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As fuel prices rise, companies look to energy efficient solutions

August 4, 2022 Leave a Comment

With fossil fuel prices reaching record highs, companies around the world are focusing on energy efficiency to save money and reduce the emissions driving the climate crisis. Research shows that a safe future below 1.5°C requires the world to cut 30 gigatonnes greenhouse gas emissions (CO2) annually by 2030. Carbon emissions need to be cut by building smart cities and managing land and resources more efficiently.  Transport and buildings are among the largest contributors. “Increasing ...Read More

Filed Under: Electric Motors, Events and Newsroom, News, Transformers Tagged With: Turkey

SAPP-U4E Meeting on Southern Africa Regional and National Opportunities for Energy-Efficient Transformers and Appliances

March 28, 2022 Leave a Comment

On 28 March 2022, the United Nations Environment Programme United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative and the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) convened a meeting with Southern African power utilities and distribution transformers focal points who sit on Integrated Demand Management Working Group (IDMWG) to discuss the development of minimum energy performance standards (MEPS), and the use of the new U4E total cost of ownership tool, for distribution transformers. The objective of the meeting ...Read More

Filed Under: Events and Newsroom, News, Transformers Tagged With: EAC and SADC

U4E and AfDB partner to host a series of energy efficiency webinars for African stakeholders

October 5, 2021 Leave a Comment

Between July and September 2021, United for Efficiency and the AfDB (African Development Bank) partnered to run three workshops aimed at energy efficiency stakeholders across Africa, including policymakers, public procurement personnel and representatives of standards organisations, power utilities, national and regional electricity regulatory authorities and energy entities. Held in collaboration with the regional sustainable energy centres from Africa, EACREEE, ECREEE and SACREEE, and the ...Read More

Filed Under: Events and Newsroom, News, Transformers

U4E November Event Registration Now Open

October 23, 2017 Leave a Comment

Join us to network with senior officials, top business executives and civil society leaders! United for Efficiency is pleased to welcome you to a high-level conference on accelerating the global transition to energy-efficient products. UN Environment Executive Director Erik Solheim will lead off the event, which will feature senior government officials, top business executives, and civil society leaders. Throughout the day, participants will highlight progress on policies and programmes that ...Read More

Filed Under: Air Conditioners, Electric Motors, Events, Events and Newsroom, Lighting, News, Refrigerators, Transformers Tagged With: Air Conditioners, Electric Motors, Lighting, Refrigerators, Transformers

Kazakhstan and UNDP-GEF Start a New United for Efficiency Project

September 14, 2017 Leave a Comment

On September 14, 2017 in Astana city the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry for Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MID RK) with the financial support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) are presenting the Project “Standards, certification and labelling of energy efficiency of electric domestic appliances and equipment in Kazakhstan”, further referred as Project. This Project is a part of the global initiative United for Efficiency (U4E), ...Read More

Filed Under: Electric Motors, Events and Newsroom, News, Refrigerators, Transformers Tagged With: Electric Motors, Refrigerators, Transformers

U4E Webinar Reaches Global Audience

July 27, 2017 Leave a Comment

On 25 July, 2017, the Clean Energy Solutions Center, in partnership with UN Environment, hosted a webinar highlighting the findings of six new policy guides developed by United for Efficiency. The webinar, addressing indoor and outdoor lighting, room air conditioners, household refrigerators, electric motors and motor systems, and transformers, reached energy experts in over 70 countries around the world. Well over half of the world’s electricity is consumed by the products addressed in these ...Read More

Filed Under: Air Conditioners, Electric Motors, Events, Events and Newsroom, Lighting, News, Refrigerators, Transformers Tagged With: Air Conditioners, Electric Motors, Lighting, Refrigerators, Transformers

ABB Bringing Expertise to United for Efficiency

May 31, 2017 Leave a Comment

Virtually all the electrical energy we use needs to flow through transformers before reaching the application of end use. Out of these applications electrical motors are having the highest share of electrical energy use, about 53 per cent. By 2030 the number of transformers and motors needed is expected to grow considerably. Most of the older motors and transformer products in use today and many of the new ones being sold waste electricity. This leaves less money for citizens, businesses, and ...Read More

Filed Under: Electric Motors, Events and Newsroom, News, Partner Stories, Transformers

Southern African Countries Agree to Improve Energy Efficiency Policies

April 24, 2017 Leave a Comment

On 23 March 2017 in Johannesburg, representatives from Southern African countries met to agree on the development of a regional energy efficiency roadmap. With support from the United for Efficiency Partnership, the countries decided to take the first step in transforming their markets to high-efficiency lighting, appliances and products such as air conditioners. This will unlock significant benefits, including savings for consumers in the order of $2 billion a year. Southern African ...Read More

Filed Under: Air Conditioners, Country Updates, Electric Motors, Events and Newsroom, Lighting, News, Refrigerators, Transformers Tagged With: ECOFRIDGES

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