Bureau of Energy Efficiency

India: Solar Water Heaters Obligatory in All New Governmental Buildings

Submitted by Baerbel Epp on Mon, 04/19/2010 - 07:00.

 User Guide” The Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) mandates solar water heaters in residential facilities, hotels and hospitals. It is a voluntary code, which has recently been made obligatory for new governmental buildings.

India: Efficiency Labelling for Solar Water Heaters under Discussion

Submitted by Baerbel Epp on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 09:00.

 star label” The Indian government is thinking about the implementation of a kind of “star label” for solar water heaters. The institution responsible for the national Standards & Labelling Programme scheme is the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE). The national solar industry, however, has some reservations about this plan.
Source: www.bee-india.nic.in