🎓On December 3rd, Energy Evaluation Europe hosted its sixth and special “Lunch and Learn” session online. This session aimed to introduce the co-chairs of the Energy Evaluation Europe 2025 Conference. Unfortunately, Barbara Schlomann (Fraunhofer ISI) was unable to attend. The event was moderated by Jean-Sébastien Broc (IEECP, Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy). The Co-Chair Christine Wörlen (Arepo Consult) provided insightful perspectives on Energy Evaluation Europe, along with valuable information about the upcoming Energy Evaluation Europe Conference 2025.

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🎓November 6th, Energy Evaluation Europe hosted its fifth Lunch and Learn session online. For this intense and interesting discussion Stefan Thomas (Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy) welcomed esteemed panelists Veronika Jiříčková (European Commission, DG ENER, Brussels) and Tim Mandel (Fraunhofer Insititute ISI, Germany) to delve into the questions: 

• What do you see as the relevant and most important roles(s) of evaluation in the application of the principle?
• How does it differ between planning, policy, and investment decisions?
• How important is a reliable ex-ante quantification (prediction), of impacts on energy savings and reduction of the load at peak hours to ensure acceptance of giving priority to energy efficiency, even if it is cost-efficient?

💡 Closing remarks by Stefan Thomas was that “evaluation must account for both societal and private perspectives to bridge the gap between cost efficiency and actual incentives. He emphasized the importance of policy alignment and suggested further discussion on reconciling these perspectives in future sessions”.

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