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  Energy - Engineering - A Wikia wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Energy can be in several forms: mechanical potential—due to possible physical interactions with other objects (for example, gravitational potential energy); kinetic—contained in macroscopic motion; chemical—potential stored in chemical bonds between atoms; electrical—potential due to possible charge interactions; thermal—contained in the kinetic energy of individual molecules[[2]]; nuclear energy[[3]]—potential stored between constituents of atomic nucleus [[4]].
In contrast to kinetic energy, which is the energy of a system due to its motion, or the internal motion of its particles, the potential energy of a system is the energy associated with the spatial configuration of its components and their interaction with each other.
Internal energy is the kinetic energy associated with the motion of molecules, and the potential energy associated with the rotational, vibrational and electric energy of atoms within molecules.
engineering.wikia.com /wiki/Energy   (2628 words)

  
 Energy - ExampleProblems.com
Energy of physical system in a certain given state is defined as the amount of work (W) needed to change the state of the system from some initial position, known as the reference state or reference level, to a specific or final position.
Other examples are the electrical energy stored in a battery, the chemical energy stored in a piece of food, the thermal energy of a water heater, or the potential energy of elevated water behind a dam.
Kinetic energy is the portion of energy related to the motion of a body.
www.exampleproblems.com /wiki/index.php/Energy   (2343 words)

  
 Welcome To Home Energy Magazine Online
The EU energy label provides information on the absolute performance and physical characteristics of the appliance, including the annual consumption of energy (in kWh per year) and the storage volume of the compartments (in liters).
The energy label, which must be displayed on the appliance at the point of sale, gives information about its performance and physical characteristics, including the annual consumption of energy (in kWh per year) and the storage volume of the compartments (in liters).
The energy efficiency index, defined as the ratio of the energy consumption measured during a 60°C wash cycle to the dry weight (in kilograms) of a full load of clothes, is used to classify the machine according to one of seven energy label categories, from A to G, according to its energy performance.
www.homeenergy.org /archive/hem.dis.anl.gov/eehem/98/980110.html   (3175 words)

  
 Daikin air conditioning - Energy label underpinned by Eurovent
The European energy label, already widely utilised on refrigerators, freezers and dish washers etc. is now being introduced into the air conditioning sector on domestic air conditioners displayed in stores and shops.
The energy label is mandatory and the energy class indicated on the unit is based on a declaration of the manufacturer.
It keeps members abreast of EU and other legislation, ensures their participation in international standardisation and improves awareness of issues concerning refrigerants, energy efficiency and indoor air quality etc. It also selects units at random and tests them in order to verify and certify manufacturers’ claims.
www.daikineurope.com /news/items/energy-label.jsp   (292 words)

  
 Energy Information Centre
Energy Label is also aimed at removing energy consuming models out of the market and as such to facilitate the implementation of minimum energy efficiency standards at the European level.
Energy efficiency is expressed on a scale from G (low efficiency) to A (high efficiency) with a corresponding colour code (from red to green).
Energy labelling has somewhat modified consumption patterns but the evolution of preferences is slow and the proportion of highly efficient models in sales is still limited.
www.worldenergy.org /wec-geis/edc/countries/UnitedKingdom.asp   (4322 words)

  
 List of energy topics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gray (unit) - (symbol: Gy), is the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation.
One gray is the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter.
Internal energy - (abbreviated E or U) is the total kinetic energy due to the motion of molecules (translational, rotational, vibrational) and the total potential energy associated with the vibrational and electric energy of atoms within molecules.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_energy_topics   (827 words)

  
 Energy Efficient Appliances
The label also provide additional information such as the capacity of the fridge or freezer, the wash and spin performance and noise levels of washing machines.
Energy efficient appliances tend to be more expensive to purchase than less efficient appliances but the running costs will be much lower, meaning that over time, they will save you money.
Energy saving light bulbs can produce light using a fraction of the electricity needed for ordinary light bulbs - which means they last up to 12 times longer.
www.energyfirst.org /Appliances.htm   (302 words)

  
 Energy - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
Energy can be used not only to produce observable change, it also is used to prevent change in which case unaided observation of this kind of energy can be difficult.
While kinetic energy is the portion of a system's energy related to motion, potential energy is the energy of a system associated with the spatial configuration of the system's components and their interaction(s) with each other.
Apart from its usage in physics the concept of energy is also widely used in the many movements and beliefs that comprise New Age but in contrast to physics its operationalization is not practical and reliable, or is even left completely undefined.
www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=9649   (2106 words)

  
 European Union energy label Summary
The labels also must show a "range of comparability" bar or scale (published regularly by the FTC) that shows the highest and lowest energy consumption or efficiencies for all appliance models that have features similar to those of the labeled one.
Appliance manufacturers must attach the labels to the exterior surface of their products or use hang tag labels, which must be attached in such as way as to be easily viewed by a consumer examining the product.
The energy efficiency of the appliance is rated in terms of a set of energy efficiency classes from A to G on the label, A being the most energy efficient, G the least efficient.
www.bookrags.com /European_Union_energy_label   (910 words)

  
 SCADPlus: Household appliances: energy consumption labelling
To harmonise national measures relating to the publication of information on the consumption of energy and of other essential resources by household appliances, thereby allowing consumers to choose appliances on the basis of their energy efficiency.
Suppliers are responsible for the accuracy of the information contained in the labels and fiches that they supply and are deemed to have given their consent to the publication of the information.
Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 94/2/EC of 21 January 1994 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations [Official Journal C 065 of 01.03.1997].
europa.eu.int /scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l32004.htm   (1073 words)

  
 The National Energy Foundation - Energy Labelling - Room Air Conditioners   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In common with other, mainly domestic, equipment covered by EU energy labels, room air-conditioners are graded on a scale from A-G, where A represents the best equipment that is widely available, and G the worst.
The energy label will also show estimated annual energy consumption in kWh; comparing two labels on different RACs will enable the annual cost saving between one and the other to be calculated quite simply.
The Energy Label for Room Air Conditioners with an input power of less than 12kW was first introduced on 1 January 2003, and was significantly revised for equipment sold after August 2005.
www.nef.org.uk /energyadvice/roomair.htm   (763 words)

  
 directopedia : Directory : Business : Energy and Environment
The energy of a physical system is defined as the amount of mechanical work that the system can produce if it changes its state to its reference state; for example if a liter of water cools down to 0°C or if a car hits a tree and decelerates from 120 km/h to 0 km/h.
Energy of an object can be in several forms, potential—due to the position of the object relative to other objects; kinetic—energy because of its motion; chemical—due to chemical bonds between atoms that make up the substance; electrical—due to its charge; thermal—due to its heat; and nuclear—due to the instability of the nuclei of its atoms.
The imperial/US units for both energy and work include the foot-pound force (1.3558 J), the British thermal unit (Btu) which has various values in the region of 1055 J, and the horsepower-hour (2.6845 MJ).
www.directopedia.org /directory/Business-Energy_Environment.shtml   (3589 words)

  
 Lecture: Fuel Economy Label for Cars
A label showing a comparison of a specific car’s fuel consumption to the average fuel consumption of cars of the same size was clearly preferred to a comparison among the whole fleet of new cars.
Furthermore to the recommendations on label type, contents and layout described above, the study recommends items that have to be considered in a ‘communication strategy’ for the label, as well as accompanying measures and an overall strategy as a framework for the label to reduce CO2 from passenger cars and raise energy efficiency.
One of the measures to influence consumer behaviour is to supply new passenger cars with a fuel economy label indicating fuel consumption and energy efficiency, comparable to the EU energy label for household appliances.
www.energyagency.at /projekte/save_label.htm   (6162 words)

  
 Reduce home energy usage - TipCollection - Free Tips and Tutorials
Energy conservation is the idealistic or economic practice of reducing the use of energy.
The EU energy label is a similar European Union program.
The energy needed heat and blow air at your hands is far less than the energy needed to make and transport paper towels and haul waste away.
tipcollection.com /wiki/index.php/Reduce_home_energy_usage   (2235 words)

  
 Resources: Label schemes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The label was founded by Unilever and WWF in 1996, became fully independent in 1998, and has developed an international environmental standard for fisheries management through an extensive two-year stakeholder consultation.
The Energy Star Office Equipment Program is a self-certification programme dedicated to reducing energy consumption which was developed in 1992 by the USA Environmental Protection Agency to reduce energy wasted during idle periods by office equipment such as computers, printers, fax machines, copiers and scanners.
The European Union (EU) Energy Label  rates appliances from A (the most efficient) to G (the least efficient) and provides additional information such as the capacity of the fridge or freezer and the wash and spin performance of washing machines.
www.cannybuyer.com /label-schemes.shtml   (946 words)

  
 EU Energy labelling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The purpose of this Directive is to enable the harmonization of national measures regarding labelling information and minimum efficiency standards on the consumption of energy and of other essential resources.
Indeed, the Directive requires that appliances be labelled to show their power consumption in such a manner that it is possible to compare the efficiency with that of other makes and models.
The energy efficiency class of the model is expressed on a scale from A (most efficient, sometimes is used A++) to G (least efficient).
www.inforse.dk /europe/eu_labelling.htm   (659 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on energy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The term 'energy' is also used in a spiritual or non-scientific way that cannot be quantified, to make certain prepositions look like they are more plausible, by imitating the scientific terminology.
Oneandnbsp;eVandnbsp; is equivalent to 1.60217653andtimes;10andminus;19andnbsp;J. In spectroscopy^ the unit \mathrm{cm}^{-1} = 0.0001239 \mathrm{eV} is used to represent energy since energy is inversely proportional to wavelength from the equation E = h \nu = h c/\lambda.
These two relationships andndash; the definition of potential energy based on force, and the dependence of force on potential energy andndash; show how the concepts of force and potential energy are intimately linked: if two objects do not exert forces on each other, there is no potential energy between them.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/energy   (3271 words)

  
 Keeping the heat in Galway
Manager of the agency, Peter Keavney, is available for consultation on anything to do with energy conservation and is a particularly useful source of information for people who are building their own homes who want to keep electricity and fuel bills down.
It is a situation Keavney and the team at Geal hope to tackle with a target of reducing energy demand levels by 15 per cent of 1990 levels by 2010 through minimising waste, and good energy management, while at the same time allowing for growth and development of the region.
More than with any other area of energy conservation, it is when winter fuel bills for heating start arriving on peoples' doorsteps that they start to appreciate what a difference energy awareness makes.
www.galwayadvertiser.ie /news/021097/page14.htm   (1589 words)

  
 World Trade Organization May Ban Eco-Labels as an Impediment to Free Trade
Currently, by law, the label must be shown on all refrigeration and laundry appliances, dishwashers, electric ovens and light bulb packaging.
The measures being challenged, including the objection to energy efficiency labeling by Korea, are known as non-tariff barriers and fall under the Non-Agricultural Market Access negotiations at the WTO.
The Energy Star label could be the basis for harmonizing European and American energy-efficiency standards.
www.organicconsumers.org /Politics/ecolabels102405.cfm   (1117 words)

  
 The National Energy Foundation - Saving Energy - Washing Machines
Although E, F and G rated machines could still legally be sold up to 31 December 1997, it is not an unlikely assumption that most machines being replaced today would have been rated D or E when new (as MTP estimates that the average life of a machine before it is replaced is 8.7 years).
The official energy label also includes other useful information, including washing performance and the effectiveness of the spin dryer; again both on an A-G scale where "A" is the best performance.
Energy consumption must be better than energy class A (in exact terms, the machine must use less than or equal to 0.17 kWh/kg of washing);
www.nef.org.uk /energyadvice/washing.htm   (1063 words)

  
 Energy Efficient Dishwashers
Most of the energy a dishwasher uses is for heating the water so less hot water means the washer uses less energy.
Energy Star is very common, almost standard so some companies don't display the label clearly on the appliance itself.
It may be more difficult to find the smaller sizes in Energy Star but if a larger one is just too big and you will never be able to fill it, the smaller one may still be the better choice.
www.makeyourhomeenergyefficient.com /energyefficientdishwashers.html   (448 words)

  
 The European Eco-Label Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
An analysis of the national situation regarding mandatory or voluntary labelling, initiatives from the producers, eco-labels, and other certification labels on the white goods selected for the research.
The second phase, in which the white goods were inspected at the point of sale, confirmed that while the mandatory legislation for the use of the EU Energy label was effective, the EU eco-label was rarely seen and none of the partner's countries have a national eco-label.
The third phase showed that consumers trusted all notes, labels and self-declarations they found on products, believing that they were all strictly regulated, although they did not understand the meaning of all the information provided.
www.net-consumers.org /erica/eco_labels/indexe.htm   (380 words)

  
 Challenges to Eco-Labeling Arise in World Trade Talks
A proposal to outlaw energy efficiency labeling is up for discussion at the World Trade Organization's ongoing negotiations.
Energy Star is a voluntary labeling program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy that identifies energy efficient products that may display the Energy Star label.
When it comes to eco-labeling, there is debate on the validity of self-regulation by the producers to promote positive environmental aspects of their products compared to third-party regulation by an independent body.
www.ens-newswire.com /ens/oct2005/2005-10-21-04.asp   (1019 words)

  
 So-Called Free Traders Attack Factual Information
Consumers may lose the chance to be eco-friendly, if plans to ban energy efficiency labels on appliances such as washing machines, fridges and irons are successful, warns Friends of the Earth as `Energy Saving Week' begins (24-28 October 2005).
A proposal to outlaw energy efficiency labelling is up for discussion at the World Trade Organisation (WTO)'s ongoing negotiations.
The measures being challenged, including the objection to energy efficiency labelling by Korea, are known as `Non-tariff barriers' (NTBs) and fall under the Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) negotiations at the WTO.
www.progress.org /2005/trade19.htm   (480 words)

  
 Housewarming: Saving Energy With Appliances   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The EU Energy Label rates appliances for energy efficiency on a scale of A to G, with A being the most efficient.
When you see this on an appliance, it means that it meets the standards of The Energy Saving Trust for energy efficiency.
The Energy Saving Trust are a non-profit organisation which works in partnership with the government and major energy suppliers.
www.housewarming.org.uk /simple_measures/appliances.html   (497 words)

  
 EU energy label
The EU energy label rates products from A* (the most efficient/least energy used), down to G (the least efficient/most energy used).
By law, the label must be shown on all refrigeration and laundry appliances, dishwashers, electric ovens and lightbulb packaging.
Roll your mouse over the energy label to find out what the different parts of it mean
www.est.org.uk /myhome/efficientproducts/energylabel   (110 words)

  
 End-use Energy Efficiency Activities at the European Commission Joint Research Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
is a label that helps consumers identify office equipment products that save them money and help protect the environment by saving energy.
Office information and communication technology equipment is responsible for a large share of electricity consumption in the tertiary sector within the EU.
The ENERGY STAR programme is expected to account for electricity savings of about 10 TWh per year by the year 2015 in a very cost-effective way and it shall maximise consumer and environmental benefits, by stimulating the supply of, and the demand for, energy efficient office equipment.
energyefficiency.jrc.cec.eu.int /energystar/index.htm   (400 words)

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