Survey of energy audits and energy management systems in the Member States

The present study has been conducted by the Joint Research Centre on behalf of DG ENER with the purpose to understand the status of programmes promoting energy audits and energy management systems in the Member States of the European Union. The objectives of this report are to assess the extent to which the requirements of Article 8 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) are already met and to understand the level of additional effort needed by the Member States to meet their obligations under the named article. Another objective of this report is to identify eventual barriers and make recommendations on how the goals of Article 8 can be fulfilled. This report was put together by sending a survey to different contact points in the Member States, such as members of energy agencies, governmental bodies responsible for the implementation and regulation of energy policy, energy efficiency experts, and members of the academia. There were also performed interviews with national experts and representatives of standardization bodies that gave their input in the matters of the implementation of Article 8 throughout the European Union. It was possible to gather contributions from contact points from the great majority of the Member States except from the cases of Belgium, Ireland and Luxembourg. For the cases of Belgium and Ireland, since these countries have been carrying, for many years now, consolidated programmes on the subject of energy efficiency and energy audits it was still possible to gather sufficient information to perform an evaluation on the status of their general policies. Also, during the workshop organized by the JRC on behalf of DG ENER on the implementation of Article 8 in the month of March of 2014, it was possible to contact with representatives from Member States, from the industry sector and from certification bodies that shared their view on the implementation of this article within their areas of action and expertise.JRC.F.7-Renewables and Energy Efficienc

Cost-benefit analysis of the Voluntary Common European Union Certification Scheme (EVCS) implementation

This report assesses the potential benefits of the implementation of a European-wide voluntary certification scheme for non-residential buildings. Arising from Article 11 (9) of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, the European Voluntary Certification Scheme or EVCS should present as a tool for organizations in the European market to use in their non-residential buildings. An analysis is made of the already existing green building voluntary schemes and an evaluation of the potential impact of the EVCS in terms of the increased costs and potential benefits both for building owners and the construction industry in terms of direct financial benefits, energy savings and the construction industry ripple effect. An analysis of the EU non-residential building stock was performed which lead to a buildings stock projection to 2020. This analysis has allowed for the projection of scenarios of the uptake of the EVCS allowing to estimate the potential impact of this tool in a EU-wide scope with different levels of the scheme uptake.JRC.C.2-Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Smart home and appliances: State of the art

This report aims to give an overview of the whole smart home ecosystems with a focus on the energy implications that incur from it. Throughout the report a focus is being given on how are the conditions for a successful roll-out of smart home technologies in Europe, what type of Information and Communication Technologies, Energy policies and Standards are in place regarding the Smart Home environment. The status of the European market is given a look into, regarding the smart readiness of EU Members States, Internet Access, Smart meter roll-out, Demand Response or the Smart Appliances market. An outline of the Smart Appliances and Smart Home Technologies is given with also the types of networks, smart home wireless technologies and sensor types to be used in the Smart Home. Finally the report addresses the potential energy savings to be achieved within the Smart Home environment.JRC.C.2-Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Improving Energy Efficiency in Electricity Networks: Addressing Network losses & EU regulations under Article 15 (2) (a) of the Energy Efficiency Directive

This report focuses on the energy efficiency of electricity distribution networks mainly from the perspective of network losses. As proposed in Article 15 of the revised Energy Efficiency Directive, the European Commission after consulting relevant stakeholders, should prepare a common methodology in order to encourage network operators to reduce losses, implement a cost-efficient and energy efficient infrastructure investment programme and properly account for the energy efficiency and flexibility of the grid. This two-part report focuses on the status of regulatory policies in the EU-28 and recommendations that can be followed by the Member States in order to improve their grid efficiency. This first part of the report focuses on the electricity grids, with the interaction between regulation and network losses being conceptually analysed with the presently available regulation schemes and a survey on some research proposal being presented. After a brief introduction on the main standing-points of the EU framework, a comparative analysis of the regulation in EU member states is outlined. The ”players’ perspective” in terms of the opinion of crucial EU stakeholders and leading experts in EU are assessed thought a set of interviews of which the outcomes are presented. Finally, some recommendations for Member States and conclusions are drawn.JRC.C.2-Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency Trends in the EU-28 2000-2015

This report aims at showing the present status of energy consumption in the EU-28, in the four main energy consuming sectors: residential, tertiary, transport and industry. During the last years, there have been efforts by the European Union to cut down on energy consumption and improve energy efficiency. From 2000 to 2014, there have been various initiatives that aim at reducing final energy consumption. Therefore, the report demonstrates the energy consumption progress from 2000 to 2015 in the mentioned four sectors.JRC.C.2-Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Towards a Regulatory Methodology for Energy Efficiency in Gas Networks: Final report

The report gives an outline of a possible regulatory methodology for the enhancement of energy efficiency of gas networks at the European Union Level. The report adresses several related measures and the interaction with related energy systems and the development of new technologies. Article 15 of the Energy Efficiency Directive requests for the definition of a methodology that Member States could implement towards a more efficient network. This report aims to reply to this demand by consulting relevant stakeholders, evaluating Member States network strategies and proposing regulatory and policy measures to be implemented by the countries.JRC.C.2-Energy Efficiency and Renewable

ESCO Market Report for Non-European Countries 2013

This document is the first status report related to development of the Energy Service Market in Non-European Countries. The Aim of the report is to provide a snapshot of the key developments of the national ESCO markets in Asia, Africa, Middle East, Australia and Oceania as well as in Nord and South America. The ESCO report focuses on collecting information about the market features and structures, barriers, policy background, financing opportunities and future expectations.JRC.F.7-Renewables and Energy Efficienc

Covenant of Mayors: Monitoring Indicators

Launched in 2008 by the European Commission, the Covenant of Mayors (CoM) is the mainstream European movement involving cities and towns in the development and implementation of local sustainable energy and climate policies. Covenant of Mayors' signatories can benefit from support at different levels: from European institutions to national and regional governments and to fellow signatories which share best practises through the CoM platform. Featured by multilevel governance models and bottom up actions, the CoM platform paves the way for local and regional governments to contribute to EU's climate and energy objectives. By signing up to the Covenant of Mayors, local authorities commit to submit: I. action plan: based on the inventory of energy consumptions/production and greenhouse gas emissions in the local authority's territory, identifies actions to be implemented for reaching the CO2 reduction target. II. monitoring reports: including status of the implementation of actions and - at least every fourth year - a monitoring inventory which allows to measure progress toward the targets set in the action plan1. As of September 2015, almost six thousand local authorities have signed the CoM, for a total of ca. 208 million inhabitants in the whole initiative. More than 4 500 local authorities have submitted an action plan (Sustainable Energy Action Plan) for a total of ca. 166 million. Out of these, 122 signatories, representing 3% of the signatories with an action plan, have submitted a monitoring report including inventories for a total ca. 11 million inhabitants. Monitoring inventories enable to track the evolution of GHG emissions in local authorities territories as well as changes in energy consumptions patterns, and to compare estimated impacts of the actions against actual results. This report illustrates main statistical indicators based on data provided by signatories in the monitoring reports submitted as of September 2015.JRC.F.7-Renewables and Energy Efficienc

Energy consumption and energy efficiency trends in the EU-28 for the period 2000-2016

This report aims at showing the present status of energy consumption in the EU-28, in the four main energy consuming sectors: residential, tertiary, transport and industry. During the last years, there have been efforts by the European Union to cut down on energy consumption and improve energy efficiency in the framework of the EU energy consumption targets within the Europe 2020 strategy. Therefore, the report demonstrates the energy consumption progress from 2000 to 2016 in the mentioned four sectors. There is a special focus on electricity and gas consumption, as they are the most important alternatives to oil. Energy indicators such as energy intensity and energy consumption per capita are also analysed. The report includes an analysis of the most important factors influencing energy consumption trends such as economic growth, population, heating demand, household characteristics and energy prices.JRC.C.2-Energy Efficiency and Renewable

The Covenant of Mayors: In-depth Analysis of Sustainable Energy Action Plans

As part of the European Commission’s Covenant of Mayors Initiative, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has carried out an in-depth analysis of selected sustainable energy action plans (SEAPs). Based on a sample of 25 cities from different EU Member States, the study seeks to identify and extract the common and most important characteristics of how local authorities across Europe are developing and implementing this policy. The study examined the strategies used by different local authorities in their SEAPs, with specific analysis of methodology, policies, governance, external support and regional and national characteristics. This gives us a picture of the strengths and weaknesses of different cities in their attempts to reduce their total GHG emissions by 2020. The study focuses on two types of Covenant signatory: -cities already involved in climate, air quality, sustainability and energy plans who adapted their plans to the Covenant requirements -cities for which the Covenant was the point of departure for developing strategies to decrease their total emissions. Just as important are the conclusions drawn by the study, which cover areas such as: -best practices -circumstances favouring the adoption and implementation of local sustainable energy policies -small municipalities’ need for external support in developing their SEAP -the result of signatories joining forces to develop their SEAPs -the role of the covenant territorial coordinators (CTC)within the initiative.JRC.F.7-Renewables and Energy Efficienc