Focus 12
A joint conference about sustainability
Europump, Ceir and Pneurop recently held a joint conference in Brussels, alongside their annual meetings. The event considered climate change, research and innovation, digital transformation, CBAM (carbon border adjustment mechanism), sustainable taxonomy, circular economy & eco-design, as well as the restriction of certain metals and substances due to environmental concerns. Ken Hall, Chairmain of the […]
Pump efficiency: the JWG published the first two definitive standards
Europump’s challenge, that of blending product performance with energy saving, has been obtaining tangible results, also thanks to the technical support given by pump manufacturers to the energy policies of the European Commission. The JWG (Joint Working Group), which deals with pump and group efficiency and which Calpeda participates in actively, met on 4 and […]
IE3 electric motors: Calpeda in line with the new directive
The electricity consumed by motors represents about 70% of the total electricity used by industry in Europe. This piece of information is sufficient for understanding the full importance of Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament on electric motors undertaken by the European Community a few years ago, and which […]
Performance and energy saving
EEI (Energy Efficiency Index), in other words Extended Product Approach, which means considering the product in its entirety: pump, motor and frequency converter if present. This is the new approach by which Europump, and more specifically the JWG (Joint Working Group) that deals with pump and set efficiency, is aiming at additional energy saving in […]
A new approach for energy saving
The activity of the work group (JWG) for drafting the new regulation on the minimum efficiency of cold water pumps (MEI), a group Calpeda has been involved in through its experts Michele Dai Prè and Andrè Kistner, is continuing. The work, which started in 2012 as part of the larger EC Regulation 547/2012 which establishes […]
Calpeda, a reference point in Assopompe
A technical committee with the aim of following developments in standards and European directives has been created in Assopompe. The goal of the committee is to try and reduce the load that weighs on each individual company, and for Europump and the appropriate headquarters to support the needs of Italian pump producers as one. References […]
European directive on circulators
As a part of the European Community project for the reduction of energy consumption, Europump published the new legislation for the eco-compatible design of circulators. Calpeda has already adapted by introducing its own series of high energy saving products. Attached below is the European Directive. EFF_CIRCULATORS
New regulations on water pumps
The new regulation EC 547/2012 that establishes the eco-compatible design for water pumps was published on 25th June 2012. This regulation is part of a bigger European Community project for the reduction of energy consumption. The water pumps are classified as part of electric motor systems. The overall potential for better energy saving for these […]
Calpeda at the UNI commission meeting
On November 17th, a meeting of the UNI Pump Commission (the regulation and certification authority) was held in Milan, and the meeting was attended for Calpeda by Mr. Francesco Zio, technical, sales and quality executive. Various important matters were discussed in the morning, and stock of the situation was taken regarding Italian participation and contribution […]
Europump Ecodesign Roundtable
Ken Hall, Managing Director of Calpeda UK, in his capacity of Europump Energy Councillor, was one of the speakers at the recent Europump Ecodesign Roundtable held on Thursday 6th October in Brussels. The idea of the event was to bring together people from the Pump Industry, along with industry Suppliers, Users, and Consultants plus NGO’s […]
