Energy Efficiency Call 2015
- Presentation of funding topics 12 December 2015
Gordon Sutherland / Anette Jahn / Gianluca Tondi
1. Buildings and Heating & Cooling
2. Finance and Public Authorities
3. Industry, Products and Consumers
CSA
EE 05: Deep renovation of buildings
- Overview Scope
Remove market barriers to the deep renovation of buildings across
issues and actors to trigger structural changes in the renovation
market. All buildings types are covered.
Three sub-topics
1. Driving product and process innovation in the construction sector to
improve the market offer
2. Bridging of the gap between expected and actual energy performance
3. Enabling conditions to finance deep renovation of buildings
Impacts – trigger renovation towards high energy performance or
quality and compliance
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Result in energy savings of at least 25 GWh/yr per m€ of EU funding
Investments in sustainable energy; better policy implementation; number
of actors influenced
IA
EE 06: Demand response in blocks of buildings
- Overview Scope
Demonstration of cost-effective and interoperable solutions for a
block of buildings consisting of at least 3 different buildings in real
life operating conditions
Main elements
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Focus on real time optimisation of energy demand, storage and supply
(including self-production when applicable) using intelligent energy
management systems
Solutions that do not compromise the comfort of occupants
Solutions compatible with smart grids and open international standards
and with the distribution network infrastructure
Impacts – demonstrate implemented at the level of building blocks
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Result in energy and cost savings
Willingness and capability of consumers to participate in demand response
solutions
IA
EE 02: Design of new high performance buildings (PPP)
- Overview Scope
Demonstrate significantly reduced costs of nearly zero-energy
performance levels (or beyond) and accelerate market uptake whilst
maintain indoor air quality and comfort.
Main elements
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Climate and site adapted passive or active solutions
Automated or cost-effective maintenance of installations
Minimisation of the gap between predicted and actual energy performance
Address the move towards large scale e.g. net-zero energy
neighbourhoods
Focus on on-site and nearby RES designs and energy efficiency methods
that go beyond nZEB standards
Impacts – demonstrate cost reductions of at least 15%
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Increased share of nZEBs and demonstration of net-zero energy districts
RIA
EE 13: Technology for district heating and cooling
- Overview Scope
District heating systems need to be more efficient, intelligent and
cheaper. Proposals should address one or more of four sub-topics.
Sub-topics
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Develop, demonstrate and deploy highly efficient, intelligent district
heating and cooling capable of integrating multiple generation sources &
operated at different temperature levels
Bring down heat distribution losses and integrate storage
Develop optimisation, control metering, planning and modelling tools
Develop new solutions for low temperature heat recovery and recirculation
Impacts – Reduce consumption & contribute to wider usage
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Reduced energy consumption of space and water heating by 30 to 50%
compared to today's level
Wider use of intelligent district heating and cooling & integration of
renewables, waste and storage
CSA
Scope
EE 14: Efficient heating and cooling
- Overview -
Remove non-technological market barriers to exploit the full potential of
efficient heating and cooling solutions. Focus on at least 1 of 6 sub-topics.
Sub-topics
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Innovative measures to accelerate replacement of old, inefficient H/C systems
Support inspection of H/C systems as required in EBPD
Solutions in industry – deploy & identify, develop & promote new markets
Energy supply systems
Develop good practice, licensing criteria, efficiency benchmarks and consumer
protection codes & ensure exchange of information, knowledge
Develop and demonstrate tools and methodologies required at the member
state and EU level to conduct H/C planning procedures
Impacts – More favourable market conditions / new markets
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Result in energy savings of at least 25 GWh/yr per m€ of EU funding
Investments in sustainable energy; better policy implementation; number of
actors influenced
1. Buildings and Heating & Cooling
2. Finance and Public Authorities
3. Industry, Products and Consumers
CSA
Scope
EE 19: Improving the financiability and
attractiveness of sustainable energy
- Overview -
Foster dialogue with and between financial market actors,
standardisation and valuation entities, industry, public authorities,
consumers and property owners.
Three sub-topics
1. Develop frameworks for the standardisation and benchmarking of
investments
2. Target public institutional investors
3. Create EU and national sustainable energy financing platforms**
Impacts - increased investors' confidence and trust, e.g.
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innovative (and relevant) asset valuation methodologies agreed by the
market
national strategies for financing sustainable energy investments
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CSA
Scope
EE 21: Energy services and financial
schemes
- Overview -
Further energy efficiency progress is needed
Three sub-topics
1. Roll-out of business models for innovative EE services
2. Replication of successful innovative financing solutions
3. Large-scale capacity building for public authorities & SMEs
Impacts, e.g.
• Savings of at least 25 GWh/year for every mio Euro of EU support
• Larger investments, better implementation of energy-efficiency policies
• Number of policy makers influenced, with increased skills, changing their
behaviour.
CSA
EE 20: Project Development Assistance
- Overview (1) Scope
• Project development assistance
• to public and private project promoters such as
public/private infrastructure operators, energy service
companies (ESCOs), retail chains, cities and
SMEs/industry,
• leading to innovative, bankable and aggregated
sustainable energy investment schemes and projects
• of EUR 6 million – EUR 50 million
EE 20: Project Development Assistance
- Overview (2) -
Leverage 1:15
during project
duration
Payback clause:
funding is
conditional to
investment
Project
Development
Assistance
Showcase
dimension –
organisational
innovation
High replicability
CSA
EE 07: Enhance capacity of public authorities
- Overview Scope:
• Innovative ways to empower public authorities to develop, finance
and implement ambitious sustainable energy policies and plans –
in particular in sectors with high energy saving potential. Capacity
building element needs to be integral part of proposals
7 Sub-topics around key issues:
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Directly linked to the EED
Integrated planning, multilevel governance
Large scale capacity building on financing and networks
Impacts, e.g.:
• N° of public officers influenced, of new/improved policies & plans
• Contribution to acceleration to EED implementation
CSA
EE 09: Empowering Stakeholders to assist
public authorities
- Overview Scope:
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Overcome capacity gap to ensure full involvement of private
stakeholders and civil society in energy planning and policy.
Large-scale capacity building or engagement activities for specific
stakeholders (utilities, NGO's, consumer associations etc)
! Who play a key role in the definition and/or implementation of
sustainable energy policies and measures initiated by public
authorities.
Demonstrate strong European added value and ensure continuation of
the activities beyond the project duration
Impacts:
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Hundreds of stakeholders playing a key role in the definition and
successful implementation of national, regional or local policies and
As a result, thousands of final consumers impacted
1. Buildings and Heating & Cooling
2. Finance and Public Authorities
3. Industry, Products and Consumers
CSA
EE 10: Consumer engagement for sustainable energy
Scope
Changing the behaviour of consumers in their everyday life using market
segmentation and focussing on 'action', the last step of the AIDA (Awareness –
Interest – Desire – Action) framework
Sub-topics
• Educational activities or tools to help consumers read and understand their
energy bills or labels;
• to help them take advantage of ICT devices and tools to monitor and analyse
their energy use;
• to increase trust in individual smart meters or energy audits;
• To help them participate in community renewable energy projects
Impacts
• People changing their behaviour and taking informed investment decisions
• E.g. each million € of EU support expected to deliver annual energy savings
of around 10% for at least 5,000 households
RIA
EE 11: New ICT-based solutions for energy efficiency
Scope
Creation of innovative IT ecosystems that would develop services and applications
making use of information generated by energy consumers (e.g. through social
networks) or captured from sensors (e.g. smart meters, smart plugs, social
media) and micro-generation.
Sub-topics
• Applications range from Apps for smart phones and tablets to serious games
to empower consumers and enable full participation in the market.
• Solutions deployed and validated in real life conditions in publicly owned
buildings and buildings in public use or of public interest.
• Socio-economic evidence for ICT investment in the field and include detailed
plans for sustainability and large-scale uptake beyond the project's life time.
Impacts
• Energy consumption and emissions reduction
• Deployment of innovative ICT solutions for energy efficiency.
• Greater consumer understanding and engagement in energy efficiency.
CSA
EE 15: Ensuring effective implementation of EU
product efficiency legislation
Scope
Building up monitoring, verification and enforcement of the EU's
related products policy;
Sub-topics
• Support higher level of surveillance activities and go beyond
product testing activities.
• Not replace activities that are under the responsibility of Member
States but add European value to these activities
• Need to involve Market Surveillance Authorities and Consumer (or
other end-user) Associations;
Impacts
• Stronger enforcement of EU product legislation;
• Increased market confidence;
• 15 GWh/year of avoided energy losses per million euro funding
CSA
EE 17 - Driving energy innovation through large
buyer groups
Scope
Groups of buyers are established and together set higher-than-available
performance levels which manufacturers of sustainable energy products are
called to meet through product innovation.
Sub-topics
• Products with large potential for market demand and supporting EU targets;
• Technical specifications ambitious but achievable without large investments
in research and development;
• No market distortion;
• Technology procurement process associated with communication activities to
engage manufacturers
Impacts
• New products with at least 25% better energy performance;
• Improved competitiveness of manufacturers;
• Creation of influential buyer groups.
CSA
EE 16 - Organisational innovation to increase
energy efficiency in industry
Scope
Removing market barriers, in particular lack of expertise and information on
energy management; Mechanisms to secure funding for energy efficiency
investments & facilitate the continuation of activities beyond project lifetime
Sub-topics
• Uptake of cross-cutting innovative technologies
• Total-site energy management schemes and system optimization
• Prioritise energy-intensive industries.
• Four specific areas: Industrial system efficiency benchmarking: sectorspecific technology pathways towards 2050; energy management in SMEs
& industry; human & organizational challenges
Impacts
• Capacity building projects: increase the skills of hundreds of people working
in the sector, resulting in savings of at least 25 GWh per year.
• Improved competitiveness; larger investments; energy savings; better
implementation of policies
RIA
EE 18 - New technologies for utilization of heat
recovery in large industrial systems (PPP)
Scope
Research and demonstration on technologies, technical and operational
approaches to recover waste heat from industrial processes, from material flows
originating in industries and to transform it into useful energy forms.
Sub-topics
• Wide replicability and adaptability to the specificities in different sectors.
• Identify and combine the best technologies and most innovative solutions to
reduce the total energy consumption and the operation costs of the plant
• Methodologies & equipment validated by means of activities at demo sites
• Large replication potential.
Impacts
• Design, development & demonstration of economically viable solutions that
recover at least 15% of process heat
• Technical, organisational & operational adaptable modules; business and
technical risks reduced; integration in current industrial landscape; turn-key
solutions with proper pay-back time
Code
EE Call 2015 Topics
Type
Budget
(M€)
Deadline
IA
9
4 Feb.
RIA
10.6
4 Feb.
IA
8
EE-02
Design for new highly performing buildings
EE-18
Heat recovery in large industrial systems
EE-06
Demand response in blocks of buildings
EE-11
ICT for energy efficiency
RIA
8.5
EE-13
District heating and cooling
RIA
5.3
EE-05
Buildings renovation
CSA
EE-07
Capacity building of public authorities
CSA
EE-09
Empowering stakeholders
CSA
EE-10
Consumer engagement
CSA
EE-14
Efficient heating and cooling
CSA
EE-15
EU product efficiency legislation
CSA
EE-16
Energy efficiency in industry
CSA
EE-17
Innovation through large buyer groups
EE-19
Attractiveness of investments
CSA
EE-20
Project development assistance
CSA
EE-21
Energy services and financial schemes
CSA
New
New
New
CSA
59.3
4 June
4 June
Thank you very much for your
attention