International Technology Collaboration Case Study 3: Appliance energy efficiency

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International Technology CollaborationCase Study
3Appliance energy efficiency

• Thomas Guéret
• Energy Efficiency and Environment Division
• 22 March 2005

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Technology and policy issues

• Technology can yield major profitable
  improvements (e.g. IEA cool appliances 322MtCO2
  in 2010, negative cost ranging 65 to 130 per
  tCO2)
• Sound technologies already exist but are not
  optimally implemented because of market barriers
• Policies addressing market barriers require
  complex technologies (e.g. measurement norms,
  legal capacity, market analyses)
• Without market transformation, momentum for new
  technology development is low

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International collaboration

• Refrigerator manufacturing in Tunisia
• Know-how transfer (incl. through visits,
  training), as much as technology transfer
• Technical and legal government capacity to
  implement the classical standards and labels
  policy package
• Standby and set-top boxes
• International conferences convening specialists
  and policy makers
• Comprehensive approach in China
• Again labeling and minimum efficiency standards
• Number of addressed appliance types
• Number of collaboration initiatives

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Lessons learned

• Address local particular contexts instead of
  transferring ready-made solutions
• EE policy collaboration transforms markets and
  fosters further technology improvements
• International collaboration fosters political
  interest
• International collaboration can improve local
  industrial competitiveness
• A venue for international collaboration