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Benchmarking Report – Packaged Liquid Chillers
This report aims to compare standards for packaged liquid chillers as far as practicable at present, and indicates possible pathways towards better comparability in future, both for market average performance and to enable comparison of the stringency of regulations between economies
Policy Brief – Mapping & Benchmarking of Domestic Refrigerated Appliances (Updated) – KOREAN
This briefing updates and expands the outcomes of the international comparison of domestic refrigerated appliances and includes data
Policy Brief – Mapping & Benchmarking of Dishwashers – KOREAN
This briefing describes the outcomes of an international comparison of the energy consumption of dishwashers and includes data analysis of information drawn from Australia, Austria, Canada
Policy Brief – Mapping & Benchmarking of distribution transformers – KOREAN
This briefing describes an international comparison of the energy efficiency of distribution transformers and associated policies which was carried out by IEA 4E in close cooperation with the
Policy Brief – Mapping & Benchmarking of the Impact of “Phase-out” on the Lighting Market (Updated) – KOREAN
This briefing updates the outcomes of the international comparison on the impact of polices to phase-out inefficient lighting products
SEAD: Evaluation of Internationally Comparable Compliance, Certification and Enforcement Requirements for Electric Motors
The report explains the steps of designing an effective motor compliance regime and compares Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and compliance, certification and enforcement requirements in different
Policy Brief – Electric Motor Systems Annex Overview (updated Sept 2015)
Updated: The 4E Electric Motor Systems Annex (EMSA) promotes the opportunities for energy efficiency in motor systems by disseminating best practice information worldwide. It supports the
Policy Brief – Policy Guidelines for Electric Motor Systems
This briefing summarises the key findings and recommendations of the EMSA report: Policy Guidelines for Electric Motor Systems. Best practice for policies and programmes for electric motor systems
Policy Brief – Motor Systems Tool for efficient system design
This briefing describes the Motor Systems Tool, a software tool developed by EMSA to optimise the energy performance of electric motor systems. It is an easy to use, manufacturer-independent
Achievements of appliance energy efficiency standards and labelling programs – a global assessment
This report summarises the recorded achievements of government energy efficiency standards and labelling (EESL) programs, which
“Bright Spark” Newsletter Issue 9
Read the latest energy efficiency, events and current topics in Issue 9 of 4E Bright Spark Newsletter
“Bright Spark” Newsletter Issue 8
Read the latest energy efficiency, events and current topics in Issue 8 of 4E Bright Spark Newsletter
Benchmarking Report – Updated Impact of ‘Phase-out’ Regulations on Lighting Markets
This benchmarking analysis updates the results of the domestic lighting benchmarking published in July 20111 based on new data that gives insight into more recent market trends
Policy Brief – Mapping & Benchmarking of the Impact of “Phase Out” on the Lighting Market (Updated)
This briefing updates the outcomes of the international comparison on the impact of polices to phase-out inefficient lighting products
Indicative Testing of Smart Lamps
The primary purpose of this document is to provide indicative data on the network standby power consumption of smart lamps and the power used by the lamps when emitting no light but remaining connected to a communications network. Lamps were tested at
“Bright Spark” Newsletter Issue 7
Read the latest energy efficiency, events and current topics in Issue 7 of 4E Bright Spark Newsletter
Communique – IRHMA Smart Appliance Workshop
Government and industry call for co-operation in addressing the “energy cost” of network-connected appliances. Sales of network-connected (“smart”) appliances are increasing, driven by trends
Policy Guidelines for Electric Motor Systems – Part 2: Toolkit for Policy Makers
These “Policy Guidelines for Electric Motor Systems” aim to provide assistance to policy makers who wish to design and implement a strategy to encourage the greater energy efficiency of electric
Potential Health Issues of SSL
This report addresses the issues of the potential effects of solid state lighting (SSL) products on human health. This work mainly focuses on glare issues, photobiological effects caused by the optical radiation on the eye and skin, flickering phenomena non-visual effects of light
Life Cycle Assessment of Solid State Lighting – Final Report
This report presents an overview of published life-cycle assessments (LCA) of lighting equipment, answering questions on the basis of current research. The LCA methodology is used to assess the
