Trade Resources Industry Views Networked Devices Will Require More Energy Than All of Russia by 2025

Networked Devices Will Require More Energy Than All of Russia by 2025

Networked devices will require more energy than all of Russia by 2025, making efficiency a top priority. Between computers, smartphones, tablets, wearables, and the Internet of things, the number of networked devices around the world is growing rapidly, and all those devices need energy, even if they’re not doing anything. That could be a problem.

A new report from the International Energy Agency, an intergovernmental organization dedicated to ensuring reliable and clean energy, says that the electricity demand of networked devices around the world in 2008—420 terawatt-hours—was equal to that of France; in 2013 the demand surpassed that of Canada, reaching 616 terawatt-hours. By 2025, the report projects, networked devices will account for 6 percent of global electricity demand at 1,140 terawatt-hours. As much as 80 percent of that demand will be used just to maintain a network connection, keeping devices ready and waiting.

Source: http://www.capacitorindustry.com/energy-demands-of-networked-devices-skyrocket
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