Appliances Get Smart – but How and When?

Report by CLASP. Smart appliances have been just around the corner for over two decades. This paper examines why smartness in appliances is so elusive, and reviews recent developments which might finally bring us smartness we can use

Power Requirements for Functions

This IEA-4E report examines equipment secondary functions in order to further quantify their power requirements and provide the technical background for policy. Consumer electronics and appliances are increasingly designed and produced to provide

The Power Of Wireless Cloud

An analysis of the impact on energy consumption of the growing popularity of accessing cloud services via wireless devices. By the Centre for Energy Efficient Telecommunications. The writing of this document was motivated by the explosive growth we are now

Energy Reporting on Networks

Documents progress by the Internet Engineering Task Force to establish a protocol for self-reporting energy information by devices and equipment. By Bruce Nordman for the Australian Government Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency