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Energy Poverty Handbook 2022
A compilation of several organisations providing practical solutions to combat the impact of spiraling energy prices and to overcome energy poverty. A first edition of the handbook was released in 2016 with a view to examining the causes and effects of energy poverty, this new edition expands upon the findings of the original Energy Poverty […]
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[IEECP Newsletter] September 2022: A knowledge-hub of pragmatic results, innovative ideas and science-based expertise towards the energy transition & a sustainable future
The IEECP newsletter gathers news from projects receiving funding from the European Horizon and LIFE programmes, on topics such as energy poverty, the smart readiness indicator, building cooling, industrial energy efficiency and many more. See all projects IEECP coordinates or participates in.
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After event material – Towards more energy efficient companies – focus on various industry sectors
EU-funded ICCEE aimed at bridging inefficiencies in the cold supply chain stages, increasing the energy efficiency and the energy culture of food and beverage manufacturing industries, warehouses, cold storage and logistic operators. The project enhanced the awareness on energy efficiency and sustainable supply chain initiatives at every organisational level, from top management to operational staff. […]
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(Senior) Energy efficiency and policy expert – Brussels
IEECP is a non-for-profit, independent research institute working since 2015 in several European-funded projects in the fields of energy efficiency, climate policy, energy poverty, demand side management, business models for energy efficiency and related financing in the framework of cities, regions and countries. IEECP’s international interdisciplinary team is working across Europe to generate and disseminate […]
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[IEECP Newsletter] Summer 2022: annual report and news on energy and climate policies
We offer today and for this summer edition a new version of our newsletter: shorter texts with direct links to the news and categorised news items. We hope that this will help you find quickly what interests you and can feed your work and will be happy to receive your feedback. In the next months, […]
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IEECP annual report 2021
In 2021, the European economy is still struggling with the COVID19 scars yet trying to escape the uncertainty and move on to a recovery phase. 2021 saw political changes, and we were happy to see some measures implemented by the European Commission, such as the proposed revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive strengthening / creating […]
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We are hiring! IEECP is looking for an energy efficiency and policy expert in The Netherlands
(scroll down for english) Insitute for European Energy and Climate Policy stichting (IEECP) is een non-profit organisatie voor onafhankelijk onderzoek die sinds 2015 werkt aan verscheidene Europees gefinancierde projecten op het gebied van energie-efficiëntie, klimaatbeleid, energiearmoede, innovatieve businessmodellen voor energie-efficiëntie, en andere gerelateerde onderwerpen in het kader steden, regio’s, en landen. Met het oog op […]
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Innovative sustainability in cities and regions – A 20 minutes intro
For this new IEECP Lunch Seminar (June 2022), Mia Dragovic Matosovic presented two key projects, PROSPECT+ and ENERGee Watch, pushing cities and regions to learn and invest in innovative and sustainable solutions. Both projects provide insightful learning programmes for cities to start out on their journey to a greener future. Find out more about PROSPECT+ […]
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[Video] How to achieve a socially just EU Renovation Wave?
IEECP discussed its study on heating decarbonisation for the low-income groups. focusing on policies to decarbonise residential buildings in Central, Eastern and Southern EU, the impact on energy poverty and the mitigation strategies. Hosted with EURACTIV, this event discussed how a socially just EU Renovation Wave can be achieved and how a massive renovation of […]
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The SENSEI model for Pay-for-Performance schemes in Europe in 20 minutes
IEECP is back with another lunch seminar and this time it’s on Pay-For-Performance Schemes (P4P) in Europe with the SENSEI Project (Senseih2020) led by Filippos Anagnostopoulos. The project coordinator explains the motivations behind the project as well as the advantages of Pay-For-Performance, and why energy efficiency is more important than ever in Europe amidst the current […]
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[IEECP Newsletter] May 2022: heating decarbonisation to alleviate energy poverty and more
This newsletter comes timely, sharing a lot of useful resources when the European Commission is expected to present the RePowerEU package tomorrow, unveiling its Action Plan and complementary proposals. The variety of topics included matches well our portfolio of projects, which results can feed into the package. We presented to key decision-makers in April some […]
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After event material – Alleviating Energy Poverty through Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive
The event: “Alleviating Energy Poverty through Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive.” organised by IEECP provided the opportunity to learn and exchange knowledge from the perspective of policy making from perspectives on the ENSMOV project and to discuss the utility perspectives on energy poverty support based on learnings from the SocialWatt project. The agenda […]
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Policies to decarbonise residential buildings in Central, Eastern and Southern EU: impact on energy poverty and mitigation strategies
Almost 34 million Europeans are unable to keep their homes adequately warm, and just as energy prices keep rising, the European Union is increasingly targeting energy poverty in its policy action. To better understand how to measure and identify energy poverty and evaluate the adequate policies, IEECP established for the European Climate Foundation a study […]
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Energy poverty and the future costs under the Energy Efficiency Directive: the role of article 7 policies
The event organised by IEECP allowed gathering members of the European Commission, European Parliament and National Ministries to discuss key results from projects and initiatives on the topic of energy poverty and the role of policies to alleviate it. Speakers discussed the role of the Fit-for-55 package, Art7 EED policies as well as EU funds […]
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Press release – Tapping the full potential of community energy in Europe: 9 EU-funded projects join forces to engage users in the tools they developed
In a digital event gathering over 100 participants, 9 EU-funded projects showcased the tools they are providing to organise/plan/grow a community energy initiative. Energy communities have high potential for moving away from imported fossil fuels, and tools made for various market players, from citizens to technology providers, can support. It was the opportunity for BECoop […]
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Podcast – Changing people’s habits
In this episode, host Mathias Steck, Service Area Manager for Renewables Northern Europe at DNV, is joined by Filippos Anagnostopoulos, co-ordinator for a project called NUDGE, a European Union Horizon 2020 initiative. Together they explore how behavioural science can be used to incentivize people to make positive changes in terms of their energy use. They […]
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[IEECP newsletter] March 2022: resources to understand and mitigate climate change, switch the energy focus and towards more efficiency
The issues the world is currently facing are difficult to understand: we navigate amidst much confusion and sometimes finding the reason why continue to work can appear as a daunting task. Yet it all seems more than just linked – our work to alleviate energy poverty, to provide tools to understand and mitigate climate change, […]
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Event recording – from commercial to residential: extending Energy Performance Contracts
How would you define Pay for performance? How can the adoption of such a model contribute to the achievement of energy efficiency goals in the EU? In this short project video, SENSEI Partners clarify your doubts and provide some useful information to fully grasp the concept of P4P support schemes. What are the opportunities and […]
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IEECP: meet the team
Our team has decided to start 2022 with a special introduction, giving a more personal touch to the traditional bio exercise. Discover the team with their hobbies, a few pictures, on which projects they work and what they like at IEECP! Meet: Marine Faber Perrio Ivana Rogulj Jen Heemann Mia Dragovic Matosovic Giulia Pizzini Mara […]
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[Survey] How do you imagine the Energy Efficiency Aggregator business model?
An Energy Efficiency Aggregator can have different functions and roles including attracting customers, aggregating a sufficient number of buildings together into an energy savings portfolio, monitoring and evaluating the criteria for joining and selecting the projects, looking for investors and defining an energy efficiency programme. The H2020-funded project SENSEI has launched a survey to help […]
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