14 May 2020 · Electric Motor Systems
After Sweden in 2019, the European Commission has recently joined the 4E Electric Motor Systems Annex in 2020, to collaborate on policy and technical issues related to electric motor systems.
9 May 2020 · Power Electronic Conversion Tech
PECTA Phase 1 publication now available
8 May 2020 · Power Electronic Conversion Tech
PECTA Phase 1 officially finished
8 May 2020 · Electronic Devices & Networks
The Electronic Devices and Networks Annex (EDNA) of the IEA 4E TCP welcomes the European Commission as the 14th member of the Annex.
27 April 2020 · Electric Motor Systems
What are the lessons learned after working more than 10 years with motor standards? More about this and other questions in the webinar held by Conrad U. Brunner on 10 June 2020.
15 April 2020 · Power Electronic Conversion Tech
25th 4E ExCo meeting will be held via teleconference
Release of Final Report: Domestic Air Conditioner Test Standards and Harmonization
3 March 2020 · Solid State Lighting
The SSL Annex is pleased to publish today the Final Report for a research project that examined visual perception associated with temporal light modulation, and more specifically the stroboscopic effect. An interim draft report on this study was published in December 2018, and it has since been extended in sample size and in the scope of analysis and has undergone peer review.
24 February 2020 · Electric Motor Systems
On 9 and 10 June 2020, an International Motors Workshop will take online, organized by the European Cooper Institute and IFP Energies nouvelles.
18 February 2020 · Electronic Devices & Networks
The Electronic Devices and Networks Annex (EDNA) of the IEA 4E TCP welcomes New Zealand as the 13th member of the Annex. New Zealand will work closely with EDNA's 12 other member countries to develop technical analysis and policy guidance aimed at improving the energy efficiency of connected dev...
28 January 2020 · Electric Motor Systems
The Motor Summit 2020 Internationals brings together selected international experts, industry representatives, standards developers and policy makers to exchange information on the latest developments concerning energy efficiency in motor systems worldwide.
5 December 2019 · Solid State Lighting
The European Commission published the new ecodesign and energy labelling regulations that apply to all lighting products in Europe. Called the "One Lighting Regulation", the scope of coverage applies to all light sources - incandescent, halogen, fluorescent, high intensity discharge and solid-state lighting sources. The regulations set out mandatory quality and performance requirements as well as labelling, informational and product registry database requirements.
27 November 2019 · Electric Motor Systems
The IEC Advisory Committee on Energy Efficiency (ACEE) TG6 launched on 20 September 2019 in Tokyo the project 'Coordination and Alignment of IEC and ISO Standards for Energy Efficient Electric Motor Driven Systems' (CAISEMS).
25 November 2019 · Power Electronic Conversion Tech
Denmark officially joined the power electronic conversion technology annex.
21 November 2019 · Electric Motor Systems
The European Union published on 25 October 2019 the result of the revision of the Commission Regulation (EC) 640/2009 for electric motors. The new Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1781 will require minimum requirements for a wider scope of motors (0.12 kW - 1000 kW), will also include 8-pole motors and will abolish the former requirement of an IE2 motor plus a converter instead of IE3. Also, maximum losses for converters between 0.12 kW and 1000 kW at IE2 are requested. From 2023, IE4 will be required for motors between 75 kW and 200 kW.
21 November 2019 · Electric Motor Systems
China updated the draft for the crucial GB 18613 "Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and values of efficiency grade for motors" with the future motor efficiency requirements. The minimum requirement for 3-phase asynchronous motors between 120 W and 1000 kW will be set at IE3. The formal introduction date has not been set.
12 November 2019 · Power Electronic Conversion Tech
2nd PECTA experts workshop was held in Brussels, Belgium (November, 11th, 2019).
8 November 2019 · Electronic Devices & Networks
EDNA has launched its first newsletter: Network Connections
7 October 2019 · Solid State Lighting
The IEA 4E SSL Annex and the Danish Technical University (DTU) worked together to plan a one-day seminar covering recent research on health and testing, including topics such as temporal light modulation and lifetime. The seminar also covered the new EU energy label for lighting and the product registry database.
30 September 2019 · Solid State Lighting
As part of the work of the Interlaboratory Comparison 2017 (IC 2017), the SSL Annex has today published the Nucleus Laboratory Comparison Report. This report presents the results of a comparison between the Korea Institute of Lighting and ICT (KILT), Korea, and Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais (LNE), France. This work was conducted to verify their measurement uncertainties and to bring equivalence of their measurements of the IC 2017 artefacts. Based on the results of this comparison, the correction factors for equivalence of measurements by the two Nucleus Laboratories as prescribed in IC 2017 Technical Protocol were determined.
24 September 2019 · Electronic Devices & Networks
EDNA has published 6 new reports, covering a range of topics from wireless charging to "Network Zero" devices.
19 September 2019 · Electric Motor Systems
The latest addition to the family of tools by EMSA is the hydraulic calculator: DTI-Hydracalc
12 August 2019 · Electronic Devices & Networks
Webinar 11 September 2019 Connecting everyday, energy-using devices to the internet has profound implications for energy use. Connected devices can participate in new kinds of digital ecosystems: systems of connected devices can be managed intelligently to save energy, within a building or even within ...
4E is delighted to announce that the European Commission is the latest and 15th Member to join the IEA’s Technology Collaboration Programme The Commission has been extremely active in the development of energy efficiency policies and we are therefore delighted to welcome them into 4E’s ranks” s...
Sweden is the latest country to join the 4E Electric Motor Systems Annex (EMSA), and joins the existing members of Australia, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the USA in this Annex. Further information on the work of EMSA can be viewed here: https://www.motorsystems.org...
17 May 2019 · Power Electronic Conversion Tech
From November 11th - 15th the 24th ExCo & Annex meetings take place in Brussels, Belgium.
16 May 2019 · Electric Motor Systems
At the end of 2017, EMSA, in a unique collaboration with IEC SC 22G WG18, has launched a three-year Round Robin program for converter losses (RR'C). The report of RR'C phase 1 is now available.
4E welcomes New Zealand as the most recent country to join the TCP
4 April 2019 · Solid State Lighting
An international seminar on certification, standards and requirements was held on 4 April 2019 at Le Meridien Hotel in Seoul, Korea. The Korean Institute of Lighting and ICT (KILT) and the SSL Annex worked together to organise this seminar which included leading experts from both the SSL Annex and regional governments.
20 March 2019 · Power Electronic Conversion Tech
The PECTA webpage is now accessible via the 4E homepage.
11 March 2019 · Electric Motor Systems
This SEAD Policy Exchange Forum call will explore the different challenges and what it is required to build an effective program for promoting energy efficient electric motors.
4 March 2019 · Power Electronic Conversion Tech
From March 26th - 29th the 23rd ExCo & Annex meetings take place in Beijing, China.
4 March 2019 · Power Electronic Conversion Tech
From March 26th - 29th the 23rd ExCo & Annex meetings take place in Beijing, China.
25 February 2019 · Electric Motor Systems
On 19 March 2019, a series of technological innovations in the field of industrial electric motors will be presented during a workshop in Brussels, organized by the European Cooper Institute.
21 January 2019 · Electric Motor Systems
The 11th international conference on Energy Efficency in Motor Driven Systems will be held on 17 to 19 September 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
11 December 2018 · Electric Motor Systems
The preliminary results of the Global Round Robin testing program for converters losses show a high repeatability of the proposed uniform testing protocol and confirm that the 9 converters tested have much lower losses than the IE1 reference values in IEC 61800-9-2 (edition 1).
11 December 2018 · Electric Motor Systems
The preliminary results of the Global Round Robin testing program for converter losses show a high repeatability of the proposed uniform testing protocol and confirm that the 9 converters tested have much lower losses than the IE1 reference values in IEC 61800-9-2 (edition 1).
11 December 2018 · Electric Motor Systems
The next international conference on Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems will take place on 17 - 19 September 2019 in Tokyo Japan.
15 October 2018 · Solid State Lighting
The CIE is holding a Tutorial and Practical Workshop on CIE S 025, the first international measurement standard for LED lamps, luminaires and modules. This workshop will be held at the Russian Lighting Research Institute (VNISI) in Moscow on 5 - 7 November.
27 September 2018 · Electric Motor Systems
A Policy Brief explaining the activities of EMSA and the focus of its work for 2019 - 2024 is now available.
31 July 2018 · Electronic Devices & Networks
EDNA has published a study on the opportunities for Energy Harvesting to power IoT Edge Devices
15 June 2018 · Electric Motor Systems
EMSA in cooperation with IEC has launched an international Round Robin testing program for converters losses. A workshop with first results will be held on 13 November 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland, at the Motor Summit.
4 May 2018 · Electric Motor Systems
What standards and regulations are in place for pumps, fans and compressors? How to increase their international alignment to maximize energy savings?
4 May 2018 · Electric Motor Systems
EMSA shows in this Audit Guide important organisational and technical considerations for performing a motor systems audit, using relevant standards and tools.
Just released for publication is the Policy Guidelines for Motor Drive Units - Part 2: Recommendations for aligning standards and regulations for pumps, fans and compressors. A copy of this report is available in our Publications library here.
4E is delighted to announce that China is the latest country to join the existing 12 member countries working collaboratively to promote energy efficient equipment under the IEA’s Technology Collaboration Programme. “We are delighted to welcome China into 4E’s ranks, represented by the Ch...
27 March 2018 · Electronic Devices & Networks
EDNA has published a Case Study of the Barriers and Solutions to Intelligent Efficiency - focussed on Smart Homes
16 March 2018 · Electronic Devices & Networks
EDNA has published a Policy Brief, suggesting policy options to encourage devices to report their own energy consumption
11 December 2017 · Electric Motor Systems
United for Efficiency released a Policy Guide on Accelerating the Global Adoption of Energy-Efficient Electric Motors and Motor Systems.
30 November 2017 · Solid State Lighting
The SSL Annex held a one day conference in Sydney with presentations by the SSL Annex's Experts on a range of topics related to LED lighting, efficiency and quality. The conference gathered over 50 Australian lighting experts from industry, research and government.
8 November 2017 · Electronic Devices & Networks
SEAD Connected Efficiency Award - Winners Announced SEAD has announced the communications protocols that were awarded a Connected Efficiency Award. The winning protcols are: IEEE Std 1905.1a™-2014 IEEE Standard for a Convergent Digital Home Network for Heterogeneous Technologies Zigbee Protocol...
A new Policy Brief on Voluntary Agreements has been released, and can be viewed under the Publications link here.
28 September 2017 · Electric Motor Systems
Conrad U. Brunner receives International Electrotechnical Commission 1906 Award.
18 September 2017 · Solid State Lighting
Indicative of the growing importance of LED lighting to policy-makers, Canada is the latest country to join the IEA 4E SSL Annex, along with Australia, Denmark, France, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. The SSL Annex recently commenced a second interlaboratory comparison p...
14 September 2017 · Electric Motor Systems
The Motor Summit 2018 International will take place on 14 & 15 November 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland.
14 September 2017 · Electric Motor Systems
The Motor Summit 2018 International will take place on 14 & 15 November 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland.
12 September 2017 · Electronic Devices & Networks
A Workshop on Energy Efficiency of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) will be held on 28 September 2017 in Vienna. The workshop will explore the current knowledge on energy performance and testing, as a basis for energy efficiency strategies and policy approaches for EVSE. This workshop is part of the...
1 September 2017 · Electric Motor Systems
A new version of the Motor Systems Tool including German and French language was published at the EEMODS'17 conference on 6 September 2017 and is now available for download.
24 July 2017 · Electronic Devices & Networks
SEAD Connected Efficiency Award - Nominations Closing 31 August 2017. To recognise the most energy efficient communications protocols, SEAD has launched the Connected Efficiency Award. The objective of the Award is to promote the uptake (within mains-powered, network-connected devices) of ...
30 June 2017 · Solid State Lighting
The IEA 4E Solid State Lighting Annex today is formally announcing a global interlaboratory comparison for goniophotometers (in short IC 2017). With 70 labs from around the world pre-registered, IC 2017 has the potential to be the largest single interlaboratory comparison of goniophotometers. The programme is designed in compliance with ISO/IEC 17043 to serve as a proficiency test for SSL testing accreditation programmes that recognise this comparison and it is based on the new CIE S 025/E:2015 test method for LED equipment.
26 June 2017 · Solid State Lighting
Today the IEA 4E Solid State Lighting Annex published a new policy report titled “Lessons Learned Bringing LEDs to Market” which highlights dozens of initiatives that contributed to the promotion of quality, energy-efficient lighting in the SSL Annex member country markets.
26 June 2017 · Solid State Lighting
The IEA 4E Solid State Lighting Annex today published a new report promoting CIE’s new global test standard. The report, entitled “Application Study of CIE S 025/E:2015”, evaluates the new international standard for use by key stakeholders as the basis for measuring important quality and performance aspects of LED lighting products. The SSL Annex has concluded that the new CIE standard is suitable for its upcoming global interlaboratory comparison of goniophotometers.
1 June 2017 · Electronic Devices & Networks
EDNA has commenced a scoping study on the "Energy Efficiency of EVSE" to gather available knowledge on the existing and/or emerging efficiency regulation approaches for EVSE.
21 April 2017 · Electronic Devices & Networks
EDNA has launched 2 new tasks and 2 new reports
20 April 2017 · Electric Motor Systems
EMSA session at Austrian Motor Conference on 26 April in Vienna.
15 February 2017 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The benchmarking report for the international comparison of water heater performance is now available for review. The products and regulatory policies compared are those recently available in Australia, Canada, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, and the USA.
On 31 January 2017, four IEA TCP's will come together in Milan for a joint workshop "Energy Efficiency in Future Electricity Systems: The Invisible Fuel". The TCP's involved are HTS (High Temperature Superconductivity), ISGAN (International Smart Grids Action Network), DSM (Demand Side Management) and 4E, and th...
19 January 2017 · Solid State Lighting
Australia's Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Program has released a consultation regulation impact statement (RIS) considering policy options to improve the energy efficiency of residential and commercial lighting in Australia and New Zealand.
13 January 2017 · Solid State Lighting
Following the previous 2013 interlaboratory comparison where 110 labs from around the world were compared for measurements of LED lighting products, the International Energy Agency’s Energy-Efficient End-use Equipment Solid State Lighting Annex (IEA 4E SSL Annex) is preparing to launch the 2017 Interlaboratory Comparison (IC 2017) for goniophotometer measurements.
25 November 2016 · Solid State Lighting
The IEA 4E SSL Annex published seven new and updated “quality and performance tiers” for popular LED lamps and luminaires. These seven documents offer policy makers and programme administrators guidance on which parameters to consider and the levels that may be appropriate when specifying or regulating LED products. Parameters include efficacy, lifetime, light colour, durability, and many other metrics.
10 November 2016 · Electronic Devices & Networks
ITI, Danish Energy Agency, Korean Energy Agency and ACEEE announce support for CDA Voluntary Principles for Energy Efficient Connected Devices
3 November 2016 · Electric Motor Systems
The next international conference on Energy Efficency in Motor Driven Systems will be held on 6 to 8 September 2017 in Rome, Italy. Abstracts are to be submitted until 11 November 2016.
25 October 2016 · Electronic Devices & Networks
EDNA has published a study of "Energy Aware" devices - devices which can report their own energy consumption, in real time.
29 September 2016 · Electric Motor Systems
The 4E EMSA has published the new report "Policy Guidelines for Motor Driven Units - Part 1: Analysis of standards and regulations for pumps, fans and compressors".
So that interested parties know what to look out for, 4E has added a new facility that gives prior notice of future publications and events. Watch out for 4E publications that will be released over the next few months, including EMSA's Policy Guidelines for Motor Driven Units, EDNA's Encouraging Energy...
22 September 2016 · Electric Motor Systems
EMSA will soon release its next report analyzing standards and regulations for pumps, fans and compressors and present it on 11 and 12 October at the Motor Summit in Zurich.
6 September 2016 · Solid State Lighting
“Smart” lamps combine technology breakthroughs in wireless communications with light emitting diodes (LEDs) to provide many exciting consumer benefits. However, the standby energy use of “smart lamps” can be larger than the energy used for providing lighting, according to a new report from the IEA 4E Solid State Lighting Annex.
Achievements of Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards & Labelling Programs: A GLOBAL ASSESSMENT IN 2016
10 July 2016 · Electronic Devices & Networks
The March 2016 Newsletter of the Connected Devices Alliance can be read here
24 June 2016 · Electronic Devices & Networks
The IEA-4E Electronic Devices and Networks Annex (EDNA) has published a Technical Report for its Smart Meters and Energy Monitoring Systems Task (Task I). The report covers energy consumed by smart meters and other components of smart metering infrastructure, as well as by associated energy monitoring ...
12 May 2016 · Electric Motor Systems
How to develop a policy framework related to energy efficient electric motor systems? This webinar on 19 May 10 AM GMT will show the different tools for it, based on the case of Indonesia.
6 April 2016 · Electronic Devices & Networks
EDNA has published the technical report - Energy Efficiency of the Internet of Things (IoT)
21st Century EESL Programmes - IEA Workshop FIndings (Dec 2015)
17 March 2016 · Electronic Devices & Networks
The March 2016 Newsletter of the Connected Devices Alliance can be read here
17 March 2016 · Electric Motor Systems
The next Motor Summit will take place on 11 - 12 October 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland. Info & registration: www.motorsummit.ch
2015 4E Annual Report now available for download
10 February 2016 · Electronic Devices & Networks
This is the title of a workshop to be held on the 8th of March 2016 at the Intercity Hotel in Vienna, which will bring together different stakeholders from research, industry and policy to discuss promises of energy savings and possible trade-offs, market opportunities and existing as well as future policy for residential energy monitoring and management systems.
The latest issue (December 2015) of the 4E newsletter "Bright Spark" is now available for viewing.
This IEA hosted international workshop, 15-16 December 2015, was jointly organised by the IEA, the IEA Implementing Agreement for Energy Efficient End-use Equipment (4E) and the Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) initiative of the Clean Energy Ministerial and the International Partnership ...
15 December 2015 · Electronic Devices & Networks
The December 2015 Newsletter of the Connected Devices Alliance can be read here
9 December 2015 · Solid State Lighting
Following the launch of the Global Lighting Challenge aiming at deploying 10 billion super-efficient light sources, the IEA 4E SSL Annex today published an Executive Briefing that summarises the best practices, programmes and other initiatives undertaken by its member countries to accelerate the adoption of quality, energy-efficient LED technology in their markets.
7 December 2015 · Electronic Devices & Networks
More than 40 officials from Japanese industry (JEITA), Japanese Government agencies and 4E/EDNA met on 7 and 8 October 2015 in Makuhari, Japan to discuss the energy saving opportunities and challenges presented by network-connected electronic devices. The Japanese industry, in particular JEITA, are very active i...
1 December 2015 · Electric Motor Systems
CLASP on behalf of SEAD has published a request for proposals to research the potential benefits of and obstacles to linking motor efficiency policies with policies for implementing strategic energy management systems.
23 November 2015 · Electric Motor Systems
4E has published the report Energy efficiency roadmap for electric motors and motor systems.
23 November 2015 · Electric Motor Systems
The Super-Efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment Initiative has published a report on the Evaluation of Internationally Comparable Compliance, Certification, and Enforcement Requirements for Electric Motors.
1 October 2015 · Solid State Lighting
The SSL Annex launched a new animated video today that presents the SSL Annex work in two minutes! Click the link or image above to watch the video and learn more about how we work with governments to: compare SSL testing practices, help define product quality, assess new product features, research health and ...
28 September 2015 · Electric Motor Systems
The EMSA Policy Briefs give an overview of the activities of the Electric Motor Systems Annex and summarize its key publications.
1 September 2015 · Electric Motor Systems
The 4E Electric Motor Systems Annex and the Danish Technological Institute will hold a series of six webinars on www.leonardo-energy.org.
23 July 2015 · Electric Motor Systems
The IECEE Global Motor Energy Efficiency Program was approved in June 2015.
18 June 2015 · Electric Motor Systems
The first ever Motor Summit China will be held on 10/11 July 2015 in Zhenjiang: www.motorsummit.cn
6 June 2015 · Electronic Devices & Networks
The CEATEC / EDNA Smart Devices Workshop follows the EDNA Smart Appliances Workshop held in November 2014 in Korea. The scope of the Smart Devices Workshop is network-connected, mains-powered devices in the categories of consumer electronics (e.g. audio, video) and information and communications ...
13 May 2015 · Electronic Devices & Networks
The IEA 4E Implementing Agreement now has a Twitter account. Please follow at https://twitter.com/@IEA_4E
29 April 2015 · Solid State Lighting
UNEP will hold a webinar on 7 May at 09h00 Stockholm time with Mr. Tony Bergen, Secretary of CIE Division 2. Mr. Bergen will provide an overview of the recently published CIE S 025/E:2015, Test Method for LED Lamps, LED Luminaires and LED Modules. This test standard provides methods for making photomet...
The latest issue (April 2015) of the 4E newsletter "Bright Spark" is now available for viewing.
23 April 2015 · Electric Motor Systems
EMSA will deliver six webinars concerning efficient electric motor systems via www.leonardo-energy.org.
22 April 2015 · Solid State Lighting
“Smart” lamps combine technology breakthroughs in wireless communications and light emitting diodes (LEDs). Often controlled by a smartphone app, these lamps can dim, change colour and shift to new scenes all by simply touching your phone. However, the lamps consume energy even when they are not in u...
15 April 2015 · Electric Motor Systems
The next International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems will be held from 15 to 17 September 2015 in Helsinki, Finland.
2014 4E Annual Report now available for download
24 March 2015 · Solid State Lighting
Today, the IEA 4E SSL Annex has published a new website that reflects its new five-year programme of research and cooperation. The new and completely redesigned website offers users a clear and concise overview of the new programme, with activities classified into four topical areas: product performance, testing...
Webinar "Exploring the Impact of Efficient Lighting Policies" - March 31 2015
Updated Benchmarking Report Released - Impact of 'Phase-Out' Regulations on Lighting Markets
12 December 2014 · Electronic Devices & Networks
The IEA 4E Electronic Devices and Networks Annex (EDNA) is collaborating with the International Roundtable of Household Appliance Manufacturer Associations (IRHMA) to address the energy cost of smart appliances. A workshop was held in Korea in November 2014 to establish this collaboration. Read ...
12 December 2014 · Electronic Devices & Networks
The IEA 4E Electronic Devices and Networks Annex (EDNA) is collaborating with the 4E Solid State Lighting Annex to address the network standby energy associated with "smart lights" (lights connected to a network). A workshop was held in Korea in November 2014 to establish this collabora...
12 December 2014 · Electronic Devices & Networks
The IEA 4E Electronic Devices and Networks Annex (EDNA) has launched its first two official tasks. Task I is "Smart Metering and Energy Monitoring Systems" and deals with the parasitic energy use of smart metering infrastructure. The task will deliver a series of recommendations to be considered ...
Communique from IRHMA Smart Appliance Workshop
8 October 2014 · Solid State Lighting
The IEA 4E SSL Annex congratulates Professors Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura for their joint award of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded for developing blue-light LEDs that enables general illumination white-light LED products.
7 October 2014 · Electric Motor Systems
EMSA published the Policy Guidelines for Electric Motor Systems on 7 October 2014 at the Motor Summit.
24 September 2014 · Solid State Lighting
Starting in 2011, the SSL Annex launched a study to review all of the major health-related literature associated with LED lighting. In 2014, the SSL Annex published a comprehensive review of this literature summarising the human health impacts of SSL.
17 September 2014 · Solid State Lighting
Today, the IEA 4E SSL Annex, supported by ten national governments, announced the publication of a comprehensive review of all the current life-cycle assessment studies on Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps and luminaires compared with conventional lighting technologies. This review found that energy in ...
10 September 2014 · Solid State Lighting
Today, the governments of ten countries announced the publication of the world’s largest interlaboratory comparison on solid state lighting (SSL). This project compares the ability of 110 laboratories worldwide to test Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps and luminaires. The outcome of this large-scale interlaboratory comparison will help governments and manufacturers around the world ensure that new LED products sold to consumers and companies are of high quality and meet the claimed performance.
A comprehensive, updated report on worldwide Energy Standards and Labelling programs commissioned by the Australian Governments Department of Industry, and prepared by Energy Efficient Strategies, Australia with assistance from Maia Consulting, Australia, has been released. It can be downloaded here....
18 July 2014 · Electronic Devices & Networks
The IEA 4E Electronic Devices and Networks Annex ("EDNA") will hold a Smart Appliance Workshop in Korea on 4 November 2014. The workshop will serve to introduce EDNA to the smart appliance industry and explore ways in which industry and governments can cooperate on energy-efficient smart appliances. ...
The publication "More Data, Less Energy: Making network standby more efficient in billions of connected devices" has been published on the IEA website and can be viewed via the following link. "More Data, Less Energy"
At this facilitated workshop on June 4, 2014, a joint intiative of the ECODESIGN company GmbH on behalf of the Austrian Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, together with the University of Applied Sciences of Burgenland, experiences and results from international and national studies on energy ...
The launch of this publication will take place at 13:30 Paris time on 2 July, 2014 via webinar presented by the IEA Executive Director and the Director of Sustainable Energy Policy and Technology. Read the introduction here....
4E analysis of appliance trends has been used by the IEA in it's latest report: Tracking Clean Energy Progress 2014 which examines progress in the development and deployment of key clean energy technologies. This Energy Technology Perspectives 2014 (ETP 2014) excerpt tracks each technology and sector again...
26 May 2014 · Electric Motor Systems
EMSA invites industry representatives and energy efficiency consultants to participate in the Efficient Electric Motors Workshop.
14 May 2014 · Electronic Devices & Networks
The newly formed IEA 4E Electronic Devices and Networks Annex ("EDNA") held its first meeting on 14 May 2014 in Utrecht, Netherlands. At the meeting the official member countries agreed: The Netherlands (Hans-Paul Siderius) was appointed Chair for calendar year 2014. Beletich Associates were appointed as ...
Load Down Edition 14 is now available. In this issue you will find informative articles covering: 4E broadens it horizons - Standby Power Annex ends, More Data, Less Energy: IEA/4E Publication, Policy Framework and Action plan for Networks; Policy Briefs: Secondary Functions and Networks; Power required for Functions Report, and Beyond 1 Watt: IEA/4E/ SEAD Workshop Paris 2013
30 April 2014 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The international comparison of the energy performance of distribution transformers and associated MEPS levels is now available. This report shows key differences in the spread of product performance in Australia, Canada, India, the Republic of Korea, and the USA. It also examines and compares variations in the scope and stringency of national minimum performance levels and other policies.
Austria - June 04, 2014
The Annex today released a new report Beyond Network Standby: A policy framework and action plan for low energy networks. Prepared by Lloyd Harrington and Bruce Nordman, the report offers readers a framework for policy action to reduce energy consumption in digital networks. ...
4 April 2014 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The benchmarking report discussing the international comparison of the energy performance of dishwashers in nine countries/regions is now available. It examines variations in the scope and stringency of national minimum performance levels and other policies and shows key differences in product performance between countries over the 1996-2012 period.
The latest issue (March 2014) of the 4E newsletter "Bright Spark" is now available for viewing.
2 April 2014 · Electronic Devices & Networks
The International Energy Agency's 4E initiative has created its newest "annex" targetting the growing energy use from communications networks and networked equipment. The newly formed Electronic Devices and Networks Annex ("EDNA") will cover most types of electronic equipment and associated networks which serve ...
12 March 2014 · Electric Motor Systems
The IEC published the new standard IEC 60034-30-1 with efficiency classes of line operated AC motors on 6 March 2014.
Market Surveillance of Energy Labelling & Ecodesign product requirements
Brussels Launch - 30th January 2014
14 January 2014 · Electric Motor Systems
On 15 and 22 January two webinars will be held on the SEAD Electric Motor Awards Competition: https://cleanenergysolutions.org/training/sead-electric-motor-awards-competition.
Brussels, EC Premises, Charlemagne Building - 20 & 21 February 2014
Paris, France - March 2014
This week the IEA CERT committee approved 4E's extension for a second term to 2019, endorsing the unanimous request from the 12 existing member countries.
10 December 2013 · Electric Motor Systems
The new international standard IEC/TS 60034-2-3 ed1.0 for testing converter-fed motors was published on 28 November 2013.
The IEA publication "Energy Technology Initiatives 2013 - Implementation Through Multilateral Co-operation" is available for download
19 November 2013 · Electric Motor Systems
Manufacturers can nominate their most efficient electric motors for the SEAD Global Efficiency Medal Competition until 31 January 2014.
26 September 2013 · Standby Power
Load Down Edition 13 is now available. In this issue you will find informative articles covering: Industry Associations’ Guiding principles for Networked Products, Outcomes from Network Standby Workshop in Toronto ...
13th ExCo & Annex meetings to be held in The Netherlands, 12-16 May 2014
12 June 2013 · Electric Motor Systems
The Australian testing laboratory CalTest proposes a new measurement method for determination of efficiency of new technology motors and motor-drive systems using output/input measurements....
5 June 2013 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The latest Annex benchmarking report which is an international comparison of the energy performance of refrigerator-freezers and freezers is now available. This is an update of an Annex report published in 2010. It examines variations in the scope and stringency of national minimum performance levels and other policies and shows key differences in product performance between countries over the 1996-2011 period.
The IEA/4E/SEAD Network Standby Workshop: Beyond 1-Watt – Towards energy efficiency in the digital age is to be held at the IEA Headquarters, Paris: 16 September 2013 - 17 September 2013 The objective of the workshop is to help future-proof energy efficiency policy-making by providing insights into tr...
The Standby Power Annex has released two new reports: Mapping Secondary Product Functions to Products and Operational Modes Ecova examined secondary functions by identifying, defining, and classifying the relevant functions across three broad categories of products. The project determined how frequen...
26 April 2013 · Mapping & Benchmarking
Following the recent publication of the full benchmarking reports for vending machines, standby power and retail display cabinets, the key policy observations from these reports have now been distilled into these two page summaries.
11 April 2013 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The IEA 4E Mapping and Benchmarking Annex runs Webinars (online seminars) to present the results and key conclusions for each product analysed to a wider audience. To date, there have been seven product analyses presented in this format and recordings of all of these webinars can be viewed at any time on this website.
Recently launched MV&E web resources from CLASP provide quick and direct access to technical and policy studies, best practices information and economy-specific links and resources.
12th ExCo & Annex Meetings to be held in Washington DC, USA in November 2013
20 February 2013 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The Mapping and Benchmarking Annex now has over 100 reports available covering 12 different products. To help stakeholders find the reports they need, the annex results pages have been updated allowing simple access to all outputs for a product country or combination of both. Find out how to navigate the new results pages here.
8 February 2013 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The IEA 4E Mapping and Benchmarking Annex is pleased to announce four new on-line seminars to present the outcomes of recent product analyses: standby power, washing machines, vending machines and retail display cabinets.
The latest issue of the 4E newsletter "Bright Spark" is now available for download.
29 government energy efficiency officials and experts from 12 economies met on 7-8 November 2012 in Tokyo to collaborate on initiative to deliver greater international comparability of energy efficiency polices for appliances and equipment. As a result of the workshop, participants from the IEA-4E, SEAD a...
23 January 2013 · Electric Motor Systems
The Motor Systems Tool has been recently updated to version 1.53.
Latest EU Energy Efficiency Status Report for 2012 draws on information from 4E's M&B Annex amongst other sources
21 December 2012 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The IEA 4E Mapping and Benchmarking Annex is pleased to publish a range of new reports on refrigeration products. The final benchmarking reports comparing the international energy performance of vending machines and commercial retail display cabinets are now available along with the updated mapping reports for domestic refrigerated appliances in 9 countries.
3 New Policy Briefs from the Standby Annex have just been released
The IEA 4E Solid State Lighting (SSL) Annex is now running the 2013 Interlaboratory Comparison of SSL product testing.
18 October 2012 · Electric Motor Systems
EEMODS'13 will be held from 28 to 30 October 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Abstracts are due until 17 December 2012.
2 October 2012 · Electric Motor Systems
The agenda for the Testing Centres Workshop at 4 December 2012 at the Motor Summit in Zurich is now available. Registration: www.motorsummit.ch, places are limited.
6 new Policy Briefs from the Mapping & Benchmarking Annex released
This workshop, held in conjunction with the Austrian Ministry of Technology, will present results of the work of the IEA 4E Annexes for Mapping & Benchmarking and Standby Power.
Results of Laboratory Comparison Tests on LED Lights
4E Research Overview of Technology-Forcing Standards for Energy Efficiency
13 August 2012 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The analysis of a diverse number of datasets showing standby power performance from many products internationally is now available. The report focuses on 10 products or product categories; televisions, home audio, washing machines, microwave ovens, DVD and Blu-ray players/recorders, computer displays, notebook PCs, external power supplies, multifunction devices and set top boxes.
The latest edition of the Load Down Newsletter is now availble on the Standby Power Annex Website. (Download here) Articles include: Network Standby – Putting the pieces together Summarising the work of various international organisations and how these will come together to assist policy makers red...
17 July 2012 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The first of a series of on-line seminars have now been completed with feedback from participants very positive. These webinars will be available as on-line recordings for others to watch later.
21 June 2012 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The IEA 4E Mapping and Benchmarking Annex is running two webinars on an international comparison of the energy performance of residential laundry dryers (clothes dryers). Find out how to attend here.
2 May 2012 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The analysis of the performance of notebook PCs in the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Australia the USA and the EU is now available. The report includes an analysis of changing specifications, power demands and average energy consumption figures.
27 April 2012 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The final analysis of the Comparative Performance of washing machines (clothes washers) in ten countries internationally is now available to download.
27 April 2012 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The final analysis of the Comparative Performance of washing machines (clothes washers) in ten countries internationally is now available to download.
20 April 2012 · Mapping & Benchmarking
Mapping documents for vending machines and refrigerated retail display cabinets are now available and are the first outputs under the mapping and benchmarking annex analysing non-domestic products.
17 April 2012 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The IEA 4E Mapping and Benchmarking Annex has submitted in a number of reports for inclusion in the Clean Energy Ministerial Meetings in London during the week of 23 April 2012.
7 January 2012 · Standby Power
Power Factors Studies now available on Standby Annex website
In October 2011 the 4E ExCo initiated two new research projects into the important areas of Standards Policy Development and Smart Metering. These projects are conceived as preliminary explorations into the topic areas that may lead to the development of new Annexes or other avenues for pursuing more in-de...
On 1 November 2011, the 4E SSL Annex publicly released the first version of its draft performance specifications for solid state lighting products. Representing the work of 20 international lighting experts from nine countries, 4E is encouraging written comments from industry and other stakeholders so that...
8 November 2011 · Electric Motor Systems
The next Motor Summit will be held between 5 - 6 December 2012 in Zurich, Switzerland. Program and registration will be available early next year under www.motorsummit.ch.
The latest issue of the 4E newsletter "Bright Spark" is now available for download.
10 September 2011 · Electric Motor Systems
The Motor Systems Tool calculates the efficiency of complete motor systems.
4E POLICY BRIEFS for the MAPPING & BENCHMARKING Annex have now been released.
29 August 2011 · Electric Motor Systems
EMSA has published the Motor Policy Guide - Part 1: Assessment of Existing Policies. The guide presents a survey of policy instruments for efficient motor systems in Australia, China, Europe and the USA, assessing relevant policy elements and giving recommendations for successful policy design. EMSA will work o...
28 July 2011 · Electric Motor Systems
The EMSA Testing Centres group will meet on the morning of 12 September 2011 from 9.00 AM in Alexandria VA for a workshop (prior to the EEMODS conference). Download the agenda and register by writing an e-mail to: sarah.hatch@climatechange.gov.au....
28 July 2011 · Electric Motor Systems
The international conference on energy efficient electric motor systems EEMODS will be held from 12 to 14 September 2011 in Alexandria VA, near Washington DC. For program and registration go to www.eemods.org. EMSA will organise a workshop for testing centres and give a number of presentations....
On the 20th May 4E delegates met Swiss industry and government
29 April 2011 · Electric Motor Systems
The IEC Round Robin test results have been published and will be integrated into the revised testing standard IEC 60034-2-1.
English version of the program for the "Smart Grid Week Linz 2011" is now available
The fourth meeting of the 4E Standby Annex will be held in Zurich, Switzerland on the 17th of May 2011.
The Lot 26 team has just published the Draft Final Task 8 Report covering the project team's policy recommendation to the European Commission. The draft is available on the project website, www.ecostandby.org. If you would like to submit feedback contact@ecostandby.org by 13 May 2011. ...
11 April 2011 · Electric Motor Systems
The Committee Draft for voting (CDV) of the standard IEC 60034-2-3 is now available.
New Annual Report details achievements by 4E during 2010
On February 14 2011 a stakeholder meeting was held in Brussels to discuss the Draft Final Report for the EuP preparatory study on Networked standby DG ENER Lot 26(TREN/D3/91-2007-Lot26). The minutes of the stakeholder meeting, are now available for download at: http://www.ecostandby.org/open_d...
27 February 2011 · Standby Power
The standby power annex is excited to start the new year by welcoming 3 new members. Austria, Denmark and Sweden have joined the annex for 2011, adding valuable experience and expertise to the group. The new memberships provide a wonderful start to a year that will be critical in determining the fu...
9 February 2011 · Mapping & Benchmarking
Comparative Performance of air conditioners internationally demonstrates value of long-term performance standards
28 January 2011 · Standby Power
The Lot 26 team has published the Draft Final Report for the EuP preparatory study on Networked standby DG ENER Lot 26(TREN/D3/91-2007-Lot26). The drafts are available on the project website http://www.ecostandby.org. All task reports have been reviewed following stakeholder input. The modification...
28 January 2011 · Standby Power
The latest version of the international standby newsletter "Load Down" is now available for download on the 4E standby annex website
28 January 2011 · Standby Power
The outcome reports from the 2010 APEC International Standby Power Conference, “Moving Towards 1 Watt and Beyond” are now availble to the public. The following three reports can be downloaded at http://www.energyrating.gov.au/standby2010-apec-presentations.html Conference Proceedings T...
24 November 2010 · Electric Motor Systems
The Motor Summit 2010 held in Zuirch Switzerland proved to be a successful event. Proceedings, presentations of the International and Swiss day and pictures are available available on www.motorsummit.ch. The presentations of the Workshop on New Motor Technology are available on this website. ...
20 October 2010 · Mapping & Benchmarking
Benchmarking of Comparative Performance of Televisions Internationally now published
10 October 2010 · Standby Power
The 3rd meeting of the 4E Standby Power Annex has been rescheduled. The meeting will now take place in Ottawa, Canada on Tuesday 2nd November 2010 not in Tokyo as previously planned. The meeting has been moved to take place alongside the ExCo and Mapping and Benchmarking Annex meetings. Full details of th...
Presentations from the 'Saving More Energy Through Compliance' Conference are now available for downloading from this site. Over 100 Government officials, industry representatives and compliance experts came together in London from the 14-16 September 2010. They discussed opportunities to optimise and...
27 September 2010 · Standby Power
The 4E Standby Annex, in conjunction with the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, has released a scoping study called Standby Power and Low Energy Networks - issues and directions. The study examines the issue of standby and networks, and documents key areas of existing knowledge wi...
14 September 2010 · Mapping & Benchmarking
A simple-to-navigate matrix of outputs from the IEA 4E Mapping and Benchmarking Annex is now available
14 September 2010 · Mapping & Benchmarking
Benchmarking of Comparative Performance of Cold Appliances Internationally Identifies Important Policy Issues
8 September 2010 · Standby Power
The third meeting of the 4E Standby Annex will be held in Tokyo, Japan on the 22 of October 2010. It will bring together Annex participants for discussions regarding future Annex work and activities to be undertaken...
8 September 2010 · Standby Power
The APEC/4E/APP “Alignment of National Standby Power Approaches – Moving Towards 1 Watt and Beyond” Conference will be held in Tokyo, Japan from 19 – 21 October 2010. Registrations are now open...
8 September 2010 · Standby Power
The latest version of the international standby newsletter "Load Down" is now available for download on the 4E standby annex website
2 September 2010 · Electric Motor Systems
A first snapshot of the calculation tool for motor systems, a technical guide on all the need-to-knows (technical standards, Ecodesign process, minimum energy performance standards, etc.) and an energy-efficiency oriented training material for skilled professionals: this is what Task B & E is working on. Fo...
The latest version of the 4E newsletter "Bright Spark" is now available for download from the 4E website.
4E's vice-chair Shane Holt at the launch of SEAD, Washington DC, July 2010. ...
4E ExCo and related meetings to take place in Ottawa, Canada, from the 2-5th November 2010.
New Annex on Solid State Lighting to tackle quality concerns
The new IEA publication details the achievements of the 42 active Implementing Agreements including 4E
11 June 2010 · Electric Motor Systems
A summary of IEC standards on rotating electrical machines is now available on the EMSA site.
21 April 2010 · Electric Motor Systems
The definite program for the Motor Summit 2010 is now available on www.motorsummit.ch.
The 4E 2009 Annual Report contains a record of the activities and achievements undertaken by the 4E Implementing Agreement during 2009, the first full year of its operation.
International Conference on Compliance in Energy Efficiency Progrogrammes for Electrical Equipment
The APP/IEA/SELINA International Standby Workshop was held on 2 March 2010 in Vienna. Presentations are now available. Workshop Recommendations are open for comment until 31 March 2010 to either Melissa Damnics or Carlos Patrao.
An Open Forum for discussion of topics related to energy efficient ITC and Electronics
8 February 2010 · Standby Power
The second 4E Standby Annex meeting will be held in Vienna, Austria on the 3rd of March 2010. The 4E meeting plan and registration form can be downloaded here (click). It will bring together Annex participants for the second time, with discussions regarding Annex work and activities to be undertaken....
29 January 2010 · Electric Motor Systems
Detailed program and registration are now available on www.motorsummit.ch
Commissioned by DEFRA and the UK Market Transformation Programme, this 2009 study identified the factors influencing the penetration of energy efficient electrical appliances into national markets in Europe.
The 5th ExCo and related Annex meetings will be held in Vienna, Austria between the 1st-5th March 2010.
21 December 2009 · Electric Motor Systems
The next Motor Summit will be held from 26 to 28 October 2010 in Zurich Switzerland. Details are on www.motorsummit.ch
21 October 2009 · Standby Power
The inaugural 4E Standby Annex meeting will be held in Korea on the 2nd of November 2009. It will bring together Annex participants for the first time, with discussions regarding the Annex work and budget to be undertaken. Following this will be a series of workshops regarding each of the Annex task...
21 October 2009 · Standby Power
A brief message from the chair of the IEA 4E Standby Annex
21 October 2009 · Standby Power
The Standby Power Annex website is now up and running and work has started on each of the individual Standby Power Annex tasks, including preparations for the inaugural Standby Power Annex participant meeting to be held in Korea in November 2009. This dedicated website, which provide...
3 September 2009 · Electric Motor Systems
EMSA has a packed agenda at EEMODS in Nantes France: from 14 to 17 September 2009: Project meeting on 14 September 2009, Testing Centres Workshop on 17 September, 12 presentations at the EEMODS-Conference from 15-16 September 2009 (see table below): Author (lead) Titel of paper (order...
Improved compliance with programs promoting energy efficient appliances is the focus of a new joint project between the IEA Implementing Agreement on Efficient Electrical End-Use Equipment (4E) and the Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP) initiated in August 2009. The project will engag...
This document proposes an on-going relationship between 4E and IPEEC, working together to deliver energy efficiency.
Answers to many queries about the 4E Implementing Agreement
27 August 2009 · Electric Motor Systems
17 September 2009, Nantes, France The first meeting of motor testing engineers is planned to take part in Nantes, France on 17 September 2009 (at the same location as EEMODS'09 from 15 - 17 September 2009, www.eemods09.fr). If you wish to attend this workshop, please contact Sarah Hatch by email (sarah.hatch@en...
26 August 2009 · Electric Motor Systems
USA Electric Power Utility Companies have a wide array of ongoing motor and motor systems rebate programs to prepare the market to move from the present mandatory level at EPAct (IE2) to Premium Efficiency (IE3) level by 2011. See CEE for list of utilities and details: http://www.cee1.org/files/2009MotorsPr...
3 August 2009 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The first two products in the Mapping and Benchmarking Annex, Domestic Cold Appliances and Televisions, have now been defined. These definitions describe exactly what will be mapped in the Annex and the data that will be required to do it.
23 July 2009 · Electric Motor Systems
MEPS for motors and pumps officially published
29 June 2009 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The Mapping and Benchmarking Annex which provides access to all the information regarding the Annex is now up and running.
27 June 2009 · Mapping & Benchmarking
The Mapping and Benchmarking framework document which outlines the scope of the project is now approved and available.
A new survey of compliance with EU labelling directive identifies 4E as good example of international co-operation.
12 May 2009 · Electric Motor Systems
The EMSA Newsletter Number 2 / 2009 was issued for the first time also in Chinese. You can read it under EMSA Newsletter.
At their meeting in Paris on the 27 April 2009, the 4E ExCo agreed to launch two new areas of work for energy efficienct electrical appliances focussing on Mapping & Benchmarking and Standby Power
14 April 2009 · Electric Motor Systems
European Ecodesign Regulatory Committee voted on 11 and 27 March 2009 to introduce mandatory standards by 2011 for motors and by 2013 circulator pumps.
6 April 2009 · Electric Motor Systems
IEC has published on 3 April 2009 its "Guide for the selection and application of energy-efficient motors" as draft for review.
The 2008 4E Annual Report is now available for download
12 March 2009 · Electric Motor Systems
EU Member States showed their support for new rules to reduce the electricity consumption of industrial motors during the 11 March 2009 Ecodesign Regulatory Committee meeting.The Regulation will forbid the placing on the market of motors below IE2 efficiency by 2011 and will allow only IE3 motors for big motors ...
4E Chairman, Hans-Paul Siderius, and Conrad Brunner, operating agent for the 4E Motor Systems Annex to speak on April 28 in Paris
4E welcomes the UK as the most recent country to join 4E and the leader of the proposed Mapping and Benchmarking Annex
29 January 2009 · Electric Motor Systems
The first edition of an Electric Motor MEPS Guide has been published to explain steps towards mandatory energy performance standards. If you have any comments mail to cub@cub.ch...
23 December 2008 · Electric Motor Systems
Motor Summit 24 - 26 November 2008 held in Zurich Switzerland
6 December 2008 · Electric Motor Systems
On 24 November 2008 a Side Event of the Motor Summit'08 was held in Zurich Switzerland. The EMSA Task leaders informed a wider audience on their program starting in 2009.The minutes of the meeting are available here....
24 October 2008 · Electric Motor Systems
The IEA 4E Executive Committee has unanimously accepted the Motor Systems project plan 2009 - 2011
23 October 2008 · Electric Motor Systems
New IEC Standard on Motor Efficiency Classes Published
20 October 2008 · Electric Motor Systems
Recent new IEC standards and guides on electric motors
3 October 2008 · Electric Motor Systems
At the meeting in Zurich on 10 June 2008 the Tasks A to G were decided and the respective Task leaders nominated.
On 26 August 2008, Mark Ellis & Associates (MEA) were appointed as the Operating Agent of 4E. Mark Ellis has had a formative role in establishing 4E during his time at the International Energy Agency, and has worked in the energy efficiency field for more than 25 years.
21 June 2008 · Electric Motor Systems
The European Ecodesign Directive for Energy-using Products (EuP) is proposing Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for electric motors.
The 4E Motor Systems Annex held its start-up meeting on the 10th of June 2008 in Zurich, Switzerland. The main objectives of the 4E Motor Systems Annex are to promote harmonization of standards and to promote the use of high-efficiency electric motors in appliances. The participants from 8 countri...
11 June 2008 · Electric Motor Systems
First 4E MS meeting in Zurich
More than 200 participants from all over the world participated in the one day WTO Seminar on Trade and Climate in Copenhagen May 9 2008. Participants were welcomed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Per Stig Møller. Important issues regarding trade and environment issues were presented, amongst o...
IEA member countries join forces in a new international agreement with focus on energy efficient electrical appliances. Energy efficiency is the most cost-effective short-term path to greater energy security and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
