patrick lambert, eaci director 7th inter-parliamentary meeting, berlin, 5 october 2007
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EU Support Programmes to help implement the RES-Directive. Patrick Lambert, EACI Director 7th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting, Berlin, 5 October 2007. THE EACI. The first Executive Agency created by the Commission - previously known as the IEEA. …EXECUTIVE AGENCY ?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Patrick Lambert, EACI Director7th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting, Berlin, 5 October 2007
EU Support Programmes to help implement theRES-Directive
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THE EACI
The first Executive Agency created by the Commission - previously known as the IEEA
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…EXECUTIVE AGENCY ?
created by the European Commission
to manage EU programmes
for a limited duration, and
under Commission controland responsibility
A new organisation type
Adding value…
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OUR REMIT
Manage the following EU programmes:
Intelligent Energy - Europe
Business support network
Eco-innovation
soon soon
Marco Polo
soon
Competitiveness and InnovationProgramme (CIP) 2007-13
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EU Programmes – a coherent set
Intelligent Energy - Europe
RTD Framework Programme
EUStructural Funds
LIFE
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INTELLIGENT ENERGY - EUROPE
€ 730 million from 2007-13
Develops and promotes policies and favourable market conditions for energy efficiency and renewables
Supports uptake of state of the art technologies
Helps convert policy into action
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IEE - 350 EUROPEAN PROJECTS
Energy efficiency and rational energy useSAVE
New and renewable energy sourcesALTENER
Energy in transportSTEER
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IEE - 60 NEW LOCAL OR REGIONALENERGY AGENCIES
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POLICY AND ACTION – THE ROLE OF IEE
Changeson the ground
EU renewable energy policy
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WINDSKILL
European qualification profile for onshore and offshore workers
modularised curriculum
pilot training courses
Europe leads the global wind power market, but the qualifications of installation and maintenance staff (70% of wind workforce) are still regulated locally or nationally
A public / private partnership in which industry associations and academics are working together across the EU to produce :
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OPTRES
Insight into successes and failures of support schemes
Green-X model to determine costs and benefits of policy options
Definition of “best practice criteria” for support schemes
Important feedback to European and national policy makers
Effective and cost-efficient policies are needed to support renewables in a liberalised European electricity market
www.optres.fhg.de
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY WATCH
Parliamentary network Communication platform on energy efficiency
for Parliamentarians, industry and others Evaluation of National Energy Efficiency
Action Plans to show best and worst practice Complements the evaluation of the European
Commission
Initiated and supported by more than 30 members of the European and national Parliaments
Expected results:
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IEE CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2008
Publication in January 2008
Some € 50 millionof funding at a rateof up to 75%
European Info Day:Brussels, 31 January 08(EU Sustainable Energy Week 2008, www.eusew.eu)
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MORE INFORMATIONIEE web site: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/index_en.html
Thank you for your attention!