This isn’t a picture of Fujitsu’s innovation, but it’s basically the same concept. If you’re familiar with electrical engineering, or have ever messed around with electronics, then you’ll know about capacitors and relays. This is the technology that Fujitsu Siemens have based their new range of monitors on.

It’s claimed that the new Fujitsu Siemens monitors are the first to consume no mains power in standby mode. A relay cuts off the mains power whenever the video stream stops and capacitors store enough charge to flick the relay back when the signal returns. What’s more, solar panels provide enough power to maintain zero consumption mode for up to five days, after which you have to press a regular power button to bring the machine out of standby.

The company has applied for six patents covering the technology, which is ready for TVs and can go into any computer monitor, and the first products using it will go on sale next spring.

With standby accounting for eight per cent of domestic electricity consumption, and this figure rising, some political parties have called for a Europe-wide ban on unnecessary stand-by. Given this, Fujitsu Siemens’ timing looks to be very good.

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