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Priority areas of implementation of the Efficiency First principle: enefirst report
This report, delivered by the enefirst H2020 project, identifies promising policy approaches as regards Efficiency First (E1st) in several EU policy areas: buildings, power markets/networks, gas markets/networks, district heating, energy efficiency, climate and EU funds. The report screened the policy areas and approaches for each policy area by reviewing the EU policy context; conducting interviews and […]
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H2020 DEESME project: first newsletter out, guiding SMEs and national authorities to take profit of the multiple benefits from energy audit and energy management approaches
Dear readers, This is a pleasure to share the DEESME project first newsletter. Reaching the European Union’s net zero greenhouse gas emissions objectives will require a fundamental change in the coming decades. This change will impact enterprises of all types and sizes. Improving the efficiency of how enterprises supply and consume energy will be the […]
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[IEECP newsletter] February 2021: nudging consumers to energy efficiency behaviours, e-learning platform for F&B energy efficiency & more
Download as pdf View online in html —————————————————————————– We are coming at the end of February, and after two months of 2021, the European economy is still struggling with the COVID19 scars yet trying to escape the uncertainty and move on to a recovery phase. The policy trajectories will determine whether the EU […]
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Transferring global experience of “efficiency first” to the EU: enefirst report
This report, delivered by the enefirst H2020 project, highlights 16 international case examples of efficiency first in practice. Learning from international experience is key to helping policymakers in the EU and its Member States establish a level playing field between demand and supply-side resources, and thus embed the efficiency first decision-making principle in EU policy. […]
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The MICAT (Multiple Impacts Calculation Tool) project launches a call for Pilot Cities
Emissions reductions, improved health, better air quality, and new employment opportunities are only a few examples of Multiple Impacts of Energy Efficiency. What are other ancillary benefits of energy efficiency measures? And how can your city assess and monitor them? Join the MICAT team as one of their Pilot Cities and contribute to the MICATool! […]
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Column for eceee: “Let cost-effectiveness guide recovery funding to national efficiency programs”
by Vlasios Oikonomou, Jean-Sébastien Broc The EU has set ambitious energy efficiency targets for 2020 (32.5%), while the current trend (for the 2020 targets) shows a deviation of 4-6% annually (State of the Energy Union Report) and the IEA confirmed in its recent Energy Efficiency 2020 report that the energy efficiency progress is too slow at […]
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Best wishes from the IEECP team!
In 2020, we celebrate 5 years of work towards the energy transition and a sustainable future. For 2021, we look forward to a continued fruitful collaboration with many new projects together, and wish you all the best for the Holiday season! The IEECP team
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Column for eceee: Time for energy efficiency to be valued as grid resource, by RAP and IEECP
Samuel Thomas, from the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) and Filippos Anagnostopoulos from IEECP, co-author a column for eceee, introducing a concept studied in the H2020-funded project SENSEI, P4P – Pay for Performance. A quick and valuable read! —————————————————————————————————— What if you, as an electricity consumer, could get compensated fairly for the energy you did not […]
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BECoop – A people-powered energy system: activating the community energy market for bioenergy
In the updated Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II), the EU clearly considers community energy as a key factor for future Renewable Energy (RE) market uptake and mandates Member States to implement regulatory frameworks for enabling and facilitating this process. At the same time, several barriers prevent citizens from becoming (bio)energy producers and bioenergy projects […]
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[IEECP newsletter] November/December 2020 – already 5 years!
Download as pdf View online in html —————————————————————————– Amidst the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the evolutions in the energy policy in the EU are ongoing and Member States are finalizing their plans for the Recovery Package. These plans include a great deal of supporting energy investments and they should contribute directly […]
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7 H2020 projects partner up to advise EU leaders how to prepare buildings for the energy transition
The transition to a forward-looking climate neutral economy, announced in the European Green Deal, demands an action plan where public and private sector investments are channeled towards climate-friendly technologies and business models. To support this transition, the SENSEI H2020-funded project, together with 6 other H2020 projects – Triple-A, LAUNCH, Ambience, NOVICE, QUEST, RenOnBill and U-CERT […]
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Investigating how to tackle energy poverty in the EU private rented sector
Around 50 million households in the European Union are estimated to be living in energy poverty – or energy vulnerability, unable to afford the energy needed to adequately heat or cool their homes. This is caused by a combination of factors including high energy costs, low household incomes and energy inefficient buildings, and can have […]
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Peer-Powered Cities and Regions: Success Stories from PROSPECT
In urban areas, significant opportunities are available for facilitating the energy transition. Many local and regional governments are implementing initiatives in sectors, such as buildings, lighting, and transport. Although there are political and economic incentives for undertaking such actions, many cities and regions face financial and technical barriers, such as insufficient financial resources and lack […]
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Guiding SMEs and national authorities through the energy transition by taking profit of multiple benefits and energy management approaches
Conducting energy audits and implementing energy management systems can be a source of multiple benefits for companies if they tap in the wide potential deriving from their recommendations: reduced operating costs, increased productivity, improved working environment and much more. DEESME, a Horizon 2020-funded project started in September 2020, will enable companies, especially small and medium […]
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Five countries to become the field of behavioural experiments to encourage energy efficiency habits
Achieving the full energy transition potential calls for a paradigm shift, and many solutions are investigated to involve as much people as possible and support them reducing their energy consumption. This September 2020, 10 partners gathered online to kick-off NUDGE, a new project funded by the Horizon 2020 European programme. Their goal? To study, test […]
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[IEECP newsletter] September 2020 – efficiency first barriers, energy poverty brief and IEECP annual report 2019!
Download as pdf View online in html —————————————————————————– We are happy to come back after a recharging yet busy Summer, publishing for the first time in our 5 years of existence an annual report for 2019, in which you can read all about our challenges and successes, key policy and outreach highlights. Take […]
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Brief of actions and schemes to consider to tackle energy poverty
A total of 42 schemes were identified and analysed by the H2020-funded project SocialWatt’s team, based on a number of criteria set. Some of the conclusions include that: the income is frequently used as a proxy to energy poverty, almost all schemes provide information and advice to households, most are funded by a single entity […]
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Barriers to implementing the efficiency first principle: new enefirst report
The H2020-funded project enefirst releases a new publication, authored by BPIE and co-authored by IEECP and RAP: it focuses on barriers to implementing efficiency first In the EU in several policy areas linked to energy use in the buildings sector (such as network codes, renewable energy policy, building regulations and others). The report builds the […]
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IEECP kicks off 7 new H2020-funded projects in September and November 2020!
September is an exciting month for the IEECP team, with no less than 6 new H2020 projects starting this month and 1 in November, 4 of which we are coordinating! IEECP Coordinates DEESME, NUDGE, ENPOR and ENERGee Watch and partners in BECoop, StreamSAVE and MICAT. Read more about each below. Where IEECP leads: NUDGE “NUDging […]
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Implementing sustainable measures from climate plans through innovative financing schemes: insights of PROSPECT
IEECP wrote an article for the Turkish magazine of the Marmara municipality, KENT, about the H2020 project PROSPECTand implementing sustainable measures from climate plans through innovative financing schemes. Two examples of mentor/mentee are provided, Almada in Portugal and Heerlen in The Netherlands. Read their story and the article in Turkish: https://issuu.com/marmarabelediyelerbirligi/docs/kent_002/76 or in English below. […]
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