{"id":5463,"date":"2021-06-02T04:37:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T04:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neomano.com\/?p=5463"},"modified":"2023-06-14T19:48:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T19:48:07","slug":"si-no-plancharamos-la-ropa-cuanta-energia-ahorra-el-planeta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neomano.com\/en\/if-we-dont-iron-our-clothes-how-much-energy-saves-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"If we didn't iron our clothes, how much energy does the planet save?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I saw an executive, supposedly an expert in energy efficiency<\/strong> Y sustainability<\/strong>, on television the other day. He said that he could not fall asleep because of the problem that the cryptocurrencies<\/a><\/strong> they are consuming a lot of energy on the planet. The impeccable type, tie, shirt and suit, no doubt neatly pressed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me pregunt\u00e9, para mis adentros, si ten\u00eda idea de cu\u00e1nta energ\u00eda gastamos en planchar la ropa?. Claro, a lo mejor mi reflexi\u00f3n puede parecer un poco exagerada, pero hagamos los n\u00fameros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How much energy do we use to iron clothes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Suppose that not the whole planet irons their clothes, but 20% of the population, that is 1.6 billion people, and suppose they iron a couple of clothes a day. That is, about 3 minutes a day per person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suppose also that the average power of an iron is 1kW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let's make the calculations with these assumptions, maybe they are risky numbers, but the 20% of the population does not seem like a very far-fetched estimate to me. We are not here showing accuracy either, but at least being in the same order of magnitude as the problematic helps to get an idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Energy consumed per day = 1.6 billion people x 1kW x 3 minutes x 1 hour \/ 60 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grand total is 80 GWh (Gigawatt hours) each day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now let's calculate in a year. 80 GWh x 365 = 29,200 GWh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This figure is monstrous. So monstrous that It is a figure comparable to all the energy that a country the size of Ecuador needs<\/strong>, which consumes approximately 26,000 GWh per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00bfSe imaginan? Y el tipo all\u00ed luciendo su planchadura como si nada. Bueno, tampoco es que yo me pueda hacer el santo. Todos vestimos ropa planchada de vez en cuando, unos m\u00e1s, unos menos. Pero est\u00e1 como para pensar, verdad?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To keep thinking I leave you a table with the most common electrical appliances, maybe you can make a similar calculation to the previous one and restrict certain habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Average power of common electrical appliances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Artifact<\/th>Average Power (in Watts)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Computer<\/td>300<\/td><\/tr>
Microwave<\/td>800<\/td><\/tr>
32 inch LED TV<\/td>45<\/td><\/tr>
42 inch LED TV<\/td>70<\/td><\/tr>
Hair dryer<\/td>1000<\/td><\/tr>
Iron<\/td>1000<\/td><\/tr>
Air conditioner 18000 BTU (not inverter)<\/td>1000<\/td><\/tr>
Electric oven<\/td>1500-2500<\/td><\/tr>
Blender<\/td>300<\/td><\/tr>
Medium refrigerator<\/td>300<\/td><\/tr>
Electric shower<\/td>1500-2000<\/td><\/tr>
Clothes washer (without water heating)<\/td>600<\/td><\/tr>
Vacuum cleaner<\/td>700<\/td><\/tr>
Coffee maker<\/td>800<\/td><\/tr>
3\/4 HP water pump<\/td>560<\/td><\/tr>
Fan<\/td>180<\/td><\/tr>
Toaster<\/td>700<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

El dilema de “perder la comodidad”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Como se habr\u00e1n dado cuenta, la cantidad de energ\u00eda que se utiliza para planchar la ropa es realmente sorprendente. Tambi\u00e9n lo es el consumo de otros aparatos, inclusive hornitos o duchas el\u00e9ctricas. En realidad todos estos aparatos se utilizan para poporcionarnos comodidad y el dejar de usarlos o no s\u00f3lo depende de qu\u00e9 tan dispuestos estamos a incomodarnos un poco. \u00bfQu\u00e9 pasar\u00eda si dejamos de planchar la ropa? Podr\u00edamos pensar que la ropa se ver\u00eda arrugada y desali\u00f1ada. Es eso tan grave? Existen alternativas?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Una alternativa podr\u00eda ser utilizar ropa que necesite poco planchado o el uso de secadoras con vapor. Muchas de estas m\u00e1quinas tienen la opci\u00f3n de “refrescar” la ropa con vapor, lo que ayuda a eliminar las arrugas y dejarla lista para usar. Otra opci\u00f3n podr\u00eda ser colgar la ropa en perchas despu\u00e9s de lavarla y dejar que se seque al aire libre. Si la ropa se seca correctamente, a menudo se reduce la necesidad de plancharla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al final del d\u00eda, depende de nosotros. Qu\u00e9 tan importante o no es dejar una huella de carbono en nuestro planeta depende de lo que estemos dispuestos a incomodarnos.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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