Periodic Reporting for period 2 - CA-EED 2 (Concerted Action EED - Support to Member States and participating countries for the implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive)
Reporting period: 2019-04-15 to 2022-05-14
The Concerted Action supports and facilitates the implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive, by it's nature it is a complex framework piece of legislation open to interpretation and a multitude of possible implementation methods. In addition evaluating and reporting progress towards optimal implementation levels is complex. The objectives of the project are to raise the level of implementation by way of providing policy makers and implementing bodies with a platform for the exchange of information on implementation strategies, policies and measures, by creating a trusted network and by having informal access to expertise within the Commission institutions.
Achieving the energy efficiency targets set by the Energy Union are key to delivering on the 2020 energy and climate targets, it is of great importance that the legislation put in place in order to achieve these targets is fully implemented and delivers to its full potential. The Concerted Action directly contributes to the development and improvement of policy measures designed to increase the level of energy efficiency achieved throughout Member Sates.
Achieving the energy efficiency targets set by the Energy Union are key to delivering on the 2020 energy and climate targets, it is of great importance that the legislation put in place in order to achieve these targets is fully implemented and delivers to its full potential. The Concerted Action directly contributes to the development and improvement of policy measures designed to increase the level of energy efficiency achieved throughout Member Sates.
The Concerted Action has delivered on convening ten Plenary Meetings, two In-depth Workshops, two webinars, four Study Visits, and thirty six Working Groups on specific EED elements preselected by National Contact Points and the Management Team. In addition all information was made available via the CA EED website.
The areas covered during the period included: energy efficiency targets, planning measures and reporting; energy management in and renovation of central governmental buildings; public procurement; energy poverty; energy efficiency in the rental sector; metering and billing; audits; QACs; legislative frameworks for Energy Performance contracting and other financial options, heating and cooling; Comprehensive Assessments; transformation, transmission and distribution of energy systems; remote reading of thermal energy; efficient heating and cooling; energy efficiency in the water sector and data centres, taxation; public procurement; and behavioural economics. A number of information sessions were held at each Plenary Meeting providing insight into developments in specific EED areas or related areas, these included sessions on: smart cities and smart consumers, financing, linking energy efficiency with renewables, the importance of the transport sector for energy efficiency targets, NECPs, taxonomy, energy efficiency financing, energy poverty, response to energy prices, achieving 2030 targets and Energy Efficiency First. These were supported by Horizon 2020 projects, external speakers and the Commission services.
During the extended course of the project the website benefitted from two upgrages, the first introducing a tagging system makeing it easier to access information and the second focussing on future proofing the website facilitating future updating and storage of ever increasing volumes of data.
The Concerted Action contributed to and worked together with the Energy Community, the Ukraine Task Force and the European Defence Agency. In 2020 the CA EED joined forces with the sister projects CA EPBD and CA RES to realise a Joint Workshop bringing all three communities together, and focussing on synergies across the three directives.
Summaries of all activities and working group results are made publicly available via the website. In addition the Impact Reports provide an overview of the activities, results and impact of the Concerted Action.
The areas covered during the period included: energy efficiency targets, planning measures and reporting; energy management in and renovation of central governmental buildings; public procurement; energy poverty; energy efficiency in the rental sector; metering and billing; audits; QACs; legislative frameworks for Energy Performance contracting and other financial options, heating and cooling; Comprehensive Assessments; transformation, transmission and distribution of energy systems; remote reading of thermal energy; efficient heating and cooling; energy efficiency in the water sector and data centres, taxation; public procurement; and behavioural economics. A number of information sessions were held at each Plenary Meeting providing insight into developments in specific EED areas or related areas, these included sessions on: smart cities and smart consumers, financing, linking energy efficiency with renewables, the importance of the transport sector for energy efficiency targets, NECPs, taxonomy, energy efficiency financing, energy poverty, response to energy prices, achieving 2030 targets and Energy Efficiency First. These were supported by Horizon 2020 projects, external speakers and the Commission services.
During the extended course of the project the website benefitted from two upgrages, the first introducing a tagging system makeing it easier to access information and the second focussing on future proofing the website facilitating future updating and storage of ever increasing volumes of data.
The Concerted Action contributed to and worked together with the Energy Community, the Ukraine Task Force and the European Defence Agency. In 2020 the CA EED joined forces with the sister projects CA EPBD and CA RES to realise a Joint Workshop bringing all three communities together, and focussing on synergies across the three directives.
Summaries of all activities and working group results are made publicly available via the website. In addition the Impact Reports provide an overview of the activities, results and impact of the Concerted Action.
The Concerted Action is responsive to the needs of the EED implementing bodies and strives to provide working group analysis and a platform that answers to these needs. Under CA EED3 flexibility has been built into the programme of work allowing for a responsive approach to both topic selection and work formats. A new product has been included supporting the need to dig deeper into advanced implementation approaches.