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SolarKeymark - Enhancing Solar Energy Market

SolarKeymark aims to expand the solar energy market by improving product quality, user confidence, and sales through independent type testing and certification. This project brings together multiple European countries to establish common standards and promote rational production, leading to lower prices.

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SolarKeymark - Enhancing Solar Energy Market

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  1. SolarKeymark - Objectives • Bigger Market • Better Products • Enhanced User Confidence • Increased sales • More Rational Production • Lower prices Jan Erik Nielsen, Solar Energy Centre, Technological Institute, DK

  2. SolarKeymark - What’s a Keymark? I declare this product to fulfil the requirements in the European Standards A Keymark certifies conformity with European Standards - it is voluntary Do not mix with the CE-Mark: A CE-Mark declares conformity with requirements of EU directives - it is obligatory if the directive covers the product Jan Erik Nielsen, Solar Energy Centre, Technological Institute, DK

  3. CEN Certification - Solar Keymark Solar Keymark EN12975-1 Solar Collectors Requirements EN12976-1 Factory Made Systems Requirements EN12975-2 Solar Collectors Test Methods EN12976-2 Factory Made Systems Test Methods Jan Erik Nielsen, Solar Energy Centre, Technological Institute, DK

  4. SolarKeymark - National mark’s The Keymark is (so far) to be used in conjunction with the marks of existing national certification systems ... Jan Erik Nielsen, Solar Energy Centre, Technological Institute, DK

  5. SolarKeymark • Financed by: • Co-ordinated by: • Project manager: • Project ends: March 2003 • Budget: 0.6 mill Euro Jan Erik Nielsen, Solar Energy Centre, Technological Institute, DK

  6. SolarKeymark - Participants • Sweden • Denmark • The Netherlands • Germany • Austria • Switzerland • France • Italy • Portugal • Greece • Also entering: • Canarian Islands • Spain • Belgium Jan Erik Nielsen, Solar Energy Centre, Technological Institute, DK

  7. Project co-ordination ESIF/DTI Network of test institutes European Mark Scheme Marketing Dissemination SolarKeymark - Project Flow Chart Jan Erik Nielsen, Solar Energy Centre, Technological Institute, DK

  8. SolarKeymark - Mark scheme rules • Mark scheme rules • Provide the specific rules and procedures for granting the • license to a manufacturer to use the Keymark on his product • List the CEN/CENELEC standards applicable to the product • List the organisations empowered to grant the license • Granting of licenses is bases on independent type testing, • quality assurance of the production and periodic testing of • samples by accredited laboratory Jan Erik Nielsen, Solar Energy Centre, Technological Institute, DK

  9. SolarEnergy Centre, Denmark Jan Erik Nielsen Jan Erik Nielsen, Solar Energy Centre, Technological Institute, DK

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