Agència d'Energia de Barcelona
Barcelona Energy Agency

C/ Torrent de l'Olla, 218-220, 2nd floor
ES-08012 Barcelona
SPAIN
Tel: +34 93 2914891 Fax: +34 93 2914013
Website: www.barcelonaenergia.cat

Main Contact
   Email: agencia[at]barcelonaenergia.cat

Other Contacts
   Toni PUJOL-VIDAL, International Affairs Coordinator
   Email: tpujol[at]barcelonaenergia.cat

   Antonio ROMERO-BARCOS, Managing director
   Email: aromero[at]barcelonaenergia.cat

Year of Creation: 1996

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The Barcelona Energy Agency was created in 1996 with the support of the European Commission within the framework of the SAVE programme. In 2002, it acquired new impetus with the creation of a consortium formed by the Barcelona City Council, the Metropolitan Entity for the Environment, the Catalan Institute of Energy (ICAEN), the Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE), the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), and the Polytechnic University Catalonia (UPC).

The basic functions of the Agency are the promotion, management and follow-up of the 'Plan for Energy Improvement in Barcelona' (PMEB), with the twofold approach of maintaining a continuously updated diagnosis of the city's energy situation, alongside the implementation of 54 projects identified within the PMEB.

The main objectives of the Agency are to promote the saving of energy, energy efficiency, the use and knowledge of renewable energies, and the improvement of the quality of the energy services. This set of goals aims at improving environmental quality.

The Agency bases its work on the participation and social agreement of all parties involved. The Agency is an instrument of management and social agreement that seeks to simplify the city's advance on the path towards better awareness and use of energy to the benefit of the environment.

The basic services offered by the Agency are as follows:

1. Information and consultancy to private persons, professionals, companies, institutions, etc.
2. Programmes for the installation of thermal and photovoltaic solar collectors on public buildings.
3. Studies and publications.
4. Permanent observatory of energy.
5. Campaigns and actions to bring renewable energies closer to citizens, and others to increase awareness and for environmental education.
6. Support for the training of technical experts and professionals.
7. Support for community initiatives.
8. Organisation of symposiums and seminars.
9. Handling of formalities for subsidies and grants.
10. Search for counterparts in Europe and worldwide.

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