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ManagEnergy was officially launched on 20 March 2002

A Chat Room was manned by a team representing the European Commission and managEnergy from 11:00 - 13:00 EST (10:00 - 12:00 GMT). The service was provided by the European Commission Technology Advisors on Virtual managEnergy Events.

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The theme of the 2009 ManagEnergy Annual Conference was New Opportunities for Local Energy Actors; it was a ground-breaking event, covering the new paradigm for local bottom-up action for energy efficiency and combating climate change and the opportunities for local energy actors that emanate from this.

This plenary event involved key speakers to support our aims to guide and assist local and regional actors as they take on the challenges offered by the Covenant of Mayors. As in previous years, Andris Piebalgs, Energy Commissioner participated in the ManagEnergy Plenary event, making the presentation to the winner and runner-up of the ManagEnergy Local Energy Action Award.

The ManagEnergy plenary conference programme featured:

• New financing for local energy actors: A presentation from the European Investment Bank (EIB) on its new EUR0 15 Million Technical Assistance Facility available to cities and other local energy actors for financing energy efficiency and climate mitigation measures
• Dynamic panel discussions on key issues related to effectively promoting energy efficiency and tackling climate change at the local level, including leaders from 'best-of-class' cities and local energy agencies
• A presentation from the EC Joint Research Centre on a number of methodologies for monitoring CO₂ emissions, and the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
• A presentation on the new ManagEnergy programme and services for local energy actors that will be launched by the European Commission in 2009
• The Local Energy Action Awards Ceremony, honouring good practice in local energy efficiency and renewable energy actions

ManagEnergy Annual Conference 2009: New Opportunities for Local Energy Actors - Mr. Christopher Jones, Director New and Renewable Sources of Energy DG TREN, European Commission - 2009

ManagEnergy Annual Conference 2009: New Opportunities for Local Energy Actors - Mr. Roman Doubrava, DG TREN, European Commission - 2009

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This workshop presented some of the research undertaken by the ManagEnery programme on management innovation and management good practice among local and regional energy agencies. The research has involved desk research and telephone interviews with more than 20 local energy agencies across a number of countries, leading to the identification of a series of management innovations among these agencies. The purpose of this workshop was to present and share a selection of the management innovations and good practice with interested local energy agencies' management staff.

Programme and Presentations

This training programme was targeted at Directors and Deputy Directors of Local & Regional Energy Agencies (LEAs) in the first 3 years of the life cycle or in a transition phase immediately afterwards. The objective of the training module was to provide participants with a solid understanding of the key management and marketing elements to running a young agency.

Training Modules from this and other training sessions are available to ManagEnergy Network Members in the Training section of this website.

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Municipalities and Cities will play an increasingly important role in our common search for improved energy efficiency and greater use of renewable energy sources. While municipalities are increasingly developing their own energy efficiency and sustainable development plan, these plans often show a need to be made more fact-based, more realistic, and more focused on implementation - and, not least, take greater consideration of current organisational capacities for implementing such plans.

This ManagEnergy training session is primarily based on tools, methodologies and practical experiences from the 3-NITY project, funded under the Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) Programme, and comprised a 3-fold approach to sustainable energy planning at local level). The training session on 12 February will tentatively be followed up by bilateral coaching based on participants needs.

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Eco-innovative processes and technologies contribute to combat climate change through cleaner production and resource efficiency (raw material, water, energy), and better environmental performance during the whole life-cycle. The presentations touch on three topics:

• Under the EU's new Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) a total of 430m€ is available for eco-innovation. This is available through different instruments, one of which the support to first application and market application projects especially reaching out to SMEs: CIP Eco-innovation projects. These projects support products or processes which have already been successfully demonstrated but due to remaining risks need incentives to penetrate significantly the market. The next Call for Proposals is planned for April 2009.
• The new Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC sets the EU's waste recycling targets for household and similar waste (50% for at least paper, metals, plastics, and glass coming from this waste stream) and for construction and demolition waste (70%). For the first time, it defines the five-step waste hierarchy - prevention, reuse, recycling, energy recovery and disposal - into EU law.
• The European Commission has proposed an Action Plan on Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy (SCP-SIP). The goal is to create a virtuous circle by improving the environmental performance of products throughout their life cycle, promoting and stimulating demand for better products and helping consumers to make better choices.

Climate change: The potential of eco-innovation for SMEs - Ian Clark - 2009

Climate change: The potential of eco-innovation for SMEs - Sven Damman - 2009

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The Open Days organised by the Committee of the Regions and Directorate General for Regional Policy took place from the 6-9 October 2008 in Brussels.

4000 people were expected to visit the Investors Café. It acts as a unique forum for communication and meeting place between private and public companies and regions and cities, enabling them to discover the rich diversity and economic attractiveness of European regions/cities and to identify investment and job creation opportunities. The investor's café was organised among four thematic priorities, one of them being "Sustainable development: regional answers to climate change (including energy)"

A wide range of seminars were organised by partners regions and in the framework of the Investors café.

ManagEnergy organised a workshop in the framework of the Investors' Café thematic village "energy" on "helping municipalities to work in the framework of the Covenant of Mayors". The workshop took place on the morning of 8 October 2008.

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Interviews with a number of Mayors who took part in the Launch of the Covenant of Mayors (see below) are now available on the ManagEnergy Internet Broadcast website www.managenergy.tv

You can view these by clicking on the VideoCards below. Further information on how to email VideoCards or add them to your website was included in the February 2008 newsletter.

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This event aimed to demonstrate the achievements and discuss the challenges faced by island communities and coastal regions in designing and implementing sustainable energy community (SEC) plans. These plans are designed to promote and maximise penetration of renewable energies and energy efficiency in communities that are often fragile eco-systems.

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The conference provided evidence from some of the most inspiring European regions that have implemented highly successful sustainable energy programmes to support the local economy. Speakers presented iconic energy projects from regions including Navarra (Spain), Samso (Denmark), Gussing (Austria), Apeldoorn (Netherlands) and Gothenburg (Sweden). Delegates learnt about these exemplary projects and debated how this best practice can help with their own ambitions of achieving low-carbon competitive regional economies.

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More than 1500 delegates committed to sustainability took part in this event. The Conference built on the success and tradition of European local governments to meet, to exchange and to concretely commit to advancing sustainability in Europe. It followed the series of conferences held in Aalborg 1994, Lisbon 1996, Hannover 2000, and Aalborg 2004.

Participants gained an insight of the progress and achievements in local sustainability in Europe, made through the implementation of the Aalborg Commitments and Aalborg Charter, and thus to foster sustainability in cities and towns.

View the video recordings to discover recently developed tools, instruments and knowledge that can support your city or town in its efforts to accelerate sustainability.

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Volker Kienzlen
Chairman of CEMR Energy Network on CEMR activities on energy efficiency
Interview on CEMR activities on energy efficiency

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From 10 to 14 October the Open Days 2005-European Week of Regions and Cities was held in Brussels. These events were organised by the Committee of the Regions and Regional Policy Directorate-General (DG Regio). They coincide with the "Week of the Valencian Region in Brussels".
    The leaders of the Valencian Region in this consortium wanted to illustrate the transition of the regions covered by the Objective 1 of the Structural funds to a new category of more developed regions that will be incorporated in the new Objective Competitiveness and Employment. This transition is possible because of our own economic growth and the efficient investment of the European funds we received.

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Introduction: Energy and Sustainable Development
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Manuel Irún, Fundación Comunidad Valenciana Región Europea

Energy and Sustainable Development in Europe
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Pedro Ballesteros Torres, Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, European Commission

Renewables: What are the prospects?
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Garbiñe Guiu, Directorate-General for Research, Unit for New and Renewable Energy Sources, European Commission

SEEMSeed Project
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Michele Vavallo, AIDIMA

How ManagEnergy can support Energy Actors in Promoting a Sustainable Energy Culture in Europe
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Christopher Waldén, ManagEnergy Initiative

Energía y Desarrollo Sostenible
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Jose Carlos García, AVEN - Agencia Valenciade la Energía

Energy & Sustainable Development
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Fernando Lasheras, Iberdrola

Hammarby Sjöstad - The Environmental City Area
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Erik Freudenthal, Stockholm Region

EcoRice Project
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Marta Martínez, Fundación Comunidad Valenciana Región Europea

The European Hydrogen Association
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Marieke Reijald, European Hydrogen Association

Mid Wales Energy Agency (formerly Powys Energy Agency) was officially launched at this event called "Showcase Wales" at The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth. The event was opened by Andrew Davies, Assembly Member for Economic Development.
   As well as launching the Energy Agency, a series of varied workshops were held and a very successful business brokerage event took place. The consultation period for the Draft TAN 8, planning guidance for renewable energy finishes on 8th October, and facilition of responses through the workshops also took place at "Showcase Wales".

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This ManagEnergy workshop in Salerno, Italy presented the (Future) Intelligent Energy - Europe Programme to Energy Agencies

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This ManagEnergy Workshop took place in Berlin, Germany in conjunction with the European Conference on Public Private Partnership.

In September 2003, more than 250 energy agencies throughout Europe had so far been created with Community support through the SAVE programme. From the experience gained, the Energy Unit of the European Commission Directorate-General for Energy & Transport now has an overview on the reasons for success or failure of the energy management agencies. Training in management of agencies becomes then a most relevant topic to energy agencies, with an even more particular interest for recently created agencies.

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The ManagEnergy workshop on Energy Education was a hands-on workshop, with a focus on practical educational work and energy management in schools (in particular secondary schools). A key part of the workshop was presenting the methodology on education work and energy management in schools developed by the Energy Education Thematic Group. The workshop also featured presentations of good practices, and there was plenty of time for interactive discussion between participants and for exchange of experience and learning.

Participants benefited from attending this work in a number of ways:

• Understanding what an integrated approach to sustainable energy in the school means, and the benefits that it brings
• Understanding how to  facilitate energy educational projects at secondary school level
• Get to know hands-on experiences for students related to sustainable energy in secondary schools 
• Understanding of how local energy agencies can contribute to teacher training on energy education within schools

Programme and Presentations

On 22 September, ARENE Ile-de-France organised a European conference focussing on Education on Energy. This event, which took place in Paris, gathered speakers from the energy world as well as from the field of education.

The conference was organized within the framework of the Intelligent Energy – Europe programme (IEE) and targeted teachers, environmental education actors, elected officials, energy agencies and managers and practitioners from the fields of environment and sustainable development.

This event included presentation of prizes for the First Online ManagEnergy Drawing and Photo Competition 2006: Changing the European Energy Landscape

• Summary of Conférence européenne sur l'éducation à l'énergie ( en Français)
• Poster/Proceedings Cover ( en Français - 571 Kb PDF )
• Proceedings ( en Français - 635 Kb PDF )
• Proceedings ( in English - 584 Kb PDF )

The aim of this international conference was to improve communication and cooperation in the area of energy saving, renewable energy, hydrogen and fuel cell technology between pupils from Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and other countries from all over the world.

The essence of this International Conference was the exchange of new solutions in the form of presentations of the new ideas in renewable energy research as well as the hydrogen and fuel cell technology issues.

The pupils from secondary schools were introduced to the subject by various associations, institutions and businesses. All of them should encourage pupils to look for the prospective use of energy saving practices, renewable energy, hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in the community, regional, and in the business fields.

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This international workshop on energy education was organised in Berlin, Germany from 18-20 May 2005 by leading German energy actors. European Commission staff and ManagEnergy made presentations at this event and the video recordings are now available on the ManagEnergy Internet Broadcast website.

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The symposium "Energy Education: role, actors and tools. European experiences" was organized by the Brussels Institute for Management of the Environment (IBGE-BIM). The aim of the day was to get a general view of Energy Education today and to exchange experiences of different energy-education projects. The morning sessions gave a broad view of what energy education implies. In the afternoon, workshop were held in 3 parallel sessions, each one of them covering 1 level of education: primary schools, secondary schools and adult education. A project fair presented the work of several organizations working on energy education.

This event included a presentation by Mr Gonzalo Molina Igartua, Head of Unit for Demand Management, Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, European Commission on "Who should be the energy educator? The energy agencies, the authorities or the teachers? View of the European Commission".

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Further Information: Jonathan Fronhoffs, IBGE-BIM, Gulledelle 100, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 775 78 74   Fax: +32 2 775 76 21   Email: jfr@ibgebim.be      

The Symposium was filmed by the European Commission ManagEnergy Initiative.

This ManagEnergy Workshop and Study Tour was hosted by the European Commission ManagEnergy Initiative and Newark & Sherwood Energy Agency.

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The building sector has one of the largest potentials for energy savings in Europe and progress can start immediately as the technology and knowledge already exist to cut buildings' energy use. This event showcased interesting projects from CONCERTO and from the Intelligent Energy - Europe programme which among others aim at promoting energy efficiency in the residential sector.

The presentations focused in particular on the following challenges: Raising awareness and training; Promoting the integrated approach; Access to capital; Changing behaviour.

The event was addressed to public authorities, building professionals, large owners and financial and training institutions.

Towards energy efficiency housing, 9 Feb 2009, Brussels - Vincent Berrutto,Head of Unit EACI, HoU - 2009

Towards energy efficiency housing, 9 Feb 2009, Brussels - Inigo Sabater, DG TREN, Deputy Head of Unit - 2009

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This event is Scandinavia's leading exhibition focusing on clean technology and sustainable business. The two-day draft conference programme included workshops about "New Partnerships in Sustainable City Development", "Biogas Highway", "Green Logistics" and "Cleantech Strategies in Industry".

ManagEnergy organised a workshop in the framework of Eco-Tech Scandinavia on "Managing Energy Efficiency in Buildings". The workshop took place on the afternoon of 8 October 2008.

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Background to the event:

• The building sector consumes 40% of the final energy in the EU. There is 28% cost-effective potential which can translate into reduction of 11% of the total EU final energy consumption
• To reap this potential the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive was adopted in 2002
• Still, there remains a considerable unutilized potential
• The reinforcement of the EPBD is a strategic objective of the Commission for 2008

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This conference was supported by the Intelligent Energy - Europe programme (IEE) and pays specific attention to the implementation of the EPBD (Energy Performance of Buildings Directive). During the whole conference, there was a specific track of EPBD-related sessions covering a wide range of issues, i.e. certification and labelling, existing buildings, European standards, green buildings, training and education, European legislation, long term energy planning.  

The video recordings from the recent EPIC: International Conference on Energy Performance and Indoor Climate are now available on the Internet Broadcast website: www.managenergy.tv

These include a number of presentations by the Intelligent Energy Executive Agency which can be viewed directly on the Buildings Thematic Page on this site.

Opening Session (Day 1 AM)
S1: European Directives and related regulatory measures (Day 1 PM)
S2: GreenBuilding: Enhancing the energy efficiency in non-residential buildings (Day 1 PM)
S3: The CEN standards to support the EPBD, overview and status (Day 2 AM)
S4: Challenges for the implementation of the EPBD Application to Existing Buildings (Day 2 AM)
S5: Certification (Day 2 PM)
2nd Contractors’ Meeting “Multiplying Success in Buildings” (Day 2 PM)
S6: Educational aspects (Day 3 AM)
S7: Best façade (Day 3 AM)
S8: Towards an Energy Efficient Building Stock in 2020 in collaboration with EURIMA (Day 3 PM)
Closing Session (Day 3 PM)

Across Europe today, cities and municipalities are struggling to incorporate energy issues in a sustainable way into the heart of the decision-making process. Energy and environment concerns need to be considered alongside financial and social issues.

This conference, which took place in Malmö, Sweden from 14-15 June 2005, was aimed at those working with sustainable urban development in public bodies and the private sector in Europe. The conference was preceded by a separate kick-off event for the UK/Sweden partnership for environmental technologies and sustainable construction.

The programme included workshops and study tours and covered energy, transport, construction and partnership.

European Commission staff and ManagEnergy made presentations at this event and the event was streamed live on the ManagEnergy Internet Broadcast website.

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The Berliner Energieagentur recorded the plenary sessions of Enercert 2005 using the ManagEnergy Streaming tool. Links to videos have been provided on the ManagEnergy Internet Broadcast site

The new EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) acknowledges that a change in strategy is necessary, requiring each Member State to create a clear legislative framework that will deliver the energy saving potential in the building sector. In order to transpose the directive into national law by the beginning of 2006, Member States are facing a whole series of obstacles, such as a lack of awareness and action by the relevant target groups or a lack of transparency and coherence in terms of existing labelling standards. Therefore adapting and implementing national building codes and labelling schemes by national key actors and multipliers represents a considerable challenge for all EU Member States.
   The ENERCERT conference hosted by the Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) aimed to help all those involved overcome these obstacles. The conference aimed to enable a concerted effort to be made to improve, promote and implement national building codes and Energy Performance labelling schemes by providing a platform for the international transfer of knowledge and experience. Assessing and comparing national schemes and best practices for the energy performance certification of buildings should foster synergy effects and harmonisation between countries. Providing an overview, exchanging experiences and transferring knowledge on specific labelling instruments should facilitate the definition of national standards and match suppliers of tools to potential users.
   dena organised the EnerCert conference in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, with support from the Austrian Energy Agency, the Danish Energy Agency, Building and Civil Engineering Institute ZRMK and the European Commission.

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The aim of this ManagEnergy workshop, which took place in Wels, Austria in conjunction with the World Sustainable Energy Days 2004, was to provide up-dated information on existing successful local initiatives in the field of sustainable building solutions.

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Other Events from the World Sustainable Energy Days 2004

 Background paper 1  (158 KB PDF)
 Background paper 2  (285 KB PDF)
 Conclusions (13 KB PDF)
 Workshop Agenda (95 KB PDF)

The aim of this ManagEnergy workshop, which took place in Modena, Italy was to support local actors in their capacity building process and in their development of concrete replication strategies.

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This event covered the following topics: Green Zones; The Role of Public Procurement; Past successes and future requirements for European mobility research; and a number of other aspects of Urban Mobility.

URBAN MOBILITY - Franz-Xaver Söldner - 2009

URBAN MOBILITY - Anne HOUTMAN - Director (Directorate-General for Energy and Transport; European Commission - 2009

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This ManagEnergy workshop on mobility services presented tools and resources for local energy actors regarding mobility-related services, developed by the Mobility Thematic Group supported by ManagEnergy. The workshop involved presentations on an animated checklist on mobility services for energy agencies, detailed examples on developing and delivering 3 mobility services (developing mobility plans, education campaigns, and organising a walking bus). The workshop also featured presentations of different success stories, and there was plenty of time for interactive discussion and exchange of experience on good practices.

This workshop has been an excellent opportunity for local energy agencies or actors interested in developing services in the area of mobility, or for energy agencies already providing mobility services but looking to deepen their knowledge on specific mobility services!

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"The Green Paper and its follow-up activities will form the basis of a genuine European policy on urban transport, one which reinforces policies at other levels of government in particular the cities themselves", Commission Vice-President, Jacques Barrot, in charge of transport, 4 June 2007.

The consultations to prepare a new Green Paper on Urban Transport ended on 4 June with a major stakeholder conference in Brussels, "Towards a European policy for urban transport". The event gathered around 350 participants from all sectors with an interest in urban transport. High level representatives from cities and from the European Institutions presented their expectations of the Green Paper, commented on results of the consultations, and addressed the added value of actions at European level.

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Across Europe today, cities and municipalities are struggling to incorporate energy issues in a sustainable way into the heart of the decision-making process. Energy and environment concerns need to be considered alongside financial and social issues.

This conference, which took place in Malmö, Sweden from 14-15 June 2005, was aimed at those working with sustainable urban development in public bodies and the private sector in Europe. The conference was preceded by a separate kick-off event for the UK/Sweden partnership for environmental technologies and sustainable construction.

The programme included workshops and study tours and covered energy, transport, construction and partnership.

European Commission staff and ManagEnergy made presentations at this event and the event was streamed live on the ManagEnergy Internet Broadcast website.

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Deploying new technologies & efficiency measures to reduce transport's CO₂ emissions - 25 May 2004

Day 1 - Morning Session and Parallel Session 1 - Video Recordings

Day 1 - Parallel Session 2 - Video Recordings

Day 1 - Parallel Session 3 - Video Recordings

Strategies to implement the European Biofuels Directives - 26 May 2004

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This online chat on Clean Urban Transport was organised by ManagEnergy within the process of facilitating global thinking on strategic, local issues. The aim of the workshop was to support local actors in their capacity building process and in their development of concrete replication strategies.

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The aim of this ManagEnergy workshop was to support local actors in their capacity building process and in their development of concrete replication strategies.

Proceedings including links to video recordings

TradeWind is a European project funded under the EU's Intelligent Energy - Europe Programme. The project addresses one of the most challenging issues facing wind energy today: its maximal and reliable integration into Trans-European power markets. It aims to analyse existing barriers to the large-scale integration of wind energy in European power systems and to formulate recommendations for interconnection improvement, policy development and market regulation.

The final workshop's objective was to present and discuss the TradeWind project findings and its recommendations to support wind power integration. The event gathered actors involved in grid and power market issues, including EU institutions, national public authorities, transmission system operators, regulators, traders and wind farm developers.

Wind power in the single European electricitymarket (TradeWind Final Workshop) - Jose-Manuel Hernandez, Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) - 2009

Wind power in the single European electricitymarket (TradeWind Final Workshop) - Frans Van Hulle, European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) - 2009

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Primary energy demand within the Mediterranean Partner Countries is predicted to increase by 70% in the next 20 years. These countries have a significant renewable energy potential, mainly of solar energy, which, if intelligently exploited, can contribute to matching their increased future demand (both in the field of electricity and heat) and can furthermore generate income for these countries, e.g. by exporting part of the electricity produced from renewables to the EU. On the other hand, the EU Member States have a long-lasting track record of promoting renewable energy deployment and have agreed on reaching a RES objective of 20% by 2020. A Mediterranean Solar Plan to enable the development and massive deployment of renewable energy technologies in the Mediterranean region is currently under development in the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean, its current state of play and key-conditions for success were debated during this conference.

Mediterranean Solar Plan - a win-win opportunity for everybody - Philippe Rocher, Moderator - 2009

Mediterranean Solar Plan - a win-win opportunity for everybody - Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Commissioner for External Relations - 2009

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The ManagEnergy support team ran a stand during the 2008 edition of Green Week. This year the Green Week, under the slogan “only one earth” looked at sustainable use of natural resources (including sustainable production and consumption).

ManagEnergy took this opportunity to present its tools and services to a wide range of stakeholders, regional delegations in Brussels, local authorities, associations and officials from the EU institutions.

Video recordings of all sessions and more information on Green Week

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The European Commission adopted, on 5 July 2007, a communication entitled "Towards a European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers" and at the same time launched a consultation on this issue which has resulted in over 70 contributions from across the EU.

As a follow-up, the Commission organises a conference in Brussels on 6 May 2008. The half-day conference, hosted by Commissioners Meglena Kuneva and Andris Piebalgs, will:

• officially present the results of the consultation;
• launch the Citizens' Energy Forum announced in the Third Internal Energy Market Package of 19 September 2007. In parallel to existing fora dealing with electricity and gas markets, this Forum will focus on specific retail issues, and involve all stakeholders in building an EU-wide retail market.
• propose a new approach to informing consumers by means of a European Energy Consumers' Checklist, designed to answer questions about local or regional retail markets. The Commission will prepare a list of relevant questions and invite national stakeholders to provide answers that will form an easily accessible data pool containing comprehensive local information in the consumer's language.
• propose a list of voluntary commitments by stakeholders, aimed at cooperation and improving rights beyond the existing legal framework.

The conference was streamed live and the videos are available on the ManagEnergy Internet Broadcast Website.

Find out more at: www.agathepower.eu/stakeholders_en.html

The Biofuels Technology Platform Stakeholder Plenary Meeting was held at the Diamant Conference Centre in Brussels on 31st January 2008, and attended by over 300 delegates. The event saw the launch of the Biofuels TP Strategic Research Agenda and Strategy Deployment Document. Download SRA SDD (2.35 Mb PDF) Speaker CVs and Abstracts (279 Kb PDF) Speaker Presentations, Press Release and photos

This workshop was  the first occasion to discuss the Renewable Energy Framework Directive released by the Commission on 23 January 2008. Among the confirmed speakers are Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, Vice President of the European Parliament Mechtild Rothe and Slovenian Presidency State Secretary for Environment Mitja Bricelj.

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The European Commission, the International Energy Agency and COGEN Europe jointly hosted this ground breaking seminar. It was a high level event where the opportunities of cogeneration to contribute to Europe's energy efficiency goals were debated and explored. The seminar brought together Andris Piebalgs - Energy Commissioner,  Nobuo Tanaka - Executive Director of the IEA and Claude Turmes - Member of the European Parliament, along with the practical experience of professionals from  the city of London, energy intensive industries and EU Member States. An open session for debate followed the formal presentations, and summarised recommendations for EU energy policy.

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The objective of this event was to present the activities of the Alliance for Rural Electrification, the actions of its members and to pass on several key messages for the future of the European actions towards renewables and rural electrification.

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The 7th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy Sources ended successfully with the adoption of the Berlin Declaration 2007 by the attending parliamentarians.
     More then 60 Members of Parliament and 40 experts from the European Commission, the German Government, NGOs, industry, the media and science discussed during the 2-day conference in the German Parliament the most recent developments in the field of EU policy on renewable energy.
     Main issue was the upcoming EU Framework Directive on Renewables which is expected to be tabled by the European Commission in December 2007.
     In the coming months, the role of Members of Parliament all over Europe is crucial for the development of an ambitious EU Framework Directive on Renewables.
     Therefore, EUFORES asks all Members of Parliament to implement the following activities within their Parliaments:

• Parliamentary Hearings or Committee Discussions on the upcoming Framework Directive on Renewables and the related national Renewable Energy Action Plans (RAPs).
• Parliamentary questions towards their Government on the Directive and the RAPs.
• Raise public pressure and awareness in their country during this crucial moment for the EU Renewable Energy Policy and show the options of implementation in your country.

Further information

The first Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign Award Competition aimed to reward the most outstanding sustainable energy partners. Winning partnerships were honoured during the Award ceremony of 1 February 2007, promoted to the press and showcased as an example of excellence.

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Topics of interest:

• Get the most updated information on European legislation related to bioenergy
• Make direct contact with European decision makers
• Develop business contacts
• Get informed about new initiatives from the Biomass Action Plan
• Hear the latest information about the Heating and Cooling Directive
• Learn how to generate certificates within Emission Trading
• Compare large scale and decentralized bioenergy solutions
• Learn about new financing possibilities for bioenergy projects

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Biorefineries use renewable raw materials to produce energy together with a wide range of everyday commodities in an economic manner. Decreasing our dependency on fossil fuels reserves and boosting rural development, biorefineries are seen as a very promising route to meeting our aims for sustained prosperity and preserving the environment.

This conference organised by the European Commission with support of the Finnish Presidency aimed to present the industrial perspectives of current and future biorefineries and to identify opportunities for and synergies among the European stakeholders. The conference provided a forum for a technical review of the state of the art for biomass fractionation and conversion technologies. Furthermore, RTD success stories were described and analysed, and the existing European technology platforms on biofuels, forest-based sector, plants for the future and white biotechnology were presented.

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The main focus of the 2006 Conference was competitiveness, with the aim to create a platform to debate this growing issue and our industries' contribution in building competitive and sustainable European energy market. The speakers focused on both market conditions and political framework with particular attention to energy efficiency, emissions trading debate and use of renewables.

This event featured key note presentations on "European energy policy. Only a luxury?" by Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner in charge of Energy and "For a systemic approach to our energy future", Claude Turmes, Member of the European Parliament.

Video Recordings

Further information about the Confererence:

     Programme and Presentations
     Photo Album from the Conference
     List of Participants

The event was organised by the WEC Romanian National Committee, under the auspices of the World Energy Council (WEC). The forum was an inspiring reunion of leading energy, innovators, engineers, developers, regulators, investors and other leaders in the all energy industry from Romania, SE Europe and the rest of Europe.

This event featured presentations from Pedro Ballesteros Torres, Energy & Transport DG, European Commission and Christopher Waldén, ManagEnergy.

Video Recordings - Romanian Energy Future: Energy & Sustainability Development
Video Recordings - Energy Efficiency - a Regional Review - Indicators, Policies and Evaluations

During the event, Fabrizio Barbaso, Deputy Director General, European Commission, DG Energy and Transport, Coordination of energy policies made a presentation on "European action for climate protection".

Conference Outcomes

Video Recordings - Day 1: Plenary Sessions
Video Recordings - Day 2: Plenary Sessions and Parallel Sessions A3 and B4
Video Recordings - Day 2: Parallel Sessions A1 and B5
Video Recordings - Day 3: Plenary Sessions

The speeches are now available on the conference web page

Programme/Proceedings for this and previous (2004/2005) events

The Conference Programme and other information can be found on ISLENET's website (www.islenet.net).

Video Recordings - Day 1 | Video Recordings - Day 2

Further information | Post Event Report

To facilitate your work on this subject, in December 2005, a new new web page was created on the ManagEnergy Internet Broadcast website containing video recordings with information on the Green Paper at: www.managenergy.tv/me_portal/mst/1170/index.html

Video Recordings - Day 1 | Video Recordings - Day 2
Video Recordings - Working Group | Video Recordings - Interviews

Further information is available on the Campaign website: www.sustenergy.org

Video Recordings - 22 September | Video Recordings - 23 September | Slides & Programme

How can the development of renewables and reduction in energy demand be taken on board alongside social, economic and environmental imperatives?

Video Recordings | Slides & Programme

Further information and slide presentations

In 2001, total biomass production for energy purposes was 56 Mtoe. To achieve the European Union's RES 12% target, 74 Mtoe more are needed by 2010. Each sector has to contribute the following indicative additional amount of biomass energy: electricity 32 Mtoe, heat 24 Mtoe, and biofuels 18 Mtoe. This would lead to a total biomass accumulated energy production of 130 Mtoe in 2010.

This additional biomass production can only be achieved in the short term with strong and targeted measures and actions in all three sectors (electricity, heat, and biofuels for transport) and a better coordination of EU policies. The Community Biomass Action Plan shall ensure the achievement of this objective.

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Over 150 people from 28 countries attended the successful launch event of Green Power CEE. The feedback was excellent with 84% of the evaluations received rating the event as either: very good or excellent!
   The event was highly interactive, with many questions, much debate and a lot of networking around the mini-exhibition - the chairmen had to work hard to keep the packed schedule to time.
   Among the highlights was the launch of UNEP FI's CEE Taskforce and OTP Bank announced their membership. There was another welcome announcement from the EIB of their increased support for renewables (to reach 50% of all electricity generation investment by 2008) and in particular for the CEE region. The EIB also declared that they were adapting to support financial intermediaries with the resources to evaluate the smaller scale of RES projects.

Full Report

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Organised by ESHA (European Small Hydropower Association) and SERO (Swedish Association for Renewable Energy, Hydropower section) the International conference HIDROENERGIA 2004, held in Falkenberg, Sweden from the 17 - 19 June has been a big success. More than 200 participants gathered to discuss the challenges and advancements of the SHP sector. Such an international discussion and information exchange is particularly imperative now as the European Commission has just published a report on the implementation of the RES-e Directive and as the Water Framework Directive is implemented in the different EU Member States. [Note: this was not a ManagEnergy event]

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Renewables 2004 has adopted the following outcomes:

• A Political Declaration containing shared political goals for an increased role of renewable energies and reflecting a joint vision of a sustainable energy future, which provides better and more equitable access to energy as well as increased energy efficiency.
• An International Action Programme, including actions and commitments by governments, international organisations and stakeholders. Responding to the "Call for Actions and Commitments" that was published before renewables 2004, conference participants contributed to the Action Programme with voluntary commitments to goals, targets and actions within their own spheres of responsibility.
• Policy Recommendations for Renewable Energies that can be of benefit to governments, international organisations and stakeholders as they develop new approaches and political strategies and address the roles and responsibilities of key actors.

Further information

Day 1 - Video Recordings

Day 2 - Video Recordings

Further Information about this event

Video Recordings - 4 March 2004

Tomorrow's Buildings - Technology Trends put into Action - 4 March 2004 09:00-13:00

This conference offered insights into forward-thinking innovations in energy and buildings technologies. It will show how innovative solutions found by European researchers can be applied in practice.

European Green Electricity Forum - 4 March 2004 14:30-17:00 continues on 5 March 2004

The event gave an overview of the most recent green electricity trends around the globe. By presenting the most exciting results from R & D projects, the conference contributed to making Europe's electricity production greener. Inspiring projects showed how this can be done.

Evening event "Megatrends of sustainable energy" - 4 March 2004 17:30-21:00

This event took advantage of this rare gathering of renowned experts from the spheres renewable energy, economy, science and philosophy to offer interesting solutions and impulses to the exciting question "What does the future of energy hold"

European Green Electricity Forum - 5 March 2004 09:00-12:30 continued from 4 March 2004

Video Recordings - 5 March 2004 09:00-12:30

The event gave an overview of the most recent green electricity trends around the globe. By presenting the most exciting results from R & D projects, the conference contributed to making Europe's electricity production greener. Inspiring projects showed how this can be done.

The Buildings Directive - opportunities at a local level - 5 March 2004 13.30-17.30

Video Recordings - 5 March 2004 13:30-17:30

The aim of this ManagEnergy workshop, which took place in Wels, Austria in conjunction with the World Sustainable Energy Days 2004, was to provide up-dated information on existing successful local initiatives in the field of sustainable building solutions.

Programme & Further Information

Conclusions, slide handouts and further information about the event

Day 1 - Video Recordings

Day 2 - Video Recordings

Day 3 - Video Recordings

Campaign for Take Off Awards - Video Recordings

Interviews

Chat Transcripts

This ManagEnergy Workshop & Study Tour took place in Gothenburg, Sweden in conjunction with an ISES Conference

Programme and Slides

This ManagEnergy Workshop & Study Tour was organised in conjunction with Pellets 2002, Stockholm, Sweden

Programme and slides

The aim of this ManagEnergy workshop was to support local actors in their capacity building process and in their development of concrete replication strategies.

Proceedings including links to video recordings

Your next chance to have your project supported by the EU's Intelligent Energy - Europe programme is close. The next call for proposals will be published in spring 2010. Applying for IEE funding is a competitive process, and the contracts will be awarded only to the best project proposals. The presentations from the European IEE Info Day 2010, held in Brussels on 3 February 2010, will help you develop a good proposal and increase your chances to apply successfully. You can also use the ManagEnergy partner search service to find project partners from across Europe.

Find out more at: ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/events/infodays_en.htm

This high-level event highlighted the benefits and strategic importance of the EU’s Climate & Energy Package currently discussed by the EU institutions which, if timely adopted and transposed in national law, will make Europe a leader in climate and renewable energy policy in the world.

The EU energy & climate package: A new ‘green deal’ for Europe - Matthias Ruete, Director General, DG TREN, European Commission - 2009

The EU energy & climate package: A new ‘green deal’ for Europe - Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Energy - 2009

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This session provided participants with the opportunity to gain insight into future policies and discuss the transition towards a new and strengthened energy efficiency policy for Europe. The session was a combination of presentations and open discussions on policies for the future.

Towards a new energy-efficiency policy for Europe - Matthias Ruete, European Commission, DG TREN, director general - 2009

Towards a new energy-efficiency policy for Europe - Pirjo-Liisa Koskimaki, European Commission, DG TREN, Head of Unit Energy Efficiency - 2009

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The Intelligent Energy - Europe Programme makes available over 60 million Euros and up to 75% funding for your intelligent energy projects. Your next chance to have your project supported by the EU's Intelligent Energy - Europe programme is close: The next call for proposals will be published in spring 2009. Over 60 million Euros will be available to support European projects aiming to foster energy efficiency and promote renewable energy. Up to 75% of the eligible costs may be funded.

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Intelligent Energy - Europe European Info Day 2009 - Stina Soewarta, Deputy Head, Cabinet of Commissioner Piebalgs - 2009

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This event provided relevant information and facilitate discussions and networking on: policy drivers and current actions to highlighting and improve the potential of ICT to enhance the energy efficiency through a concerted and coordinated multidisciplinary European approach; and the two calls for proposals opening at the beginning of 2009 for RTD and pilot projects in this area under the FP7 and CIP programmes, respectively.

About €55 million will become available to co-finance European projects for the promotion ICT-solutions for Energy Efficiency. Up to 75% of the eligible project costs will be supported.

The event was broadcast live on the internet and the video recordings should be available soon - in the meantime you can download the presentations by clicking on the link below.

If you would like to be informed about future activities, events and funding opportunities concerning our topics, please register at:
cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/sustainable-growth/stay-informed_en.html

Information and Communication Technologies for Energy Efficiency - Gérard Comyn, Acting Director, European Commission DG INFSO - 2009

Information and Communication Technologies for Energy Efficiency - Colette Maloney, Head of Unit "ICT for Sustainable Growth". European Commission, DG INFSO - 2009

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Four calls for proposals were published under the Energy theme of the Cooperation Programme of the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development.

• FP7-ENERGY-2009-1 (managed by DG RTD): a general call focusing on research with a long-term horizon
• FP7-ENERGY-2009-2 (managed by DG TREN): a general call focusing on research with a short- and medium-term horizon and on demonstration
• FP7-ENERGY-2009-3 (managed by DG RTD): a call for coordination and support actions
• FP7-2009-BIOREFINERY (managed by DG RTD): a joint call including Theme 2 - Knowledge based Bio-Economy, Theme 4 - Nano-Material Programme and Theme 6 - Environment

In order to present key features of these calls to information-multipliers and people interested in submitting proposals, the Directorate-General for Research (DG RTD) and the Directorate-General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN) of the European Commission organized the FP7 Energy Research Information Days.

Video recordings, presentations, etc

In relation to the next publication of the FP7 call for proposals 2009 and focusing on the Biorefinery Joint Call, DG RTD and DG TREN organised an EC-FP7 Info Day/brokerage event in Brussels on Tuesday 16th September 2008.

Video recordings, presentations, etc

The 2008 Call for Proposals for Energy (FP7-ENERGY-2008-TREN-1) under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) was published on 29 April 2008. In order to support the preparation of proposals, the Directorate General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN) of the European Commission held an Information Day on 20 June 2008 in Brussels.

The aim of this event was to disseminate information about FP7 and the research areas open in the 2008 Call for Proposals on Energy within the Cooperation Programme, to give details about the main legal and procedural conditions, and to answer any questions.

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Further information about the event can be found on the Europa website at:
ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/rtd/fp7/infoday_en.htm

The 2008 Calls for Proposals for Transport under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) were published on 30 November 2007. In order to support the preparation of proposals, the Directorates General for Research (DG RTD) and for Energy and Transport (DG TREN) of the European Commission held Joint Information Days on 6 and 7 February 2008 in Brussels.

The aim of this event was to disseminate information about FP7 and the research areas open in the 2008 Calls for Proposals on the themes of Aeronautics (6 February) and Surface Transport (7 February) within the Cooperation Programme, to give details about the main legal and procedural conditions, and to answer any questions.

The second day (7 February 2008) was dedicated to the 2nd FP7 Calls in Transport (FP7-SST-2008-RTD-1, FP7-TPT-2008-RTD-1, FP7-SST-2008-TREN-1 ). Both days also tackled the "Cross-cutting activities" call (FP7-TPT-2008-RTD-1)

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Applying for Intelligent Energy - Europe funding is a competitive process, and only the best project proposals will be selected for funding. The European Info Day 2008 gave participants the essential information and advice on how to develop a good project proposal and apply successfully. It also offered the chance to find project partners from across Europe.

Info Day presentations: ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/events/infodays_en.htm

Video Recordings

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This event gave participants information and advice on how to apply for IEE funding under the 2007 call, present ongoing projects and first results, and explain the broader policy context. Some 600 participants attended, including representatives of public authorities, European and national trade associations, non-governmental organisations, the European institutions, private companies, partners of ongoing IEE projects, and future applicants.

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This event was broadcast live by the ManagEnergy Internet Broadcast service. The complete documentation from the Info Day is now available online. Video Recordings: View the Video Recordings Info Day slides: ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/events/infodays_en.htm Call for proposals 2007: ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/call_for_proposals/call_library_en.htm

Partner search
More than 40 participants displayed details of their partner search requirements on the ManagEnergy stand during the Info Day. Details of these and others looking for partners under the IEE2 programme will be available within the Partner Search area of this website soon.

Partner Search service on the ManagEnergy website

In the framework of its first call for proposals under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, the Directorates-General for Research and for Energy and Transport of the European Commission held Joint Information Days on 13 & 14 February 2007 in Brussels, Belgium.

The first day (13 February 2007) focused on the 1st FP7 Energy Call, while the second day (14 February 2007) was dedicated to the 1st FP7 Calls in the areas of Transport and Aeronautics. The aim of this 2 day event is to inform you about FP7 and the research areas open in the First Calls for Proposals in the themes Energy and Transport (including Aeronautics) within the Cooperation Programme, to give details about the main legal and procedural conditions and to clarify possible questions. Participation may also help you to get contact to other potential proposers and possible project partners.

• More information about FP7
• ManagEnergy Partner Search Service

Day 1: Energy - View the video recordings
Day 2: Transport - View the video recordings

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This event, organised by the European Commission, aimed to provide participants with complete first-hand information and a series of communication tools regarding the Seventh Framework Programme. These communication tools have been tailored for needs of "information multipliers" and translated into the 23 official languages of the European Union, in order to support their presentations and FP7 launch events in their own countries, regions and institutions.

The 2006 call for proposals - the last under the current IEE programme has been published, opening a 5-month period during which European organisations can apply for financial support for European projects promoting energy efficiency and renewables. The total available budget for support is around €50 million.

• Download the IEE Call Text 2006
• View the slides from the IEE Information Day - May 2006

Just after the Info Day, on 31 May 2006, the IEEA organised a half-day "contract negotiation day" in Brussels to inform the successful applicants under the 2005 call for proposals of the next steps towards concluding their grant agreement.

Video Recordings: IEE 2006 Info Day - Converting Policy to Action - 30 May 2006, Brussels
Video Recordings: IEE 2005: Contract negotiation kick-off meeting - 31 May 2006, Brussels

Download Handouts

Intelligent Energy - Europe - 2005 Call for Proposals: the basics
Handouts (764 Kb PDF): What is it about? How does it work? How can you take part? How does the IEEA support you?
Patrick Lambert, Director, IEEA, European Commission

Preparing your application - Essential Steps and Key Issues

Handouts (275 Kb PDF): Defining your project - themes, partners, budget. Structuring and planning your work - how to develop your project.
William Gillett, Head of Unit, IEEA, European Commission

Handouts (257 Kb PDF): Financial and contractual issues
Mari Varho, Senior Financial Officer, IEEA, European Commission

Handouts (188 Kb PDF): Submitting your proposal. How is your proposal being evaluated? You were successful - what are the next steps?
Vincent Berrutto, Head of Unit, IEEA, European Commission

Toward the intelligent use of Energy and more renewables
Handouts (827 Kb PDF): How Intelligent Energy - Europe and its projects can make a difference
Gonzalo Molina Igartua, Advisor, Directorate D, Directorate General for Energy & Transport, European Commission

Video Recordings | Further Information | All Presentations | Partner Search

In the framework of its ongoing Fourth Call for Proposals, the Directorate General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN) held an Information Day on 21 September 2005 in Brussels on Fourth Call for Proposals in the areas of Aeronautics and Space, Sustainable Energy Systems and Sustainable Surface Transport. DG TREN would also appreciate if you further distributed this information to potential participants you might know in your organisation or country. This information day dealt specifically with the research areas open in this call for proposals (FP6-2005-TREN-4/FP6-2005-TREN-4-Aero), which was published on 08 July 2005 (OJ Reference: C 168 of 08/07/2005) with the closing dates of 4 November 2005 (for Aeronautics and Space) and 22 December 2005 (for Sustainable Energy Systems and Sustainable Surface Transport). The aim of this event was to inform you about the content of this call for proposals and to clarify possible questions.

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In the frame of the upcoming Call for Proposals FP6-2005-TREN-4 under the 6th Framework Programme (FP6), the European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport organised an Information Day which took place in Brussels on 17 June 2005. The aim of the event was to give a detailed overview of the Call for Proposals and to offer potential proposers an opportunity to meet, find new partners and discuss potential projects.

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This information day presented: a general overview of the second Intelligent Energy - Europe (IEE) call including budget and timetable; the new Intelligent Energy Executive Agency; Key Actions opened in 2004; Tips based on the previous call for proposals; Database of previous projects: IntellEbase; ManagEnergy facilities; Administrative, financial and contractual issues; Questions & Answers session.

This was followed by an Interactive Chat with Commission representatives on 1 February 2005

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The programme of the meeting consisted of a presentation of the state of the call by the Commission and a presentation of the financial rules. The afternoon was dedicated to short presentations of ideas and initiatives by those looking for partners and new elements in their proposals.

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This Info Day provided first hand information about the results of the call for proposals 2003 and what lessons can be learned for submissions to the next call. It also informed about those key actions of the next call for proposals which are of particular relevance for the local level. Furthermore information was given on dissemination activities under the 6th Framework Programme ("thematic activities") which are part of the ongoing call for proposals (deadline 8 December 2004).

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This renewable energy technologies and socio-economic tools info day was organised by DG Research to present opportunities under the 2004 call for proposals for Renewable Energy Technologies and Socio-economic Tools for Energy Strategy. This was followed by presentations relating to Biomass; Photovoltaics; Wind, Ocean, Geothermal and Solar Thermal; and Socio-economic Tools.

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Video Recordings and Presentations | Partner Search

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Further information

Download the Powerpoint Presentations (872 KB PDF)

Video Recordings | Partner Search

Further Information

Video Recordings | Partner Search

Video Recording | Partner Search

Further information

Video Recordings

Chat Transcript | Partner Search

Concerto Chat Transcript

CIVITAS II Chat Transcript

Further Information

Concerto Information Day - Video Recording

CIVITAS II Information Day - Video Recording

The aim of this event was to facilitate the preparation of high-quality proposals which fulfil the requirements of the first call in the area of renewable energy technologies and socio-economic tools. There were talks on the submission of proposals, pre-proposal checks and contractual aspects. In the afternoon, a number of parallel sessions took place, in which participants had the opportunity to present their project proposals to other researchers in their area. Participants also had the chance to discuss their proposals with Commission officials.

Speakers’ presentations and the list of participants can be found on the Info Day web site