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EUSEW AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Brewery Goess, with its inspiring building stock is an important which can be more easily fed into
example of brewing green and element in this context. the grid.
sustainable beer with the support Furthermore, with our proposals,
of hydropower, biomass district buildings will not be passive District heating is another perfect
heating and solar thermal energy objects that consume energy, example where energy efficiency
on its production premises. With but will become an active part of gains can be garnered in both
their vision of becoming the first our energy system, by producing energy generation and energy
major beer brewery to reduce and storing renewable energy use. The EU’s Energy Efficiency
CO2 emissions to nearly zero, onsite. Smart buildings are also Directive currently focuses on
Green Brewery Goess shows us broadly recognised as a major the technological and economic
that sustainability is increasingly enabler of future smart and aspects: it requires all Member
becoming a key priority for renewable-intensive energy States to analyse how much of
businesses all over Europe. grids. Smart buildings can their heating needs could be met
help not only to adapt energy by district heating. The proposal
As such, EUSEW takes on a vital behaviour to the situation of the of the Clean Energy package
role in the realisation of the energy grid, but also maintain goes a step further: We now also
EU’s Energy Union. The most or improve the comfort and focus on consumers of district
important step in this direction lifestyle of those that live in heating by requiring Member
was taken last November when them. However, the uptake of States to offer clearer and more
the European Commission smart technologies for buildings frequent information on the
published the Clean Energy for needs to be stimulated. This is energy consumed for heating,
All Europeans Package. With the why our proposal for amending especially for multi-apartment
proposals on the table, energy the Energy Performance of buildings.
efficiency has been put first, the Buildings Directive introduces a
objective of becoming global smart indicator that will reliably Finally, energy transmission
leader in renewable energies has quantify the capabilities of and distribution networks can
been confirmed, and the package buildings in terms of connectivity become more energy efficient by
is also aimed at providing a fair and intelligence, focusing on reducing electricity losses, gas
deal for all European consumers. three areas: energy optimisation, leaks and compression losses and
interaction with building users, by adapting to a growing share
The first goal is actually very and participation in demand- of renewable energy generation.
simple – energy that is not response schemes. This indicator An upgraded electricity grid will
consumed does not pollute and will raise awareness of the added help to minimize curtailment,
does not need to be imported! value of smart technologies and harmonise divergent generation
Thus, placing energy efficiency will encourage cost-effective and consumption patterns,
first on our agenda will play the investments in smartness, leading improve stability and security, and
most important role in decreasing to a circle of improvement of the promote cross border balancing.
greenhouse gas emissions. In EU building stock.
this context, as part of the Clean The Commission will not be able
Energy package, the Commission We are also enabling and to do all this alone, but we will
is proposing to increase the empowering consumers need engagement from all parts
ambition level for energy to become more active. By of society. And to do this, we
efficiency and to have a target of encouraging smart metering, need to raise awareness of the
30% binding at EU level for 2030. consumers will be increasingly challenges and opportunities
equipped to better follow and ahead. This is why I am looking
We place particular importance adapt their energy consumption forward to many great sustainable
on the buildings sector as it to the energy market price. It will energy projects and ideas,
accounts for almost half of also become easier for them to presented at the EUSEW 2017!
Europe’s energy consumption. participate in the clean energy Meanwhile, I invite you to
Significantly speeding up transition themselves by investing discover the EUSEW at:
renovation rates of Europe’s in their own energy production, http://eusew.eu/ l
www.europeanenergyinnovation.eu
