[CAnet - news] Electricity consumption by consumer electronics exceeds that of traditional appliances in most homes
"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Wed, 20 May 2009 12:07:06 -0400
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This is a multipart message in MIME format. --===============0065834416== Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01A8_01C9D943.7E82D730" Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01A8_01C9D943.7E82D730 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_01A9_01C9D943.7E82D730" ------=_NextPart_001_01A9_01C9D943.7E82D730 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For more information on this item please visit my blog at=20 http://green-broadband.blogspot.com/ or http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com ------------------------------------------- =20 =20 [More alarming data on the contribution of ICT, especially consumer = devices to energy consumption and resultant CO2 emissions. We know that = demand for ICT products and services will grow much faster than growth = rate of overall economy. Will energy efficiency be able to keep pace = with this growth in demand for ICT equipment, especially as ICT is also = used for energy reduction and CO2 abatement? Already consumer = electronics are predicted to produce approximately 1/6 of CO2 in the US. = Excerpts from Globe and Mail and IEA press releases=E2=80=94BSA] =20 =20 http://www.iea.org/journalists/headlines.asp IEA - Rising numbers of electronic gadgets undo efficiency gains Reporting about the new IEA publication Gadgets and Gigawatts which = finds that the rapidly growing number of televisions, laptops and other = electronic devices will triple energy consumption by 2030, the newswire = quotes. =20 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090513.wgadgetsstaff= 0513/BNStory/Technology/home =20 Power alarm over home electronics In a report yesterday, the Paris-based IEA urged governments around the = world to quickly adopt new standards that would make electronic devices = such as televisions, laptops and game consoles more energy efficient. All those PlayStations that are hooked up in the family rooms of the = nation are notorious energy vampires. So, too, are the chargers that are = needed to keep juiced the iPods, cellphones, laptops and cordless phones = that are staples of modern living. In its report yesterday, the International Energy Agency said the boom = in electronics threatens to undermine efforts to reduce residential = power demand and cut greenhouse gas emissions. =E2=80=9CDespite anticipated improvements in the efficiency of = electronic devices, these savings are likely to be overshadowed by the = rising demand for technology=E2=80=9D in both the rich world and = developing countries, IEA president Nobuo Tanaka said in a release. Residential power demand is soaring with the proliferation of MP3 = players, home video games, set-top boxes, wireless routers, portable = phones and flat-screen, high-definition digital televisions. In the = typical rich-world household, electricity demand from consumer = electronics = <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090513.wgadgetsstaf= f0513/BNStory/Technology/home> = http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif now far = exceeds the amount of power used by appliances like fridges and = dishwashers. Last year, the world spent $80-billion (U.S.) on electricity to power = these household electronics, and that is expected to grow to = $200-billion by 2030. To meet the demand would require the output of 200 = new power plants, and would double greenhouse gas emissions to one = billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. =20 http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/add.aspx?id=3D361 Gadgets and Gigawatts <http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/add.aspx?id=3D361> = -- Policies for Energy Efficient Electronics, ISBN 978-92-64-05953-5, = paper =E2=82=AC100, PDF =E2=82=AC80 (2009 = <http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/b.aspx?year=3D2009> ) Type: Studies=20 Subject: CO2 = <http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/b.aspx?Subject=3DCO2%20Emissions> = Emissions ; Electricity = <http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/b.aspx?Subject=3DElectricity> ; Energy = <http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/b.aspx?Subject=3DEnergy%20Efficiency> = Efficiency ; Sustainable = <http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/b.aspx?Subject=3DSustainable%20Development= > Development=20 By 2010 there will be over 3.5 billion mobile phones subscribers, 2 = billion TVs in use around the world and 1 billion personal computers. = Electronic devices are a growing part of our lives and many of us can = count between 20 and 30 separate items in our homes, from major items = like televisions to a host of small gadgets. The communication and = entertainment benefits these bring are not only going to people in = wealthier nations - in Africa, for example, one in nine people now has a = mobile phone. But as these electronic devices gain popularity, they = account for a growing portion of household energy consumption.=20 How =E2=80=9Csmart=E2=80=9D is this equipment from an energy efficiency = perspective and should we be concerned about how much energy these = gadgets use? What is the potential for energy savings?=20 This new book, Gadgets and Gigawatts: Policies for Energy Efficient = Electronics, includes a global assessment of the changing pattern in = residential electricity consumption over the past decade and an in-depth = analysis of the role played by electronic equipment. It reviews the = influence that government policies have had on creating markets for more = energy efficient appliances and identifies new opportunities for = creating smarter, more energy efficient homes. 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We know that demand for ICT = products and services will grow much faster than growth rate of overall = economy.=C2=A0 Will energy efficiency be able to keep pace with this growth in demand for = ICT equipment, especially as ICT is also used for energy reduction and CO2 abatement? Already consumer electronics are predicted to produce = approximately 1/6 of CO2 in the US. =C2=A0=C2=A0Excerpts from Globe and Mail and IEA press = releases=E2=80=94BSA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'>http://www.iea.org/journalists/headlines.asp<o:p></o:p></= span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><strong>IEA - Rising numbers of electronic gadgets = undo efficiency gains</strong><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><br> Reporting about the new IEA publication Gadgets and Gigawatts which = finds that the rapidly growing number of televisions, laptops and other electronic = devices will triple energy consumption by 2030, the newswire = quotes.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><a href=3D"http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090513.wgadg= etsstaff0513/BNStory/Technology/home">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/serv= let/story/RTGAM.20090513.wgadgetsstaff0513/BNStory/Technology/home</a><o:= p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>Power alarm over home = electronics<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>In a report yesterday, the = Paris-based IEA urged governments around the world to quickly adopt new standards that = would make electronic devices such as televisions, laptops and game consoles = more energy efficient.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>All those PlayStations that are = hooked up in the family rooms of the nation are notorious energy vampires. So, too, = are the chargers that are needed to keep juiced the iPods, cellphones, laptops = and cordless phones that are staples of modern living.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>In its report yesterday, the = International Energy Agency said the boom in electronics threatens to undermine = efforts to reduce residential power demand and cut greenhouse gas = emissions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>=E2=80=9CDespite anticipated = improvements in the efficiency of electronic devices, these savings are likely to be = overshadowed by the rising demand for technology=E2=80=9D in both the rich world and = developing countries, IEA president Nobuo Tanaka said in a = release.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>Residential power demand is soaring = with the proliferation of MP3 players, home video games, set-top boxes, wireless routers, portable phones and flat-screen, high-definition digital = televisions. In the typical rich-world household, electricity demand from <a href=3D"http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090513.wgadg= etsstaff0513/BNStory/Technology/home" target=3D"_blank">consumer electronics<span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext; text-decoration:none'><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'><img = border=3D0 width=3D10 height=3D10 id=3D"Picture_x0020_7" = src=3D"cid:[email protected]" alt=3D"http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif"></sp= an></span></a> now far exceeds the amount of power used by appliances like fridges and dishwashers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>Last year, the world spent = $80-billion (U.S.) on electricity to power these household electronics, and that is = expected to grow to $200-billion by 2030. To meet the demand would require the = output of 200 new power plants, and would double greenhouse gas emissions to one = billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'>http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/add.aspx?id=3D361<o:p></o:p= ></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><a href=3D"http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/add.aspx?id=3D361">Gadgets and = Gigawatts</a> -- <em>Policies for Energy Efficient Electronics</em>, ISBN = 978-92-64-05953-5, paper =E2=82=AC100, PDF =E2=82=AC80 (<a = href=3D"http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/b.aspx?year=3D2009" title=3D"Get all 2009 publications">2009</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'>Type: Studies <br> Subject: <a = href=3D"http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/b.aspx?Subject=3DCO2%20Emissions">C= O2 Emissions </a>; <a href=3D"http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/b.aspx?Subject=3DElectricity">Elect= ricity </a>; <a = href=3D"http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/b.aspx?Subject=3DEnergy%20Efficienc= y">Energy Efficiency </a>; <a href=3D"http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/b.aspx?Subject=3DSustainable%20Deve= lopment">Sustainable Development </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'>By 2010 there will be over 3.5 billion mobile phones subscribers, 2 billion TVs = in use around the world and 1 billion personal computers. Electronic devices = are a growing part of our lives and many of us can count between 20 and 30 = separate items in our homes, from major items like televisions to a host of small gadgets. The communication and entertainment benefits these bring are = not only going to people in wealthier nations - in Africa, for example, one in = nine people now has a mobile phone. But as these electronic devices gain = popularity, they account for a growing portion of household energy consumption. <br> <br> How =E2=80=9Csmart=E2=80=9D is this equipment from an energy efficiency = perspective and should we be concerned about how much energy these gadgets use? What is the = potential for energy savings? <br> <br> This new book, <i>Gadgets and Gigawatts: Policies for Energy Efficient Electronics</i>, includes a global assessment of the changing pattern in residential electricity consumption over the past decade and an in-depth analysis of the role played by electronic equipment. It reviews the = influence that government policies have had on creating markets for more energy = efficient appliances and identifies new opportunities for creating smarter, more = energy efficient homes. This book is essential reading for policy makers and = others interested in improving the energy efficiency of our = ho<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoPlainText>-------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>= <p class=3DMsoPlainText>To subscribe or unsubscribe send e-mail to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><o= :p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>These news items and comments are mine alone and = do not necessarily reflect those=C2=A0 of the CANARIE board or = management.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>------<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><o:p= ></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><a = href=3D"http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com/">http://billstarnaud.blogspot.c= om/</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_001_01A9_01C9D943.7E82D730-- ------=_NextPart_000_01A8_01C9D943.7E82D730 Content-Type: image/gif; name="image007.gif" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-ID: <[email protected]> R0lGODlhCgAKAKIHAECLQOfw57/Yv4CygABkAKDFoP///////yH5BAEAAAcALAAAAAAKAAoAAAMm eAI0clCREAp4EARjShnR1HlENHhoCS1pESkDQRTN+8qgDeH6TiQAOw== ------=_NextPart_000_01A8_01C9D943.7E82D730-- --===============0065834416== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ news mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canarie.ca/mailman/listinfo/news --===============0065834416==--