Annual Report 2008 - IVA
Annual Report 2008 - IVA
Annual Report 2008 - IVA
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division meetings on<br />
energy & environment theme<br />
Div. II on 7 February:<br />
The carbon issue<br />
sweden’s position<br />
on the carbon issue<br />
was the theme of<br />
a meeting held by<br />
division ii: electrical<br />
engineering, on 7<br />
february. The aim<br />
was to highlight<br />
trends and international<br />
agreements,<br />
discuss the significance of various types of<br />
legislation on industry and society and the<br />
effectiveness of various measures in reducing<br />
the climatic impact of carbon dioxide. one<br />
point of view was that sweden would<br />
perhaps do most good for the environment<br />
by exporting technology and knowledge to<br />
other countries within the eu.<br />
Div. XII on 23 April: IT – Threat or<br />
opportunity for the environment?<br />
iT can be used to<br />
save energy, for<br />
example by enabling<br />
people to exchange<br />
information and<br />
attend meetings<br />
online instead<br />
of using physical<br />
transportation, and<br />
through better<br />
travel planning. making iT technology itself<br />
more eco-friendly and climate smart to a<br />
large extent involves using common sense and<br />
simple measures, such as putting computers<br />
in standby mode when they are not in use.<br />
These were some of the ideas expressed at<br />
a meeting held by division xii: information<br />
Technology, on 23 April.<br />
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Div. II on 4 September:<br />
Cleaner, more economical<br />
and safer cars<br />
Better variables for the<br />
number of revolutions in<br />
automobile engines can<br />
make them more energy<br />
efficient. Better control of<br />
fuel injection using sensors in<br />
the cylinders can tell us what<br />
is really going on inside the<br />
engine. Another way of making<br />
automobile travel more<br />
efficient is to have models for<br />
continuous route planning.<br />
These were among the facts<br />
presented during a meeting<br />
held by division ii: electrical<br />
engineering, on 4 september.<br />
Div. II on 23 April: Lighting – Brighter<br />
times, economical times<br />
in 1854 watchmaker<br />
johann<br />
heinrich goebel<br />
invented the light<br />
bulb. 150 years<br />
later the technology<br />
of a filament in<br />
an evacuated glass<br />
container is still the<br />
most widespread<br />
in the world. in a light bulb 95 per cent of<br />
the energy is used for heat and only 5 per<br />
cent for light. during a seminar arranged by<br />
division ii on 23 April breakthroughs in new<br />
lighting technology were presented. one<br />
example is led bulbs that generate 95 per<br />
cent light and 5 per cent heat, which means<br />
significant potential for improved efficiency.
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