IEA Energy Efficient End-use Equipment (4E)
Short Description
In 2008 the Technology Programme for a Co-operative Programme on Energy Efficient End-Use Equipment (4E) was established to support government efforts in designing and implementing policies for efficient end-use equipment. The member governments collaborate and coordinate activities to strengthen energy efficiency programs, by setting policies that reflect changes in technology and market conditions, expanding the scope of policies, and improving implementation and compliance through learning from the experience of others.
The objectives of 4E are:
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Identifying and promoting policy approaches at the international level, based on results of the 4E Annexes and projects.
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Disseminating research results, methods, and best practices.
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Exchanging experiences and coordinating harmonized international policy approaches for end-use devices.
The structure of 4E is shown below:
Austria is a member of 4E since 2009. Austria currently participates in EMSA, EDNA and PECTA. This work involves regular decisions-making and technical contribution to the projects and ongoing activities of the Annexes and of 4E.
The 4E Technology Collaboration Programme has an approved strategic plan for its second phase, from 2016 to 2019, with an expanded view towards various energy sources, as well as single products as part of larger systems and networks.
Ongoing Tasks
- IEA 4E PECTA: Power Electronic Conversion Technology
Working period 2021 - 2024
Working period 2019 - 2021 - IEA 4E EMSA: Electric Motor Systems Annex
Working period 2021 - 2024
Task 3: New Industrial Developments and Digitalisation (Working period 2021 - 2024)
EMSA works on the promotion of efficiency motor systems and provides guidelines, tools, and recommendations for their implementation. - IEA 4E EDNA: Electronic Devices and Networks Annex
Working period 2022 - 2024
Completed Tasks
- IEA 4E Electric Motor Systems Annex - EMSA
EMSA works on the promotion of efficiency motor systems and provides guidelines, tools, and recommendations for their implementation.
Working period 2019 - 2021
Working period 2017 - 2019
Working period 2014 - 2017 - IEA 4E Electronic Devices and Networks Annex - EDNA
Working period 2019 - 2021
Working period 2017 – 2019: Task 3 "Intelligent efficiency". Project: "Basket of products testing"
Working period 2014 - 2017: Task 1 "Smart Metering Infrastructure and energy monitoring systems" - IEA 4E Standby Power Annex - SP Annex: The focus of this Annex included standby power in stand-alone and network products, by monitoring and reporting standby changes over time. Data collection, the development of policy recommendations and evaluation tools were important activities in the SP Annex.
- IEA 4E Annex Mapping and Benchmarking - M&B Annex: This Annex focused on monitoring and comparing the product performance and their energy consumption between countries, and exploring the resulting opportunities to improve the energy effciency of products. Since May 2014 this M&B work is overseen directly by the 4E Executive Committee.
Publications
IEA Effiziente elektrische Endverbrauchsgeräte Annexes: Mapping and Benchmarking, Standby Power
Zeitraum: 2011 - 2012
Schriftenreihe 14/2013 W. Wimmer, Herausgeber: BMVIT
Deutsch, 80 Seiten
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Downloads zur Publikation
Annual Reports
- 4E Annual report 2021
- 4E Annual report 2020
- 4E Annual report 2019
- 4E Annual report 2018
- 4E Annual report 2017
- 4E Annual report 2016
- 4E Annual report 2015
- IEA 4E Annual Report 2014
- IEA 4E Annual Report 2013
Newsletter
IEA-4E Bright Spark Newsletter, April 2015
Herausgeber: IEA - 4E Bright Sparks
Englisch, 4 Seiten
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IEA-4E Bright Spark Newsletter, December 2014
Herausgeber: IEA - 4E Bright Sparks
Englisch, 4 Seiten
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IEA-4E Bright Spark Newsletter, September 2014
Schwerpunktthemen des Newsletters sind das Buch Mehr Daten weniger Energie, der Neueste Annex Electronic Devices and Networks, sowie die Aktualisierungen des EMSA und des SSL Annex.
Herausgeber: IEA - 4E Bright Sparks
Englisch, 5 Seiten
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Participants
Denmark, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America
Status
ongoing (November 2013 – November 2017)
Contact Address
ExCo
ECODESIGN company
engineering & management consultancy GmbH
Dr. Adriana Díaz
Schwindgasse 4/2
A-1040 Wien
Tel.: 43 (1) 40 35 611-33
Fax: 43 (1) 40 35 611-16
E-Mail: diaz@ecodesign-company.com
Web: www.ecodesign-company.com
ExCo alternate
Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Ing. Michael Hübner
Radetzkystraße 2
A-1030 Wien
Tel.: 43 (1) 71162-652922
E-Mail: Michael.HUEBNER@bmk.gv.at