Conferences

Energy
Efficiency
Policy
Conference 2024

7 March 2024
in Wels

Programme

Energy Efficiency Policy Conference

DATE

Thursday, 7 March 2024

VENUE

Stadthalle, Pollheimerstrasse 1,
4600 Wels/Austria

LANGUAGES

English, German

What is it all about?

  • New Energy Efficiency Directive
  • REPowerEU & Green Deal
  • EE Markets & Finance
  • Energy Communities
  • Energy Efficiency Watch

Energy efficiency now – fast, smart, resilient!

Find out more!

Conference Fees

  • 60 Euro for the Energy Efficiency Policy Conference (7 March)
  • 390 Euro for all WSED conferences (5 - 8 March)

All fees include an entrance ticket to the tradeshow and conference documentation. All fees plus 10 % VAT.

PROGRAMME

Thursday
7 March

09.00 Energy efficiency policies in choppy waters

No time like now for energy efficiency! Price fluctuations, geopolitical instabilities and the climate crisis make the role of energy efficiency in the energy transformation evident. This session presents the ambitious new European energy efficiency legislation and how we can deliver!

  • Opening and welcome
     
  • The revised Energy Efficiency Directive
    Claudia Canevari, European Commission, DG Energy
     
  • UN energy efficiency initiatives – opportunities to bridge the gap
    Nadejda Khamrakulova, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
     
  • Best Young Energy Efficiency Researcher Award
     
  • Energy efficiency policies in Austria
    Jürgen Schneider, Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Austria
     
  • Results of the European Energy Efficiency Watch Survey
    Christiane Egger, OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria

11.15 How the energy transition can work – examples from different sectors

A strong push for energy efficiency in all sectors is critical. This session highlights different initiatives which empower energy consumers and support key policy areas on their shift to sustainable energy.

  • Clean energy transition projects supporting key policy areas
    Anette Jahn, European Commission, CINEA
     
  • Our planet is not renewable, but energy is
    Leonhard Schitter, Energie AG, Austria
     
  • Decarbonising district heating
    Pauline Lucas, Euroheat & Power
     
  • Energy Communities – next level
    Gerhard Dell, OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria
     
  • Tackling energy and mobility poverty for an inclusive green transition
    João Pedro Gouveia, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Portugal
     
  • The impacts of energy labels and ecodesign – latest results
    Leo Wierda, VHK, The Netherlands


Chairperson:
Jan Geiss, Eufores

13.00 Lunch break
 

This conference is organised in the context of the LIFE project "Energy Efficiency Watch 5": www.energy-efficiency-watch.org

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