Gadgets and Gigawatts
Subtitle: Policies for Energy Efficient Electronics
By: International Energy Agency
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9789264059542
Subjects: Force and energy; Power (Mechanics); Power resources
Description: 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.This book examines how "smart" this equipment is from an energy efficiency perspective and what the potential is for energy savings.  It 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.
Table of contents: title: Executive Summary; title: Chapter 1. Global and Regional Trends in Residential Electricity Consumption; title: Chapter 2. Effective Policies for Energy Efficiency; title: Chapter 3. Country and Regional Reviews; title: Australasia; title: Canada; title: European Union; title: Japan; title: South Korea; title: United States; title: Brazil; title: China; title: India; title: Mexico; title: South Africa; title: Chapter 4. The Case of Electronic Appliances; title: Chapter 5. What's on TV?; title: Chapter 6. Computers and Monitors; title: Chapter 7. Set-top Boxes; title: Chapter 8. Miscellaneous ICT and CE Equipment; title: Chapter 9. Cross-cutting Issues; title: Chapter 10. Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations; title: Annex I. Summary of Estimated BAU, LLCC and BAT Electricity Consumption; title: Annex II. Evaluation Metrics Used in Analysis; title: Abbreviations and Acronyms; title: Glossary; title: References