Refrigeration equipment and heat pumps (SR 044)
The National Standardization Group participates in the standardization of household, commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment such as refrigerators, freezers, refrigerated display cabinets and professional refrigeration equipment, the standardization of factory-made heat pumps, air conditioners, fan coil units and liquid chillers, and the standardization of mass-produced heat exchangers.
Nuclear Energy Technology and Radiation Safety (SR 085)
The National Standardization Group participates in the standardization of nuclear energy, especially radiation protection (including radon), dosimetry, nuclear fuels and reactor technology. Nuclear energy is also used in medical activities (diagnosis and radiotherapy), industrial activities (irradiation, measurements, analysis and non-destructive testing using radioactivity), research (laboratories and research reactors) and activities related to natural radiation sources.
Power plants, internal combustion engines and gas turbines (SR 192)
The scope of the standardization group covers standardization related to power plants, internal combustion engines and gas turbines. The key tasks of the standardization group are:
- monitoring European and international standardization
- Preparation of Finnish statements and voting responses to European and international standard proposals, as well as
- preparation of necessary standards in Finnish.
Energy efficiency of buildings (SR 371)
The national standardization group coordinates horizontal standardization related to the energy efficiency of buildings on a project-by-project basis and brings together experts and authorities from different sectors when necessary. The basis for standardization is the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
The construction sector is crucial for achieving the EU’s energy and environmental goals, and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive implements the construction and renovation targets set in the European Commission’s Green Deal. The standards provide calculation models, tools, requirements and guidelines to support the assessment of the energy efficiency of buildings.
European standards aim to harmonise the calculation of energy use in the Member States, and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive takes the standards into account in terms of reporting: the national energy efficiency calculation method must be described in accordance with the standards. This is the first step towards a common European calculation of energy use. The next step is to get the standards into a machine-readable format.
Ecodesign (SR 406)
Ecodesign standardization is based on the ERP Directive (2009/125/EU Energy Related Products Directive).
The aim is to produce publications that can:
- uniformly assess the environmental impact of products
- uniformly report the environmental impact data
Participation in the standardization group SR 406 is free of charge due to the decision of the METSTA board, see the Participate page.
Energy management (SR 600)
This topic covers standardization related to energy use and consumption as well as district heating networks. An important framework is the transformation of society from carbon-based energy sources to renewable ones. Energy management themes include energy audits, energy management systems, and energy efficiency. The aim is to have comparable procedures in energy-related management, measurement and reporting. The topic also includes the renewable energy certificate (guarantee of origin) standard in accordance with the EU Energy Efficiency Directive. The capture, transport, storage, utilization and calculation of carbon dioxide are also included in this topic, although they are not always directly energy management.