Tag Archives: Consumption
Consumption, carbon emissions and international trade
ScienceDaily (May 9, 2011) — Accurately calculating the amount of carbon dioxide emitted in the process of producing and bringing products to our doorsteps is nearly impossible, but still a worthwhile effort, two Carnegie researchers claim in a commentary published online this week by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The Global Ecology department’s … Continue reading
Energy Efficient Lighting for your Home ? The Secrets to a Wise Energy Consumption
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Geothermal wells to cut South Campus residence halls’ energy consumption by a third
Vegetative, green roof is first on campus Living Roofs Inc. installed a vegetative green roof on top of Kerr Scott Hall Thursday to display the possibilities of a green building to the Appalachian State University community. The green roof is a project of the Appalachian Physical Plant in conjunction with Pepco Energy Services and is … Continue reading
Sustainability at the Limits of Consumption and Production
One sentence in the press release about a new report from the UN is so simple it slips by at first: “The Earth, being a finite planet, has a limited capability to supply resources and to absorb pollution.” Nothing more profound can be said about energy and the environment. There was a time when people … Continue reading
Lynchburg College looks to cut power consumption, energy bills
Multichannel, 16-bit DAC drives productivity, energy efficiency and reliability in industrial process control I/O … Earlier this month Analog Devices, Inc., unveiled an innovative16-bit 4-channel control IC featuring Dynamic Power Control circuitry which claims to offer four times greater channel density, up to 80 percent power savings together with a 75 percent reduction in thermal … Continue reading
Internet’s energy consumption growing, report finds
Latest news 17 June 2010 The internet’s energy consumption is growing exponentially, a recent piece of research has revealed. According to scientists at the Universities of Leeds and Cambridge, the internet currently uses between three and five per cent of the world’s global electricity supply. They have now undertaken a project entitled Intelligent Energy Aware … Continue reading
Coca-Cola in bid to reduce fuel consumption
Latest news 16 June 2010 Coca-Cola has begun tests on an aerodynamic truck design in a bid to analyse and reduce its fuel consumption. The Bevan21 is the fast access curtainslider body being used in the trials, Transport News Network reported. In addition to the contoured container, Coca-Cola is also running a standard flat-roofed version … Continue reading
Energy consumption fell during recession, claims study
Latest news 11 June 2010 BP has revealed that the global recession led to a decline in energy consumption. According to the 2010 BP Statistical Review of World Energy, the amount of energy used in 2009 was lower than in the previous year. This is the first such decline since 1982, the year in which … Continue reading
Future trucks will have lower fuel consumption, suggests manufacturer
Latest news 04 June 2010 Lowering fuel consumption will be one of the key aspects of future truck development, it has been suggested. Volvo has been considering options for the future of trucking in a Concept Truck 2020 project. The prospects include linking trucks together in “long road-trains” which will travel together at around 56 … Continue reading