Gorenje Ecofamiliy

GORENJE INTRODUCED THE INITIATIVE FOR A NEW ENERGY LABEL In last ten years energy label has been one of the most successful European Union tools in the field of achieving energy efficiency. After its introduction Gorenje and other manufacturers of household appliances have been improving energy efficiency of appliances and they have been so successful that they started to add temporary marks, such as 'A+' in 'A++' to the existing classification. Therefore scheme updating is essential and European manufacturers have joined their efforts within CECED in the project of introducing a new 'Beyond A' label. In Gorenje we constantly strive for improving household appliances in the sense of modern design, technological perfection and energy efficiency. These efforts have produced new solutions which reach beyond energy class A. Ecological awareness is our main motivation as we are aware that energy efficient appliances consume substantially less energy, required for their operation. This contributes to the protection of the environment. In the period from 2008 to 2009 Gorenje will, in cooperation with the European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers (CECED), actively strive for the introduction of a new dynamic and open system of marking with a number scale without upper limitation, which will be able to be adapted to continuous improvements of appliances.

A ++

A +

A

More efficient

7

7

B

6

C

5

D

4

3

E

2

F

1

G

Less efficient

Current (left) and proposed new (right) marking of energy classes on household appliances

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