Ecodesign for Industrial Furnaces and Ovens: A Review of the Current Environmental Legislation

Athanasios C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas, Petros E. Papadatos, Kyriaki Kiskira (), Konstantinos Kalkanis and Constantinos S. Psomopoulos ()
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Athanasios C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas: Earth and Environmental Engineering Department, Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
Petros E. Papadatos: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, University of West Attica, Campus 2 Thivon 250, 122 44 Aigaleo, Greece
Kyriaki Kiskira: Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering, School of Engineering, University of West Attica, Campus 2 Thivon 250, 122 44 Aigaleo, Greece
Konstantinos Kalkanis: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, University of West Attica, Campus 2 Thivon 250, 122 44 Aigaleo, Greece
Constantinos S. Psomopoulos: Earth and Environmental Engineering Department, Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 12, 1-13

Abstract: The increasing global demand for energy- and resource-efficient, environmentally friendly products has led the European Union (EU) to develop a sustainable product policy, incorporating ecodesign legislation and energy labeling as effective tools for promoting energy efficiency and sustainability. Recent European energy policies, such as the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and the Ecodesign Directive (EDD), have set new objectives for enhancing energy efficiency. This study focuses on the 2012 Lot 4: Industrial and Laboratory Furnaces and Ovens, Tasks 1–7 Final Report, which informed the European Commission’s 2014 working document for the Ecodesign Consultation Forum on industrial and laboratory furnaces and ovens. The working document proposed initial draft measures and requirements for this product group, aiming to achieve specific energy savings and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions. The findings of the investigations on energy consumption and GHG emissions are presented in this work, with draft calculations and projections serving as the foundation for discussions on future measures. The BAT (best available technologies) scenario would result in lower environmental impacts. The initial and indicative draft Lot 4 impact assessment predictions for energy savings demonstrate the positive influence of prospective ecodesign measures in reducing energy consumption. These deliberations will ultimately contribute to the formulation of an official mandatory regulation for industrial and laboratory furnaces and ovens, in line with the EU’s sustainable product policy objectives.

Keywords: ecodesign; environmental legislation; European Commission; energy-related products (ErPs); directive; industrial furnaces/burners (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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