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Energistyrelsen Nyhedsbrev 17-11-2011 - Søg støtte til energiteknologisk udvikling i 2012
[DA] Er du ved at udvikle en ny energiteknologi, der kan gøre Danmark fri for fossil energi? Eller vil du etablere nye storskala testfaciliteter for nye energiteknologier? Så er Energiteknologisk Udviklings- og Demonstrationsprogram, EUDP, eller Green Labs DK programmet måske noget for dig. Der er indgået politisk aftale om at afsætte 371 millioner kr. til at støtte nye energiteknologiske udviklingsprojekter og 82 mio. kr. til nye Green Labs næste år. Programmerne holder informationsmøder den 18. januar 2012 i Århus og den 19. januar i København.
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Forthcoming Events

ENNEREG International Conference
Transfer of knowledge in the field of sustainable use of energy

22 May 2012, Wielkopolska Voivodship Office, Poznan, Poland

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The morning session of the ENNEREG International Conference in Poznan, Poland will present the ENNEREG Project and Regions 202020 Network as well as the Regional SEAPs for Wielkopolska and Pomerania, a presentation of EU policies of relevance to actors on regional and local levels by Mr Krzysztof Gierulski, European Commission DG ENER, as well as Regions 202020 Good Practice case studies and Sustainable Energy Projects (SEPs) at the regional and inter-regional levels from the ENNEREG Pioneer regions. After lunch, a number of experience exchange workshops will be organised on relevant topics. The event will be followed by a Replication Workshop on 23 May 2012 oriented towards other Polish regions, addressing monitoring aspects of the regional SEAP.

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Transfer wiedzy w dziedzinie zrównoważonego wykorzystania energii

22 maja 2012 r. , Wielkopolski Urząd Wojewódzki w Poznaniu (Polska)

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W części pierwszej konferencji, przedstawiony zostanie projekt ENNEREG, sieć Regions 202020 a także „Regionalny Plan Działań na Rzecz Zrównoważonej Energii” (SEAPs) dla Województwa Wielkopolskiego i Pomorskiego. Zaprezentowane będą również przykłady Dobrych Praktyk - Regions 202020 oraz prowadzonych projektów i działań dotyczących zrównoważonej energii (SEPs) na poziomie regionalnym i lokalnym przez regiony pionierskie projektu ENNEREG. Na konferencji obecny będzie również Pan Krzysztof Gierulski, przedstawiciel Komisji Europejskiej DG ENNER, który wygłosi krótką prelekcję na temat polityki UE w odniesieniu do podmiotów na poziomie lokalnym i regionalnym. 

W części drugiej konferencji, zaraz po lunchu, zapraszamy na warsztaty dotyczące wymiany doświadczeń w pokrewnych konferencji tematach.

Serdecznie zapraszamy również następnego dnia, 23 maja 2012 r., na Warsztaty Replikacji, poruszające aspekty „Regionalnego Planu Działań na Rzecz Zrównoważonej Energii” w kontekście innych regionów Polski.

EU Sustainable Energy Week 2012

18-22 June 2012 , Brussels & throughout Europe

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Save the date! EUSEW 2012 will take place all over Europe and in Brussels from 18 to 22 June 2012. Between 18 and 22 June 2012 hundreds of events organised in all parts of Europe will show, promote, discuss and celebrate renewable energy and energy efficiency - and you can be a part of it.

Past Events

La contratación de empresas de servicios energéticos (ESE) en el ámbito municipal

7 March 2012, Bilbao Exhibition Centre – Auditorium L4

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El Ente Vasco de la Energía organiza la siguiente jornada para dar a conocer e impulsar las posibilidades de contratación de Empresas de Servicios Energéticos (ESEs) por parte de los ayuntamientos vascos.

The Basque Energy Agency (Ente Vasco de la Energía - EVE) organized this event to publicize and promote the use of Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) by the Basque municipalities.

ManagEnergy Workshop: The Covenant of Mayors and SEAP Development
The Role of Municipalities in Implementing and Financing Sustainable Energy Policy

15 September 2011, Kaunas, Lithuania

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The workshop focused on energy planning and utilising ESCOs and Structural and Cohesion Funds for energy efficiency projects in the municipal building sector. It also provided an insight into the National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) and its implications. It included expert presentations and good practice examples, as well as interactive discussion sessions between the participants and speakers.

Energy services (ESCOs, Building Performance Contracts, etc)

About Energy Services

The ENNEREG Sustainable Energy Themes pages are currently in the process of being developed. Further information about Energy Services will be available soon.

Technological & Instrumental Solutions

The ENNEREG Project is using a broad definition of energy services, reaching from principal systems for heating and power to energy saving projects in small scale. A regional or a local CHP is therefore an energy services and likewise an ESCO-project for minimizing energy consumption. The key element is that the energy services include the operations, maintains and the control of the services and that they improve and reduce energy consumption.

But how do energy services help fulfil the goals for sustainable energy? A key element is to apply a proper level of energy services in order to exploit the different types of potentials.

The following instrumental approaches exist under the term “energy service”.

Energy Service Company

An energy service company (in short ESCO or ESCo) is one instrument to reduce energy consumption. It is a professional business providing a broad range of energy solutions including designs and implementation of energy savings projects, energy infrastructure outsourcing, power generation and energy supply, etc. Typically the ESCO offer consulting services to its clients – that could be regional authorities themselves or project owners in the region – based on an analysis of the property. Subsequently the ESCO can design the adequate energy efficient solution, install the relevant equipment, and maintain/operate the system to fulfil energy savings during the payback period.

Energy Performance Contracting

The benefit for the project owner can both be lower energy costs in this period and even higher savings after the life time of the investment (e.g. a five- to twenty-year period). In this context another instrumental approach is to apply a performance guarantee contract between the project owner and the ESCO, i.e. an Energy Performance Contract. If the project does not provide returns on the investment, the ESCO can be made responsible to pay the difference. In an Energy Performance Contracting project, an Energy Service Companies (ESCO) finance energy efficiency measure mainly in public but also in private buildings. Throughout the project cycle it is reduced energy consumption and corresponding financial savings that repay the investment of ESCOs. Therefore the public building owner does not need any equity capital. Both risks and success of the project are primarily the responsibility of the ESCO. Important aspects that facilitate Energy Performance Contracting projects are rule of law (contractual period lasts usually 8 to 15 years), the possibility of forfeiting. Thereby rights for the payments by the public building owner to the ESCO are passed on to the bank. This has the advantage for ESCOs that no credit burdens them in their records, which allows them to execute a greater number of projects.

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Bundling of projects

A further conceptual approach is the bundling of a different number of projects of different sizes. This has the advantage that also small, on their own not viable energy efficiency measures can be realised. A further advantage is that overhead costs can be significantly reduced. For instance in Berlin 24 of such bundles of buildings was brought to tenders, thereby modernising 1,300 buildings.

Grants/credits/loans

Grants for a general destination are available in all countries. However, due to the aforementioned complex nature of energy efficiency projects in the building sector it is very common that these general credits are channelled to other, less complex projects. Grants that are specifically earmarked for energy efficiency projects in the building sector offer the advantage that funds are only allocated for the intended use. This is also due to a lack of technical expertise at the banking side. The region can serve as intermediary and facilitate a better understanding. However it is to be noted that the intended use must not be narrow, as this would limit possible efficiency measures, thereby reducing the number of possible projects. Below the basic functioning of grants are provided:

Revolving funds

A further dedicated financing mechanism is the concept of revolving funds. Thereby a certain initial sum is earmarked for a certain type of project (e.g. modernising the heating system of public schools that are older than 25 years). From this initial sum a fixed amount is allocated to the selected projects that have satisfied a catalogue of requirements. By paying back this amount throughout the project cycle the initial sum is replenished and new projects are possible. Advantages are that the fund is available for investors, while earmarked for the desired type of project. Furthermore the revolving nature ensures that the capital is not drying up. A technical expert can evaluate the project proposals according to a predetermined catalogue of requirements, thereby ensuring the desired outcome of the revolving fund. An example of this model is the revolving fund scheme from KredEx from Estonia. This one is generally dedicated to energy efficient refurbishment measures. Below diagram illustrates the functioning of such a revolving fund. Thereby one variation is added, namely the possibility of a public sponsor subsidising the fund in order to reduce or even eliminate any payable interest rate:

Joint Implementation as financing source

A further possible financing scheme is the use of Joint Implementation (JI) funding under the flexible mechanism of the Kyoto protocol. JI is available to Central and Easter European member states of the EU. According to the UN arrangement there are certain administrative and organisational requirements, which have to be respected. Furthermore it has to be noted that, as no Energy Performance Contracting (EPC)-project under JI rules has been completed yet, a first pioneering project would have to develop the methodology and bear the corresponding costs.

An important aspect of JI is the concept of addition, which implies that the energy saving and CO2-reduction measures exceed business-as-usual. This refers to environmental, financial and legal aspects. Apart from the obvious environmental benefits, this relates also to the additional revenues through the carbon credit sales. Furthermore it implies that the measures do go beyond the legally required measures in the host country. Hence, the current business-as-usual has to be well documented at the outset.

Hence, the region could use JI for facilitating Energy Performance Contracting and retrofitting of the building envelope at the same time, while not excessively increasing costs and payback time. When doing so, the following shortcomings have to be taken into account:

There is no specific JI experience concerning EPC and building envelope.

  • There is a lack of experience of financing institutions in assessing and handling long-term risk-management of such projects.
  • There is a lack of developed ESCOs which causes an increase in transaction costs
  • Lower energy costs cause unfavourable investment conditions for EPC and RUE projects.

Tools & Methodologies

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Energy for Mayors Toolbox of Methodologies

This innovative Toolbox is a growing collection of different types of resources and methodologies in many languages, addressing many different topics. It will help to centralise resources and guidance material online for those organizations giving guidance in any facet of SEAP development and implementation – also for the Covenant of Mayors (CoM). Resources include guide books, films, carbon dioxide calculators, Local Agenda 21 process guidance, and much more.

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Business model in Middelfart - energy savings with ESCO firm

[EN] This publication describes the business model in Middelfart for energy savings with ESCO firm, as well as its attempt to evolve a business model for private houses. By head of Climate, Morten Mejsen Westergaard, Municipality of Middelfart. Updated version based upon article by Inger Stauning, University of Roskilde.

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Long Term Agreements Uptake (LTP Uptake) website

[EN] The LTA UPTAKE website, supported by the European Commission Intelligent Energy Programme, aimed to develop a toolkit to help sectorial associations and governments draw up Long-Term Voluntary Agreements (LTAs) on energy efficiency in order to gain mutual benefits: to save energy costs, produce less environmental legislation, reduce the administrative burden for the sector, improve the environmental image of the sector and achieve national environmental targets.

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What Your Region Can Do!

Putting into life, Sustainable Energy Projects (SEPs) requires adequate financing sources and mechanisms, unless it concerns SEP that imply no investments like better energy behaviour.

Regional authorities can greatly contribute to the initiation and success of projects by supporting the availability of adequate funding for projects. In other words, regions can support the project owners in overcoming financing barriers or put in place financing schemes for SEP investments in the region’s own property.

The range of supportive, advisory activities include:

  • Providing the project owner with assistance on taking the vital first steps of the project investment. This refers to both available financing mechanisms and the corresponding organisational set-up.
  • Supporting the project owner in assessing the available mechanisms and giving advising on making initial assessment of the SEP investments (pre-feasibility studies).
  • Supporting the project owner in the drafting of feasibility studies and developing of corresponding business plans is a further, more extensive step.
  • Supporting the project owner in gaining access to the identified funding could be an additional supportive measure. Again this can be either only the initial implementation or assisting in managing the entire project cycle.
  • Creating new financing mechanisms in cooperation with other public bodies and banks/investors is yet another supportive task of the region. This service can help project owners to apply financing mechanisms that are tailored to their specific needs.

Hence, any region can start by simply providing information on available funding to building owners. If more support is required / appropriate, the region can develop further expertise and subsequently take over more responsibility in these tasks.

Initiating energy efficiency projects requires adequate funding. As first step regions can provide building owners with information on appropriate financing mechanisms. An obvious starting point is to gather information on existing, operating organisations and banks, including:

  • International organisations and development banks;
  • National organisations, government bodies and national development bank;
  • Regional organisations, government bodies, as well as regional development bank;
  • Local organisations and government bodies.

Depending on the resources available and the given objectives, such a list can be extended with information on contact person, detailed description of available funding, description of projects supported, information on part of financing/co-financing, categorising funds, etc. – and naturally an important factor is to ensure an effective dissemination to the stakeholders.

Due to the great differences in public and private ESCO/EPC’s and the complexity of contrac making,it is appropiate to divide the experience from regions  in different project categories in which the regions can contribute to each other.  These catagories are:

  1. Energy Performance Contracting with the public sector
  2. Energy Performance Contracting with the private sector
  3. Energy Delivery Contracting

For the ENNEREG topic “Energy Services” these categories can help provide the region with the experience to implement new Sustainable Energy Projects (SEPs).

What Regions are Doing:

ENNEREG Good Practice Examples

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Birštonas - Ecotown, Kaunas, Lithuania - ENNEREG Good Practice in Energy Efficient Buildings and Renewables

[EN] Birštonas – the smallest Municipality of Kaunas region - participated in the ECO-Life project (Sustainable zero carbon ECO-town developments improving quality of life across EU) under CONCERTO initiative in FP7. The large number of demonstration activities is based on both the demand side (demonstration of ECO-buildings and rational use of energy) and the production side (demonstration of various renewable energy technologies). All demonstration projects are defined in a "Whole Community Approach".

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ESCO in the Municipality of Middelfart Triangle Region, Denmark - ENNEREG Good Practice in Energy Services

[EN] Money can be saved by implementing energy saving activities in public and private buildings. The municipality of Middelfart has used the ESCO model to make energy savings in approximately 100 public buildings. ESCO is a concept where, through a third party, renovation and modernization tasks are accomplished without financial risk for the municipality.

Results in the Middelfart project have showed savings up to 24 % of the total energy use, which is more than the guaranteed savings from the ESCO company.

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Other Good Practice Examples

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Covenant of Mayors Benchmarks of Excellence

[EN] Benchmarks of Excellence are relevant examples of initiatives which Covenant signatories, Coordinators and Supporters feel particularly proud of, and moreover endorse as useful actions for other local authorities, provinces, regions or networks to replicate. are relevant examples of local initiatives which Covenant actors have realised in their territories, feel particularly proud of and endorse as useful actions for other local authorities to replicate.

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ManagEnergy good practice case studies

[EN] ManagEnergy good practice case studies are projects that demonstrate a positive contribution to energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy in Europe and are suitable for replication by energy actors at the local and regional level.

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ManagEnergy Good Practice Brochures

[EN] Every year, ManagEnergy rewards some of the most outstanding energy actions at the local and regional level with the Local Energy Action Award.

Good practice case studies are selected, through an annual call, for their strong contribution to the promotion of sustainable energy and for their high potential for replication.

So far, five brochures of ManagEnergy good practice case studies have been published. View the brochures and get inspired!

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MORE4NRG Good Practice Catalogue - November 2009

[EN] This catalogue includes 24 good practices in the field of renewable energy sources (RES) and energy efficiency (EE) put forward by the MORE4NRG project partners. It shows that there are many good initiatives in all the participating regions. MORE4NRG provides the participating regions with the opportunity to share these good practices and become even more inspired by the knowledge and experiences they have come across.

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Climate Initiatives in the Triangle Region

[DA] The Triangle Region Denmark has described a number of good practice examples, covering biogas, ESCO/EPC, energy efficient houses, electric cars, LED street light, eco-friendly agriculture and construction, etc.

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Energy Services Initiatives

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What can you apply for? (see next year's - 2012 - IEE programme)

Initiative [EN] A summary of the 2012 Intelligent Energy - Europe call prepared by the Central Denmark EU Office, including: EIB-Elena; KfW-ELENA (and EBRD-ELENA); CEB-ELENA; MLEI (Mobilising Local Energy Investment); EEE-F

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Presentations

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Finansieringsinstrumenter – et overblik

[DA] Finansieringsinstrumenter – et overblik v. Birgitte K. Frederiksen, Midtjyllands EU-kontor: EIB-ELENA; KfW-ELENA; CEB-ELENA; MLEI - Mobilising Local Energy Investment; Genopretingsmidler (EEE-F) til energiprojekter

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EU programmer – et overblik

[DA] EU programmer – et overblik v. Ture Hammar, Energistyrelsen

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Energy plan for City of Växjö, draft 2011

[EN] Presentation of the SEAP for Växjö by Hans Gulliksson, Energy Agency for Southeast Sweden - October 13th 2011, Tartu, Estonia

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SEP (Sustainable Energy Project) evaluation

[EN] Presentation of the status of SEP evaluation within the ENNEREG project (October 2011) by André Suck, ZREU

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Notes: How to Contribute to the Regions 202020 website

This annotated slide presentation gives step-by-step guidance on how to contribute to the Regions 202020 Network. A slide set is also available.

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Slides: How to Contribute to the Regions 202020 website

[EN] This slide presentation gives step-by-step guidance on how to contribute to the Regions 202020 Network. A version with additional notes is also available.

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Lessons from the IEE projects ClearSupport and ENNEREG as how to develop SEP investments

[EN] Nils Daugaard, Energy Consulting Network, Denmark - coordinator or the ENNEREG project - presents two IEE projects, ClearSupport and ENNEREG, that both entail a systematic approach on how to develop sustainable energy investments and seeking financing of those, as well a informing about Good Practice and Lessons learned of the project activities.

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Externalización de servicios energéticos en el ayuntamiento de Alegría-Dulantzi

[ES] The municipality of Alegría-Dulantzi has been one of the regional pioneers in managing the energy facilities in municipal buildings through energy service companies. This presentation describes their experience.

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Eficiencia Energética - Caso Práctico. Departamento de Interior Gobierno Vasco

[ES] The Home Office of the Basque Government carries out the maintenance of its facilities through the contracting of service companies. This presentation shows the project for improving their energy efficiency through the use of ESCO.

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La contratación de empresas de servicios energéticos (ESEs) en el ámbito municipal. Plan 100ESE del Gobierno Vasco

[ES] Directive 2006/32/EC establish the need to make improvements in the managemenbt of administrative buildings through the implementation of energy service contracts. The Basque Government has established the 100ESE Plan to move forward in this field and improve the energy efficiency in the Regional Government's facilities, and also in the provincial and local administration facilities.

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Images & Videos

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A roadmap to a low carbon economy in 2050

[EN] On 8 March 2011, the European Commission set out its vision of how the EU can meet its objective of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by the middle of this century in the communication, "A roadmap for moving to a low-carbon economy in 2050". The Roadmap shows how key economic sectors can cut most of their emissions over the coming decades by increasing investments in clean technologies and energy efficiency measures. On the same day, The European Commission presented the Energy Efficiency Plan, which elaborated further on energy efficiency measures.

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Energy performance contracting with green guarantees in Middelfart, Denmark

[EN] This video on YouTube explains how Schneider Electric helped the Municipality of Middelfartt improve their facilities and finance the improvements & investment through guaranteed energy savings.

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EU Policy & Legislation

Estimates are that the EU’s energy consumption is approx. 20% higher than necessary judged on economic factors. I.e. if the appropriate measures are taken to ensure that EU citizens and companies would implement the cost-effective energy savings initiatives, the energy consumption could be reduced by 20 % and similar potentials for renewable energy could be released. Often this would imply no costs or even create considerable income when the project investments are paid back – and some of the ‘energy saving fruits’ can even be taken without need for investments. Thus, it is evident that there is a large economic potential of unrealised energy savings and part of these can be effectively realised through energy services and other end-use efficiency measures.

The European Energy Service Directive

Under the adopted framework for energy end-use efficiency and energy services the EU has set different targets for Member States which have to be implemented through the National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAPs). The Energy Service Directive (Directive 2006/32/EC of 5 April 2006 on Energy end-use Efficiency and Energy Services and repealing Council Directive 93/76/EEC) defines energy services and ESCOs as followed:

(e) "energy service": the physical benefit, utility or good derived from a combination of energy with energy efficient technology and/or with action, which may include the operations, maintenance and control necessary to deliver the service, which is delivered on the basis of a contract and in normal circumstances has proven to lead to verifiable and measurable or estimable energy efficiency improvement and/or primary energy savings;

(i) "energy service company" (ESCO): a natural or legal person that delivers energy services and/or other energy efficiency improvement measures in a user's facility or premises, and accepts some degree of financial risk in so doing. The payment for the services delivered is based (either wholly or in part) on the achievement of energy efficiency improvements and on the meeting of the other agreed performance criteria;

Summarized the Directive tells the public sector to endeavour the use of energy efficiency criteria in tendering procedures for public procurement and includes measures to promote efficiency and energy services. Therefore Member States must ensure that market operators are provided with transparent information on programmes and measures to improve energy efficiency. The Directive also describes the creation of a national subsidy programme and the development of a market for energy services, which can contribute an appropriate tool for the provision of non-discriminatory start-up funding in such a market. In addition to that, these programmes can be supported by voluntary agreements.

Policy & Legislation Resources

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Action Plan for Energy Efficiency: Realising the Potential - COM(2006)545 final

This Action Plan outlines a framework of policies and measures aiming to intensify the process of realising the over 20% estimated savings potential in EU annual primary energy consumption by 2020. The Plan lists a range of cost-effective measures, proposing priority actions to be initiated immediately, and others to be initiated gradually over the Plan's six-year period. Further action will subsequently be required to reach the full potential by 2020.

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Directive on energy end-use efficiency and energy services

[EN] The European Union (EU) has adopted a framework for energy end-use efficiency and energy services. Among other things, this includes an indicative energy savings target for the Member States, obligations on national public authorities as regards energy savings and energy efficient procurement and measures to promote energy efficiency and energy services.

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European Energy Efficiency Legislation

[EN] Reducing energy consumption and eliminating energy wastage are among the main goals of the European Union (EU). EU support for improving energy efficiency will prove decisive for competitiveness, security of supply and for meeting the commitments on climate change made under the Kyoto Protocol. There is significant potential for reducing consumption, especially in energy-intensive sectors such as buildings, manufacturing, energy conversion and transport. At the end of 2006, the EU pledged to cut its annual consumption of primary energy by 20% by 2020. To achieve this goal, it is working to mobilise public opinion, decision-makers and market operators and to set minimum energy efficiency standards and rules on labelling for products, services and infrastructure.

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Other Related Links & Resources


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Vitoria-Gasteiz: ciudad neutra en carbono Escenario 2020-2050

SEAP [ES] Se realiza un ejercicio de prospectiva con objeto de analizar por una parte, las potencialidades que tiene el territorio municipal y el provincial en generación de energías renovables: eólica, hidráulica, térmica, etc., y por otra, las potencialidades de reducción y eficiencia energética de cada uno de sectores consumidores de energía. Para cada sector se especifica el contexto y cuál es la energía básica para su funcionamiento. Una energía que se calcula en base a una determinada reducción y eficiencia, acorde con el contexto, la tecnología y los conocimientos actuales.

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Vitoria-Gasteiz Plan against Climate Change 2010-2020. Executive Summary.

SEAP [EN] This document presents a strategy to achieve by 2020 a reduction in the emissions of precursors of greenhouse gases (GhG) and a mitigation of the effects caused by climate change through actions on energy efficiency and production. The starting point is the Covenant of Mayors.

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First phase of implementing sustainable energy projects (SEPs) in the ENNEREG regions

Publication [EN] This report aims to evaluate the first phase of implementing sustainable energy projects (SEPs) in the ENNEREG regions. The report covers the period from May 2010 to April 2011 (first twelve months of ENNEREG`s project time). The report comprises a description of SEP measures in each region, especially with respect to Performance Indicators, which were defined with the start of the ENNEREG project.

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European Energy Service Initiative - EESI

Background Information [EN] This is the website of the European Energy Service Initiative (EESI) an organisation that promotes the implementation of Energy Performance Contracting (EPC), thus contributing strongly to the establishment of effective energy service markets in Europe. EESI makes use of existing standards and tools for EPC and other energy services, which were developed and have been successfully tested in earlier European projects such as ClearContract and Eurocontract.

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Energistyrelsen Nyhedsbrev 17-11-2011 - Søg støtte til energiteknologisk udvikling i 2012

e-Bulletin [DA] Er du ved at udvikle en ny energiteknologi, der kan gøre Danmark fri for fossil energi? Eller vil du etablere nye storskala testfaciliteter for nye energiteknologier? Så er Energiteknologisk Udviklings- og Demonstrationsprogram, EUDP, eller Green Labs DK programmet måske noget for dig. Der er indgået politisk aftale om at afsætte 371 millioner kr. til at støtte nye energiteknologiske udviklingsprojekter og 82 mio. kr. til nye Green Labs næste år. Programmerne holder informationsmøder den 18. januar 2012 i Århus og den 19. januar i København.

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MORE4NRG Peer Review - Gabrovo, Bulgaria - November 2009

Assessement / Review [EN] This is one of a number of Energy Peer Reviews carried out as part of the MORE4NRG Project.

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