European Union energy label

The labeling of the energy consumption of different goods (equipment, buildings, cars ) is used to support the purchasing decision by giving information about the energy efficiency in the use. An important example is the EU energy label for electrical appliances. The manufacturer of major domestic appliances are also obliged to provide additional information for decision to buy energy labels on the devices.

In addition to household appliances and motor vehicles have recently been equipped with energy labels; the inclusion of fuel is required for some time (see the combined cycle = cycle). This heavier vehicles, a higher consumption is conceded.

• 2.1 Refrigerators
• 2.2 lighting 2.2.1 household lamps 2.2.1.1 regulation from September 1, 2013
• 2.2.1.2 regime until September 1, 2013

• 2.3.1 sizing

Energy efficiency class

The energy efficiency rating is a rating scale for the European energy label. This is to encourage the sale of particularly energy -saving electrical appliances in the EU. The rating scale is about the energy consumption (electricity and other energy sources ) and use additional features of the device information.

The classification was carried out in a modification of the English and American school grading system in rating classes from A to G, where A is the previously best class (low demand) and G represented the worst ( high demand ).

For many device types, the definition of the reference device came ( Energy Efficiency Index = 100%) from 1994, reflecting the then state of the art resist. Due to technical progress in energy efficiency more and more devices received a good label. 2003, it led for refrigerators classes A and A , a, 2011, the classes A , A , A were introduced for dishwashers, washing machines and televisions, also in 2011 was led for refrigerators a class A .

In May 2010, the European Parliament adopted a new regulation in force from 2011 in energy efficiency classes for appliances, which includes the introduction of the Class A . Also new conservation standards for buildings and appliances have been adopted. In addition to the new EU Framework Directive product-specific EU regulations governing the specific labeling requirements from 2011.

From September 2009, the European Commission conducted in selected EU Member States by a representative market research to test different versions of the EU label in terms of intelligibility for private consumers. The Commission's proposals with additional classes to introduce the designations A-20% A-40 % and did not find the approval of Parliament.

The revised EU energy label applies (as of end of May 2013 ) for refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, dishwashers, air conditioners and clothes dryer. Even television and wine storage cabinets are now subject to mandatory labeling.

The EU also prescribes minimum standards. For example applies to Dryer: As of November 2013, all new equipment in the trade must at least meet the requirements of energy efficiency class C, from November 2015, the energy efficiency class B (tumble class A consume around 70 percent less power than a Class B).

Allocation to the classes

To calculate the energy efficiency first size classes for different types of devices are defined, for example for television by the screen size and for refrigerators according to the volume. The assignment of a particular device to an energy efficiency class is then given by the deviation of its actual energy consumption from the reference value of its size class.

In the relevant regulations of the energy requirements of fictitious reference devices is described. Each device must be measured against the appropriate reference instrument and consumed in comparison to this, only a fraction of the energy. This fraction indicates the energy efficiency index. The smaller the energy efficiency index, the more efficient the device is. Energy efficiency index ranges are now combined into energy efficiency classes, as the accompanying table shows.

1) From 1 July 2014: < 42

2 ) Beam angle > 120 °

3) German law, no EU legislation. The classes A and A are only used and disclosed if at least 5% of registered vehicles have fallen into the corresponding class in the previous year.

Device types

In Germany, for the following types of devices, according to Energy Consumption Labelling Ordinance ( EnVKV ) appropriate labeling prescribed:

• Refrigerators and freezers ( since July 2012, all new equipment in the trade at least A satisfy )
• Washing machines (new equipment shall meet at least A; December 1, 2013, at least A )
• Clothes dryer
• Dishwasher
• Lamps
• Room Air Conditioners
• Electric ovens
• Cars
• TV

The EU energy label must be prominently displayed on the front or top of each device in the sale or exhibition space.

More values ​​(such as water consumption ) are on the energy efficiency label when it makes sense, given. Some of them have no effect on the energy efficiency class (but at the cost of using ).

Refrigerators

In refrigeration equipment assignment to an energy efficiency class according corrected net capacity and device class is done. Will find details under you.

Lighting

Household lamps

Regulation from September 1, 2013

Since 1 September 2013, the classes were changed for electric lamps and lighting.

The classes A and A have been newly introduced. For the classes F and G are omitted.

The calculation method changed to capture the influence of ballasts. The performance values ​​in the formulas and in the adjacent diagram are multiplied by factors of 1.06 (for external control gear from halogen lamps) to 1.15 (control gear for HPS low pressure lamps ) to be included their losses.

In addition, the other coverage of directed light ( reflector lamps) is thus taken into account.

The new labeling includes bracketed areas for lamps, depending on which bulbs can be inserted therein.

Scheme until September 1, 2013

Incandescent and fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast and are divided into energy efficiency classes. The division of household lamps was carried out in the EU Directive 98/11/EC of 27 January 1998 and included lamps that are not marketed for use in the home. Excluded are inter alia Light sources with more than 6500 lumens ( 300 watt halogen or 70 watt fluorescent lamps ) and those that are not operated on mains voltage. To determine the energy efficiency class, proceed as follows ( Φ denotes the luminous flux of the lamp in lumens (lm) and P is the lamp power consumption in watts ( W) ):

Lamps are classified in class A if:

Fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast, are classified in the class A if:

The classification in the energy efficiency class B -G is based on the proportion ( Energy Efficiency Index ) at the reference power

About the power of a standard incandescent bulb with the same light output.

The allocation of energy efficiency index for energy efficiency class is given in the previous section.

Ballasts for fluorescent lamps

The following section is outdated. Current information see.

Most fluorescent lamps are via the above Assigned Directive an energy efficiency rating. Since April 2010 the necessary for their operation ballasts after the EEI (Energy Efficiency Index ) are classified in Europe. The division is regulated in the EC Regulation 245/2009. This Regulation implements the Ecodesign Directive 2005/32/EC and includes a timetable for the implementation of ecodesign requirements for fluorescent and high intensity discharge lamps and their ballasts.

The classification is according to the efficiency of the ballast:

The following table lists the five classes are given for non-dimmable ballasts; for dimmable ballasts, there are two classes A1 and A1 BAT, which are allocated according to the efficiency at 100 % light output. Indicated are the efficiencies and system performance of two widely used fluorescent lamps:

Even before the entry into force of the new Regulation in April 2010 were proposed by the CELMA energy efficiency classes, which allowed the use of the now detached Directive 2000/55/EC. At that time, the labeling was still voluntary with the energy efficiency index. The CELMA EEI partially differ materially from such current and still contain the classes C and D for magnetic ballasts, but according to the EU Directive 2000/55/EC may not be placed on the market.

Confusing to the new EU regulation for the ballasts is the use of terms from the 2010 leaked EU Directive 2000/55/EC, although not the same thing is meant. Directive 2000/55/EC pretended limits on system performance (power lamp with ballast) and divided by the ballasts in energy efficiency classes, EEI classes. The still current state of the art has been defined in the classes A1, A2, A3 for ECG and B1, B2 for SG ballasts.

The new Directive 2005/32/EC into Table 17 of the Regulation since April 2010 in the first, from 2012 to 2017, another in two stages also these names, but said the efficiency of the ballasts without a lamp, not a given technology, such as HPF or TOE.

Cars

The Regulation on CO2 labeling of cars came into force on 1 December 2011. Since then, an issued or to purchase or lease offered cars with the associated CO2 label is to be provided on the vehicle or in its immediate vicinity, featuring its efficiency class. For cars, the sizing is done via the vehicle's weight. This determines a CO2 reference value. The reference value R in grams of CO2 per km is given by the numerical value equation with the mass M of the vehicle in kilograms, as:

Through the percentage deviation from the reference value ( ≤ -37 % to > 17.01 % ) the vehicle one of the eight efficiency classes from A to G is assigned (A - F in the range -36.99 % to 17 % with a subdivision of 8.99 %). Further information as well as for filling it out for the new car label, the German Energy Agency (dena ) are available.

Sizing

For cars, the mass of the motorcycle vehicle was used for sizing.

Both the Auto Club Europa (ACE ) and the Traffic Club Germany (VCD) and the Consumer Association Baden Württemberg criticize the classification is misleading, as the absolute CO2 emissions will be rated low. After the German Environmental Aid believes that German consumption labeling misses the specifications of EU Directive 1999/94/EC relating to the provision of information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions of passenger vehicles. The objective of this Directive, to stop consumers to buy low-CO2 vehicles would be thwarted by the betterment of heavier and highly motorized vehicles.

For example, the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid with 279 kW ( 380 hp ), a top speed of 242 km / h CO2 emissions of 193 g / km and a vehicle weight of 2.3 t in the efficiency of class B is classified. The Toyota Aygo or Peugeot 107 with a consumption of 4.5 l/100 km and CO2 emissions of 106 g / km are classified in Class D efficiency.

It is unclear (as of October 2011), whether the Federal Economics Ministry is obliged by European law to disclose information about the influence of the automotive industry on the coming of the criteria in Regulation ( car EnVKV ).

General criticism

Although to be honored with the energy label since 1998, large household appliances, the label itself is outdated. For devices that have achieved the energy efficiency class A, an efficient and hardly improvable use of the energy used is suggested, since the scale in both directions closed ( A- G), which for manufacturers during the class A is reached does not give cause to improvements. The potential, often used in Germany by the extension stages A to A for some device classes for those interested but not easy to understand.

Stiftung Warentest remarked in October 2011 that in television sets the measurement conditions are not standardized, since the image brightness is left to the manufacturers. The manufacturer may, by lowering the brightness on the settings the energy consumption of the device at the expense of lower image quality and thereby get a better label.

Trends in household appliances

1) if necessary, all of which exceed the Class A by at least 10 %

2) Comparison consumption values ​​based on standard programs currently ( Template: Future / In Jahren2011 4 ) best device (here, Bosch and Siemens ) with comparable devices of 1996 ( E- herd: 1999 ), thus reducing consumption within 15 years in percent