BUILD UP USERS AND STAKEHOLDERS COMMITTEE Vincent Berrutto - PDF document

BUILD UP USERS AND STAKEHOLDERS COMMITTEE Vincent Berrutto Brussels, 15 December 2009 Head of Unit EACI Unit 2 - Energy Efficiency Agenda � Introduction V. Berrutto, EACI � Latest policy developments (recast EPBD) M. Holl, DG TREN � Discussion time � Opportunities offered by BUILD UP T. Noël, EACI � Why becoming a BUILD UP Partner & Online demonstration P. Wouters, BUILD UP Coordinator & G. Vaille, BUILD UP PR Desk � Discussion time

Converting policy into action Context BUILD UP, an initiative funded under the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme (IEE) IEE is an EU support programme promoting increased energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources by overcoming the non-technological barriers (legal, financial, institutional, cultural, social barriers) Means of action Means of Action � IEE2: € 730 million from 2007-13 � One call every year: � Projects – ~ 7-8 partners – 3 year maximum duration – Total budget ~ € 1,000,000 – IEE supports up to 75% of eligible costs No hardware or R&D costs – � Tenders � Concerted Actions

Non-technological barriers in the building …in the building sector sector � Many energy-efficient solutions are known and available… � …but several non-technological barriers hindering their introduction • Lack of information • Traditions, inertia • Insufficient capital, only short ROI • Fragmentation of the market • Split incentives IEE activities in the field of energy efficient Step by step to Energy-efficient Buildings buildings IEE promotion & Other type of dissemination actions: projects: � BUILD UP: � 80 ongoing or The European portal recently completed for energy efficiency in projects making real buildings changes on the ground. � EPBD CONCERTED ACTION: 29 countries and EC working together

The next IEE Call for proposal � Visit an info day in 2010 The next European Info Day will be organised on 3 February 2010 in Brussels.