TY - JOUR A1 - Schuberth, Jens A1 - Ebert, Thomas A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar A1 - Rödig, Lisa A1 - Jepsen, Dirk A1 - Memelink, Robin A1 - Hauschke, Fynn T1 - The Front-Runner Approach - Facilitating Progressive Product Policy by Using Information from EU Product Databases N2 - The European Commission has recently announced two guiding principles for EU product policy: First, product policy shall ensure that the performance of front-runner products in terms of sustainability becomes the norm, and second, the effectiveness of the current Ecodesign legislative framework is going to be significantly improved. Within this paper, already existing front-runner approaches and recent and ongoing product policy-making processes were reviewed. Based on the results, an EU front-runner approach is outlined. The presented approach (i) refers to performance levels of the best products already available on the market, (ii) aggregates information in existing databases, and (iii) works semi-automated. Together, all three attributes have a high potential to facilitate and accelerate the specification of appropriate minimum requirements for products at the EU level. This way, EU policymakers can deliver on the core objectives of the Ecodesign legislative framework much better. The basic mechanism and its legal entrenchment of the approach are illustrated for the energy efficiency of energy-related products. In addition, the Front-Runner Approach can be applied to any product group in the scope of the upcoming Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation and to a wide range of product-related minimum requirements, such as durability, reparability, or recycled content. The study’s objective is to suggest a tailor-made and dynamic approach to keep the EU product legislation up to date using innovative technology based on the investigation of current regulations and identify the gap. Experiences from three international case studies suggest that a front-runner approach to setting energy-performance standards can drive innovation and reduce energy consumption via promoting energy-efficient products; transparency about available products is one of the key factors and can be established by a database. The EU front-runner approach comprises extending the existing energy label database (or making use of the digital product passport) and introducing a legislative procedure that triggers changes in the energy efficiency requirements in the specific EU regulations if the database shows that a certain threshold value is reached. Challenges such as limited EU staff capacities and opportunities such as increased dynamic are discussed. KW - Ecodesign KW - ESPR KW - Energy labelling KW - EPREL KW - Policy making KW - Front-runner KW - Material efficiency KW - Resource efficiency KW - Energy efficiency PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-595132 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/en17020504 VL - 17 IS - 2 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - MDPI AN - OPUS4-59513 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Rechtsetzungbegleitende Normung zur Circular Economy von Produkten - Beispiel IKT N2 - Überblick über Aktionspläne, Initiativen und Maßnahmen der EU zur Steigerung der Zirkularität von Produkten aus der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik. Des Weiteren eine Übersicht über relevante nationale und europäische Normungsgremien und die Beteiligung der BAM. T2 - Gründungssitzung des Forschungsfabrik Mikroelektronik Deutschland (FMD) CY - Online meeting DA - 31.01.2024 KW - Circular Economy KW - ESPR KW - Energy labelling KW - Normung KW - Policy making KW - Standardization PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60397 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Circular Economy in der EU - ein neues Verständnis für Produkteffizienz N2 - Überblick über den Paradigmenwechsel der EU-Rechtsetzung zu Produkten, sowie die Erweiterung des Geltungsbereiches auf Zirkularitätsaspekte (Circular Economy). Der Überblick wird anhand des Beispieles Produktlebensdauer erklärt und die Vorteile eines Zusammenspiels zwischen der Legislative und Normungsarbeit erörtert. T2 - Besuch des Bachelorstudiengangs technischer Umweltschutz der TU Berlin CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 24.06.2024 KW - Circular Economy KW - ESPR KW - Energy labelling KW - Ecodesign KW - Policy making KW - Standardization KW - Material efficiency PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60406 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Palkowski, Carsten A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar A1 - Akkerman, Floris A1 - Simo, Anne T1 - Telling the truth - Validity of energy efficiency values of heat pumps determined under laboratory conditions N2 - In this study, the test method EN 14825 for testing heat pumps is validated by verifying the sensitivity of the seasonal space heating energy efficiency ηs,(declared on the energy Efficiency label) in relation to the nominal heating capacity Pdesign. Therefore, the two major parts of the test method, the measurement part and the calculation part, were investigated. The calculation part was subjected to a sensitivity analysis in order to identify the properties of a heat pump which have a strong influence on ηs. The analysis revealed that the energy consumption in Special operating states, the duration in active-mode and seasonal performance values in active-mode (SCOPon) significantly affect the sensitivity of ηs. Especially short operating times, in which the heat pump is in active-mode, lead to large changes in ηs with varying Pdesign. In addition, the range of power of Pdesign turned out to have an increasing impact on ηs with decreasing Pdesign. For Pdesign values ≤10 kW, the sensitivity of ηs increases tremendously. Especially the determination of the ηs for devices with short operating times in active-mode (1400 h) and low values for Pdesign (≤10 kW)cannot be reproduced anymore. T2 - 9th international conference on energy efficiency in domestic appliances and lighting (EEDAL '17) CY - Irvine, CA, USA DA - 13.09.2017 KW - Circumvention KW - Energy efficiency KW - Energy labelling KW - Heat pumps KW - Test method standard optimization PY - 2017 SN - 978-92-79-77174-3 DO - https://doi.org/10.2760/113534 SN - 1831-9424 VL - 2017 IS - Part III SP - 1104 EP - 1112 AN - OPUS4-43833 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Following the Evidence - How quality of appliance components can hint at non-compliance with efficiency requirements N2 - Improving the energy efficiency of products was identified as the most important short-term opportunity to decrease energy consumption and therefore CO2-emission worldwide. More efficient products are created due to technical innovation. Restricting market access to efficient products only and making the most efficient products stand out by energy labelling are legislative tools to encourage this development. Market surveillance authorities’ checks are fundamental to protect the consumer from wrongly declared goods on the market and ensure fair competition between manufacturers. However, the activities of market surveillance authorities are limited by their financial resources. Testing all product efficiency parameters in an accredited laboratory is very time consuming and cost intensive. In this study, a theoretical concept is presented which can be used to develop screening tests in order to perform product tests by market surveillance authorities with less financial resources. The method identifies components which lead to non-compliance or make a product less energy efficient with minimum effort. The concept is based on a combination of random product tests, dismantling specific products and comparing components. This represents a new approach in product testing procedures beyond the current market surveillance activities. The concept is being tested within a research project funded by the German government. T2 - EEDAL '17 CY - Irvine, CA, USA DA - 12.09.2017 KW - Compliance KW - Energy efficiency KW - Ecodesign KW - Energy labelling PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-43517 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Palkowski, Carsten A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar A1 - Akkerman, Floris A1 - Simo, Anne T1 - EU Energy Label for heating appliances - Optimization of test standards for heat pumps N2 - The European Standards EN14511 and EN14825 are representing standardized procedures for testing the energy efficiency of heat pumps and air conditioners with electrically driven compressors for both space heating and cooling. In this study, these standards are analyzed and validated. It was figured out that the currently used methods implicate high complexity and high financial effort. In order to clarify the circumstances and to identify the deficits more in detail, a round robin test with independent and accredited laboratories was initiated. The aim is to develop an optimized test procedure that improves the feasibility of the testing procedure and finally its application. This study should lead to a repeatable and reproducible testing procedure, which is also compatible with the state of the art in heat pump technology and real operation conditions. T2 - ECEEE Summer Study 2017 CY - Hyères, France DA - 29.05.2017 KW - Climate change KW - Energy efficiency KW - Energy labelling KW - Heat pumps KW - Test method standard optimization PY - 2017 SN - 978-91-983878-1-0 SN - 2001-7960 SP - 1551 EP - 1555 AN - OPUS4-41287 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -