ETV Towards Mutual Recognition Christian Groen

How ETV in developed countries responds to environmental challenges; current activities and proposed future directions leading to mutual recognition of ETV

Quality Manager Christian Grøn, DHI and DANETV

4th INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION (ETV) FORUM

November 11-12, 2009, RENAISSANCE Makati City Hotel, Manila, Philippines

The Challenge

The barriers

ETV

Filling gap?

Development

Pilot & demonstration

Proof of concept

Parameters from development needs

Done by vendor

Early product

Verification

Documentation of performance

Parameters from application needs

Done by independent verification body

Mature product

Certification

Documentation of performance requirement compliance

Parameters from standard, regulation or convention requirements

Done by accredited certification body

Added value?

Accepted - globally

400

12

150

10

35

50

100

China

VERA

Singapore

Global ETV

The process – an example

Verification procedures

If additional tests needed

Optional (to establish contact)

Commission

Verification Body

Technology Vendor

Contact point

Testing Laboratory

The organizational differences

US EPA ETV ETV Canada

The terminology differences

Term Existing definitions IWG EU Conformity

assessment

Environmental technology verification

The provision of independent, credible, relevant test data on the performance of an environmental technology that have been collected by a technically-qualified third-party operating under a documented quality management system and using documented verification procedures and processes

The provision of objective evidence that the technical design of a given environmental technology ensures the fulfilment of a given performance claim, taking any measurement uncertainty and relevant assumptions into consideration.

Confirmation through examination of a given item and provision of objective evidence that it fulfils specified requirements. ISO 9000 (definition of verification)

Verified once – verified everywhere?

-or an ETV Tower of Babel?

The barriers

•Coordinationand accreditation

• Yield to global societal and industryinterests

•Mergingthroughnegotiation

•Cooperationschemeoperators/ organizers

Mistrustbetweenschemes

Differentproce-

dures in schemes

Nocoordina-tion and control

structure

National and

regional interests

Towards a global ETV?

National and regional

verification schemes

• -2010

• Development phase• Individual organization

and operation models developed

• Protocols established

• ETV role in innovation emerging

Cooperating ETV schemes

• 2011-2015?

• Coordination and cooperation phase

• Mechanisms for cooperation and joint protocols developed

• ETV role in global innovation expanded

Global, standard based ETV

scheme

• 2015? –

• Uniform, standard based phase

• One framework accepted globally with full mutual recognition

• ETV a major factor in promoting innovative technologies through proof of performance

Cooperating ETV schemes

Program/body 1 Program/body 2

Plan

Verification activities

Test activities

Verificate/statement

Program/body 1 Program/body 2

Plan

Verification activities

Test activities

Verificate/statement

Program/body 1 Program/body 2

Plan

Verification activities

Test activities

Verificate/statement

Program/body 1 Program/body 2

Standard accept

Plan

Verification activities

Test activities

Verificate/statement

Recognition

Use existing framework?

Verification Test Analysis Accreditation

General quality management

ISO 9001 ISO 9001 ISO 9001 ISO 9001

ETV processes ETV ISO ETV ISO ISO 17025 ISO 17011

Test and verification methods

Protocols prepared according to ETV ISO

Test plans prepared according to ETV ISO

Analytical ISO methods

None

Existing schemes do not apply, e.g.:

• ISO 17020 for inspection bodies

• ISO 17024, for bodies operating certification of persons

• ISO Guide 65 for Product Certification Bodies

• ISO 14025 on environmental labels and declarations

Global standardbased ETV scheme

EA/IAF/ILAC

IWG coordination

May be one or more bodies

Verification body

Test bodyAnalytical laboratory

Accreditation bodies

Standardiza-tion orga-nizations Methods for verification,

test and analysisAccreditation according to methods for verification, test and/or analysis

National or regional ETV program

Government or regional community

What now?

• ETV is needed

To implement smarter technologies faster

To avoid welfare reduction and development restraints!

• Development towards a global ETV must be accelerated

Global impact

• Think objectives, functions and strategy

◊Barriers of rules and tactics

Want to know more?

Christian Grøn

DHI

+45 45 16 95 70

[email protected]

DANETV: www.etv-denmark.com

NOWATECH: www.etvnord.org

US EPA ETV: www.epa.gov/etv

ETV Canada: www.etvcanada.com

EU ETV: www.eu-etv-strategy.eu

-and I have definitely forgotten several!