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12. September 2011

"New Directive - New Energy for Housing? - Clearing the way for local, participatory energy transition” - 12 September 2011, Brussels, Belgium

Hot Topics: Knowledge and Support

This event, organised by the European Federation for Public, Cooperative and Social Housing and hosted by the Committee of the Regions, focused on the proposed European  Directive on Energy Efficiency, published by the Commission on the 22nd of June 2011. The aim was to discuss with stakeholders of the housing and energy sector and with Committee of the Regions members, MEPs and Commission ‘s representative, the opportunities that this Directive offers to reduce energy consumption and energy poverty. The conference helped to inform European decision makers of the reality at local level by drawing on information gathered through the POWER HOUSE EUROPE big Green Housing Exchange project financed by the IEE programme.


Please download here the presentations made during the event:


Opening Session

Opening Speech
Mr Marco Corradi - Federcasa, Italy & Chair of the CECODHAS Housing Europe Energy Experts Network

EU Energy Policy: the State of Play
Mr Tudor Constantinescu - DG ENER, European Commission

A new Directive on Energy Efficiency: objective, scope and main elements
Ms Eva Hoos - DG ENER, European Commission

Video briefing
Mr Claude Turmes - Rapporteur from the European Parliament on the new Energy Efficiency Directive


The ‘Innovactive’ Consumer: Covering the 'energy ambassadeur' approach, community based solutions and user-friendly ICT
While smart metering and transparent billing are vital to helping consumer to make informed choices, real citizen engagement and empowerment through the provision of neutral advice and community outreach programmes adapted to needs has shown to be effective way to get retrofit programmes off the ground and to reduce energy consumption and maximise local production. In this panel, we investigated if there are measures at EU level which could help to facilitate this very local mobilisation.

 

The Energy Ambassadeur project: Presentation of the Project
Ms Anne-Sophie Masure - Prioriterre, France

The Energy Ambassadeur project: the Bulgarian example
Ms Ivanka Pandelieva - Sofia Energy Center, Bulgaria

The Energy Ambassadeur project: the Swedish example
Ms Lena Eckerberg - Energy Agency for Southeast Sweden

Energy Efficiency:  How to make it work for European consumers?
Ms Monika Stajnarova - BEUC, the European Consumers’ Organisation

Citizens Empowerment in the Energy Transition
Mr Vanni Rinaldi - Cooperambiente, Legacoop, Italy

The success of the Union of Housing Associations in promoting Energy Efficiency in Estonia
Ms Anu Sarnet - EKYL, the Estonian Union of Housing Cooperatives, Estonia

Citizens and ICT: Optimal conditions for effectiveness of ICT for end-users
Mr Sergio Rossi - Legacoop Abitanti, Italy

Reliable information to citizen through building's technical report to promote energy rehabilitation
Ms Begoña Serrano Lanzarote - IVE - Valencian Institute of Building, Spain

 
Local Plans for Energy Efficiency: The importance of integrated Local Energy Plans which ensure an energy mix
This panel considered the ways in which the measures proposed in the Directive will help contribute to the decentralisation of power production and consumption and assist local authorities and housing actors in optimisation of energy mix at local level. Panel members also considered the way in which legislation, for example public procurement regulation, is fostering or hampering the generation of local development and local employment and how this EU Directive can positively address this.

 

Passive houses - saving electricity, helping against energy poverty & climate change
Dr. Werner Neumann, Municipal Energy Agency & Covenant of Mayors Coordinator for the City of Frankfurt

From Eco-buildings to Eco-districts
Ms Sabine Froning - Euroheat & Power

Cooperation between Cities and Housing Organisations
Mr Claudio Fantoni - Municipality of Florence & National Association of Local Authorities ANCI representative, Italy

Housing in Local Energy Planning
Mr Georges Bullion - Dynacité, France

Renewable Energy potential in local energy planning.  A vision from the Mediterranean countries
Mr Florencio Manteca González - CENER - National Renewable Energy Centre, Spain


Making the business case for energy efficiency and renewable energy sources  in housing: What is new in the Energy Efficiency Directive
This panel investigated whether conventional financial insitutions and the rules and risk assesment procedure under which they operate are limiting the energy transitions and whether the Energy Efficiency Directive will help to overcome this obstacle. Decision makers and practitioner will also present the limitations and opportunites presented by energy performance contracting in housing. The role of public subsidies at EU and national level which are needed, particularly to tackle energy poverty and hard to treat homes will be addressed.

 

The European Energy Efficiency Fund
Mr Stefano Panighetti - DG ENER, European Commission

ESCOs and Energy Performance Contracting: Potential in the residential sector
Ms Alexandra Langenheld - DG Joint Research Centre, European Commission 

Obligations & Funding: The Policy mix needed for efficiency upgrades
Mr Richard Cowart - The Regulatory Assistance Project

The variety of Energy Performance Contracts
Ms Valérie Plainemaison - EFIEES, the European Federation of Intelligent Energy Efficiency Services

Energy Efficiency in housing: element of economic development
Mrs Anna Maria Pozzo - Federcasa, Italy

Obstacles to financing Energy Efficiency for low-income groups and hard to treat homes
Mr Richard Baines - BCHA, UK

Energy Performance Contracting in German Housing Companies
Ms Ingrid Vogler - GdW, Germany

Opportunities and limitations of Energy Performance Contracting
Ms Dominique Dujols - USH, France

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