Sentences with phrase «waste generation at»

This system allows us to report energy and water consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and waste generation at a global and site level, as an absolute figure or per unit of production.

Not exact matches

How does the question of reactor waste disposal relate to the overall issue of whether or not we should employ nuclear power generation at all?

They presuppose, in the plans for their efforts, a generation or at least a number of years, and therefore they waste a great deal of time and on that account the whole thing so readily ends in delusion.

On Oct. 6, we held a food waste reduction summit at our offices in Washington, D.C., that brought together food companies, sustainability specialists and government agencies to talk about how we can reduce food waste generation.

Clean raw tobacco materials will not only reduce the risk for the consumer, but also ensure more efficient manufacturing of consumer products avoiding production stoppages, minimizing waste generation and at the same time contributing to environmental improvements (e.g. reduced energy consumption and CO2 emission control).

Mr Sowah expressed concern at the attitude of Accra dwellers on waste generation and management, saying «as we look at floods, we must focus on waste disposal.»

«Two generations ago, people were interring waste in different areas of the world, and now climate change is modifying those sites,» said William Colgan, a climate and glacier scientist at York U and lead author of the new study.

«We found that poultry waste processed as hydrochar produced 24 percent higher net energy generation,» says student researcher Vivian Mau and Prof. Amit Gross, chair of the Department of Environmental Hydrology and Microbiology at BGU's Zuckerberg Institute.

MONROE, Wash. — On - site generation of energy and soil enhancements from organic waste will be demonstrated at a free Anaerobic Digestion Bioenergy Field Day 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, at Willie Green's Organic Farm, 19501 Tualco Rd., Monroe, (www.williegreens.org).

Even though it unveiled the facelifted i30 range at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, Hyundai didn't waste time and began testing the next - generation model the same year.

They say I'm just wasting my time, time that could be spent working at a «real job», (as if raising a (two generation) family is not a real job) they don't get it.

Looking particularly at the freight of nuclear waste that we are interring every day, Giblin asks us to consider how we shoulder a responsibility to future generations inhabiting this planet, a responsibility that extends to 240,000 years, or ten times the half - life of plutonium.

Yet, no country has developed an acceptable or permanent method for high — level nuclear waste storage, thereby leaving both present and future generations at great risk.

We still haven't found an answer for disposal of nuclear waste, which is unconscionable; our attempts at CO2 sequestration in coal power plants are stumbling at best; we've expanded solar and wind generation far too slowly.

The smallest subsidies on a per unit basis were for coal, natural gas and petroleum liquids, and municipal solid waste, all at less than $ 0.45 per megawatthour of generation.»

JCM projects use Japanese technological expertise to deploy various approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, such as the installation of energy - efficient transmission lines in Mongolia; the installation of energy - efficient systems in the national hospitals of Vietnam; the installation of energy - efficient refrigeration at commercial food processing centers in Indonesia; the installation of solar photovoltaic systems in the Maldives and Palau; and power generation by waste heat recovery in the cement industry in Indonesia.

-- The term «renewable energy» means energy generated from solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project.

The result is that two - thirds of wind [power] generation is surplus to demand and must be wasted or dissipated either through forced curtailment of hydro and nuclear generation, or by increased exports to Quebec and the United States, generally at low prices.

Through an integrated system, the City of Toronto manages waste at all stages — from its initial generation through to the monitoring of closed landfill sites.

Solid waste generation in the United States continues to rise at a steady rate.

The developers say that for the next generation they want to focus on even more modularity so that «old» models can be equipped with parts that update it to perform like a new model, but without the waste of buying a whole new computer and at half the cost.

Our methods for this estimate were to look at per person waste generation rates in 2010 from 192 countries with a coastline in the world.

To be sustainable, human consumption and waste generation must remain at or below what can be renewed and processed by the Earth System.

Some fourth - generation designs, if governments are prepared to invest in sufficient research and development, could answer three needs at once: for low carbon energy, energy security and the disposal of nuclear waste.

Midwest Steel Blanking (Lombard, IL) 07/2004 — 08/2008 Director of Operations • Oversaw daily operations and management of 40 employees including 2 project managers • Served as an advisor to the President on all critical and strategic issues • Led presentations to banks, governmental agencies, potential investors, and large volume customers • Oversaw production, maintenance, quality control, and all other dealings with all outside vendors • Negotiated all insurance policies and contracts concerning account receivables and insurance related claims • Developed the ISO 9000 quality manual and OSHA safety awareness programs, training, and documentation • Trained future managers of the company in professional skills, managerial decision making, and business communications • Designed and implemented a new inventory control systems for managing raw - material and finished - goods • Ensured cost control limiting the direct expenses incurred and indirect impacts such as inefficiencies, downtime, and waste • Over a 3 year period, reduced the account receivables insurance premium from $ 55K to $ 13K / year • Renegotiated all other insurance contracts for better coverage and reduced premiums by 20 % • Reduced «outside parts manufacturing» cost by 50 % • Maintained the cost of all supplies at the 2004 levels • Instituted production reporting and operational data analyses for decision making • Reduced down time by 60 %, overall operation's cost by 4.5 %, and scrap generation by 3 % • Developed ISO 9001 quality manuals and handled external annual audits • Introduced safety procedures and training programs