European Energy Network EnR
Acronym: EnR
General Information
Identification Code: 911689722889-60
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Entity Form: informal voluntary network
Registration Category: Other organisations, public or mixed entities
Registration Date: 8/1/2016
Last Update: 3/25/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: The European Energy Network EnR is the voluntary network of currently 25 national energy agencies in Europe and neighbouring countries.
Established in 1990 in Strasbourg, it currently numbers twenty-five member agencies, with responsibility for the planning, implementation, management or review of national research, development, demonstration or dissemination programmes in the fields of energy efficiency, renewable energy and climate change abatement.
EnR operates according to a principle of voluntary membership, with no governmental representation. The EnR has no basic funding or budget but its functioning relies on individual budget means each members yields.
The core work of EnR takes place within issue-focused Working Groups (currently nine in number), which generally meet once to twice per year. Each Working Group is chaired by a member agency, but is open also to non-EnR participants.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Communication
- Consumers
- Digital economy and society
- Employment and social affairs
- Energy
- Environment
- European neighbourhood policy
- External relations
- Institutional affairs
- International co-operation and development
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Transport
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: European Green Deal, Energy Union, 2030 Energy & Climate Framework, Fit for 55, EED, EPBD, RED and Concerted Actions, Covenant of Mayors, Governance, Cohesion Policy, Horizon Europe Calls (EE & RES), LIFE CET calls, EU-Africa Strategy - among others
Communication Activities: Publications/Events:
- 2013 EnR Brochure (published by French EnR Presidency of ADEME): "Energy Efficiency in Europe: Overview of policies and good practices";
- 2016-02-24 External EnR Workshop in Brussels (organised by Norwegian Presidency of Enova): "Realising the Energy Union - main aspects of European Energy Transition";
- 2016-11-08 EnR Energy Dialogue with geea in Brussels;
- 2019 Energy poverty: EnR Position Paper: https://enr-network.org/wp-content/uploads/ENERGYPOVERTY-EnRPositionPaper-January-2019.pdf
- 2020-11-25 EnR-EC Roundtable Discussion on Smart Sector Integration, Renovation Wave & Just Transition (held online);
- 2021 Smart Sector Integration Report (prepared under the RVO Presidency in 2020): https://enr-network.org/wp-content/uploads/EnR-SSI-report-final-edited.pdf
- 2021 Catalogue of best practices related to behavioural insights (prepared for the 2020/2021, 6th European conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency, held on 21-23 April 2021): https://enr-network.org/wp-content/uploads/Booklet-EnR-150421-website-min.pdf
- 2021 Comparative study on the role of EnR Network agencies in the implementation of public policies for the decarbonisation of industry: https://librairie.ademe.fr/energies-renouvelables-reseaux-et-stockage/5298-comparative-study-on-the-role-of-the-european-energy-network-agencies-in-the-implementation-of-industry-decarbonisation-public-policies.html
- 2021 Comparative study on the of EnR Network agencies in the implementation of public policies for building renovation: https://librairie.ademe.fr/urbanisme-et-batiment/5299-comparative-study-of-the-roles-played-by-renewable-energy-network-agencies-in-the-implementation-of-public-policies-for-building-renovation-and-the-main-lessons-learned.html
- 2023 Energy Poverty mitigation in Europe: Potential role for Renewable Energy Communities; EnR Study on Policy and Implementation status across Europe. The study was presented at a webinar, on March 14th, 2023, gathering over 150 participants.
- 2023 Smart Finance for the Water-Energy Nexus. This study delves into funding and financing options for water and combined water and energy efficiency in the built Environment. The report was announced during 2023 at the EnR website and social media.
2022 - 2023 Energy and Gas Saving Plans 2022-2023. Report and and SUPPLEMENTAL DATA spreadsheet from February 2023
EU Projects (lead or participation of EnR member/s):
- Odyssee-Mure (ADEME)
- GreenGasGrids, BiomassPolicies
- Request, Request2Action, Label 2020, EU Heroes, Thermos, LEAP4SME, EMOBILITY WORKS, EMB3Rs, STEAMUP, Tracer
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena)EnR Presidency & Secretariat 2023/ 2024
Post Code: 10115
City: Berlin
Country: GERMANY
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EU Office
Address: Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena)EnR Presidency & Secretariat 2023/ 2024
Post Code: 10115
City: Berlin
Country: GERMANY
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Financial Data
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Complementary Information: The choices given under 14) are not applicable to EnR, but EnR is also NO newly formed entity.
However, there is no financial data available and displayable because EnR as an entity has no individual and overall budget or financial source. EnR as such does not receive any direct funding and thus we do not have "financial years". There is no membership fee. Participation and functioning of the network has historically always relied on the individual budgets (man hours, travel costs) that members invest on the basis of their voluntary membership and which may vary over time in terms of amount.
About 75% of the 25 member agencies are active and participating with their assigned staff, investing an estimated 15.000 Euros p.a. in participating in meetings, workshops, and activities like benchmarks and Position Papers/consultations on behalf of the Network = 270.000 Euros. This adds to the amount the Presidency usually has to estimate for running the Network for one year = 120.000 p.a. Euros. There is one agency per year hosting EnR meeting and thus having larger costs than other member agencies of an additional 10.000 Euros. Consequently, EnR has an overall cost of about 400.000 Euros p.a.).
It is up to the members to find/acquire the annual (re)sources for the costs their engagement involves, mostly, budgets are from national sources (ministries).
Individual activities that EnR Working Groups initiate/d may receive H2020 or now Horizon Europe project funding in the case of successful proposals under calls.
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 30
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 1
Members: 32
Members F T E: 8.75
Info Members: To explain the numbers: The network has 25 member agencies from which a total of about 70 people are assigned by their agencies to work in EnR and who are active in meetings, project activities and consortia and in any exchanges to varying extents - of course, some members are not active at times, so we do not give them all a figure of % of working time. Also, hardly anyone of the active members are involved more than 25% of their time, though, but there is no smaller number indicated in the questionnaire to choose from. Now, the automatically generated number is of 8.75 FTE, corresponding to our estimate that would be 8-10 FTE (varying according to Project Budgets, Tasks, and roles).
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: http://www.enr-network.org/members
Organisation Members: Many EnR members are also members e.g. in eceee and a broad number of other European, national, regional and international networks and initiatives