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One factor that could limit the spread of EVSE, according to the report, is the great variety between countries in terms of regulations, government support for EVs and charging infrastructure, and technologies.  The absence of a single, region-wide alternating current EV charging connector standard has hampered the deployment of EV charging infrastructure.  The European Union must address these country-specific variations if the EV market is to thrive, the report finds

The ethical, environmental and social performance criteria that will compose this new standard are expected to be defined by 2014, following multi‐stakeholder consultation to ISEAL specifications. Once defined and publicly launched, the expectation is that aluminium industry organizations will want to adopt these criteria to produce, use or re‐use aluminium.

Happily, we now have a new facility dedicated to that work. And dedicated to harmonizing U.S. standards with those from Europe. As you will read, this new center was conceived to bridge the needs of EV manufacturers and utilities. You'll want to get on their mailing list to hear about new standards as they emerge. And you may want to contract with the lab for design and testing

Beijing has come up with a list of aluminium smelters in China that meet prescribed standards, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

Participants toured a local big-box store to see firsthand how electronic consumer products incorporate conformity assessment markings indicating product safety and energy efficiency. Attendees also toured Washington Laboratories, a Maryland-based electronics testing laboratory, to observe the importance of standards to product testing.

Aurubis, Boliden, Glencore and Umicore have put their names to a new e-scrap treatment standard designed to promote environmentally sound recycling processes and curtail the unethical sourcing of e-scrap.

The future standard is expected to provide guidance to all parties involved in the consumer product supply chain (designers, manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers, etc). It should result in fewer preventable injuries, promote consumer confidence, provide an international benchmark to facilitate access to international markets, serve as an adjunct to regulatory approaches, offer a systems approach to product safety, level the playing field, educate suppliers, and more.

DALIAN, China, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Fushi Copperweld, Inc., (the "Company") (Nasdaq: FSIN), the leading global manufacturer and innovator of copper-clad bimetallic wire used in a variety of telecommunication, utility, transportation and other electrical applications, today announced that the Company's subsidiary, Fushi International (Dalian) Bimetallic Cable Co., Ltd., has been appointed to form and organize China's first ever composite conductor working group by the National Standardization Administration of China. The National Standardization Administration (SAC), established in April 2001, is authorized by the State Council of the People's Republic of China to draft, formulate, and implement state laws and regulations on product standardization.

EV infrastructure roll-out is continuing at pace, but efforts at establishing universal standards for the industry is still playing catch-up

For buyers of plant and machinery who appreciate that the cost of ownership is more significant than the purchase price, energy efficiency is a very important factor. Alistair Rae reports on the European Minimum Energy Performance Standard scheme for electric motors, and highlights some of the most efficient motors currently available.

The new international Standards for Category 8 copper cable and balanced cabling systems for 40 Gbit/s are currently being developed as Draft Standards IEC 46C/976/NP and ISO/IEC TR 11801-99-1.

The partnership is focused squarely on standardization of automatic e-bus fast charging, including the communications protocol between the infrastructure charging solution and e-bus, the electrical interface and specifications for the rooftop automatic connection system (ACS).