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Waiting for the Ecodesign decision

After an extensive process and a raft of documents, the European Commission has laid the groundwork for legal measures aimed at a more sustainable solar industry. Don’t expect a revolution.

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Michael Fuhs

09 Dec 2019

Image: Ovid Burke, Pexels

Every European is probably familiar with the brightly colored stickers on refrigerators that tell buyers about the energy-efficiency of the appliance. This scheme has been a huge success. When the ratings were introduced, the best category was “A”. Nowadays, the best refrigerators with the “A+++” label consume at most half the energy of their A-rated …

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