NAEEEC Stakeholder Forum - October 2004

Summary of Proceedings

The National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee (NAEEEC) held a one day forum to release a series of publications relating to the regulation of a variety of appliances and equipment

The workshops covered:

Home Entertainment
- Televisions - MEPS and Mandatory Labelling
- Set-top-boxes - MEPS and High Efficiency
Water appliance and equipment
- Water Dispensers (boiling and chilled) - MEPS and High Efficiency
- Ice Makers - MEPS and High Efficiency
ICT Equipment
- External Power Supplies - MEPS and High Efficiency
- Computers and Monitors - MEPS and High Efficiency
Miscellaneous
- Close Control Computer Room Airconditioning
- Furnaces and Boilers - MEPS rejected
Airconditioning
- Chillers - MEPS and High Efficiency
- Heat pumps - MEPS and Mandatory Labelling
Residential Sector
- Swimming Pool Pumps - MEPS and High Efficiency
- Wine Storage Cabinets - MEPS rejected

Plenary

The forum was opened with an address from Hon. John Mickel MP, Queensland Minister for Energy who talked about the Ministerial Council of Energy's work to coordinate efforts by all jurisdictions to improve end-use energy efficiency with a particular emphasis on Queensland initiatives.

Following the opening address Gayle Leaver, Department of Energy, Queensland representative of the Energy Efficiency Working Group highlighted the challenge facing Australia in meeting our climate change and energy efficiency goals and recent advances of the National Framework for Energy Efficiency.

Gene McGlynn, Executive Manager, Energy Efficiency and Community Branch, Australian Greenhouse Office then spoke about proposed strategies to expand and enhance NAEEEP with long term strategies to address standby, gas and lighting products and the proposed initiative, a national high efficiency database.

NAEEEC 2004 MEPS Forum: Associated publications and presentations

The publications from the forum are available for downloading as PDF files. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view these files. If you are unable to access this document, please contact the Australian Greenhouse Office to organise a suitable alternative format.

Forum program

2004 MEPS Forum Program (211 kB)

Publications released:

Plenary Session Presentations

Hon. John Mickel MP, Qld Minister for Energy Opening Address (90 kB)
Gayle Leaver, Dept of Energy, Qld
Gene McGlynn, Executive Manager, Energy Efficiency & Community Branch, AGO New Directions for the National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Program (282 kB)
Tony Frost, The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority Closing Remarks (58 kB)

Workshop Presentations

SESSION 1

Stream A - Home Entertainment
- Paul Ryan, Energy Consult MEPS Product Profile: Televisions (336 kb)
- Paul Ryan, Energy Consult MEPS Product Profile: Digital Set Top Boxes (305 kb)
Stream B - Water Appliances and Equipment
- Paul Ryan, Energy Consult MEPS Product Profile: Oil-fired Boilers (188 kb)
- Mark Ellis, Mark Ellis & Assocs MEPS Product Profile: Water Dispensers (260 kb)

SESSION 2

Stream A - ICT
- Mark Ellis, Mark Ellis & Assocs MEPS Product Profile: External Power Supplies (342 kb)
- Mark Ellis, Mark Ellis & Assocs MEPS Product Profile: Computers & Computer Monitors (274 kb)
Stream B - Miscellaneous
- Paul Ryan, Energy Consult MEPS Product Profile: Close Control Air Conditioners (250 kb)
- Paul Ryan, Energy Consult MEPS Product Profile: Oil-fired Boilers (188 kb)

SESSION 3

Stream A - Airconditioning
- Paul Ryan, Energy Consult MEPS Product Profile: Commercial Building Chillers (253 kb)
- Paul Ryan, Energy Consult MEPS Product Profile: Heat Pump Air Conditioners (526 kb)
Stream B - Residential
- George Wilkenfeld, George Wilkenfeld & Assocs MEPS Product Profile: Swimming Pool and Spa Equipment (223 kb)
- George Wilkenfeld, George Wilkenfeld & Assocs MEPS Product Profile: Wine Storage Cabinets (175 kb)

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