Products

Air Conditioning

Air Conditioning

The use of air-conditioners is not widespread in Europe, but is expected to double by 2020. Unlike the US, Japan or Australia, the European Union does not yet have a minimum energy performance standard for air conditioners.

Boilers & water heaters

Boilers & water heaters

Strikingly, the stock of our heating equipment is responsible for 25% of all CO2 emissions, around the same level as road transport or industry. This is by far the biggest source of energy consumption in our homes.

Computers, monitors and imaging equipment

Computers, monitors and imaging equipment

Computers, monitors and imaging equipment are the cornerstone of information and communication technologies (ICT). The rapid expansion of internet and e-services is creating additional electricity consumption and vast amounts of electronic scrap.

Electric Motors

Electric Motors

Industrial motors are responsible for 70% of industrial and 40% of tertiary electricity consumption in Europe, but the potential for emission reductions if industry switches to more efficient models is huge.

Fridges and Freezers

Fridges and Freezers

Fridges are one of the top sources of electricity consumption in our homes. European Union consumers use 122 TWh of electricity yearly to power their fridges and freezers (equivalent to the residential electricity consumption of the UK).

Lightbulbs

Lightbulbs

Lighting consumes as much as 340 TWh of electricity per year in Europe (equivalent to the residential electricity consumption of France, UK and Italy combined). Without policies, it would grow by another 100 TWh by 2020.

Set-top boxes (TV decoders)

Set-top boxes (TV decoders)

As TV channels are switching to digital broadcast, most European households need to buy a set top box (TV decoder) to continue watching programs with their existing set. Dozens of millions of these devices are being be sold, but will be disposed of when digital TV sets become mainstream.

Standby

Standby

When a computer, a television or a radio is on standby mode it still consumes energy, and a surprising amount of energy given that the appliance is not in use and supposedly ‘at rest’. The energy needed to power the various products on standby, can increase household bills by a considerable amount over a year.

TVs

TVs

Television contributes significantly to the electricity use of European households (at least 10%). If we do nothing, European electricity consumption from TVs will more than double and increase by 77 TWh by 2020 (as much as the residential electricity consumption of Spain).