In December 2019, the meetMED project in coordination with the EU Commission and the UFM secretariat organized in Barcelona a workshop on EE appliances with a focus on air conditioning and lighting technologies, which set up the Working Group on Air Conditioning within the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Platform for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. 23 participants from 16 Mediterranean countries attended the workshop and contributed to the discussion.
This meetMED report on EE for appliances – focus on air conditioning analyzes the results of the country surveys and of the debate held during the workshop . The analysis of possible EE policies focuses on the MEPS and labeling policies as well as on scrapping/replacement programs.
Special attention has been given to air conditioning, as it is one of the appliances with the highest electricity consumption in the Mediterranean region.
Read the full report here.
The meetMED Country Report on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Investment Climate in the Palestinian Territories has been published today on meetMED website. This aims at giving an overview of the energy efficiency and renewable energy markets in the Palestinian Territories providing for transparent and comprehensive analysis of the existing legal and regulatory framework applicable to an investment in the energy sector.
The report underlines the pressing need to deploy initiatives and actions in order to trigger more RE and EE investments and, hence, to deeply change the regulatory framework and the market rules in order to overcome the existing barriers and decrease the investment risks.
The report is the fruit of very effective teamwork between the experts from the Italian National Agency for Energy (ENEA) and from the Palestinian Energy Council (PEC) under the framework of the EU-funded meetMED project.
Read the full report here.
Professional trainings remain a key component to build on human capital and foster energy transition in the Mediterranean region. The publication of the meetMED training packages makes these materials replicable in future training activities, hence, making them concretely contribute to strengthening capacity and raising awareness among the representatives of the public and private sector.
The meetMED training package on Energy Audits in Industrial Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is designed to provide energy experts with the necessary skills and knowledge to improve energy efficiency and profitability in the industrial sector as well as to gain required methodology for the completion of a thorough energy audit. Furthermore, the course includes the exchange of regional experiences among the meetMED targeted countries, in planning and implementing EE plans and related measures for industrial SMEs. These training materials were first used in a 5-day training held in Cairo in December 2019.
The meetMED training package on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources in Buildings, instead, provides the stakeholders of the UfM Member States with theoretical and practical tools to integrate energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings. For energy efficiency, this includes information concerning both the structural components of the building and the electromechanical equipment, as well as behavioural aspects; whilst, for renewable energy, this includes information concerning PV systems and solar thermal systems. Information concerning the use of
micro-grids has also been included. These training materials were first used in a 5-day training held in Tunis in February 2020.
Read the full training package on Energy Audits in Industrial Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) here.
Read the full training package on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources in Buildings here.
