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Unraveling Urban Household Energy Use Patterns in India

CLASP published a research paper in the ACEEE 2020 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings in India. The paper reviews first-of-its-kind nationwide research, carried out in 2018, that encompassed an urban residential end-use survey of 5,000 households and real-time appliance energy use monitoring of 200 households.

09 Apr 2021

Medical Equipment and Clinic Electrification Report

This report from Efficiency for Access presents a preliminary assessment of technical and commercial barriers to large-scale deployment of medical equipment in off/weak-grid clinics, along with actionable recommendations to make progress against these barriers.

29 Mar 2021

Revising the Brazilian Labeling Program for Refrigerators: Lessons from the European Union and Thailand

Brazil's INMETRO is currently considering modifications to the National Label for Energy Conservation (ENCE) for refrigerators. CLASP studies the experiences of the European Union (EU) and Thailand in including additional labeling categories and provides key insights.

09 Feb 2021

Development of Efficiency Policy for Ultra High Definition Televisions in India

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and CLASP worked with Environmental Design Solutions (EDS) to make a comprehensive assessment of the Indian UHD television market through primary and secondary research to formulate a comparative energy efficiency labeling standard for UHD televisions.

08 Feb 2021

Quantifying Lighting Benefits under the RoHS Directive: Calculating the Cost of Lost Time

CLASP recalculated the effects of the Oeko-Institut data for a one-year, two-year or three-year delay, showing significant costs to European citizens in terms of excess energy use, increased pollution, and higher cost to consumers.

27 Jan 2021

In-depth Assessment of Water Efficiency Opportunities in India

In the In-Depth Assessment of Water Efficiency Opportunities in India report, CLASP and local partner Environmental Design Solutions investigated the viability of water efficiency policies in conserving water and mitigating associated carbon emissions from water heating.

15 Jan 2021

In-depth Assessment of Water Efficiency Opportunities in Brazil

In the In-Depth Assessment of Water Efficiency Opportunities in Brazil report, CLASP investigated the viability of introducing water efficiency policies in Brazil that could conserve natural resources and address the climate crisis.

15 Jan 2021

In-depth Assessment of Water Efficiency Opportunities in South Africa

In the In-Depth Assessment of Water Efficiency Opportunities in South Africa report, CLASP investigated the opportunity to introduce water efficiency policies in South Africa that could conserve water and avoid associated carbon emissions from water heating.

15 Jan 2021

Global Water Efficiency Scoping Study

In the Global Water Efficiency Scoping study, CLASP assessed the viability of introducing water efficiency policies in the world’s top-18 carbon-emitting economies in the appliances sector, focusing specifically on policies for faucets and showerheads

15 Jan 2021

The Market Surveillance for Air Conditioners: Voluntary Guidelines for ASEAN Member States

The Market Surveillance for Air Conditioners: Voluntary Guidelines for ASEAN Member States provide best practice for governments and compliance authorities for designing and implementing national market surveillance efforts, or when revising and strengthening the existing ones.

17 Dec 2020

Enabling Reliable Testing Capacity in Southeast Asia

In 2019, CLASP carried out an inter-laboratory comparison exercise in Vietnam—an exercise to assess regional testing capacity of air conditioners and promote more accurate, consistent, and reproducible tests. The Round Robin Testing Report summarizes the RRT exercise findings, analysis results, and recommendations to improve the testing procedures and processes.

17 Dec 2020

India Air Compressor Policy Report

CLASP worked with PwC India to conduct comprehensive technology and market assessments for air compressors in India, to inform efficiency standards development and a labeling program. Using both surveys and in-person interviews of manufacturers and their associations, we examined the air compressor market in order to understand product segmentation, projected growth rates, and prevalent technologies.

13 Oct 2020

Lowering Energy Consumption and CO₂ Emissions from Electric Motors in Pakistan Through Efficiency Policy

This report quantifies the current status of the motor market in Pakistan, the potential impact of introducing a policy that initally only regulates large motors, and the practicality of doing so.

31 Jul 2020

Clarifications on Lighting Europe’s Comments to the RoHS Committee

This report is the third in a series of market and technology studies that consider whether the exemptions for fluorescent lighting should be continued or retired. The report was developed to address issues that were raised by Lighting Europe in two sets of comments they submitted directly to the RoHS Committee and the Commission.

17 Jul 2020

Transitional Test Method for Ecodesign and Energy Labelling requirements for Electronic Displays

Transitional Test Method sets out a measurement methodology that can be freely used by manufacturers and importers of electronic displays to assess compliance with two recent European regulations.

02 Jul 2020

Environmentally Harmful Dumping of Inefficient and Obsolete Air Conditioners in Africa

This report details the extent of the environmentally harmful dumping of inefficient or obsolete ACs across ten countries in North, West, East, and Southern Africa, ultimately providing policymakers with a set of solutions to encourage a transition toward highly-efficient, sustainable cooling technologies.

24 Jun 2020

Indonesia Residential End-Use Survey

CLASP and Ipsos conducted a first-of-its-kind national survey of household appliance use in Indonesia to provide insights into appliance ownership and usage at the household level to support energy efficiency policies that maximize energy and CO₂ reductions and cost savings for household consumers, manufacturers, and the nation.

08 Jun 2020

Indonesia Market Study and Policy Analysis for Fans

CLASP, in partnership with PwC, conducted a comprehensive study of electric fans in Indonesia in efforts to characterize the market; inform the development of appropriate and robust fans testing, standards, and labeling requirements; and assess the potential impacts of these energy efficiency policies.

08 Jun 2020