TY - CHAP AU - Tatiana Minav AU - Lasse Laurila AU - Juha Pyrhönen ED - Zoran Morvaj Y1 - 2012-03-16 PY - 2012 T1 - Effect of an Electric Motor on the Energy Efficiency of an Electro-Hydraulic Forklift N2 - Energy efficiency is finally a common sense term. Nowadays almost everyone knows that using energy more efficiently saves money, reduces the emissions of greenhouse gasses and lowers dependence on imported fossil fuels. We are living in a fossil age at the peak of its strength. Competition for securing resources for fuelling economic development is increasing, price of fuels will increase while availability of would gradually decline. Small nations will be first to suffer if caught unprepared in the midst of the struggle for resources among the large players. Here it is where energy efficiency has a potential to lead toward the natural next step - transition away from imported fossil fuels! Someone said that the only thing more harmful then fossil fuel is fossilized thinking. It is our sincere hope that some of chapters in this book will influence you to take a fresh look at the transition to low carbon economy and the role that energy efficiency can play in that process. BT - Energy Efficiency SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/38796 DO - 10.5772/38796 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -