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The IEE and FP6 programmes are currently offering interesting financing opportunities for European projects. With considerable competition for scarce financial resources, finding the right information and partners becomes key. This is reflected in the growing number of energy actors searching for partners on the ManagEnergy partner search service. Furthermore, everyone can share the same information on these opportunities thanks to the live webstreaming and video recordings on the ManagEnergy Broadcast Portal - and more recently - to a new Energy & Transport DG Calls website, which offers a useful overview of all relevant calls for proposals and tenders.

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ManagEnergy editorial team

European Commission activities:

• Interview with EU Commissioner for Energy on the Green Paper on Energy Efficiency - 27 October 2005, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Online Consultation on the Green Paper on Energy Efficiency
  
  
• Sustainable Energy Europe 2005-2008: Annual Conference: Pre-registrations are open - 28-29 November 2005, Brussels and live on the Internet
• Video Recordings: FP6 Information Day - 21 September 2005
• Intelligent Energy - Europe Information Day - 7 October 2005
• New Energy & Transport Calls website on Europa

ManagEnergy activities:

• ManagEnergy Case Study of the Month: Energy Awareness Programme 2004
• ManagEnergy Video of the Month: Energy Performance of Buildings Directive in Ireland
  
  
• Help support energy education throughout Europe
• Open Days 2005 - European Week of Regions and Cities - 10-14 October 2005, Brussels, Belgium
• Clean Vehicles and Fuels Exhibition - 8-10 November 2005, Stockholm, Sweden
  
  
• Video Recordings: CPMR Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions: Energy Working Group - 20 September 2005, Cornwall, UK
• Video Recordings: Promoting a Sustainable Energy Culture in Europe - 22-23 September 2005, Cork, Ireland

Other activities:

• Study of outputs, performance and future perspectives of SAVE energy agencies - Consolided Report

An interview with the EU Commissioner for Energy, Mr Andris Piebalgs on the Green Paper on Energy Efficiency and the Municipalities in Central and Eastern European Countries will be presented the BISE Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria at 08:50 EEST (07:50 am CEST) on 27 October 2005. [Note time change]


BISE takes place from 26-28 October 2005. Further information can be found on the following website: www.energie-cites.org

A note for your diary: The interview will be broadcast on the ManagEnergy Internet Broadcast website at 07:50 CEST on 27/10/05 [Note time change]

Programme and Further Information (96 Kb PDF)

PRE-REGISTER NOW for the Sustainable Energy Europe 2005-2008 Annual Conference which will take place on the 28-29 November at the Résidence Palace in Brussels and live on the Internet.

Pre-register for the event in Brussels: www.sustenergy.org/suregnew.cfm
Pre-register for the Internet Broadcast: www.managenergy.net/conference/0511see_ibreg.html

Further information is available in the Sustainable Energy Europe brochure, now available in six European languages on the Campaign website: www.sustenergy.org

Fotis Karamitsos
Director, DG Energy and Transport, European Commission
Welcome and introduction - DG Energy & Transport research and its political context
Presented at the FP6 Information Day - Brussels, September 2005

View Interview (18 min) | Click here for other Video Recordings | Download the Slides

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. Given the broad scope of issues presented and stakeholders involved, DG TREN would appreciate it if you further distributed this video based information to potential participants you might know in your organisation or country.

The 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.

Patrick Lambert
Director, Intelligent Energy Executive Agency, European Commission
Interview on the Intelligent Energy - Europe programme: the next steps and the new Executive Agency

View Interview (13 min) | Click here for other Video Recordings

The European Info Day will take place on 7 October 2005 in the Centre Albert Borschette in Brussels, Belgium. It will provide you with all necessary information and advice to apply for IEE co-funding and to increase your chances of success. You will also have the opportunity to meet and network with colleagues from across Europe, and to learn from the coordinators of successful proposals.

The event will be broadcast live on the internet by the ManagEnergy Internet Broadcast Service.

• Further information and registration for the Info Day in Brussels
• Register for the Internet Broadcast

ManagEnergy offers a Partner Search service which can be used to add your Partner Search Requirements and search for Partners for your proposed projects.

The Energy & Transport DG has developed a new web page announcing the Calls for Tenders & Calls for expression of interest concerning the Directorate General for Transport and Energy. In this new section you will find not only contract notices published in the Official Journal but also, prior information notices, calls for expressions of interest and the list of contracting parties.

This is one of 30 good practice case studies on the ManagEnergy website.

Meath Energy Management Agency (MEMA) is a local energy agency formed in 2002 by Meath County Council and the European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport under the SAVE II programme.

For MEMA's initial Energy Awareness Campaign (Energy Awareness Week 2003), the area covered was mainly confined to Navan town and the surrounding area. Following on from the success of the previous year's campaign the target audience was broadened to the whole of County Meath. The campaign aimed to make people aware of the activities that were taking place locally during Energy Awareness Week. This was the first year Navan would participate in 'Car Free Day' and MEMA aimed to encourage the general public to opt for more sustainable choices of travel on this day. This was done through the various media, competitions and through the schools. Valuable lessons were learned with regard to time scales and staffing needs and the 2004 campaign provides MEMA with further learning tools for continual success in future campaigns.

Download the Case Study (71 Kb PDF)

Paula Rice - Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI)
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive in Ireland
presented at Promoting a Sustainable Energy Culture in Europe

View Presentation (24 min)

From 10 to 14 October the Open Days 2005-European Week of Regions and Cities will be held in Brussels. These events are organised jointly by the Commission and the Committee of the Regions. They coincide with the "Week of the Valencian Region in Brussels".
    ManagEnergy and the Valencian Region will lead one of these consortiums during the Open Days, organised under the name of "Natural Effect Regions for competitiveness and Innovation".
    The leaders of the Valencian Region in this consortium want 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.

The event will be filmed by the Energy & Transport DG ManagEnergy Internet Broadcast service and the video recordings will be available on the Internet Broadcast website after the event. The first part of the recording will be from the exhibition; the second part is a round table with approx 9 speakers.

ManagEnergy will have a stand at this event where you can meet members of the team to discuss issues related to local and regional energy management and the services offered free of charge.

Further information

ManagEnergy will have a stand at this event where you can meet members of the team to discuss issues related to local and regional energy management and the services offered free of charge.

Further information

The workshop concentrated on the crucial issue of how energy programmes can cohesively deal with issues under the headings of the three main strands of Sustainable Development: Social, Economic and Environmental. It will gather information from each participant region and come to a decision on how to progress the issues over the next 12 months in preparation for the CPMR Conference in Navarra. The event took place in Cornwall, UK on 20 September 2005.

View the Video Recordings | Slides & Programme

In conjunction with Cork City Council, Energy Services Limited organised this conference to bring together people to discuss the energy issues facing Europe both now and in the future. The conference, entitled Promoting a Sustainable Energy Culture in Europe provided a forum to discuss the issues, identify solutions and meet providers. It took place in Cork City, Ireland from 22-23 September 2005.

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

In September 2004, Energy Agencies were invited to contribute to an independent study of outputs, performance and future perspective of SAVE Agencies, being carried out by a team of experts for the European Commission Energy & Transport DG.

The study includes an overview of the current situation and makes a number of recommendations relating to the definition, impact and role of Energy Agencies. It looks also other issues, such as energy efficiency in buildings, industry or commerce; CHP; RES; Transport and mobility; Information and advice; education and training; energy planning and strategic development; EU policy support; new sectors.

Consolidated Report (456 Kb PDF)
Annex 1 - Country Reports (242 Kb Zip File)
Annex 2 - Sector Reports (106 Kb Zip File)
Annex 3 - The Charter of CorK (27 Kb PDF)