News
September 30th
2011:
Amended EcoDesign Working Plan
The
methodology of the EcoDesign Directive is currently being reviewed by
the Commission. In addition and extension of the work program is being
considered. A priority list has been drafted, featuring 'heating controls'
on position 6. The study is being done by the consultant company VHK.
The presentation from a stakeholder meeting on September 6th gives an
update on the current situation and the reasoning: Presentation 2nd Stakeholder Meeting
August 15th
2011:
DVGW Workshop on Gas Quality, November 22nd 2011
The
ongoing activities to widen the band of gas qualities have lead to test
programs and investigations. Now that some results are available, it is
the right time to discuss how to proceed and what to consider. DVGW will
host a workshop on this topic in Karlsruhe. with experts from test houses,
gas utilities and the industry. Please refer to the flyer for further
information: DVGW
Workshop Gas Quality
June 1st 2010:
Joint Conference Afecor - DIN NHRS Oct. 13th/14th in Berlin
The
Afecor Seminar 2010, on the first day, will give an update on legislation
framework in Europe. It will look into technical development which supports
the goals of the Directives towards better energy efficiency and improved
safety. Other subjects will be combustion optimization, smart metering
and communication.
The DIN NHRS
Information Day on the second day will show how the currents topics are
being dealt with in standardization. Current NHRS projects will be presented.
For details and registration:
Afecor/NHRS
Conference Program
February 12th
2009:
Marcogaz - European Forum Gas 2009
Marcogaz
is holding a European Forum on gas infrastructure in Madrid. Details on
programme and registration can be found on the conference web site:
http:wwww.efg2009.com
January 31st
2008: Article on Afecor Seminar
In the
magazine of the German standards organization "DIN Mitteilungen"
a review on the Afecor Seminar 2007 has been published. The article in
German language is also available
here.
January 10th,
2008: Afecor Seminar October 2007 has been a great success.
The
Afecor Seminar held on October 25th and 26th in Berlin at DIN has drawn
a large audience of experts from industry, certification bodies, research
institutes, national governments and the EU Commission and supplying to
the heating market is not affected by the RoHS directive. The presentations
given at the seminar were covering open issues and challenges of the energy
policies in Europe and North America, new heating technologies, market
development and renewable energy sources. For details please refer to
the programme. We also have
a couple of photos.
For PDF files, you
can get the Acrobat Reader here: