Policy Recommendations Circulation Pumps

The recommendations for circulation pumps on the European Market are:

• Minimum requirements for the Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) should be lowered to 0.18 (currently 0.23)
• As circulation pumps have a very long lifespan, there should be subsidy programs developed to enhance early substitution of older, less efficient pumps.

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Standards and Labels

• European Commission Regulation No 622/2012 of July 2012, amending regulation No 641/2009.
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 641/2009 of July 2009 on ecodesign requirements for circulators (glandless standalone and those integrated in products).
• The European council for an energy efficient economy eceee provides a status overview on all products included in the EU Ecodesign & Energy Labelling process

Links

• Coolproducts informs about the EU Ecodesign process. It is a coalition of NGOs from all across Europe working to ensure ecodesign policy works for Europeans and the environment. They advocate stronger policies throughout Europe and push for better and more ambitious regulations.
• ECOS (Ecostandard) is an international NGO with a network of members and experts advocating for environmentally friendly technical standards, policies and laws.
• EPREL (European Product Registry for Energy Labelling) is the European product database. Products with an energy label are registered in EPREL in order to provide consumers with detailed product information.

09/2022 Gross, Berger-Wey, Bush