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Intelligent Energy Europe 2009

European Commission, EACIMarket Replication Eco-Innovation and Intelligent Energy

Astrid Geiger, Head of Sector

Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy,Mobility

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Funding areas 2009

Electricity

Heating + cooling

Biofuels

Small-scale in buildings

Buildings

Energy-efficient products

[Industry excellence in energy : CLOSED]

Alternative fuels and clean vehicles

Energy-efficient transport

Capacity building in agencies

Energy efficiency

Renewable energy sources

Mobility

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Funding areas 2009

Local leadership

Special initiatives

European networking for local action

Sustainable energy communities

[Energy Agencies – CLOSED, assessment by Tender]

Bio-business

Energy services

Intelligent energy education

[CHP – CLOSED, see RES heating & cooling]

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How will this year’s budget be spent?

• € 65 millionto support “promotion and dissemination projects”(up to 75% of the eligible project costs) Call deadline ?? June 2009

• € 15 millionto support “market replication projects”via the European Investment Bank

• € 9 millionto purchase services(tenders)

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Call 2009 timeline :from proposal to signature of

Grant Agreement

Project implementationCall for

proposalsEvaluation

of proposalsContract

negotiation

Deadline: 25 June 2009

Results: Mid December

2009

March/April 2010

31 March 2009

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Profit from the CHANGE project

•Help SMEs optimise their energy use – train intelligent energy advisors at

Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCIs) to give concrete assistance to SMEs

•Expected results:– Information events for 11,600

businesses– Energy pre-checks for 530

businesses – Provision of market intelligence

via website and newsletters– Guidelines and best practices for

supporting SMEs on Intelligent Energy issues

61 chambers in 12 EU countries61 chambers in 12 EU countries

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Energy Efficiency in the Tourism Industry (EETI)

• EXPECTED RESULTS• Energy benchmark tool,

handbook on energyinvestments, bestpractices guides

• At least 800 hotelsuse EETImaterials andinvest in energyefficiency measures

• Campaign in 25+ destinations and involving 25+ hotel associations

• 8,000+ hotels and organisations reached

Hotels consume too much energy – and Europe has half of the world’s hotel rooms

TARGET GROUPS

• SME hotel managers & associations

• national tourism bodies

• tour operators

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QUALICERT – small-scale renewables in buildings

• Common certification and accreditation of installers with mutual recognition in France, Austria, Italy, Poland and Greece

• Transfer results to all EU Member States

• Led by national energy agencies with industry and builders associations

• Target group: training bodies for certification of installers

=> Renewables in buildings – better trained installers and improved consumer confidence

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AGRIFORENERGY I+II

• Connecting demand & supply inbio-heating, pure vegetable oils, and biogas/bio-methane

• Reaching out: 3000+ potential suppliers & end-users involved, 85 workshops, 75 study tours, 160 meetings

• Driving markets: 50 new wood energy plants, 13 vegetable oil plants, 11 biogas plants, bio-methane for 1500 vehicles

• Building skills: 25 bioenergy contact points trained

• Protecting the environment:30.000t of CO2 savings per year

=> Energy supply and services – a new perspective for farmers and foresters

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Creation of 80 local/regional energy agencies

Public mission to serve local / regional communities - link to Covenant of Mayors

IEE helps public authorities set up operational structure and work for 3 years

Improve local/regional decision-making

Promote action by householders, SMEs, and public sector

Create a critical mass of local activity

Change citizens’ behaviour

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Energy-efficient freight transport

• Reduction potentials of 15% • 100 companies in 6 countries actively involved • Good practice database at

www.eu-interaction.net/

Reduce energy consumption, CO2-emissions and transport

costs through improved logistics and freight transport

performance of shippers