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New policy brief – Energy Management Protocols

This new policy brief summarises the EDNA Guide to Energy Management Protocols, which is a resource for policy makers. Energy management protocols provide the signals to end-use devices and appliances for optimising energy consumption and providing

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What has EDNA learned in the past decade?

Since 2014 EDNA – the Electronic Devices and Networks Annex of 4E – has helped its 14 member countries to better understand digital technologies. Our extensive research into how policies can both encourage ‘energy smart digital

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New PECTA paper available

A new PECTA paper has been published. This paper focuses on the effects of incorporating GaN components for energy conversion on the product design and the resulting environmental impacts along the life cycle, in particular for

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IE4 motors are required in the EU

From 1 July 2023, electric induction motors with a rated output between 75 kW and 200 kW must meet the requirements of efficiency class IE4 (or better) in the European Union.

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