NEW EACI REMIT

1. NEW EACI REMIT Competitiveness and InnovationProgramme (CIP) 2007-13 Manage the following EU programmes: Intelligent Energy - Europe Enterprise Europe Network Eco-innovation Marco Polo soon soon soon

2. Support the first applications and market uptake of innovative technologies and practices Aim at bridging the gap between Research & Development and commercialisation Cover market-oriented activities, with a strong emphasis on SMEs Priorities for 2008: Materials recycling, buildings, food&drink sector, greening business and smart purchasing Call to be launched during April 2008, deadline in September 2008 Eco-Innovation: Pilot and Market replication projects€195 million (2008-2013) « All forms of innovation reducing environmental impacts and/or optimising the use of resources »

3. FROM RESEARCH TO THE MARKET MARKET:Mass production and use,promotion, framework conditions Non-technology RESEARCH:Technology (“hardware”) development,pilots, demonstration  Promote / catalyse “innovation”

4. OTHER IEE-FUNDED INITIATIVES Concerted Action «Buildings Directive» ManagEnergy Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign

5. WHO CAN APPLY FOR FUNDING? • Any public or private organisation established in the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Croatia(check IEE website) • International organisations • Natural personscannot apply

6. Figures from Call 2007 439 applications (>+40% compared to 2006) on average 44% new applicants (42% in 2006) 59 projects and 14 agencies recommended for funding Average success rate 21% (compared to 30-40% in previous years) 86% (600 out of 700) of selected organisations appear in only 1 recommended proposal BG performance: 149 applicants, 23 times successful with 20 different organisations

7. Applicants Call 2007

8. Successful applicants Call 2007

9. Examples of Bulgarian Applicants • Local authorities, such as Bourgas, Sapareva banya, Sliven, Mandan • schools such as the 21 comprehensive education school "Hristo Botev“, the First Private Mathematical Gymnasium • Chambers/associations such as Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, of the Chemical Industry, Bulgarian Housing Association, National Chamber of Skilled Crafts, Energy Utilization Biomass Association, Bulgarian Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers • Companies, such as Agria SA, European Center for Quality Ltd., EES - Energy Efficient Systems Ltd., Company for Energy Savings JSCo • Energy agencies and their association • Research organisations, such as Central Laboratory of Solar Energy and New Energy Sources, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences • NGOs, such as Club "Sustainable Development of Civil Society"

10. TheIntelligent Energy – Europe Programme Funding areas 2008

11. OBJECTIVES Enabling Policies: 20% by 2020 Market transformation Changing behaviour Access to capital Training

12. What kind of projects (I) Multi-disciplinary actions on EE and RE, which : Help to implement EU energy policy on the ground and to stimulate new thinking Accelerate the growth of EU markets for energy efficient and renewable energy products and services Change behaviour and decision making at all levels from households to policy makers Launch new financing schemes for sustainable products and services of all sizes Train and motivate people, by providing them with knowledge and solutions

13. What kind of projects (II) Creative ideas to achieve EU 2020 targets: Working together across the EU to address common challenges, ambitious to produce significant impacts on the market Sharing of experience and transfer of knowledge across the EU “How to do things, or how to do them it better” Catalysing dialogue between key decision-making organisations, to build confidence and improve understanding in the market Addressing market failures, removing market barriers NO research, NOtechnology development, NO hardware investments, NO singular actions at national or local level (Market Replication Projects not open in 2008)

14. Energy efficient buildings • Changing behaviour • Retrofitting public buildings • Building occupants • Enabling policies • Large-scale information campaigns • Voluntary schemes for buildings not covered by the EPBD • Training • Actions to institutionalise education/training • Large-scale education and training schemes • Market transformation • Retrofitting • Passive / very low energy houses

15. Industrial excellence in energy • Enabling policies • Implementation of schemes to fosterenergy audit and management • Voluntary Agreements • Market transformation • Introduction of energy services • Sectors with large untapped savings potential • Changing behaviour • Energy managers • Energy-efficient procurement and purchasing • Access to capital • Promotion of financing packages / models • Training: Energy managers, maintenance personnel NO MORE TOOL DEVELOPMENT !!

16. STEER • Alternative fuels and clean vehicles • Energy-efficient transport • Capacity building in transport for existing local and regional agencies Transport of goods and/or people. But no modal shift from road to rail or water  MARCO POLO

17. Energy-efficient transport • Enabling policies • Occupancy-rate of cars • Quality and attractiveness of collective transport (buses) • Urban transport planning and promotion for safe walking and cycling • Market transformation • Clean taxis and car clubs • Cycling • Changing behaviour • Freight sector • Voluntary agreements for e-efficient driving • Training:Exchange between practitioners

18. Alternative fuels and clean vehicles • Market transformation • Promotion and expansion of alternative fuel distribution systems • Joint procurement of clean and efficient vehicle fleets • Changing behaviour • Large-scale awareness-raising actions for people in distribution, marketing and sales of clean vehicles • Awareness raising for customers on availability and acessibilityof alternative fuels

19. Capacity building in transport for local actors ! ! Priority to projects involving agencies that have not been active in transport before, especially from new Member States ! ! • Enabling policies • Long-term integration of transport into portfolio of agencies • New staff • Market transformation • Create / offer services related to energy efficiency in transport • Cooperation between energy and transport actors • Integration of transport into energy planning • Changing behaviour • Business plans and local commitment for extended portfolio • Training: staff exchange 2-3 projects expected

20. INTEGRATED INITIATIVES • EnergyServices • Education • Product standards • Sustainableenergycommunities(closed in 2008)

21. Energy Services Initiative • Enabling policies • Harmonised / integrated approaches for measuring and verifying savings • Experience top-down and bottom-up evaluation methods for energy savings • Market transformation • Public procurement • Implementation of energy management in tertiary sector • Promotion of schemes and procedures for energy audits • Qualification, accreditation, certification of suppliers of energy services • Changing behaviour • Increase demand for energy services • Metering and billing • Access to capital • Legal barriers in national legislation for EPC • Analyses and exchange on fiscal measures, financial mechanisms

22. Intelligent energy education initiative • Vocational and adult training schemes, tools and methods • Teachers and adult trainers • Use of existing didactic tools • Exchange of experience between countries with energy education in curriculum and countries without • Launch a competition for most energy-efficient school in each Member State through co-operation between networks • Relationships with education programmes at EU / national level

23. Product standards initiative • Market surveillance • benchmarks for verification of the conformity of products that must meet the requirements laid down in Community legislation, such as the Ecodesign Framework Directive for energy-using products (EuPs) (Directive 2005/32/EC), the Energy Labelling Directive (Directive 92/75/EEC), Energy Star and the like • quantitative and qualitative analyses on the action carried out by Member State and other authorities responsible for market surveillance, including the nature and number of penalties imposed by these authorities, type of administrative cooperation between Member States and other relevant issues. • includes testing in accredited laboratories in order to judge the match between the declared product performance values and the real tested values • requires the cooperation of Member State authorities responsible for market surveillance

24. ALTENER • Renewable electricity • Renewable Heating and Cooling • Domestic and Small Scale • Biofuels • Bio-business initiative • CHP

25. Renewable Electricity • Work with authorities and industry to improve project approval rates through simpler permit procedures • Work with investors and policy makers to promote onshore and offshore RES-E developments • Work with TSOs and regulators to increase RES-E share into the grid • Attract new industrial / commercial investors into RE generation • Monitor / transform RES-E markets: efficiency policies, support schemes, GoO trade,job creation, GHG emissions… • Actions with industry / employment agencies to train skilled workers

26. Renewable Heating and Cooling • More biomass, solar, geothermal - used efficiently (focus on systems >100kWth) • More CHP and district heating with EE (RESCO’s)(see also CHP initiative) • Renewable “cooling” !! • Sustainable, reliable, guaranteed supplies • Transfer know-how from experienced teams to others • Reduce handling and transport costs of biomass • Monitor / improve the market - support schemes, planning policies, GoO, fuel trading • Monitor benefits (jobs, security / reliability of supplies, GHG emissions, synergies with promotion of energy efficiency) • Train technicians and craftsmen

27. Domestic and other small scale renewable energy systems • Support EU policies - increase user demand and encourage investment (stimulate action) • Certification of installers (across EU, working in new and historic buildings) • Simplify and speed up application procedures for installations and for support schemes • Monitor / improve the market – implementation of EPBD, national and local regulations, support schemes, quality labels, planning, fuel trading • Monitor / promote benefits (local jobs in SME’s, reduced demand for electricity and gas, GHG emissions, synergies with promotion of EE) • Train technicians, architects, planners and craftsmen

28. Biofuels • Increase supplies of sustainable biodiesel, bio-alcohols, biogas and bio-additives • Increase user demand • Stimulate investment in distribution infra-structure • Address lack of guarantees for use of biofuels in vehicles • Monitor implementation of sustainability criteria and trading • Monitor impacts of biofuels on food, land use and the environment • Stimulate investment in the production and processing of 2nd generation biofuels

29. Bio-business Initiative • Achieve major increases in sustainable, integrated supply of bio-energy resources (solid, liquid, gaseous) • Stimulate investments and new businesses • Planning and delivering of large-scale, balanced bioenergy production, considering the needs of other sectors (eg: food, paper, furniture, construction), whilst achieving the lowest environmental impact & maintaining biodiversity. • Foster regional partnerships between energy businesses and farming / forestry supply chains.

30. Combined Heat and Power initiative • Increase use of high-efficiency CHP • CHP with renewable fuels, including ESCO’s • Shareexperience with implementing CHP Directive, including GoO and the effectiveness of national and local support schemes • Improve the market for HEAT from CHP • Facilitate financing of investments in CHP • Monitor/ promote the growth of CHP markets (consumer types, costs, and prices)

31. INTEGRATED INITIATIVES • Establishment of local / regional energy agencies • European networking for local action

32. Establish Local / Regional Energy Agencies • Implement European EE and RE policies (not all) with clear focus on local needs • Local dissemination ofEU information on EE / RE (with help from Managenergy) • Promote action by householders, businesses (SMEs), and public sector • Establish critical mass of local business activity to reduce costs of EE and RE • Offer a public service, supporting local / regional decision-making, but not in competition with private consultants • Increase investment in EE / RE services • More local energy agencies financed by public authorities

33. European networking for Local Action • Information/ experience sharing between local players in different EU Member States • Common or simultaneous activities across the EU (energy weeks and campaigns) • Local actors working together across the EU to achieve clearly focused actions on the ground involving EE, RE, and sustainable transport • Intelligent energy in sustainable development plans, (jobs, environment protection, quality of life, image) • Highlight opportunities for consumers to adopt sustainable energy use, intelligent energy attitudes

34. Examples of 2008 Tenders • Buildings Platform • Sustainable Energy Campaign continuation until 2010 + Support work related to Campaign Associates • Secretariat of the Covenant of Mayors • ManagEnergy • Evaluation of funding for creation of local agencies • Immediate policy support, e.g. • Impact assessments in relation of Eco-design directive and the labelling directive • Evaluate national systems for CHP guarantees of origin • Minimum efficiency requirements for mirco-CHP • Non-cost barriers to RES growth • Standardised guarantees of origin for RES-E • International trade in biofuels/biomass • Potentials for changes in growth and use of EU forests