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30 March 2009
EU Member States expressed their support for a Commission proposal to reduce the electricity consumption of circulators – which will save the equivalent of Ireland’s yearly electricity consumption – during the Ecodesign Regulatory Committee meeting of 27/3. The Regulation is expected to create 7,000 jobs and make electricity savings of €2.2 billion by 2020. “The [...]
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Google comes with freeware to monitor household energy consumption
24 March 2009
Google announced that they’re creating a free software tool that allows all users to monitor their home’s energy consumption and carbon footprint.
According to Greenpacks, Dan Reicher, Director for Climate Change and Energy Initiatives Google, confirmed and also mentioned that the new software is being developed and will be ‘open source’.
This will allow you to understand [...]
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Commission adopts two regulations to improve the efficiency of light bulbs
22 March 2009
The Commission adopted this week two ecodesign regulations to improve the energy efficiency of household lamps and of office, street and industrial lighting products. The two regulations lay down energy efficiency requirements which will save close to 80 TWh by 2020 (roughly the electricity consumption of Belgium, or of 23 million European households, or the [...]
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Impression: The Pharox LED lamp
21 March 2009
One can see big differences between LED lamps. Although the market for this new technology is growing fast, there is still al lot of resistance against this innovative technology. Main point made by opponents is that the light is too harsh and too white. That’s why most producers are working hard on the development of [...]
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Plasma Television banned from European market by 2012?
18 March 2009
In 2012 new televisions will have to consume 20% less energy than televisions which came to the market in 2008. This is the proposal which will be voted on by the Ecodesign committee of the European Commission. If the bill passes, this will mena that plasma televisions will have a hard time staying on the [...]
Category: Energy, Energy savings, Politics
Europe should regulate energy consumption electrical devices
10 March 2009
Several European environmental organizations have called upon experts in the EU to work on stiff regulations regarding the energy consumption of household appliances. The experts of members of the EU are to decide this week on new environmental standards devices such as televisions, washing machines and refrigerators.
The environmentalists are afraid that the experts will sway [...]
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Gamesa introduces an energy efficiency program in its production centers that reduces consumption up to 20%
9 March 2009
Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica has introduced an energy efficiency program as part of the implementation of its Energyculture policy in all areas of the firm, thereby going from energy consumption to an efficient management of its own energy resources.
The Gamesa Efficiency Energy Program (GEEP) is contributing to reducing Gamesa’s CO2 emissions, reducing the firm’s costs [...]
Category: Energy, Energy savings, Wind energy
Bringing Energy Saving to the People: Japanese Eco-Action Points Program Rewards Efforts
24 February 2009
How do you mobilize the general public to save energy? How do you raise consciousness on the topic of reducing CO2 emissions? In the Japanese city Kyoto the municipality started what they call the Kyoto Eco-Action Points program. It’s actually a simple scheme rewarding efforts of people to save energy.
How? The Kyoto Carbon Dioxide Reduction [...]
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New: houses producing more energy than owners can consume
21 February 2009
The Dutch town Coevorden is probably the first European town where houses will be built which produce more electricity than that they consume. The three so called HE-Active houses (High Effictive & Energy Active) will be built in the first half of this year. The extra cost for realizing this sustainable level will be subsidized [...]
Category: Energy, Energy savings, Solar energy
Lightbulb banned from Europe
20 February 2009
The European Union has agreed upon a ban of the traditional incandescent light bulb. The Europarlement Commission of Environmental Affairs decided on this on February 17 last.
The phasing out will start with the disappearance of the 100 Watt lamp as of September 1 2009. Three years later – in 2012 – the incandescent light bulb [...]
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