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EU-ASE at the High-Level Stakeholders’ Dialogue
On 20 May, the High-Level Stakeholders’ Dialogue brought together policymakers and industry leaders to reaffirm energy efficiency as a key pillar of Europe’s path to energy security, affordability and industrial competitiveness. Commissioner Jørgensen highlighted the urgency of reducing energy dependency and stressed that energy efficiency...
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A battle for the climate inside buildings
Amidst the climate and energy crisis, Europe’s ageing building stock provides a challenge—and an opportunity, says Julie Kjestrup of the VELUX Group ahead of the first edition of the European Energy Efficiency Day. There are more benefits to energy efficiency measures...
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EU-ASE welcomes the adoption of the Parliament’s position to revise the Energy Efficiency Directive
Earlier today, the European Parliament adopted the report revising the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), one of the key legislative files of the “Fit for 55” package. Members of the European Parliament (overwhelmingly) supported the agreement found in the ITRE...
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Energy System Efficiency for a cost-effective decarbonisation and energy resilience, 28 Sept 2022
On 28 September 2022, 11:30 – 13:00pm (CET) as part of the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) with smartEn and E3G, hosted an online conference on energy system efficiency and how this approach contributes to energy...
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EU-ASE reaction to Extraordinary EU Energy Council
Today, EU energy ministers called on the Commission to adopt emergency measures to help mitigate high energy prices. Concerning the reduction of energy demand, the Council agreed to call for measures for coordinated electricity demand reduction across the EU and to...
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Decarbonisation through digitalisation: The key role of smart city districts in boosting energy efficiency
Smart buildings are energy-saving, sustainable buildings. Clustered into smart city districts, they play a crucial role in climate protection. The adaptive, open-source technology to make this possible is already available, says Matthias Rebellius of Siemens Smart...
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A legislative framework supportive of the water-energy nexus: exploiting synergies between water & energy savings, 22 Sept 2022
On 22 September 2022, 12:00 – 13:30pm (CET) as part of the Extended Programme of European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) hosted an online conference on the water-energy nexus to discuss how to design the best...
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