Energy efficiency, is using less energy to provide the same level of energy service. An example would be insulating a home to use less heating and cooling energy to achieve the same temperature. Energy efficient buildings, industrial processes and transportation could reduce the world's energy needs in 2050 by one third, and help controlling global emissions of greenhouse gases, according to the International Energy Agency. [Source: Wikipedia] ICT is used to control energy consumption and to develop energy-saving tools and techniques.
Energy Efficiency is addressed in the ICT work programme 2011/12 (p. 13, 16, 40, 74, 80, 84, 86, 104, 112, & 117) under the following challenges/objectives:
Challenge 1:Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures
Objective ICT-2011.1.1 Future Networks
Objective ICT-2011.1.2 Cloud Computing, Internet of Services and Advanced Software Engineering
> Challenge 3: Alternative Paths to Components and Systems
> Challenge 6:ICT for a Low Carbon Economy
Objective ICT-2011.6.1 Smart Energy Grids
Objective ICT-2011.6.2 ICT systems for energy efficiency
Objective ICT-2011.6.6 Low carbon multi-modal mobility and freight transport
Objective ICT-2011.6.7 Cooperative Systems for energy efficient and sustainable mobility
> Challenge 7: ICT for the Enterprise and Manufacturing
Objective FoF-ICT-2011.7.1 Smart Factories: Energy-aware, agile manufacturing and customisation
> Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
Objective ICT-2011.9.8: FET Proactive: Minimising Energy Consumption of Computing to the Limit (MINECC)
Objective ICT-2011.10.1 EU-Brazil Research and Development cooperation
b) Networked Monitoring and Control
