maximum efficiency
31Kaldor-Hicks efficiency — (named for Nicholas Kaldor and John Hicks) is a measure of economic efficiency that captures some of the intuitive appeal of Pareto efficiency, but has less stringent criteria and is hence applicable to more circumstances. Under Kaldor Hicks… …
32Vehicle Efficiency Initiative — The Vehicle Efficiency Incentive (VEI) was introduced in the 2007 Canadian federal government budget, aimed at promoting fuel efficient vehicles. The VEI took effect on 2007 3 20 and included a performance based rebate program offering up to… …
33Thermal efficiency — In thermodynamics, the thermal efficiency (eta {th} ,) is a dimensionless performance measure of a thermal device such as an internal combustion engine, a boiler, or a furnace, for example. The input, Q {in} ,, to the device is heat, or the heat… …
34Fuel efficiency in transportation — This page describes fuel efficiency in means of transportation. For the environmental impact assessment of a given product or service throughout its lifespan, see life cycle assessment. Caveats Comparing Fuel efficiency in transportation is a bit …
35Propulsive efficiency — In aircraft and rocket design, overall propulsive efficiency eta is the efficiency, in percent, with which the energy contained in a vehicle s propellant is converted into useful energy, to replace losses due to air drag, or gravity, or to… …
36Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership — The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is an active, global public private partnership that was launched by the United Kingdom along with other partners at the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in …
37X-efficiency — In economics, x efficiency is the effectiveness with which a given set of inputs are used to produce outputs. If a firm is producing the maximum output it can, given the resources it employs, such as men and machinery, and the best technology… …
38Eco-efficiency — OverviewThe term eco efficiency was coined by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in its 1992 publication Changing Course . It is based on the concept of creating more goods and services while using fewer resources and… …
39x-efficiency — ˌx efˈficiency noun [uncountable] COMMERCE HUMAN RESOURCES the ability of a business to achieve the best results in the most economic way in relation to the number of employees, machines etc it has: • the x efficiency of commercial banks in Hong… …
40economic efficiency — the point at which the added cost of producing a unit of fish is equal to what buyers pay. Producing fewer fish would bring the cost lower than buyers are paying. Producing more fish would raise the cost higher than buyers are paying. Harvesting… …
