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[VIDEO] Hellenic Parliament TV- Discussion on energy poverty, in Greek
H2020-funded project SocialWatt was presented around disccusions on the energy poverty condition in Greece on the 15th of February 2020. 5 experts participated in a TV show presented by the Hellenic Parliament TV and discussed the current situation in Greece and other European countries. Over 50 million Europeans are facing the energy poverty and are […]
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[IEECP newsletter] February 2020 – Article 7 EED, energy poverty, smart finance and more
Download as pdf View online in html —————————————————————————– Dear readers, With the submission of the final National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) of most Member States (MS) end 2019, many discussions question the types of support MS need to reach the EU Green Deal targets. The reality is that the EU is far […]
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[Event presentations] Article 7 of the EED: ENSMOV and White Certificates Club seminar presentations are available
The 5th WCC Meeting was jointly organised by ENSMOV and the White Certificates Club. With around 70 participants from 12 countries, it provided an overview of the policies implemented by EU Member States for article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive. National level set ups and forecasts as well as snapshots of Energy Efficiency Obligation […]
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[Report] Rewarding energy efficiency for energy system services through markets: opportunities and challenges in Europe
Energy efficiency provides a diverse set of values to the energy system, some of which can be rewarded through mechanisms such as capacity markets and network procurement programmes and others which require dedicated energy efficiency programmes. To turn this set of values into bankable energy efficiency projects a number of steps need to be taken. […]
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[Report] Status quo of energy poverty and its mitigation in the EU: report and interactive map
H2020 SocialWatt aims to enable obligated parties under Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive across Europe to develop, adopt, test and spread innovative schemes to alleviate energy poverty. Appropriate tools developed within the project will help utilities and energy suppliers effectively identify energy poor households, as well as develop and monitor schemes that focus […]
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[Reports] PARIS REINFORCE: a wealth of material about the models and tools at local, regional and global levels
A wealth of resources coming from the H2020 PARIS REINFORCE project: read 4 reports about the models and tools that the project will use, at local, regional, and global levels, the policy scenarios and the I2AM Paris Platform. Map of models, tools and stakeholder knowledge, documenting all model characteristics available in the PARIS REINFORCE team, […]
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[Report] Monitoring guidelines for successful knowledge exchanges in the H2020 ENSMOV project
Establishing a successful knowledge exchange amongst Member States on issues related to Article 7 of the EED is the main objective of ENSMOV. To ensure quality and timely reaction in constantly improving the programme, ENSMOV has set measurable targets, both tangible and intangible, for all the project strategic and operational objectives, which focus on the […]
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[Report] Matching existing tools for Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) and policy implementation with needs & gaps
This report developed by the Horizon 2020-funded project ENSMOV follows an extensive mapping and matchmaking exercise that identified various tools and resources at the international, European and national levels relevant to the MRV and implementation of Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). Drawing on previous needs’ assessment and gap analysis outputs, ENSMOV matches […]
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[Report] Efficiency First is not just another name for energy efficiency: Enefirst defines and contextualizes the principle
Efficiency First (E1st) is now an established principle of EU energy policy. It has been embedded in various legislative pieces of the Clean Energy for All package in 2018-2019. This report reviews the background of this concept and existing definitions in order to draw a definition that can serve as a basis for the Enefirst […]
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[Report] EPATEE provides policymakers and implementers policy evaluation tools and practical knowledge
EPATEE (Evaluation Into Practice to Achieve Targets for Energy Efficiency) is an EU-funded project which last from May 2017 to October 2019, led by a consortium of 10 partners from 8 European countries. The last project report brings us a summary of the main project outputs, findings and achievements. Below is a short project summary […]
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[Policy brief] PARIS REINFORCE modelling features and capabilities
The fundamental aim of the Horizon 2020-funded PARIS REINFORCE is to enhance and improve climate policy making. In order to do this, the consortium has access to a range of sophisticated climate-economic scientific models. A key novelty of the project is its devotion to ‘demand-driven’ research. That is, the questions these models will provide insights […]
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Did you say efficiency first?
Enefirst partners joined forces to bring a comprehensive yet clear and practical definition of the efficiency first principle, to identify policy areas where it can be applied to achieve the highest impact in terms of energy system benefits. The Horizon 2020-funded project will make the efficiency first principle operational in order to better understand its […]
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