Market transformation through international cooperation: The ENERGY STAR {reg{underscore}sign} office equipment example

Conference · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1998

OSTI ID:20001836

Thigpen, S; Fanara, A; Cate, A ten; Bertoldi, P; Takigawa, Toshimi

Though most market transformation efforts take place at the national or even local level, this paper, using the example of the ENERGY STAR{reg{underscore}sign} Office Equipment Program, illustrates the possibilities of international cooperation for achieving larger scale transformations. Specifically, potential benefits include complete and global market transformation, production efficiencies, and reduction of potential barriers to trade, as well as administrative efficiencies in managing programs. To achieve these efficiencies, managers of market transformation efforts must overcome significant challenges such as dealing with multiple languages and cultures, differing power conditions and energy prices, and competing policy priorities. While these issues can be changed, it is also challenging to set programs' efficiency levels. The paper reviews these challenges and benefits, citing the case of the ENERGY STAR international collaboration on office equipment, offering two years of experience between the US and Japan, and anticipating Europe's entry into the program.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (US)
• OSTI ID: 20001836
• Report Number(s): CONF-980815--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY POLICY
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
MARKET