The
International Network
for Sustainable Energy
2005-2008
Updated:
January 2008, 2006, 2005
The
EU Commission is of the opinion that on top of existing regulation
and initiatives, a widespread action is essential to meet Kyoto’s
criteria. It is in that context that the Sustainable Energy Europe 2005-2008
Campaign
has been launched.
The Sustainable Energy Europe 2005-2008 Campaign is a European Commission initiative in the framework of the Intelligent Energy - Europe (2003-2006) program. Set for a period of 4 years, the Campaign will contribute to the achievement of EU energy policy goals and targets in the fields of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, clean transport and alternative fuels. It aims to raise public awareness and promote sustainable energy production and use among individuals and organizations, private companies and public authorities, professional and energy agencies, industry associations and NGOs across Europe. It should also stimulate the necessary trends towards an increase in private investment in sustainable energy technologies.
The projects and programs selected by the Commission will benefit
from a range of promotional and communication tools that will therefore
increase the visibility of these actions at a European level.
This initiative will also foster the debate between decision-makers
and the civil society at a regional, national and European level.
The overall goal of this campaign is to spread regional and national best-practice. Indeed, by raising awareness of key issues and demonstrating to others, throughout the EU Member States, how barriers have been overcome and problems solved. This transfer of know-how can convince and assist local populations and organizations when taking the first steps towards sustainable energy use.
INFORSE-Europe is
Campaign Associate, and Sustainable
Energy News is Media Asocciate. INFORSE-Europe was among the exhibitors
at EUSEW08 in January 2008, and as participated
on EUSEW07, as well as on the first Conference of the campaign
in 2005.
INFORSE-Europe's European sustainable energy policy events
in 2007 and 2008 were recognised as are part of the SE Campian
events Brussels'07, Samsoe'07, Brussels'08.
See: Reviews of the INFORSE participation: EUSEW08, Conference'05, articles
published in Sustainable
Energy News on the first Conference (No. 50,
51) INFORSE as Campaign associate (No. 52 page 7) and shorter reviews
and anouncements in later issues in 55, 57, 58, 59).
Within the Campaign, achievable benchmarks for 2008 are also provided,
in order to measure the progress of sustainable energy actions and
serve as goals for decision-makers and planners.
Achievable Benchmarks for 2008 arising from EU Policy and Legislation
| Renewable Energy Sources | |
| Wind | 15 000 MW new capacities of windturbine |
Solar thermal |
35 million m2 of solar thermal installations |
| Photovoltaic | 1500 MWp of photovoltaic installations |
| Geothermal | 15 new power plants and 10 new low-mid temperature plants and250 000 new installed geothermal heat pumps |
| Small hydro | 2 000 MW new capacities of small hydro installations |
| Biogas | 6 000 new biogas plants |
| Biomass | 450 new combined heat and power plants and13 000 new district/centralized heating unit installations |
| Fuels for transport | |
| Bioethanol | Fivefold increase in the production of bioethanol |
| Biodiesel | Threefold increase in the production of biodiesel |
| Energy performance in buildings | |
| General | 5 million inspections and assessments of heating systems2 million inspections and assessments of cooling systems10 000 new Energy services contracts between public authorities and private companies |
| Existing residences (small buildings) | 2 million new Energy performance certifications |
| Existing residences (single and multi-family housing) | 10 million residences to reduce energy consumption by 30-40% compared to actual consumption 1 million additional residences with 50% of delivered energy provided by renewables |
| Existing buildings(> 1000 m2) | 100 000 Energy performance certifications 50 000 additional buildings with 50% of delivered energy provided by renewables |
| New residences (single family housing) | 50 000 ‘very low’ energy houses built |
| All residences in EU | 1 low-energy appliance and 1 low-energy light source (CFL) – monitoring at the level of sales |
Read
more on the objectives: http://www.sustenergy.org/obj.htm
Read
the report of INFORSE-Europe's participation
of the 1st Conference of the Campaign here.
Read
more at the Campaign's official website: http://www.sustenergy.org/