The two companies have been working to boost the efficiency of the cad-tel solar panels.

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And the Energy Conversion exec adds that the company is working on new technology that should improve the conversion efficiency of its thin-film solar products.

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With this aim in mind, the company is constantly working to improve its technology so as to increase the efficiency of power plants.

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Launched in 1991, the Energy Foundation today is the largest philanthropic funder of nonprofits working on energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.

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The particulars are far less important than the logic behind them: efficiency requires recognizing that different types of days required different types of schedules, and working out the nitty-gritty in advance allows better use of whatever time you do have.

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In terms of time efficiency, the U.S. Department of Transportation estimates that people spend on average 52 minutes each working day commuting.

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Tony Blair was willing to use market mechanisms to improve the efficiency of the health service, and there is evidence that they were working.

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Conservative candidate Tony Hogg said he would prioritise working with the chief constable to increase efficiency and gain a "fairer slice of government funding to offset the savings".

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Overseeing such efficiency gains and other issues are the 300 employees sitting in the holding company, many working out of glorified cubbyholes.

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