On 5 April 2016 the JRC presented the interactive and collaborative online European Energy Efficiency Platform. This beta platform is conceived to fill the gap opened by scattered data and fragmented knowledge resulting from a rapidly growing energy efficiency market. It is expected to be both a one-stop shop for information retrieval and a meeting point for experts to exchange data and reduce redundant activities.
E3P Launch - Roundtable Points
The European Energy Efficiency Platform (E3P) launch event, occurring in Brussels on the 5th of April, had an introductory roundtable session, according with the agenda.
Some of the conclusions can be found in the following text:
Vladimir Sucha, Director General, EC DG JRC:
- There is an abundance of data from diverse sources.
- Data needs to be aggregated.
- Abundance of data is a problem/challenge but also an opportunity
Mary Donnelly, Director for Renewables, Research & Innovation, and Energy Efficiency, EC DG Energy
The Benefits of having a database: You are able to gather and pull out information
- We don’t understand information
- We also need more information
- Insufficient use of information on SMEs
Lack of data does not allow policy to be objective/effective
Dominique Ristori, Director General, EC DG Energy
- Right moment to address the issue of information and data gathering
- Full support for the initiative
- EE on top of priorities in EU policy in Energy
- EE Crucial to reduce emissions
- EE and RES are on top of the agenda
- More important than ever after COP21
- Priority: EE essencial to boost economy growth and jobs
- Priority PRODUCTS – With Ecolabel and Ecodesign frameworks. Products are key on EE policy.
- It is time to promote heating and cooling. There is a need to identify relevant technique and for this, scientific support is needed.
- EE represents major economic opportunity to Europe
Claude Turmes – MEP
- How do we continue promoting efficiency with low oil, gas and electricity prices?
- This platform is not the full solution and will not have all the answers but is a good step. EE is highly complex and E3P can contribute to simplify it.
- Having a learning platform/ learning factory is key in promoting efficiency
- The main problems lie with commercial buildings
- Green Office program should be created for promoting efficiency in non residential buildings
- Also a business platform for aggregators should be created
3 Top priorities:
- Products
- Cities
- Industrial Efficiency
Andras Siegler – Director for Energy, DG RTD
- We use data and information an produce data and knowledge
- Full support on developing the platform
- The way out is to find new cheaper/ cost effective technologies
- SET Plan: 10 areas on the Roadmap: 4 of them with EE – Buildings, industry, transport, consumers
- Will bring knowledge into the platform
Elisabeth Hamdouch – Deputy Head of Unit, Clean Technologies and Products, EC DG GROW
- The community aspect of the E3P is very important
- Potential links with the circular economy
- Open to contribute to the platform
- Some case studies on energy intensive industry, reports, data from the construction sector on the existing building stock
François Moisan, ADEME
- There is a need for evaluation and monitoring of energy efficiency policies
- There are questions on digital transition
- On the amount of data (Big Data. eg Smart Meter data
- Issues for privacy
- What is of public interest in terms of data needs to be identified
- Expectations for E3P:
- EE benchmarking
- EE policies implementation and impact evaluation (database and report analysis)
- Detailed EE technologies and policies roadmaps
- Energy Saving potential assessment and EE scenarios
- Cost of EE technologies and works, EE cost abatement curve.
Paolo Falcioni, Director General, European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers, CECED
- Nowadays a good portion of the market with low energy classes
- Policy should assess benefit of replacing old and inefficient installed stock with today’s high EE technologies
- Asks the Commission to share data
Comments
What data is most urgently missing?