Gadgets and gigawatts : policies for energy efficient electronics.
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 globa...
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Paris :
OECD/IEA,
[2009]
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| Online Access: | OECD |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (420 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1282125761 9781282125766 9264059547 9789264059542 |
| DOI: | 10.1787/9789264059542-en |