A | |
AE | Action Energy (programme from the Carbon Trust) |
AMDEA | Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances |
ANEC | European Association for the Co-Ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardisation |
ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation |
ASERCOM | Association of European Refrigeration Compressor Manufacturers |
AV | Average Performance - calculation based on Unit Energy Consumption (UEC) data - in any year |
B | |
BBA | British Board of Agreement |
BED | Boiler Efficiency Directive |
| BERR | Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform |
BN | Briefing Note |
BP | Best Practice |
BPMA | British Pump Manufacturers' Association |
BRA | British Refrigeration Association |
BRE | Building Research Establishment |
BS | British Standard |
BSI | British Standards Institute |
C | |
CA | Consumers' Association |
CBI | Confederation of British Industry |
CCAs | Compliance Cost Assessments/Climate Change Agreements |
CCC | Confederation of Construction Clients |
CCL | Climate Change Levy |
CCP | Climate Change Programme |
CIBSE | Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers |
CEC | European Commission - the civil service of the European Community |
CECED | The European wide association of manufacturers of domestic electrical appliances |
CELMA | Federation of National Manufacturers Associations for Luminaires and Electrotechnical Components in the European Union |
CEMEP | European Committee of Manufacturers of Electrical Machines and Power Electronics |
CEN | Committee for European Normalisation - the committee responsible for harmonising standards and test procedures across Europe |
CENELEC | (CLC) European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization - a subsidiary of CEN |
CFL | Compact fluorescent lamp |
CheSS | Central Heating System Specs |
CHP | Combined Heat & Power |
CI | Critical Issue |
CoC | Code of Conduct |
CO2 | Carbon Dioxide - a major greenhouse gas and the main gas produced when fossil fuels are burnt |
COP | Coefficient of Performance |
COSP | Coefficient of System Performance |
CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
CT | Carbon Trust |
D | |
dB | Decibels - a measurement of noise levels |
DECADE | Domestic Equipment and Carbon Dioxide Emissions, a European programme of work |
Defra | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs |
DGs | Directorate Generals of which there are 26 in the Commission |
DG Enterprise | DG responsible for the management of a large volume of the internal market acquisition |
DG Environment | The DG within the Commission responsible for most of the policy areas of relevance to the MTP |
DG TREN | Energy and Transport - responsible for the rational use of energy |
DLP | Digital Light Protection |
DSM | Demand Side Management - policies to reduce the demand for electricity, either in a general sense, or, often, as a specific policy of an electricity utility. |
DTG | Digital TV Group |
DTI | Department of Trade & Industry |
E | |
EA | Electricity Association - UK organisation which used to represent the electricity companies involved in generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in the UK (no longer in existence). |
EACEM | European Association of Consumer Electronics Manufacturers - the European trade association representing the major manufacturers of brown goods. Now superseded by EICTA. |
EBC | Environment, Business and Consumers, a Division within Defra responsible for MTP |
EBP | Earliest Best Practice - See BNXS02. |
ECA | Enhanced Capital Allowance/Electrical Contractors Association |
EC | European Commission |
ECCP | European Climate Change programme |
ECESB | European Community Energy Star Board |
ECI | Environmental Change Institute, Oxford |
Ecolabel | An EU labelling scheme where a product is assessed on the basis of a complete life cycle environmental impact analysis. Criteria allow only the best 10 or 20% of the products on the market. |
EE | Energy Efficiency |
EEC | The Energy Efficiency Commitment |
EEDAL | Energy Efficiency of Domestic Appliances and Lighting (Conference) |
EEI | Energy Efficiency Index (with reference to energy labelling of domestic goods). |
EEPH | Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes |
EEPWG | Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes, Working Group (there are various working groups covering different sectors e.g. White Goods Strategy group). |
EER | Energy Efficiency Recommended, an EST Scheme/Energy Efficiency Ratio |
EESOP | Energy Efficiency Standards of Performance, superseded by EEC in 2002. |
EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
EICTA | European Information & Communications technology Industry Association |
EL | Energy Labels |
ELDA | A database of domestic electrical appliances containing all relevant product information including energy efficiency and performance |
ELRC | Energy Label Regulatory Committee - chaired by Commission with Member State representatives |
EN | Euro Norm - published standard, applying to all EU and EFTA member states. Created by CENLEC. ETSI, or CEN |
ENDS Daily | Provider of European environmental news |
EPBD | Energy Performance of Buildings Directive |
ESIS | The APEC energy standards information system comprehensive web site on testing standards, MEPS and labelling requirements. |
EST | Energy Saving Trust |
ETL | Energy Technology List - the list of products eligible for Enhanced Capital Allowances |
ETP | Economic and technical potential |
ETSI | European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
EU | European Union. See CEC & EC |
EU ETS | EU Emissions Trading Scheme |
EuP | Eco-design of Energy Using Products Directive. Abbreviation commonly used for the Framework Directive on Eco Design of Energy Using Products (draft at June 2004). |
EWP | Energy White Paper |
F | |
FCO | Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
FDIS | Final Draft International Standard |
FETA | Federation of Environmental Trade Associations |
FMA | Fan Manufacturers Association |
FS | Fuel Saving/Fuel Switching |
G | |
GB | Great Britain - the three mainland countries of England, Wales and Scotland, i.e. not including Northern Ireland. |
GEA | Group for Efficient Appliances |
GfK | A market sales data company, selling PoS (Point of Sales) data from retailers on domestic appliances |
GIR | General Information Report |
Govt | Government |
GWh | Gigawatt-hour |
H | |
Harmonised standard | A published EN standard that has been approved and published in the Official Journal of the European Communities |
HECA | Home Energy Conservation Act |
HEES | Home Energy Efficiency Scheme - operational in Wales only equivalent to Warm Front in England. |
HHIC | Heating and Hotwater Information Council |
HMCE | Her Majesty's Customs and Exercise |
Household | This is the same as the census definition: a group of people (who may, or may not be related) living, or staying temporarily, at the same address, who have a regular arrangement to share at least one meal daily, or share common housekeeping. |
HRE | Heat Replacement Effect |
HVAC | Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning |
I | |
ICT | Information and Communications Technology equipment (includes office and telecoms) |
IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
IEA | International Energy Agency |
International standard | A standard published by one of the international standards organisations |
ISO | International Standards Organisation |
ISPRA | (See JRC) |
ITU | International Telecommunications Union |
J | |
JCT | Joint contracts tribunal |
JRC | Joint Research Council of the European Commission, seated at Ispra, Italy |
K | |
K+ | Kyoto+ scenario illustrative programme of additional measures designed to achieve a large carbon emission reduction. |
kWh | Kilowatt-hour - measure of energy; 1 kWh is equal to 1000 watts used for 1 hour. |
L | |
LA | Lighting Association/Local Authority |
LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
LED | Light Emitting Diode |
LEEP | Lothian and Edinburgh Environmental Partnership |
LIF | Lighting Industry Federation |
Life Cycle Cost | The cost of the appliance to the consumer over the lifetime of the appliance (i.e. running costs as well as purchased price). |
LLCC | Lowest Life Cycle Cost |
Low Performance Indicator | Threshold level achieved by bottom 20% of poorest performers |
LPG | Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
Lux | A measure of light intensity |
M | |
m 2 | Square metres |
Mandate | Formal EC request to CEN/CLC/ETSI to produce a standard |
MEPS | Minimum energy performance standards |
MS | Member State/Minimum Standard |
MtC | Millions tonnes of carbon |
MTP | Market Transformation Programme |
N | |
NCC | National Consumer Council |
New Approach Directive | Framework directive permitting the use of harmonised standards |
NSSF | National Standardisation Strategic Framework, a BSI initiative co-ordinating the efforts of all BSI stakeholders |
O | |
ODPM | Office of the Deputy Prime Minister |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OFGEM | Office of Gas and Electricity Markets |
OFTEC | Oil Firing Technical Association for the Petroleum Industry |
OGC | Office of Government Commerce |
OGCBS | Office of Government Commerce Buying Solutions |
OJ | See OJEC |
OJEC | Official Journal of the European Communities |
OLED | Organic light emitting diode |
P | |
P1 | A policy scenario incorporating adopted actions/policies, plus an ambitious but feasible programme of additional proposed actions/policies. |
P2 | (Policy) Ref: +adopted actions |
PAS | Publicly Available Specification - a BSI published document pre-standard |
PB | Policy Brief |
PCs | Personal Computers |
PDAs | Personal Digital Assistants |
PFI | Private Finance Initiative |
PIRs | Passive Infrared Detectors |
PIU | Policy and Innovation Unit - a Prime Ministerial advisory group |
PrEn | Draft standard, not yet approved |
PSIB | Performance Standards Information Base (established by MTP) |
Q | |
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R | |
RC | Reference Case - see BNXS02 |
REEP | Renewable Energy and Energy efficiency Partnership |
REF | (Baseline) Underlying trends and technology development + extant policy measures |
RIA | Regulatory Impact Assessment |
RIBA | Royal Institute of British Architects |
RoHS | Restrictions on the use of certain Hazardous substances |
S | |
SAP | Standard Assessment Procedure for energy rating of dwellings |
SAVE | Specific Actions for Vigorous Energy Efficiency - the SAVE Programme is the principal focus of the Community's non-technological action on energy efficiency. See http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy/en/pfs_save_en.html for more information. |
SCP | Sustainable Consumption and Production |
SEDBUK | Seasonal Efficiency of Domestic Boilers in the UK |
SEP | Sustainable Energy Policy (a Division within Defra) |
SEPN | Sustainable Energy Policy Network |
SI | Systeme International d'unites (International System of Units) |
S I | Statutory Instruments (UK Government legislation) |
SL | Street Lighting |
SLL | Society of Light and Lighting |
SM | Sector Manager |
SOGS | Standing Committee of Government Representatives Specific Energy Consumption energy consumed per unit of service |
Standard | A defined requirement, not necessarily published by a recognised organisation. |
STB | Set Top Box |
T | |
TACMA | The Association of Controls Manufacturers |
TBC | To be confirmed |
TC | Technical Committee of a standards making body |
TED | Tenders Electronic Daily |
TS | a pre-standard published by CEN (has replaced the similar ENV) |
TSI | Trading Standards Institute |
TSO | Trading Standards Organisation/Officer |
TVs | Televisions |
TWh | Tera watt-hour, 1x10 12 watt-hours, or one trillion watt-hours |
U,V | |
UEC | Unit Energy Consumption |
UK | United Kingdom - Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
UKEPIC | UK Environmental Products Information Consortium (no longer operational) |
UK ETS | UK Emissions Trading Scheme |
UNFCCC | UN Framework Convention on Climate Change |
Units of Measurement | 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ |
| 1 therm= 105 Btu |
| 1 therm = 105.506 MJ |
| 1 therm = 29.3 kWh |
| Powers of ten |
| 101 = deca |
| 103 = kilo |
| 106 = mega |
| 109 = giga |
| 1012 = tera |
VAT | Value Added Tax |
VIP | Vacuum insulated panel |
Voluntary standard (1) | Adherence to a standard as a free choice |
Voluntary standard (2) | Adherence to a standard as an alternative to the imposition of regulations |
VSDs | Variable Speed Drives |
W | |
W | Watt - SI unit of power; the rate at which energy is used, = 1 joule per second |
WEEE | Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment Directive - - European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/96/EC |
WG | Working Group |
WSSD | World Summit for Sustainable Development |
WTL | Water Technology List |
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