SELINA: Standby and off mode energy losses in new appliances measured in shops

This project was directed to characterize the EU market in terms of standby and of consumption in new electrical and electronic household and office equipment, being sold in shops, by developing an appliance specific measuring methodology. A large scale monitoring of new equipment will allow characterizing low power modes “lopomos”, of the equipment being sold in a large sample of EU Countries. This would allow creating an equipment database with the market trends, which is a major tool for policy makers to define future policies and regulations. The purpose of these standby measurements on a common set of products is to allow national and international comparison of these like products across different countries and regions. Such measurement will heighten the awareness of stakeholders of the magnitude of standby power and will provide a focal point to highlight differences across regions. The main objective of this project is to identify effective market transformation policies initiatives targeted at all the key stakeholders involved in the manufacture, distribution, sales and operation of appliances with standby and off-mode losses. As a result it is expected to achieve a huge savings of electricity (80 TWh projected by 2020) and carbon emissions (30 MTons of CO2 by 2020).