Domestic Electric Heating and Hot-water Appliances

Electric heating and hot water solutions offer considerable savings potential in terms of energy consumption and the CO₂ balance and represent the greatest lever for achieving climate targets in the building sector.

In order to drive forward the electrification of heating and hot water supply in the building sector, the Domestic Electric Heating and Hot-water Appliances Section represents the interests of its members in the political arena and advocates a regulatory framework that is fit for purpose. In addition, it provides a pre-competitive platform for the exchange of ideas and technical work on various topics through working groups in compliance with antitrust law.

The section is in favour of an overall electrical solution that encompasses all electrical heat generation technologies. The diverse properties of the various electrical technologies enable them to be adapted to different types of building. All electrical technologies are necessary for the heating transition to succeed. This is why the section is driving forward the strengthening of the overall electrical solution. Because the future of the building sector is electric.

The central topics of the Domestic Electric Heating and Hot-water Appliances Section include

• Implementation of GEG, EPBD
• Ecodesign and energy labelling (e.g. heating, water heaters, individual room heaters)
• Technical law, standards and standardisation (e.g. DIN V 18599, DKE/FNN regulation)
• Grid connection, flexibilization of the electricity grid (e.g. §14a ENWG)
• Energy storage (electricity and thermal storage)
• Water safety & drinking water (e.g. EU Drinking Water Directive)
• Organisation of the funding landscape (e.g. BEG)
• Political initiatives in the area of heat and hot water (e.g. heat pump ramp-up)
• Trade fairs (e.g. Light + Building)

Chairman:

Heinz-Werner Schmidt

Managing Director Sales and Marketing

Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KG

Deputy Chairmen:

Jörg Gerdes

Managing Director of

CLAGE GmbH

Dr Frank Voßloh

Managing Director Germany

Viessmann Climate Solutions SE

In order to promote the issues and interests of electric domestic heating technology, we work together with a large number of stakeholders at European and national level. Our network at national level includes, among others: BDI, Bitkom, BVF, BWP, FIGAWA, GHI, HEA, ORGALIM, VDE/DKE, VDMA, VdZ, Wärme+, ZVEH, ZVSHK and at European level, among others: APPLiA, EDW. This extensive networking enables the targeted and association-coordinated representation of interests.