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Aim and focus

As part of the "Bucharest Forum" process, the European Commission’s DG Energy contracted eceee to develop a briefing on energy service companies (ESCOs) and Energy Efficiency Obligations (EEO). As part of the task, eceee organised a seminar on Energy Efficiency Obligations, which was held in Brussels on 30 September 2011.

The aim of the technical seminar was to provide participants with an overview of key design features, functioning and results of existing (and planned) energy efficiency obligation schemes in Europe and globally. The seminar contributed to the discussions of the proposal for a new Energy Efficiency Directive by establishing a common understanding of this policy instrument.

A good picture of the – often quite different – ways in which schemes are designed was provided. The seminar gave time to look into specific technical issues such as coverage of the systems and cost-recovery mechanisms.

The seminar was targeted at EU Member State representatives and national experts, Members of the European Parliament, stakeholders (such as trade associations, consumer organisations and NGOs), and other key experts.

About the Bucharest Forum

The Bucharest Energy Forum, co-organised by the Romanian Ministry for Economy and the Commission, was established to provide a platform for the exchange of information and to contribute to policy development on energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.

Presentations made at the seminar:

The French Energy Savings Certificates Scheme, presented by François Greaume, ADEME - Agency for Environment and Energy Management.

The French Energy Savings Certificates Scheme, presented by – François Greaume, Brussel Office – ADEME, and Cyrielle Borde,ESC Coordinator - Climate Department – ADEME, Agency for Environment and Energy Management.

The REG public service obligations in the Flemish Region, presented by Ann Collys, Flemish Energy Agency, Belgium.

Denmark’s multi-sector and distributor-based approach, presented by Chief Consultant Richard Schalburg, Policy Department, Danish Energy Association.

Experience of EU Energy Efficiency Obligations – Diverse but Delivering, presented by Eoin Lees, vice-President eceee.

Designing and effective EEO: lessons learned from the Italian experience, presented by Marcella Pavan, Head of Energy Efficiency and Demand Response, Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas (AEEG) - Italy.

Issues on cost, presented by Marcella Pavan, Head of Energy Efficiency and Demand Response, Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas (AEEG) - Italy.

Supplier Obligations in the US – Assessing the costs, presented by Edith Pike-Biegunska, The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), Belgium.

UK energy company obligations, presented by Gareth Jenkins, Department of Energy & Climate Change Energy Company Obligation Team, United Kingdom.

How to optimise benefits when designing a new EEO scheme, presented by Dr. Ryszard Wnuk, Director of Poland-Japan Energy Conservation Technology Centre, The Polish National Energy Conservation Agency (KAPE), Poland.