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How efficient are compact fluorescent lamps?

By Stefan Fassbinder / Published on Fri, 2008-10-24 13:59

The Australian Government wants to ban the use of incandescent lamps. The German Minister for the Environment approves and is thinking of taking up the idea. Replacing an incandescent bulb by a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) does indeed save around 75 % of the energy consumed. But how feasible is it to try and replace all existing incandescents by CFLs? Are today’s CFLs up to the job, or are technical improvements still required? And what about the alternatives? Are there any other light sources of equally high-efficiency as CFLs but without the disadvantages?

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Solar panels for cooling deep-freezers

By HDK / Published on Thu, 2009-06-25 09:54

[In partnership with VEI]

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Smart Domestic Appliances Provide Flexibility for Sustainable Energy Systems

By HDK / Published on Tue, 2009-06-09 12:18

In partnership with the Smart-A project.

Smart Domestic Appliances in Sustainable Energy Systems (Smart-A)” develops strategies for an intelligent operation of domestic appliances, which contributes to load management in future energy systems. Therefore, the project assesses the options for load shifting by a variety of appliances across Europe and evaluates them against the Demand Side Management requirements of future energy systems, which will feature large shares of variable wind and solar power production.

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Smart Domestic Appliances Provide Flexibility for Sustainable Energy Systems

By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Mon, 2009-05-25 16:31

The international workshop “Smart Domestic Appliances Provide Flexibility for Sustainable Energy Systems” will be held on Monday 15 June 2009 from 14:00 to 18:00 in the Estrel Hotel & Convention Centre in Berlin (Germany). The workshop is an official side event of the 5th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL 2009), which takes place in Berlin from 16-18 June 2009 (www.eedal.eu).

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Eco-friendly Off Grid lighting for developing countries

By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Wed, 2009-02-25 11:26

On Lake Victoria in Kenya OSRAM has launched a unique project for producing light away from a permanent power supply. At a specially constructed solar station (OSRAM Energy Hub) the local people can recharge batteries for energy-saving lamps, luminaires and other electrical appliances, such as mobile phones, at low cost and without damaging the environment. Off Grid solutions are the way forward for developing and emerging countries that cannot afford to set up a permanent power supply network. The market is huge. 1.6 billion people throughout the world live without electricity.

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Counting one's blessings

By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Mon, 2009-02-23 08:10

A home owner in The Netherlands bought and moved into a house. After 3 months, he checked the electrical installation (he has an engineering background) and counts his blessings. The picture shows a connection box for a washing machine which was a ticking time bomb. It was only a matter of time before the poor connection caused a fire, for example when the washing machine is running at night and residents are sleeping.

When seeing this picture, I immediately agreed within my own family not to run the washing machine or dryer when we're out of the house.

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