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Energimærkeordningen

English translation: Energy labelling scheme


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Danish term or phrase:Energimærkeordningen
English translation:Energy labelling scheme
Entered by: Helen Johnson
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09:11 Aug 13, 2008
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / energy-saving schemes
Danish term or phrase: Energimærkeordningen
Under EU direktiv indfoeres i 2009 Energimærkeordningen (EMO), som vi kender den fra Skandinavien.
Is this an energy label scheme, or does anyone know of a better or an 'official' English translation please?
Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:42
Energy labelling scheme
Explanation:
Just another variant, but it crops up in an EU context:

About this revision process
ECOS, EEB, CAN-Europe, INFORSE-Europe, Greenpeace, WWF and Friends of the Earth
(hereafter “Environmental NGOs”) welcome the launch of the revision process of the energy
labelling scheme.

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/demand/legislation/doc/2008_02_22...
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 13:42
Grading comment
Thanks, Christine!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1Energy labelling scheme
Christine Andersen
3Energy-performance label
Lise Lotte Castberg
3energy labelling programme
Diarmuid Kennan


Discussion entries: 2





  

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energy labelling programme


Explanation:
This can be used...Energy Star for example

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 12:42
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Energy-performance label


Explanation:
I found this term that I find more accurate at IATE
http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do because the energy label tells about the energy efficience of a buliding http://www.jdm-ing.dk/pages/energimaerke

Lise Lotte Castberg
Local time: 07:42
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Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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Energy labelling scheme


Explanation:
Just another variant, but it crops up in an EU context:

About this revision process
ECOS, EEB, CAN-Europe, INFORSE-Europe, Greenpeace, WWF and Friends of the Earth
(hereafter “Environmental NGOs”) welcome the launch of the revision process of the energy
labelling scheme.

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/demand/legislation/doc/2008_02_22...


Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 13:42
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 22
Grading comment
Thanks, Christine!

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Aug 13, 2008 - Changes made by Helen Johnson:
Language pairSwedish to English => Danish to English


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