Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency is a measure of how much of the input energy is useful as output energy. An automobile, for example, typically has a low efficiency, around 30%, as much of the cons...
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Energy Efficiency
The utilization of energy for human purposes is a defining characteristic of industrial society. The conversion of energy from one form to another and the efficient production of m...
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Efficiency of Energy Use
Although energy efficiency was already heavily emphasized in the 1970s as a key strategy for energy security, more recently it has also been recognized as one of the most cost...
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Efficiency of Energy Use, Economic Concerns And
The large increases in energy prices during the 1970s encouraged extensive interest in reducing energy use and in using energy resources efficiently. Th...
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Industry and Business, Productivity and Energy Efficiency In
Improving productivity is one of the central concerns of businesses. In buildings, energy-efficient technologies
and design strategies can ...
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Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency is a ratio of energy input to useful energy output, often expressed as a percentage. It measures how much energy of one kind is converted into usable energy of anot...
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Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Tuesday defended the construction of a sprawling, 28,000-square-foot house in North Carolina, arguing that his home is a model of energy efficiency...
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The House voted Tuesday to award increases to programs aimed at making cars and buildings more energy efficient and boosting research and development of alternative energy sources.By a 312-111 vote...
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The energy efficiency of China's fuel-guzzling economy is improving but the country _ the world's No. 2 oil consumer _ is still struggling to meet self-imposed conservation targets, the government ...
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Switching to energy-saving electrical appliances can lead to a
cut of up to around 40 percent in global warming gas emissions per
household, the 2007 white paper on the environment said Tuesd...
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Los Angeles and Pittsburgh provide examples of what to do _ and not to do _ about China's severe air pollution in the face of surging energy use from rapid economic growth, U.S. and Chinese scienti...
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Asia-Pacific leaders are set to commence a two-day summit
Saturday in Sydney at which they are expected to agree to improve the
energy efficiency of output by at least 25 percent from the 200...
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(EDS: MORE INFO IN 2ND GRAF AND LAST 6 GRAFS)
Japan and India launched a bilateral ministerial dialogue on
Monday as both sides agreed to promote energy-saving measures in
India as a way of ...
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What shade of green is that?Like picking paint for the living room, it takes discernment to figure out just how energy-efficient a new home is, when it's touted as such.More builders are trying to ...
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(EDS: ADDING INFO FROM 7TH TO LAST GRAFS, 5TH LEAD TO FOLLOW)
Asia-Pacific leaders agreed Saturday to set an ''aspirational
goal'' of improving the energy efficiency of output by at least 25 ...
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