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1 Fourth Project Workshop Monitoring of energy efficiency in the EU ODYSSEE-MURE May 2015, Den Haag, The Netherlands Energy Efficiency Directive Article 8 Energy audits and energy management systems Heather Haydock, Ricardo-AEA, UK Workshop organised by :

2 Outline 1. Introduction to Article 8 2. The UK Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme 3. Similarities and differences in how Member States are implementing Article 8 4. Progress with implementation so far 5. New DG Energy project on Article 8

3 3 What is Article 8 and what does it cover? The part of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) dealing with energy audits and energy management systems. Member States shall promote the availability to all final customers of high quality energy audits which are cost-effective and: (a)carried out in an independent manner by qualified and/or accredited experts according to qualification criteria; or (b)implemented and supervised by independent authorities under national legislation. Mandatory for all large enterprises to carry out energy audits (or equivalent). Programmes to encourage SMEs to undertake audits and implement recommendations. Programmes to raise awareness amongst households.

4 4 What are the criteria for the mandatory audits? Storable data Detailed and validated calculations Up-to-date, measured, traceable operational data Audits must align with Annex VI criteria Proportionate and representative A detailed review of energy consumption profiles Life cycle cost analysis

5 5 The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) UK implementation of Article 8 Large enterprises defined as: >250 employees or > 50m turnover and > 43m balance sheet Audits every 4 years Various compliance routes: ESOS Energy Audits ISO certification Display Energy Certificates (DECs) Green Deal Assessments

6 6 Consistencies and differences between countries Legislation Area Consistencies Differences Qualification All place All place requirements on large on organisations large organisations Coverage Total Total energy energy (buildings, (Buildings, process and Process transport) & Transport) Energy auditors Require Require appropriately qualified auditors qualified auditors Combine features of EU definition in different ways Some schemes extend to energy intensive sectors De minimis thresholds Treatment of international and transport EU transport Qualifications vary External / internal resources Transference across nations Compliance Requirement for energy for energy audits Utilising existing schemes audits Sampling methods Energy / Environment Management Systems ISO50001 ISO14001 with inclusive energy audit

7 7 The timeline for implementation Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Denmark UK Austria France Deadline to transpose provisions of EED into national law Germany Compliance deadline for first round of large enterprise audits Member States failing to transpose the EED into national law may have financial sanctions imposed. Most are currently facing some kind of infringement process. Malta is the only Member State to have met all requirements to date. Hungary is currently facing financial penalties a daily fine until the EED is transposed.

8 8 Status of Article 8 national level implementation Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovenia Risk to business & Governments: Potential that nations will fail to meet Article 8 requirements, but may have to comply by 5 th December 2015 Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden Risk to business: Some parameters / aspects known but not fully defined and implemented. Likely to have to comply by 5 th December 2015 Austria, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom Risk to business: Parameters / aspects of legislation known but differ by nation

9 9 New DG Energy project on Article 8 Ricardo-AEA, Fraunhofer and DNV GL January to December 2015 Looking at the implementation of all aspects of Article 8 across Member States Collating best practice examples, providing guidance and identifying barriers to implementation Data collection via literature review and stakeholder engagement (interviews, online survey, events) INPUTS FROM ODYSSEE- MURE EXPERTS WOULD BE VERY WELCOME Website (coming soon): Project event June 17 th, EU Sustainable Energy Week, Brussels: il&maptype=hlpc&eventid=4592

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