Energy

Referring again to the power consumption of “stand-by” appliances discussed earlier, I recently stoborrowed a WSE Wattmeter, made by Messtechnik Schaffhausen GmbH, from our laboratory, and measured the power consumption of the few appliances we have at our place after our recent move. Sony stereo player: 6 W. Aquarium, 60 L: 100 W with lighting […]

The BBC carries a story on the energy waste represented by household appliances kept on standby mode instead of being switched off. The UK alone wastes enough energy to send the population of Glasgow on a return flight to New York. The problem is that contrary to what most people (including me) believed, keeping an […]