Energy Efficiency

Transportation [ edit ] Main article:  Energy efficiency in transportation Automobiles [ edit ] Main article:  Fuel economy in automobiles Toyota Prius  used by  NYPD Traffic Enforcement The estimated energy efficiency for an automobile is 280 Passenger-Mile/10 6  Btu. [46]  There are several ways to enhance a vehicle's energy efficiency. Using improved  aerodynamics  to minimize drag can increase vehicle  fuel efficiency . Reducing vehicle weight can also improve fuel economy, which is why  composite materials  are widely used in car bodies. More advanced tires, with decreased tire to road friction and rolling resistance, can save gasoline. Fuel economy can be improved by up to 3.3% by keeping tires inflated to the correct pressure. [47]  Replacing a clogged air filter can improve a cars fuel consumption by as much as 10 percent on older vehicles. [48]  On newer vehicles (1980s and up) with fuel-injected, computer-controlled engines, a clogged air filter has no

Energy efficiency by country [ edit ] Europe [ edit ] See also:  Energy efficiency in Europe (study) This section needs expansion with: proper text and additional citations.  You can help by  adding to it . (June 2016) Energy efficiency targets for 2020 and 2030. The EU has set itself a 20% energy savings target by 2020 when compared to the projected use of energy in 2020 – roughly equivalent to turning off 400 power stations. At an EU summit in October 2014, EU countries agreed on a new energy efficiency target of 27% or greater by 2030. One mechanism used to achieve the target of 27% is the 'Suppliers Obligations & White Certificates'. [30] Australia [ edit ] The  Australian national government  is actively leading the country in efforts to increase their energy efficiency, mainly through the government’s  Department of Industry and Science . In July 2009, the  Council of Australian Governments , which represents the individual states and territories of Au

Building design [ edit ] See also:  Building performance ,  Energy-efficient landscaping ,  Window insulation film , and  Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs Receiving a Gold rating for energy and environmental design in September 2011, the  Empire State Building  is the tallest and largest LEED certified building in the United States and Western Hemisphere., [16]  though it will likely be overtaken by New York's own  One World Trade Center . [17] Buildings are an important field for energy efficiency improvements around the world because of their role as a major energy consumer. However, the question of energy use in buildings is not straightforward as the indoor conditions that can be achieved with energy use vary a lot. The measures that keep buildings comfortable, lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation, all consume energy. Typically the level of energy efficiency in a building is measured by dividing energy consumed with the floor area of the building which i

ENERGY SERVICE INDUSTRY AND IT’S CHALLENGES IN MALAYSIAN MARKET The energy efficiency market is growing in stature and maturity, but it is developing more rapidly than the ability to properly evaluate and understand it. A particular priority is to improve our capability to measure the size, nature and impact of energy efficiency markets and the outcomes from investments made in them. Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) have started making their presence Malaysia toward the end of 90s and they were mainly involved in promoting technologies on how to save energy costs. Most of them merely were technologies suppliers and using energy saving features of their products as additional marketing strategy to convince the market. Most of these technologies often brought by foreign promoters or companies who worked with their local partners to penetrate the domestic markets. Then slowly energy service businesses expand into consultancy and training services where among the main obj