China Energy Label
The China Energy Label (CEL) is an energy consumption label for products in China, similar to the European Union energy label. Manufacturers of specified electronic devices are obligated to attach a CEL label to their goods to inform China-based consumers of the product’s energy efficiency. The label includes the product’s energy efficiency class (1-5) as well as information regarding its energy consumption.
Targets
The CEL shows the level of energy consumption and, thus, the energy efficiency of a product. The CEL aims to encourage customers to buy energy efficient products.[1] The target to increase energy efficiency and the acceptance of Chinese consumers towards energy efficient products is highly important, since China is the world's largest energy consumer.[2]
Responsible authority
Applications has to be filled in at the China Energy Label Center(CELC), which is the main authority for CEL-classification.[3]
Products Requiring CEL
Since the introduction of China Energy Label in 2005, more than 25 product groups have become CEL-mandatory, while additional classes continually being added to the product catalogue. For every product that requires CEL, a GB-Standard has been implemented.[4]
Among the CEL mandatory products are:
- Motors
- Air conditioners
- Refrigerators
- Washing machines
- Gas kettles
- Water kettles
- Photocopiers
- Air compressors
- Flat-screen televisions
- Fluorescent tube[5]
References
- ↑ " "Catalogue of CCC Certification". China Quality Certification Center. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ↑ "About the "Background and Significance of the China Energy Label" Program". China Energy Label Center. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ↑ "About the "China National Lead List of Excellent Enterprises and Energy-saving Products" Program". China Energy Label Center. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ↑ "About the "Energy Effciency Standards" Program". China Energy Label Center. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ↑ "About the "Energy Effciency Standards" Program". China Energy Label Center. Retrieved 2014-08-08.