Appendix 2 Consultation summary

This report summarises the findings gathered in the Race for 2030 CRC project “Energy Efficiency definitions for the Australian Energy Employment survey”.

The project team gained feedback via an Industry Reference Group (IRGfor the project, followed by a survey of IRG members (eight respondents), two workshops, and expert interviews Table

Industry Reference Group

The Industry Reference Group (IRG) first met on 16 August 2022 to discuss the proposed definitions of various energy efficiency activities. Attendees at this workshop provided advice on the proposed definitions and assisted the project team in identifying areas that needed further clarification. This feedback informed the next steps of stakeholder consultation undertaken by the project team, including holding workshops on residential and non-residential HVAC and conducting expert interviews on motor and pump systems and industrial process heating and cooling.

A second IRG meeting was held on 1 March 2023.

Workshop 1: Residential HVAC

A workshop was held with 14 HVAC industry participants on 13 October 2022 to discuss questions arising from survey responses on residential HVAC equipment. Attendees at this workshop provided feedback on the practicality of different metrics for a threshold for high efficiency residential HVAC systems. Feedback from this workshop informed the project team’s decision on the most workable, understandable and meaningful way to designate high efficiency residential HVAC equipment

Workshop 2: Non - residential HVAC

A follow-up workshop on non-residential HVAC was held on 2 November 2022. Eight industry participants provided feedback at this workshop about potential metrics for designating high efficiency non-residential HVAC systems, including in data centres, which were not resolved through the consultation survey. Feedback from this session was used to create proposed thresholds for high efficiency non-residential HVAC equipment.

In the following, we have captured the consultation questions, survey responses and outcomes.

Expert interviews

Two expert interviews were conducted to cover aspects of industrial energy efficiency. These were:

• Motor and pump systems: ABB

• Industrial process heat and cooling: Scantec and Fantech

Valuable insight was given on the appropriate thresholds for industrial equipment, with recommendations adopted.