At the time of the World Water Forum that just occurred in Istanbul, Turkey, it is interesting to remind how water and energy are linked.
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Water & Energy
June 4th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Energy Efficiency - newsTags: CO2 emission, Energy Efficiency, wastewater, water systems
Facts about “CO2 emission”
May 11th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Energy Efficiency - newsTags: CO2 emission
Facts & figures about CO2 emission
Generally, the car manufacturers give the “CO2 emission” in g/km.
Other interesting figures to know is the quantity of CO2 produced per litre of fuel:
- for diesel: 2.62 kg/litre
- for gasoline: 2.39 kg/litre.
How green are Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs)?
April 27th, 2009 | 26 Comments | Posted in Energy Efficiency - lighting, Energy Efficiency - newsTags: CO2 emission, compact fluorescent light, electricity savings, fluorescent bulbs, harmonics, sustainable development
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Some countries and states like Australia, California, and the European Union plan in the near future to ban incandescent light bulbs, to the benefit of Compact Fluorescent Lights, Lamps (CFLs).
There are two main advantages given by Fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) : …
CO2 emission by countries
April 20th, 2009 | 6 Comments | Posted in Energy Efficiency - newsTags: CO2 emission
Did you know that the ”CO2 emission” per kWh of electricity produced varies greatly from one country to another?
Here are some statistics (kg of CO2 per kWh) : …
Swapping incandescent light bulbs to Compact Fluorescent Lights
April 11th, 2009 | 4 Comments | Posted in Energy Efficiency - lighting, Energy Efficiency - newsTags: compact fluorescent light, energy savings, fluorescent bulbs
In the USA, if each house swapped three 60W bulbs for (CFL) also called Compact Fluorescent Lamps or fluorescent bulbs using one quarter the energy (15W), and they were used six hours per day, the saving of CO2 emission would be equivalent to putting 3,500,000 cars off the road!
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