• Clear focus during construction process aids low energy outcome

    Use the Danish Energy Saving Trust’s new Construction Process Guidelines and save energy, money, and time. Doing so ensures that the focus on energy efficiency is maintained throughout the construction process. | 14.04.2011

  • Here is your home’s new best friend

    The Danish Energy Saving Trust’s new user-friendly Home Energy Check (Boligtjek) net platform gives you valuable advice on all your domestic energy consumption – starting right where you live. | 14.04.2011

  • Keeping a tight rein on heating in 2011

    It should be easy for Danes to start renovating their homes to make them more energy efficient. That’s the aim of a new energy saving campaign from the Danish Energy Saving Trust – the biggest ever run in Denmark. | 14.04.2011

  • New Head of Secretariat of the Danish Energy Saving Trust

    Henrik Teglgaard Lund appointed as new Head of Secretariat of the Danish Energy Saving Trust. | 02.06.2010

  • Board of Directors appointed

    The Danish Minister for Climate and Energy, Lykke Friis, has appointed the members of the Board of the Danish Energy Saving Trust. | 12.05.2010

  • New Centre for Energy Savings to expand the Trust's activities

    From 1 March 2010 the activities of the Danish Electricity Saving Trust at www.savingtrust.dk will be expanded to cover energy savings for all forms of energy, other than transport. Simultaneously, all energy savings initiatives in Denmark will be combined under the renamed Danish Energy Saving Trust, which will expand and develop the former Electricty Saving Trust's activities and initiatives. | 25.03.2010

  • Xbox guzzles 10 times more power than Wii

    A new Swedish test reveals huge differences in the power used by game consoles. However, TVs are what really rocket electricity bills skywards. | 19.03.2010

  • Embassies in Denmark want to combat climate change

    The meeting on combating climate change was attended by ambassadors and diplomats from 22 embassies. | 31.10.2009

  • Save power by switching to A-rated circulator pumps

    The Trust's campaign to persuade Danish households to switch to A-rated circulator pumps has had an enormous impact. A-rated pumps now account for 2 in every 3 circulator pumps sold. But the Trust is not stopping there. Now the campaign is running again to make it 3 out 3. | 31.10.2009

  • Consumers are price and climate conscious

    Dansk Supermarked, which owns Denmark's Fotex and Bilka chains and online store www.bilka.dk, is only stocking the most energy efficient digital decoders (set-top boxes) on its shelves – all sold at prices of less than 70 Euros. In return the Danish Electricity Saving Trust has endorsed the supermarket group by including it on its list of recommended retailers. | 31.10.2009

  • New trend: Now we want an extra computer

    We have become so dependent on computers that we would like to have them with us all the time. This new trend is reflected by the fact that sales of small netbooks, which weigh as little as 1 kg and cost 250- 400 Euros, have more than doubled in less than a year. | 31.10.2009

  • TEAM+ wins HOUSE+ project competition

    On 28 September 2009, TEAM+ was chosen as the winner from 5 entries in the HOUSE+ project competition. | 01.10.2009

  • 2009 campaign pumps up market for A-rated circulators

    The Trust's campaign to persuade Danish households to switch to A-rated circulator pumps has had an enormous impact. A-rated pumps now account for 2 in every 3 circulators sold. But the Trust is not stopping there. Now the campaign is running again to make it 3 out of 3. | 28.09.2009

  • Now it's the turn of embassies in Denmark to become climate conscious

    The French Embassy in Denmark is saving energy. Amongst other steps taken, the Embassy has signed a Curve Breaker Agreement with the Danish Electricity Saving Trust. Now the Embassy, together with the Trust and City of Copenhagen Klima+ (Climate+) network, wants other embassies to become climate conscious too. | 14.09.2009

  • French Embassy aids fight against climate change

    By signing an ambitious Curve Breaker Agreement with the Danish Electricity Saving Trust, the French Embassy wants to send a clear signal that France is committed to tackling climate problems and supports Denmark’s efforts in the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen. | 20.03.2009

  • Danish homes using less electricity

    A provisional survey shows that electricity consumed in Danish homes fell by ca 2% in 2008. The Trust believes that last year’s campaigns, and major contributions from the Trust’s partners helped this positive trend. | 16.03.2009

  • Trust helping to save energy in Malaysia

    Malaysia has entered a collaboration with the Trust which will lead to the signing of the first Curve Breaker Agreement outside Denmark. Initially, this will allow 50 buildings to monitor their energy consumption at ‘Se Elforbrug’ (View Electricity Consumption). | 05.03.2009

  • Electricity Saving Trust enthusiastic about Nokia Home Control Center

    The Danish Electricity Saving Trust is enthusiastic about Nokia’s new Home Control Center, which is a type of router developed on an open platform. This allows access by third parties to integrate solutions such as My E-Home, which is the Trust’s advanced Internet platform for intelligent home control. In this way Nokia Home Control Center can act as the actual link which allows consumers to control and monitor their energy consumption via My E-Home. My E-Home makes Denmark one of the leading countries on the intelligent home front. | 06.01.2009

  • Standby still problematic

    Today, many producers are developing electrical appliances which use less than 1 watt of power on standby. Nevertheless, it is still worth eliminating standby completely with an AutoPowerOff plug bank, or by switching off appliances at the wall socket. There’s still plenty of cash to be saved on the electricity bill and in terms of carbon emissions. | 05.01.2009

  • Incandescent bulbs to be phased out progressively from next year

    EU Member States experts of the Ecodesign Regulatory Committee have agreed that light from traditional bulbs must slowly fade away. This progressive phasing out of incandescent lights by 2012 was endorsed by EU energy ministers in October. The measure is scheduled for formal adoption by the Commission in March 2009. | 12.12.2008

  • My E-Home wins prestigious Adobe MAX Award in Milan

    My E-Home – the intelligent home – has won the Adobe MAX Award at the annual MAX conference which took place in Milan from 1-4 December. Adobe MAX Awards is a global awards program that recognises the most engaging user experiences on the Internet created with the help of Adobe technologies. | 08.12.2008

  • The water sector can reduce electricity bills by EUR 20 million per year

    Danish water and wastewater utilities can reduce their consumption of electricity by 25% – equivalent to the annual consumption of nearly 35,000 one-family houses. A new campaign is now encouraging the water sector to think about the environment by factoring in electricity consumption instead of just focusing on water. | 22.10.2008

  • Danish Electricity Saving Trust and Zensys co-host first international conference

    Around 200 international producers, importers and their partners will be kick-starting the market for intelligent control and energy savings at the first Home Control and Energy Saving Conference opening Copenhagen, Denmark on 1 October. During the conference the Trust will present My Home, which is an Internet-based platform for Z-Wave-based wireless equipment for intelligent home control. | 30.09.2008

  • SAVINGTRUST.dk gets a makeover

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  • Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy will cut electricity consumption by 15% over 3 years

    The Danish Minister of Climate and Energy announced today that her department plans to reduce its consumption of electricity by 15% over 3 years based on an ambitious Curve Breaker Agreement signed with the Danish Electricity Saving Trust. | 12.09.2008

  • AutoPowerOff sales boom in Denmark saves climate from impact of 20,000 tons of CO2

    Booming sales of AutoPowerOff plug banks have exceeded the Trust’s expectations. In the first 7 months of 2008 more than 1/2 million of these energy saving plug banks have been shipped to stores. | 12.09.2008

  • Check quality of energy saving bulbs before you buy

    It’s now even more important than ever to check the quality of A-rated energy saving bulbs; this is because cheaper energy saving bulbs from China will soon hit the stores. The Trust recommends that consumers should check to see whether these bulbs are on the recommended list of A-rated bulbs and always to go for the Energy Saving Label. | 12.09.2008

  • Ground-breaking intelligent home and energy savings conference

    The Danish Electricity Saving Trust and the Z-Wave Alliance will host an international conference presenting the latest intelligent home and energy savings solutions. | 11.08.2008

  • Quookers – boiling water on tap – can be an energy bomb

    Quookers, which supply boiling water from a tap installed in kitchens, can easily become a serious drain on electricity bills, according to a new test carried out by the Danish Technological Institute for the Danish Electricity Saving Trust. This is in sharp contrast to the information on the Quooker’s electricity consumption provided by the producer, Quooker Scandinavia A/S. On the other hand, another water boiler, Quick & Hot from Tefal, is energy neutral. | 23.07.2008

  • Help the climate: switch off when you go on holiday

    Reduce your carbon footprint by switching off most of your electrical appliances before leaving for your summer holidays. According to a calculation carried out by the Danish Electricity Saving Trust for the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), if every Dane was to turn off their power for 3 weeks this summer, the country would save 130 million kWh, which is equivalent to at least 65,000 tons of CO2. | 23.07.2008

  • Plenty of savings on coffee makers in workplaces

    Freshly brewed coffee made in automatic coffee making machines is undeniably popular. More and more workplaces are choosing coffee makers to replace their old ‘stewed coffee’ vacuum flasks and jugs. In fact, according to the Danish Technological Institute, there will be around 35,000 additional coffee makers in action over the next 2 years. However, there is a price to pay for using an appliance which is on standby to brew around the clock, day in, day out. This is why the Institute recommends that you check the energy consumption of a coffee maker before making a purchase or agreeing to a service contract. | 04.07.2008

  • New film showcases virtual reality of intelligent home

    The intelligent home sounds like science fiction to most people. But the Trust is bringing virtual reality a step closer by showing how you can already use wireless gadgets to manage your electricity consumption – in a new film that takes you on a guided tour of My E-Home, your intelligent home on the Net. | 09.06.2008

  • The Prime Minister’s Office plans to reduce electricity consumption by 13% in 2011

    The Prime Minister’s Office recently signed a Curve Breaker Agreement with the Danish Electricity Saving Trust. Under the terms of the agreement the Prime Minister’s Office will reduce electricity consumption by 13% in 2011. The Trust will help the Prime Minister’s Office achieve its target by providing materials and advice. | 06.06.2008

  • Use those power guzzlers sensibly

    What makes a meter spin out of control? The Trust in partnership with Bolius has produced a list of the 10 worst power guzzlers in the home. Buying all 10 appliances and using them inefficiently can cost more than EUR 4,250 over 12 months. | 23.04.2008

  • Energy Saving Label for new ultra low power notebook

    Zepto recently launched its take on the energy efficient notebook front. With power consumption of only 4.1 watt, the machine uses no more power than a desktop computer on standby. The Trust has now signed a partnership agreement with the producer. | 22.04.2008

  • Staff responsible for energy and purchasing give Danish Electricity Saving Trust vote of confidence

    A recent survey of staff responsible for energy and purchasing in the public sector carried out for the Trust reveals that the Danish Electricity Saving Trust is the preferred provider of electricity savings advice to the public sector. The conclusions also identified that saving electricity has shot up the awareness charts in the sector – but advice and tools are needed to achieve the savings. | 14.04.2008

  • Electricity Savings Action Plan – making reductions in electricity consumption possible

    Information and marketing are 2 key instruments in the Danish Electricity Saving Trust’s 2008 Electricity Savings Action Plan, which focuses on making it possible for Danish households and the public sector to reduce their electricity consumption, which has been rising for many years. | 08.04.2008

  • Determined to break the curve

    Danish municipalities, ministries, institutions, sixth-form colleges and businesses are breaking the curve as never before. In other words, the Danish Electricity Saving Trust’s agreements to reverse the trend in electricity consumption have become extremely popular. In less than a year a total of 36 agreements have been concluded with organisations who have committed themselves to binding electricity savings targets. | 28.03.2008

  • First sixth-form college curve breaker

    A Danish sixth-form college (Bjerringbro Gymnasium) has become the first college to sign a Curve Breaker Agreement with the Danish Electricity Saving Trust to break the electricity consumption curve. Bjerringbro used the Trust’s sixth-form college competition to kick-start the electricity savings process. Students are so keen to win that even the principal has been taken to task. | 27.03.2008

  • Record sales of AutoPowerOff plug banks in 2008

    Record sales of AutoPowerOff plug banks in January and February confirm serious search for power pickpockets. Nearly 105,000 AutoPowerOff plug banks were shipped to shops in the first two months of 2008 – equivalent to 75% of total sales in 2007. The sales boom is a direct result of the Danish Electricity Saving Trust’s massive DK-wide ad campaign for the plug banks, which began in autumn 2007. | 26.03.2008

  • Purchasing is a serious business

    The Danish Electricity Saving Trust’s 2008 Purchasing Guidelines are on the way to all those responsible for purchasing in the Danish public sector. Requirements for energy efficient products in the Guidelines are included in both the Danish Energy Authority’s 2005 Circular on improving energy efficiency in government institutions, and in the new voluntary agreement on energy savings in the municipalities concluded in autumn 2007. The public sector can save millions of euro if all the requirements in the circular and the agreement are fulfilled. | 10.03.2008

  • Ernst & Young audits in-house energy use

    Annual electricity savings of 6% or 60,000 kWh before the end of 2009. This is the target agreed by Ernst & Young in the Curve Breaker Agreement recently concluded with the Danish Electricity Savings Trust. The savings will be achieved by staff becoming better at saving power. | 16.01.2008

  • New Guide to encourage Danes to scale down their electricity consumption

    January is traditionally the month when families tighten their belts financially and calorie-wise. The Danish Electricity Saving Trust’s new ‘Guide to lower electricity consumption’ is an initiative to encourage Danish consumers to scale down their energy consumption. The Guide, which will drop through the letterboxes of all 2.6 million households in Denmark between Christmas and New Year, provides consumers with inspiration and positive advice on reducing the number of kilowatt-hours they use. It shows how this can be done simply, safely and cheaply, and in an energy efficient way – to the benefit of individual consumers’ wallets and the environment. | 27.12.2007

  • Replace that old circulator pump now

    Seven out of 10 Danish homeowners have an obsolete circulator pump. Apart from costing their owners a great deal of money these pumps also contribute unnecessarily to CO2 emissions. This is why the Trust is recommending homeowners to make these obsolete pumps redundant at the earliest opportunity – and to replace them with A-rated versions instead. Changing a pump costs less than EUR 400 and the investment quickly pays for itself. | 19.12.2007

  • Christmas lights – little angels can be major power guzzlers

    Do you know which types of Christmas lights use the most power – a small string with 20 ordinary bulbs or a long one with 204 LEDs decorating the gable or patio? Actually, according to a recent test of five strings of Christmas lights carried out by the Trust, power consumption is almost the same. Spotting the difference between saints and sinners can be difficult, but if you look for the watts used you’ll defrock the power guzzlers. | 30.11.2007

  • Doing something about the climate

    Partnership between the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) and the Danish Electricity Saving Trust. | 19.11.2007

  • Consumers can now monitor how much electricity they use in their homes

    ‘My Home’ is a completely new software tool developed by the Danish Electricity Saving Trust which provides consumers with a complete picture of how much electricity they use in their homes. The tool allows households to monitor the amount of power consumed by electrical appliances and discover how much they can save. | 13.11.2007

  • Decision on cheap energy saving bulbs postponed for one year

    EU Member States have voted by a majority against the introduction of cheaper energy saving light bulbs. | 20.09.2007

  • Remember to turn off the game console

    Owners of a Sony PlayStation 3 would be well advised to switch off the power after playing. It can add up to EUR 400 per year to your electricity bill if the system console is left on. Unfortunately it requires five clicks on the controller to turn it off. | 03.09.2007

  • Calculate your savings - in one minute

    Several hundred euro worth of savings per year can be made by running the washing machine with a full load, or by turning off the TV instead of leaving it on standby. The Trust and the National Consumer Agency today launched a quick calculator that you can use to find out how much you could save by following ten simple savings tips. Savings advice should help to bring electricity use down to the 1,000 kWh per person per year benchmark recommended by the Trust as a healthy consumption level. | 23.08.2007

  • Trust celebrates 10th Anniversary

    The Danish Electricity Saving Trust has been working since 1997 to make it simple, safe and cheap to save electricity. | 13.06.2007

  • View electricity consumption milestone

    The Danish Electricity Saving Trust’s ‘View electricity consumption’ online tool reaches a significant milestone this week. Now over 1,000 companies and public institutions have signed up. | 29.05.2007

  • The Danish Electricity Saving Trust in English

    English language version of the Trust's Danish website launched. | 11.04.2007

  • Energy saving bulbs reduce mercury emissions

    Although they contain small traces of mercury, the amount released into the atmosphere by energy saving bulbs is less than would otherwise be released by conventional bulbs | 28.03.2007

  • What Playstation 3 adds to your electricity bill?

    The Trust has recently measured the electricity used by the new Sony Playstation 3 game console. Readings so far indicate consumption of 180–200 watt with the console switched on | 23.03.2007

  • Good advice on saving electricity in holiday homes

    With Easter approaching, many Danes will be heading for their holiday homes. But far from being on holiday, electricity meters are busier than ever | 22.03.2007

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