Energy Efficiency Good Practice Examples from the Energy Efficiency Directive Concerted Action Lucinda Maclagan CA EED Coordinator Netherlands Enterprise Agency 1
Contents Concerted Actions, the instrument Good practice examples Energy Service Market development Financing the energy efficiency market SME Green Deal SME guidebook Information and training 2
Concerted Actions The instrument Concerted Ac+ons provide a pla2orm for Member State implemen+ng bodies to exchange informa+on on good prac+ce examples. The ac+ons support the swi? and efficient implementa+on of complex EU framework legisla+on. CA RES renewable energy CA EED energy efficiency CA EPBD buildings Implementa+on of EU Energy Direc+ves 3
CA EED All Members States par+cipate plus Norway EED Implemen+ng bodies: a mix of ministries, na+onal energy agencies, nominated bodies Financed by the Intelligent Energy Europe programme Supported by DG Energy and European Agency for SME (EASME) 4 10th October 2014, Verona, Italy
CA EED Policy areas covered NEEAPs and annual reports and measuring progress in Energy Efficiency Public Sector public buildings and public purchasing Metering and billing, demand response and grid issues Funds and financing for energy efficiency Energy services and ESCOs, energy auditing and solving administrative barriers Consumer information programmes, training and certification of professionals Efficiency in energy supply, high efficiency CHP, heating and cooling Energy efficiency obligation schemes, monitoring impacts of eligible measures 5
Website - a wealth of information www.ca- eed.eu 6
Good practice examples and presentations 34 good prac+ce factsheets 7 Isa-Maria Bergman, Motiva Oy
Presentations 131 Member State presenta+ons 8
Energy service market development - Germany Title: Market study on energy services market Objective: deepen the insights on the market for services and to improve the empirical basis Results: Reliable information on the national status of the market for energy services. Identification of challenges and opportunities for further development of the market for energy services Preconditions/Requirements: Ø Ø Ø Ø a desire to support and further develop the market for energy services; financing for the study; expert institution; room for follow up actions/studies 9
Financing model for energy efficiency market Bulgaria Title: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Sources Fund Objective: to further develop the Bulgarian energy efficiency market. EERSF is a revolving mechanism for development and financing commercially viable EE and RES projects Results: Leverage for financing and projects for ESCOs Preconditions/requirements: Ø Legal framework facilitating investments; Ø Market based energy prices; Ø Flexible approach to financing energy efficiency - National Supporting Schemes; Ø High project and client risks; Ø Ability to customize the product to the client s needs; Ø Promote the establishment of new ESCOs; Ø Set-up partnerships with commercial banks; Ø Provide technical assistance for project development. 10
Rationale behind EERSF Idea Technical assistance EERSF Project Grants Insufficient and bureaucra:c Banks More expensive Ins:tu:onal barriers Issues with collateral Energy Efficiency and Renewable Sources Fund ESCOs Opera:onal risks real vs. normalized savings More expensive EERSF Financing " Cheaper " High risk tolerance " Smaller projects " Technical assistance " Fast processing " Pre- financing 11 Par:al Credit Guarantees " Up to 80% cover " High risk tolerance " 0.5% to 2% per annum " Technical assistance " Fast processing PorEolio Guarantees " Target ESCOs " Up to 5% cover on a porfolio basis " Very high risk tolerance " Low guarantee fees
SME Green Deal The Netherlands Title: MKB Green Deal - Wasted energy is estimated at costing SMEs approximately 300 m per annum and minor changes have the potential to generate large savings Objectives and targets: to show SMEs the potential of energy efficiency and improve uptake of energy efficient and renewable energy technologies. Get 480 SMEs from different sectors achieve 20% reduction in their energy consumption in 18 months and get 20 SMEs to generate their own energy Results 625 SMEs participate* Close to 1,000,000 co-financing achieved Energy savings of 0.63 PJ 2014 2015 -> 1PJ expectation Preconditions Ø Funding and organisational instrument Ø Ø Potential partners The will to change * Figures May 2013 12
Funding and organisation Participants: Ministry of Economic Affairs and MKB Nederland [SME Netherlands], an umbrella association for SME intermediaries Ministry of Economica Affairs co-financing of approx. 2 m. Organisation and management: MKB Nederland Ministry of Economic Affairs 22 Dutch SME intermediary organisa+ons (installers, suppliers etc. Each intermediary organisa+on links through to a further average of 20-25 SMEs 13
SME Guidebook - Austria Title: Energy Management Light - guideline for SMEs Objective: spread knowledge on the certification of energy management systems (EN16001 oriso 50001) to medium sized SMEs and remove concerns over practicability of energy management systems (EMS). Provide a simple and easy entrance for SMEs to energy efficiency. Results: Generated awareness for e.e and EMS amongst medium sized SMEs, saves SMEs time Preconditions/Requirements: Ø a commitment to support and further develop the market for energy services; Ø financing for the study ( 72,000.00); Ø expert input 14
Informing and advising final customers Sweden Title: Local energy advice in regional and national networks Objective: to achieve a nationwide highly skilful, trusted, creative and active advisory service. Results: 290 municipalities supported. A survey showed that 78% of those seeking advice had taken action to save energy (behaviour change and investment). 39% of these had made a change of their heating system, among other actions. The single most important source of information for these people in influencing their decisions was the municipal energy and climate advisor (26%). Preconditions/requirements: Ø strong regional networks, Ø an extensive national training programme for advisors Ø advisors are civil servants, employed by the local authority. 15
Suggestions Seek out and learn from like minded organisations in other countries or regions Ask questions listen to the answers Accept that change is inevitable Focus on one thing at a time 16
Thank you for your attention Further information available from: www.ca-eed.eu Email: info@ca-eed.eu 17