Ecodesign and Britain’s referendum on membership in the EU

New rules could save eight million tonnes of oil and 10 million tonnes of CO2 - but Leave campaigners ignore these benefits when attacking EU efficiency standards, argues Andrew Warren, friend of EiD and Chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, on the Business Green website. While you may not be directly affected by the … Continue reading Ecodesign and Britain’s referendum on membership in the EU →

Reflecting on the first-ever efficiency standards proposals for commercial and industrial compressors in US

In developing energy efficiency strategies, we are well aware of the importance of minimum performance standards. Meg Waltner, writes on the Natural Resources Defense Council’s website about proposed the first-ever efficiency standards for commercial and industrial compressors. It is important that regulations move more towards industrial and commercial products Energy Savings on the Way … Continue reading Reflecting on the first-ever efficiency standards proposals for commercial and industrial compressors in US →

Lack of effective enforcement of EU directives shows high percentage of appliances not meeting standards

In our modern societies we use a lot of appliances. When we buy them, we depend on both the performance standard and the label providing us the performance level to be correct. Otherwise we pay for more electricity than we should and that has repercussions on emissions, energy consumption and our pocketbooks. Arthur Neslen writes … Continue reading Lack of effective enforcement of EU directives shows high percentage of appliances not meeting standards →

Identifying a potential opportunity to save energy – in televisions

We are always looking at novel ways to save energy. It is certainly important that we need to know more about consumers and how they use their appliances. Chris Mooney writes in the Washington Post about a suggestion that power companies should create incentives for the purchase of new and highly efficient TVs among that … Continue reading Identifying a potential opportunity to save energy – in televisions →

Increasingly, devices and appliances are becoming ‘smart’ and digitally connected

We all know how our lives are evolving as we are confronted with new technologies that are there to make our lives simpler. With digitisation entering various walks of life, an increasing number of devices and appliances are becoming ‘smart’ and digitally connected. Anil Chaudhary, MD for Schneider Electric India writes on India’s Financial Express … Continue reading Increasingly, devices and appliances are becoming ‘smart’ and digitally connected →

Racing car engineers turn their attention to refrigerators

Formula One racing is the premier championship globally. While the focus is on state-of-the-art cars, at least one of the teams is using its technical understanding to improve the performance of commercial refrigerators. Malcolm Moore writes about latest developments in the Financial Times Williams harnesses Formula One aerofoil technology for fridges In a room … Continue reading Racing car engineers turn their attention to refrigerators →

Impact of new US energy efficiency standards

In late 2015, the US government announced new minimum energy performance standards. Lauren Urbanek writes a good blog on the Natural Resources Defense Council website, discussing the expected benefits to consumers. Efficiency Standards Quietly Lead to Billions of Energy Bill Savings for Consumers While most consumers and business owners probably don't think much about … Continue reading Impact of new US energy efficiency standards →

Washington not slowing down on energy efficiency as year coming to an end

It is encouraging to see how the Obama Administration has been able to push the agenda on sustainable energy, even though they have had no co-operation from Congress. Chris Mooney writes in the Washington Post about the latest rulings on minimum energy performance standards. The Department of Energy is calling this the “largest energy-saving standard … Continue reading Washington not slowing down on energy efficiency as year coming to an end →

Regulatory concerns about minimum energy performance standards for vacuum cleaners

Ever since the news about how VW flaunted the regulatory process on emissions testing, James Dyson, inventor of his famous bag-less vacuum cleaner, has been raising concerns about vacuum cleaner tests. Michael Pooler writes in the Financial Times about latest developments. Inventor James Dyson faces challenge to clean up EU vacuum tests It took … Continue reading Regulatory concerns about minimum energy performance standards for vacuum cleaners →

This week’s briefs

There are some good brief news items this week. • WSED Young Researchers Conference Only a few days remain to submit a paper. The deadline is October 9th. The annual World Sustainable Energy Days [http://www.wsed.at/en/world-sustainable-energy-days/] in Wels, Austria has grown from strength to strength over recent years. The World Sustainable Energy Days are organised … Continue reading This week’s briefs →