1. INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
Energy Efficiency:
A “new” energy source and its metrics
Jacques Régis
President of the IEC

2. World Standards Cooperation (WSC)
To strengthen and advance the voluntary
consensus-based international standards
system of:
International Electrotechnical Commission
International Organization for Standardization
International Telecommunication Union
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3. Looking at the full picture
Energy efficiency:
a huge energy source
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4. Looking at the full picture
The need to add
the HOW
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5. “If you can’t measure it,
you can’t improve it.”
Lord Kelvin
First President of the IEC
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6. International Measurement Standards
Benchmarking
Energy Audits
Conformity assessments
Technology transfer
Interoperability
Safety
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7. IEC Vision
Identify highest potential
Use smart electrification
Provide solid technical
foundation - globally
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8. Energy consumption
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9. Is business as usual enough?
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10. Electric energy
Easily controlled
Weightless
Easy to transport and
distribute
Clean at use
No-loss energy
Smart electrification: key to mitigate
climate change
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11. Low emission power generation
Hydro Wind Solar Nuclear
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12. Conclusion
Solid technical foundation
Built on international standards
Globally relevant metrics
Most efficient technologies, incl.
smart electrification
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13. INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
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