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 third phase, from 2019 to 2024, with an expanded view to 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.

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

IEA 4E Product Energy Efficiency Trends (PEET) Project

The Product Energy Efficiency Trends (PEET) project aims to monitor the energy efficiency of selected product groups in the 4E member countries and regions, to provide information on progress from year to year. The latest PEET reports published in 2022 summarize the state of energy efficiency regulations for four product groups. These are: electric motors, room air conditioners, televisions and monitors, and household refrigerators

Newsletters

Newsletters can be found on the IEA 4E Website.

More publications

Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, European Commission, France, Japan, Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, United kingdom, and United States of America

Status

ongoing (February 2019 to February 2024)