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Jonathan Buck

Director of Communications, 45 years old

Switzerland, Vaud, Gingins

Web http://www.iec.ch

Skype Jonathan Buck

Topics of interest energy efficiency | global warming | renewable energy

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A person who wants to make a difference. I work for the IEC, which supports wattwatt.

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Electric cars drive to centre stage at IEC meeting in Israel

Posted on October 20, 2009 | 747 Views
The IEC is holding its annual general meeting in Tel Aviv this week with more than 1000 experts from 60 countries. High on the agenda are electric cars and the ...
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Global Days are dull, but this one is quite critical for our planet

Posted on October 14, 2009 | 763 Views | 1 Comment
Yes, I know we have all had enough of those world days...but this year's theme for the 14th October is "Tackling climate change through standards". The IEC (the ...
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LEDs lights proven to offer excellent life-cycle energy efficiency

Posted on August 4, 2009 | 1099 Views
A new report from the lighting industry shows that the total energy efficiency of the new LED lights are just as efficient over their life cycle when compared with traditional ...
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Everything you wanted to know about the Smart Grid but were afraid to ask

Posted on July 22, 2009 | 1206 Views
Update: Now available with pictures on the IEC site at: www.iec.ch/smartgrid. Attending the TEDGlobal event in Oxford this week , I contacted the IEC's guru on smart ...
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IEC gets picked by US DoE for Smart Grid

Posted on May 26, 2009 | 905 Views
It's good to see that IEC is playing a role in helping to map out the smart grid of the future. The US Department of Energy just posted this ...
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All UK Homes to have smart meters by 2020

Posted on May 11, 2009 | 829 Views
Found this story on the BBC site interesting and the quote from one of the trial customers at the end.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger at Solar Power International

Posted on October 22, 2008 | 1858 Views | 1 Comment
Just back from an amazing Solar Power conference and exhibition in San Diego, California. Over 20 000 professional delegates and a surprise address from Arnie himself. Please check out the ...
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Australian Government incentives on solar power in homes

Posted on September 3, 2008 | 2315 Views | 3 Comments
First admission: I work for the IEC, the organization that supports wattwatt. Second admission: I work in communications.  But I couldn't help sharing this from Australia thanks to my ...
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A nation breathing: How the US CO2 emmissions "look"

Posted on April 9, 2008 | 1997 Views
Just read this on wired . Scientists from NASA and the US Department of Energy have put together a video depicting the US CO2 emissions. Check out the Vulcan Project and ...
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If you read one book this year, read "The Hot Topic"

Posted on April 8, 2008 | 2486 Views | 1 Comment
I have been meaning to write a pulse on this for some days now!  Having finished the excellent book, " The Hot Topic " by Gabrielle Walker and Sir David King, I ...