Interlaboratory Comparison 2023 (IC 2023)
Interlaboratory Comparison 2023 (IC 2023) for Temporal Light Modulation (TLM) measurement The SSL Annex launched its 2023 Interlaboratory Comparison (IC 2023) of temporal light modulation (TLM) measurements in September 2023, issuing three Official Announcement Letters in
Minimum Energy Performance Standards for pumps, fans and air compressors worldwide
EMSA published a world map showing mandatory Minimum Energy Performance Standards for pumps, fans and air compressors in effect.
New EMSA Policy Brief: Measurement uncertainty in air compressor efficiency – implications for standards and policy
Accurate and reproducible efficiency measurement is a prerequisite for effective energy performance policy. A new EMSA Policy Brief describes the robustness of current methods for determining the isentropic efficiency of small, packaged air compressors.
Policy Brief #10 – Improving the Measurement of Air Compressor Efficiency – Learnings from the EMSA Round Robin
Accurate and reproducible efficiency measurement is a prerequisite for effective energy performance policy. This new EMSA Policy Brief describes the robustness of current methods for determining the isentropic efficiency of small, packaged air compressors.
Webinar on LED Lighting Performance Analysis: Temporal Light Modulation, 2014-2025
The SSLC Platform held a webinar today presenting the findings of a new report from the IEA 4E SSLC Platform titled: “LED Lighting Performance Analysis: Temporal Light Modulation, 2014-2025”.
Webinar on report “LED Lighting Performance Analysis: Temporal Light Modulation, 2014-2025”
The SSLC Platform held a webinar today presenting the findings of a new report from the IEA 4E SSLC Platform titled: “LED Lighting Performance Analysis: Temporal Light Modulation, 2014-2025”.
SSLC platform experts instrumental in updated flicker metric
Two of the SSLC Platform Experts, Dr. Jiaye (Jane) Li and Dr. Yoshi Ohno, working with an independent researcher published a paper today in the journal Lighting Research & Technology: “Revision of Mp calculation method for flicker measurement”.
International Lighting Seminar in Stockholm
On Friday, 8 May, the Swedish Energy Agency and IEA 4E SSLC Platform held an in-person International Lighting Seminar with over 30 participants from across the lighting industry, including lighting designers, manufacturers, consultants, researchers and students.
International Lighting Seminar: Perspectives on Smart Lighting, Colour Metrics, Policy, Health and more
International Lighting Seminar on 8 May 2026 in Stockholm: Perspectives on Smart Lighting, Colour Metrics, Policy, Health and more…
Application Readiness Map for Wide Bandgap (WBG) Semiconductors – Update 2025
A 2025 update on the PECTA Platform Application Readiness Map for Wide Bandgap (WBG) Semiconductors describes their expected market position through 2036. It is based on interviews with many experts and various roadmaps and could be used as a basis for deciding which power semiconductor technology to choose.
MEPS for pumps, fans, air compressors
Minimum Energy Performance Standards for pumps, fans & air compressors The map below shows mandatory Minimum Energy Performance Standards for pumps, fans and air compressors worldwide. An overview with details for the different jurisdictions is available
What have we learned in the past decade?
Demand Flexible Networked Appliances Demand-flexible appliances are electrical devices designed to adjust their operation in response to external signals such as electricity prices, grid conditions, or system operator instructions. Examples include heat pumps, electric vehicle chargers,
LED Lighting Performance Analysis: Temporal Light Modulation, 2014-2025
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.
LED Lighting Performance Analysis: Temporal Light Modulation, 2014-2025
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.
Policy Brief: Overview of Flexibility Platforms
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.
Policy Brief: Cybersecurity for Demand Flexible Appliances
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.
Successful PECTA Experts Workshop 2026 in Vienna
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.
