OPET Network

Website: www.opet-network.net

Website on CORDIS: www.cordis.lu/opet/home.html

The network of Organisations for the Promotion of Energy Technologies (OPET) is an initiative of the European Commission that aims to promote public awareness of current energy research through a new and challenging series of activities.

These activities are intended to further the deployment of innovative technologies and increase the pace of market uptake in respect of research that supports European Energy Policy priorities. By disseminating information about new developments in the European Research Area, they provide an integrated and comprehensive view of on-going research in various areas of work.

OPET helps to disseminate new, clean and efficient energy technology solutions emerging from research, development and demonstration activities of the current and previous framework programmes. The activities of OPET Members across all member states, and of OPET Associates covering key world regions, include conferences, seminars, workshops, exhibitions, publications and other information and promotional actions aimed at stimulating the transfer and exploitation of improved energy technologies.

The second OPET Network managed by DG TREN (Transport & Energy) commenced activities on 1st January 2000. In the first year, there were 39 OPETs in total from all EU Member States and Associated Countries (including Candidate countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Cyprus). Eight OPET Associates have also been selected covering the following regions: China, Latin America, South Africa, the Caucasus, Russia and the Black Sea Region. These organisations or consortia will work with the OPETs to promote technology transfer and the exploitation of research results in their regions.

The original OPET Network operated between November 1996 and December 1999 and was supported by the Enterprise Directorate-General, under the INNOVATION Programme, in collaboration with the Energy Directorate-General, under the demonstration component of the JOULE-THERMIE Programme.

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Case Study: Energy Efficiency in Industrial Lighting: Bulgaria - BSREC, Bulgaria

Case Study: Biomass and Solid Waste Study Tour in Europe - OPET GIEC - Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, China

Case Study: Environmental Car Days - OPET Sweden

Case Study: Electricity from renewables in Västra Götaland, Sweden - OPET Sweden

Case Study: Market Development of Refined Biomass - OPET Sweden

Case Study: Residential building refurbishment: innovative concepts and technologies - OPET Slovakia, Energy Centre Bratislava

Case Study: Wind energy in Denmark - EPU-NTUA, Greece

Case Study: Second Seminar on City, Energy and Environment in Latin America - IDAE, Spain

Case Study: EMINENT workshop on assessment of Early Stage Technologies - Riga Technical University, Latvia

Case Study: Road show on LCC for commercial buildings and lighting - OPET Sweden

Case Study: Energy efficiency in hospitals: A pilot project for energy efficiency in the public sector - OPET Slovenia - Jozef Stefan Institute, Energy Efficiency Centre, Slovenia

Case Study: Co-operation with local and regional energy agencies - IDAE, Spain

Case Study: Biomass CHP/DH - common findings of SWOT analysis VTT Processes, Finland

Case Study: Municipal energy planning in Poland - KAPE, Poland

Case Study: OPET Building: Support of the implementation of EU regulation related to the efficient use of energy in the building sector - Romanian experience - Centre for Promotion of Clean and Efficient Energy in Romania - ENERO Romania

Case Study: Development of National Energy Audit Programme through training and transfer of knowledge and experience - Motiva Oy/OPET Finland, Finland

Case Study: Information campaign on Wind Power - OPET Sweden

Case Study: Clean Buses for Public Transport - SenterNovem, The Netherlands

Case Study: Improving of CHP/DHC in Central and Eastern European Countries - ISPE, Romania

Case Study: Raising public awareness on the Green Paper on Security of Energy Supply - IDAE, Spain

Case Study: Promotion of high efficient electric motors Motiva Oy, Finland

Case Study: Life Cycle Cost Assessment - Motiva Oy, Finland

Case Study: Root to Soot - International networking of market actors in the whole bio-energy chain - OPET Finland

Case Study: Fuel saving in-car devices - SenterNovem, The Netherlands

Case Study: Biomass in District Heating - Swedish Model for Exports - EPU-NTUA, Greece

Case Study: Small Hydro Power Programme - O.Ö. Energiesparverband, Upper Austria

Case Study: Training of Solar Heating Installers - OPET Sweden

Case Study: Micro/Mini CHP in the Building Area - Energy Centre Hungary, Hungary

Case Study: Solar thermal in Austria - Exemplary Implementation - EPU-NTUA, Greece

Case Study: Congress and support actions on the rational use of energy and renewables in municipalities: Energy and sustainable cities. Towards a healthier urban environment - IDAE, Spain

Case Study: Seminar on Optimisation of Energy Consumption in the Olive Oil Sector. Energy Exploitation of Residues - IDAE, Spain

Report: Congress and support actions on the rational use of energy and renewables in municipalities: Energy and sustainable cities. Towards a healthier urban environment - IDAE, Spain

Report: OPET Thematic Brochure: Transport - Results of activities 2003-2005

Report: OPET Thematic Brochure: RES-e - Results of activities 2003-2005

Report: OPET Thematic Brochure: OLA (OPET Latin America) - Results of activities 2003-2005

Report: OPET Thematic Brochure: Mednet - Results of activities 2003-2005

Report: OPET Thematic Brochure: Eminent - Results of activities 2003-2005

Report: OPET Thematic Brochure: Combined Heat & Power/District Heating - Results of activities 2003-2005

Report: OPET Thematic Brochure: Cleaner Fossil Fuels - Results of activities 2003-2005

Report: OPET Thematic Brochure: Buildings - Results of activities 2003-2005

Report: ManagEnergy Annual Conference - November 2004: European Conference on Local Energy Action

Report: OPET Building - the European network for the promotion of energy technologies in the building sector

Report: OPET Finland

Report: Low Energy Universities - An initiative of the COPERNICUS network

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Energy Strategy Centre

AEE INTEC - Arbeitsgemeinschaft Erneuerbare Energie Institute for Sustainable Technologies

BIT - Verein für internationale Forschungs - Technologie und Bildungsk

EIV - Energieinstitut Vorarlberg

Energie Tirol Beratung-Forschung-Förderung

KK Österreichische Kommunalkredit AG

LEV - LandesEnergieVerein Steiermark

O.Ö. Energiesparverband ESV

UBW - Ökologische Betriebsberatungsstelle Salzburg

Österreichische Energieagentur - Austrian Energy Agency

Energy Saving and Management Center for Azerbaijan Republic

ADEME Brussels

COGEN Europe The European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration

EREC Agency - European Renewable Energy Council

ICEDD - Institut de Conseil et d'Etudes en Développement Durable asbl

VTC - Vlaamse Thermie Coordinate

Botswana Technology Centre (BOTEC)

BSREC - Black Sea Regional Energy Centre

SEC - Sofia Energy Centre Ltd

UN Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC)

Acta Energiae Sinica China Solar Energy Society

Committee of Biomass Energy China Rural Energy Industrial Association

GIEC CAS - Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion Chinese Academy of Science - OPET China

ZERI - Zhejiang Energy Research Institute

Zheijiang Provincial Energy Research Institute

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Applied Energy Centre of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism Republic of Cyprus

CEA - Ceská energetická agentura The Czech Energy Agency

DEA Energeticka Agentura spol sro

ECCB - Energy Centre Ceske Budejovice

EG Praha Engineering, a.s.

TCASCR - Technology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

COWI A/S

DTI - Danish Technological Institute

ECD - Energy Centre Denmark, Danish Technological Institute

Solar Energy Centre, Danish Technological Institute

Ministerio de Eneria y Minas

EERI - Estonian Energy Research Institute Tallinn University of Technology, OPET Estonia

SA Archimedes - Estonian Foundation of European Union Education and Re

Saare Maavalitsus - Saaremaa County Government

Tallinn University of Technology

Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation

Motiva Oy

VTT Processes

ADEME - Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie French Environment and Energy Managment Agency

ADEME Délégation Régionale Corse

Association Hespul

International Scientific Council For Island Development

Energy Efficiency Centre Georgia

Berliner Energieagentur GmbH Berlin Energy Agency

COPERNICUS Secretariat

EnnergieAgentur Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW)

PTJ - Projektträger Jülich Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH

ZAB ZukunftsAgentur Brandenburg GmbH Brandenburg Economic Development Board

ZREU - Zentrum für rationelle Energieawendung und Umwelt GmbH Centre for Rational Use of Energy and Environment Limited

Zentrum für Innovation und Technik in Nordrhein - Westfalen GmbH

CRES - Centre for Renewable Energy Sources

EPU-NTUA - National Technical University of Athens Decision Support Systems Lab

Exergia SA

ISFTA - Institute for Solid Fuels Technology and Applications CERTH - Centre for Research and Technology Hellas

LDK Consultants

BUTE - Budapest University of Technology & Economics

Energy Centre Hungary

KTI - Bureau for Research Organisation and Development Institute for Transport Sciences Ltd

OMIKK - National Technical Information Centre and Library

Orkustofnun - National Energy Authority of Iceland

TERI - The Energy & Resources Institute

SEI - Sustainable Energy Ireland Headquarters

ICTAF - Interdisciplinary Center for Technological Analysis & Forecast Tel Aviv University

Manufacturers Association of Israel Industry House

ASTER - Scienza Tecnologia Impresa

Associazione Nazionale Comuni Isole Minori

CESEN Spa

ENEA - Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l'Energiea e l'Ambiente

FAST - Federazione delle Assoziazioni Scientifiche e Tecniche

ISNOVA scrl - Istituto per la promozione dell'innovazione tecnologica

Multisassari SPA

Ekodoma Ltd

LDA ED

RTU EED

LEI - Lithuanian Energy Institute OPET Lithuania

CETREE/CO-OPET(ASEAN) - Centre for Education and Training in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

SenterNovem The Netherlands Agency for Sustainability and Innovation

Sintef Energy Research

CENERGIA - Centro de Conservacion de Energia y del Ambiente

BAPE - Baltycka Agencja Poszanowania Energii SA Baltic Energy Conservation Agency

EC BREC - EC Baltic Renewable Energy Centre, Gdansk

EC BREC/IEO - Institute for Renewable Energy Association of Polish Energy Actors at Local and Regional Level

KAPE SA - The Polish National Energy Conservation Agency Krajowa Agencja Poszanowania Energii SA

ADENE - Agęncia para a Energia Portuguese Energy Agency

AREAM - Agęncia Regional da Energia e Ambiente da Regiâo Autonoma da Madeira

IST - Instituto Superior Técnico

Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores do Porto

ENERO - Center for Promotion of Clean and Efficient Energy in Romania

ISPE - Institute of Power Studies and Design Instituti de Studii si Proiectari Energetice

SC OVM ICCPET SA

OPET-CIS InterSolarCenter, Renewable Energy Application in Russia

Saint-Petersburg Energy Centre

ECB - Energy Centre Bratislava

SIEA - Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency

Institut Jozef Stefan Energy Efficiency Centre

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Center for Energy and Environmental Technologies

ZRMK - Technological Building & Civil Engineering Institute Indoor Environment and Building Physics Division

AAE - Agencia Andaluza de la Energía Andalusian Energy Agency

AGECAM - Energy Regional Agency of Castilla-La Mancha

CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas

EVE - Ente Vasco de la Energía

ICAEN - Institut Catalŕ d'Energia

IDAE - Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía Spanish Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving

Sociedad de Fomento Industrial de Extremadura SA

CIT - Energy Management AB

KanEnergi Sweden AB

STEM - Swedish Energy Agency

KMUTT - King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Technical Information Services, Pilot Plant Development and Training S

AEA Technology plc

Dulas Ltd Wales OPET Cymru

NIFES - National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service Ltd

Scottish Government Energy and Telecommunications Division

The Combustion Engineering Association

World Coal Institute