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Policy Expertise
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ECODESIGN LEGISLATION
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| EU ecodesign directive (ErP) experience: • Impact assessment at national (UK) and EC level. • Expert on studies for EC reviews of Simple Set Top Box (SSTB) and External Power Supply (EPS) regulations. • Drafting ecodesign legislation for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products. • Gap analysis of standards to support server and data storage. US Rulemaking experience: • Studies of standards and test methodologies to feed into the US rulemaking regulatory process. • Analysis of US developments for EU and international work. |
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ENERGY LABELLING
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| EU ENERGY STAR label development: • Market penetration assessment study. • Team of EC experts inputting to the label. • UK Government technical expert on ENERGY STAR. EU Energy label for TVs: • Briefings on TV energy labelling for UK government and NGOs. • EC study on the innovation impact of Ecodesign / Energy labelling. |
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MATERIAL EFFICIENCY and the CIRCULAR ECONOMY
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• NGO expert on CENELEC task force coordinating technical standards to support EU material efficiency legislation. • Support to US EPEAT definition of imaging product and server eco-criteria. • Assessment of feasibility of resource efficiency criteria in EC review of simple set top box and external power supply regulations. • Research into environmental impacts of 3D printing. • Evaluation of ICT estate impact model (UK Environment Agency) including consumable use, lifetime extension, embedded energy and recycling credits. • ICT & resource efficiency audits / surveys for market research firm. • Research into LCA analyses and supply chain considerations. |
SCENARIO MODELLING
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• Technology trend analysis and projections. • Modelling of reference and policy scenarios for energy and material efficiency scenarios, and auditing of assumptions and referencing. • Lowest lifecycle costing assessments. |
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PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT
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| • Proposal evaluation for governmental research funding programmes and contract tenders (UK Government and EC). |
GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (GPP)
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Development of green procurement specifications for UK government and production of databases summarising ICT product compliance against eco-criteria. |
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VOLUNTARY INDUSTRY INITIATIVES
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| Briefings and analysis around the development of an ecodesign voluntary agreement for imaging equipment as well as overseeing various activities related to the EC Codes of Conduct for a range of products. |
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COMPLIANCE
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| Product testing and monitoring insights from close work with testing house Intertek, including TV testing for harmonisation on test methods and standards, and ENERGY STAR compliance testing. |
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INNOVATION
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| Research into the engagement of SMEs in legislative processes and influence of ecodesign policy on innovation. |