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Making energy efficiency in Europe more effective Nils Borg, eceee Executive Director Motor Summit ‘16, Zürich, 11 October 2016

Making energy efficiency in Europe more effective

About eceee • More than 70 member organisations • 300 individual members • Secretariat based in Stockholm • European expert efficiency NGO: evidence-

based knowledge, information and analysis • eceee Summer Study every odd year in

Southern France – 450 people meet for five days (29 May–3 June 2017)

• Industrial Efficiency event since 2012 2

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“there is no realistic or affordable

energy and climate change policy without

a sizeable and vigorous energy efficiency component”

IEA 2016 Energy Efficiency Market Report (10 Oct 2016)

IEA: Energy efficiency markets keep growing


• Coined “first fuel” as a concept • Lots of energy efficiency resources in all

countries (only resource every country has) • Global energy efficiency gains are

accelerating, even in the current low price environment.

• Energy efficiency will influence global energy markets.

• Energy efficiency is becoming more central in climate change responses.

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And IEA’s most important conclusion:


Policy matters! Policy delivers!

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No time to celebrate


• Policies are working, but we are in a hurry

• 70% of global energy use is outside of any mandatory efficiency requirements

• Stronger policies required

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The economic-man delusion


Homo economicus vs homo sapiens


Taxing energy is not a sufficient energy policy – EEOs vs taxes


Energy efficiency is invisible and need institutional support

• Markets are important, but they don’t exist in a vacuum

• Energy efficiency is not seen as a commodity or a resource

• If we rely on market forces alone, we miss opportunities

• Yes, things happen autonomously, but too slowly


Policy integration

• Public sector can set energy performance requirements – Products – Buildings – Industrial processes

• Innovation procurement • Energy efficiency obligations • Competitions • Energy management • Investment structures, energy services


Integrating multiple benefits can help make efficiency attractive


Source: WSP/Swedish Energy Agency

Minimum energy performance standards very important


• They work “silently” • Ecodesign/labelling EU’s most successful

policy half of 2020 savings target • More must be done on test standards • More must be done on compliance • They cannot specify the very best

technology, but are still not ambitious enough

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LED lamps developed much faster than ecodesign predicted


TVs hurt by low ambition and delays

• A+, A++, A+++ gradual phase in • A+++ label mandatory 2020 (most stringent

level) • But most TVs are A+++ already now! • Ecodesign standards are at 2009 levels • New proposal stalled



Source: Cool products

Very damaging delays in motor ecodesign process.

Since 2014: • No progress on motors

– scope – abandon IE2 – start with MEPS for losses of VFD

• Fan regulations stalled… • water pump regulations stalled… • Compressor regulation stalled… • all product groups at stand-still


Weak standards and delays costly and dangerous

• High penalty in CO2 and TWh • Hard international competition Other

producers or regions take market shares (MEPS as “sparring partners”)

• We are less productive • Poor air quality • Climate imperative to move ahead • We need to free up resources to other areas


What we need?


Visions Ambitions Courage

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There are new low hanging fruit on the tree every year!

Thank You! www.eceee.org [email protected]


Skip the obsession with cost optimality

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