The problem has been figuring out how to unlock those efficiency improvements in the real world.
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If passed, it would include federal rebates on energy efficiency improvements people make on their homes.
And further manufacturing savings and efficiency improvements to LED lights will come with each generation of technology.
The company also made efficiency improvements in its production processes, which generally leads to lower overhead costs.
Without free trade, the efficiency improvements wrought by microeconomic reform will be blunted.
Most experts say that city dwellers should focus their energy conservation efforts on other renewable technologies or home efficiency improvements.
He said efforts were being made to find "cost and efficiency improvements" and establishing new ways generating income for the trust.
In the meanwhile, it is imperative that the firm continues making progress with cost reductions and efficiency improvements for its thin-film panels.
In order to realize efficiency improvements and economic benefits in the long term, companies will need to invest in improved monitoring tools.
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The firm is well run only by the low standards of the auction business, and there is room for further efficiency improvements.
The McKinsey Global Institute has found, for example, that up to 30% of global resource demand in 2030 could be met simply by efficiency improvements.
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This Rating Program will offer easy-to-understand and reliable information about the energy performance of an existing home that will help consumers to identify cost-effective energy efficiency improvements.
Grants for energy efficiency improvements are available from the EST.
Businesses typically measure sustainability either by counting reductions specific to each domain (BTUs, gallons, kWhs), or they equate sustainability with carbon or cost reductions (typically gained through efficiency improvements).
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Due to efficiency improvements, the 2013 Nissan LEAF is expected to offer improved range, with testing on the EPA test cycle to be announced closer the vehicle's on-sale date.
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Increased efficiency results from the standardization, better resource allocation and utilization, simplified and automated provisioning processes, and overall operational efficiency improvements in the automation of all aspects of IT management.
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At Ellesmere Port, there has been plenty of change, according to Mr Browning, pointing out that during the last 12 months, productivity has improved 30% and further efficiency improvements are expected.
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It was a "scandal" that such a small percentage of power is generated from renewable sources and there must be a "step change" in energy efficiency improvements to homes, he added.
To expand that market, the company on Monday said it had struck a deal with Admirals Bank of Boston to provide loans to SolarCity customers to finance energy efficiency improvements.
It also involves the deployment of low concentrating solar technology at a new scale, providing an indication of more such projects and efficiency improvements to come as solar energy marches towards grid parity.
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If a company can expand its output to meet the market demands simply by internal efficiency improvements (which is what productivity means to some extent), why should they go out and hire more labor?
The case for starting from within starts to look even better when you consider the fact that many of the companies that have made internal efficiency improvements in order to achieve emissions reduction are not only improving their corporate image, but are also saving money.
Budget constraints: A Resource Restriction Agreement caps spending on racing operations for all Formula One teams, making efficiency and operational improvements imperative.
China is growing so quickly that improvements in efficiency are often overwhelmed.
The involvement of private companies often produces dramatic improvements in efficiency within a few years, and provides the capital needed to connect millions of new customers.
These have made it increasingly difficult for the pair to argue that airlines should be satisfied with the incremental improvements in efficiency of 1-2% a year that they eke out of their existing designs.
By providing citizens with a safe and secure environment for carrying out their daily activities the EU is encouraging the adoption of new technologies that will be instrumental in bringing about improvements in efficiency and effectiveness.
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Other cleantech businesses that continue to look like good investments to venture capitalists include those producing products or software related to energy efficiency and those making improvements to existing businesses or products (making a better LED lighting system, for example).
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He said said that improvements in energy efficiency were driven by financial reasons, not environmental policies.
"Both in terms of speed and efficiency, we achieved major improvements over conventional conditions, " he said.
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