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Winter 2017 European Energy Innovation 65
consumers, 200 million European
households all equipped with the technology is our positive vision.
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DOMESTIC APPLIANCES
latest energy and resource efficient The future is looking even brighter.
With a focus not only on energy
efficiency but, with the help of
innovative smart technology, a
move to appliances that help
manage the demand and supply of
energy and, when possible, tap into
cleaner renewable energy when it is
available.
Something of an innovative energy
revolution is coming. Consumers,
empowered through the new smart and
innovative home appliance technology,
are becoming energy actors, doing
their bit to not only drive down energy
consumption but helping to avoid
blackouts at times of peak demand and
using up cleaner, unstorable renewable
energy as and when available.
Our industry is championing a future
EU energy policy that is consumer
driven and recognises the potential
valuable contribution Europeans,
as consumers, can make if they are
connected.
It is often said that we need a citizen’s
Europe where people feel engaged.
Our industry is offering a template for
its deployment, on the ground. A smart
template that channels our sector’s
contribution towards generating
all the big things Europeans need:
jobs, growth, wealth, sustainable
development. A project supported
by the grassroots. From within the
home. I start as I finish, at home,
completing the circle from my origins.
Sustainability really does start at
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