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Are space and combination heaters operating on synthetic liquid or gaseous fuels (e.g. methanol produced from P2G) included in the scope of (EU) 813/2013?

If so, according to which standard should the energy efficiency be measured?

Regulation (EU)813/2013 does not exclude synthetic fuels, which are thus in the scope, although there are not any specific provisions for those combustibles in the current Regulation (EU) 813/2013. The standards that could be used are, for gas fired boilers EN15502-1, and for liquid fuel fired boilers EN304. Such standards could be amended to include provisions for synthetic fuels, if needed.

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