Recently, SAC issued a call for comments on mandatory national standard “Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for water chillers (draft for comments)”. The deadline for submitting comments is July 7, 2023.

This standard, working together with the following standards, aims to support the implement of the policy Green and High-Efficiency Cooling Action Plan jointly promulgated by DNRC and other seven ministries and to promote the energy conservation of the chiller industry.

l  GB/T 18430.1 water chilling (heat pump) packages for industrial & commercial and similar application of water chilling (heat pump) packages using the vaper compression cycle,

l  GB/T 18430.2 water chilling (heat pump) packages for household and similar application of water chilling (heat pump) packages using the vapor compression cycle,

l  GB/T 18362 Direct-fired lithium bromide absorption water chiller (heater),

l  GB/T 18431 steam and hot water type lithium bromide absorption water chiller, and

l  GB/T 19409-2013 water-source（ground-source）heat pumps.

This standard will also support the implementation of China’s product energy saving schemes including China Energy Efficiency Labelling, Energy-Saving Product Certification, and List of Government Procurement for Energy-Saving/Environmental Protection Products.