one.point.zero - Colin O'Brien's weblog
June 07 2007
Tell the EU to make cars more fuel-efficient.
March 20 2007
Energy efficiency labelling for all electronic goods is not a bad idea. I can’t count the number of times when I’ve had to try and peer behind equipment to find an indication of its power usage.
December 13 2006
The modern automobile uses just one percent of its energy to move its occupants, the rest is used to move the big hunk of metal and glass that it is, power the gadgets, and a big chunk is simply lost as heat.
September 25 2006
A recent document from Eurostat (PDF) shows that Belgium is the second highest energy consumer per capita in Europe, just behind Finland. And, let’s face it, they need it much more than we do here.
On top of that Belgium is 80% dependant on external sources for its energy needs. How about that as a future recipe for disaster?
July 03 2006
Interesting comparison of macs’ power consumption in different modes. A dual G5 still pulls 3.2 W when powered down! This comforts me in my use of powerstrips to switch everything off at night or when not in use.
Stephen Tindale on efficient light bulbs“We do not have the luxury of time to allow individuals to save the world”
July 02 2006
The most efficient mode of transport is the bicycle.