January 23rd, 2013

eu.ESCO Press-release - Use of Energy Performance Contracting would have ensured proper utilisation of EU Energy Efficiency Funds

Use of Energy Performance Contracting would have ensured proper utilisation of EU Energy Efficiency Funds concluded the European Association of Energy Services Companies (eu.ESCO) after having analysed the report published on...[more]

August 2nd, 2012

eu.bac Press-release - Construction Sector Action Plan

"Upping energy efficiency in buildings is one of the most cost-effective instruments in order to achieve prodigious energy savings, to cut CO2 emission, but also to boost growth, to create local non-exportable jobs and to...[more]

July 11th, 2012

Open letter to the Members/Substitutes of the ITRE Committee (vote on energy efficiency, repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC)

The reached agreement on the new Directive on Energy Efficiency, a fragile opportunity for a sustainable future[more]

June 14th, 2012

eu.bac Press-release - The new Directive on Energy Efficiency, a step towards a more efficient economy

The road towards an agreement on the new Energy Efficiency Directive has been long and bumpy, but overall, we are on course – though not at the speed and with the ambition that eu.bac would have liked to see. [more]

February 28th, 2012

Press-release: Thanks to the ITRE committee, a sustainable and energy efficient future is still imaginable

The European Building Automation and Controls Association (eu.bac) welcomes the result of today’s vote by the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Parliament concerning the Proposal...[more]

December 22nd, 2011

eu.bac Position Paper - Proposal for a Directive on energy efficiency

Five key elements that will enable the Directive to raise energy efficiency, to generate growth and to create jobs across the European Union[more]

December 21st, 2011

eu.bac SEDC lunch debate at the EP: Energy Savings in Buildings – Putting Consumers in Control

UPDATED 13-01-2012 - PRESENTATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT BRUSSELS:

Wednesday, 11th January 2011

12:30 - 14:00 hrs

in the Members Salon

in English, no translation provided[more]

December 15th, 2011

The Energy Roadmap 2050, the perfect gift for Christmas?

Just in time for Christmas, the European Commission has adopted its Energy Roadmap 2050, in which the European Commission analyses seven scenarios for future EU energy policies. [more]

November 18th, 2011

Five key elements that will enable the Directive to raise energy efficiency, to generate growth and to create jobs across the European Union

eu.bac letter to the 27 Energy Ministers concerning the Proposal for a Directive on energy efficiency[more]

October 7th, 2011

eu.ESCO Seminar “Driving energy efficiency through ESCOs”

Depth of renovations, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and fuel poverty. Those are the three main challenges that ESCOs need to address in order to reach their full potential, highlighted MEP Claude Turmes (LU, Greens/EFA), at...[more]

September 14th, 2011

eu.ESCO members work put under the spotlight

At the European Energy Award 2010 ceremony yesterday evening, three members of the European Association of Energy Service Companies (eu.ESCO) were rewarded for their outstanding work in the category Best European Energy Service...[more]

August 29th, 2011

The European Commission welcomes eu.ESCO as first Associated Partner of the Covenant of Mayors

eu.ESCO, the European Association of Energy Service Companies , has joined as first Associated Partner of the Covenant of Mayors.[more]

June 22nd, 2011

The proposed Directive on Energy Efficiency, another missed opportunity to improve Europe’s energy efficiency

The European Building Automation and Controls Association (eu.bac) welcomes today’s adoption by the European Commission of the Proposal for a Directive on Energy Efficiency (COM(2011) 370 final), even if it only represents a...[more]

April 19th, 2011

Revision of Directive 2006/32/EC

The European Building Automation and Controls Association (eu.bac) is concerned by the European Commission’s intention to merge Directive 2006/32/EC and Directive 2004/8/EC2. This merger might put at risk the urgent need to focus...[more]

April 4th, 2011

2,000 Euro prize money for the best journalistic contribution to Energy Services

Now in its second year, Berliner Energieagentur and eu.ESCO present the European Energy Service Media Award. Journalists in the European Union, who contribute, through their work, to the development and better understanding of...[more]

November 29th, 2010

Contracting makes energy efficiency available in existing buildings

eu.bac, the European Industrial Association for Building Automation, played an important role in supporting the Building Efficiency Dialogue 2010 in Frankfurt am Main. Hans Symanczik, member of the eu.bac board, presented the...[more]

October 13th, 2010

Financing Energy Efficiency Projects

eu.ESCO, the European Association of Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) will support the ESCO Europe Conference in Lisbon as a key player. The conference will take place from November 3rd - 4th. The eu.ESCO will present...[more]

September 16th, 2010

“4 stages” towards guaranteed savings

eu.ESCO, the European Association of Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) continues actively working for the development of effective, high-quality energy services in Europe. On 13th September in Brussels the association took part...[more]

July 24th, 2010

Public authority’s new approach to energy savings

How can public buildings’ owners realize energy savings without public financial resources? The building managers of the Dutch provinces and cities meet to discuss the opportunities and barriers of a new instrument, called energy...[more]

June 30th, 2010

3-4 November 2010 Lisbon, Portugal - The 2010 ESCO Europe conference

The 2010 ESCO Europe conference provides a timely platform for key players in the European ESCO industry to exchange ideas and insights on how to take their ESCO business to the next level. It gives participants the opportunity...[more]

March 17th, 2010

Making energy services illustrative: Search for Europe’s best energy journalists

For the first time the Berliner Energieagentur bestows the European Energy Service Media Award to journalists who address the subject of energy services, e.g. Energy Performance Contracting, in an outstanding way. They must...[more]

March 17th, 2010

Making energy services illustrative

Search for Europe's best energy journalists. Berliner Energieagentur and eu.ESCO bestow the European Energy Service Media Award (EESMA) for outstanding journalistic contributions on the subject of energy services for the first...[more]

December 16th, 2009

Change of Chair for eu.ESCO

The European Building Automation Controls Association (eu.bac) announces that Stephane Le Gentil will be stepping down from his current role as Chairman of the European Association of Energy Services Companies (eu.ESCO) at the...[more]

October 1st, 2009

An intensive discussion on energy performance contracting (EPC)

was the result of the first EPC conference on Oct 1st in The Hague, the Netherlands. The benefit for municipalities and urban administration is the reduction of buildings energy consumption without public financial resources. 50...[more]