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.
This report provides guidelines on how thermal electricity generation installations and industrial installations can carry out a Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) in order to assess whether the use of high-efficiency cogeneration, the connection to a district heating or cooling network or other means of waste heat recovery would be cost-effective.
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This report details a methodology for performing a Comprehensive Assessment identifying the most resource and cost-efficient solutions to meet heating and cooling demands for a given country or region in accordance with Energy Efficiency Directive Article 14 and Part 1 of Annex IX.
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This peer-review paper presents a new mathematical approach to the diffusion of energy efficient technologies using the diffusion of natural processes as an analogy. This approach is applied to the diffusion of the electric arc furnace in Japan. The main advantage offered by the new approach, is the incorporation of an average effect of barriers to, and support measures for, innovation.
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http://www.ee-ip.org/\
Energy Efficiency Platform for Industrial Processes with around 158.000 members launched in 2011
Michael Hartl, IAT, AT
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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:
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Buildings
At the E3P launch on the 5th of April 2016, a parallel session on Buildings launched the discussion on what type of content should/could be present in the Buildings section of the European Energy Efficiency Platform.
The discussion, led by Daniele Paci, from the JRC, had the following points:
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Buildings
The European building stock consumes approximately 40% of primary energy and it is responsible for 36% of the EU greenhouse emissions[1]. A significant reduction of building energy demand is a requisite to meet Europe’s GHG emissions reduction targets[2].
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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:
add a Comment (below) or
join the Group "Activities on Energy Efficiency in Cities and Urban Areas" and edit this document.
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Buildings
This article is the collaborative document where the stakeholders' proposals for contribution and collaboration are collected.
To contribute, you can:
add a Comment (below) or
join the Group Buildings related activities and edit this document.
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Products
This article is the collaborative document where the stakeholders' proposals for contributions and collaboration are collected.
The objective of this group is to gather and collect the opinions and expertise of professionals, researchers or students interested on Energy Efficiency of Products.
To contribute, you can:
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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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Products
The European Commmission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has in one of its areas of research a focus on Energy Efficiency in Products.
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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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Economics and Financing
The S3P-Energy is a joint initiative of the Directorates-General for Regional and Urban Policy, Energy, and the Joint Research Centre (JRC).
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Energy Generation and Distribution
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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Buildings
The GreenBuilding Programme reached its 8th year of activity and has now achieved its original target of collecting data from over 1000 buildings. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) has therefore decided to close down the GreenBuilding Programme by 1st of October 2014.
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In recent years there has been an increased interest in the provision of energy services to achieve energy and environmental goals.
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Economics and Financing
Buildings
With the right set of policy tools, it is generally accepted that governments can play a crucial role in promoting energy efficiency and leveraging more investments in the building sector, especially in the existing stock. Buildings are responsible for 40% of total energy consumption of the EU and their modernisation is considered to be pivotal in our shift towards a low carbon economy.
Current...
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The main purpose of this scientific report is to provide an assessment of the Covenant of Mayors (CoM) Initiative 6 years after it has been initiated by the European Commission. By implementing the CoM Initiative, the European Commission has given visibility to the role of local authorities and their relevant contribution to EU2020 Climate and Energy targets. This is the second assessment report in a series of CoM...
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