How can Quebec and the UK save electricity?
Reducing energy consumption is imperative in the work to mitigate climate change; however, it has economic benefits as well: less money need be spent by the government in outsourcing energy supply to meet exceeding demand. Overconsumption and wastage of energy is predominantly a high income country (HIC) problem, but the technology developed to save wasted energy can be used throughout the globe to achieve the goal of sustainable development. In the UK, the largest consumer of energy is the transport industry. Perhaps the biggest source of wasted energy is found in the braking systems of vehicles. Typically, braking puts pressure on the wheels, and kinetic energy is wasted as heat formed by friction; regenerative braking changes this. A pilot study in Pennsylvania managed to recover up to 20% of the energy used in braking trains at a station. The saved electricity was used to start the next train in the station in its departure. A simple way to reduce energy consumption in the public