Table of Contents
- DATAMONITOR VIEW
- ANALYSIS
- After major gains from 2001-05, energy (power) efficiency in the EU is
leveling out
- Europe' s lead over the US in energy efficiency will narrow in the
coming decade
- Although power consumption is increasing, labor productivity gains
mean the energy efficiency of major economies will rise
- The UK will remain one of the most energy efficient major economies
- Many countries are now experiencing a downward convergence in the
carbon intensity of their economies
- New housing construction across the EU will spur the purchase of newer,
more efficient large appliances
- Sales of residential appliances track new home construction, which
highlights these important energy-saving opportunities
- Housing booms in Spain and France will create new energy efficiency
opportunities
- European homes spend much less energy on large appliances than
American homes, but more on space cooling and lighting
- In the UK, fridges and freezers are the only appliances with steady,
absolute improvements in energy efficiency since the 1970s
- Cooking appliances and home electronics are flattening out in terms of
potential future energy efficiency gains
- Europeans dramatically increased purchases of refrigerators in 2006
- Voluntary energy certification programs can produce major gains in
energy efficiency
- Energy Star is the world' s most successful voluntary energy efficiency
labeling program
- Energy Star market penetration and energy-saving results have soared in
recent years
- Energy Star has become an international energy efficiency standard
- Much of the success of Energy Star comes from investment in
professional brand management
- In some European markets the energy services industry is growing at a
rapid pace
- Energy efficiency as a business offering is rolled into the energy
services divisions of many utilities
- Economic growth and energy market liberalization will drive growth in
energy services markets
- France, Germany and the UK are Europe' s largest energy services markets
- Latvia and Romania will become the fastest growing energy services
markets
- APPENDIX
- Definitions
- Datamonitor Consultancy
- Ask the Analyst
- Further reading
- Disclaimer
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Growth in wealth compared to growth in energy efficiency
- Figure 2: Labor productivity and power consumption in the US and Europe
- Figure 3: Energy efficiency of economic growth (based on power
consumption)
- Figure 4: Carbon output per unit of GDP
- Figure 5: Home building and new appliances purchase trends in the EU
- Figure 6: New housing constructed annually
- Figure 7: Breakdown of residential energy use in Europe and the US
- Figure 8: Energy efficiency improvements with British appliances per
decade
- Figure 9: Energy efficiency trends in British appliances
- Figure 10: Sales of top energy-consuming residential appliances in the
EU
- Figure 11: Increase in key Energy Star performance factors from 2000-06
- Figure 12: Energy services markets in Europe
- Figure 13: Growth in European energy services markets
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