On 22 March 2012, the Renovate Europe Campaign organised a high-level workshop in Brussels on the use of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) for energy efficient investment in buildings. The workshop was part of a series of events on financing energy efficiency in buildings taking place in 2012.
The workshop was by invitation only, and approximately 60 experts and stakeholders attended to share their experiences and knowledge with the Campaign and, crucially, with each other. A rich exchange of knowledge took place that produced a series of recommendations.
The workshop clarified that although there are challenges ahead, there are also many successful examples of financing instruments and partnership models on which to build in the current and future funding periods. Key elements identified include the need to treat energy efficient renovation of buildings as an investment and not as spending, the need to maintain technical assistance programmes, and the need to increasingly demonstrate the benefits of investing in the energy efficiency of buildings in order to reinforce the probability of higher investment in the next funding period.
Presentations
- Innovative financing needed for Europe’s buildings: Paul Hodson, DG Energy, European Commission
- Funding energy performance projects, experiences from the private sector: Adam McCarthy, Johnson Controls
- Energy efficiency in buildings, combining new financial instruments with the MFF, the example of JESSICA: Frank Lee, EIB
- Technical assistance breaks down barriers, success with ELENA: Juan Alario, EIB
- Case study, a partnership model at regional level: Jose Lopez and Julien Berthier, Région Île-de-France
- Experience of financing energy efficiency of buildings in Germany: Amelie D’Souza, KfW
Organising committee
Adrian Joyce (Campaign Director), Susanne Dyrbøl (Rockwool), David Baumgart (BASF), Julie Kjestrup (Danfoss), Céline Carré (Saint-Gobain Isover), Jonna Byskata (UTC), David Turier (Fleishman-Hillard) and Laura Vanhué (independent expert on European territorial energy efficiency).
