Sustainable energy in
buildings:
the role of the IEE
programme
Gianluca TONDI, IEE Renewable Energy Unit
Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI)
Workshop QUALICERT - Rome, 30/03/2011
Contents
1. Policy context
2. The IEE programme and the call 2011
3. Supported initiatives
4. Examples of relevant projects
Buildings: at the core of EU prosperity
> 40 % of EU energy use
> 36 % of EU CO2 emissions
> 9% of EU GDP
> 7-8% of EU employment
 Cost-effective savings potential: 28% by 2020
 Key EU legislation:
- Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
- RES Directive
Directive 2010/31/EU of 19/05/2010 on the
Energy Performance of Buildings (recast)
> Transposition by MSs two years after entry into force (that is July 2012)
> Introduces the concept of Nearly zero-energy building
> Article 9 Nearly zero-energy buildings: Member States shall ensure that:
> (a) by 31 December 2020, all new buildings are nearly zero- energy buildings; and
> (b) after 31 December 2018, new buildings occupied and owned by public authorities are nearly zeroenergy buildings.
> The nearly zero or very low amount of energy required should to a very significant
level be covered by energy from renewable source, i.e.
> For new buildings (and buildings subject to major renovation), Member States shall
ensure that, before construction starts, the technical, environmental and economic
feasibility of high-efficiency alternative systems, if available, is considered and
taken into account:
> (a) decentralised energy supply systems based on energy from renewable sources; (b) cogeneration;
(c) district or block heating or cooling, (d) heat pumps.
Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of
the use of energy from renewable sources
The RES directive:
> Sets Mandatory national targets for RE shares by 2020 (to reach the
overall EU target of 20%, including 10% renewable share in transport);
> Requires National action plans;
> Introduces the possibility of cooperation mechanisms among Member
States to provide flexibility to Member States in reaching their targets;
> Requires reduction of administrative and regulatory barriers; use of minimum
levels of energy from RES in new/refurbished buildings;
> Requires improvements in provision of information and training;
> Requires improvements in access to the electricity grid;
> Creates a sustainability regime for biofuels.
The RES Directive: focus on
buildings, article 13
Planning, building codes (art. 13):
> Member States shall recommend to all actors the installation of energy systems
based on RES and district heating and cooling when planning, designing,
building and renovating industrial or residential areas; in particular, they shall
encourage local and regional administrative bodies to include heating and
cooling from renewable energy sources in the planning of city infrastructure,
where appropriate;
> Member States shall introduce in building regulations and codes appropriate
measures to increase the share of RES in the building sector. In particular by
31.12.2014, MSs shall require the use of minimum levels of RES in new
buildings & existing buildings subject to major renovations;
> Member States shall ensure that new public buildings, and existing public
buildings that are subject to major renovation, at national, regional and local
level fulfil an exemplary role in the context of this Directive from 1 January 2012
onwards;
> Combination with energy efficiency measures should be ensured.
The RES Directive:
Information and training (Art. 14)
> Installer certification/qualification schemes by Dec 2012
> Biomass boilers, PV, solar thermal, geothermal, heat pumps
> Mutual recognition between Member States
> Article 14.3: Member States shall ensure that certification schemes or equivalent
qualification schemes become or are available by 31 December 2012 for installers of
small-scale biomass boilers and stoves, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal
systems, shallow geothermal systems and heat pumps. Those schemes may take
into account existing schemes and structures as appropriate, and shall be based on
the criteria laid down in Annex IV. Each Member State shall recognise certification
awarded by other Member States in accordance with those criteria.
> Annex IV: Certification of installers
> Criteria regarding the certification schemes
IEE programme
> €730 million from 2007-13
> Supports EU renewable energy and energy
efficiency policies, helps reach 2020 targets
> Encourages the uptake of proven intelligent
energy solutions
> Is not a technology development
programme, unlike FP7
> Works to make Europe more competitive
and innovative
Convert policy into action
> Create and promote
best practices
> Training, education
> Know-how transfer
Energy efficiency
and renewables
policies
> Market intelligence
> Information for
policy development
> Implement EU policy
Actions / changes
on the ground
IEE projects?
Over 500 IEE-supported projects across Europe,
more than 3,000 participants from 30 countries…
Energy
efficiency
Renewable
energy
sources
Integrated
initiatives
Energyefficient
transport
 Important contributions at EU level
IEE 2011 Call for proposals
Published:
18 January 2011
Deadline for submitting proposals:
12 May 2011
15 June for BUILD UP Skills
What’s new in 2011?
> A multi-annual scheme for training and qualification
of the building workforce, focusing on national
strategies to develop the necessary 'green' skills
> Actions to promote more energy savings in industry
> Actions to facilitate uptake of 'nearly zero energy
buildings'
> Actions aimed at simplifying procedures for grid
developments to deliver more renewable energy
> Support to local and regional authorities mobilising actors and local investments in energy
efficiency and renewable energy
Energy-efficiency and
renewables in buildings
Priority on nearly-zero
energy buildings
with actions aimed at:
> encouraging integrated energy design
> Or publicising front runners
> Or increasing the conversion of the existing stock into
nearly-zero energy buildings
> Or helping the public sector set the example
> Or aiming to get industry on board
Other initiatives supported by IEE
in the building sector (1)
Support to the transposition and implementation of the two directives:
> Concerted Action supporting transposition and implementation of
Directive 2002/91 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (CA
EPBD): http://www.epbd-ca.eu/ (Recast coming soon)
> Concerted Action supporting the transposition and implementation of
Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on
the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources
http://www.ca-res.eu/
BUILD UP “Energy solutions for better buildings”
www.buildup.eu
BUILD UP Skills SCOPE
> Continuing education and training (i.e. after
initial education and training or after they
entered working life)
> Craftsmen and other on-site construction
workers and system installers
> Workforce delivering high energy performance
renovations in existing and new (nearly
zero-energy) buildings.
Who needs to be trained?
> Tradesmen: “bricklayer, carpenter, plumber, electrician, roofer,
plasterer, glazier, concrete worker, steel worker, …”
> Supervisors, who work on site
> groundwork, walls, roof, windows, doors, chimneys, heating /
cooling systems, air handling, lighting, other services, …
> Renewable energy system installers
> small-scale biomass boilers and stoves, solar photovoltaic and
solar thermal systems, shallow geothermal systems, heat pumps
> Specialists who select / size / check / inspect installations
> gas boiler, oil boiler, solid fuel burner, under-floor heating,
radiators, air handling units, cooling / air conditioning plant
BUILD UP Skills OBJECTIVES
> Initiate national discussion processes that bring
together all relevant stakeholders
> Identify and quantify the need for a workforce
qualified in energy efficiency and renewable energy
in each Member State by 2020 (and beyond)
> Set up and agree national qualification roadmaps
to achieve the sustainable energy policy objectives
for 2020
> Support concrete qualification schemes on the
basis of roadmaps to 2020 with identified needs and
priorities
BUILD UP Skills Main Elements
Call 2011: Only Pillar I
> only strategic work on “National qualification
platforms and roadmaps” eligible
> Application by country
> One proposal per country targeted (similar interest
should be channelled into one application)
> (Short) duration of activities: max 18 months
> Budget:
> 8 millions (indicative)
> Funding level: 90%
Pillar I: what results are expected?
> Initiation of the national qualification platforms that
bring together all relevant stakeholders
> Analysis of the national status quo: frame and
quantify the need for qualified workers in the building
sector in each Member State by 2020 (and beyond)
> Set up and endorsement of national qualification
roadmaps for achievement of the 2020 energy targets
as regards the continuing education and training of the
workforce in the building sector
> Active participation in the EU exchange activities
Analysis
of the
status quo
in ….
IEE projects on training and
certification of RES installers
QUALICERT (01.07.2009 - 31.03.2012)
Partners: national energy agencies, industry
associations, builders associations
Target groups: national bodies, training bodies for
certification of installers, installers
Countries involved:
France, Greece, Italy, Poland, Austria
Expected results
> Adoption of a common approach to accreditation and
certification schemes for installers of small-scale RE
systems in 5 EU Member States with mutual recognition of
the schemes (Art. 14 and Annex IV of RES Directive)
> Transfer results to all EU Member States
http://www.qualicert-project.eu
GEOTRAINET (01.09.2008 – 28.02.2011)
Training and certification of designers
and drillers of ground source heat pumps (GSHP)
Partners: EU associations, technical institutes,
universities, private sector
Target groups: designers and drillers of geothermal
installations
Countries involved: Austria, France, Ireland, Sweden,
Germany, United Kingdom, Romania, Belgium
Expected results
- Inventory and assessment of geological data available for GSHP
- A training program for GSHP designers and installers with an e-learning platform
- 8 direct training courses in France, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Romania, Austria, Spain
and Ireland
- Work on an European certification framework for GSHP professionals
http://www.geotrainet.eu
PVTRIN (01.06.2010 - 30.05.2013)
Training of Photovoltaic installers in view of the expected growth
of the PV market and the lack of adequately skilled workforce
Partners: universities, technological centres,
energy agencies, chambers of commerce
Target groups: PV installers, technicians
Countries involved: Spain, Greece, Cyprus,
Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, United Kingdom
Expected results
- developing a training and accreditation scheme for technicians/electricians, on the
installation and maintenance of small scale PV systems (emphasizing on PV/BIPV
applications in buildings)
- setting up the base for the adoption of a common accepted certification scheme, which
will define high quality standards on PV installation and maintenance
http://pvtrin.gr/
Install+RES (01.05.2010 - 30.04.2013)
Training courses for installers of small-scale renewable energy
systems (biomass, solar, PV and heat pumps) in buildings
Partners: Vocational schools, technical centres,
national associations, local authorities, energy
consultants
Target groups: RES installers, technicians
Countries involved: Germany, Bulgaria, Greece,
Poland, Slovenia, Italy
Expected results
- transfer of experience from the SolarTeur German training scheme
- large scale institutionalized training courses for the qualification of installers of RE
systems (biomass, solar, PV and heat pumps) in buildings.
- accreditation and certification of the installers in line with the requirements of the RES
Directive (art. 14 (3), Annex IV).
http://www.resinstaller.eu/
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http://ec.europa.eu/intelligentenergy
GRAZIE PER LA VOSTRA ATTENZIONE !
Gianluca Tondi, Senior Project Officer
Executive agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI)
IEE Renewable Energy Unit
gianluca.tondi@ec.europa.eu