Bringing Home Cool Energy Efficiency to Severn Wye
The
Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances (AMDEA) and Severn
Wye Energy Agency have signed an agreement to work together on various
initiatives to promote the benefits of the latest generation of high efficiency
fridges and freezers to consumers.
SWEA through its links with the UK network of Energy Efficiency Advice
Centres (EEAC) and the European Energy Agencies will help distribute information
on AMDEA's ‘Time to Change Campaign’.
The
EEACs are funded by the Energy Saving Trust (EST) and provide free, impartial
advice to the public on ways to improve energy efficiency in the home.
They can be reached on telephone: 0800 515 012.
Kaye Welfare, EEAC Manager of Gloucestershire EEAC welcomes the opportunity:
‘By linking with AMDEA's Time to Change campaign our EEAC advisers
will acquire first-hand knowledge of how the white goods industry is developing
eco-friendly technology for cold appliances. Energy Efficiency Advice
Centres are there to provide the public with practical ways that they
can make their homes more energy efficient. With AMDEA on board we can
place an additional wealth of knowledge at each adviser's finger tips.’
AMDEA's Time to Change (http://www.t2c.org.uk)
campaign focuses on encouraging the replacement 15.4 million old appliances
still in use in the UK. These fridges, freezers and washing machines are
more than 10 years old and are needlessly wasting energy. Thanks to technological
advances in the last decade, replacing an outdated fridge freezer with
the latest energy efficient models can save a household up to £40
a year on electricity and cut their carbon dioxide emissions by over 200
kg a year.
The first action of this joint venture will be to provide advisers with
an information pack. This will brief them on the most up-to-date findings
on energy efficient technology, achievable energy savings, the latest
on energy labelling and ways to optimise the performance of new appliance's.
They will also be briefed on wider issues concerning the lifespan of cold
appliances and the environmental impact of their disposal and manufacture.
An information sheet for consumers will highlight six or seven sound reasons
for recycling old fridges.
Signing of agreement (from left to right): Kaye Welfare, SWEA Assistant
Director;
Anne Nistad, AMDEA Association Executive; Douglas Herbison, Chief Executive
AMDEA; Stuart Davies, SWEA Project Manager.
Douglas Herbison, Chief Executive of AMDEA adds, ‘Joining forces
with Severn Wye Energy Agency provides Time to Change another opportunity
to give the public practical, personalised, advice on a relatively simple
step they can take to make their homes more energy efficient and benefit
from a better appliance.’
This joint initiative is part of Proefficiency, a three year project to
promote the use of energy efficient lighting, fridges and freezers across
Europe. It is supported by Intelligent Energy Europe, an EU tool for funding
action to move us towards a more energy intelligent Europe.
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