IEE -Useful link
http://www.eepotential.eu/
Data Base on Energy Saving Potentials
This database provides harmonised energy savings potentials for each EU Member State, for Croatia, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, for industry, transport, households and services.
It also indicates the main drivers used to estimate these potentials and present the trends in some energy efficiency indicators that are associated to the different potentials.
The objective of this data base is to provide the Commission with a tool to assess national EEAPs and to help identifying the sectors where the national savings targets established under the ESP Directive can be met most cost effectively.
The analysis of the potentials relies mainly on the MURE simulation tool (Measures d'Utilisation Rationnelle de l'Énergie), which has a rich description of end-use technologies in order to describe the impact of the penetration of energy efficient technologies at a detailed level.
Three potentials are assessed: low economic potential, high economic potential and a technical potential.
http://concertoplus.eu/
CONCERTO è un’iniziativa lanciata dalla Commissione europea che riguarda tutta l’Europa e che affronta in modo proattivo le sfide legate alla creazione di un futuro più sostenibile per ciò che riguarda le esigenze energetiche dell’Europa. Ad oggi, vi sono 58 comunità partecipano a 22 progetti, con lo scopo di raggiungere il livello più alto possibile di autonomia energetica. CONCERTO fa parte del programma quadro di ricerca diretto dalla DG Energia e Trasporti della Commissione europea.
CONCERTO sostiene le comunità locali, vale a dire aree o zone geografiche chiaramente definite, nello sviluppo e nell’applicazione di strategie e azioni concrete che siano al tempo stesso sostenibili e molto efficienti dal punto di vista energetico. Le interazioni, così come la circolazione di energia fra la domanda e l’offerta di energia centralizzata e decentralizzata, possono essere identificate, misurate e valutate.
L’iniziativa CONCERTO è stata resa possibile solo grazie al grande impegno delle autorità locali coinvolte, fra cui esperti, università ed imprese private di tutta Europa.
Per tutti i 22 progetti CONCERTO partecipanti all’iniziativa, l’obiettivo principale è di dimostrare i vantaggi ambientali, economici e sociali dell’integrazione delle fonti di energia rinnovabili (FER) unitamente alle tecniche di efficienza energetica (EE) attraverso un sistema sostenibile di gestione dell’energia applicato a livello della comunità locale.
L’iniziativa CONCERTO fornisce una piattaforma per uno scambio di idee e di esperienze tra le 58 comunità modello di CONCERTO e altre città impegnate ad adottare simili strategie. Le comunità che vi partecipano beneficeranno delle conoscenze tecniche che saranno condivise fra le comunità più avanzate d’Europa nel campo della sostenibilità energetica.
http://www.buildup.eu
The European portal for energy efficiency in buildings. This website is platform where policy makers, building professionals and building occupants can deal with energy efficiency. The BUILD UP initiative was established by the European Commission in 2009 to support EU Member States in implementing the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
The BUILD UP web portal is intended to reap the benefits of Europe's collective intelligence on energy reduction in buildings for all relevant audiences. It will bring together new practitioners and professional associations while motivating them to exchange best working practices and knowledge and to transfer tools and resources.
The BUILD web portal aims to:
- Enable Home owners and tenants interested in reducing the energy costs of their homes to find out where to obtain practical energy-saving information in their own country or region.
- Help building professionals to improve skills and learn more about the latest information on energy legislation. It will help them interact with others and access the latest news and events in the field, a database of resources, guidelines and tools, and a database of real examples.
- Provide public authorities staff who are responsible for energy issues with access to many resources on the legislation, toolkits and guidelines produced by other cities, regions or countries, and a way to share expertise with their peers.
- Involve umbrella organisations such as energy agencies, industrial associations or non-governmental organisations with an interest in energy saving in buildings and enable them to tell others about their activities and share their successes.
BUILD UP is funded under the Intelligent Energy Europe programme (2007-2013) that is managed by the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) on behalf of the European Commission.
The BUILD UP web portal is provided by the service providers INIVE EEIG, P.A.U. Education and PRACSIS in the frame of a service contract signed with the EACI. The BUILD UP web portal is engineered based on open source software, including Drupal.
