{"id":7820,"date":"2022-11-14T11:16:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T09:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kuokokitchen.com\/how-can-we-improve-our-energy-efficiency-in-the-kitchen\/"},"modified":"2023-03-24T11:47:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T09:47:19","slug":"how-can-we-improve-our-energy-efficiency-in-the-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kuokokitchen.com\/en\/how-can-we-improve-our-energy-efficiency-in-the-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"How can we improve our energy efficiency in the kitchen?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text text_larger=”no” woodmart_inline=”no”]Reading an article from the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDEA) we discovered that around a fifth of all the energy used in Spain is consumed in homes. The value surprised us, we expected it to be lower but at the same time we thought that it gave us a greater opportunity to contribute our grain of sand to the contribution of the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO22<\/sub>) emissions on the planet and thus also reduce the bill of the light that, so fearfully, reaches us at the end of each month.<\/p>\n

In 2020, CO2<\/sub> emissions in Spain, as a result of electricity production, amounted to 36 million tons of CO2<\/sub>; which, for us to understand each other, would be the same as the weight of some 200,000 planes without passengers. It impresses, right? The good news is that in 2021 a third of all production nationwide will be generated from wind and solar! As expressed in a statement prepared by Red El\u00e9ctrica Espa\u00f1ola (REE), Spain is firmly advancing in the process of ecological transformation, consolidating its leadership in renewable energies in 2021. These sources generated almost 47%, an all-time high!<\/p>\n

We continued to investigate a little more and we saw that the room that uses the most electricity in homes is the kitchen.<\/u><\/strong> A home consumes on average about 4,000 kWh per year, and only the ceramic hob, oven, refrigerator and freezer already account for more than 35% of this consumption.<\/p>\n

Gas stoves are more efficient than electric ones and induction hobs consume 20% less electricity than conventional ceramic hobs. But what can we do about it in an already enabled home? Changing a kitchen is neither a simple nor cheap task, but we can work on the following recommendations:<\/p>\n