Supporting energy efficiency policies: Contributions & Tools of the Quality Infrastructure

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Supporting energy efficiency policies:

Contributions & Tools of the Quality

Infrastructure

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Energy Efficiency Policies & Quality Infrastructure

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What is the state of the art? – a glance

at the region

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Challenges & Conclusions

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How does quality infrastructure work?

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Necessary elements

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is one of the leading NMIs world-wide

is the most important national provider of metrological services

is a national authority under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi)

 has a staff of approx. 2000 members

 has an annual budget of 140 million €

 has two sites: Braunschweig and Berlin

 was founded in 1887

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Regional Cooperation Project

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Is part of the German Development agenda to support R3E in Latin America and the Caribbean

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regional approach focused on Standards, Accreditation, and Metrology represented by regional organizations COPANT, IAAC and SIM

Quality Infrastructure for Renewable Energy

Sources and Energy Efficiency (R3E)

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Cooperation with OLADE, IRENA

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Objective: develop and strengthen QI services for R3E

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Organization of American States as political partner

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Renewable Energies

Solar Water Heaters

Transmission & Distribution

(Smart) Grids

Transversal Awareness Building &

Cooperation

Energy Efficiency

Household Appliances

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Results from Regional Dialogue: Main Challenges

Indicators – one for each priority area

1) Weak cooperation Regulatory

Agencies <-> QI Institutions

2) Weak enforcement

3) Testing and conformity assessment

(e.g. certification) services:

• availability restricted

• results not comparable

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Metrología Ensayos Certificación Acreditación Hardware Ensayos Análisis de los ingredientes, propiedades, características, etc. Acreditación Reconocimiento de competencia técnica Normas Definición de propiedades, dimensiones, tolerancias, etc. Certificación

Conformidad con los requisitos definidos en las normas Metrología Garantía de medidas exactas y confiables Normas

Infraestructura de la Calidad

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National / Regional/ International Market Research & Development Production of components Assembly of EHA Import / Export P rod u ctio n M ark et T e ch n ica l Reg u lat ion s / L a b e lin g P rog ram s / M ar ke t Su rv ei ll an ce

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• CT de Electrotécnica y

“Smart Grids”

₁₅₁

CT

• Eficiencia Energética y

Energías renovables

CT

152

Normalización - Institucionalidad

Comisión Panamericana de

Normas Técnicas

Organización Regional de los

institutos Nacionales de

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La Situación Actual: Brechas y desafíos en el caso de los electrodomésticos

Conexiones con ISO/IEC son débiles

Representantes en los comités técnicos son representantes de las instituciones nacionales, muchas veces sin contacto con el CT 152 de COPANT. Además no son muy activos.

Representación débil o ausente de los stakeholders (agencias reguladoras, Industria) en COPANT y muchos organismos nacionales de normalización.

Complica la aceptación de las normas COPANT y una armonización en LAC.

Falta de comités nacionales espejo

Impide la transferencia país – ISO/IEC - país

Convivencia de normas ISO/IEC y ASTM en algunos países

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Country

Refrigerators

Air Conditioners

Washing Machines

Standard PROGRAM Standard PROGRAM Standard PROGRAM

ARGENTINA S S S S S S

BOLIVIA N N N N N N

BRASIL S S S S S S

CHILE S S S S S S

COLOMBIA S study S study S study

COSTA RICA S N N N N N

CUBA S S S S S S

ECUADOR S study S study S study

EL SALVADOR S S S S N N GUATEMALA S N S N N N HONDURAS S N N N N N MÉXICO S S S S S S PANAMÁ N N N N N N PERU S study N N N N

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO N N N N N N

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• Electricidad y

Magnetismo (EM)

TWG1-• Otras magnitudes

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• Termometría (T)

TWG3-Modernización de las redes eléctricas nacionales (redes inteligentes) Determinación fiable y documentación de la eficiencia energética de los electrodomésticos (programas de etiquetado).

Equipos de energía solar térmica para calentar el agua

Metrología

Sistema Interamericano de Metrología

Organización Regional de Metrologia; 32 miembros

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Some measurement requirements

related to the testing of electrical household appliances…

AC Voltage

AC Current

DC Voltage

DC Current

Electric Power

Temperature

Humidity

Mass

Pressure

Torque

Length

Volume of liquids

Fluid flow

Luminous flux

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Weaknesses in Traceability of Measurements

 Not all the countries have an assured traceability

chain of magnitudes which are necessary for

testing EHA

 In the LAC region, in some magnitudes the

situation is especially difficult:

• Humidity

• Luminous Flux

• Pressure

• Fluid Flow

A regional traceability scheme has to be

developed

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National Accreditation Bodies

Standard

Calibration and Testing Labs

ISO/IEC 17025

Profiency Test Provider

ISO/IEC 17043

Product Certification

ISO/IEC 17065

Quality Management System Certification

ISO/IEC 17021

Inspections

ISO/IEC 17020

Personnel Certification

ISO/IEC 17024

27 members; 13 internationally recognized

Inter American Accreditation

Cooperation

Regional Organization of the National Accredtiation Bodies

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Challenges Conformity Assessment Bodies in EHA

 Only seven countries dispose of accredited conformity

assesment bodies

 Inspections are designated by the responsible ministries

without accreditation by internationally recognized

Accreditation Bodies

 Labs face various challenges:

 Scarcity of External Quality Controls (Proficiency Tests)

 environmental conditions do not comply with standards

 Personal not sufficiently qualified

 Use of recent standards and guides

 Testing results with big deviations

 Testing results not reliable nor comparable

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 The implementation of EE Policies and

Labeling Programms requires

strengthening of the institutions of the

Quality Infrastructure. More public and

private investment is needed.

 Missing reliable and comparable testing

results and product certificates are one of

the main weaknesses.

 Cooperation between Regulatory

Agencies and QI-Institutions have to be

strengthened (avoid parallel structures)

 Market surveillance has a strategic role

and needs to be supported by competent

technical QI-services.

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Supporting energy efficiency policies: Contributions & Tools of the Quality Infrastructure