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Panel 1. Policies and programmes

In order to achieve the energy efficiency and energy savings targets, which have been set for the European Union and many countries inside and outside Europe, all energy consumption sectors have to make contributions, also the industrial sector. The energy saving potential in order to reach these targets is already there. But how can this potential be better tapped in industry? What types of policies and programmes have been implemented successfully in order to overcome barriers in companies? Who are the main actors and target groups (such as SMEs or energy-intensive industries) and what lessons can be learnt from their roles? What is the impact of these policies and programmes and what is their cost-effectiveness? These are central questions which we raise in Panel 1 and seek to answer.

Besides single policies and programmes, we are also looking for suitable policy packages for the industrial sector. What should be the future mix of regulation and other incentivising instruments as e.g. financial, fiscal, informational or more market-based approaches? How successful are cross-cutting instruments such as the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) or minimum energy efficiency performance standards (MEPS) in industry?

And last but not least, we also want go beyond energy efficiency and examine other benefits of policies and programmes such as innovation, economic recovery, job creation or energy security. We also ask if there is a growing convergence between energy and material efficiency in these policies.

Therefore we aim for panel 1 contributions to go beyond pure descriptions of programmes and outcomes and provide questions to initiate discussion in the panel.

Panel Leaders

Lea Gynther, Motiva Oy, Finland

Lea Gynther works as Senior Expert in Monitoring and Evaluation at Motiva Oy, Finland. Altogether, Lea has over 20 years of experience on energy policy and energy technology. In 2005, she joined Motiva where she carries out policy analysis and evaluation tasks. During these years, she has written reports on industrial energy efficiency policies and measures e.g. within the European Odyssee-Mure Project and for the World Energy Council; the latter had a focus on promoting efficient electric motors in industry.

In 2000–2004, Lea worked as Policy Analyst at the IEA carrying out in-depth reviews of nine IEA Member Countries. The reviews cover the whole energy sector providing an analysis of the energy policy and its effectiveness and give recommendations how energy policy should be developed to meet the objectives of energy security, economic efficiency and environmental protection. In 1993–2000, Lea worked as a consultant in the energy arm of an international consulting company, the Pöyry Group, including a half year period in Indonesia. She earned her M.Sc.Eng (Energy Economics) from Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland. When not sitting by the computer, Lea listens to audiobooks, which have low carbon footprint and are handy on a bus, attends cooking classes or plays tennis.

Barbara Schlomann, Fraunhofer ISI, Germany

Barbara Schlomann studied economics and energy economics at the universities of Freiburg i.Br. and Cologne. In 1987, she joined the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI) in Karlsruhe, Germany, where she works as a senior scientist and project manager. From 2008 to 2011, she was head of business unit Energy Efficiency in the Competence Center Energy Policy and Energy Systems, since 2012 head of business unit Energy Policy in the Competence Center Energy Policy and Energy Markets. 

Barbara received her PhD from the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, in 2014. Her current research focus and publications are mainly in the area of national and international energy policy. They comprise the analysis of energy consumption and energy efficiency potentials in all final consumption sectors, the development of energy efficiency indicators and the design and evaluation of energy efficiency policies. She also gives lectures in energy economics. Since 2011, she is a member of the Board of the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee).

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