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EU Support Programmes to help implement the RES-Directive Patrick Lambert, EACI Director 7th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting, Berlin, 5 October 2007 THE EACI The first Executive Agency created by the Commission - previously known as the IEEA 2 …EXECUTIVE AGENCY ? A new organisation type created by the European Commission to manage EU programmes for a limited duration, and under Commission control and responsibility 3 OUR REMIT Manage the following EU programmes: Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) 2007-13 Intelligent Energy - Europe 4 Business support network Eco-innovation Marco Polo EU Programmes – a coherent set Intelligent Energy - Europe 5 RTD Framework Programme EU Structural Funds LIFE INTELLIGENT ENERGY - EUROPE € 730 million from 2007-13 Develops and promotes policies and favourable market conditions for energy efficiency and renewables Supports uptake of state of the art technologies Helps convert policy into action 6 IEE - 350 EUROPEAN PROJECTS Energy efficiency and rational energy use SAVE New and renewable energy sources ALTENER Energy in transport STEER 7 IEE - 60 NEW LOCAL OR REGIONAL ENERGY AGENCIES 8 POLICY AND ACTION – THE ROLE OF IEE EU renewable energy policy 9 Changes on the ground WINDSKILL Europe leads the global wind power market, but the qualifications of installation and maintenance staff (70% of wind workforce) are still regulated locally or nationally A public / private partnership in which industry associations and academics are working together across the EU to produce : European qualification profile for onshore and offshore workers modularised curriculum pilot training courses 10 OPTRES Effective and cost-efficient policies are needed to support renewables in a liberalised European electricity market Insight into successes and failures of support schemes Green-X model to determine costs and benefits of policy options Definition of “best practice criteria” for support schemes Important feedback to European and national policy makers www.optres.fhg.de 11 ENERGY EFFICIENCY WATCH Initiated and supported by more than 30 members of the European and national Parliaments Expected results: Parliamentary network Communication platform on energy efficiency for Parliamentarians, industry and others Evaluation of National Energy Efficiency Action Plans to show best and worst practice Complements the evaluation of the European Commission 12 IEE CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2008 Publication in January 2008 Some € 50 million of funding at a rate of up to 75% European Info Day: Brussels, 31 January 08 (EU Sustainable Energy Week 2008, www.eusew.eu) 13 MORE INFORMATION IEE web site: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/index_en.html 14 Thank you for your attention!