The overall target of this study is to establish sustainability requirements for the product group Lifts. The project team provides the European Commission with a technical, environmental and economic analysis of Lifts in accordance with relevant European Directives. This so called preparatory study is based on the Methodology for Ecodesign of Energy-related Products (MEErP). Reports and other related documents are published on the project website. It is also possible to register as a stakeholder at the project website.
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The study provides the European Commission with a technical, environmental and economic analysis of Lifts in accordance with Article 15 of the Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC. The product group Lifts is mentioned in the Ecodesign working plan 2016-2019 (Communication from the Commission) as a product group with a large energy saving potential. This preparatory study follows the Methodology for Ecodesign of Energy-related Products (MEErP). This methodology consists of 7 tasks ranging from product definition to policy scenario analysis.
The first task defines the scope of the study and as a consequence the scope of a possible legislation. In scope are lifts for persons and/or goods (no escalators or moving walks) which are defined as a lift according to the Lift Directive 2014/33/EU and which are ‘new’ according to the Guidance on application of Directive 95/16/EC.
The following tasks define the market, the users and the available technologies (average product entering the market today, BAT and BNAT). Based on the outcome of these tasks, 6 base cases have been defined. The base cases cover a large part of the market and are average products entering the market today. Two hydraulic lifts are considered and 4 traction lifts. Task 5 on environment and economics consists of a simplified life cycle assessment and life cycle costing of the defined base cases.
In task 6 the improvement potential of BATs will be determined. Task 7 will describe barriers (and opportunities) for improvements of the environmental impact of the product group Lifts and will investigate opportunities for Ecodesign measures. The study will be concluded with a summary of the main policy recommendations per product group (base cases).
A large team works on the study with EnergyVille/VITO being the main contractor and lead of specific tasks on markets and environment and economics. Fraunhofer ISI is technical lead of the study.
For the latest project updates or reports published you can always go to the project website.
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