Evaluation Measurement & Verification (EM&V) – Overview of Best Practices for Europe

Webinar #5 of the Energy Evaluation Academy. Speaker: Kathleen Gaffney (Navigant).

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Now that the European Commission’s ‘winter package’ has been released, it is critical to consider the potential for a radically different EM&V regime for Europe – i.e., one that can ensure that Member States are delivering real savings through 2020 (and beyond).

This webinar provides a ‘refresher course’ to those with a basic understanding of EM&V methods and focus on a few best practices examples including EM&V methodologies for efficiency obligation schemes, white certificate schemes, and voluntary measures. Participants will learn what types of EM&V might work best within different policy contexts, regulatory drivers and other constraints (e.g., data availability).

Implementation of Article 8 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive

Webinar #4 of the Energy Evaluation Academy. Speaker: Ian Behling (Ricardo Energy & Environment) .

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This webinar presents some of the findings of a study undertaken by Ricardo Energy & Environment for the European Commission looking at implementation of Article 8 of the EU Energy Directive across Member States.

The webinar considers the various approaches to implementation and explores the challenges faced by large enterprises arising from the differences

Can Europe deliver on energy efficiency? Investigating the effectiveness of Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive

Webinar #3 of the Energy Evaluation Academy. Speakers: Dr. Jan Rosenow (RAP) and Dr. Tina Fawcett (Oxford University).

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Article 7 is a key provision of the European Energy Efficiency Directive which established a set of binding measures to help the EU reach its 20% energy efficiency target by 2020. Each Member State has to calculate its own savings target, and demonstrate how it will deliver the target between 2014 and 2020.

This webinar introduced the main features of Article 7, showed how Member States have implemented it, and discussed the challenge of evaluating its impact given the heterogeneity of policy responses.

The webinar concluded with a number of options how a revised Article 7 could be simplified and streamlined, how transparency of implementation could be improved and how Member States could be supported to deliver energy efficiency more effectively.

Conceptual framework for evaluating multiple benefits from energy efficiency

Webinar #2 of the Energy Evaluation Academy. Speaker: Samuel Thomas (Energy Efficiency Division, IEA).

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) launched their publication, “Capturing the Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency,” at IEPPEC in Berlin (September 2014). Following the launch of the publication, the IEA and IEPPEC have collaborated to explore and address the evaluation process relating to these multiple impacts/ benefits.

This webinar covers one focus area of that collaboration – i.e., the development of a conceptual framework aimed to provide some guidance regarding the evaluation process of these multiple benefits/impacts within the scope of an energy efficiency programme or policy.

This webinar provides an overview of the draft framework.

Introduction to Evaluation and the role of IEPPEC

Webinar #1 of the Energy Evaluation Academy. Speaker: Charles Michaelis.

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Evaluation is an essential tool for policy makers and programme managers; it enables them to understand the difference their work makes and to find ways to improve their effectiveness. The webinar will introduce evaluation approaches and methods and provide practical, step-by-step guidance on how to conduct an evaluation. Attendees will also learn about the experience and support available through the IEPPEC (now re-named Energy Evaluation) community and how it can help them to conduct better evaluations.

This webinar is suitable for anyone with an interest in evaluation of energy policies and programmes.