Tiny devices that scavenge wasted energy could boost European
industry and create a multibillion market but require urgent
agreement on measurement standards. A new project has been set
up to ensure European developers don’t miss out. The seven
German partners in the European EnLight consortium have
announced that they will aim for a further 40% reduction in the
energy consumption of LEDs during R&D projects over the next
three years. Hundreds of public buildings in the capital could
get an energy efficiency overhaul thanks to a newly established
£100 million fund, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced
this week. In a further announcement from Nissan last week, the
Japanese company unveiled a system which will allow its all-
electric LEAF car to act as a household power supply. A light-
emitting diode bulb developed by Dutch electronics company
Philips has won a Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) from
the US Department of Energy (DOE). UK retailer the John Lewis
Partnership yesterday announced plans