Sentence examples for energy conservation projects from inspiring English sources

Mr. Raacke said the fund from which the authority took the $20 million was intended for renewable energy like wind and solar power, and for energy conservation projects like installing energy-efficient light bulbs and air conditioning.

Capital and energy intensive distillation columns, like those used for separation of close boiling mixtures, are becoming primary targets of energy conservation projects in refining, petrochemical and chemical industries.

"There is a good basis to argue that China has done more to combat climate change over the past decade than has the United States," according to a new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council, an American environmental group that aids energy conservation projects in China.

A spokeswoman for the Energy Department said the agency was unaware of any completed net zero projects among more than 110 public and private commercial, industrial and governmental energy conservation projects that are part of the government program to reduce consumption.

In the US, Massachusetts was the first state to issue green, tax-exempt municipal bonds in June to fund energy conservation projects, such as improving energy efficiency in state buildings and protecting open spaces.

The program has proven to be a notable success, reducing average utility bills by 3.4percentt, driving $2.7 billion in economic growth and creating at least 14,200 new jobs through energy conservation projects funded by the revenue it generates.

In keeping with its conservation-as-lifestyle message, the event will decorate its grand space at the National Portrait Gallery with tree seedlings; the guest carpet will be made of recycled fibers; waste will be recycled and composted; its carbon emissions calculated and offset with contributions to energy-conservation projects by Native American family farmers.

Congress lost interest in energy conservation, and projects to develop shale oil and other alternatives were dropped.

Mr. Corzine, who was enthusiastic about the big-ticket transportation projects in line for federal funding, said he was equally excited about smaller elements of the stimulus funding, like the $73.6 million the state is scheduled to receive for energy and conservation projects.

Dillingham hopes that, post-Harvey, private buildings will take advantage of programs that encourage renewable energy adoption and water conservation, such as the Property Assessed Clean Energy measure, which gives Houston commercial property owners access to low-cost loans to finance energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation projects.

The money is to be used for the country's sustainable social and economic development, for renewable energy, conservation and reforestation projects.