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.
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Energy Generation and Distribution
Energy Efficiency and Renewables Unit of the Directorate for Energy, Transport and Climate, Joint Research Centre, European Commission has launched the "NREAPs and progress reports Data Portal" providing access to more than 40 000 raw data from the EU Member States. The Data Portal gives access to 60 indicators in each EU Member States covering 3 sectors: Electricity, Heating/Cooling and Transport.
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Urban Areas
Cities play a crucial role in mitigating the effects of climate change. Urban energy consumption generates about three quarters of global carbon emissions (IPCC 2014).
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Urban Areas
This article is the collaborative document where the stakeholders' proposals for contribution and collaboration are collected.
To contribute, you can:
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join the Group "Activities on Energy Efficiency in Cities and Urban Areas" and edit this document.
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Urban Areas
Sustainable energy planning:
Covenant of Mayors
Nearly Zero Energy Districts
Smart Cities, ICT in Cities
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The main objective of this workshop was to share experience in data collection and methodologies to support energy efficiency policies and scope a possible pilot.
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The present report aims to provide an overview of the main issues at stake with the calculation methods for energy savings generated by measures implemented by EU Member States under Article 7 of the Directive 2012/27/EU on Energy Efficiency (EED).
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Updated Wednesday, 15 July, 2015
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Energy Generation and Distribution
Renewable energy technologies/sources (hydropower, wind power, solar power, marine-energy, geothermal energy, heat pumps, biomass and biofuels) are alternatives to fossil fuels contributing to the improvement of environment, enhancement of energy security and diversification of energy supply.
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The European Innovation Partnership for Smart Cities and Communities is an initiative supported by the European Commission combining Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), energy management and transport management to come up with innovative solutions to the major environmental, societal and health challenges facing European cities today.
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Brussels, 17.12.2013
COM(2013) 913 final
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
Together towards competitive and resource-efficient urban mobility
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Urban Areas
Informal Meeting of EU Ministers Responsible for Territorial Cohesion and Urban Matters
Declaration of Ministers towards the EU Urban Agenda
Riga, 10 June 2015
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Urban Areas
Informal Meeting of EU Ministers Responsible for Territorial Cohesion and Urban Matters
Declaration of Ministers towards the EU Urban Agenda
Riga, 10 June 2015
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by: Lambert Van Nistelrooij, MEP on October 12, 2015 - EP Today
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This report, conducted by the Joint Research Centre for DG ENERGY, during the last trimester of 2013 and the first trimester of 2014, identifies the status of the programmes promoting Energy Audits and Energy Management Systems in the Member States of the European Union in order to realize which of the requirements of Article 8 of the Energy Efficiency Directive were already met and to understand the level of additional...
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Energy Generation and Distribution
Information in this section draws on many excellent sources recommended for further reading
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Energy Generation and Distribution
The development of standard procedures for measurement and verification (M&V) of savings is an important task for the promotion of the ESCO business. The key to unlocking the enormous potential for energy efficiency worldwide is securing financing. Good measurement practices and verifiability are some of the important elements in providing the confidence needed to secure funding for projects.
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Financing
Three broad options for financing energy efficiency improvements can be distinguished.
ESCO financing refers to financing with internal funds of the ESCO and may involve own capital or equipment lease. ESCO rarely use equity for financing, as this options limits their capability of implementing projects on a sustainable basis;
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Energy Generation and Distribution
EU as a whole and the majority of Member States are on track to achieve the 2020 energy targets.
The binding Renewable Energy Directive targets are playing an important role in the transformation of energy mix portfolio in European Union
Policy Context
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Energy Generation and Distribution
Greenhouse gas emission savings due to renewable energy (2009-12)
Policy context
The EU has made a unilateral commitment to reduce in 2020 the overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its Member States by 20% compared to 1990 levels putting a legally binding target of 20 % of gross final energy consumption (GFEC) from renewable energy sources.
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