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Workshop on Energy Efficiency for Appliances
and Labeling: Challenges and Opportunities for Central
American Region
The activity was held on June 7 to
9, 2016, at the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity
(ICE) in San Juan. The three-day workshop addressed
measurement challenges and opportunities associated
with energy efficiency regulation and technologies,
as well as with standards and labeling programs.
Energy efficiency experts from Central
America and the Dominican Republic presented the work
conducted by their governments in these fields, with
specific focus on technical assistance needs linked
to metrology. The event had participation of at least
50 experts from different organizations, including the
participation of representatives from SICA (Central
American Integration System), and from multilateral
organizations active in the field of energy efficiency
in the region such as the IDB, the World Bank, the Collaborative
Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP), the
United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP). The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also participated
in the workshop.
Workshop Goals:
-To
promote increased cooperation and coordination
among technical bodies, regulators, accreditors,
standards developers and other stakeholders
in Central America (CA) and the Dominican
Republic (DR, to increase effectiveness
of programs and policies on energy efficiency.
To explore opportunities
for regional cooperation in measuring compliance
to advance the implementation of energy efficiency
standards and labeling programs for equipment
and appliance.
-To increase the technical
capacities of the main actors responsible for
designing and implementing energy efficiency
measures in equipment (motors, engines) and
appliances (air conditioning, refrigerators,
lighting, in CA and DR.
-To create political awareness
of the opportunities for energy efficiency,
especially in the context of sustainable energy
programs for all (SE4ALL), where the region
has an international commitment to double its
rate of increase in energy efficiency. This
objective contributes directly to the fulfillment
of global sustainable development goals of UN
2030.
-To identify opportunities
in the measurement area, specifically on the
role of metrology institutes in the region to
support the development of energy efficiency
ratings (indexes) in CA and DR.
-To explore opportunities
for collaboration and coordination with national,
regional, international and multilateral organizations
implementing energy efficiency programs in the
region.
Participated Countries
CAMET (Countries of Central America:
Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama
and El Salvador)
CARIMET (Countries of the Caribbean:
Dominican Republic