Sentences with phrase «reduce overall energy use»

Regarding loft lagging, I'm skeptical of such efforts to reduce overall energy use.

The campus greenhouse gas reduction plan outlined in the report centers on four key approaches: reducing the overall energy use on campus, reducing the use of fossil fuels in campus buildings and vehicles, increasing the use of renewable energy sources to meet campus needs, and minimizing the release of «fugitive» gases from campus operations such as specialty research gases in laboratory buildings.

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

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The state's business sector is making major efforts to reduce overall power consumption while moving towards greater use of renewable energy generation.

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 %.

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.

Certain types of plug will allow you to see how much energy the appliance that it is plugged into uses every day, which can help you to understand how to reduce your energy usage, and save money overall.

«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.

The building massing and envelope are designed to maximize the use of daylight while reducing overall building energy use.

Hybrid or mechanical ventilation with appropriate filtration systems, can be powered using on - site and / or off - site renewable energy to reduce overall carbon emissions.

By using the energy from natural gas fuel more efficiently, the co-generation unit helps to reduce overall CO2 emissions by combining two processes.

Demonstrating that the overall environmental damage is less than that from coal does not imply that gas production and use is cost - free, and the sooner we reduce our dependence on fossil fuel sources of energy of all kinds the better.

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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.

The overall product has to drop; that means the focus has to be on factors 3 and 4: reducing primary energy intensity (conservation and economic shifts), and reducing carbon intensity (reduction in fossil fuel use).

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.

To me this would appear to be a worst case scenario, based on the least developed economies building up energy infrastructures largely using fossil fuels, in order to pull their populations out of poverty, as China and India are doing today (thereby reducing their rate of population growth as they become more affluent and improving their carbon efficiencies) and the remaining societies continuing to improve their overall carbon efficiencies as they have already been doing.

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.

Yes, those of us in rich countries have a lot of opportunity to reduce our energy use, but I actually think rising per capita energy use, at least in the short term, is a good thing overall because so many people live on so little energy now.

By reducing the overall amount of electricity the state consumes, they also support New York's Clean Energy Standard, which mandates that 50 percent of all electricity used in the State come from renewable sources by 2030.

It aims is to help local actors to understand, plan and execute initiatives successfully which, over time, will: save money, while increasing energy security; increase standards of living and the supply of more efficient and sustainable energy solutions; and reduce the overall use of energy and greenhouse gas emissions.

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.

Like its thermostats, Ecobee claims the smart light switch will help reduce a home's overall energy use, not to mention the home owner's power bill.

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

Overall, the lighting scheme reduces electrical energy use and cooling loads.

«Although the increasing size of Canadian houses decreases the overall efficiency of energy use in the residential sector, energy - efficient improvements can reduce energy use and GHG emissions.