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EUREMnext
TAKING EUROPEAN ENERGY MANAGERS
TO NEXT EFFICIENCY LEVELS BY IMPLEMENTING
ENERGY AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS
The EUREMnext project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon
2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 785032.
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FOREWORD
C limate change is advancing to become one ples and their creators, because many of these
of the greatest challenges facing humanity. projects can easily be multiplied ten- or hun-
How can we manage to reduce global warming dredfold, since the respective solutions can also
by the middle of the century? This question has be implemented sensibly in other companies or
been intensively discussed by the international areas. Although the results are quite impressive,
community for years. Finally the international we cannot afford to be satisfied with the level
climate protection agreement was adopted in achieved. We still need many more of these
2015 in Paris. The climate protection targets smart ‚EnergyManagers‘ in our companies and
were raised further as part of the European in all other member states of the European
Green Deal. According to this, in 2030 the Union and far beyond.
amount of greenhouse gases is to be reduced
Dr.-Engineer Robert Schmidt by 55 – instead of previously by 40 – percent I am very glad that the EU supports the project
Speaker of EUREM Community compared to the reference year 1990. EUREMnext. It aims to develop further training
Nuremberg Chamber of contents with modern methods and to extend
Commerce and Industry From an energy perspective, the answer is EUREM to six additional European countries.
quite simple: Drastically cut back on fossil ener- Fortunately, the success of the EUREM model
gy sources! More savings, more efficiency, more is also attracting great interest in other parts
Publisher renewable energies! For years, the member of the world. Energy management ‚made in
Nuremberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) states of the European Union (EU) have had Europe‘ already exists under the EUREM flag in
Innovation & Environmental Affairs Division directives on energy efficiency, energy services South and Central America, Africa and Asia. The
Hauptmarkt 25/27, 90403 Nuremberg, Germany and renewable energies. Thus, the EU has improvement of energy productivity is a task
c/o EUREM management entered a new era of energy and climate policy. that represents a major, but also welcome chal-
Robert Schmidt, Dr.-Engineer, Coordinator EU project EUREMnext Prior to this, the focus was on renewable ener- lenge for the entire business community. How-
E-mail: iu@nuernberg.ihk.de | info@eurem.net gies, especially green electricity. It has become ever, energy efficiency, energy management
Websites: www.ihk-nuernberg.de | www.energymanager.eu clear that the costs in this area are conside- or energy productivity cannot be imposed. To
Editorial team rable and that the desired effect can only be achieve these goals, we need people who take
Dr. Robert Schmidt, Stefan Schmidt, Andreas Horneber, Annemarie Hillenbrand, Nuremberg CCI (DE) achieved if we find a way to interrupt the trend the lead, who know the way, who spot with a
Sonja Starnberger, Energy Institute for Business (AT) of increasing energy consumption. Sustainable trained eye where energy is being wasted and
Layout and design
solutions, innovations and digitalisation can who know how to intervene. On the one hand,
Gudrun Hanauer, www.hanauer-grafik.de help here. A holistic energy policy cannot do it's about using the best available technology;
without a strong efficiency approach. on the other, it's about reducing unnecessary
Cover picture
The EU has recognised that a sustainable consumption. Our EnergyManagers are the
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energy system can only be achieved if energy is army of energy efficiency. They do not burden
Production used consciously and prudently. The EU Energy the economy - they disburden it. They do not
Nova Druck, Nuremberg Efficiency Directive places particular emphasis create costs, as they find solutions that pay for
on energy management. The introduction themselves in a short time. In this way, they
The information and views set out in this brochure are those of the authors. The brochure does not reflect of energy management systems and energy help reduce costs, increase the competitiveness
the official opinion of the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) and
audits for large energy consumers is expected of the respective companies while contributing
the European Commission. Neither the CINEA nor the European Commission are responsible for any use
to be a major leap forward for EU countries and significantly to global climate protection. Our
that may be made of the information it contains.
also for European EnergyManagers (EUREMs). clear principle is therefore ‚Proud to Save‘:
We are proud of our EnergyManagers and their
The EUREMnext project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon This brochure introduces energy managers, creative power, which is evident within the
2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 785032. among others, who are committed to making projects, and of the results we can present.
energy use as efficient as possible. Fortuna- And: We do not want to rest on our laurels, as
tely, there are already so many representatives there is still a lot more to accomplish. The
The brochure is printed climate neutrally on Circleoffset White paper. The brochure is FSC® certified (FSC® C118216). responsible for energy efficiency in companies EUREM Training and the EUREM Network are
that only a small number of sample projects one thing - proactive implementation in enter-
can be presented to the public. Nevertheless, prises the other. Let's get to work persistently!
we have much to gain from these good exam- Let’s tackle it!
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EUREM Training
CONTENTS EUREM
What makes EUREM a worldwide successful training and
network programme for energy efficiency?
EUREM What is EUREM? How did it begin?
WHAT MAKES EUREM A WORLDWIDE SUCCESSFUL TRAINING The European EnergyManager Training The start of the training programme was
AND NETWORK PROGRAMME FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY? 5 (EUREM) is an extra-occupational, practice- in 1999, when the Nuremberg Chamber of
oriented and standardised training program- Commerce and Industry (NCCI) launched the
me and a worldwide network for European EUREM initiative and carried out first practical
EUREM WORLDWIDE 6
EnergyManagers, provided in about 30 coun- trainings “EnergyManager (CCI)” in Germany.
tries worldwide. There are now more than Four years later, in 2003, the EnergyManager
THE EUROPEAN ENERGYMANAGER TRAINING (EUREM) 7 6,000 qualified EnergyManagers who not only Training was introduced in the European
optimise energy efficiency in their companies, Union, in the framework of an EU co-funded
EUREMnext: but also achieve cost savings and thus incre- project, coordinated by NCCI and suppor-
`TAKING EUROPEAN ENERGY MANAGERS TO THE NEXT EFFICIENCY LEVELS ase competitiveness in the long term, by also ted by the German-Portuguese Chamber of
BY IMPLEMENTING ENERGY AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS´ 9 contributing to global climate protection. Commerce and Industry in Lisbon (DUAL), the
The qualification of employees as European Austrian Economic Chamber (WKÖ) in Vienna
EUREMnext: ACTIVITIES & OUTPUTS 12 EnergyManagers provides the company with and the Energy Institute (EI) in London.
know-how to continuously uncover energy The follow-up project − `EUREM.NET -
E-learning modules 12
weaknesses, to use savings potentials, to Training and Network of European Energy
EUREMnext podcasts 12 use renewable energies, to increase energy Managers´ − was implemented in nine further
Coaching & national anchoring 12 efficiency and to reduce the carbon footprint. EU countries between 2006 and 2009. From
Alumni survey results 13 The teaching units are held by experienced 2013-2015 the project `EUREMplus − Boost
Factors hindering energy efficiency 13 professionals. The training contents are stan- Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing SMEs by
Worldwide network: real & virtual 14 dardised and therefore comparable worldwi- Extending European EnergyManager Training
Communication & dissemination 16 de. The knowledge acquired and the sup- and Network´− extended the worldwide net-
porting „tools“ like checklists and calculation work to six new countries: Bulgaria, Croatia,
EUREMnext: ENERGY EFFICIENCY RESULTS 18 forms can be used immediately in operational Cyprus, North Macedonia, Poland and
Implementation rate of EUREMnext energy concepts 19 practice. A key element of the training is the Romania.
Implementation of EUREM energy concepts internationally 19 development of an energy concept. All parti-
cipants have to tackle a current practical ener- Within the EUREMnext project, the core idea
Average paypack time in years of EUREM energy projects 19
gy efficiency improvement in their companies was taken further. Find out more about the
or organisations. If the training participants EUREMnext project on page 9.
EUREMnext: PROJECT PARTNER DESCRIPTION 20 work as energy consultants, they have to do
this for one of their clients. The project work
ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONCEPTS 33 saves a company on average about 30,000
Euros per year in energy costs and contributes
WORLD MAP OF EUREM PARTNERS 57 also to the reduction of greenhouse gases (on
average 200 t/a). For this investment costs of
EUREM TRAINING PROVIDERS WORLDWIDE 58 about 100,000 Euros are necessary.
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EUREM Training EUREM Training
EUREM WORLDWIDE THE EUROPEAN ENERGYMANAGER
TRAINING (EUREM)
How does EUREM spread EUREM states worldwide The target groups for the EnergyManager are standardised and therefore comparable
Training are technical experts and companies’ worldwide. The quality of training and train-
all over the world? executives as well as energy consultants. The ing organisation is ensured by periodical qual-
The EUREM training is expanding to all over This table shows all states, where the EUREM training is usually held extra-occupational ity examinations by external auditors.
the world. From India to Chile and from Fin- trainings are or were conducted. At the end of and consists of face-to-face training, online-
land to South Africa more and more partners this brochure there is an overview of all active learning and a final project work. From theory to practice:
join the energy expert network of EUREM. Up EUREM training providers incl. contact data. energy concept
to 500 EnergyManagers annually are enrol- Face-to-face teaching Alongside face-to-face seminars, the energy
ling into the courses worldwide, so that the EUREM states Active The EUREM European EnergManager Training concept (project work) is a compulsory ele-
since is a training programme, which consists of ment of the practical EUREM training. It covers
threshold of 6,000 European EnergyManagers
1 Albania 2018 approximately 160 face-to-face teaching units, 80 teaching units and is accompanied by
is already exceeded.
2 Argentina 2011 that convey the theoretical background on highly qualified trainers (tutors). The energy
3 Austria 2004 relevant topics for efficiency projects include an analysis of the
Certified EUREMs 4 Belarus 2016
EnergyManagers status quo of one specific weak point in the
5 Belgium 2014
7000 (technical and described company, a brief description of
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018
managerial as- optimisation measures, the calculation of
7 Brazil 2011
6000 pects). They also energy and cost saving potentials, the detec-
8 Bulgaria 2014
9 Chile 2011 provide the oppor- tion of the CO2 reduction potential, as well as
5000
10 China 2008 - 2014 tunity for exchange financial viability parameters, such as project
4000 11 Croatia 2014 of knowledge investment costs and the estimated pay-back
12 Cyprus 2014 and experience time. The company-specific energy concept is
3000 13 Czech Republic 2008 with the trainers presented to an expert jury at the end of the
14 Egypt 2011 and between the course. After successfully completing these
2000 15 Estonia 2018 participants. The tasks the EUREM training participants receive
16 Finland 2008 Final written test
1000 various teaching the European EnergyManager certificate,
17 France 2008 - 2013
units are conducted by technical experts with which is generally awarded in a ceremonial
0 18 Germany 1999
19 Greece 2008 a lot of field experience. Online resources for act.
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
20 Hungary 2011 self-study and a final written test supplement
21 India 2014 these units. The EUREM training contents
22 Italy 2009 - 2015
23 Latvia 2018
24 Mexico 2013
25 Moldova 2012
26 North Macedonia 2014
27 Poland 2008 - 2015
28 Portugal 2004 - 2013
29 Romania 2014 - 2015
30 Serbia 2018
31 Slovakia 2015
32 Slovenia 2008
33 South Africa 2014 - 2016
34 Spain 2008
35 Taiwan 2021
36 Turkey 2018
37 Ukraine 2017
38 United Kingdom (UK) 2004 - 2006
39 Uruguay 2011 Project presentation
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EUREM Training EUREMnext
EUREMnext:
`Taking European Energy Managers to the next efficiency
levels by implementing energy audit recommendations´
Excerpt from the training contents:
What is the overarching strategic
Engineering Management objective of EUREMnext?
The initiative `Taking European Energy Man-
1 Energy fundamentals 1 Energy data management & agers to the next efficiency levels by imple-
1 Energy requirement of buildings | load management menting energy audit recommendations´,
energy efficient buildings 1 Energy audits started on 1st March 2018. The kick-off meeting
1 Heating engineering 1 Economic calculation of the 40 month-long project took place in
1 Geothermal energy 1 Mobility management Nuremberg on 4th and 5th April 2018. The
1 Process heat | steam | heat recovery 1 Energy contracting EUREMnext project is funded by the Horizon
1 Ventilation | air conditioning 1 Project management 2020 Research and Innovation Programme
1 Refrigeration technology 1 Energy purchasing | energy trade of the European Commission under Grant
Compressed air Agreement No. 785032. The total project
1 1 Energy legislation | rules & standards
volume is € 1,809,556.
1 Lighting 1 Climate protection management
EUREMnext is carried out by a consortium
1 Electrical engineering & -drives 1 Emissions trading
of 13 partners, headed by the Nuremberg
1 Green IT
Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The over-
1 Process and load management
arching strategic objective of this
1 Energy storage
project is the extension of the al-
1 Monitoring and control systems ready established EnergyManager
1 Cogeneration of heat and power Training concept in Germany,
1 Solar technology Greece, Austria, Czech Republic,
1 Energy from biomass Finland and Spain to additional
1 Wind energy six „new“ countries (Albania,
1 Energy efficiency & Industry 4.0 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia,
Latvia, Serbia and Turkey).
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Kick-off-meeting Nuremberg 2018
"Everything turned out to be useful - topics covered, materials shared,
recommendations for finding additional information by lecturers,
and as valuable were the contacts that were established between the
course participants.
It is always important to find the right balance between sharing theory
and practical examples. They were very well balanced on this course!”
„
Laire Suurväli, DHL Express Estonia AS
"I am very satisfied with the EUREM training programme because, in
addition to comprehensive theoretical training, it also provides parti-
cipants with practical training, which is very important for our further
work in the field of energy efficiency improvement.
Through numerous practical examples, the lecturers simplified and
approached the theory and gave us guidelines for comprehensive data
collection and analysis and management of energy efficiency projects.“
Zoran Dordević, JKP Gradska toplana Niš, City heating plant Nis, Srbija,
Serbia
EUREMnext consortium at the project meeting in Riga 2019
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EUREMnext EUREMnext
PROJECT COORDINATOR: Estonian Chamber of Commerce T he ambition of the EUREMnext project is The practical training should enable all
and Industry to contribute to both environmental protec- new EnergyManagers to introduce energy
Nuremberg Lea Aasamaa, Tallinn | Estonia tion and competitiveness in businesses by management systems like ISO 50001 in their
Chamber of Commerce and Industry koda@koda.ee increasing the quality of energy audits and companies.
Dr. Robert Schmidt, AEL-Amiedu Oy (Taitotalo) thereby the rate of implementation of energy Just within the EUREMnext project, over
Nuremberg | Germany Markku Harmaala, efficiency measures. This shall be achieved by 220 participants have completed the EUREM
robert.schmidt@ihk.nuernberg.de Helsinki | Finland providing trainings and by strengthening the training and were certified as European
markku.harmaala@taitotalo.fi international network for European Energy- EnergyManagers.
PROJECT PARTNERS: Managers.
German Hellenic Chamber of
The EUREM training has the aim to
Industry and Commerce
Austrian Institute of Excellence increase the availability of qualified
Georgios Theodorakis | Alexandra Tavlaridou,
Dr. Hans Spernbauer | Aurora Xhorxhi, experts with a holistic view both on
Thessaloniki | Greece
Tirana | Albania the technical/engineering and
ahkthess@ahk.com.gr
office@aie.al economic/financial aspects of
a.tavlaridou@ahk.com.gr
AEE - Institute for Sustainable Technologies sustainable energy measures
Latvian Chamber of Commerce and in businesses.
Jürgen Fluch,
Industry, Jurijs Dubatovka,
Gleisdorf | Austria
Riga | Latvia
j.fluch@aee.at
info@chamber.lv
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Chamber of Commerce and
Energy Institute for Business
Industry of Serbia
Dr. Stephan Schwarzer | Sonja Starn-
Tanja Lindell,
berger, Wien | Austria
Belgrade | Serbia
Stephan.Schwarzer@wko.at
tanja.lindell@pks.rs
office@energieinstitut.net
ESCAN, S.L.
Delegation of German Industry and
Margarita Puente,
Commerce in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Madrid | Spain
Amra Surkovic,
mpuente@escansa.com
Sarajevo | Bosnia-Herzegovina
amra.surkovic@ahk.ba DEinternational Servis Hizmetleri A. Ş
(AHK Turkey & DEAS)
AHK Services s.r.o.
Zafer Koç | Oya Akın,
Bernard Bauer | René Harun |
Istanbul | Turkey
Hana Potůčková,
Prague | Czech Republic zafer.koc@dtr-ihk.de
*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the
oya.akin@dtr-ihk.de
„
info@dtihk.cz ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
„ “I can only say the best about EUREM trainings. It was really a good
time.
"Ι would highly recommend the advanced European EnergyManager training course
to energy efficiency professionals. It covers a wide range of theory and practice in
the areas of industry, buildings, renewable energy sources, Green IT and ISO 50001.
The Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry organised trainings at In my case, EUREM served as a step on my path of lifelong learning and personal de-
highly professional level. As well, I can say that all trainers were highly velopment. In addition, through the annual Ιnternational Conferences for European
qualified specialists in their field and training material was presented in EnergyManagers, I have the opportunity to meet with other EnergyManagers from
simple language. As an Energy Manager, I would recommend these train- around the world and share best practices and technological advances in energy
ings to every person, who is Energy Manager or is going to become one.” efficiency."
Juris Nabokins, SIA “VALPRO”, Latvia Dr. Evgenios Karanikolaou, EYATH S.A. Greece
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EUREMnext EUREMnext
EUREMnext: ACTIVITIES & OUTPUTS
E-learning modules EUREMnext podcasts Alumni survey results
The EUREM training was enriched with 4 new "Fast forward energy audit - a tool helps” Round about 360 EUREM alumni from 20 Workshop´), and regular alumni meetings to
e-learning based modules, available in 12 dif- "Challenges and chances of integrating different countries worldwide participated in exchange experience and be updated on new
ferent languages, to reduce the face-to-face e-charging infrastructure" a survey that was conducted to find out what developments were tested in the 12 project
training time. These e-learning modules give "Ventilation and Air conditioning: additional support would help EnergyMana- countries. In order to further optimise the
an overview on topics like “Energy Audit Experiences from the COVID-Pandemic" gers to implement more sustainable energy quality of the training units and to verify the
Standards”, “Mobility Management”, “Employee "How to maximise the profitability of projects. Moreover, more than 200 European likelihood of implementation of the energy
Motivation & Communication of Energy your photovoltaic system?” EnergyManager graduates were asked about projects, follow-up calls were arranged with
Issues” and “Efficiency by Industry 4.0”. reasons for non-implementation of energy the course participants two times after course
"New optimisation tool: Why it is worth
Two further modules, which are not only diving into it“ measures, to gain more insights on barriers completion.
e-learning based, but are designed to be for improving businesses’ energy situation. It is encouraging that around four out of
"The Project EUREMnext helps to improve
mainly held face-to-face, complete the set of energy efficiency in companies" Based on the results of the alumni five of the energy efficiency projects deve-
new course elements. “The Financial Project survey, additional `Implementation Support loped by the European EnergyManagers
Appraisal" module aims to support partici- Activities´ (ISAs) were created, which sup- during the training are implemented in
pants in considering the main cost port course participants, alumni and newly practice. The most important barriers pre-
categories that are important when “The European Energy- qualified energy auditors beyond the training venting the implementation of sustainable
Manager training was very
calculating the cost-effectiveness scope. Within the framework of these ISAs, energy measures are a long pay-back time, a
efficient for me. The pro-
and profitability of an energy additional workshops on energy audits, on low return on invest and a lack of capital for
gramme offered me a global
efficiency project. The “Energy Audit Support convincingly presenting energy measures investments in energy efficiency.
perspective, a very effective
Tool" − a tool to evaluate sustainable energy excel application, valuable to decision makers (`Pitching Practice
measures and facilitate energy audits − com- trainers and a wide range of
pletes the e-learning concept. In addition, network opportunities.
podcasts were created to enhance the learn- Cengiz Ören, Enerjisa Enerji, Turkey Factors hindering energy efficiency
ing effect and to attract new external users.
Long payback-time for sustainable energy projects
Good to know The e-learning modules are also accessible to energy enthusiasts not subscribed to an
EUREM course to extend the knowledge in energy efficiency. All e-learning modules are available for public Low return on investment for sustainable energy projects
in 12 languages at https://training.eurem.net/course/index.php?categoryid=64 Lack of capital for investments in sustainable energy, other investments take priority
Costs for energy low compared to other cost categories
Coaching & national No time / other priorities
Short-term planning horizon
anchoring Uncertain energy-saving / energy generation results
The “experienced” countries (AT, CZ, DE, ES, Lack of interest in energy topics on higher management level
No clear responsibility / decision processes in the company
FI, GR) supported the six “new” countries in
successfully implementing the EUREM trai- Lack of possibilities to obtain financing
ning, by a kind of advanced coaching. All six Too much effort required to obtain necessary information
“new” countries (AL, BA, EE, LV, RS) have suc- Fear that measures could cause neg. effects on operating procedures
cessfully finished their pilot courses. A further Legal framework too unstable
step was to achieve national accreditation/ Facitilities are rented - no interest or possibility to invest in them
recognition in order to enable a continuation Legal restrictions
of the training offer after the project duration. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
very relevant relevant less relevant not relevant
Coaching Greece at AHK Turkey (n=149 on average)
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EUREMnext EUREMnext
Worldwide network: real & virtual
One component of the EUREMnext project ment, and the use of renewable energies. Highlights of both conferences were the
focuses on the extension of the continuously They learn about exemplary energy efficiency handing over of the international EUREM
growing network of energy efficiency experts. projects in topic-related workshops. Two Awards and EUREMnext Awards, which were
Conferences, workshops and alumni meetings international conferences were held as part of handed over for particularly outstanding en-
provide a personal and virtual exchange of the EUREMnext project. ergy concepts. The ceremony was guided by
experience. The international Conferences for The 9th International Conference for Euro- Stefan Schmidt (Managing Director of EUREM
European EnergyManagers offer the oppor- pean EnergyManagers in Prague was orga- International GmbH, Nuremberg).
tunity for direct knowledge transfer across nised by AHK Services s.r.o. (AHKS) in Novem- On the occasion of the two conferences,
national borders. Several hundred energy ber 2018. About 170 energy enthusiasts out of projects were awarded from Argentina, Chile,
managers discuss current topics on energy 22 states enjoyed the face to face experience Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Slovakia,
saving, energy efficiency, energy manage- exchange. Slovenia and Spain, among others. EUREM Award trophies
„
Conference plenary room in Prague 2018 EUREMnext Award winner 2020, Pēteris Grundins, Latvia EUREM Award winners 2018
The 10th International EUREM Conference took
place in October 2020, within the framework “I was very surprised by the EUREM course. In my professional career
of a virtual event due to Corona pandemic I participated in dozens of courses, so I can compare. And EUREM was
restrictions. It was originally planned as a really the best. Excellent organisation, very high skilled and experienced
lecturers, interesting topics and plenty of new important contacts with
presence meeting event in Athens. The orga-
lecturers and also with other colleagues. I would like to repeat the
nisation was done by the German Hellenic
course or some parts of it again.“
Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Greece
Vladimír Houser, CI Manager, Continous Improvement, Sage Automotive
(DGIHK). More than 230 participants from
Interiors, Strakonice Fabrics, s.r.o., Czech Republic
20 countries worldwide and 15 speakers from
10 different countries have participated in the
conference.
Opening speeches at the online conference 2020
Professor Athanasios Kelemis (Managing Director, German Hellenic Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Thessa-
loniki, Greece) | Dr. Spyros Economou (President & General Director, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving
(CRES), Athens) | Dr. Robert Schmidt (Head of EUREM Community and Head of Innovation & Environmental Affairs
Division at the Nuremberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Germany) | Alexandra Tavlaridou, (Project manager
EUREMnext, German Hellenic Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Communication & dissemination
EUREMnext video clips The videos are also available for the
public on the EUREM YouTube channel,
One milestone of the EUREMnext project was https://youtube.com/channel/
to produce six good practice videos – one UCfUJ0vfLhy_Xi-k3HtrRG0g
from each of the six “new” partner countries.
The videos should highlight the benefits of Check out the following videos in which some
energy efficiency and sustainable energy of the participating EnergyManagers give
measures by presenting an energy efficiency insight about EUREMnext and their energy
concept that the trainees developed during concept.
the EUREM training, and at the same time
present the trainees’ experience with the Do you want to be part of the EUREM
EUREM course and its benefits. The videos community and always be informed
are intended to give outsiders an impression about the latest news? Follow us on Twitter:
Optimisation of a Data Centre Room Cooling System of the training and should arouse interest Electrical optimisation in an Olympic Sports Centre https://twitter.com/EUREM_Energy.
in Albania in the topic of energy efficiency and energy in Latvia
management.
Each video was produced in the national lan-
guage with English subtitles. All videos were
published on the EUREM website at
https://www.energymanager.eu/en/
Heat recovery from the production process of metal- Heat pump replaces old cooling system in Serbia
working machinery
Reconstruction of the lighting for an engine and Interview on EnergyManagers’ experience with
generator factory warehouse in Estonia the EUREM course
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EUREMnext:
ENERGY EFFICIENCY RESULTS 17%
39%
Implementation rate or are planned to be implemented in future.
Countries Total saving Renew- Cost saving CO2-saving Investment Average More than a half of the energy concepts have
(number of participants P) potential (all able energy potential potential costs (€) pack-back of EUREMnext
been fully or partially implemented. More than
energy sources, generated (€/a) (t/a) time in energy concepts
renewables in- (kWh/a) years 30% of the respondents plan to implement
cluded) (kWh/a) The pie chart shows the their energy concepts in the near future. There
implementation rate of the is only a share of 17% that will most likely not
Albania (23 P) 14,201,735 213,011 1,720,854 6,088 12,126,390 4.9 31%
energy concepts of all coun- to be implemented. The preliminary figures of
Average/Participant 617,467 9,261 74,820 265 527,234
tries until the end of the project the exceptionally high implementation rates
in June 2021. Based on the results once again prove the success of the EUREM
Austria (42 P) 39,982,245 2,195,724 1,338,517 10,675 3,776,499 2.4 of the follow-up interviews, four out of five training concept and network, which has been
energy concepts are already implemented tried and tested in practice for many years.
Average/Participant 951,958 52,279 31,869 254 89,917
Bosnia & Herzegovina (12 P) 1,909,632 183,879 671,294 3,563 3,075,425 4.6
Yes, completely Yes, partially Not yet, but it is planned No, and it is not planned
Average/Participant 159,136 15,323 55,941 297 256,285
Czech Republic (28 P) 25,395,260 2,590,250 1,609,336 16,449 11,374,550 6.8
Average/Participant 906,974 92,509 57,476 587 406,234
Implementation of EUREM energy concepts The responses to this question confirm that
internationally (without energy consultants) the EUREM courses worldwide support partici-
Estonia (13 P) 7,623,823 0 343,548 5,779 534,525 2.6 pants in preparing an implementation-ready
concept for an energy measure. About 82%
Average/Participant 586,448 0 26,427 445 41,117
EU of respondents in EU countries and 88% in
Finland (12 P) 11,652,920 779,000 1,418,993 28,108 2,422,635 4.7 non-EU countries said their projects were
implemented (at least partially) or are planned
Average/Participant 971,077 64,917 118,249 2,342 201,886 to be implemented. This calculation does not
Germany (2 ) 7,908,106 921,019 704,652 3,339 4,608,387 4.4 non include energy consultants / energy auditors.
EU Including this sector, the figures would be the
Average/Participant 292,893 34,112 26,098 124 170,681 following: 81% in EU countries, 85% in non-EU
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% countries.
Greece (11 P) 32,035,580 9,952,312 4,925,694 21,542 6,398,469 3.0
Average/Participant 2,912,325 904,756 447,790 1,958 581,679 Yes, (almost) completely Yes, partially Not yet, but it is planned Not yet, and it is not planned
Latvia (15 P) 15,086,468 37,119 692,431 3,534 2,823,384 8.9
Average/Participant 1,005,765 2,475 46,162 236 188,226
Serbia (16 P) 14,915,882 2,525,615 940,609 7,967 3,675,196 4.3 Average paypack time in years of EUREM energy projects In EU countries the average payback time for
completely, partially implemented projects
Average/Participant 932,243 157,851 58,788 498 229,700
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
or for projects with planned implementation
Spain (13 P) 7,775,445 929,328 605,380 2,401 2,855,338 4.2 is approximately 5 years, for projects where
Yes, (almost) completely implementation is not planned it is 4.8 years.
Average/Participant 598,111 71,487 46,568 185 219,641
Yes, partially In non-EU countries the average payback time
Turkey (10 P) 36,589,287 0 2,863,354 11,962 7,174,671 1.9 Not yet, but it is planned for both implemented and not implemented
projects is about 3.2 years.
Average/Participant 3,658,929 0 286,335 1,196 717,467 Not yet, and it is not planned
Total (222 P) 215,076,383 20,327,256 17,834,663 121,407 60,845,468
Average/Participant 968,813 91,564 80,336 547 274,079 EU – average payback time per project nonEU – average payback time per project
18 19EUREMnext partners EUREMnext partners
EUREMnext: PROJECT PARTNER DESCRIPTION
Albania Austrian Institute of Excellence Shpk Austria Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO)
Energy Institute for Business
Dr. Hans Spernbauer | Officially founded on 28.12.2000, the Aus- During 2018 – 2021 AIEx introduced the Dr. Stephan Schwarzer | T he Austrian Federal Economic Chamber WKÖ has been offering the EUREM training
Aurora Xhorxhi Sonja Starnberger (Wirtschaftskammer Österreich) coordinates since 2004, and by 2021, more than 500
trian Institute of Excellence (AIEx) began its EUREM standard to the Albanian market by
Austrian Institute Austrian Federal Economic
journey by slowly entering a market yet to implementing EUREMnext. During the course, Chamber |
and represents the interests of the Austrian EnergyManagers have successfully completed
of Excellence Shpk
Tel: +35544813303 be tapped and steadily confirmed its place more than 180 learning hours took place and Energy Institute for Business business community on a national and inter- the course in Vienna.
projects@aie.al by officially becoming a WIFI International 23 European EnergyManagers successfully Tel: +43 5 90900 4195 | national level. Within the system of the Aus- Its subsidiary, the Energy Institute for
www.aie.al received their EUREM certificates, handed +43 676 64 81 806 trian Economic Chambers, it functions as the Business (Energieinstitut der Wirtschaft) is a
branch in 2013. AIEx has more than 20 years
up@wko.at
experience in delivering training programmes over to them by representatives of the Euro- umbrella organisation for the trade associations non-profit organisation that promotes energy
office@energieinstitut.net |
and persons’ certifications in soft skills and pean Union in Albania, the Austrian Embassy www.wko.at | for different industries and the nine regional efficiency and the transformation towards
technology in accordance with the require- and several representatives of international www.energieinstitut.net Chambers, who have local offices to provide a sustainable future energy system, among
ments of EN ISO/IEC 17024 through the WIFI companies operating in Albania. services and expert advice in close proximity others by means of information and training
Certification Body and at the local level, ac- 2021 finds AIE with a completed team of to members. Membership includes more than activities and publications about sustainable
cording to the national standard. experts, counting more than 30 senior ex- 540,000 businesses. energy in businesses.
perts, who bring their local and international
expertise to the Albanian and Kosovar market.
Our team is experienced in conceptualising,
planning and executing multi-phase pro-
grammes. We work out each phase of the pro-
gramme in detail, adapting briskly to changing
situations and following up with analysis of
results and data.
Our in-house Data Management System
and Learning Management System allow us
to work with modern and sophisticated tools
and solutions to assist and support every pro-
ject we undertake. AIEx was the first in town
providing a 360° Learning & Development
Consultancy to operate & rent a complete Graduation ceremony & alumni network meeting 2019, Vienna
solution for your L&D: a very user-friendly
Learning Management System & the develop-
ment of modern e-Learning modules, as per
Workshop EuroElektra client’s need!
20 21EUREMnext partners EUREMnext partners
Austria AEE - Institute for Sustainable Technologies Bosnia & Delegation of German Industry and Commerce
Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Juergen Fluch AEE - Institute for Sustainable Technolo- design, operate and link the in-house supply Amra Šurković | Emir Merušić T he network of German Chambers of Com- partner search), is organising seminars and
AEE - Institute for gies (AEE INTEC) was founded in 1988 and is with other sectors under technical, ecological Delegation of German Indus- merce Abroad (AHKs), consists of 140 bilateral workshops, conferences and events and
Sustainable Technologies try and Commerce in Bosnia
today one of the leading European institutes and economic aspects. Chambers, delegations and representative executing projects. DEinternational BiH has
Tel: +43 3112 5886-454 and Herzegovina
j.fluch@aee.at for applied research in the field of renew- Decarbonisation is of highest priority for Tel: +387 (0) 33 295914 | offices of German business in 92 countries. gathered experience in the field of energy
www.aee-intec.at able energy and resource efficiency. In the industry, consuming about one third of +387 (0) 33 295913 The Delegation of German Industry and and thus knowledge of the structures of the
three target group areas “Buildings”, “Cities & Europe’s energy needs. Additionally, advan- amra.surkovic@ahk.ba | Commerce in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the energy market in the region over the last
emir.merusic@ahk.ba
Networks” and “Industrial Systems” as well as cing digitalisation will lead to a significant official representative of German business, years through various activities.
www.bosnien.ahk.de
three technological working groups “Renew- increase in productivity and thus in energy member organisations and, as an experienced 1 Implementation of projects within the
able Energies”, “Thermal Storages” and “Water demand over the next few years. and competent partner, supports German framework of `export initiative energy´
and Process Technologies”, the range of To support companies in the optimised and Bosnian-Herzegovinian companies in (by the German Ministry for Economic
R&D projects carried out extends from basic energy system design and operation is essen- market development, expansion and business Affairs and Energy)
research projects to the implementation of tial to achieve climate goals and set visions. initiation. AHKs support the market interests
1 Implementation of projects within the
demonstration plants. Within EUREMnext AEE INTEC has further of German companies in the host country. At
framework of `Bayern-fit for Partnership´
The department “Industrial Systems” is developed the Energy Audit Support Tool, to the same time they provide services to local
(by the Bavarian Ministry for Economy)
addressing the development and realisation address the identified challenges. A quick and companies which are involved in bilateral
of innovative and visionary implementation easy identification of optimisation measures business. They are increasingly active in the 1 Participation in different events and con-
concepts for nationally and internation- (energy efficiency and renewable energy) and marketing of Germany as a business location ferences with energy focus (energy sum-
ally operating production companies and their impact from the energetic, economic for interested companies in the host country. mits, workshops, etc.) in Germany and
research partners. The core of the solutions and ecologic perspective shall be the door- Under the service brand `DEinternational´ Bosnia-Herzegovina
offered is the increase in energy and resource opener to 100% renewable industry. the AHKs provide services which are globally 1 Advising German companies entering the
efficiency and the share of renewable energy harmonised and special services according to regional market in the field of energy
sources in hybrid process and supply systems. special requirements of the very location. together with local experts
With the help of digitalisation as a method Furthermore, DEinternational BiH is a 1 Creating multiple market studies, e.g. for
and tool, concepts are developed which service provider for: companies (trainings, biomass, wood, energy efficiency.
market information, address and business
22 23EUREMnext partners EUREMnext partners
Czech AHK Services s.r.o. Estonia Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Republic
Bernard Bauer | The German-Czech Chamber of Industry and between businesspeople of both countries. Lea Aasamaa | T he Estonian Chamber of Commerce and innovation capacity, supporting their poten-
René Harun | Commerce (GCCIC) in Prague was founded Different corporate publications, e.g. the Marju Männik | Industry (ECCI) was established in 1925 and tial to grow and providing internationalisation
Hana Potůčková Kaur Orgusaar |
in 1993 as a successor of the German Busi- bilingual magazine `PLUS’ are supporting this re-established in 1989. The ECCI is the oldest support.
AHK Services s.r.o. Piret Potisepp
Tel: +420 221 490 -301| ness Delegation in the Czech Republic. Today, intention. For a more efficient organisation of Estonian Chamber of and biggest representation organisation for Various projects, which are implemented
-302 | -306 about 700 companies – including the most the consulting services area of the Chamber, Commerce and Industry companies in Estonia. It is a private, non- by ECCI, focus the topic energy efficiency.
info@dtihk.cz important investors in the Czech Republic – GCCIC founded in 2010 a daughter company, Tel: +372 604 0060 profit organisation covering whole Estonian From 2014 to 2017, ECCI carried out the Euro-
www.tschechien.ahk.de koda@koda.ee
are members of the Chamber. GCCIC is part called AHK Services s.r.o.. region, having regional offices located in: pean project „STEEEP” − Support and Training
www.koda.ee
of the network of German Chambers abroad. AHK Services offers a wide range of Tartu, Pärnu, Jõhvi and Kuressaare and head- for an Excellent Energy Efficiency Performance
This network is coordinated by the German services, including research of potential quarter located in Tallinn. Currently, the ECCI − (funded by the European Union), which
Federation of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) business partners, market studies, support represents about 3,500 enterprises that are helped 600 European cross-sector SMEs to
in Berlin. The network of German Chambers, for setting up business and basic information responsible for more than 40% of the total net reduce their energy consumption and
delegation offices and representations, which about the legal and economic framework in turnover of Estonian companies, nearly 40% become more energy-efficient.
offer their services in more than 92 countries both countries. Special competence centers of net profit and pay more than 40% of state From 2018 to 2021, ECCI has been part
with 140 offices on every continent of the were created, in order to offer sector oriented taxes. These enterprises are predominantly of the project team of EUREMnext. One of
world, is of major importance to German know-how in the following fields: Energy & in the textile, metal, timber, construction and the main outcomes of the project has been
companies in today’s world of integration of Environmental Technologies, Automotive & food industries. 98% of ECCI member compa- adapting and implementing the EUREM Euro-
global markets. Engineering, Innovative Technologies, Food nies are SMEs. pean EnergyManager course in Estonia, which
The main task of the chamber is to im- Sector. The mission of the Chamber is to develop took place throughout the year 2019, with
prove and intensify the relations and contacts Since 2008, GCCIC/AHK Services has been entrepreneurship in Estonia through taking 13 company graduates, who in addition to
offering the training course for European actively part in designing economic policy EUREM European EnergyManagers diploma,
EnergyManagers (EUREM). AHK Services s.r.o. and via rendering business services. The ECCI also received national certification points.
also organises and offers technical conferen- is an active partner to the parliament, govern-
ces, seminars, fact finding missions to compa- ment and ministries in designing the econo-
nies in Germany and the Czech Republic, as mic policy and climate by speaking actively
well as workshops. The EUREM training on behalf of the Estonian business commu-
programme achieved national accreditation nity.
by the Czech Ministry of Education. ECCI also provides many practical
business-related services like consultations,
business matchmaking, information services,
trainings and foreign trade documents. ECCI
hosts the Arbitration Court, which is the only
permanent arbitration court in Estonia. Since
2008 ECCI is a partner and coordinator for the
Enterprise Europe Network in Estonia, which
Handing over of the EUREM certificates in Prague helps to support businesses in building their Alumni meeting in Estonia 2020
24 25EUREMnext partners EUREMnext partners
Finland AEL-Amiedu Oy (Taitotalo) Germany Nuremberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Markku Harmaala Taitotalo is Finland’s leading vocational adult Taitotalo has delivered ten EUREM courses in Dr.-Engineer Robert Schmidt T he Nuremberg Chamber of Commerce and matters as well as guidelines, handbooks pub-
AEL-Amiedu Oy (Taitotalo) education centre, serving the educational and the last ten years and course number eleven Nuremberg Chamber of Industry (NCCI) represents 150,000 enter- lications and manuals for energy users. Rapid
Tel: +358 44 7224 734 Commerce and Industry
markku.harmaala@taitotalo.fi
training needs of round about 18,000 adults will start in autumn 2021. So far, 78 students Tel: +49 911 1335-1299
prises in the Nuremberg region, offering in- and state-wide dissemination of the project
www.taitotalo.fi every year. have successfully completed the EnergyMan- robert.schmidt@nuernberg.ihk.de formation, consulting, training and advisory outcomes through the Association of German
Taitotalo was formed when Amiedu (foun- ager training. Over 13 million Euros in savings www.ihk-nuernberg.de services. It has been very active in the thema- Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)
ded in 1976) and AEL (founded in 1922) have been achieved in the graduates’ energy tic area of energy for years and is experienced is guaranteed as CCI Nuremberg is a member
merged in the year 2020. Taitotalo has almost projects by now. The training courses take in EU projects (e.g. LIFE, ADAPT, INTERPRISE, of the umbrella organisation DIHK and closely
400 employees and offers trainings from vari- place at the Taitotalo training facility in modern SAVE, CENTRAL EUROPE, HORIZON 2020). with it.
ous areas, including the energy sector. classrooms with all the necessary equipment Through the setting up of diverse user clubs The CCI Nuremberg offers up-to-date
In the energy sector, Taitotalo trains power for the training courses. and working groups for the individual the- specialist knowledge in forums, which are
plant operators, district heating workers and matic areas, a highly competent knowledge complemented by occupational training
energy efficiency experts by offering the EU- and enterprise-based energy network has courses. One example is the nationwide
REM EnergyManager training programme. been built up. certification course “EnergyManager (CCI) /
NCCI offers single and group consulting European EnergyManager (EUREM)”.
services for the members of the Chamber of EUREM was initiated by the CCI Nurem-
Commerce and Industry in energy-related berg and further developed through several
international projects. Since 1999, NCCI has
been offering the training course for Euro-
pean EnergyManagers and by the end of 2021
344 EnergyManagers have participated in the
course.
Alumni meeting at Valio dairy plant at Jyväskylä Site visit alumni meeting 2019
26 27EUREMnext partners EUREMnext partners
Greece German Hellenic Chamber of Industry and Commerce Latvia The Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Alexandra Tavlaridou The German Hellenic Chamber of Industry vated solid relations with national chambers, Jurijs Dubatovka | Līga Sičeva Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry neurial policy; VET topics; cluster support
German Hellenic Chamber of and Commerce (DGHIK) acts as a two way associations, local authorities and the Greek The Latvian Chamber (LCCI) is the biggest association of entrepre- and development, and further topics related
Industry and Commerce of Commerce and Industry
“gateway” between Greece and Germany, for ministries. neurs in Latvia uniting 6000 members – micro, to business. As well, LCCI has competence in
Tel: +30 2310 327733 Tel: +371 67225595
a.tavlaridou@ahk.com.gr more than 95 years. It was founded in 1924 Experience in project implementation arises info@chamber.lv small, medium and large enterprises of all the energy efficiency field. LCCI has its energy
www.griechenland.ahk.de/gr/ in Athens and the Department of Northern from management of EU, DE, GR and on de- www.chamber.lv/en regions and industries, associations, city busi- sector committee that is actively working on
Greece was established in late 80s. It consists mand projects (programmes such as: ness clubs and other unions of entrepreneurs. different questions that are related to energy
of 890 members, and is part of the Worldwide HORIZON 2020, EU Intelligent Energy Exe- The association represents interests of entre- policy in Latvia.
Network of German Chambers of Commerce cutive Agency, ASIA Invest, Black Sea CBC preneurs, as well as provides services, so that EUREM trainings were offered for the first
abroad, with 140 offices in 92 countries. At Programme, Interreg GR-FYROM IPA CBC Latvia has excellent enterprises in an excellent time in 2019 and were organised and held
the moment, DGIHK is holding a team of 31 Programme, PHARE, GR - General Secretariat business environment. The main sectors of its in Riga, at the LCCI premises. At that time,
employees in total. of Research and Technology, DE - German activities are business environment, competi- more than 60 people applied for the train-
DGIHK provides a broad spectrum of Federal Projects). tiveness of enterprises and export. ings, but only 15 people were selected. All 15
services to its members and entrepreneurs. The German Hellenic Chamber is part of LCCI was founded on 2st December 1934 participants from 14 companies successfully
Main focus is given in certain sectors, pro- the EUREM Community since 2006 at the 2nd and is a member of the Association of Euro- completed the EUREM training programme.
jected by the characteristics/needs of Greece, EU funding period of EUREM Project. EUREM pean Chambers of Commerce and Industry After completing the course, the graduates
such as Energy, Environment, Training & VET, is one of the main products of DGIHK in its (EUROCHAMBRES) and the International presented their energy projects in front of an
Tourism, Agrofood, IT applications and Start- training portfolio. The German Hellenic Cham- Chamber of Commerce (ICC). LCCI is actively expert jury, becoming the first alumni from
ups. Focusing also at members networking, ber has so far conducted 11 courses of EUREM participating in implementing projects, Latvia to ever complete the EUREM training.
partner search and establishment of partner- trainings in Greece. Up to 2016, 7 courses funded in different EU programmes (INTER- During the final presentation of the pro-
ships, the Chamber organises conferences, were implemented in Athens and another 2 REG, Erasmus+, Horizon2020 etc). The main ject works, the national winner was also se-
B2B meetings, sectoral events, workshops and in Thessaloniki in training centres cooperating topics are: SMEs trainings; export; entrepre- lected, with a chance to participate in the 10th
provides legal and tax services. The energy with DGHIK and with a total set of 25 trainers International EUREM Conference, organised
working group presents the most intensive for both locations. by the German Hellenic Chamber of Industry
activity, consisting of member companies and and Commerce in Greece (DGIHK). Pēteris
representatives of related key players associa- Grundins, a Latvian graduate, was awarded
tion of the energy sector. DGIHK has culti- with the EUREMnext Award.
Handling over of the EUREMnext certificates
28 29EUREMnext partners EUREMnext partners
Serbia Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia Spain Escan s.l.
Milena Vujaklija | The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of e.g. by strenghtening internationalisation – Margarita Puente E scan s.l. is a Spanish consulting firm, found- Moreover Escan s.l. organises training for
Tanja Lindell Serbia is an independent, non-governmental, through improvement of international eco- Escan s.l. ed in 1986 that offers technical, economic and technical professionals like EUREM,
Chamber of Commerce and Tel: +34 91 3232643
business interest association and a reliable nomic cooperation and promotion of Serbia financial advice on energy planning, energy EUREMnext, EPC-energy performance
Industry of Serbia escan@escansa.com
Tel: +381 11 41 49 628 | partner of Serbian companies on their busi- as a good investment destination. CCIS www.escansa.com efficiency, sustainable energy and smart grids. contracting, DIGI-LABEL; energy audits for
+381 11 3240619 ness path, as well as a promoter of Serbian provides consulting in doing business in the Our main clients are public institutions, industry sector, vapour systems; Life Cycle
projekti@pks.rs | companies abroad, by representing more EU and offers services in cooperation with private companies, associations and other Asssement and Product Life Cycle.
tanja.lindell@pks.rs
than 122,000 members. The strategic goals ministries of the Government of Serbia and organisations, focused on achieving their Since 2008, Escan has been offering the
www.pks.rs
of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce are to other institutions involved in the creation of energy-, environmental- and socio-economic training course for European EnergyMana-
actively strengthen the country’s economic national economic policy. CCIS is working on targets. The consultants develop projects gers (EUREM) and by mid-2021 more than
development, boost exports and foreign creating a stimulating business climate in Ser- mainly in Europe and Latin America with ac- 170 EnergyManagers will have successfully
direct investments, increase the competitive- bia, towards a healthier and more competitive tive participation in THERMIE, SAVE, SYNERGY, completed the course. EUREMnext in Spain
ness of the Serbian economy and labour force, business environment in line with European Fifth RTD Framework Programme, EURELA, has been successfully completed with 13
and further develop of entrepreneurship and standards. Furthermore CCIS offers business HORIZON 2020, MEDA, Inter Reg EUROPE, etc. graduates.
promote the Serbian economy. trainings to improve the skills of employees
The main activities of the CCIS are repre- and thus strengthening the competitiveness
senting the interests of economy in front of the domestic economy in the EU associa-
of the government and other state bodies tion process.
Another topic area is energy efficiency.
The Energy and Mining Association is a CCIS
industry association that unites companies
registered to carry out energy activities under
the Energy Act. The association monitors re-
newable energy sources and energy efficiency
in particular and has set up the Green Energy
Information Portal.
CCIS offered the EUREMnext training
programme for the first time in 2019 by orga-
nising one free of charge training for repre-
sentatives of 17 local companies. All partici-
pants passed their written test in June 2019
and 16 of them finished their energy concepts
successfully.
EUREM graduates of Serbia Course participants of the Spanish EUREM training
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