COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 May 2014
establishing the criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for water-based heaters
(notified under document C(2014) 3452)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/314/EU)
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ANNEX
EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA AND ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS
Heat generator technology Criteria |
Gas boiler heaters |
Liquid fuel boiler heaters |
Solid fuel boiler heaters |
Electric boiler heaters |
Fuel-driven heat pump heaters |
Electrically-driven heat pump heaters |
Cogeneration space heaters |
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Number |
Title |
Gas boiler heaters |
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EN 676 |
Automatic Forced draught burners for gaseous fuels |
EN 15502-1 |
Gas-fired heating boilers — Part 1: General requirements and tests |
Liquid fuel boiler heaters |
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EN 267 |
Automatic forced draught burners for liquid fuels |
EN 303-1 |
Heating boilers — Part 1: Heating boilers with forced draught burners — Terminology, general requirements, testing and marking |
EN 303-2 |
Heating boilers — Part 2: Heating boilers with forced draught burners — Special requirements for boilers with atomizing oil burners |
EN 303-4 |
Heating boilers — Part 4: Heating boilers with forced draught burners — Special requirements for boilers with forced draught oil burners with outputs up to 70 kW and a maximum operating pressure of 3 bar — Terminology, special requirements, testing and marking |
EN 304 |
Heating boilers — Test code for heating boilers for atomizing oil burners |
Solid fuel boiler heaters |
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EN 303-5 |
Heating boilers — Part 5: Heating boilers for solid fuels, manually and automatically stoked, nominal heat output of up to 500 kW — Terminology, requirements, testing and marking |
EN 14918 |
Solid biofuels — Determination of calorific value |
Electric boiler heaters |
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EN 60335-2-35 |
Household and similar electrical appliances — Safety — Part 2-35: Particular requirements for instantaneous water heaters |
Fuel-driven heat pump heaters |
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EN 12309 series |
Gas-fired absorption and adsorption air-conditioning and/or heat pump appliances with a net heat input not exceeding 70 kW |
DIN 4702, Part 8 |
Central heating boiler; determination of the standard efficiency and the standard emissivity |
Electrically-driven heat pump heaters |
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EN 14511 series |
Air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps with electrically driven compressors for space heating and cooling |
EN 14825 |
Air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps, with electrically driven compressors, for space heating and cooling — Testing and rating at part load conditions and calculation of seasonal performance |
Cogeneration space heaters |
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EN 50465 |
Gas appliances — Fuel cell gas heating appliances — Fuel cell gas heating appliance of nominal heat input inferior or equal to 70 kW(2) |
ISO 3046-1 |
Reciprocating internal combustion engines — Performance — Part 1: Declarations of power, fuel and lubricating oil consumptions, and test methods — Additional requirements for engines for general use |
Number |
Title |
Nitrogen oxide emissions |
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EN 14792 |
Stationary source emissions — Determination of mass concentration of nitrogen oxides (NOx) — Reference method: Chemiluminescence |
Carbon monoxide emissions |
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EN 15058 |
Stationary source emissions — Determination of the mass concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) — Reference method: Non-dispersive infrared spectrometry |
Organic gaseous carbon emissions |
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EN 12619 |
Stationary source emissions — Determination of the mass concentration of total gaseous organic carbon at low concentrations in flue gases — Continuous flame ionisation detector method |
Particulate matter emissions |
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EN 13284-1 |
Stationary source emissions — Determination of low range mass concentration of dust — Part 1: Manual gravimetric method |
Noise emissions |
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EN ISO 3744 |
Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure — Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane (ISO 3744:2010) |
EN ISO 3746 |
Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure — Survey method using an enveloping measurement surface over a reflecting plane (ISO 3746:2010) |
EN 12102 |
Air conditioners, liquid chilling packages, heat pumps and dehumidifiers with electrically driven compressors for space heating and cooling — Measurement of airborne noise — Determination of the sound power level |
Type of solid fuel boiler |
Formula |
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Manually stoked solid fuel boilers that can be operated at 50 % of the rated heat output in continuous mode, and automatically stoked solid fuel boilers |
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen] |
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Manually stoked solid fuel boilers that cannot be operated at 50 % or less of the rated heat output in continuous mode, and solid fuel cogeneration space heaters |
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen] |
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Where:
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Criterion 1 — Minimum energy efficiency
(a)
— Minimum seasonal space heating energy efficiency
Heat generator technology |
Minimum seasonal space heating energy efficiency |
All heaters except solid biomass boiler heaters |
η s ≥ 98 % |
Solid biomass boiler heaters |
η s ≥ 79 % |
Assessment and verification:
(b)
— Minimum water heating energy efficiency
Assessment and verification:
Criterion 2 — Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission limits
Heat generator technology |
GHG emission limits |
All heaters, except heat pump heaters |
200 g CO2-equivalent/kWh heating output |
Heat pump heaters |
150 g CO2-equivalent/kWh heating output |
Heat generator technology |
TEWI formula (g CO2-equivalent/kWh heating output) |
Boiler heaters |
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen] |
Heat pump heaters |
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen] |
Cogeneration space heaters |
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen] |
Package of space heaters |
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen] |
Parameter |
Description of parameter |
Units |
Constant value or test to be performed in order to obtain the parameter |
βelec |
GHG emission intensity of electricity |
[g CO2-equivalent/kWhelec] |
384 |
βfuel |
GHG emission intensity of the fuel used by the heater |
[g CO2-equivent/kWh] |
See Table 9 |
ηs |
Seasonal space heating energy efficiency |
[-] |
To be tested and declared by the applicant (Criterion 1) |
ηs,B |
Seasonal space heating energy efficiency of the boiler heater part for average climate conditions |
[-] |
To be tested and declared by the applicant; this corresponds to the seasonal space heating energy efficiency of the package minus supplementary heat pump, as stated in the product fiche of packages |
ηs,HP |
Seasonal space heating energy efficiency of the heat pump heater part for average climate conditions |
[-] |
To be tested and declared by the applicant; this corresponds to the seasonal space heating energy efficiency of the supplementary heat pump, as stated in the product fiche of packages |
ηthermal |
Thermal efficiency |
[-] |
See Table 10 |
ηel |
Electrical efficiency |
[-] |
See Table 10 |
δ |
Proxy |
[-] |
= 0 if electrically-driven heat pump heater = 1 if fuel-driven heat pump heater |
GWP100 |
Global warming potential (effect over 100 years) |
[g CO2-equivalent/g refrigerant, over 100 year period] |
Value declared by the applicant according Criterion 3 |
m |
Refrigerant mass |
[g] |
To be declared by the applicant |
ER |
Refrigerant loss per year |
[%/yr] |
A value of ER = 3,5 %/yr shall be used. |
n |
Lifetime |
[yr] |
A value of n = 15 shall be used. |
α |
Refrigerant loss at end of life (disposal loss) |
[%] |
A value of α = 35 % shall be used. |
P |
Design load |
[kW] |
To be declared by the applicant. |
h |
Full load operating hours |
[h/yr] |
2 000 |
sHP |
Share of heat output from the heat pump heater part over the total heat output |
[-] |
= (16 — T HP)/26 where T HP is the temperature (°C) at which the (primary) heat pump efficiency equals the primary boiler efficiency. It is assumed that below this temperature the boiler fulfils the heat demand, while above this temperature the heat pump supplies the heat demand. |
Fuel used by the heater |
GHG emission intensity |
Value (g CO2-equivalent/kWh) |
Gaseous fossil fuels |
βfuel = βgas |
202 |
Liquid fossil fuels |
βfuel = βοil |
292 |
Solid fossil fuels |
βfuel = βcoal |
392 |
Gaseous biomass |
βfuel = βbio-gas |
98 |
Liquid biomass |
βfuel = βbio-oil |
149 |
Wood logs |
βfuel = βbio-log |
19 |
Wood chips |
βfuel = βbio-chip |
16 |
Wood pellets |
βfuel = βbio-pellet |
39 |
Blends of fossil fuels and biomass |
βfuel = weighted average derived from the sum of the weight fractions of the individual fuels multiplied by their GHG emission parameter |
Σ (Fuel X % × βfuel X) + (Fuel Y % × βfuel Y) + … (Fuel N % × βfuel N) |
Parameter |
Expression |
ηthermal |
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen] |
ηel |
For cogeneration space heaters not equipped with supplementary heaters [Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen] |
For cogeneration space heaters equipped with supplementary heaters [Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen] |
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Where: ηs means the seasonal space heating energy efficiency as defined in Regulation (EU) No 813/2013 ηel means the electrical efficiency as defined in Regulation (EU) No 813/2013 ηel,CHP100+Sup0 means the electrical efficiency at rated heat output of cogeneration space heater with supplementary heater disabled, as defined in Regulation (EU) No 813/2013 ηel,CHP100+Sup100 means the electrical efficiency at rated heat output of cogeneration space heater with supplementary heater enabled, as defined in Regulation (EU) No 813/2013 |
Assessment and verification:
Criterion 3 — Refrigerant and secondary refrigerant
Refrigerant
Secondary refrigerant
Assessment and verification:
Refrigerant
For the secondary refrigerant(s) only
Criterion 4 — Nitrogen oxide (NO
x
) emission limits
Heat generator technology |
NOx emission limit |
Gas heaters |
Equipped with internal combustion engine: 170 mg/kWh GCV energy input Equipped with external combustion: 36 mg/kWh GCV energy input |
Liquid fuel heaters |
Equipped with internal combustion engine: 380 mg/kWh GCV energy input Equipped with external combustion: 100 mg/kWh GCV energy input |
Solid fuel heaters |
150 mg/Nm3 at 10 % O2 |
Assessment and verification:
Criterion 5 — Carbon monoxide (CO) emission limits
Heat generator technology |
CO emission limit |
Gas heaters |
Equipped with internal combustion engine: 150 mg/Nm3 at 5 % O2 Equipped with external combustion: 25 mg/kWh GCV energy input |
Liquid fuel heaters |
Equipped with internal combustion engine: 200 mg/Nm3 at 5 % O2 Equipped with external combustion: 50 mg/kWh GCV energy input |
Solid fuel heaters |
Automatically stoked: 175 mg/Nm3 at 10 % O2 Manually stoked: 250 mg/Nm3 at 10 % O2 |
Assessment and verification:
Criterion 6 — Organic gaseous carbon (OGC) emission limits
Heat generator technology |
OGC emission limit |
Solid fuel boiler heaters |
7 mg/Nm3 at 10 % O2 |
Assessment and verification:
Criterion 7 — Particulate matter (PM) emission limits
Heat generator technology |
PM emission limit |
Liquid fuel heaters |
Equipped with internal combustion engine: 1 mg/Nm3 at 5 % O2 Equipped with external combustion: no limit |
Solid fuel heaters |
20 mg/Nm3 at 10 % O2 |
Assessment and verification:
Criterion 8 — Noise emission limits
Heat generator technology |
Measurement |
Noise emission limit |
Heat pump heaters equipped with external combustion and electrically-driven heat pumps |
A-weighted sound power level limit value (LWAd, lim) |
17 + 36 × log(PN + 10) dB(A) |
Heat pump heaters equipped with internal combustion engine |
A-weighted sound pressure level limit value (LPAd, lim) |
30 + 20 × log (0,4 × PN + 15) dB(A) |
C-weighted sound pressure level limit value (LPCd, lim) |
LPAd, lim + 20 dB(C) |
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Cogeneration space heaters equipped with internal combustion engine |
A-weighted sound pressure level limit value (LPAd, lim) |
30 + 20 × log (PE + 15) dB(A) |
C-weighted sound pressure level limit value (LPCd, lim) |
LPAd, lim + 20 dB(C) |
Assessment and verification:
Criterion 9 — Hazardous substances and mixtures
Hazard statement(7) |
Risk Phrase(8) |
H300 Fatal if swallowed |
R28 |
H301 Toxic if swallowed |
R25 |
H304 May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways |
R65 |
H310 Fatal in contact with skin |
R27 |
H311 Toxic in contact with skin |
R24 |
H330 Fatal if inhaled |
R23/26 |
H331 Toxic if inhaled |
R23 |
H340 May cause genetic defects |
R46 |
H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects |
R68 |
H350 May cause cancer |
R45 |
H350i May cause cancer by inhalation |
R49 |
H351 Suspected of causing cancer |
R40 |
H360F May damage fertility |
R60 |
H360D May damage the unborn child |
R61 |
H360FD May damage fertility. May damage the unborn child |
R60/61/60-61 |
H360Fd May damage fertility. Suspected of damaging the unborn child |
R60/63 |
H360Df May damage the unborn child. Suspected of damaging fertility |
R61/62 |
H361f Suspected of damaging fertility |
R62 |
H361d Suspected of damaging the unborn child |
R63 |
H361fd Suspected of damaging fertility. Suspected of damaging the unborn child |
R62-63 |
H362 May cause harm to breast fed children |
R64 |
H370 Causes damage to organs |
R39/23/24/25/26/27/28 |
H371 May cause damage to organs |
R68/20/21/22 |
H372 Causes damage to organs, through prolonged or repeated exposure |
R48/25/24/23 |
H373 May cause damage to organs, through prolonged or repeated exposure |
R48/20/21/22 |
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life |
R50/50-53 |
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects |
R50-53 |
H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects |
R51-53 |
H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects |
R52-53 |
H413 May cause long-lasting effects to aquatic life |
R53 |
EUH059 Hazardous to the ozone layer |
R59 |
EUH029 Contact with water liberates toxic gas |
R29 |
EUH031 Contact with acids liberates toxic gas |
R31 |
EUH032 Contact with acids liberates very toxic gas |
R32 |
EUH070 Toxic by eye contact |
R39-41 |
Derogated substances, parts or articles |
Derogations |
Articles with weight below 25 g |
All hazard statements and risk phrases |
Homogeneous parts of complex articles with weight below 25 g |
All hazard statements and risk phrases |
Nickel in stainless steel |
H351/372 and R40/48/23 |