How energy efficiency policy evaluation can produce benefits and add value to policy makers? (part 1)

Experience sharing webinar of the EPATEE project.

Speakers:

Jim Sheer, SEAI  – Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

Rurik Holmberg, Swedish Energy Agency

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According to numerous experiences and evidences, evaluation of energy efficiency policy can produce many benefits for policy makers and contribute to improve existing policies and design new ones that are more effective. The EPATEE project has contributed to this topic by sharing some interesting experiences on how evaluation has been used and has produced an added value for policy makers, besides giving some suggestions on the way to make a better use of it and to overcome possible barriers. This was the objective of this webinar, with experiences from Ireland and Sweden.

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

The EPATEE project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 746265.

Disclaimer: Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use which might be made of this webinar and related contents. The views expressed in this webinar are the sole responsibility of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission

The De-risking Energy Efficiency Platform DEEP

Webinar #7 of the Energy Evaluation Academy. Speaker: Carsten Glenting (COWI).

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This webinar introduces the De-risking Energy Efficiency Platform (DEEP), an open-source initiative to up-scale energy efficiency investments in Europe through the improved sharing and transparent analysis of existing projects in buildings and industry.

DEEP is the largest pan-EU, open-source evidence-base containing over 7800 industrial and buildings-related energy efficiency projects from 25 data providers including large companies, public banks, private investment funds, financial institutions and ESCOs.

Ensuring effective delivery of EU energy efficiency targets

Webinar #6 of the Energy Evaluation Academy. Speakers: Joe Durkin (SEAI) and Gregor Thenius (Austrian Energy Agency)

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The European Union’s so-called ‘Winter Package’ sets out an ambitious trajectory for energy efficiency for the period after 2020. Reaching the energy efficiency targets requires not only new policies but also a rigorous monitoring and verification regime at the national level. Otherwise there is a risk that many of the claimed energy savings exist only on paper.

Two countries with sophisticated monitoring and verification policies in place (Austria and Ireland) share their experiences of how to set up effective systems to ensure that energy efficiency improvements are being delivered effectively.

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.