Brussels, 19/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 17 December 2008, the European Commission adopted a regulation on green design to reduce the electricity consumption of all office and household machinery on standby (televisions, computers, microwaves, etc). The regulation sets energy efficiency demands that will ensure a nearly 75% cut in standby electricity consumption by 2020. It was approved early in July this year by the Ecodesign Regulation Committee of Member States' experts (see...