This report describes the finalisation process of the Repository and the development and the features of the EIEEP - European Industrial Energy Efficiency good Practices platform.
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Barriers and costs from EEOSs and alternative measures from a market perspective
This report highlights the barriers and costs that industrial European companies face while implementing energy efficiency measures to achieve the targets of the European Directive on Energy Efficiency (EED), especially with respect to the targets and policies of Article 7.
The report is based on a bottom up study, which takes a market perspective to identify both barriers and...
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WEBINAR B Proceedings “Energy efficiency implementation in industries: the EU-MERCI approach to Good practices for multi-sector companies”
Good practices for the Glass, Pulp& paper and Cement sectors have been presented during the second webinar. Download the presentation and follow the video registration in EU-MERCI Youtube channel.
The overarching objective of the EU-MERCI project is to support the growth of the energy efficiency in the industry processes, according to the targets of the "Energy Efficienc...
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EU-MERCI open conference: good practice, key measures and role of ESCOs the focus of debate
Rome, February 2017 – The key points of the Open Conference: Good Practices of Energy Efficiency in the European industry processes, which was held in Rome in late February, were: industry’s needs and policies, good practices and technological transfer.
In EU the 26% of final energy uses comes from the Industrial sector. That’s why the drivers of EU-MERCI project are: rational...
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Interview to Nicolae Olariu – SUNE, Romanian Renewable Industry Association
A short overview on Romanian policies about energy efficiency
Romania is fully committed to fulfilling the national and European targets regarding the “3x20” objectives. If the target for renewables energies has already been achieved is not the same situation for CO2 emissions reduction and energy efficiency (EE) targets. The EE obligations assumed by Romania consist in ...
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Interview to Črtomir Kurnik – LEAG – Local Energy Agency of Gorenjska, Slovenia
1) Which are the difficulties that you find to access to funds for energy efficiency?
Slovenia is small market for the banks and therefore needs relatively high support by state to achieve national energy efficiency goals in industry. There are a lot of financial barriers for companies ranging from limited borrowing capacity to the lack of proper energy management data.
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Interview to Konstantin Delisivkov – Bulgarian Federation of the Industrial Energy Consumers BFIEC, Bulgaria
1) Which are the trends of large national industrial consumers as far as energy efficiency is concerned?
From the perspective of the industrial energy consumers there should be no biding target for energy efficiency for sectors covered by the EU ETS. Setting absolute targets for energy consumption reduction is not a proper major for energy efficiency achievements and hinders e...
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Interview to Cristiana Popa – ICPE ACTEL, Romania
Which the trends of industrial technologies as far as energy efficiency is concerned?
Design parameters close to the limit required for any industrial application
Use of components, materials and accessories with optimum capacity and overall size.
Dimensioning of current ways to the maximum limit thermal endurance.
The use of intelligent software to minimize operating...
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Interview to Tsvetomira Kulevska – Sustainable Energy Development Agency (SEDA) – Bulgaria
1) What are the feedbacks that you have by your national energy efficiency policies?
The feedback for the implementation of the National EE policies is received by several information channels as:
1. Policies in Service sector:
− Annual reports on the implementation of the State bodies and local authorities energy efficiency programmes - not later than the 1st day ...
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Proceedings of the Conference: Good Practices of Energy Efficiency in the European industry
Policies of incentivisation and implementation
Rome - February, 23rd 2017
The first section was dedicated to the presentation of the preliminary results of EU-MERCI by partners of the project.
Vlasis Oikonomou, from JIN, provided a picture of the energy efficiency policies and schemes at the EU28 level, highlighting the differences and the lack of co...
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