'Above 'A' only with renewables'

摘要

At present, the Ecodesign Directive for water heating systems is in the final review phase. SUN & WIND ENERGY talked to Xavier Noyon, the Secretary General of the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF), about the effects Ecodesign will have on the solar industry.S&WE: Mr. Noyon, when is the Ecodesign Directive for water heating equipment expected to come into force? Xavier Noyon: If the schedule announced in June 2010 is met, it will be adopted by mid 2011 and enter into force by mid 2012 -if every thing goes according to plan.S&WE: There was a lot of criticism of the first drafts of the directive from the solar industry. Only systems combining a solar installation with a boiler were to obtain a label. This would have pushed the providers of purely solar installations out of the game. ESTIF has stood up for changes in this re-spect. Does the regulation now do justice to the solar industry?