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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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[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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[IEECP newsletter] December 2021: season’s greetings with great resources on P4P, energy poverty & more!
An important lesson from 2021 is that the global perception towards climate change and the urgency for undertaking actions has increased substantially. Next to the second year of COVID-19 and its impacts on energy and climate, the entire society has realized the aggressive impacts of climate change and new dilemmas appear in terms of how […]
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[Newsletter] Guiding SMEs and national authorities through the energy transition by taking profit of multiple benefits and energy management approaches
The DEESME newsletter is out! If you missed the first one, you can find it here: it introduced DEESME’s concept, objectives and activities. What happened since then? Over a year since the project start, we have released several publications, on the policies and multiple benefits of energy audits and management approaches, we provided guidelines for […]
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[IEECP newsletter] November 2021: annual report, opinion & blogs, as well as a focus on tools
As COP26 ends in Glasgow, IEECP is glad to be working in projects supporting a just energy transition and providing exciting tools for all to join the action. The European Commission published mid-July a new European legislative package, “Fit-for-55“, to strengthen the measures aimed at reaching the new target of 55% reduction in GHG emissions […]
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H2020 BEcoop project: News #1 – Unlocking the community bioenergy potential
In this newsletter, we would like to introduce you to the BECoop project, provide you with some background material, explain the ways of working and update you on past and future activities. You may always browse through the project website where you can find, among else, additional information with regard to the planned actions and […]
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[IEECP newsletter] April/May 2021: energy efficiency first, energy poverty in the rented sector, challenges of energy auditing, and much more
In the era of the new normal, we are all in need of new solutions to battle the same old problems. The last year has, more than ever, made us aware that there are uncertainties that can change our lives and businesses in an instant. As with every obstacle, there is a way to turn […]
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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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[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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[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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[IEECP newsletter] Summer 2020 – efficiency first examples, energy efficiency projects financing and more
Download as pdf View online in html —————————————————————————– Get your summer read with our newsletter and get links to efficiency first examples, tools to assess, agree & assign energy efficiency investment projects and more! The EU Strategy for Energy System Integration was recently presented by EU Commissioner for the European Green Deal Frans […]
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[Newsletter] enefirst – Efficiency First is not a new name for energy efficiency
Considering that the energy demand is not a given input to energy scenarios, but that options exist to better manage or reduce the energy demand: the idea is not new. Concepts such as Demand-Side Management or Integrated Resource Planning have existed since the 1980s. Liberalization of energy markets in the 1990s, and increased awareness of […]
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[IEECP newsletter] June 2020 – efficiency first examples, design, implementation and MRV of energy efficiency programmes and more
Download as pdf View online in html —————————————————————————– Dear readers, June is already here and for many of us, it usually means organising events before the Summer, attending the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) and preparing for Holidays. This year, things will be different for all of us: for the first time, the […]
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[Newsletter] Towards better energy efficiency policies
H2020-funded project ENSMOV latest newsletter is out: – new report providing a snapshot of Energy Efficiency Obligation schemes in Europe, – exclusive interview with Samuel Thomas on outstanding challenges for EU Member States in the design, implementation and MRV of energy efficiency programmes, – report on available tools for MRV and policy implementation, – recording […]
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[Newsletter] Innovative mechanisms to finance sustainable energy and climate projects
Over the past months, almost 200 local/regional authorities and agencies got to exchange and learn about innovative mechanisms to finance their sustainable energy and climate projects through the H2020-funded project PROSPECT peer-to-peer learning programme. These participants share their experience in the first project newsletter. Whether you are a fellow mentor or mentee in PROSPECT learning […]
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[Newsletter] Improving Cold Chain Energy Efficiency (ICCEE) Horizon 2020
The ICCEE project funded by the H2020 has started in September 2019. ICCEE will make it easier for the food and beverage cold chain sector to accelerate the implementation of energy efficiency measures across the entire supply chain, also arising from energy audits, with a strong engagement of companies and other stakeholders. It will help […]
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[Newsletter] SENSEI, innovative transaction models to value buildings’ energy efficiency upgrades based on pay-for-performance
During the early 2020 World Sustainable Energy Days conference in Austria, DG Energy’s Radoš Horaček mentioned SENSEI as a new EU project standing out. What is SENSEI? SENSEI enables the compensation of energy efficiency as an energy resource and grid service, while turning the project’s value into an investable asset for private financing. SENSEI puts […]
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[IEECP newsletter] April 2020 – efficiency first, tackling energy poverty and the climate emergency and more
Download as pdf View online in html —————————————————————————– Dear readers, Even if the Climate conference COP26 is postponed to 2021, we welcome the EU Commission reaffirming its “strong commitment to the global climate agenda and the European Green Deal” and now 17 EU Member States calling for a green recovery. We are thrilled […]
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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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