The undersigned Associations – smartEn, EER, ESMIG, EURELECTRIC, EHPA, and SolarPower Europe – welcome the European efforts to clarify important data protection rules with the ePrivacy Regulation that is currently being deliberated in Council. While we strongly support the regulation’s
The clean energy transition represents a key opportunity for public authorities, investors and businesses to unlock financing for Smart Buildings and address the needs of European citizens while driving the energy transition forward. Without effective and scalable financing schemes, it
The present report showcases existing use cases in the fields of technology and automation, innovative aggregation and pooling services, as well as financial leverage tools. These innovative solutions for demand-side flexibility and energy management improve the user experience and maximise
Climate change is happening and without further global action to mitigate it, temperatures will rise within this century well beyond a 2°Celsius compared to pre-industrial times. This will have major impacts on our economies and societies. In order to prevent
It is no secret that the energy system is one of the most important and complex pieces of infrastructure in our society today. On top of this, the rapid digitalization of energy infrastructure and the increasing number of interconnected market
On the occasion of the upcoming Informal Energy Council and the High-Level Energy Conference “Charge for Change” in Linz on 17/18 September, smartEn and 5 other associations have sent an open letter to the Energy Council, calling on Member States
Eighteen representative associations of the energy sector call on the Council, and in particular the Austrian Council Presidency, to keep the EU’s energy and emissions market protected from VAT fraud beyond 2018, by prolonging the derogation in Article 199a of
smartEn acknowledges that a ramping period is physically needed, since no technology can instantly go from 0 to 10 MW. This is an issue that the TSOs must deal with when designing products. The ramping period cannot be ignored by
We understand that pricing will be covered in a different document. However, since this consultation only refers to article 30 of the EBGL regarding pricing issues, and as there is not enough clarity in this article regarding the balancing energy
The present document outlines the position and key recommendations of smartEn to the Second Progress Report by the VITO consortium on the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) for buildings. smartEn appreciates the efforts that are being made to deliver a comprehensive
