This webpage lists a number of reports/papers that have been prepared by Energy Efficient Strategies and these are available for download from this page. The files are generally in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required) and these files are compressed using Winzip.
This webpage also holds copies of a number of other public reports (by other consultants) that are of general interest in the area of energy policy and planning.
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Link to APEC SGES page: this holds a range of documents published by the APEC Steering Group on Energy Standards.
A Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme for Australia: Draft Report, April 2003. Prepared for Environment Australia by George Wilkenfeld and Associates Pty Ltd et al. This Draft Report outlines a proposed scheme for water labelling and water efficiency standards in Australia. The report analyses in some detail a range of products and investigates options for water related programs. This report is being released at the public forum on 11 April 2003. Stakeholders are invited to submit written comments to Dr Caroline Read, Environment Australia caroline.read@ea.gov.au, by 9 May 2003 (note extended deadline for submissions). The consultants will prepared a final report during May 2003.
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A Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme for Australia: Draft Report, April 2003.
Download the file Sample labels
Energy Labelling of Domestic Electric Storage Water Heaters: Options. Prepared for the National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee by George Wilkenfeld and Associates Pty Ltd, October 2002. This report considers the case for introducing energy labelling for domestic electric storage water heaters, including solar-electric and heat pump types.
Download the file Energy Labelling of Domestic Electric Storage Water Heaters: Options.
Matching World’s Best Regulated Efficiency Standards: Australia’s success in adopting new refrigerator MEPS. Paper presented at ACEEE Summer Study 2002, Lloyd Harrington, Energy Efficient Strategies & Shane Holt, Australian Greenhouse Office. In 1999 Australian state and federal governments adopted a policy of matching world's "best regulatory practice" for minimum energy performance standards (or MEPS) for residential appliances and commercial and industrial equipment. The first major product in Australia to be tackled using this new policy approach was refrigerators and freezers - the paper describes how US 2001 levels were adopted for implementation in Australia in 2005.
Download the file Matching World’s Best Regulated Efficiency Standards - Report
Download the file Matching World’s Best Regulated Efficiency Standards - Powerpoint presentation
International Review of Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Air Conditioners. Prepared by EnergyConsult for the Australian Greenhouse Office, May 2002. This paper identifies and reports on the international MEPS levels for airconditioners and is a preliminary discussion paper for the purpose of obtaining feedback on the proposed MEPS levels and is not the final recommended MEPS program.
Download the file International Review of Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Air Conditioners
Appliance Standby Power Consumption: Store Survey 2002 - Executive Summary and main report. Prepared by Energy Efficient Strategies and EnergyConsult for the National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee, June 2002. This report summarises the results of in-store standby measurements for some 635 new household appliances which were undertaken in February 2002.
Download the file Appliance Standby Power Consumption: Store Survey 2002 - Exec Summary
Download the file Appliance Standby Power Consumption: Store Survey 2002 - Main Report
Powerpoint presentation - MEPS and Energy Labelling for Packaged Air Conditioners and three phase motors: Prepared by Energy Efficient Strategies for the National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee, August 2001. Explains the introduction of minimum energy performance standards and voluntary labelling for packaged air conditioners and MEPS for three phase motors from 1 October 2001.
Download the presentation MEPS & Energy Labelling for Packaged Air Conditioners and three phase motors
Registration forms for air conditioner MEPS and energy labelling from AS/NZS3823.2-2001
Download the forms AS/NZS3823.2-2001
Registration forms for MEPS for three phase electric motors from AS/NZS1359.5-2000
Download the forms AS/NZS1359.5-2000
Bulk registration options are available if you wish to register 10 or more electric motors or air conditioners at the one time. Please contact Lloyd Harrington ees@energyefficient.com.au or Robert Foster rwfoster@energyefficient.com.au or contact EES on 03 5626-6333 for details if you are considering this option for bulk MEPS registrations.
Energy Labelling and Standards Programs Throughout the World, by Lloyd Harrington (EES) and Melissa Damnics (EnergyConsult), prepared and publish for NAEEEC. Provides a brief summary of energy labelling and MEPS programs in place in about 36 countries around the world. Examples of labels are shown in the text of the report and relevant documents and web sites are provided to obtain more detailed information. Version 1.02 released December 2001.
Download the file Energy Labelling & Standards Programs
Greening Whitegoods - an analysis of GfK appliance sales data to assess energy consumption and performance trends of major household appliances in the Australian market from 1993 to 2000, prepared by Energy Efficient Strategies for NAEEEC, November 2001. Examines in detail the sales weighted trend for major appliances (refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers, clothes dryers and dishwashers) in Australia.
Download the file Main Report
Download the file Appendices
Regulatory Impact Statement: Revised Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Household Refrigerators and Freezers. A draft for public comment prepared for the Australian Greenhouse Office by George Wilkenfeld & Associates with Energy Efficient Strategies, August 2001. Outlines the costs and benefits of the new MEPS levels for refrigerators and freezers proposed for introduction in Australia in 2004.
Download the file Revised Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Household Refrigerators & Freezers.
Quantification of residential standby power consumption in Australia: Results of recent survey work by Lloyd Harrington of Energy Efficient Strategies and Paul Kleverlaan of EnergyConsult. Project for the National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee: Final Report April 29, 2001. Provides results of an intrusive survey where measurements on 2,500 appliances were undertaken in 64 houses in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The report also includes results of measurements on 531 new appliances in retail outlets and results of a telephone survey of 801 households in Australia which documents information on appliance ownership, age and usage patterns.
Download the file Residential Standby Power Consumption in Australia
A Comparative Assessment of Refrigerator Test Methods: by Lloyd Harrington. Paper presented to ECEEE Summer Study, France 11-15 June 2001. Examines the recent comparative testing undertaken in Australia to a range of international test methods including ISO, AS/NZS and US to help Australia develop new MEPS levels that were equivalent to US 2001 levels. Provides an insight into the differences of the major test methods and makes a range of recommendations for improvements to refrigerator test methods.
Download the file Assessment of Refrigerator Test Methods
Air Conditioner Challenge - Program Options: paper based on research of voluntary energy efficiency programs operating in Australia and overseas which target air conditioning and presents lists of program options/ideas to canvas with the air conditioning industry in Australia. It also provides an assessment of the most cost effective options/ideas. Prepared by EnergyConsult for the Australian Greenhouse Office.
Download the file Air Conditioner Challenge
Future Directions for Australia's Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Program: discussion paper by National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee (joint state federal government committee), March 2001. Provides an overview of existing joint federal/state government energy efficiency programs for appliances and equipment and examines possible future program directions for new products.
Future Directions 2002 - 2004.
Download the file Go to Greenhouse Website to obtain file
Analysis of Potential for Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Lamps (technical report), prepared by Mark Ellis & Associates for NAEEEC, March 2001. Examines options for MEPS for a wide range of lamp types, market data in Australia, testing and standards issues, international comparisons, energy and greenhouse emissions. Provides the technical basis for the MEPS profile for lamps.
Download the file MEA Lamp MEPS technical Report
Download the file Energetics Review of MEA Lamp MEPS Report
Achievements 2000: discussion paper by National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee (joint state federal government committee), March 2001. Provides an overview of program achievements during 2000. Published March 2001.
Download the file Go to Greenhouse Website to obtain file
Verification Testing - Household Electric Clothes Dryers: Results of an interlaboratory round robin for clothes dryers that was conducted during 2000. Published March 2001.
Download the file Verification Testing - Clothes Dryers
Verification Testing - Household Refrigerators & Freezers: Results of an interlaboratory round robin for refrigerators and freezers that was conducted during 2000. Published March 2001.
Download the file Verification Testing - Refrigerators & Freezers
A Generic Approach to the Determination of Refrigerator Energy Efficiency, by P. K. Bansal,
The University of Auckland, New Zealand, paper presented to the 2nd International Conference on Appliance Energy Efficiency, Napoli, Italy, 27-29 September 2000. This paper reports test data which quantifies the impact of a range of factors such as ambient temperature, loading, defrost energy and humidity on refrigerator performance and energy consumption. It examines differences and problems with the current major test procedures for refrigerators and proposes new possible generic approaches for the measurement of energy consumption.
Download the file A generic approach to the determination of refrigerator energy efficiency.
The Design of a Codes Standards Program: The Australian Experience - by Shane Holt and Tony Marker (Australian Greenhouse Office) and Lloyd Harrington (EES). Paper presented to the ACEEE Summer Study, Pacific Grove, California, August 2000. This paper outlines the recent Australian policy of adopting the most stringent energy efficiency standards for appliances and equipment which are in force in our major trading partners around the world.
Download the file Design of a Codes Standards Program
Study of the Impact of Minimum Energy Performance Requirements for Class 1 Buildings in Victoria. Report by EES and others for the Australian Greenhouse Office and The Sustainable Energy Authority of Victoria, August 2000. This report analyses the construction of some 350 residential houses built in Victoria in 1990 and 1999 and examines the distribution of building shell efficiency and examines the potential impact of a range of performance based building shell programs as an alternative to the current minimum insulation requirements.
Download the file Main Report
Download the file Executive Summary
Download the file Appendices
Improving on Electric Water Heater Efficiency. Technical report for the Australian Greenhouse Office by
Energy Partners in association with Sustainable Solutions Pty Ltd and The University of New South Wales,
Final Report, May 2000. This report covers a project to analyse the heat retention performance and scope for improvement in small electric water heaters (ie, under 80 litres) sold in the Australian
market.
Download the file Improving on Electric Water Heater Efficiency.
Impact of Overshadowing by new Housing Developments on the Energy Efficiency of Existing Housing, by Energy Efficient Strategies for Energy Efficiency Victoria (now Sustainable Energy Authority of Victoria), February 2000. Examines the effectiveness of current overshadowing controls contained within the Good Design Guide/ VicCode 1 and provides quantitative energy impact assessments for a range of possible performance based overshadowing provisions to replace the existing requirements.
Download the file Impact of overshadowing by new housing developments - main report
Download the file Impact of overshadowing by new housing developments - appendices & output tables
National Appliance & Equipment Energy Efficiency Program, formal policy paper developed out of Future Directions consultation, by National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee (joint state federal government committee), October 1999. Outlines the work program for NAEEEC for appliances and equipment and includes current and proposed measures such as energy labelling, MEPS and voluntary programs. Outlines the newly agreed program goal of matching worlds best practice with respect to MEPS.
Download the file Appliance & Equipment Energy Efficiency Program
Study of greenhouse gas emissions from the Australian residential building sector to 2010, report by EES and others prepared for the Australian Greenhouse Office, Canberra, February 1999. This report examines current and future energy consumption (all major fuels) and related greenhouse gas emissions for residential appliances from 1990 to 2010 and examines the potential impact of a range of building shell programs on future greenhouse gas emissions. Extensive stock modelling is undertaken for both equipment and residential buildings at state level.
Download the file Study of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (main report)
Download the file Study of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (appendices, input and output data tables)
Proposed Energy Efficiency Program for Packaged Air Conditioners, Final Report, prepared for the Department of Primary Industries and Energy (DPIE) by Unisearch Limited and George Wilkenfeld & Associated Pty Ltd, June 1998. This study investigates the scope for an energy efficiency program for packaged air conditioners.
Download the file Proposed Energy Efficiency Program for (PACs)
Strategic Study of Household Energy and Greenhouse Issues. A report for Environment Australia prepared by Alan Pears, Sustainable Solutions Pty Ltd, June 1998. This report was commissioned to provide an overview of residential section energy consumption and undertakes a preliminary review of policy options to reduce greenhouse emissions.
Download the file Strategic Study of Household Energy
Household Energy Use in Australia: End Uses, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Efficiency Program Coverage, by George Wilkenfeld & Associates, Australia, prepared for NAEEEC, March 1998. Provides a brief overview of household energy consumption in Australia for all major fuel types (including associated greenhouse has emissions) and examines the current energy efficiency programs (eg energy labelling, MEPS) and suggests areas where program coverage could be extended and improved. Good background to residential energy consumption in Australia.
Download the file Household Energy Use in Australia
Energy & Buildings - Special Issue devoted to Energy Efficiency Standards for Appliances, Volume 26, Number 1, 1997, published by Elsevier, Lausanne, Switzerland, McMahon J & Turiel I (Eds). Paper by Harrington/Wilkenfeld - Appliance Efficiency Programs in Australia: Labelling and Standards. Examines background to appliance energy labelling in Australia and provides details of appliances labelled, test procedures used and MEPS levels for refrigerators and electric storage water heaters.
Download the file Appliance Efficiency Programs in Australia
Electrical Appliance Energy Labelling & Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Pacific Island Nations - Baseline Study. A report to the Forum Secretariat Energy Division by George Wilkenfeld & Associates and Energy Efficient Strategies, December 1996. This study was commissioned to gather information needed to make decisions on the establishment of a labelling program on a regional (or sub-regional) basis. The study was to provide an assessment of the most efficient way to develop a uniform labelling scheme and of the appropriate stringency of MEPS for the selected appliances. The three countries for direct participation in the study were Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Tonga.
Download the file Energy Labelling & MEPs for Pacific Island Nations
Electric Appliance Energy Labelling - Estimated Costs and Benefits of Continuation, Abandonment or Enhancement, by George Wilkenfeld & Associates, Australia, prepared for Department of Primary Industries & Energy, May 1996. Looks at potential benefits and costs associated with the energy labelling program in Australia. Provides an economic justification for continuation of the program.
Download the file Electric Appliance Energy Labelling
A Domestic Electrical End-use Measurement Campaign in France, by Olivier Sidler (original in French translated into English by PW Consulting) for the Commission of the European Community SAVE Program (& others), Contract No. 4.1031/93.58. Provides the results of an extensive end use monitoring program in France which took part in the mid 1990's. Detailed results by appliance type, including usage patterns are provided. Source data was recorded every 10 minutes for up to 10 appliances per household for a period of around one month for each household (many hundreds of households were covered). Published 1997.
Download the file Electrical End-use Measurement
Energy Performance Standards and Energy Labelling for Industrial and Commercial Equipment - Prepared by Energetics Pty Ltd and George Wilkenfeld & Associates for the Department of Primary Industries and Energy (DPIE), April 22, 1994. The report examines the feasability of initiating a program of energy labelling and/or energy standards for industrial and commercial equipment in Australia.
Download the file Performance standards for Industrial & Commercial Equipment
Comparison of Household Refrigerator Efficiency Standards in the USA with those Proposed for Australia and Europe, by Lloyd Harrington, informal session presented to the ACEEE Summer Study, Pacific Grove, California, 28 August to 3 September 1994. Provides a quantitative estimate of the relative stringency of the proposed Australian refrigerator MEPS levels in comparison with those proposed for Europe and the 1993 US levels that were in force at that time.
Download the file Household Regrigerator Efficiency Standards in the USA
Energy Labels from Around the World - this file contains a selection of scans of the major energy labels in use around the world. Most are saved in compressed format and with reduced resolution to save space. See also the link the Labels on the EES web site.
Download the file Energy labels from around the world.
Energy Use in NZ Households - Results of an End use monitoring program undertaken by the Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ).
Download the file Energy Use in NZ Households - Year 1
Download the file Energy Use in NZ Households - Year 2
Download the file Energy Use in NZ Households - Year 3