ManagEnergy Annual Conference 2010
‘Delivering Sustainable Energy Commitments’
Brussels, Wednesday 24 March 2010
The conference focused on further supporting and engaging local and regional authorities and energy agencies in the area of renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Through this event, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy, the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) and the ManagEnergy team offered local and regional energy actors the opportunity to benefit from a range of topics that were discussed: policies for local energy actions, partnership potential between local authorities and energy agencies, successful case studies and many more.
Partnership and sponsorship opportunities for local actors were illustrated with examples from different fields:
- Utilities
- Energy saving product suppliers
- City authorities
- Energy performance contracting
Conference Programme
Presentations - Morning Session
- Keynote: EU Sustainable Energy Policies
Mr Fabrizio Barbaso, DG ENER, Deputy Director General
- EU energy strategy for local
and regional actors (.pdf)
Mr Roman Doubrava, DG ENER
- The evolving
role and added values of local energy agencies
Mr William Gillett, Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, Head of Unit
Partnership and sponsorship opportunities for local energy initiatives
- City authorities
Partnership and sponsorship opportunities for local energy initiatives (.pdf)
Ms Jelena Pavičić Vukičević, Vice Mayor of Zagreb
& Mr Julije Domac, North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency, Managing Director
Presentations - Afternoon Session
Partnership and sponsorship opportunities for local energy initiatives
- Banks
Mr Alfonso Rosique Ros, Cajamurcia, Director
Ms Maria Cruz Ferreira-Costa, Local Energy Agency of Murcia, Director
- Utilities
Mini natural gas CHP for new dwellings Grenoble, De Bonne Area (.pdf)
Mr Georges Braud, Gaz et Electricité de Grenoble, Director in charge of external relations and RES Development
Rhônalpénergie-Environnement Cooperation project between an Energy Agency and an Energy Utility (.pdf)
Mr Roger Léron, Rhônalpénergie-Environnement, President
ManagEnergy - support for local and regional energy action
- Objectives of the refreshed ManagEnergy initiative
Ms Zoé Wildiers, EACI
- Services offered by the ManagEnergy Consortium (.pdf)
Mr Patrick Lefèbvre, Pracsis
& Ms Katy Hall, CPL Press
ManagEnergy Award ceremony (two awards)
- Closing
remarks
Mr Günther Oettinger, European Commissioner for Energy
Videos of the Conference
View the live recording of the morning session here:
- Full morning session in English (.wmv)
- Full morning session in German (.wmv)
- Full morning session in French (.wmv)
View the live recording of the afternoon session here:
- Full afternoon session, including the awards ceremony, in English (.wmv)
- Full afternoon session, including the awards ceremony, in German (.wmv)
- Full afternoon session, including the awards ceremony, in French (.wmv)
Photos of the Conference
Mr Fabrizio
Barbaso, DG ENER & Mr Roman
Doubrava, DG ENER
Mr William Gillett, Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation
Mr Julije Domac, North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency & Ms Jelena Pavičić Vukičević, Vice Mayor of Zagreb
Mr Alfonso Rosique Ros, Cajamurcia & Ms Maria Cruz Ferreira-Costa, Local Energy Agency of Murcia
Mr Roger Léron, Rhônalpénergie-Environnement
& Mr Georges Braud,
Gaz et Electricité de Grenoble
Ms Zoé Wildiers, EACI, Mr Patrick Lefèbvre, Pracsis & Ms Katy Hall, CPL Press
ManagEnergy Local Energy Action Award 2010
One of the highlights of the conference was the ManagEnergy Local Energy Action Award ceremony 2010, an annual event that recognises the best and brightest projects submitted to ManagEnergy.
Mr Günther Oettinger, European Commissioner for Energy, at the ManagEnergy Local Energy Action Awards Ceremony 2010