sEEnergies

As a response to the European Commission’s 2050 decarbonization goals, sEEnergies considers all aspects of the Energy Efficiency First Principle (EEFP). By applying the EEFP to different sectors and markets, country-by-country and grid-by-grid, and by combining temporal and spatial analyses, sEEnergies will develop an innovative, holistic and research-based EE-modelling approach.

Novel energy efficiency modelling

The overall aim of sEEnergies is to quantify and operationalise the potential for energy efficiency (EE) in buildings, transport and industry. The project will combine bottom-up knowledge with temporal and spatial analyses to develop an innovative, holistic and research-based EE-modelling approach, which will go beyond current state-of-the-art knowledge and methodologies.

Changes in one energy sector can contribute to impacts in another one, so it is only possible to have a comprehensive assessment and quantification of the EEFP policies impact if we look at the energy systems from a holistic perspective and take into consideration the synergies between sectors.

Bottom-up sectorial approach and grid assessment, together with energy system modelling and spatial analytics is combined in the novel EE modelling approach. sEEnergies will comprise a combination of in-depth knowledge on the consumption side and in-depth analyses of the energy systems that enable a detailed pool of knowledge needed, to make EE potentials concrete and operational.

Embedded in the applied project methodology is the identification of synergies across the supply chain and towards additional impacts not directly linked to the energy system. These nonenergy impacts can be very important benefits that are often invisible. sEEnergies aims to operationalise them to a larger extent on a sectoral, system and member state level. For each sector we will take as starting point the state-of-the-art, including best practices, existing policies and energy as well as nonenergy impacts of EE, for the EU and for the 27 Member States.

The bottom-up approach used in this project will have detailed analyses of EE matters in each sector. As a consequence, besides providing a general overview of the EE potentials from an energy systems perspective, sEEnergies will also provide advances on the state-of-the-art of understanding EEFP consequences for each sector. This will enable policymakers and other target groups to easily find the results concerning the sector they are more interested in.

sEEnergies is coordinated by Aalborg University and SYNYO is in charge of communication and dissemination of project results.

Links

https://www.seenergies.eu/

https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/energy-efficiency-first-accelerating-towards-2030-objective-2019-sep-25_en

Keywords

Energy efficiency first principle, 2050 decarbonization goals, renewable energy systems