Europe


13
Mar 10

Applying EU Energy Star Requirements to an iMac

My latest European Union (EU) post is available on the DssW blog.

This week, I looked how the EU Energy Star specifications apply to an Apple iMac. I walked through the calculations used to determine whether a computer meets the Energy Star requirements, and compared my results to the Energy Star database.


27
Feb 10

EU Energy Star Specifications for Computers

My latest European Union (EU) post is available on the DssW blog.

This week I looked at the energy consumption requirements that computers must meet to use the Energy Star label in the EU.


20
Feb 10

Amendments to EU Energy Directives

This week’s European Union (EU) post is now available on the DssW blog.

After publishing last week’s post about EU policy on stand by power consumption for electrical equipment, I discovered the directive it was based on had been replaced. This week, I tried to discover how the new directive would affect the existing regulation on stand by power consumption.


13
Feb 10

EU Policy on Stand By Power Consumption

My latest European Union (EU) post is available on the DssW blog.

The topic this week is the EU Ecodesign concept and EU policy on stand by power consumption for household electrical items.


6
Feb 10

EU Policy on Computer Energy Consumption

This week’s post on the European Union (EU) is available on the DssW blog. My topic this week is EU policy on computer energy consumption.


30
Jan 10

What is the Common EU Interest?

My latest post about the European Union (EU) is available on the DssW blog.

This week I looked at why the European Commission is described as representing the common EU interest, and what this means.


24
Jan 10

Learning About the European Union

I am learning about the European Union (EU). I have two reasons, apart from simple general interest.

Strasbourg, home of the European Parliament

Strasbourg, home of the European Parliament

First, the EU and its policies are influential; what happens in Europe appears to influence what happens in the rest of the world.

Second, DssW is an English limited company. This means it is subject to EU laws, and they have a direct effect on our business and our customers.

I’m writing about what I learn over on the DssW blog. I’ve started with two posts: