Sentences with phrase «water heating energy»

With the insulation and solar heating upgrades, the home is now totally self sufficient on space heating and water heating energy use.

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«We use a heat exchanging system, which re-captures the heat energy from the brewing process, transferring it back to the new brew water for the next batch of beer,» Rahr said

This moisture - laden air then precipitates as rainfall during a hurricane, dissipating the heat energy from the water.

Spruce Finance ™ provides financing for residential solar and energy efficiency improvements that may help homeowners save on power, heating and cooling, and water.

These incinerators were able to recover energy through burning waste, using the released heat to boil water, and using the steam produced to power turbines that generate electricity.

And it's a large share of demand: Moving, treating and heating water account for nearly 20 percent of all energy consumed in the state, according to the California Energy Commienergy consumed in the state, according to the California Energy CommiEnergy Commission.

It applies to homeowners» purchase of qualified solar water heaters, geothermal heat pumps and other alternative energy equipment.

Goal: By 2050, Canada must be overwhelmingly powered by clean and renewable energy sources — wind, solar, water, biomass, and the heat of the Earth — instead of fossil fuels.

The company's use of energy - efficiency measures — including the use of reverse heat engines, heat exchangers and water reduction efforts — have greatly reduced its water and energy consumption, King says.

The plant's water recovery plant exceeded its designers» high expectations in its first year of service while also providing valuable biogas for boiler heating, reducing its dependence on fossil fuels and ultimately cutting overall energy needs by 15 per cent.

Industrial hot water heating can be a major energy and cost outlay for food processors and manufacturers.

These practices include steps to reduce source water use in cleaning and sanitation; minimize use of cleaning products and other chemicals; decrease the volume and strength of wastewater produced and associated energy required for treatment; minimize the water and energy needed for heating and cooling operations; and optimize the effectiveness of land application systems for wastewater treatment.

Energy Consumption: Meat processing facilities are major users of use energy to heat water and produce steam for process applications and for cleaning purposes, as well as for operation of miscellaneous electrical equipment, refrigeration, and air compreEnergy Consumption: Meat processing facilities are major users of use energy to heat water and produce steam for process applications and for cleaning purposes, as well as for operation of miscellaneous electrical equipment, refrigeration, and air compreenergy to heat water and produce steam for process applications and for cleaning purposes, as well as for operation of miscellaneous electrical equipment, refrigeration, and air compressors.

The new brewery cuts energy use by 50 % per barrel through thoughtful building design, solar lighting and the recycling of process waste streams like water and heat.

Production in heated greenhouses has high environmental impacts and therefore seasonal products are generally environmentally preferable, unless they come from areas with water scarcity (Stoessel et al. 2012) or the greenhouse is heated with clean renewable energy.

The goal of the pilot program was to prove that restaurants can safely migrate to more energy - efficient water heating technologies without sacrificing convenience or food safety.

«Restaurants can't survive without sufficient hot water and this project proved it's possible to have plenty of hot water on demand using less energy than required by a traditional water heating system.»

If you've got it, flaunt it — and your hair will remain perfect until the excess energy you used powering two hair dryers will hasten the world's expenditure of fossil fuels to the point where we can no longer afford the electricity to power hair dryers, and instead resort into walking into darkened caves full of bats and allowing the collective heat of their tiny nocturnal bodies to hasten the evaporation of our surplus hair water.

Lower water heating temperature for energy savings.

A Bon Appetit feature on eating green offered some great, easy tips; from that feature, we now resist the urge to open the oven door to check on baking (lost heat), opt for the knife over the food processor (save electricity, build muscle), and don't let water boil excessively (save energy).

Increased natural gas energy efficiency = Reduced utility bills = Profit Increased natural gas energy efficiency = Reduced global warming Increased natural gas energy efficiency = Reduced CO2 emissions Increased natural gas energy efficiency = Water conservation The technology to make the above possible is called Condensing Flue Gas Heat Recovery.

Geothermal energy systems use the warmth of the earth beneath our feet to heat houses in the winter, cool them in the summer, and do the same for the water in their pipes.

The site was a vacant lot and Brownfield location and was constructed with energy - efficient green technologies including energy - efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and the use of Energy Star and low - flow water fixtures as well as green kitchen and bathroom cabenergy - efficient green technologies including energy - efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and the use of Energy Star and low - flow water fixtures as well as green kitchen and bathroom cabenergy - efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and the use of Energy Star and low - flow water fixtures as well as green kitchen and bathroom cabEnergy Star and low - flow water fixtures as well as green kitchen and bathroom cabinets.

Albany County's new Waste Heat / Co-generation facility in Menands will not only save money by creating renewable energy, it will also cut CO2 emissions by nearly 1,500 tons per year and will reuse 50,000 gallons of water per day to cool the high - efficiency system.

This tidal energy produces more than enough internal heat to create a global water ocean, possibly as thick in places as 50 kilometers, buried under an outer layer of ice a few kilometers thick.

Lastly, we love the inflatable top cover that comes with the hot tub because it allows the water to retain its heat, which will conserve energy.

In 1989 he was paying attention when Pons and Fleischmann described how a set of palladium rods, connected to an electric current and immersed in lithium - enriched water, churned out more energy in the form of heat than it received in electricity.

Dehydration via depressurization is far cheaper in terms of energy consumed than is heating and boiling off the water, particularly because no heat is wasted.

He says this energy could be vital for many marine life forms, and it could play a role in water transport and the redistribution of carbon dioxide and heat to deeper waters, thereby sustaining a healthy marine environment.

While lower - energy ultraviolet radiation breaks up water molecules — a process called photodissociation — ultraviolet rays with more energy (XUV radiation) and X-rays heat the upper atmosphere of a planet, which allows the products of photodissociation, hydrogen and oxygen, to escape.

Next, it travels to an energy transfer station and moves through heat exchangers to chill Enwave's closed water - supply loop that is distributed to customers.

We planned about 900 square feet of jungle space with five different kinds of energy collection: heat, hot air, hot water, light, and photosynthesis.

The impactor's kinetic energy is transformed into heat, which melts the permafrost, releasing methane and water vapor and expanding the size of the resulting crater by as much as a quarter.

Evaporation requires energy, and the water vapor then stored that energy as heat in the atmosphere.

Cloudy, humid days reverse the cooling from both radiation and sublimation — cloud cover prevents snow from emitting energy, and condensation of water vapor on the snow releases latent heat, warming the snow.

Reed and Belnap think the water gives the crusts just enough moisture to rev up metabolism, but not enough to replace the energy they've used, especially as heat speeds up evaporation.

Once arranged into an ice - promoting formation, water molecules can quickly disperse heat energy.

Heating and cooling account for about half of an average home's energy consumption, and water heating contributes roughly another 13 pHeating and cooling account for about half of an average home's energy consumption, and water heating contributes roughly another 13 pheating contributes roughly another 13 percent.

Residents can also spare the energy spent to heat water by widely implementing solar water heating.

This heat energy stored is large at approximately 70 % of the latent heat energy of water at its melting point.

«Our analysis confirmed that the Planck Response plays a dominant role in restoring global temperature stability, but to our surprise we found that it tends to be overwhelmed locally by heat - trapping positive energy feedbacks related to changes in clouds, water vapor, and snow and ice,» Brown said.

Researchers «froze» light by allowing photons to interact with each other and lose energy, like water molecules losing heat and freezing.

For example, added water vapor pumped into the upper atmosphere from the chimney increases the amount of energy trapped there, in turn heating the planet further.

When you remove the heat energy from the water in the cups, however, those molecules slow down and eventually nearly stop moving.

Water takes a lot of energy to heat, and our oceans are very deep, so sunlight only raises the temperature near the surface.

The reason: The microwave's heat waves are focused on the liquid (or food) inside, not on heating the air or container around it, meaning that most if not all of the energy generated is used to make your water ready.

Dear EarthTalk: How does the microwave compare in energy use, say, to using a gas or electric stove burner to heat water for a cup of tea?

Typically, though, a microwave would be slightly more efficient at heating water than the flame on a gas stove, and should use up a little less energy.

Although a microwave may not save much energy or money over a stove burner when heating water, it can be much more energy - efficient than a traditional full - size oven when it comes to cooking food.

CONVERTING sunlight into electricity, rather than using it to heat water directly, could lead to cheaper domestic solar energy, say engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Maryland.