Preparatory Study to establish the Ecodesign Working Plan 2015-2017 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC Task 4 Draft Report In collaboration with: European Commission, Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry 15 October 2014 Document information CLIENT European Commission – DG ENTR REPORT TITLE Task 4 Draft Report PROJECT NAME Preparatory Study to establish the Ecodesign Working Plan 2015-2017 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC DATE 15 October 2014 PROJECT TEAM BIO by Deloitte (BIO), Oeko-Institut and ERA Technology AUTHORS Dr. Corinna Fischer (Oeko-Institut) Mr. Carl-Otto Gensch (Oeko-Institut) Mr. Rasmus Prieß (Oeko-Institut) Ms. Eva Brommer (Oeko-Institut) Mr. Shailendra Mudgal (BIO) Mr. Benoît Tinetti (BIO) Mr. Alexis Lemeillet (BIO) Mr. Grégoire Thonier (BIO) Dr. Paul Goodman (ERA Technology) KEY CONTACTS Corinna Fischer: [email protected] Or Benoît Tinetti: [email protected] DISCLAIMER The project team does not accept any liability for any direct or indirect damage resulting from the use of this report or its content. This report contains the results of research by the authors and is not to be perceived as the opinion of the European Commission. Please cite this publication as: BIO by Deloitte, Oeko-Institut and ERA Technology (2014) Preparatory Study to establish the Ecodesign Working Plan 2015-2017 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC – Task 4 Draft Report prepared for the European Commission (DG ENTR). 2 Preparatory study to establish the Ecodesign Working Plan 2015-2017 – Task 4 Draft Report Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 8 1.1 Purpose of Task 4 ................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Product groups covered .......................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Approach ............................................................................................................................... 10 1.4 Structure of the report ............................................................................................................ 11 2. Overview of policy coverage ....................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 12 2.2 Introduction to Community legislation ................................................................................... 12 2.3 Introduction to market surveillance ........................................................................................ 22 3. Overview of industrial competitiveness .................................................................................... 23 3.1 Market structure ..................................................................................................................... 23 3.2 Innovation .............................................................................................................................. 27 3.3 Macroeconomic benefits ........................................................................................................ 30 3.4 International competition ....................................................................................................... 31 4. Introduction to the product groups ............................................................................................ 33 5. Base stations ................................................................................................................................ 35 5.1 Main other environmental issues ........................................................................................... 35 5.2 Policy coverage ..................................................................................................................... 37 5.3 Appropriateness of Ecodesign or Energy labelling................................................................ 40 5.4 Industrial competitiveness ..................................................................................................... 41 5.5 Product group summary and recommendations ................................................................... 42 6. Building automation control systems in non-residential building ......................................... 43 6.1 Main other environmental issues ........................................................................................... 43 6.2 Policy coverage ..................................................................................................................... 46 6.3 Appropriateness of Ecodesign or Energy labelling................................................................ 49 6.4 Industrial competitiveness ..................................................................................................... 50 6.5 Product group summary and recommendations ................................................................... 50 7. Gateways ....................................................................................................................................... 51 7.1 Main other environmental issues ........................................................................................... 51 7.2 Policy coverage ..................................................................................................................... 55 7.3 Appropriateness of Ecodesign or Energy labelling................................................................ 57 3 Preparatory study to establish the Ecodesign Working Plan 2015-2017 – Task 4 Draft Report 7.4 Industrial competitiveness ..................................................................................................... 59 7.5 Product group summary and recommendations ................................................................... 60 8. Greenhouse covers ...................................................................................................................... 61 8.1 Main other environmental issues ........................................................................................... 61 8.2 Policy coverage ..................................................................................................................... 62 8.3 Appropriateness of Ecodesign or Energy labelling................................................................ 63 8.4 Industrial competitiveness ..................................................................................................... 64 8.5 Product group summary and recommendations ................................................................... 64 9. Hair dryers .................................................................................................................................... 66 9.1 Main other environmental issues ........................................................................................... 66 9.2 Policy coverage ..................................................................................................................... 68 9.3 Appropriateness of Ecodesign or Energy labelling................................................................ 70 9.4 Industrial competitiveness ..................................................................................................... 71 9.5 Product group summary and recommendations ................................................................... 72 10. Hand dryers .............................................................................................................................. 73 10.1 Main other environmental issues ........................................................................................... 73 10.2 Policy coverage ..................................................................................................................... 76 10.3 Appropriateness of Ecodesign or Energy labelling................................................................ 78 10.4 Industrial competitiveness ..................................................................................................... 80 10.5 Product group summary and recommendations ................................................................... 80 11. High pressure cleaners ........................................................................................................... 82 11.1 Main other environmental issues ........................................................................................... 82 11.2 Policy coverage ..................................................................................................................... 86 11.3 Appropriateness of Ecodesign or Energy labelling................................................................ 89 11.4 Industrial competitiveness ..................................................................................................... 90 11.5 Product group summary and recommendations ................................................................... 90 12. (Free-standing) Hot vending machines ................................................................................. 92 12.1 Main other environmental issues ........................................................................................... 92 12.2 Policy coverage ....................................................................................................................