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Energy and Environment Agency Lower Austria. Hubert Fragner, Head of Department Communities and Regions Energie- und Umweltagentur Niederösterreich. eNu - Facts. Founded in July 2011, in full operation still January 1 st 2012 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Energy and Environment Agency Lower AustriaHubert Fragner, Head of Department Communities and RegionsEnergie- und Umweltagentur Niederösterreich
eNu - Facts
Founded in July 2011, in full operation still January 1st 2012
Merger of several existing organisations, e.g. “die umweltberatung” NÖ, an NPO with 25 years experience in
ecological education & trainingawareness raising consulting for citizens, schools, enterprises and municipalities
95 Employees, plus 80 energy consultants
Basic idea of eNu?
The Energy and Environment Agency is the first-stop-shop for energy and environment in Lower Austria
A centre of competence that unites (among others) the know-how of the following expert-organisations and initiatives:
ENu - 3 x 3 x 3 Formula
3 Activities: Dissemination of information & consulting; Research; support of administration
and government
3 Topics:
Energy & Climate,
Environment & lifestyle,
Nature & resources
3 Target Groups:
Citizens,
Municipalities,
Business
Areas of work
Energy & Climate Implementation of energy programmes; training for profes-sionals; energy consulting; public awareness campaigns
Environment & Lifestyle Providing information for sustainable living, incl. mobility, public procurement
Nature & Resources Conservation of nature, water and soil; use of local resources
Main Activities Dissemination of know-how & Consulting
awareness activities (e.g. events); technical support for the target groups for environmental and energy issues (with a focus on energy), providing information via training, internet and publications
Research management of research and dissemination projects; national, European and multi-national projects
Support for administration and government implementation of regional policies; designing regional programmes and policies; technical advice;
Target groups Citizens
awareness campaigns, providing information for the public (several websites, brochures etc.) workshops, energy consulting (esp. renovation of buildings) etc.
Municipalities and public facilities (e.g. schools)supporting infrastructure for municipalities (technical and funding); events for exchange of experiences; training and networking of energy-managers (obligatory for every community);
enterprises supporting local producers of food; consulting private companies
Offices – close to clients
Energy and Environment Agency Lower Austria
Grenzgasse 10, 3100 St. PöltenTel. +43-(0)2742 -219 19,
www.enu.at
Energy Efficiency Act of Lower Austria (EEG-NOE)
Legal effects on communities:Establishing of energy managers for every communityObligatory introduction of Energy Monitoring & Controlling SystemDefinition of energy efficient criteria for equipment acquisitionEnergy efficienct reconstruction of pulic buildings until 2020Information of the Public about measuresGovernment-fundet energy advisory for private households, communities and companies
Energy Efficiency Act of Lower Austria Tasks for eNu
eNu is „first-stop-shop“ for energy managersDatabase managementCoordination and task-sharing (partner organisations and regional actors)NetworkingEducation and advanced education for E-MDissemination of relevant informationService
answering of questionsadvisory service concerning subsidiesproviding of papers for relevant topicsNewsletter and website
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1 Year Energy Efficiency Act of Lower Austria
≥ 1 EM educated or in education
≥ 1 EM not yet educated
Communal Energy Managers in Lower Austria
1 Year Energy Efficiency Act of Lower Austria
350 of 573 Communities appointed Energy-Managers> 290 of them are just educated or in education> 300 Comm. started introduction of Energy Monitoring & Controlling System> 1000 buildings with 5000 electric meters 5 training cources finished, 5 running (> 200 participants)535 counselling interviews56 presentations, > 3.000 participants
Thank you very much for your attention
Contact: Hubert Fragner, Head of Department Communities and RegionsEnergy and Environment Agency Lower Austria Grenzgasse 10, 3100 St. Pö[email protected]+43(0)27 42 / 219 19www.enu.at