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Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme Extended to Hot/cold Bottled Water DispensersHONG KONG, April 17, 2008 - The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) today extends the voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme (EELS) to cover hot/cold bottled water dispensers. The department is inviting manufacturers, importers and local agents of hot/cold bottled water...
last updated 2008-05-08 10:52:10
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Workshop on Phase-Out 2008: Working Towards Global Phase-out of Inefficient Lighting, 12-14 May 2008, ChinaPhase-Out 2008 is an international forum for key stakeholders to meet and exchange information on the initiatives taking place around the globe. It is an opportunity to share experience and lessons learned, consider key challenges to the phase-out and implications...
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International Conference on STANDBY POWER, New Delhi, India, April 2 - 3, 2008The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), India will host a two-day conference on Standby Power, organised in conjunction with the International Energy Agency. Regular international conferences on Standby Power have helped to keep the issue at the forefront of national...
last updated 2008-02-20 10:32:55
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Philippines Phasing Out Incandescent Bulbs to Cut Greenhouse Gas EmissionsMANILA, PHILIPPINES (February 5, 2008) - In a first for Asia, the
Philippines plans to phase out inefficient incandescent bulbs in favor of more
energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) that will reduce greenhouse
gas emissions and cut household energy costs....
last updated 2008-02-07 09:26:29
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A Global Movement toward Phasing out Energy Inefficient Light Bulbs is Emerging!(January 23, 2008) - All over the world, in an effort to
reduce greenhouse gas emission, nations are moving gradually toward more
energy-efficient lighting and phasing out inefficient bulbs.
Australia took a leadership role when in February of...
last updated 2008-01-24 14:03:43
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Asian Suppliers and Governments Discuss Concerns About CFL QualityA workshop was held in Bangkok during was held October 25-26, 2007 to discuss
concerns about the proliferation of shoddy energy-saving lamps (compact
fluorescent lamps, or CFLs) in the Asian region. Participants included regional and international CFL manufacturers, key
division...
last updated 2008-01-24 09:30:43
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Presentations on the Australian Plan for the Phase-out of Inefficient Lighting – Chinese Stakeholder Workshop, 6 December 2007, Beijing, ChinaThe Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) held a workshop – " Australian
Plan for the Phase-out of Inefficient Lighting – Chinese
Stakeholder" - in Beijing on 7th December 2007. The workshop is to
announce the Australian plan for the phase-out of inefficient lighting to...
last updated 2008-01-24 09:22:55
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Standby losses account for roughly 5% of U.S. residential energy useStandby losses account for roughly 5% of U.S. residential energy use. Many idle electronics – TVs, VCRs, DVD and CD players, cordless phones, microwaves – use energy even when switched off to keep display clocks lit and memory chips and remote controls working. Nationally, these energy “vampires” cost consumers more than $3 billion annually
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and quoted in Alliance’s Power$mart booklet read more
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