But these pioneers also saw strong financial rewards from embracing social technologies: Cost reduction, operational efficiency, faster innovation through co-creation, and increased customer satisfaction.
NOte that 23% reduction in fuel consumption is due to the efficiency increase and another 5% reduction is due to the replacement of 5% of the gas by the ethanol (EDIE uses 5% ethanol).
As an EDF Climate Corps fellow with eBay, Megan Rast took the challenge to make the business case for energy efficiency and carbon reduction initiatives this summer.
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By the same token, renewable technologies are following similar output efficiency and cost reduction curves, while growing more quickly than most optimistic projections of just a few years ago.
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By doubling the number of StemCell Media processors compared to the previous ZMS-20, the ZMS-40 delivers twice the peak media performance, while running the larger array at lower clock speeds to achieve the same performance leads to greater energy efficiency and a reduction in power consumption of up to 50 percent.
Gross margins continued their upward trend with ongoing efficiency enhancing and cost reduction programs, along with favorable mix, contributing to these results.
Meeting budget deficit reduction targets will require austerity and more efficiency, he said, including cuts to government bureaucracy.
They also want people with a good mix of industrial engineering knowledge and command of supply chains for efficiency, cost savings and risk reduction.
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The planes, set to arrive between 2014 and 2018, will provide improved reliability, a 30% increase in fuel efficiency, and a 20% reduction in unit operating costs.
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He said the cut in tax had been achieved, despite a 39% reduction in government grants, by "focusing on efficiency in everything we do".
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.
Efficiency gains could translate into an annual CO2e reduction of upwards of 250 million tons annually consumption by 2020.
Given today's materials and know-how, automotive engineers reckon a 10% reduction in vehicle weight yields a 6% improvement in efficiency.
"A more significant reduction in global warming could potentially be achieved by increasing fuel efficiency or shifting from petrol to diesel, " the report said.
Council leader John Beesley called the criticisms "nonsense" and said efficiency savings and successful grant applications had helped make the reduction possible.
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.
Together with renovating hydroelectric dams and increasing efficiency, this will continue the three most important carbon-reduction strategies we have ever had.
Prizes could be used to increase energy efficiency, cost-effectively convert solar energy to electricity, waste reduction efforts, and drive advancements on any number of environmental issues.
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Red tape from municipal and provincial governments gums up foreign investment, and the reduction in loans to cement and steel companies cuts all investment--including money for efficiency projects--to those industries.
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