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The National Energy Foundation has participated in European collaborative projects since 1995, with a clear focus on integration of energy efficiency and renewable energy in the built environment. We aim to participate in no more than one or two high quality projects each year, in order to maximise our contribution to each project.
The National Energy Foundation brings an enthusiastic and collaborative approach to IEE2 projects, drawing on the broad expertise of its 25 professional staff who include native French, German and Romanian speakers. We are a not for profit organisation keen to share our twenty years of experience with other partners. We work widely with individuals, communities, SMEs, local authorities, Energy Agencies to encourage a more sustainable approach to energy as a means of combatting climate change. The Foundation also manages the Solar Trade Association and Ground Source Heat Pump Association so is ideally placed for projects in the areas of training and certification for renewable heat.
Current Call: Intelligent Energy Europe
We are currently looking for partners for the 2010 call for Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE2). The Call has a budget of €56 million and the deadline for proposal submission is 24th June 2010.
The areas in which we are most likely to be interested in the current call include:
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES) in buildings - accelerate the deployment of biomass, geothermal, and solar systems (both individual and centralised) for heating, cooling and electricity in energy efficient buildings. This has a specific focus on the installation of many individual RES systems in groups of buildings to facilitate economies of scale or using centralised RES solutions in district heating/cooling systems, through methods such as:
- the use of renewable energy building codes or ordinances,
- conditions for grid access, measurement and payment,
- training the personnel of local / regional authorities,
- and the provision to all relevant actors of information on support measures and on the benefits, costs, and efficiency of RES systems and equipment;
Please contact Sandra Hayes.
- Energy use in non-residential buildings - Operational efficiency of non-residential buildings, including low-or-no-cost measures and better operation and maintenance;
For proposals, especially ones focused on behaviour change in SMEs, please contact Ian Byrne.
- Marketing Energy Efficiency, including promotion of the Eco-design and Energy Services Directives - large-scale awareness campaigns, market surveillance activities, and actions publicising the "top runners" in various product groups, campaigns tailored for specific social groups;
For proposals, please contact Tom Kitchen.
If you wish to send proposal outlines in French, please address them to Delphine Wolfe, or in German please address them to Stefanie Rief.
European Projects: Past Experience
Among our previous European activities we have participated or led in the following projects:
- Pellet@las - mapping the supply of pellets in the UK and Ireland;
- South Midlands Renewable Energy Advice Centre - establishing a regional centre with financial support from the ALTENER programme;
- ENERFISH - developing liquid biofuels from fish waste;
- EurActive Roofer - developing training and links between roofing contractors and building integrated renewable energy, especially photovoltaics;
- Grasping of Climate - a project introducing climate change to schoolchildren through drama and interactive exhibits;
- Crrescendo! - supporting polygeneration in four large scale housing projects across the EU;
- REST Renewable Energy for Sustainable Tourism - energy audits and installations in the hotel sector.
We have also worked extensively with Energy Agencies in the UK and Europe, helping establish agencies in Milton Keynes and Kirklees, and providing secretariat services to the UK Association of Energy Agencies.
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