According to Energy and Environmental Management
reports, new European boiler efficiency regulations could lead to savings of up
to 10% of annual consumption in Europe.
Standards for energy efficiency will become more
stringent through new measures in keeping with the EU’s commitment to reduce
emissions and improve energy use in the homes over the coming years.
The changes in minimum specifications for energy
efficiency will mean that homeowners could benefit from saving thousands on
energy cost by 2020.
The new Eco
design Directive will set the technical specifications for designing water
heaters and boilers, with new labeling guidelines that will facilitate
identification of efficiency of particular brands.
Homes operating boilers using gas or oil account for 17%
of the total emissions in the EU. From 2015, the measures will see old-style
boilers phased out across the region, with new appliances to be graded from ‘A
double+’ to ‘G’, depending on their comparative efficiency ratings.
The European Environmental Bureau estimates that about
15% of the energy efficiency targets set for EU 2020 will arise from the
implementation of the Directive on the use of domestic appliances. This is a
significant step towards attaining a 20% improvement in EU energy efficiency
from 2005.
Environmental activists welcomed the bright outlook that
the directive will produce as more efficient consumption will reduce emissions
and their onerous impact on the climate.
Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Daniel
Yergin said the move to lessen domestic energy-waste would aid in attaining
targets on CO2 emissions reduction and alleviate the effects of climate change.
The measures could greatly decrease levels of energy
consumption in tens of millions of homes in Europe. Applying this approach in
other regions, or implementing similar methods to enhance related measures to
increase efficiency, could have a significant and enduring impact on the
environment.
However, certain groups have voiced out their
apprehensions about the higher prices of appliances and the stringent policy
guidelines that may see other types of energy-efficient water-heaters priced
out of the market.
Dana
Popp of the Association of the European Heating Industry said that the
changes could lead some families to convert to electric water-heaters – a turn
that could actually increase emissions within a short duration.
New boilers are seen to sell at around 60% more than the
present market prices due to the regulation; however, efficiency will rise from
50% to 81% across two standard models. This means homeowners can recover the
additional purchase expense from their reduced annual energy costs.
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