/technologies/power-management/b/blog/posts/what-are-your-energy-efficiency-predictions-for-2016Energy consumption is the issue of the 21st century. The gyrations in the price of oil on the world markets to the global uncertainty stoked by the prospect of peak oil and the end of the quality of life as we know it all feed into the importance of en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/power-management/b/blog/posts/what-are-your-energy-efficiency-predictions-for-2016Wed, 06 Jul 2016 04:34:42 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:b550ac71-6355-4f80-b78d-e3a40afa1a78dougw0<p>There are lots of promising new battery technologies in development, hopefully a few will make it to market this year.</p><p>Smaller geometry semiconductors will reduce energy requirements, but there will be more electronics built so that won&#39;t save anything overall. Power scavenging - mostly solar and wind will steadily increase and start making significant contributions to meet our power needs.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=1478&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/technologies/power-management/b/blog/posts/what-are-your-energy-efficiency-predictions-for-2016Mon, 04 Jul 2016 07:26:30 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:b550ac71-6355-4f80-b78d-e3a40afa1a78e14 Contributor0<p>Hi Group,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>please help with my question:</p><p>in USA, the Energy Star level VI is affective since Feb-2016.</p><p>in Europe, what is the status?</p><p>if it will be declare, will we have 2 years to implementation?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Israel Gottesman</p><p><a class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:israelgo@essence-grp.com">israelgo@essence-grp.com</a></p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=1478&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">