TY - CONF A1 - Tochtrop, Christoph A1 - von Geibler, Justus A1 - Rückschloss, Jana A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Product features: Upgraded Functionality or Sustainability Problem? An environmental assessment approach for additional product functions and its application in the case of fridge-freezers N2 - Next to primary functions, energy-related products have an increasing number of additional functions. This affects the overall environmental footprint, but the question is how? A number of European policy strategies, initiatives and measures, such as the Green Deal, the Circular Economy Action Plan,the Ecodesign Directive and the EU Energy Labelling, aim to ensure that the environmental impact of the overall product is better determined, communicated and finally reduced. A core element of these efforts is the DIN EN 4555x series of standards. However, there is currently no comprehensive and systematic classification of the additional product functions or an approach to assess the associated positive and negative environmental impacts. Therefore, we present in this study an environmental assessment approach for additional product functions and illustrate its application in the case of fridge-freezers. A key element of the life-cycle-oriented methodology is an assessment matrix to categorize and evaluate the direct, indirect and systemic impacts of products’ functions. Based on semiquantitative assessments of experts, the matrix provides an indication of how the additional function affects the overall environmental product impact as well as specific product aspects such as durability or reparability. Based on the results experts can discuss and better understand how specific functions can influence various stages of the product life cycle and how intended systemic changes or rebound effects could occur. As part of the approach, a representative survey was conducted to analyze consumers’ knowledge and information needs. Based on the results, recommendations for purchasing decisions and the consumer information were developed. This paper presents the results from the assessment of the additional functions of fridge-freezers. T2 - EGG+ Electronics Goes Green 2024+ CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 18.06.2024 KW - Circular Economy KW - ESPR KW - Material efficiency KW - Ecodesign KW - Policy making KW - Standardization KW - Consumer PY - 2024 SN - 978-3-00-079329-5 DO - https://doi.org/10.23919/EGG62010.2024.10631252 SP - 87 EP - 97 AN - OPUS4-60400 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Teutenberg, Thorsten A1 - Blöth, Anton A1 - Bolling, Janina A1 - Kuch, Susanne A1 - Meyer, Lena A1 - Rösch, Richard T1 - Auf dem Weg in die digitale Transformation N2 - Die Digitalisierung in der Laborbranche stellt eine komplexe Herausforderung dar – nicht zuletzt aufgrund zahlreicher Einzelprojekte und vieler proprietärer Insellösungen. Um eine konsequente und wirkungsvolle Labordigitalisierung und Prozessautomatisierung zu erreichen, braucht es eine übergreifende Sichtbarkeit und Vernetzung bestehender Initiativen. Diese Notwendigkeit haben verschiedene Akteure der Laborbranche erkannt und, angestoßen durch die Initiative QI-Digital, den Digital LabHub ins Leben gerufen. Ziel ist es, eine Plattform für Wissensaustausch und -transfer, gegenseitige Unterstützung und praxisnahe Umsetzung zu schaffen – offen für Labore aller Branchen und Anwendungsfelder. Der Digital LabHub soll gezielte Hilfestellung beim Einstieg in die Digitalisierung bieten, Labore zukunftssicher aufstellen und dabei helfen, regulatorische Anforderungen zu erfüllen. KW - Digitale Transformation KW - Digitalisierung KW - Kalibrierlabor KW - Prüflabor KW - QI-Digital KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur PY - 2025 UR - https://analyticalscience.wiley.com/content/article-do/auf-dem-weg-die-digitale-transformation SP - 1 EP - 3 PB - Wiley Analytical Science CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-64482 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sunderkötter, Jan T1 - Eurachem - a network and expert forum for young scientists N2 - Eurachem is an international network of national organisations having the objective of establishing a system for the international traceability of chemical measurements and the promotion of good quality practices. It also provides a forum for discussing common problems and exchanging information on quality assurance issues in analytical chemistry. The presentation will explain how Eurachem is organised, the requirements for participation and the opportunities for collaboration and networking. In particular, it will discuss why Eurachem offers an interesting network for young scientists to exchange experiences and further their own education. T2 - Doktorandenseminar der GDCh CY - Mannheim, Germany DA - 31.07.2024 KW - Eurachem KW - Network PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60923 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Spindlegger, Anna A1 - Slotyuk, Lyubov A1 - Jandric, Aleksander A1 - De Souza, Ricardo Gabbay A1 - Prenner, Stefanie A1 - Part, Florian T1 - Environmental performance of second-life lithium-ion batteries repurposed from electric vehicles for household storage systems N2 - Repurposing lithium-ion batteries has proven to be a promising solution to address the rising number of end-of-life batteries that can be used for second-life energy storage systems and thus extend their service life. While previous research has provided valuable insights into the environmental benefits of battery repurposing, there is still a need to examine the repurposing process more thoroughly, in order to make well-informed decisions on the implementation of second-life battery storage systems. Therefore, this study examines the influence of different repurposing strategies on the environmental performance of second-life battery energy storage systems. A life cycle assessment was conducted, analysing four repurposing cases relating to the exchange of components, namely i) new battery management system and module casing (Base case), ii) new battery management system and reuse of module casing (Case 1), iii) new module casing and reuse of battery management system (Case 2) and iv) reuse of module casing and battery management system (Case 3). These impacts were compared to a storage system with new batteries, to determine the potential environmental benefits and identify the most suitable repurposing strategy. Our findings demonstrate significant environmental benefits of second-life battery energy storage systems across various impact categories and repurposing cases. The Base case and Case 1 resulted in environmental benefits across all impact categories. The highest benefits were observed for metal depletion with savings of 58 % and 61 %, respectively. Increased savings were obtained for Case 2 and Case 3. However, environmental drawbacks were identified for freshwater and marine ecotoxicity. In particular, Case 2 resulted in the highest drawbacks of -22 % and -16 %, respectively. These can be attributed to the allocation procedure, particularly affecting the recycling credits of battery management system recycling. The full allocation of end-of-life impacts and consequently the recycling credits to the second-life battery has not only led to a substantial increase in overall savings, but also resulted in impact categories that originally had disadvantages becoming those with the highest environmental savings. This study demonstrates the importance of carefully selecting repurposing strategies for second-life energy storage systems to maximize their environmental benefits and avoid drawbacks. Additionally, the results highlight the substantial influence of allocation procedures on overall environmental impacts, underscoring the need for clearer methodological guidance on addressing the multifunctionality of repurposed batteries. KW - Life cycle assessment KW - Repurposing KW - Second-life battery KW - Lithium-ion battery KW - Battery energy storage system KW - Circular economy PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.003 SN - 2352-5509 VL - 54 SP - 227 EP - 240 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-62940 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sommerfeld, Thomas A1 - Riedel, Juliane A1 - Lisec, Jan A1 - Mauch, Tatjana A1 - Richter, Silke A1 - Koch, Matthias T1 - Development of a certified reference material for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in textiles N2 - Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a large group of emerging organic pollutants that contaminate the environment, food, and consumer products. Textiles and other outdoor products are a major source of PFAS exposure due to their water-repellent impregnations. Determination of PFASs in textiles is increasingly important for enhancing their contribution to the circular economy. While maximum levels and restrictions exist for certain key compounds under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the REACH regulation, certified reference materials (CRMs) are not currently available. To address this issue, the first CRM for determining PFASs in outdoor textiles (BAM-B003) was developed. It fully complies with the requirements of ISO 17034 and ISO 33405. This work presents the entire process of CRM development process, including preparation, a homogeneity study, a stability study, and value assignment. Certification was based on an in-house study at BAM using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) with stable isotope dilution analysis (SIDA). The certified mass fractions of 18 PFASs range widely from 0.46 to 69 µg/kg, with a prevalence of PFOA (69 µg/kg), PFOS (41 µg/kg) and PFHxA (35 µg/kg) exceeding legal limits. BAM-B003 is intended for analytical quality control and contributes to improving the chemical safety of textiles and strengthening the circular economy. KW - Reference Material KW - PFAS KW - Textiles PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-641040 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-025-06098-2 SN - 1618-2642 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC AN - OPUS4-64104 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Slotyuk, Lyubov A1 - Part, Florian A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar A1 - Akkerman, Floris T1 - Life Cycle Assessment of the Domestic Micro Heat and Power Generation Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell in Comparison with the Gas Condensing Boiler Plus Electricity from the Grid N2 - The energy demand of private households contributes globally to 36.5% of the total CO2 emissions. To analyze the emissions reduction potential, we conducted a comparative life cycle assessment of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell in a residential application and a conventional system with a stand-alone gas condensing boiler and electricity from a grid mix. The period under review was referred to as the service life of the PEMFC and is assumed to be 10 years (83,038 h of PEMFC). The applicability of this in a single-family house built between 1991 and 2000 under German climatic conditions was investigated. The functional unit is set to the thermal energy demand of 16,244 kWh/a and electricity demand of 4919 kWh/a of a single-family house. The impact assessment method “CML 2001–August 2016” was used in this investigation. The manufacturing phase of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell showed disadvantages, whereby the use phase had significant advantages in most of the environmental impact categories as compared to the conventional energy supply system. Considering the whole life cycle, the advantages from the use phase could outperform the disadvantages from the manufacturing phase in most of the impact categories, except for ADP elements and TETP. KW - Sustainability KW - Circular Economy KW - Comparative life cycle assessment KW - Proton exchange membrane fuel cell KW - Gas condensing boiler KW - Micro heat and power generation KW - Residential application KW - Single-family house energy supply system PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-598134 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/su16062348 VL - 16 IS - 6 SP - 1 EP - 16 PB - MDPI AG AN - OPUS4-59813 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schutter, Jan David A1 - Eberhardt, Karl A1 - Elert, Anna Maria A1 - Radnik, Jörg A1 - Geißler, Daniel A1 - Özcan Sandikcioglu, Özlem T1 - Synthesis and characterization of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) anchored polystyrene microparticles as a synthetic model system for attachment studies N2 - Outer membrane lipopolysaccharides (LPS) play a crucial role in determining attachment behavior and pathogenicity of bacteria. The aim of this study was to develop a simple procedure for anchoring bacterial lipopolysaccharides to polystyrene (PS) microparticles as a model system for in situ attachment studies. By using a swellcapture methodology, commercially available LPS of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (strain ATCC 27316 serotype 10.22) was anchored onto PS microparticles in a proof-of-concept study. A detailed chemical and morphological characterization has proven the success of LPS incorporation. It was shown that the coverage and structure of the LPS film was concentration dependent. The procedure can easily be adapted to LPS of other bacterial strains to generate a synthetic model toolkit for attachment studies. KW - Bacterial lipopolysaccharides KW - Pseudomonas aeruginosa KW - Polystyrene microparticles KW - Swell-capture KW - Biomimicry PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-579818 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113301 SN - 0927-7765 VL - 226 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-57981 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - 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 - GEN A1 - Schuberth, J. A1 - Ebert, T. A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar A1 - Rödig, L. A1 - Jepsen, D. T1 - A Front-Runner Approach for EU product policy - Impulse for raising untapped energy saving potentials N2 - In 2020, the European Commission has announced to propose a Sustainable Product Policy for the EU which shall ensure that the performance of front-runners in sustainability progressively becomes the norm. In addition, the European Commission has re-emphasised the necessity to significantly improve the effectiveness of the current Ecodesign framework for energy-related products. With this paper, we present an initial outline of a policy approach which we call the “EU frontrunner approach”. The approach aims at installing a regulatory framework which enables a semi-automated, progressive adaptation of ecodesign minimum requirements for products. It builds on performance levels of the best products available on the market by aggregating information in a database. The “front-runner approach” could first be applied to progressively adapt product-related minimum energy-efficiency requirements. This way it would serve as a starting point to introduce this conceptto the EU policy arena. While the approach can be applied for energy efficiency, it is neither limited to energy-related products nor to energy-related requirements. It can be applied to the wide range of nonenergy related products within the scope of the upcoming Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) as well as to non-energy-related requirements, such as minimum requirements for durability, reparability, recyclability and recycled content. KW - Ecodesign KW - Energy Labelling KW - Circular Economy KW - Efficiency KW - Policy making PY - 2022 UR - https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/a-front-runner-approach-for-eu-product-policy SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - German Environment Agency CY - Dessau-Roßlau AN - OPUS4-55503 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar A1 - Rockland, Ulrike A1 - Harrer, Andrea T1 - Informationsmaterial zu Wartung und Betrieb von Getränkekühlern N2 - „Getränkekühler optimal einsetzen“: So sparen Sie die Energiekosten und schonen das Klima. Wussten Sie, dass Sie durch den Einsatz eines effizienten Getränkekühlers (Energieeffizienzklasse B) ca. 114 € pro Jahr sparen im Vergleich zu einem weniger effizienten Gerät (Energieeffizienzklasse D)? Aber nicht immer gibt es die Möglichkeit ein Neugerät anzuschaffen. Oft werden die Kühlgeräte von Getränkeherstellern zur Präsentation ihrer Waren zur Verfügung gestellt. Trotzdem tragen am Ende die Betreiber:innen die Betriebskosten der Geräte. Aber auch beim Einsatz Ihres weniger effizienten Getränkekühler gibt es verschiedene Möglichkeiten, die Energiekosten zu senken. Beispielsweise kann schon der Einsatz einer Zeitschaltuhr zu einer Stromreduzierung von bis zu 50 Prozent oder auch die richtige Platzierung der Geräte an kühlen Orten ohne Zugluft zu einem geringeren Strombedarf von bis zu 30% führen. In unserer Checkliste für die Aufstellung und das Betreiben von Getränkekühlgeräten zeigen wir Ihnen einfache Schritte, um den Energieverbrauch schnell zu senken. KW - Getränkekühler PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-561581 SP - 1 EP - 2 CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-56158 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar A1 - McAlister, Catriona A1 - Rama, Mathieu T1 - Pioneering durability in electronics - The role of standardisation in policymaking and vice versa N2 - This paper highlights the role of standardisation in enabling greener electronics in the EU. It presents an analysis of the evolving landscape of material efficiency standardization, the majority of which has been undertaken in the framework of the European Ecodesign Directive, soon to be repealed by the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. The impending policy shift will include a very broad extension of product scope, a strengthening of the way in which material efficiency aspects are addressed, and wider potential for product labelling. During the stakeholder consultation process, the European Commission announced that the durability of products would be one of the major topics in the new regulatory approach - hence the specific focus of this paper on durability scoring. The paper first examines the policy and standardization context, and then provides an overview of material efficiency indexes and scoring systems currently in place or being developed. It highlights where standardization is following policymaking, and where standardization is paving the way for more circular products. Scoring systems and indexes could potentially be used for both (i) setting minimum requirements for products entering the EU market, and (ii) consumer labels on material efficiency aspects such as product durability that could trigger environmentally sustainable purchase decisions. Subsequently, a methodological framework for a comprehensive durability scoring system that could be developed in standards is proposed, and the potential for these to be used as a basis for product legislation is explored. Potential durability criteria are listed, divided into technical, servicerelated and further aspects. Technical aspects include external factors that influence the durability of products such as drop/shock resistance. Service-related aspects include, for example, pre-purchase information provision on battery replaceability or availability of software updates. Other aspects include for example pro. T2 - EGG+ Electronics Goes Green 2024+ CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 18.06.2024 KW - Circular Economy KW - Durability KW - Material efficiency KW - Ecodesign KW - ESPR KW - Labelling KW - Consumer PY - 2024 SN - 979-8-3503-8822-0 SP - 56 EP - 62 AN - OPUS4-60399 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Mirtsch, Mona A1 - Harrer, Andrea T1 - Smart Products Enable Smart Regulations—Optimal Durability Requirements Facilitated by the IoT N2 - The challenges and opportunities linked with IoT have been intensively discussed in recent years. The connectivity of things over their entire life cycle and the smart properties associated with it provide new functionalities and unprecedented availability of (usage) data. This offers huge opportunities for manufacturers, service providers, users, and also policymakers. The latter May impact policy areas such as the regulations on resource and materials efficiency under the Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC. With the general approach as it is practiced today, legal requirements are usually set for entire product groups without considering the products individually, including user behavior and environmental conditions. The increasing number of smart products and the growing availability of product data are sparking a discussion on whether these requirements could be more product and application-specific. This paper presents a method for calculating the economically and ecologically optimal durability of a product. It allows determining the point in time when a product should be replaced by combining consumer data with product design data. This novel Approach could contribute to making product regulation more flexible and possibly more efficient. In this context, fundamental challenges associated with smart products in policymaking are also discussed. KW - Ecodesign KW - Internet of Things KW - Connectivity KW - Resource efficiency KW - Policy making PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-524924 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084395 VL - 13 IS - 8 SP - 4395 PB - MDPI CY - Basel AN - OPUS4-52492 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar A1 - Giegerich, J. T1 - Kicking the can down the Circular Economy Road – Basic needs in Standardization for Electronics- and ICT-products N2 - As consequence of the European Green Deal and the European Commission's Circular Economy Action Plan, the product landscape in the EU will undergo fundamental changes. The legal requirements for products are being expanded, not least through the Proposal for an Ecodesign Regulation for Sustainable Products published by the European Commission in 2022. Following the current developments, requirements for the circularity of products will be increased next to the already existing minimum requirements for products’ energy efficiency. Following this development, the lead question has to be: Is the market, in particular small- and medium-sized enterprises, well prepared for this planned green transformation of our economy? The answer is: No, not yet. What is needed are suitable standards for the implementation of these requirements to reduce additional burdens to an appropriate level and to support fair competition between all market actors concerned. The German Institute for Standardization, the German Commission for Electro-technical, Electronic & Information Technologies and the Association of German Engineers have conducted a review study with the aim of identifying fundamental needs for revising existing standards and for creating new standards - both of which are intended to support and accelerate the transformation of the current economy towards a Circular Economy. More than 700.000 normative documents were analyzed, and the results were discussed and consolidated with more than 1000 experts from manufacturers (organizations), consumer- and environmental organizations as well as from the public sector. As a result, more than 200 gaps in the standardization landscape were identified. In this study, we highlight and analyze the most important needs for standardization activities in the field of electrotechnical-, electronic- and ICT-products. In the discussion with the experts for electrotechnical-, electronic- and ICT products, it has been confirmed that a timely implementation of ambitious political decisions of a circular economy requires a normative basis to ensure its consistency. Furthermore, consensus between experts was that legislation in product regulation would be key and should not be extended to the area of waste legislation. As most important standardization activities accompanying product legislation, the following were identified: (i) creation of a set of indicators enabling a holistic assessment of product circularity, (ii) quality assurance of secondary raw materials and consumers awareness of the product circularity both enabled by appropriate analytics and (iii) clear regulation concerning product liability of repaired, refurbished or remanufactured products. One issue of relevance to all experts concerns the product safety, which must not, under any circumstances, decrease when changing product design to reach a higher degree of circularity. The mentioned and further standardization activities would be essential to kick the can down the circular economy road and are analyzed and summarized in this study. T2 - PLATE Product Lifetime and the Environment Conference 2023 CY - Espoo, Finland DA - 31.05.2023 KW - Circular Economy KW - Electronics KW - ICT KW - Standardization PY - 2023 SP - 1 EP - 5 AN - OPUS4-57613 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Ökodesign und Circular Economy - Normungsroadmap C-Eco, Normung zu ErP und Ressortforschung N2 - (i) Überblick zum aktuellen Stand der Normung und aktuellen Normungsvorhaben im Bereich Ökodesign. (ii) Vorstellung des Forschungsprojektes (Steigerung der produktbezogenen Energie- und Ressourceneffizienz) vor allem in Hinblick auf Vorhaben die sich auf die Langlebigkeit, Reparierbarkeit und Recyclingfähigkeit. T2 - Expertenforum „Global Environmental Compliance“ - Fraunhofer IPA CY - Stuttgart, Germany DA - 24.03.2022 KW - Circular Economy KW - Ecodesign KW - Produkteffizienz KW - Materialeffizienz KW - Ressourceneffizienz KW - Ressortforschung KW - WUP PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-54532 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Normungsroadmap Circular Economy - Highlights N2 - Eines haben die Krisen dieses Jahrzehnts gemeinsam: Sie motivieren zum Handeln. Bezüglich der Klimakrise wird eine grundlegende Änderung unseres Wirtschaftens als wesentlicher Lösungsweg gesehen. Die aktuell praktizierte lineare Wertschöpfung führte zu Ressourcenknappheit und -abhängigkeit und trug aktiv zur Verstärkung des Klimawandels bei. Wie wir in diesem Jahrzehnt unseren Absprung von gewohnten Produktions-, Konsum- und Verwertungsmustern gestalten, wird entscheidend für die nächsten Jahrzehnte sein. Die Frage, wie bis 2030 die Transformation hin zu einer zirkulären Wirtschaft gelingen kann, wurde u.a. von der Circular Economy Initiative Deutschland beantwortet. Sie nennt zehn Handlungsschwerpunkte, wobei „Standardisierung“ mit an wichtigster Stelle steht. Dieses beruht auf Gegenseitigkeit. Auf der diesjährigen G7 Standardisation High-level Conference wurde Circular Economy zu dem Themabereich mit dem größten Potential für Klimaschutzmaßnahmen gesehen. In 2022 haben DIN, DKE und VDI mit über 500 Fachexperten aus Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Politik an einer Normungsroadmap Circular Economy gearbeitet. Die BAM war in fünf von sieben Schwerpunktthemen beteiligt. Ziel der Roadmap ist es, einen Handlungsrahmen für die Normung und Standardisierung zu schaffen, der die Transformation hin zu einer Circular Economy fördert. Normen und Standards bilden den untergesetzlichen und technischen Rahmen, auf denen eine zirkuläre Wirtschaft aufwachsen kann. Sie definieren Schnittstellen und stellen eine klare Kommunikation zwischen den verschiedenen Phasen des zirkulären Kreislaufes sicher – sie machen einen Kreislauf erst möglich. In der Präsentation sind die Highlights der Normungsroadmap Circular Economy dargestellt. Die Roadmap liefert einen Überblick über die aktuelle Normungslandschaft sowie die An- und Herausforderungen zu Schwerpunktthemen wie Elektrotechnik, Kunststoffe, Verpackungen, Textilien, Bauwerke, etc. Mit >250 Normungs- und Standardisierungsbedarfen zeigt die Roadmap konkrete Handlungsfelder auf, ebenfalls mit Überschneidungen zum Geschäftsfeld der BAM. T2 - Abteilungsseminar Abteilung S CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 11.01.2023 KW - Circular Economy KW - Kreislaufwirtschaft KW - Normungsroadmap KW - Klimawandel PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-56817 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Circular Economy - Schnittmenge Rechtssetzung und Normung N2 - Im Rahmen des Vortrages wurde ein kurzer kurzer Einstieg in die Circular Economy und die Schnittmenge zur Politik, speziell der nationalen und europäischen Rechtssetzung gegeben. Weiter wurde an praktischen Beispielen gezeigt, wie Circular Economy bereits heute durch Normung gelingen kann und wo es Verbesserungsbedarf gibt. Außerdem wurde ein Überblick über bestehende und zukünftige Legislativvorgaben gegeben. T2 - Wie die Umsetzung einer Circular Economy durch elektrotechnische Normung gelingen kann CY - Online meeting DA - 30.03.2023 KW - Circular Economy KW - Kreislaufwirtschaft KW - Rechtssetzung KW - Kreislaufwirtschaftsstrategie PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57292 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Normungsaktivitäten zur Umsetzung einer Circular Economy und die Schnittmenge zur Politik N2 - Der Vortrag fasst die Schnittmenge zwischen Normung und Politik bezüglich einer zirkulären Wirtschaft (Circular Economy) zusammen. Es wird an konkreten Schlüsselgremien und praktischen Beispielen gezeigt, wie Circular Economy bereits heute durch Normung gelingen kann und welche Zuarbeit durch die Politik von den Normungsgremien erbeten wird. T2 - TASIMA 2023 CY - Magdeburg, Germany DA - 11.09.2023 KW - Circular Economy KW - Kreislaufwirtschaft KW - Normung KW - Zirkuläre Wirtschaft PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58407 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Normungsroadmap Circular Economy - Inhalte und Ansätze zur Umsetzung N2 - Der Vortrag umfasst eine Einsortierung der Circular Economy in der Normung, skizziert die Inhalte der DIN/DKE/VDI-Normungsroadmap Circular Economy bezüglich Digitalisierung, Elektrotechnik und IKT sowie Batterien und zeigt Schnittstellen zur Politik. Zum Schluss zeigt der Vortrag erste Ansätze zur Umsetzung der in der Normungsroadmap beschriebenen Normungsbedarfe. T2 - EXFO 2023 Global Environmental Compliance - Ecodesign & Nachhaltigkeit CY - Online meeting DA - 23.03.2023 KW - Circular Economy KW - Kreislaufwirtschaft KW - Normung KW - Ressourceneffizienz KW - Materialeffizienz PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57205 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Normative Kernbedarfe einer Circular Economy N2 - Vorstellung von Schlüsselgremien und Aktivitäten bzgl. der Schaffung einer normativen und untergesetzlichen Basis zur Etablierung einer Circular Economy. T2 - Fraunhofer IZM AK Rechtskonformes Umweltmanagement CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 28.02.2023 KW - Circular Economy KW - Kreislaufwirtschaft KW - Produkteffizienz KW - Materialeffizienz KW - Europäische Kommission PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57054 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Circular Economy - Materialeffizienznormen und -leitfäden N2 - Deutschland befindet sich inmitten eines umfassenden Transformationsprozesses hin zu einer klimaneutralen und nachhaltigen Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Sowohl das Erreichen der Klimaziele als auch die Anpassung an die Folgen des Klimawandels fordern ein rasches, bestimmtes und gleichzeitiges Handeln in vielen Sektoren und Lebensbereichen. Normen und Standards können einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Erreichen dieser Ziele leisten. So haben Normungsorganisationen weltweit mit der ISO London Declarationeinen Pakt zur Unterstützung des Klimas geschlossen. Das bestehende Normenwerk muss auf Klimawandel-Tauglichkeit überprüft und eine Überarbeitung angestoßen werden. Der Klimawandel als Querschnittsthema betrifft alle Wirtschaftszweige, und daher bieten DIN, DKE und VDI mit dieser durch Impulsvorträge eingeleiteten Diskussionsreihe eine Plattform zum Austausch über Normung als Werkzeug zum Thema Klima mit allen Akteuren. T2 - DIN/DKE/VDI-Frühstücksreihe: Klima und Normung CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 08.11.2022 KW - Circular Economy KW - Ökodesign KW - Materialeffizienz KW - Ressourceneffizienz KW - Energieeffizienz KW - Produktdesign PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56183 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Stand der Durchführungsmaßnahmen und delegierte Rechtsakte - Zusammenfassung und Ausblick N2 - Übersicht über den Aktuellen Stand der Durchführungsmaßnahmen der EU zur Ökodesign-Richtlinie sowie der delegierten Rechtsakte zum EU Energielabel. Der Fokus liegt auf die Änderungen bzgl. gesetzlicher Anforderungen, die Überwachung durch die Vollzugsbehörden und mögliche diesbezügliche Informationsquellen. T2 - Praxisworkshop Marktüberwachung EVPG / EnVKG CY - Weilburg, Germany DA - 14.05.2024 KW - Ecodesign KW - EU Energy Label KW - Policy making KW - Market suveillance PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60409 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Circular Economy bei der BAM - neu und etabliert zugleich N2 - Übersicht über BAM-Aktivitäten, die ebenfalls der BAM zugeordnet werden können, der Gründung des Aktivitätsfeldes Circular Economy innerhalb der BAM sowie die zukünftige Ausrichtung und Aktivitäten der BAM zu Themen der Circular Economy. T2 - Besuch des Bachelorstudiengangs im Fachbereich Material Knowledge der Fachhochschule Potsdam CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 28.05.2024 KW - Circular Economy PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60410 LA - deu 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 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Circular Economy in der EU - ein neues Verständnis für Produkteffizienz, die EN4555x-Reihe und weitere Beipiele N2 - Übersicht über die Umsetzung des EU Green New Deal, des Circular Economy Action Plan sowie der Sustainable Product Initiative. Ebenfalls erfolgt eine Zusammenfassung der Auswirkungen der Änderungen im EU-Produktrecht auf die Revision des geltenden Rechts und das Zusammenspiel zwischen Rechtssetzung und Normung. T2 - Besuch des Bachelorstudiengangs im Fachbereich Material Knowledge der Fachhochschule Potsdam CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 28.05.2024 KW - Circular Economy KW - ESPR KW - Material efficiency KW - Normung KW - Policy making KW - Labelling PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60407 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Umsetzung der Ökodesign-Verordnung - Wie wird die Beteiligung der relevanten Stakeholder organisiert? N2 - Überblick über die nationale und europäische Stakeholder-Konsultation zu EU-Rechtssetzungsprozessen zur Ökodesign-Rahmenverordnung (ESPR) und diesbezüglicher Produktverordnungen, sowie Benennung von Möglichkeiten der Stakeholder-Koordination durch Normungsorganisationen. T2 - BDI AK Circular Economy CY - Online meeting DA - 18.03.2025 KW - Circular economy KW - Rechtssetzung KW - Normung KW - Politikberatung KW - Ecodesign PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62735 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Circular Economy - Umsetzung: Wer, was, wo, wie? N2 - Der Vortrag gibt komplementär zu der Theorie der Circular Economy und der technischen Umsetzung sowie Forschung einen Überblick über die aktuellen Entwicklungen in der Politik und Normung. Es werden die Schlüssel-Stakeholder und -gremien inkl. ihrer Wirkungsradien und der Schnittstellen miteinander vorgestellt. Des Weiteren erfolgt ein Überblick und Erklärungen zu Webseiten der Europäischen Kommission mit allgemeinen Inhalten zur Rechtslandschaft der Circular Economy und Möglichkeiten der Beteiligung. T2 - Besuch FH-Potsdam Circular Product Design CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 21.01.2025 KW - Circular economy KW - Rechtssetzung KW - Normung KW - Politikberatung PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62443 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Circular Economy - Einführung in die Umsetzung N2 - Der Vortrag fasst die internationalen, europäischen und nationalen Entwicklungen zur Transformation der linearen hin zu einer zirkulären Wirtschaft zusammen. Auf den drei Ebenen folgt der Vortrag jeweils der selben Logik: (i) Bedarfe, (ii) Strategien und Pläne sowie (iii) konkrete Maßnahmen. Ebenfalls werden Hinweise zu weiteren Informationsquellen gegeben. T2 - Seminarreihe FH Potsdam CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 17.06.2025 KW - Circular economy KW - Kreislaufwirtschaft KW - Rechtssetzung KW - Normung PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63445 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Stakeholder-Beteiligung und -Konsultation im Ökodesign-Rechtsrahmen N2 - Entlang des EU-Rechtssetzungsprozesses für Produktregulierungen im Ökodesign-Rechtsrahmen werden Möglichkeiten zur Beteiligung sowie die Konsultation der Europäischen Kommission von diversen Stakeholdergruppen erörtert. Darüber hinaus werden öffentliche Konsultationen und das Einbringen von Expertenwissen in Normung und Forschung skizziert. T2 - DIN-Infoveranstaltung: Ökodesign-Verordnung CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 06.10.2025 KW - Circular economy KW - Kreislaufwirtschaft KW - Rechtssetzung KW - Normung KW - Ecodesign PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64310 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Entwicklungen zur Circular Economy in Rechssetzung und Normung N2 - Zusammenfassung der Implementierung von Circular Economy Prinzipien in der Rechtssetzung und Normung. Schwerpunkte sind das EU-Produktrecht, Bewertungsmethoden zur Zirkularität von Produkten und angekündigte EU-Rechtsrahmen und ihre Ausgestaltung. T2 - Industrieforum Global Environmental Compliance CY - Online meeting DA - 06.11.2025 KW - Circular economy KW - Rechtssetzung KW - Normung KW - Politikberatung KW - Ecodesign PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64601 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Die Rolle der ESPR bei der Transformation zu einer Circular Economy N2 - Die Präsentation fasst die aktuellen Entwicklungen zur Umsetzung einer Circular Economy in der EU zusammen. Besonderes Augenmerk wird auf die aktuelle Ausgestaltung der Rechtslandschaft, sowie Möglichkeiten der wissenschaftsbasierten Politikberatung und rechtsetzungsbegleitenden Normung gelegt. Beendet wird der Vortrag mit einem Überblick über zukünftige Verknüpfungen zum Circular Economy Act, Advanced Materials Act, Single Market Strategy der Europäischen Kommission sowie dem Digitalen Produktpass. T2 - Sustainability Heroes 2025 CY - Online meeting DA - 25.11.2025 KW - Circular economy KW - Rechtssetzung KW - Normung KW - Politikberatung KW - Ecodesign PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64884 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-C. T1 - Considerations for an overall Material Efficiency Index N2 - The material efficiency of products is increasingly addressed in the consumer communication of manufacturers (associations) and as well by policy makers. For instance, EU policies, such as the European Green Deal or the Circular Economy Action Plan, include and indicate sustainability measures related to material efficiency. The strategies and measures address product efficiency far beyond energy efficiency, which has been prioritized and effectively improved due to past policy measures. Now the material efficiency of products is to be increased by considering aspects such as durability, reparability and recyclability. The European Commission has already started to address these material efficiency topics in regulations within the Ecodesign regulatory framework. There is also discussion where and how sustainable product characteristics can be labelled for the information of consumers. A regulation has been passed that requires an energy label including a repairability index for smartphones starting in 2025. Further product groups and product properties such as recyclability and use of post-consumer recycled material might follow. So, the question arises: Should information be combined to reduce the complexity for consumers? Is there potential to develop a consumer labelling including additional sustainability aspects of products such as reuse, refurbishing, remanufacturability? This study analyses opportunities to better flag recyclability, recycled content, durability and reparability. Since the indices are intended to direct consumption toward the most material- and resource-efficient products, the study also presents an approach how these indices could be merged into an overall material efficiency index - possibly a starting point for minimum material efficiency requirements or a labelling opportunity under upcoming Ecodesign-related regulations. T2 - EEDAL'24 - 12th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting CY - Kitakyushu, Japan DA - 07.10.2024 KW - Material efficiency KW - Recyclability KW - Durability KW - Reparability KW - Ecodesign KW - ESPR PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61653 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-C. T1 - Normung bei der politischen Entscheidungsfindung N2 - Die Realisierung von Nachhaltigkeitszielen und die Umsetzung der Klimastrategien stützt sich in der Regel auf zwei zentrale Säulen. Erstens, die kontinuierliche Senkung der eigenen Emissionen durch Maßnahmen zur Energieeffizienz sowie die Erreichung von CO2-Neutralität. Zweitens, ein optimiertes Ressourcenmanagement durch ein intelligentes Vermeidungskonzept. Für die Umsetzung der Ziele sind verlässliche Daten und Methoden erforderlich, die eine vergleichbare Erfassung der CO2-Emissionen ermöglichen. Aktuell existieren einige Normen, Standards und Richtlinien, die mit unterschiedlichem Erfolg und Tiefe zur Bestimmung der CO2-Bilanz angewendet werden. Eine transparente Bestimmung des Produkt-Kohlenstoff-Fußabdrucks (PCF) fördert die Kommunikation umweltfreundlicher Praktiken und stärkt das Vertrauen der Verbraucher. Zudem sind Unternehmen gefordert, ihre Kosten zu senken, um wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben. In diesem Kontext kann die Analyse des PCF dazu beitragen, ineffiziente Prozesse aufzudecken und dadurch Kosteneinsparungen zu erzielen.. Der Workshop der Forschungsfabrik Mikroelektronik richtete sich an Unternehmen und Einrichtungen, die ihren jeweiligen PCF im gesamten Produktionsprozess bereits ermittelt haben oder an diejenigen Institutionen, die es in Zukunft anstreben (müssen). Der Vortrag zur Rolle der Normung in der Rechtssetzung stellte den Auftakt der Diskussion dar, inwiefern Normung den oben genannten Prozess begleitet und ggf. Trends setzt. T2 - Forschungsfabrik Mikroelektronik Deutschland CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 28.11.2024 KW - Circular economy KW - Normung KW - Standardization KW - Rechtssetzung KW - Policy making KW - Product carbon footprint KW - Life cycle assessment PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62021 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-C. T1 - Perspectives of EU's Products Circularity N2 - Der Vortrag fasst den aktuellen Stand der EU-Rechtsetzung und -Normung zur Produkteffizienz zusammen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf den Schnittmengen beider Wirkungskreise und möglichen Perspektiven zur gemeinsamen Weiterentwicklung. Ebenfalls werden Synergien bzgl. der aktuell parallelen Entwicklungsstränge aufgezeigt. T2 - The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics CY - Online meeting DA - 22.11.2024 KW - Circular economy KW - Product efficiency KW - Standardization KW - Policy making KW - Ecodesign PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62022 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schischke, Karsten A1 - Rückschloss, Jana A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-C. A1 - Zöllinger, Jonathan A1 - Nissen, Nils F. A1 - Schneider-Ramelow, Martin T1 - The European Union’s Energy Label for Smartphones: Does it guide consumers to make environmentally sustainable choices? N2 - The European Commission adopted an EU Energy Label for smartphones and tablets in June 2023. For the first time, the EU Energy Label will depict, among energy efficiency, also a reparability score, battery endurance, battery lifetime, drop resistance and dust and water ingress protection. However, does the multitude of parameters bear the risk to confuse consumers instead of triggering environmentally sustainable purchase decisions? In a survey in Germany, consumers were asked to make a choice when the label does not clearly identify the environmentally better product. Instead, energy efficiency has to be valued against reparability, reliability against energy efficiency, and reparability against reliability. The sustainability lever of the different aspects is not the same, as e.g. lifetime extension has a much more positive environmental impact than energy efficiency in case of mobile devices. Therefore, the question remains, whether consumers intuitively make the right choice. Results of the survey indicate that consumers interpret the complex label in the desired manner and value those aspects higher, which indeed have a more positive effect on the environment. T2 - 13th International Conference on Consumer Electronics CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 03.09.2023 KW - Energy efficiency KW - EU Energy Labelling KW - Reparability KW - Reliability KW - ESPR PY - 2023 UR - https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10375619 DO - https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCE-Berlin58801.2023.10375619 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - IEEE AN - OPUS4-59318 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schischke, K. A1 - Rückschloss, J. A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar A1 - Zöllinger, J. A1 - Nisse, N. F. A1 - Schneider-Ramelow, M. T1 - The European Union’s Energy Label for Smartphones: Does it guide consumers to make environmentally sustainable choices? N2 - The European Commission adopted an EU Energy Label for smartphones and tablets in June 2023. For the first time, the EU Energy Label will depict, among energy efficiency, also a reparability score, battery endurance, battery lifetime, drop resistance and dust and water ingress protection. However, does the multitude of parameters bear the risk to confuse consumers instead of triggering environmentally sustainable purchase decisions? In a survey in Germany, consumers were asked to make a choice when the label does not clearly identify the environmentally better product. Instead, energy efficiency has to be valued against reparability, reliability against energy efficiency, and reparability against reliability. The sustainability lever of the different aspects is not the same, as e.g. lifetime extension has a much more positive environmental impact than energy efficiency in case of mobile devices. Therefore, the question remains, whether consumers intuitively make the right choice. Results of the survey indicate that consumers interpret the complex label in the desired manner and value those aspects higher, which indeed have a more positive effect on the environment. T2 - 2023 IEEE 13th International Conference on Consumer Electronics CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 03.09.2023 KW - Circular Economy KW - Kreislaufwirtschaft KW - policy making KW - EU Energy Labelling KW - Smartphone PY - 2023 SP - 1 EP - 6 AN - OPUS4-58177 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rüdenauer, I. A1 - Quack, D. A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - kWh versus Euro – What is the most effective way to inform about efficient products? N2 - Energy efficient products often have a higher purchase price than less efficient alternatives. However, the life cycle costs are often lower due to the lower operating costs. From a purely economic point of view, efficient appliances are not only more ecological but often also more economical and, accordingly, should be purchased more frequently than less efficient appliances. However, this is not always the case. Information deficits are one of the major reasons of this discrepancy: the purchase price is visible during the purchasing process, but the follow-up costs are not, at least not in their exact amount. The EU Energy Label can be considered as a solution to close this gap. During the past decades, there has been a discussion on whether it would be better to communicate the monetary costs associated with energy consumption, since their calculation by the consumer is difficult or needs a high level of cognitive effort. In this study, experiments and field studies on a total of 19 product groups were evaluated with regard to the question of whether the indication of costs instead of physical units affects the decision-making process of the consumer. It has been assessed under which circumstances it might positively influence the purchase decision of the customer, i.e. helping him or her to arrive at a more “energy efficient” decision. Overall, the results indicate that monetary claims possibly exceed the effect of claims on a physical basis when the costs or the differences between the alternatives available seem “relevant” to the consumer. T2 - EEDAL’21 CY - Toulouse, France DA - 01.06.2021 KW - Energy Labelling KW - Ecodesign PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-570454 SN - 978-92-76-99908-9 DO - https://doi.org/10.2760/356891 SP - 358 EP - 367 AN - OPUS4-57045 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rückschloss, Jana A1 - Tochtrop, Christoph A1 - von Geibler, Justus A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - “Oh no, it’s broken!” – How product functionality limits lifespan N2 - Today a large variety of products with various features and designs are available for consumers. In addition to the main functions of a product, there are more and more additional functions, especially for electrical and electronic appliances. This means that looking for the right product may require extensive research by consumers and does not always lead to a sense of making an informed purchase decision. The wide variety of designs and functions can overwhelm consumers. This creates uncertainty and might lead to overrate products functionality and thus significantly shorten the service lifetime of appliances. Furthermore, the environmental impact of such functions is usually unclear, and can vary depending on the actual usage scenario. In this study, a survey was carried out in order to better understand consumers perceptions and experiences related to additional functions of products, with specific focus on domestic hobs, household refrigerating appliances and televisions. The results confirm the large number of additional functions and their overwhelming effect for consumers. Consumers purchase devices with more features than desired, or replaced them prematurely because an extra feature fails while the main function is still available. The findings of the study can be used to better inform consumers and support them to make environmentally sustainable purchasing decisions. T2 - 6th Product Lifetimes and the Environment Conference (PLATE2025) CY - Aalborg, Denmark DA - 02.07.2025 KW - Circular economy KW - Functionality KW - Durability KW - Purchase decision KW - Ecodesign PY - 2025 UR - https://journals.aau.dk/index.php/plate2025 SN - 97887-7642-060-4 DO - https://doi.org/10.54337/plate2025 SN - 2794-9540 SP - 666 EP - 674 AN - OPUS4-63823 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rückschloss, J. A1 - Schischke, K. A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar A1 - Jonathan, Z. T1 - Too much information? Which labelled product property influences customers' purchasing decisions most N2 - The individual willingness to pay for sustainable products is significantly influenced by the climate crisis, but is also affected due to additional international crises as the still ongoing pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The better a product labelling is designed, the more likely consumers are to make a well-considered purchase decision at the point-of-sale, which in turn increases the product lifetime of the devices. The results of this study are based on two consumer surveys with a total of 590 participants. Consumers were asked to make a simulated purchase decision based on the upcoming EU Energy Label for smartphones. Each consumer was presented comparison labels showing different aspects concerning durability (meaning charging cycles, robustness and IP class), repairability, energy efficiency and product price. In addition, there was a question on energy consumption, which was displayed either in Wh/h or in battery endurance per charge in hours. The analysis of the survey shows a clear ranking of the preferred properties: 1. Durability as best option, Energy efficiency and Repairability as second and third choice. In all categories, a higher price was accepted in favor of a more environmentally friendly product design. When presenting the energy consumption in Wh/h, no reliable distinguishing between higher or lower values was observed. In contrast, higher values were clearly preferred when choosing between different battery runtimes. Recommendations will be developed for adjustments to the upcoming EU Energy Label for smartphones and other product labels in the future showing circular economy aspects, such as the durability, repairability, recycled content used during production, recyclability or the total footprint of the product. T2 - PLATE Product Lifetime and the Environment Conference 2023 CY - Espoo, Finland DA - 31.05.2023 KW - EU Energy Labelling KW - Circular Economy KW - Policy making KW - Electronics KW - Smartphone PY - 2023 SP - 1 EP - 7 AN - OPUS4-57612 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rückschloss, J. A1 - Schischke, K. A1 - Berwald, A. A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Pandemic-related behavioural changes – does EU Ecodesign policy making need to react? N2 - The global COVID-19 pandemic has brought far-reaching changes for our society. Suddenly, millions of people spent the majority of their time at home - either due to a lock down or by switching from office to working remotely. This paper offers a literature review regarding pandemic-related behavioural changes and a first mapping of likely consequences for EU Ecodesign regulations. These impacts are considered for product groups that are already regulated by EU Ecodesign or are under discussion for future regulation. Furthermore, potential for smart home applications are analysed exemplarily. We identified which behavioural changes have the potential to become established in the long-term. This might need to result in adaptions for regulations under the Ecodesign Directive and EU-Energy Labelling regulations to better reflect the recently appeared usage profiles. It might require different priority settings regarding the product groups to be regulated and communicated to users, due to online shopping proliferation, to be updated. Changed behaviour can be observed in product groups such as ICT, consumer electronics and household appliances. Examples include the increased use of laptops and tablets for digital teaching, use of gaming devices and office equipment in private households (IT, printing and network devices) and changed cooking behaviour. This resulted in increased sales of some product types. Online sales became even more important than in-store sales, which also means that consumers are increasingly informed online about energy efficiency. More do-it-yourself (DIY) home projects result in more frequent - not yet regulated - DIY power tool use and over the long run might stimulate the need for (semi-)professional tools. The changes in behaviour patterns also offer the opportunity to optimize consumption by means of smart homes and smart products. However, the control of networked household appliances requires additional energy for standby states and data exchange. As an illustrative example, we discuss the conflict between higher energy consumption for smart system components and the possible optimization of consumption in private households. T2 - ECEEE 2022 SUMMER STUDY CY - Hyères, France DA - 06.06.2022 KW - Ecodesign KW - Energy Labelling KW - Circular Economy KW - Pandemic KW - Behavioural change PY - 2022 UR - https://www.eceee.org/static/media/uploads/site-2/summerstudy2022/pdfs_docs/panel8-papers.zip SP - 1237 EP - 1244 AN - OPUS4-55509 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rockland, Ulrike T1 - EPREL – eine Herausforderung? N2 - Der Vortrag fasst den derzeitigen Entwicklungsstand der europäischen Produktdatenbank EPREL für energieverbrauchsrelevante Produkte mit Fokus auf Leuchtmitteln zusammen. T2 - Mitgliederversammlung des Arbeitgeberverbands Leuchten- und Zubehör-Industrie (VLZ) CY - Online meeting DA - 15.09.2021 KW - EPREL-Produktdatenbank KW - EU-Energielabel KW - Energieverbrauchskennzeichnung PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-54803 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rockland, Ulrike T1 - Die Europäische Datenbank EPREL – eine Herausforderung? N2 - Der Vortrag informiert über die neuen Anforderungen der EU-Kommission an Lieferanten, die energieverbrauchsrelevante Produkte mit EU-Energielabel in die Datenbank EPREL hochladen müssen. T2 - 8. Praxisworkshop Marktüberwachung EVPG/EnVKG 2022 CY - Online meeting DA - 11.05.2022 KW - EPREL-Produktdatenbank KW - EU-Energielabel KW - Energieverbrauchskennzeichnung PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-54804 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rasheed Aboumorra, Mariam T1 - Exploring the Role of the Digital Product Passport in Supporting the Transition of the Textile Sector Towards a Circular Bio-based Economy N2 - This presentation presents the barriers to transitioning towards a circular bio-based economy in the textile sector using the Mission-oriented Innovation framework. The potential role of Digital Product Passport (DPP) for textile products in aiding the transition is explored using the same framework. T2 - EUSPRI 2024 CONFERENCE CY - Enschede, Netherlands DA - 05.06.2024 KW - DPP KW - Textile Sector KW - MIS framework PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61890 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pisonero, J. A1 - Traub, Heike A1 - Cappella, Brunero A1 - Álvarez-Llamas, C. A1 - Méndez, A. A1 - Richter, Silke A1 - Ruiz Encinar, J. A1 - Costa-Fernandez, J. M. A1 - Bordel, N. T1 - Exploring quantitative cellular biomaging and assessment of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots cellular uptake in single cells, using ns-LA-ICP-SFMS N2 - High spatially resolved quantitative bioimaging of CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots uptake in two kinds of cells is investigated combining laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and the spatially resolved analysis of dried pL-droplets from a solution with a known concentration of Quantum Dots. Single cells and dried pL-droplets are morphologically characterized by Atomic Force Microscopy. A number concentration of CdSe/ZnS QDs between 3.5 104 and 48 104 is estimated to be uptaken by several selected single cells, after being incubated in the presence of a QDs suspension added to a standard cell culture medium. Mono-elemental bioimaging at subcellular resolution seems to show a higher number concentration of the CdSe/ZnS QDs in the cytosol around the cell nucleus. KW - LA-ICP-SFMS KW - Fast single pulse response KW - Quantitative bioimaging KW - Cellular uptake KW - HT22 KW - HeLa KW - Single cell KW - pL-droplets KW - CdSe/ZnS quantum Dots KW - AFM PY - 2021 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122162 SN - 0039-9140 VL - 227 SP - 122162 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-52121 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Palkowski, Carsten T1 - Dynamic Test Method - an Update N2 - An update about the dynamic test method for the determination of the seasonal performance of heat pumps given at the CEN/TC 113/WG 7 meeting. T2 - Meeting of CEN/TC 113/WG 7 CY - Courbevoie, France DA - 14.01.2020 KW - Heat pump KW - Dynamic test method KW - Seasonal performance KW - Coefficient of performance PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-50579 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Palkowski, Carsten T1 - Test methods for air conditioners N2 - Comparison of test methods for air conditioners that are currently discussed in standardization. The limitations of the current standard are shown and different options for the further development of the standard are presented T2 - Arbeitsgruppensitzung des Fachverbands Gebäude-Klima CY - Online meeting DA - 28.05.2020 KW - air conditioner KW - test method KW - Load-based testing KW - energy label PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-50829 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Palkowski, Carsten T1 - Test methods for heat pumps N2 - Comparison of different test methods for the determination of the seasonal performance of heat pumps: 1) The current test standard EN14825, 2) the compensation test method and 3) the dynamic test method. T2 - Impact Assessment / Consultation Space and Water Heaters WG2 Testing CY - Online meeting DA - 02.04.2020 KW - Heat pump KW - Energy label KW - Seasonal performance KW - Compensation method KW - Dynamic method PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-50713 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Palkowski, Carsten T1 - Technical Meeting BAM RRT for Heat Pumps N2 - Kickoff meeting for the BAM round robin test for load-based heat pump testing T2 - Kickoff meeting BAM RRT for heat pumps CY - Online meeting DA - 26.03.2020 KW - Heat pump KW - Round robin test KW - Load-based testing KW - Compensation method KW - Energy efficiency PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-50715 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Palkowski, Carsten T1 - Technical Meeting BAM RRT for Air Conditioner N2 - Kickoff meeting for the BAM round robin test for load-based air conditioner testing. T2 - Kickoff meeting BAM RRT for air conditioner CY - Online meeting DA - 26.03.2020 KW - Air conditioner KW - Round robin test KW - Load-based testing KW - Compensation method KW - Energy efficiency PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-50716 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Palkowski, Carsten T1 - BAM Round Robin Test for Heat Pumps and Air Conditioners N2 - Preliminary results of the BAM RRTs are given in this presentation. T2 - VHK Meeting CY - Online meeting DA - 11.11.2020 KW - Heat Pumps KW - Air Conditioners KW - Round Robin Test KW - Load-Based Test Method KW - Energy Label PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51969 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -