January 2012
Ban of inefficient tumble drier in Switzerland:
Since January 1st only heat pump driers are allowed on the Swiss market. The ban of inefficient tumble driers had been announced since 2009. There are more than 50 different heat pump driers on the Swiss market, consuming only half as much electricity as conventional driers. Topten.ch lists the most efficient of the heat pump driers, since even within these large differencies in efficiency have evolved.
Recommendations for policy design on driers (mainly referring to the debate in the EU)
Energy label for TVs
After a transition phase in 2011 the energy label for TVs is mandatory since January 1st. More than 20 TV models already reach the A+ class.
Most efficient TVs on the European market: topten.eu
May 2011
EEDAL conference 2011 in Copenhagen:
The Topten team was present with presentations on the following seven papers:
- Barbara Josephy: Super efficient coffee machines - best available technology and market transformation
- Barbara Josephy: Washing machines: Key criteria for best available technology
- Eric Bush, Sophie Attali and Hu Bo: Topten: Global project for the most energy efficient products
- Anette Michel and Hu Bo: Energy efficient room air conditioners - best available technology
- Sophie Attali: Factors influencing the penetration of energy efficient appliances into national markets in Europe
- Rita Werle: Energy efficient heat pump dryers - European experiences and efforts in the U.S. and Canada
- Eva Geilinger: Testing and rating of domestic luminaires - experiences from Switzerland
March 2011
New topten.info serves as global platform for the topten network – best products of Europe are now on topten.eu : Since October 2010, when Topten USA and China went online, the formerly European Topten network has reached global presence. Topten.info now no longer serves as European, but as global platform. The ‘best products of Europe’ including product lists, policy recommendations and procurement guidelines has been moved to topten.eu.
China implements new minimum efficiency standards and energy labels for flat panel TVs and microwave ovens: The new energy efficiency standards for flat panel TV (GB 24850-2010) and microwave oven (GB 24849-2010) were implemented from 1st December 2011. It's the first time those two products are regulated with mandatory energy efficiency performance grades, due to the rapid market development and significant energy share in the residential sector. The flat panel TV standards includes plasma and LCD TV.
After the implementing the standards the mandatory energy labels for those two products were put into force from 1st March, 2011. The Chinese energy labeling program covers more than 20 products, including residential and industrial energy using products. More products are expected to be covered in next years.
More information about these standards and labeling schemes: www.energylabel.gov.cn
Topten China will work on flat panel TV and microwave ovens to identify the most energy efficiency products in 2011.
January 2011
Heat pump driers: efficient technology reaches breakthrough in Switzerland:
Heat pump clothes driers are twice as efficient as conventional driers. In Switzerland, the efficient technology reached a market share of 25% in 2009. From 2012, only heat pump driers will be allowed on the Swiss market. In the EU, ecodesign requirements and a new energy label for driers are foreseen for adoption in 2011. More information:
- Topten Focus driers
- policy recommendations driers
- EU: Ecodesign of EuP
- EU working documents and NGO position papers
October / November 2010
Topten China and Topten USA are online:
- press release by WWF international and Topten China, October 26: pdf or on the web
- press release by Topten USA, November 9.
