And... Action! The training on the refrigerator standard IEC 62552:2015 specifying the characteristics of household refrigerating appliances and test methods was broadcasted live from the Netherlands to the participants in Colombia.
Minimum Energy Performance standards (MEPS) are an important policy instrument to improve the energy efficiency of appliances and to reduce CO2 emissions. They therefore play an important role in protecting the environment. In September 2020, an updated version of the Technical Energy Efficiency Labelling Regulation (RETIQ) entered into force in Colombia, eliminating less efficient energy performance classes of domestic refrigerators from September 2021 onwards. With this new regulation, laboratories are requested to implement the 2015 version of the international energy performance testing standard IEC 62552. For that reason, an online training workshop was organized to strengthen capacities of Colombian domestic refrigerator producers, laboratories and national institutions in applying the standard.