1. 1 William Gillett, Head of Unit, Renewable Energy Unit Waltraud Schmid, Head of Sector, Energy Efficiency Unit Intelligent Energy – Europe: European Info Day 2008 Brussels, 31 January 2008 Funding areas 2008

2. 2 OBJECTIVES Enabling Policies: 20% by 2020 Market trans-formation Changing behaviour Training Access to capital

3. 3 Energy Efficiency (SAVE)  Energy efficient buildings  Industrial excellence in energy  Products (closed in 2008)

4. 4 ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS Enabling policies  Large-scale information campaigns  Voluntary schemes for buildings not covered by the EPBD Market transformation Retrofitting Passive / very low energy houses Changing behaviour Retrofitting public buildings Building occupants Training Actions to institutionalise education/training Large-scale education and training schemes

5. 5 INDUSTRIAL EXCELLENCE IN ENERGY  Enabling policies  Implementation of schemes to foster energy audit and management  Voluntary Agreements  Market transformation  Introduction of energy services  Sectors with large untapped savings potential  Changing behaviour  Energy managers  Energy-efficient procurement and purchasing  Access to capital  Promotion of financing packages / models  Training: Energy managers, maintenance personnel NO MORE TOOL DEVELOPMENT !!

6. 6 Transport (STEER)  Alternative fuels and clean vehicles  Energy-efficient transport  Capacity building in transport for existing local and regional agencies Transport of goods and/or people. But no modal shift from road to rail or water  MARCO POLO

7. 7 ENERGY-EFFICIENT TRANSPORT  Enabling policies  Occupancy-rate of cars  Quality and attractiveness of collective transport (buses)  Urban transport planning and promotion for safe walking and cycling  Market transformation  Clean taxis and car clubs  Cycling  Changing behaviour  Freight sector  Voluntary agreements for e-efficient driving  Training: Exchange between practitioners

8. 8 ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND CLEAN VEHICLES  Market transformation  Promotion and expansion of alternative fuel distribution systems  Joint procurement of clean and efficient vehicle fleets  Changing behaviour  Large-scale awareness-raising actions for people in distribution, marketing and sales of clean vehicles  Awareness raising for customers on availability and acessibility of alternative fuels

9. 9 CAPACITY BUILDING IN TRANSPORT FOR LOCAL ACTORS ! ! Priority to projects involving agencies that have not been active in transport before, especially from new Member States ! !  Enabling policies  Long-term integration of transport into portfolio of agencies  New staff  Market transformation  Create / offer services related to energy efficiency in transport  Cooperation between energy and transport actors  Integration of transport into energy planning  Changing behaviour  Business plans and local commitment for extended portfolio  Training: staff exchange 2-3 projects expected

10. 10 INTEGRATED INITIATIVES  Energy services  Education  Sustainable energy communities (closed in 2008)

11. 11  Enabling policies  Harmonised / integrated approaches for measuring and verifying savings  Experience top-down and bottom-up evaluation methods f energy savings  Market transformation  Public procurement  Implementation of energy management in tertiary sector  Promotion of schemes and procedures for energy audits  Qualification, accrediation, certification of suppliers of energy services  Changing behaviour  Increase demand for energy services  Metering and billing  Access to capital  Legal barriers in national legislation for EPC  Analyses and exchange on fiscal measures, financial mechanisms ENERGY SERVICES INITIATIVE

12. 12 INTELLIGENT ENERGY EDUCATION INITIATIVE  Vocational and adult training schemes, tools and methods  Teachers and adult trainers  Use of existing didactic tools  Exchange of experience between countries with energy education in curriculum and countries without  Launch a competition for most energy-efficient school in each Member State through co-operation between networks  Relationships with education programmes at EU / national level

13. 13 Renewable Energy (ALTENER)  Renewable electricity  Renewable Heating and Cooling  Domestic and Small Scale  Biofuels  Bio-business initiative  CHP

14. 14 RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY  Work with authorities and industry to improve project approval rates through simpler permit procedures  Work with investors and policy makers to promote onshore and offshore RES-E developments  Work with TSOs and regulators to increase RES-E share into the grid  Attract new industrial / commercial investors into RE generation  Monitor / transform RES-E markets: efficiency policies, support schemes, GoO trade, job creation, GHG emissions…  Actions with industry / employment agencies to train skilled workers

15. 15 RENEWABLE HEATING AND COOLING  More biomass, solar, geothermal - used efficiently (focus on systems >100kW th )  More CHP and district heating with EE (RESCO’s) (see also CHP initiative)  Renewable “cooling” !!  Sustainable, reliable, guaranteed supplies  Transfer know-how from experienced teams to others  Reduce handling and transport costs of biomass  Monitor / improve the market - support schemes, planning policies, GoO, fuel trading  Monitor benefits (jobs, security / reliability of supplies, GHG emissions, synergies with promotion of energy efficiency)  Train technicians and craftsmen

16. 16 DOMESTIC AND OTHER SMALL SCALE RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS  Support EU policies - increase user demand and encourage investment (stimulate action)  Certification of installers (across EU, working in new and historic buildings)  Simplify and speed up application procedures for installations and for support schemes  Monitor / improve the market – implementation of EPBD, national and local regulations, support schemes, quality labels, planning, fuel trading  Monitor / promote benefits (local jobs in SME’s, reduced demand for electricity and gas, GHG emissions, synergies with promotion of EE)  Train technicians and craftsmen

17. 17 BIOFUELS  Increase supplies of sustainable biodiesel, bio-alcohols, biogas and bio-additives  Increase user demand  Stimulate investment in distribution infra-structure  Address lack of guarantees for use of biofuels in vehicles  Monitor implementation of sustainability criteria and trading  Monitor impacts of biofuels on food, land use and the environment  Stimulate investment in the production and processing of 2 nd generation biofuels

18. 18 BIO-BUSINESS INITIATIVE  Achieve major increases in sustainable, integrated supply of bio-energy resources (solid, liquid, gaseous)  Stimulate investments and new businesses  Planning and delivering of large-scale, balanced bioenergy production, considering the needs of other sectors (eg: food, paper, furniture, construction), whilst achieving the lowest environmental impact & maintaining biodiversity.  Foster regional partnerships between energy businesses and farming / forestry supply chains.

19. 19 COMBINED HEAT AND POWER INITIATIVE  Increase use of high-efficiency CHP  CHP with renewable fuels, including ESCO’s  Share experience with implementing CHP Directive, including GoO and the effectiveness of national and local support schemes  Improve the market for HEAT from CHP  Facilitate financing of investments in CHP  Monitor / promote the growth of CHP markets (consumer types, costs, and prices)

20. 20 INTEGRATED INITIATIVES  Establishment of local / regional energy agencies  European networking for local action

21. 21 ESTABLISH LOCAL / REGIONAL ENERGY AGENCIES  Implement European EE and RE policies (not all) with clear focus on local needs  Local dissemination of EU information on EE / RE (with help from Managenergy)  Promote action by householders, businesses (SMEs), and public sector  Establish critical mass of local business activity to reduce costs of EE and RE  Offer a public service, supporting local / regional decision-making, but not in competition with private consultants  Increase investment in EE / RE services  More local energy agencies financed by public authorities

22. 22 EUROPEAN NETWORKING FOR LOCAL ACTION  Intelligent energy in sustainable development plans, (jobs, environment protection, quality of life, image)  Highlight opportunities for consumers to adopt sustainable energy use, intelligent energy attitudes  Information / experience sharing between local players in different EU Member States  Common or simultaneous activities across the EU (energy weeks and campaigns)  Local actors working together across the EU to achieve clearly focused actions on the ground involving EE, RE, and sustainable transport

23. 23 EXAMPLES OF 2008 TENDERS  Buildings Platform  Sustainable Energy Campaign continuation until 2010 + Support work related to Campaign Associates  Secretariat of the Covenant of Mayors  ManagEnergy  Evaluation of funding for creation of local agencies  Immediate policy support, e.g.  Impact assessments in relation of Eco-design directive and the labelling directive  Evaluate national systems for CHP guarantees of origin  Minimum efficiency requirements for mirco-CHP  Non-cost barriers to RES growth  Standardised guarantees of origin for RES-E  International trade in biofuels/biomass  Potentials for changes in growth and use of EU forests