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Documents from the forum are available for download at the bottom of this page.
On 24 March 2004, the National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee (NAEEEC) held its seventh annual stakeholder forum at the Novotel Brighton Beach Hotel in Sydney. NAEEEC is a committee of Commonwealth, State and Territory energy agency officials charged with promoting the manufacture of energy efficient products. Its stakeholders are companies and individuals with an interest in product end-use energy efficiency.
This annual forum provides an opportunity for NAEEEC to release its plans for the next year and inform stakeholders of achievements and developments. And, just as importantly, the forum provides an opportunity for stakeholders to comment on that program and for government officials to listen to ideas and concerns from the public and interested parties.
Almost 100 participants attended the Energy Efficiency Forum 2004 throughout the day representing industry, regulators, Commonwealth and State government agencies, testing authorities academia and consultants.
The format of the forum involved a keynote address by Dr Tony Marker, Chair of NAEEEC. Dr Marker's address was followed by three other key speakers, leading then into five workshops to promote discussion and provide opportunities for participants to express their views on relevant issues. The final session captured and reviewed the outcomes of the day.
The workshops covered:
The forum was opened with an address from Dr Tony Marker (Chair of NAEEEC and Manager of Equipment, Appliances and Transport Team within the Australian Greenhouse Office) on behalf of James Shevlin (Branch Head - Energy Efficiency and Community, Australian Greenhouse Office) who was unable to attend. The address outlined future directions on product energy efficiency, providing an outline of wider greenhouse and energy policy processes and the forward work plan for NAEEEP.The key message from the presentation is that energy efficiency is critical to wider greenhouse and energy policy and Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and Labelling programs are set to be expanded and accelerated.
After the opening address the following panel of regulators:
discussed how regulation and enforcement operates in their jurisdictions, and examples of enforcement actions undertaken. Enforcement priorities for 2004 and the national compliance survey scheduled in 2004.
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. To download and save the file on your local computer right click the link and "Save Target As". If you are unable to access this document, please contact The Australian Greenhouse Office to organise a suitable alternative format.
Forum program and summary
2004 Forum Program (2004-forumprogram.pdf - 210 kB) NAEEEP Forum 2004 - Summary of Proceedings & Workshop Summaries (2004-forumsummary.pdf - 199
kB)Publications distributed to forum attendees on CD (available from the NAEEEC electronic library - follow the links below):
Plenary Session Presentations
Future Directions for Product Energy
Efficiency (2004plenary-shevlin.pdf - 144 kB) Enforcement of the WA Electricity Regulations 1947
(2004plenary-george.pdf - 69 kB) Enforcement Activities in Victoria
(2004plenary-driver.pdf - 133 kB) Overview of Electrical Safety Office and Enforcement Activities in Queensland (2004plenary-liddell.pdf - 120 kB)Workshop Presentations
Standards & Testing (2004w1-harrington.pdf - 183 kb) Progress on the National High-efficiency Database (2004w2-king.pdf - 326 kb) New Zealand Energy Efficient Products Database (2004w2-tromop.pdf - 136 kb) Energy Star-Communications Campaign 2004 (2004w2-bourne.pdf - 151 kb) Overview of Standby Activities & Overview of Standby
Activities & Set-Top Box Product Profile (2004w2-edlington.pdf - 139 kb) Standby Product Profile: Free-to-Air Digital Set Top Boxes (2004w2-ryan.pdf - 100 kb) Regulatory Impact Statements for NAEEEC Measures
(2004w3-wilkenfeld.pdf - 117 kb) Comparison of Australian and US Comparison MEPS Cost- Benefit Approaches to MEPS
(2004w3-mcmahon.pdf - 680 kb) Australian Greenhouse Office Standby Power Product Profile Workshop Introduction (2004w4-agointro.pdf - 160 kb) Standby Product Profile - Home Theatres (2004w4-ryan1.pdf - 254 kb) Standby Product Profile - Integrated Stereos (2004w4-ryan2.pdf - 222 kb) Standby Product Profile - Instantaneous gas hot water systems (2004w5-harrington1.pdf - 255 kb) Standby Product Profile - Smoke Alarms (2004w5-harrington2.pdf - 262 kb)In concluding remarks, Dr Tony Marker,Chair of NAEEEEC, thanked all stakeholders for their participation in the Forum, noting the success of the whole program was based on transparency in exchange of information and the active cooperation of industry stakeholders.
In relation to standards and labelling, Dr Marker commented on the international aspects of standards and the importance of test procedures. He recognised the specialist nature of the testing laboratories, and the critical role testing in regulation - without appropriate testing there can be no regulation. Continuing efforts are made to ensure that test procedures do not stiffle energy efficiency innovation.
There was very strong interest in the processes of energy efficiency regulation, with background on the history of labelling and MEPS in Australia, and a comparison with the processes followed in the USA.
In relation to the new draft standby profiles released, Dr Marker thanked industry for its engagement on standby issues and said the AGO looked forward to comments on the drafts before they were finalised. In particular, he welcomed the clear industry preference for a mandatory maximum standby power level for set top boxes, including equipment used in the pay-TV sector, to be addressed as soon as possible.
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