.

50 percent of California energy use will be renewable by 2030.

But more than 75 percent of Californians say they support using desert lands for renewable energy production.

One hundred and five percent of the project's energy needs must be supplied by on - site renewable energy on a net annual basis, without the use of on - site combustion.15 Projects must provide on - site energy storage for resiliency.

Future consumption in OECD European countries is expected to be greater than shown in Figure 11 due to recent EU plans to increase the proportion of renewables in total energy use to 20 percent by 2020 (European Union, 2007).

These figures do not take into account the recent long - term energy strategy of the European Union (EU), which proposes that by 2020, EU consumption of renewables will increase to 20 percent of total energy use; the proportion of biofuels used in transport will increase to 10 percent; and EU greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced to 20 percent below 1990 levels (European Union, 2007).

Additional goals set with WWF include covering the equivalent of 100 percent of electricity consumption at Avery Dennison's U.S. operations with renewable energy by 2025 and addressing climate change through other areas of operations, such as maximizing use of paper made with recycled or certified wood fiber (sourcing only from certified sources by 2025).

Besides reducing greenhouse gas emission, the deal also aims at increasing EU's use of clean energy targeting an increase in renewables from the current share of 14 percent to 27 percent by 2030.

Technologies developed by new and emerging clean energy companies will help New York meet the Clean Energy Standard to have 50 percent of electricity used in the State come from renewable sources byenergy companies will help New York meet the Clean Energy Standard to have 50 percent of electricity used in the State come from renewable sources byEnergy Standard to have 50 percent of electricity used in the State come from renewable sources by 2030.

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