Fab 15 will be TSMC's next "green fab" following Fab 12 and Fab 14, incorporating green concepts in energy conservation and pollution control in its design, including a process water conservation rate of 85%, reclamation of rainwater, recirculation and reuse of general exhaust heat, and development of solar power generation and LED lighting applications.
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An overall reduction in energy subsidies would encourage conservation and could reduce carbon emissions, even if renewable energy lost out in the deal.
Which makes them the most honest people you'll hear from in the whole energy conservation caper.
With foreign petroleum products expected to provide 70 percent of U.S. energy needs in the coming decades, energy conservation, independence and diversity have become paramount initiatives.
"In terms of energy efficiency and conservation, just installing a smart meter isn't going to have much effect, " says Greg Guthridge, a smart-grid consultant with Accenture.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, a Democrat, announced a plan in late June to reduce high energy costs in the state within the next three years through conservation measures.
At some point in the future, new energy technologies and conservation will lessen our dependence on oil.
The Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board reported in June that output from the region increased by 14% in 2009 to 544 million barrels.
Because of this uncertainty, Energy Points analysis also factors in conservation.
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Although, with plentiful oil and natural gas in the US, the pressure on energy conservation has eased a bit it is clear that there is a finite amount of accessible energy available and conservation of energy is important to preserve these assets for future generations.
The plan, according to aides, will combine incentives for conservation and developing energy resources in addition to petroleum -- such as nuclear power -- and new initiatives aimed at promoting domestic oil drilling.
The law of the conservation of energy, so significant in science and philosophy, was formulated four times independently in 1847, by Joule, Thomson, Colding and Helmholz.
As a former member of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, she has notable credentials in energy issues, something very much on constituents' minds.
Matthew Evans is an 18-year old who had the vision to create a non-profit called Discover Green, which is based in Pflugerville, Texas, raises awareness around energy and water conservation, and constructs sustainable landscape models throughout the community.
Some of this story is told in a patchy but useful book by Herbert Inhaber, Why Energy Conservation Fails (Quorum, 1997).
In fact, running a marathon is about the conservation of energy.
Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.
Even if the conservation measures now being considered are put in place, global energy consumption is still expected to top 14 Btoe by 2030, a 27% increase from where it is now.
In a world of good economic growth, even with greater conservation, world energy demand grows by 75%.
Unlike a speech earlier this month in which he dismissed the importance of conservation, Cheney said efforts to promote energy efficiency were "an important part" of the administration's proposal.
The final two MPs in the top six, David Amess and Iain Duncan Smith published measures to improve energy conservation and limit the powers of ministers, respectively.
To conservation-minded home or business owners, the turbines are an investment in clean energy and one way to ease America's dependence on foreign oil.
However, other colliery sites in the area are gradually coming back to life, often as business parks, nature conservation areas or in the case of the old Ollerton pit site, an "energy village" of housing, offices and light industry all built along environmentally conscious lines.
Across our country, scientists and engineers are laying the groundwork for the next big energy breakthrough, farmers across rural America are producing homegrown fuels, students are promoting conservation in their communities, and autoworkers are manufacturing the next generation of fuel-efficient cars.
As for the timescale, fusion certainly wouldn't be available in the short-term, but the problem of providing viable energy sources is not going to get easier even if conservation, CO2 sequestration, fission and renewables are more widely used, and there are currently no other large-scale options beyond the 20-50-year timeframe.
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