Posts Tagged efficiency
Obama Calls for More Efficient Refrigerators
President Obama called for more efficient refrigerators in his first Earth Day address.
“I’ve issued a memorandum to the Department of Energy to implement more aggressive efficiency standards for common household appliances, like dishwashers and refrigerators. We actually have made so much progress, just on something as simple as refrigerators, that you have seen refrigerators today many times more efficient than they were back in 1974. We save huge amounts of energy if we upgrade those appliances. Through this — through these steps, over the next three decades, we will save twice the amount of energy produced by all the coal-fired power plants in America in any given year.”
On Earth Day, Obama stresses clean energy [Boston Globe]
Add comment April 24, 2009
Panasonic Cuts Energy Consumption by 50% with Vacuum Insulation
Panasonic (formerly Matsushita) is slated to introduce the world’s most efficient refrigerator that uses 50% of the energy of their other refrigerators. How did they do it? Well, by using vacuum insulated panels!
The refrigerator, only available in Japan, will retail for a pricey $2,700. Husk Insulation is devoted to reducing the cost of vacuum insulation so that anyone can afford an efficient refrigerator.
Panasonic Intros “No. 1 Energy Efficient” Refrigerator [Good Clean Tech]
Add comment November 11, 2008
