CHILLER STAR LABELLING PROGRAM

About:

• Bodies involved: The Chiller Star Labelling Program has been formulated by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
  
  
• Objective: The program envisages providing star rating in terms of its energy performance.
  
  
• Timeline: Initially, the program is launched on voluntary basis and will be valid upto 31st December 2020.
  
  

Strategy:

• BEE has developed an online registration platform for easy and expeditious approval under this initiative. The manufacturers will be able to register online for availing appropriate star rating of chiller equipment.
  
  
• Based on the test certificate from designated agencies and after due verification from BEE, the star label (1 to 5) will be awarded, with 5 star being the most efficient chillers.
  
  

Significance:

• Chillers are used extensively for space conditioning of buildings and for industrial process cooling applications. Thus, it is important to optimize energy performance of chillers.
  
  
• Through this Program, it is estimated that more than 500 million units of electricity would be saved in 2019 along with Green House Gases (GHG) reduction of 0.5 million-ton equivalent of CO2.