Sentences with phrase «reduce demand for power»

But as the way we generate electricity is evolving in the face of a changing climate, so is the grid that moves this electricity from Point A to Point B. For one, the technology is getting smarter, enabling us to be more efficient and reduce demand for power.

Demand response programs: Demand response programs are incentive - based programs that encourage electric power customers to temporarily reduce their demand for power at certain times in exchange for a reduction in their electricity bills.

It is also unnecessary; there are other means of generating enough power for our future needs, many of them much greener, and there are even more opportunities to reduce demand for power.

Not exact matches

Worldwide demand for the cables is slowing worldwide due to reduced investment in construction and power plant projects in emerging markets.

«We think now is the time to reduce exposure to NAND [flash memory] and Asian semiconductor names as the industry has benefitted from sizeable demand tailwinds and unprecedented pricing power, which we see reversing soon,» analyst Shawn Kim wrote in a note to clients Sunday entitled «Time For a Pause.»

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

«Thus an environmentally enlightened development process necessarily demands a new culture, which will be: egalitarian, with reduced disparities between rich and poor and power equally shared by men and women; resource - sharing; participatory; frugal, when compared to the current consumption patterns of the rich; humble, with a respect for the multiplicity of the world's cultures and lifestyles; and, it will aim at greater self - reliance at all levels of society.»

Despite power being restored in most areas, schools reopening and life beginning to go on as usual, there are many homes in need of repair from flood damage — and entire blocks reduced to rubble - leaving a strong demand for the good will of others.

The benefit of having machinery that is so small is it massively reduces demand for materials, can accelerate and improve drug discovery, dramatically reduce power requirements and rapidly increase the miniaturisation of other products.

The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that this switch would reduce electricity demand for lighting by 62 percent and avoid the need for at least 133 new power plants.

Wind power reduces demand for water — heavily used by conventional generators — and that protects a resource particularly threatened in the Southwest.

In July last year, in an attempt to reduce demand for elec - tricity, a group of power companies offered the prize to the first company to build a prototype fridge that would use at least 25 per cent less electricity than current standards demand while using no ozone - depleting CFCs.

These three projects entail the development of tobacco as a source of biofuels, creation of a personalized system for reducing customer demands for electrical power when the grid is congested, and development of a commercial process for extracting biofuels from the resin of pine trees.

The base Durango is rear - wheel drive and offers the option of on - demand four - wheel drive; V8 - powered Durangos have a tow / haul transmission setting that reduces gear searching by remaining in a lower gear for better pulling power.

Next, they switched to a more efficient direct fuel injection system and fuel pump for more power and reduced emissions and topped everything off with a larger turbocharger for greater on - demand performance.

Focused on meeting a growing customer demand for «downsized» engines offering strong power with reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the new gasoline and diesel powertrains are being progressively introduced across the Opel product range.

The same is true for the on - demand air - conditioning compressor which reduces the system's power loss to a minimum.

Unmatched capability with Command - Trac and Rock - Trac 4x4 systems, next - generation Dana axles, new Selec - Trac full - time two - speed transfer case, Tru - Lock electric front - and rear - axle lockers, Trac - Lok limited - slip differential and 33 - inch off - road tires Industry - leading ground clearance and approach, breakover and departure angles Unmatched crawl ratios Up to 30 inches of water fording A modern design that stays true to the original Instantly recognizable keystone - shaped grille pays homage to Jeep ® CJ models Iconic round headlamps and square tail lamps provide distinctive Wrangler character Rugged - yet - distinguished design boasts improved aerodynamics Convenient fold - down windshield for off - road purists More open - air freedom for the only true open - air 4x4 SUV with new easy - to - use Sky One - Touch powertop, two hardtops and premium soft top Dozens of different door, top and windshield combinations Lightweight, high - strength aluminum doors, hinges, hood, fenders, windshield frame, and magnesium swing gate help reduce weight and boost fuel economy Suspension tuned to optimize on - road handling and ride comfort without sacrificing off - road capability Advanced fuel - efficient powertrain menu: All - new 2.0 - liter turbocharged inline four - cylinder engine with efficient eTorque technology 3.6 - liter Pentastar V - 6 engine with Engine Stop - Start (ESS) Diesel power in response to overwhelming consumer demand: 3.0 - liter EcoDiesel V - 6 with ESS coming in 2019 Two transmission offerings: new eight - speed automatic or six - speed manual Fourth - generation Uconnect system includes Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and the choice of 5.0, 7.0 - or 8.4 - inch touchscreens with pinch - and - zoom capability Packed with more than 75 available advanced safety and security features

The all - round efficiency of the BMW X6 is further optimized by on - demand control and activation of the engine's ancillary units helping to significantly reduce the power required for the fuel and steering assistance pumps and thus again saving energy in the process.

(note there is some energy demand management that is is / has been already used to reduce the need for peak power supply; I don't know offhand how much there is and what it would look like if this were simply reshifted to reduce the need for backup power supply, which would be like peaking and load - following plants now.

Time for a «Triple Play»: Reduce Oil Prices and Dependence on Fossil Fuels, while Meeting the Growing Demand for Electric Power

System - Wide Programs in Place to Reduce Demand for Electricity as Temperatures Climb; State Agencies Directed to Reduce Power Usage

Through cost - effective improvements identified for the construction of the St. Lawrence County Jail in Canton, the building and its systems reduced its energy consumption, decreased demands on the power system and increase occupant comfort.

The reason is that the interconnectors can then be sized to average (demand - reduced) consumption, rather than peak consumption, and storage can be sized for a shorter period because power can be brought in from further away at the reduced rate.

But solar + storage can reduce overall demand for grid power and lower peak use, thereby helping some building owners avoid demand charges.

Achieving 100 % renewable «total energy» — for power, transport and heat — will require us to reduce unsustainable demand (overconsumption), as well as increasing energy efficiency, and shifting our transport and heating systems from liquid and gas fuels to electrical power.

Growing demand for decentralize power generation along with measures to reduce carbon footprints will fuel the China solar PV Mounting systems market.

Combined with information on power generation, water risks, and future projections of energy and water demand, this paper quantifies the Indian thermal power sector's water demand, assesses its exposure to water stress, and evaluates opportunities for reducing water requirements while supporting power growth for the future.

We've already seen in Australia how rooftop solar, improved efficiency, and a low carbon price have reduced demand for grid electricity resulted in the shutdown of gigawatts of coal power and the shelving of plans for new gas capacity.

By minimizing energy use, cool roofs do more than save money — they reduce the demand for electric power and resulting air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

CSE also recommends enacting CEA's plan to retire 48 GW of India's oldest coal generation by 2027, allowing cleaner distributed electricity sources to meet India's power demand while raising capacity factors for newer «cleaner» coal plants, simultaneously reducing financial risks for utilities and consumers.

We help clients across all sectors unlock opportunities to meet the rising demand for power, maintain secure and reliable energy supplies, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and deliver future energy schemes to help create a sustainable world.

Eric I agree that obtaining greater efficiencies in power use would be insufficient in itself but then if lifestyle changes occur in westernised societies to the point where a critical mass is reached in thinking so that a new paradigm is reached, demand for energy should be reduced substantially as well.

Smart Grid: The Demand Response Smart Grid Coalition has 21 policy recommendations, including tax credits for companies that use so - called smart meters or devices and software to reduce power use (see Smart Grid Coalition Seeks Tax Breaks for Negawatts).

«Growing Demand for Soybeans Threatens Amazon Rainforest» (12/20/2009) «The Copenhagen Conference on Food Security» (11/10/2009) «U.S. Headed for Massive Decline in Carbon Emissions» (10/14/2009) «On Energy, We're Finally Walking the Walk» (9/21/2009) «Creating New Jobs, Cutting Carbon Emissions, and Reducing Oil Imports by Investing in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency» (12/11/2008) «The Flawed Economics of Nuclear Power» (10/28/2008) «New Energy Economy Emerging in the United States» (10/15/2008) «Time for Plan B: Cutting Carbon Emissions 80 Percent by 2020» (7/2/08) with Janet Larsen, Jonathan G. Dorn, and Frances Moore «Want a Better Way to Power Your Car?

The green proposition of electric cars, especially the plug - in variety, is that by promoting the development of electricity generation and energy storage technology development (in the form of energy storage devices such as batteries), electric cars are not only reducing the need for gasoline, but also creates pull factors for the development of grid - connected renewable energy sources such as solar and wind energy by creating new electricity demand and provide energy storage solutions to address the problems of the intermittent nature of solar and wind power.

«By passing peak demand reduction mandates into law, or creating peak demand reduction programs, policymakers and utilities in Massachusetts, Illinois, and neighboring states could significantly reduce costs for ratepayers, strengthen reliability, and facilitate compliance with the Clean Power Plan,» the report concluded.

In 2030, these policies would save 600 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions, save over 925 million MWh of electricity, reduce electricity demand by 25 %, and avoid the need for 494 power plants.

For example, in its new report Shell says «Allowing natural gas rather than coal to grow to meet power demand is the surest, fastest and most comprehensive way there is to reduce CO2 emissions over the crucial next 10 years.

However, with so much solar and wind — what purists claim are the only «real» renewable energies — now coming online, can CHP projects find a stable space to provide a cleaner baseload power while simultaneously reducing demand for electrically generated heat?

Solar can't produce electricity at night, but as we've seen in Germany and Australia it doesn't take a lot of solar capacity to start pushing down electricty prices during the day and that is very bad for the economics of nuclear power as it's a high capital cost, low fuel cost source of energy and reducing output during periods of low demand doesn't do much to reduce costs.

By contrast, under a «mass - based system,» states would have to meet an overall target for greenhouse - gas emissions and ensure that power plants either make those reductions at their facilities or finance efforts to achieve them in other ways, such as by reducing consumer demand or investing in carbon - free electricity generation.

By reducing demand, energy efficiency brings about lower wholesale power prices for all customers, they noted.

When water becomes scarce, or when water temperatures become too warm for cooling, power plants must reduce their electricity production — often at times when electricity demand is highest.

By reducing the demand for electricity, energy efficiency programs also play a major role in increasing reliability of the electricity system by reducing stress on existing power plants and the transmission system and reducing the demand for new power plants and transmission infrastructure.

As the cost of generating solar and wind power continues to drop, and as demand for coal and natural gas dries up in countries committed to reducing carbon emissions, market forces will reward states and countries that invested early in renewable energy, while punishing those that placed their eggs squarely in the carbon basket.

In the New England example above, customers opt into a price - based program, receiving a refund at wholesale power prices in exchange for reducing their load during a demand response «event» (a short period of time, determined by the utility or ISO).

Such a WWS infrastructure reduces world power demand by 30 % and requires only ∼ 0.41 % and ∼ 0.59 % more of the world's land for footprint and spacing, respectively.

Any move to ban ICE powered cars and replace them with electric cars should be done together with other actions that reduce the need for cars, including changing planning rules to promote walkable cities, changing building codes to dramatically reduce demand for electricity for air conditioning, changing transportation priorities to encourage cycling and walking, and do a massive rollout of new sources of renewable energy.

Urbanization, agricultural intensification, nuclear power, aquaculture, and desalination are all processes with a demonstrated potential to reduce human demands on the environment, allowing more room for non-human species.