Continuing from last month, we will introduce the overseas activities of the JATL
Two projects in ASEAN and Brazil will be introduced this month.
March 2023
Participation in the "Project on Energy Conservation Promotion for Energy-intensive Industries and Equipment" agreed between Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) in December 2019
Brazil has a high proportion of dependence on hydroelectric power for electricity, and there are unstable factors in the supply due to weather and other factors. The government is actively working to maintain a stable supply of electricity and control power consumption. The dissemination of high-efficiency air conditioners has been emphasized as it directly contributes to the reduction of power consumption.
On June 22, 2021, the Ministry of Economy and the National Institute for Industrial Standardization and Quality of Metrology (INMETRO) approved the application of ISO 16358-1 CSPF (Cooling Seasonal Performance Factor) to test and evaluate the energy-saving performance of air conditioners as Ordinance No. 269. . Since 2019, the Energy Conservation Center (ECCJ) has taken the lead in promoting the Japanese government's support for the smooth enforcement of this ordinance.
In this project, JATL participated in activities to support the development of core human resources at CEPEL and LABELO PUCRS, which are the two key test laboratories that play a significant role in evaluating the energy-saving performance of air conditioners.
The main activities are as follows.
- Online training with text and video
- Implementing the performance test of the air conditioner for calibration at JATL, and conducting the Round Robin Test (RRT) with the local test laboratory.
- Performance test witnessing and practical training at CEPEL (December 2022)
- Two-day lecture on testing methods, equipment principles, and calibration methods at JATL (February 2023)
- The wrap-up meeting was held online in March 2023, all activities of JATL ended with this meeting.
September 2022
"Participation in activities to improve the technical level of performance tests related to CSPF (Cooling Seasonal Performance Factor) of air conditioners in ASEAN."
The official name of the project is "Promotion of higher efficient air conditioners in ASEAN through harmonization standards and strengthening of market verification and enforcement capabilities (phase Ⅰ)”。
This project is funded by JAIF (Japan ASEAN Integration Fund) and aims to accelerate the spread of high-efficiency air conditioners in ASEAN member countries and directly reduce electricity consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the residential sector.
ACE (ASEAN Center for Energy) played a leading role in promoting the implementation of the whole project, and IEEJ (The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan) played a leading role in Japan team. JATL participated in Work Package 3 (WP3: Capacity building for testing laboratories under contract from IEEJ).
WP3 is an activity to improve the technical level of performance tests related to CSPF (Cooling Seasonal Performance Factor) of air conditioners for eight testing laboratories in five ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia).
Originally, engineers from JATL were scheduled to visit testing laboratories in each country and give the practical training and lectures. Due to the spread of COVID-19, JATL provided texts and videos for three subjects including the test standards and test methods of air conditioner as an alternative program, and test engineers from testing laboratories in each country attend them through the JATL online training site.
In addition, testing laboratories in each country conducted performance tests using air conditioners that had been tested by JATL, compared the results, and identified issues. JATL remotely witnessed each test and provided real-time guidance and support through cameras.
WP3 kicked off in July 2021, worked for about a year, and ended with the closing meeting in September 2022.
