Buildings in the EU currently account for 40% of the European energy demand, their consumption is 75% inefficient and are responsible for 36% of CO2 emissions. It is therefore crucial to improve their energy and carbon performance, notably by stimulating
The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation is a crucial piece of legislation to implement an ambitious rollout of publicly-accessible EV charging infrastructure required to enable EVs to support Europe’s energy and climate objectives in a cost-effective way. Hence, the EU framework
The EU is currently facing an energy resilience and energy affordability crisis. Short-term solutions put forward by both EU institutions and Member States in the last months aimed at addressing these urgent challenges, but some emergency measures have undermined the
The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Directives are central pieces of legislation to achieve Europe’s energy and climate objectives in a cost-effective way by delivering the needed radical transformation in the way we produce, consume and distribute energy. They represent a
In the current context of an energy crisis and the uncertainties that the winter 2022/23 will bring, consumers of all types (from households to large industries) will play a vital role in managing price spikes and reducing overall gas demand.
Today, the EU is facing multiple, overlapping challenges: increase the EU energy resilience, address skyrocketing energy prices and achieve the long-term climate neutrality objective. All of them must be achieved in an efficient way: the EU cannot afford to waste
The Core Reference Model (CRM) for DSO procurement of flexibility is intended as a blueprint of the ideal market design for flexibility procurement by DSOs. This paper is smartEn’s contribution to specifically address the DSO procurement of flexibility. In the
The present document outlines smartEn’s proposal for Amendments in view of the inter-institutional negociations of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). These proposals for amendments aim to ensure buildings become smart and flexible assets, capable of interacting with the
The European Commission’s REPowerEU plan published on 18 May 2022 defines how to reinforce preparedness in case of a severe gas supply disruption. Demand-side flexibility can play a crucial role to mitigate the impact of an extreme critical event on
The present document outlines smartEn’s proposal for Amendments in view of the inter-institutional negotiations of crucial file in the Fit for 55 package, including the revisions of the Energy Efficiency Directive, the Renewables Energy Directive, the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation,
