Energy Efficiency Policies in Europe: The Nordic Market Surveillance on Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Directive - Nordsyn

Nordsyn surveillance cooperation for green products intends to improve the efficiency of market surveillance of Ecodesign and energy labelling. Nordsyn ensures a fair and level playing field for the industry and protects consumers from inefficient products and misleading information. Nordsyn has started in 2013 for an initial two years period. After completion of this first phase, it is now selecting new projects for the next period (2016-2017).  Nordsyn has calculated that its implementation of the EU Ecodesign Directive has prevented energy loss worth of 28 million Euro. The market surveillance costs were 2.1 million Euro in the Nordic countries corresponding to a return on investment (ROI) of 13. Bringing together the Market Surveillance Authorities of several countries and coordinating their activity to give it maximum impact. It has been of great importance to build a platform for cooperation and also to focus on certain tasks, such as product testing and market analysis.

This research from the Energy Efficiency Watch 3 project informs on the progress of EU Member States with regards to energy efficiency policies. The core objective of EEW3 is to establish a constant feedback loop on the implementation of European and national energy efficiency policies and thus enable mutual learning on effective policy making across the EU. It compiles 28 country reports, provides strategic conclusions for more effective policies and presents 10 case studies of well-established policy packages and a Feedback Loop Report. It thereby intends to improve the implementation of European energy efficiency policies on the energy demand side.