Welcome to ecotransformer.org

This is the project website for the preparatory study on Distribution and Power Transformers, Lot 2. The study is being carried out for The European Commission (DG ENTR) in the context of the Ecodesign Directive.

Stakeholder involvement is a crucial part of the study. You can follow the progress of the study through this website. By registering as a stakeholder, you can stay informed of the latest additions to this site and download the documents for consultation.

What’s new?

July 28 – First drafts of Tasks 6 and 7 have been posted to the documents section.

July 6 – An updated version of Tasks 1-5 is located in the documents section.

June 10 – Responses to stakeholder comments can be found in the documents section.

June 7 – The meeting minutes and presentations are located in the documents section.

May 31 – An inquiry targeted at manufacturers of amorphous transformers is located in the documents section.

May 27 – A new inquiry can be found in the documents section.

April 16 – Updated to Tasks 1-5 with complementary documents can be found in the documents section.

April 16 – The next stakeholder meeting is planned for May 19 in Brussels. Further information can be found in the meetings section.

December 11 – Responses to stakeholder comments on Tasks 1-3 have been posted to the documents section.

December 7 – Questionnaires for manufacturers and operators, as well as a bill of materials spreadsheet for manufacturers, have been posted to the documents section.

July 22 – Minutes from the first stakeholder meeting, the transformer market matrix, as well as updated drafts of Tasks 1-3 are posted in the documents section. An updated schedule can be found in the project planning section.

July 9 – Documents related to the first stakeholder meeting are posted in the documents section.

July 6 – First stakeholder meeting to take place in Brussels. For more information, look in the meetings section.

July 1 – The working documents for Task 2 and Task 3 are available in the documents section.

June 30 – The working document for Task 1 is available in the documents section.

January 2009 – The Lot 2 website is on-line. The documents related to the ENTR Lot 2 study launched in December 2008 will be made available here.