Sentences with phrase «water efficiency at»

And we got to put all of that greywater from washing clothes back in the soil, which is another great low - tech method of water efficiency at home, and which we still continue to do even after buying an electric washing machine.

We get that improving energy and water efficiency at America's airports is one essential way for us to protect our health, environment, economy, and national security.

«We're increasing water efficiency at bottling plants, we're reducing emissions from our truck fleets and we are recycling more and wasting less.»

Not exact matches

LEED certification Our Toronto home at 121 King St. West was evaluated on sustainability, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality and innovations in operations, achieving LEED Gold Status.

Mr Bambridge said the successes with FAST technologies were also significant, because of their low maintenance operational efficiency at remote locations such as mining and energy installations and commercial and recreational facilities operating in areas where water is a precious shared resource and where there may be water table quality issues.

Our facility there achieved an annual reduction of 100,000 m ³ of fresh water intake, decreasing the water footprint by improving efficiency at the site's cooling tower.

Conduct a field experiment to determine water - use efficiency under alternate wetting and drying (AWD) and flood - irrigated conditions in farmers» field at key sites

By implementing Veolia's technologies at its plant in Wuxi, Danone Nutricia will be able to save on water consumption and improve water usage efficiency.

Hormel Foods continues to drive water reduction and efficiency improvements at these and all manufacturing locations.

The On - Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program is aimed at assisting irrigators within the southern connected system of the Murray - Darling Basin to modernise their on - farm irrigation infrastructure while returning water savings to the environment

The ice at the bar is either frozen in - glass or cobbled to improve efficiency, and the bar program, spearheaded by Jennifer Colliau, tries to use only liquors from distillers like Richmond's Falcon Spirits who know how to reuse their waste solids and grey waters (leftover liquid from the distilling process).

While ensuring cloth diapers are appropriately sanitized can at times be challenging with high - efficiency washers, these machines can significantly reduce detergent, water, and electricity usage, and save more energy with shorter drying times.

Washing cloth diapers at home uses 50 to 70 gallons (approx. 189 to 264 litres) of water every three days, which is roughly equivalent to flushing the toilet 15 times a day, unless the user has a high - efficiency washing machine.

Also at 7 p.m., Long Island Clean Air Water and Soil, alongside the Long Island Progressive Coalition, presents an environmental protection and home energy efficiency meeting, Merrick Golf Course, Clubhouse, 2550 Clubhouse Road, Merrick.

That's an unprecedented water - splitting efficiency of 82 percent at room temperature.»

Engineers at the University of Maryland have found that porous types of wood from trees like poplar and pine can greatly increase the efficiency of water - to - steam conversion under sunlight.

Taking into account the oxygen content of the Black Lake and the maximum oxygen use of swimming, they then examined Harry's weight, suggesting that if he had a normal BMI — providing he hadn't been binging too much on Every Flavour Beans and Chocolate Frogs — and the average height of a 14 year old boy, he would need to process 443 litres of water at 100 % efficiency per minute for every minute he was underwater.

Bao said photocatalytic water - splitting experiments have been tried since the 1970s, but this was the first to use cobalt oxide and the first to use neutral water under visible light at a high energy conversion efficiency without co-catalysts or sacrificial chemicals.

That is better than the efficiency of natural photosynthesis at converting water, sunlight and air into stored energy.

At an applied potential of 0.3 volt, chemically modified n - type TiO2 performs water splitting with a total conversion efficiency of 11 % and a maximum photoconversion efficiency of 8.35 % when illuminated at 40 milliwatts per square centimeteAt an applied potential of 0.3 volt, chemically modified n - type TiO2 performs water splitting with a total conversion efficiency of 11 % and a maximum photoconversion efficiency of 8.35 % when illuminated at 40 milliwatts per square centimeteat 40 milliwatts per square centimeter.

On the other hand, the researchers said it may be worth looking at whether hydrophobic substrates that mimic the positive effects observed in single - walled nanotubes could be used for high - efficiency channeling of water to seeds.

Researchers at the U. of I. found that plants vary a lot in the efficiency with which they uptake carbon dioxide and conserve water.

The most straightforward — and likely the least controversial — method for improving water productivity that Grant and his co-authors suggest is expanding efforts at reducing freshwater consumption, such as replacing single - flush toilets with dual - flush toilets or installing high - efficiency shower heads and washing machines.

Rice plants took up inorganic arsenic from water and soil with dismaying efficiency: at 10 times the rate of other grains.

Monash University Research Fellow Dr Philip Wallis said an analysis of options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions found energy efficiency measures reduced water consumption at the same time.

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«If we were to connect the array's output to the single resistive element found in a conventional hot water heater, it would operate at peak efficiency for only a brief period, and waste much of the energy during the hours when the incoming current was poorly matched to the resistive element,» says Hunter Fanney, the co-inventor of the system.

Specifically, the researchers looked at water - use efficiency, measured as per capita consumption, in 5 - year increments, from 1985 to 2010.

In the past, attempts have been made to create photovoltaics that could be incorporated into textiles, but typically they lacked at least one of the important properties — long - term stability in both air and water, energy efficiency, and robustness including resistance to deformation — that are key to successful devices.

«Therefore, nanorockets equipped with this valve system are able to move with great efficiency in water, even at low concentrations of fuel.»

Subsequently, the researchers took water samples at regular intervals over a period of six days in order to be able to evaluate the efficiency of the eDNA analysis over time as well.

Dr. Jack Kruse: The ATPase when it's surrounded by exclusions in water, spends at a 100 % efficiency.

This alkaline level promotes health because enzymes perform at optimum efficiency in the cells at this pH. Water washes out the acidity of the cell and makes the cell interior alkaline.

Second, it can help to clean the dishwasher itself: Once a year or so (more if you have hard water), pour a cup of white vinegar into an empty dishwasher, then run it for a short cycle to get rid of the lime and soap build - up that can prevent your dishwasher from working at peak efficiency.

«One of our experiments in Physics involves looking at the efficiency of an immersion heater and looking at how the heat flows into, and through, the water.

Among the powertrain developments are larger turbochargers with water - to - water intercoolers to reduce the exhaust gas temperature at high revs for improved combustion efficiency and extra top - end power.

A vehicle's accessories, such as the air conditioner, power steering pump, water pump, or alternator, draw power from the engine and impact the vehicle's fuel efficiency when they are running at speeds that are above or below their optimum rpm.

- An inter-cooler water spray prevents rise in intake - air temperature at continued high - load driving, providing stable engine performance and improved efficiency.

For cost efficiency get one of those auto water dishes, three gallon size and just fill it at your local Walmart.

In hopes to keep your stay at the lodge as environmentally friendly as possible the Monteverde Lodge uses solar panels, high efficiency lighting, water - saving fixtures and recycles.

«Ninety percent of Las Vegas's water efficiency money is spent on one program — turf removal,» said Heather Cooley, an analyst at the Pacific Institute and co-author of the report.

How does CO2 increase affect the water vapor exchange, the cloud amount and its incredibly complex feedbacks involving aerosols, precipitation efficiency, and the resultant radiation balance at the 1 - 2 meter height thermometer shelters where humanity defines his / her climate?

Several researchers have looked at the «open water formation efficiency» during the melt season, and have found a relationship with the mean March ice thickness.

Additionally, the pumped - storage plant itself effectively increased the company's efficiency (by pumping water to a holding pond at night thereby taking advantage of unused generating capacity) while improving its environmental credentials (the hydro plant emitted no air pollution).

A better approach would be to foster collaborative projects aimed at resilient urban design, improved water treatment and efficiency (to cut demand for groundwater pumping) and landscape management in fast - growing delta cities and nearby regions.

Our project experience encompasses a wide range of technologies, including mid-sized wind, solar, small hydropower, biomass fuel substitution, biogas production, methane destruction at dairy farms and landfills, transportation efficiency and residential water filtration in developing countries.

With a background in regulated utility issues, Matt has worked directly with electric, water, and natural gas utilities to advance best practices in demand response, demand side management, program design, and alternative rate mechanisms at Comverge, the National Association of Water Companies and the Institute for Electric Efficiency at the Edison Foundawater, and natural gas utilities to advance best practices in demand response, demand side management, program design, and alternative rate mechanisms at Comverge, the National Association of Water Companies and the Institute for Electric Efficiency at the Edison FoundaWater Companies and the Institute for Electric Efficiency at the Edison Foundation.

Eligible activities under the Mid-South module include: 1) removal of rice straw from the field after harvest, 2) early drainage at the end of the growing season, 3) intermittent flooding during the growing season, and 4) increased water and / or energy use efficiency, achieved through measures including but not limited to: convert contour levees to precision or zero grade; use of side inlet / poly piping systems; use of more efficient diesel pumps; switch from diesel to electric pumps; use of soil moisture sensors to tailor flood to water needs.

However, due to the comparatively lower temperature of the warm water produced (40oC / 55oC dependant on system), they may need to be sized approximately 25 % larger to compensate for the lower temperature differential, thus allowing convection to occur at maximum efficiency.

There are also solar panels in the research and testing phase that can break water down into hydrogen and oxygen via photoelectric synthesis and do so at extraordinary efficiency levels.