Collaborative research and development activities are undertaken within the 4E Platforms, connecting governments with experts and industry. Each target technology areas with a large potential for energy savings where a sustained focus builds knowledge and networks.
A new report analysing Temporal Light Modulation metrics (PstLM and SVM) in LED lighting between 2014 and 2025. The report evaluates supplier-reported product data from the European Product Registry for Energy Labelling (EPREL) database and hundreds of LED lamps tested by the member governments of the SSLC Platform.
The 4E PECTA Experts Workshop took place at the Austrian Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) in Vienna in February 2026, where international experts from research, industry, and policy discussed the latest advances in wide bandgap power electronics, including application readiness, reliability, circular economy approaches, and cooperation with the European Commission.
Today, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published a commentary on the lighting sector. Offering a global perspective, the IEA provides insights into trends in lighting consumption in buildings and street lighting, and discusses the major efficiency gains over the past two decades thanks to the rapid uptake of the light-emitting diode (LED) technology.
This report discusses how Temporal Light Modulation (TLM) metrics (i.e., short-term flicker index (PstLM) and stroboscopic effect visibility measure (SVM)) for LED lighting products evolved between 2014 to 2025.
This Policy Brief summarises the key findings of the EDNA report – Overview of Flexibility Platforms, which assesses how flexibility platforms can facilitate the utilisation of flexibility from networked appliances, and identifies current barriers hindering their effective deployment.
This Policy Brief summaries the key findings of the 4E EDNA report – Cybersecurity for Demand Flexible Appliances, which identifies critical cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities in demand flexible appliances and approaches to mitigate them.
The accurate and repeatable testing of products is a basic requirement for energy efficiency programmes and therefore improving tests for variable capacity air conditioners & heat pumps is important. It is particularly timely given the growth in these types of products. 4E is examining potential changes to relevant test procedures culminating in a round robin within 4E countries which will be completed at the end of 2022.
As part of an ongoing investigation, 4E launched a new project in 2021 to better understand the real and current barriers to regulatory policies for systems in 4E jurisdictions. Based on three case studies, the project will focus on Australia, Canada, the EU and Japan.
Additionally, the project will quantify the total savings potential from the implementation of policies for energy-using systems.
This global assessment of the benefits of standards and labelling programmes is the result of collaborative research between 4E and the IEA. Published in 2021 during the lead-in to COP26 it supports the case for increased investment in these programmes to deliver on international climate commitments.
NewsElectricity 2026 is the IEA’s annual report on global electricity systems and markets. It provides in-depth analysis of recent trends and policy developments. It includes forecasts for electricity demand, supply and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for select countries, by region and worldwide. This year the forecast period has been expanded to five years, 2026-2030, compared with the previous three-year outlook.
Energy Efficiency 2025 is the IEA’s primary annual analysis on global energy efficiency developments, showing recent trends in energy intensity and demand, investment, employment and policy. The report provides sector-specific analysis on industry, buildings, appliances and transport and explores system-wide themes such as emissions reductions, energy security, affordability and competitiveness.
New podcast episode highlights key takeaways from IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2025.
