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Visit our Knowledge Transfer Platform on Article 7 EED
If you want to learn more on Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive implementation issues, visit our Knowledge Transfer Platform. It serves as a place of knowledge, learning materials, webinars, case studies, good practice examples and national level information. Our objective is to help national authorities in the implementation of the policies and the […]
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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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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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[Policy Brief] The role of the Energy Efficiency Directive article 7 in alleviating energy poverty
H2020 projects SocialWatt and ENSMOV join forces, making use of both projects’ learnings to deliver policy recommendations to improve the consideration of energy poverty through Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). Article 7 of the EED specifically requires European member states to consider the need to alleviate energy poverty in their design of […]
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ENSMOV: 3 new publications available, on parameters and cost effectiveness for MRV as well as financial sustainability
Financial Sustainability and Cost Effectiveness of Policies in the Context of Article 7 EED – Article 7 and MRV – Requirements and Best Practice Topics described in this report were chosen based on gaps and needs analyses conducted under the ENSMOV project through survey and desk research. This report focuses on financial topics from the […]
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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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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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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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[Survey] Cities, municipalities and regions: what are the key factors for green financing to become a reality?
The H2020-funded project PROSPECT wants to know what the key factors are for green financing to become a reality. If you are working for a city/municipality or region, we would love to hear your opinion on the subject. The survey takes about 3-5 minutes. Submit your views before April 8! ABOUT PROSPECT started in 2017 […]
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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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[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] 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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[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] 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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