EERA’s new Joint Programme to give EU industry a fresh start on Energy efficiency

EERA, the European Energy Research Alliance, a network of major European research institutes, has  launched the  Energy Efficiency Joint Programme to join forces with European Industry and cut down the energy demand of the sector, improving the efficiency of industrial processes. The initiative has three sub-programmes:  the agro-industry sub-programme, which is coordinated by ENEA; one specially dedicated to the most energy-intensive sectors,  coordinated  by the Spanish CIRCE Foundation, based in  Zaragoza, and finally another one to address  manufacturing, coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation from Germany.

Energy efficiency is an essential tool to improve quality and give industry a competitive advantage and the EERA Joint Programme is specially aimed at furthering the adoption of necessary innovation among European enterprises, at least till the process can self-sustain. Focussing on  agro-industry ENEA is to promote a number of initiatives to champion cooperation among professional operators, public institutions, consumerist associations, and above all researchers.

ENEA is founder partner and currently coordinator of the Secretariat of EERA, an alliance of more than 150 European public research centres and universities,  based in Brussels. Since its foundation in 2011, EERA has developed  a varied  portfolio of Joint Research Programmes,  all aimed at supporting the European Union energy strategy  with research activities. Joint Programmes help research organisations find partner  institutions in Europe, as well as outside the Union, to  share not only  projects and  goals, but also the cost of research.

For information on the SP3 sub programme, under ENEA coordination:
Arianna Latini, SP3 Coordinator, at arianna.latini@enea.it
Carlo Alberto Campiotti JP Deputy Coordinator, at campiotti@enea.it

Further information on EERA:
http://www.eera-set.eu