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#EUSEW2024 | How EU regulation helps investing in the energy transition?   Buildings are the single largest energy consumer in Europe. The building sector is therefore crucial to achieving the EU's energy and climate goals. Act today on building is even more important because 85% of EU building stock was built before 2000 and 75% have a poor energy performance.   The EU has established a legislative framework, the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), which is helping in reducing the climate impact of the building sector. Under the EPBD, the Energy performance certificate (EPC) is becoming a corner stone of the energy transition by allowing to identify potential future stranded assets.   EU regulatory environment is still facing challenges. EPCs are lacking comparability and reliability. It is therefore important to have harmonization of energy performance certificates accross Europe because other frameworks used by investors, such as the EU Taxonomy, now rely on such systems to deploy its standards for buildings. During this conference I was invited to share a concrete case study on how EU policy has helped support investments towards Europe’s clean energy transition. Our Dutch mortgage strategy designed and managed by Dynamic Credit requires properties to have an energy label C or better. Less energy efficient properties require an improvement plan to aim for upgrading to energy label C or better. Our strategy will actively contribute to improving the energy efficiency of the Dutch housing stock. Tonko Gast, Pim Ligtvoet, CFA, David Bouchoucha, Hajira Kamran, Michael Button, Philipp Kehrein, PhD, Kate McGrath, CFA, Serge Giacomotto, Martin Stavenhagen, Tsvetelina Kuzmanova, Jane Ambachtsheer, Alex Bernhardt

🏝 Have you ever heard about the decarbonisation of the islands? 🎯 A new white paper is online! IANOS H2020 project, together with ROBINSON - H2020, GIFT H2020, H2020 INSULAE Project, ISLANDER Project, H2020 MAESHA, NESOI - The European Island Facility, REACT Project EU, Soclimpact Project and VPP4ISLANDS have written the white paper "The Replication of Islands Decarbonisation Initiatives." This joint document aims to raise #awareness around challenges and opportunities in the replication of #IslandsDecarbonisation initiatives, as well as provide relevant regulatory, socioeconomic, and technical recommendations. The replication of projects aimed at decarbonising islands is crucial for achieving EC #ClimateGoals for 2030 and 2050. The Consortia of ten #H2020 projects offer solutions for cost-efficient, flexible, and secure energy systems. 👉 Share with us your thoughts and visit our website https://ianos.eu/

The opening of the Innovation Fund 2023 call for proposals with a record budget of €4 billion is a significant opportunity for net-zero technology projects.  The increased funds and the doubling allocation for cleantech manufacturing projects are excellent. This will undoubtedly strengthen Europe's industrial manufacturing capacity, technology leadership, and supply chain resilience.  The commitment to supporting the deployment of innovative decarbonisation technologies is crucial in our pursuit of a more sustainable future.  We can significantly reduce our carbon footprint by cutting greenhouse emissions and investing in clean energy. It's encouraging to see that this call is fully funded by EU Emissions Trading System revenues, showing the importance of carbon pricing in driving the green transition.  I'm particularly excited about the focus on cleantech manufacturing projects. This will drive the development and deployment of innovative technologies and play a vital role in creating jobs and boosting economic growth.  The increased budget allocation for these projects clearly recognises their importance to the European economy. This is a fantastic opportunity for those interested in making a difference and contributing to the net-zero goal.  The deadline of 9 April 2024 is approaching, so I encourage everyone to explore the proposal and consider applying. With €4 billion in funding available, there is significant potential for impactful projects to be supported. I'm confident that the Innovation Fund 2023 will pave the way for groundbreaking projects.  Let's join forces, tap into this funding opportunity, and drive the adoption of net-zero technology projects forward. We can forge a brighter, more sustainable future for Europe and beyond.

One year ago, at the Munich Security Conference we kicked-off the Energy Resilience Leadership Group with the aim of strengthening Europe's energy resilience by rapidly bringing climate technologies to scale. Today, one year later, we regrouped again in Munich having brought together high-level representatives from politics, finance and business. In that time we have supported eight major cleantech projects in industry, power and buildings that will reduce Europe's gas consumption. But still: We see huge challenges in two areas: securing Europe’s energy infrastructure and expanding future technologies by overcoming the current political, financial and economic hurdles. That is what we discussed here today and will continue to do so over the weekend. I will share more on the matter in form of an article in the coming days. Thank you to the prime minister of Belgium, Alexander De Croo and of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre, and German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck for your presence today. Thank you Ann Mettler for the great organization and bringing us together. #MSC2024 #energyresilience #europe

Calls for the Innovation Fund are open! 📢 European Commission opened two calls for proposals to accelerate the deployment of innovative technologies in various sectors such as clean tech manufacturing and energy-intensive industries.   The calls will make up to €4.8 billion available for industry and clean tech players in Europe to support the objectives of the European Green Deal and the #NZIA. These funds aid in the decarbonisation of industries like #aluminium and provide financial support for R&D projects which include development of more efficient production processes, recycling technologies, and sustainable materials. 💡   As outlined in our report "Net-Zero by 2050: Science-based Decarbonisation Pathways for the European Aluminium Industry”, funding breakthrough technologies to decarbonise our value chain is crucial to reaching #netzero emissions by 2050.   📖 Read our report ➡ https://lnkd.in/eEHXfWBh   #innovationfund #aluminium #NZIA #decarbonisation

Had the pleasure to host my Nordic colleagues in Stockholm yesterday, for a Nordic Roadmap Steering Group meeting – fab to see you all in the flesh Sofie Hvid Rasmussen, Eero Hokkanen, Ida Ringdal Lindtvedt and Sveinung Oftedal. We discussed the Nordic Fuel Transition Roadmap and we had projets leads Dorthe Alida Slotvik from DNV and Denis Cederholm-Larsen from MAN Energy Solutions present to discuss e.g. the Roadmap recommendations. The Roadmap was initiated by the The Nordic Council of Ministers and The Nordic Council in 2022 and is a response to e.g. the 2023 GHG Strategy och the International Maritime Organization and the ambition of the Roadmap is for the Nordics to become a global force for accelerating the green transition of the transport sector. It preliminary identifies three main barriers for the uptake of zero-emission fuels for Nordic shipping as follows: technology and safety; fuel availability; demand and costs. Maybe not surprising, but we got a clear message from industry on actions needed; all stakeholders must come together – industry, governments, academia, financial institutions.. See here for more information about the Roadmap: https://lnkd.in/d3Htmrx6 The handover to the Nordic Council Ministers is planned for December 2024 – stay tuned y’all! And.. of course we also enjoyed some Swedish fika! Other contributing partners include Menon Economics LITEHAUZ ApS IVL Chalmers University of Technology #Nordic #Fuel #Transition #Roadmap #shipping #technology #safety #environment #costs #regulations #barriers #imo #strategy #ghg #decarbonisation #zeroemission #2023imoghgstrategy #denmark #finland #iceland #norway #sweden #collaboration #international #regional #cooperation

What to expect from the #EUH2Week Session 12 of the High-Level Policy Conference? 📚 #Skills to power-up, empower and repower: the new #workforce needed for the #hydrogeneconomy  🗓️ Thursday 23 November  ⏰12.00 - 13.00 CET  🔎 The #hydrogen value chain is expected to employ more than one million people by 2030 and five times as many by 2050. The latest legislative developments add to the pressure to create a European workforce that matches the needs of the growing hydrogen sector. 2023 is the #EuropeanYearofSkills and many initiatives are being developed to support the #reskilling and #upskilling of the labour force. This session will look at the needs of workers as well as those of the industry in the new hydrogen economy and how we can develop the skills, the knowledge and the opportunities needed. 🗣 #MeetTheSpeakers:   🎤Lorenzo Squintani - Director of the Wubbo Ockels School for Energy and Climate - Spokesperson Hydrogen Valley Campus Europe, University of Groningen 🎤Henning Ehrenstein - Head of Unit DG GROW, European Commission 🎤Nikolaos Ntavos - Co-Founder and Manager, CluBE-Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia 🎤Capella Festa - COO, Genvia   Statement from the youth by Simran SINHA, Analyst, Green Hydrogen Organisation - GH2   🔁 Moderated by Helene Chraye, Head of Clean Energy Transition Unit DG RTD, European Commission   👉 REGISTER FOR FREE: https://lnkd.in/eYJFBwBK  🎊 Looking forward to meeting you in #Brussels! Hydrogen Europe Clean Hydrogen Partnership #HydrogenNow #EUH2Week 

We are excited to be at the Africa Energy Forum #aef2024 in Barcelona this week! Want to discuss how to maximise your projects’ #economic and #social impact? Want to ensure your portfolio/ projects goes #beyondcompliance? Connect with us at AEF by pinging us on LinkedIn. Drop a comment here, or slide into the DMs. #Aef24 #BeyondCompliance #ThoughtLeadership #KnowledgeShare #Insights