Mr. Ernesto Heinzelmann, President, Embraco

The 2008 International Star of EE Award Winner, Embraco is a clear example of technology’s role in climate mitigation. The world market leader in energy-efficient reciprocating compressors for refrigeration, their Variable Capacity Compressor (VCC) reduces refrigeration system power use by up to 40 percent compared with a conventional compressor. On a cumulative basis, the energy saved in 2006 by Embraco VCCs around the world would power all the houses in a city the size of Washington, D.C. for 37 days.