Found 7 result for Tag: standby.

Smart device for phone chargers saves electricity

Philippa Martin-King on August 3, 2010
The average British household wastes £37 each year by leaving appliances on stand-by reports the UK manufacturer of a smart power socket that turns off ...

SELINA Project - Newsletter Nº1

Carlos Patrão on May 29, 2009
 SELINA Project Has Taken Off  A new Energy Intelligence for Europe (IEE) project has taken off : the SELINA project which stands for Standby and Off-Mode ...

Standby => Yearly electricity savings equivalent to annual consumption of Denmark

Philippa Martin-King on July 10, 2008
EurActive reports today that its special regulatory committee has approved rules to reduce the energy consumption of electrical appliances used in homes and offices. The ...

The 100 terawatt hour hotel electricity bill

Mark Frary on May 7, 2008
I get to stay in an awful lot of hotels in my job. I’m the ski correspondent for The Times newspaper in the UK ...

Does using standby make me a carbon criminal?

Mark Frary on May 7, 2008
In these times of increased concern about global warming , the average person is now being forced to question everything they do in their daily lives ...

Earth Hour approaches on Saturday...24 cities, 240 000+ people, 18 000 businesses

Jonathan Buck on March 27, 2008
Thanks to Vered in Israel for highlighting one major global event this week. Please do take a moment to check this out. Earth Hour , an ...

Some issues related to standby power

Jack Sheldon on July 3, 2007
There's been much talk recently in the press about energy wasted in the form of standby power. The Swiss papers regularly talk about saving ...