Forgitit households are monitored for energy usage and their efficiency is calculated based upon different variables such as the square footage of the home, and all the data is put toward a greater energy consumption metric.
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So, far from the argument against capital taxation being based upon fairness, the argument against is based upon efficiency.
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Thus, the decline in unionization shows that regulating fairness is ineffective when the global labor market necessarily allocates labor based on efficiency.
Other provisions in the amendment would require the labeling of new tires so consumers can choose based on their efficiency, contributing to as much as a 3% reduction in fuel consumption and the electrification of truck stops.
Riding on cutting-edge technologies such as flex oDSP, super SD-FEC, and flex modulation format, this field trial achieved a record-breaking transmission distance of 1, 500 km using a super-channel PDM-16QAM-based high spectral efficiency solution, and a second record-breaking transmission distance of 3, 325 km using a super-channel Nyquist PDM-QPSK-based ultra-long-haul solution.
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It would be very convenient if my utility recommends such products to consumers based on the Energy Efficiency ratings and the load pattern in my neighborhood.
The guide, released Monday, analyzes technology companies on operational efficiency and commitment to the environment based on factors including green products and efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, said Casey Harrell, IT analyst at Greenpeace.
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Using this technique doubled the efficiency of Dr Kamat's cell from 5% to 10% at ultraviolet wavelengths and he reckons it would create similar increases in efficiency in both plastic and dye-based cells.
One of the early papers to come out of the project is a look at how the city of Busan, in South Korea, is using cloud-based city services to improve efficiency, reduce emissions and serve its residents better.
In its place will be decentralised arrangements based on partnership, quality and efficiency to put doctors and nurses in the lead in shaping local services.
To develop the efficiency reserves, engineers make equipment and programming decisions based on maximizing profit, not a mark-up of products.
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With paper-based systems you cannot have the types of efficiency we associate with Deming or the total production system.
"Data centers are hugely consumptive forces, " said Kevin Klustner, chief executive of Verdiem, a Seattle-based start-up that has developed energy-efficiency software for computer systems.
Having looked at the Scottish government's claims of surpassing its efficiency targets, it's found some of them are based only on what is reported back to them by government agencies, who obviously have a strong interest in massaging cuts into efficiencies for the sake of an easy life.
Many Westerners believe Japan has no choice but to convert to a market-based capitalist system, one which allocates resources to maximize efficiency, consumer welfare and profits.
Growth based only on increased inputs of capital rather than on efficiency gains will eventually be subject to diminishing returns, so in developed economies, where the capital stock is already large, technological advances and efficiency gains are the keys.
It was a mechanical calculation based on financial reports by adding together charitable commitment and fundraising efficiency ratios.
In terms of culture, finance, media and certain other transaction-based industries, a number of dense urban cores remain unassailable in their efficiency and appeal.
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Migrant workers in the Gulf states and elsewhere use this trust-based system to send billions of dollars back home, winning on both efficiency and cost.
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Because some users turn the crank-handle faster and harder than others, a nifty three-stage gearbox and a dynamo based on powerful neodymium-iron-boron magnets is used to ensure that efficiency is largely independent of the torque applied.
It has partnered with Toyota to co-develop hybrid systems that will provide greater fuel efficiency without compromising on performance, as well as develop in-car telematics and Internet based services that can lead to a spike in car sales.
The engine will be based on the Porsche RS Spyder racing engine that demonstrated its impressive performance and efficiency through multiple Michelin Green X Challenge victories in the American Le Mans Series, the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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The ultimate in energy efficiency will come when power producers can turn on and off small substations at a moments notice based on real-time data on energy consumption at a household level, and consumers can make power purchasing decision based on real-time metering of their consumption.
According to the Paris-based International Energy Agency, Beijing has an array of policies in place to promote energy efficiency, including a comprehensive climate change program put in place last year.
They hope to drive the program into a political and technological dead-end by denying it the synergy and efficiency that can come from an integrated management structure and by diverting funds from space- to ground-based defensive systems.
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Because these types of job cut are based on productivity boosting initiatives companies have taken, they likely reflect a permanent shift upwards in operational efficiency.
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Such big projects make sense for large solar-cell producers like SunPower and Arizona-based First Solar, since they provide reliable demand with which to keep their manufacturing plants running at peak efficiency.
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An accelerator based in New York is seeking to cut down that timeframe and increase the possibility of success by maximizing efficiency and providing developmental assistance for film projects it thinks has a real shot at going all the way.
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