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S. Wilker, T. Leopold, A. Goranovic, M. Karat, A. Estaji, M. Meisel, J. Syböck, T. Rathfux, M. Rathmair, T. Zimmermann, R. Bliklen, L. Rödig, L. Spengler, D. Jepsen, M. Coyne, M. Carlberg, C. Chandler:
"Review Study of the Ecodesign Voluntary Agreement for the Product Group "Videogames Consoles"";
Report for Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Directorate Industrial Transformation and Advanced Value Chains; Report No. 1, 2019; 186 pages.

This study for the review of the games consoles VA aims to provide an independent
review of the targets contained in the current version of the voluntary agreement on
games consoles and possible proposals for change. The study aims to inform the revision
of the voluntary agreement planned for 2019. In particular, the study aims to answer a
number of research questions:
. Assessment of present and future market size of the sector;
. Assessment of the appropriateness of the energy efficiency requirements;
. Evaluation of the energy savings achieved to date;
. Improvement potential with regard to future energy savings;
. Assessment of the appropriateness and effectiveness of resource efficiency
requirements and improvement potential;
. Assessment of the appropriateness and effectiveness of information
requirements and improvement potential;
. Assessment of the adequacy of the current policy option and possible proposals
for change, if relevant.

Energy Efficiency, Ecodesign, Product group review

http://dx.doi.org/10.2873/598747

https://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/publik_281635.pdf

Project Head Marcus Meisel:
ecoVideogamesEnergy