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.
Policies and Targets
The European Union is leading the global fight against climate change, and has made it its top priority. The EU committed itself to reducing its overall emissions to at least 20 % below 1990 levels by 2020. Local authorities play a key role in the achievement of the EU’s energy and climate objectives.
Last Updated on 11 Dec 201911 Dec 2019Total Views 269269
Economics and Financing
There is a growing interest in reducing energy consumption and the associated greenhouse gas emissions in every sector of the economy. The residential sector is a substantial consumer of energy in every country, and therefore a focus for energy consumption efforts.
Last Updated on 20 Jun 201920 Jun 2019Total Views 104104
Since its inception in 1981, ACEEE has produced a wide variety of reports and assessments focused on energy efficiency as a low-cost, reliable alternative to our nation's growing energy demands. This report departs from ACEEE's traditional focus on energy efficiency as a resource and instead frames efficiency as an invisible powerhouse and an underappreciated investment opportunity.
Last Updated on 07 Nov 201807 Nov 2018Total Views 224224
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This book in three volumes contains the papers presented at the ninth international conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting. EEDAL'2017 organised in Irvine, CA, USA by California Plug Load Research Center (CalPlug) at the University of California, Irvine on 13-15 September 2017.
Last Updated on 18 Jan 201818 Jan 2018Total Views 472472
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The Energy Efficiency Directive was adopted in 2012, establishing indicative targets for 2020 and a set of binding measures in various sectors of the economy at national level. In compliance with the Directive’s provisions, Member States are required to present the progress and efforts made in the so-called National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAPs) every three years, starting from 2014.
Last Updated on 03 May 201703 May 2017Total Views 6363
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Urban Areas
6 years of Covenant of Mayors in figures: Assessment report shows cities' ambition
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre just published a 6-year assessment report on the Covenant of Mayors.
Last Updated on 02 May 201702 May 2017Total Views 4848
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Urban Areas
This Guidebook is a revision of the Guidebook 'How to develop a Sustainable Energy Action Plan (2010)', focusing on the 11 Newly Independent States or the Eastern Partnership of the European Union.
Last Updated on 02 May 201702 May 2017Total Views 3535
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Urban Areas
This Guidebook is tailored to the specific needs of the Eastern Partnership and central Asian countries, which are still recovering from economic reform.
Last Updated on 02 May 201702 May 2017Total Views 5757
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Urban Areas
This document is aimed to present examples of the measures to local authorities that could be used for Sustainable Urban Demonstration projects (SUDeP)1 in the Eastern Partnership cities (Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan).
Last Updated on 18 Apr 201718 Apr 2017Total Views 4949
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Urban Areas
This Guidebook is tailored to the specific needs of the Eastern Partnership and central Asian countries, which are still recovering from economic reform.
Last Updated on 18 Apr 201718 Apr 2017Total Views 3535
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Urban Areas
Replicable Measures from SEAPs of Ukraine for Sustainable Urban Demonstration Projects.
Last Updated on 24 Feb 201724 Feb 2017Total Views 1818
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This report reviews the current status of European Member States’ regulation supporting Demand Response and Aggregation in the wholesale, balancing and ancillary electricity markets, as stipulated in Article 15 of the Energy Efficiency Directive.
Last Updated on 14 Feb 201714 Feb 2017Total Views 6262
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Urban Areas
The Covenant of Mayors (CoM) was launched in 2008 by the European Commission to support the efforts deployed by local authorities in the implementation of sustainable energy and climate policies. At 4 September 2016, 6201 local authorities from 54 countries had joined the initiative, representing 213 million inhabitants.
Last Updated on 10 Nov 201610 Nov 2016Total Views 6666
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In order to achieve the EU 20% reduction on primary energy consumption target by 2020, a change in consumer behaviour and energy consumption practices is needed.
Last Updated on 08 Nov 201608 Nov 2016Total Views 1414
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Urban Areas
The Part III of the guidebook has presented a collection of measures to improve energy efficiency and reduce the dependency on fossil fuels by using renewable energies. All measures collected in this chapter have been tested and successfully implemented by several cities in Europe.
Last Updated on 24 Oct 201624 Oct 2016Total Views 77
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Urban Areas
This Guidebook is tailored to the specific needs of the Eastern Partnership and central Asian countries, which are still recovering from economic reform.
Last Updated on 24 Oct 201624 Oct 2016Total Views 1010
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Urban Areas
The purpose of the present guidebook is to help the Covenant of Mayors signatories in Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine) and five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) to reach the commitments they have taken by signing the Covenant, and in particular to prepare within the year following their official...
Last Updated on 24 Oct 201624 Oct 2016Total Views 1616
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The purpose of this project is to develop an econometric model aimed at estimating the impact of energy efficiency policies on energy consumption in the EU Member States in the period 1990-2013. The aim of the models is to answer three core research questions: 1. Are EU and national energy efficiency policies effective in reducing aggregate energy consumption?
Last Updated on 24 Oct 201624 Oct 2016Total Views 2121
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Urban Areas
After the adoption, in 2008, of the EU Climate and Energy Package, the European Commission launched the Covenant of Mayors (CoM) to endorse and support the efforts deployed by local authorities in the implementation of sustainable energy policies.
Last Updated on 19 Oct 201619 Oct 2016Total Views 66
Some examples on how to estimate the impacts of SEAP actions/measures in 2020.
Last Updated on 17 Oct 201617 Oct 2016Total Views 1616
