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The European Commission recently confirmed the additional stakeholder technical meeting on the review of Ecodesign requirements for space heaters as announced during the last Consultation Forum.

The minutes of the Consultation Forum of 07 March 2023 regarding the Ecodesign and the Energy Labelling of room air conditioners and of the Consultation Forum of 27 April 2023 regarding the Ecodesign and the Energy Labelling of space heaters have been circulated.

On Thursday, 27 April, the European Commission held the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Consultation Forum meeting on the review of the regulations on space and water heaters (Regulations EU 811/2013, 812/2013, 813/2013 and 814/2013).

The April 2023 edition of the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) newsletter - including three new SRI factsheets related to the Domestic Hot Water, Electricity, and Monitoring & Control technical domains - has been released.

On 21 March 2023 the European Commission opened the feedback period on the draft Ecodesign new Regulation for local space heaters. EU Citizens can submit comments until 18 April 2023.

On Tuesday, 07 March, the European Commission held the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Consultation Forum meeting on the review of the regulations on air conditioners and comfort fans products (Regulations EU 206/2012 and 626/2011).

Eurovent attended the 2nd stakeholders meeting hosted by the European Commission DG ENER – Unit B2 ‘Energy Efficiency’, on the ‘Technical assistance EED provisions of reporting requirements on the energy performance and sustainability of data centres’. 

At the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Consultation Forum meeting of 28 February 2023, the European Commission presented its working document for a new Implementing Regulation laying down operational details for EPREL. 

In November 2022, Jan Holm (Product and Project Director at OJ Electronics) was nominated as (the successor of Frank Grundholm) as the newest member of the Eurovent Board of Directors. As part of our ‘The Board Perspective’ series, we obtained his view on his ambitions at the Eurovent Board, and the Environmental Product Declaration and its impact on the HVACR industry and markets.

The European Commission recently confirmed the Consultation Forum on Ecodesign and Energy Labelling of air conditioners and comfort fans, energy labelling of local space heaters and shared the Ecodesign draft regulation.