IEA Energy Efficient End-use Equipment (4E)

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:

• Identifying and promoting policy approaches at the international level, based on results of the 4E Annexes and projects.

• Disseminating research results, methods, and best practices.

• 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 TCP-PECTA: Power Electronic Conversion Technology
  Working period 2021 - 2024 
  Working period 2019 - 2021
• IEA 4E Electric Motor Systems Annex - EMSA
  Working period 2017 - 2019
  EMSA works on the promotion of efficiency motor systems and provides guidelines, tools, and recommendations for their implementation.
• IEA 4E EDNA: Tasks „Policies for Connected Devices“ and “Total Energy Model for Connected Devices”
  Working period 2019 - 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 2014 to 2017
  Working period 2017 to 2019 
• IEA 4E Electronic Devices and Networks Annex - EDNA (working period 2017 – 2019) Task 3: "Intelligent efficiency". Project: "Basket of products testing"
• IEA 4E Electronic Devices and Networks Annex - EDNA (Working period 2014 to 2017): EDNA is the newest initiative in the 4E Implementing Agreement looking at opportunities to increase the energy efficiency of network connected equipment and devices. Task 1 of EDNA focuses on smart metering infrastructure and residential 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.