T@W Newsletter 1 - October 2006

Project Scope

The EU ETS market has been put in place as a vehicle for realisation of the EU’s commitment to the challenge of reducing the global greenhouse effect. The EU ETS gives European companies the incentive to reduce their CO₂ emissions in a manner that encourages the most cost-effective measures.

The CDM is a project based means of meeting the climate goals. The EU Linking Directive, Directive 2004/101/EC, allows European companies to act in international CDM markets in accordance with the internationally agreed procedures for CDM projects and to transfer the CO₂ credits gained into the EU ETS scheme.

Against this background, the aim of T@W is to promote the use of sustainable energy technologies/RTD in Europe (EU25, EFTA and candidate countries) and Asia (China, Thailand, Malaysia and India) by the following initiatives and services:

Investigate the appropriate use of EU-funded RTD results
Encourage companies operating in the EU ETS to use high standard/advanced SET solutions
Develop SET implementation concepts, including those entailing cooperation between companies in former EU15 and New Member States
Identify SET needs for sustainable energy development in Asia , including possibilities for bringing EU know-how into the market
Facilitate SET/CDM projects and financial concepts for accelerated implementation of SET
Initiate business cooperation between companies in Asia and EU and strengthen business relations between Asia and EU

The targeted sustainable energy technologies are:

Bioenergy (solid biomass including biomass CHP, biogas, etc);
Wind energy;
Solar thermal heating & cooling and solar PV;
Small scale hydro power;
Geothermal energy;
Poly-generation (Trigeneration, CHP, etc)

Further details about the T@W mission, project and partners

Business Opportunities and Services offered by T@W

FREE Services offered by the T@W project via the website (www.setatwork.eu) and events include:

Business Opportunities for EU ETS Companies and Sustainable Energy Technology and Service Providers
Technology Transfer and Brokerage Events
Promotion of your services/activities via T@W Good Practice Case Studies
Partner matching – find potential partners for EU ETS and CDM projects
Online Assessment Tool - How to create an EU ETS or CDM project
T@W Newsletters and Fact Sheets
Further information on relevant legislation, policy, activities, etc.

Business Opportunities

By minimizing dependency on fossil fuels and improving operational efficiencies, companies governed by the EU ETS can save money, reduce compliance costs and avoid other financial burdens related to greenhouse gas emissions. As indicated above, T@W is developing a number of services in order to assist EU ETS companies in identifying business opportunies in Europe and Asia for EU ETS and CDM projects involving Sustainable Energy.

Further information:

Technology Transfer and Brokerage Events

A number of facilitation workshops are planned for the next 18 months. The events are aimed at informing companies about the opportunities available with the EU ETS and CDM and enabling them to find suitable Sustainable Energy Technology (SET) and service providers. T@W events will be added to the events diary of this site as details are finalised.

Further information is included in the Forthcoming Activities section below.

Promotion via T@W Good Practice Case Studies

Are you an EU ETS Company?
Are you involved in establishing a Sustainable Energy project?
Do you want to promote projects in your country?
Would you like to contact companies or other organisations for discussions on EU ETS, CDM or JI project development or implementation?
Do you provide Sustainable Energy technologies or services?
Would like to promote your project or organisation on this website?

Case Study examples involving companies governed by the EU ETS, including CDM and JI projects, will be added to this website and promoted at T@W events as the project progresses.

If you answered YES to any of the questions above, please download and complete the relevant form below. Project case studies fall into two main categories:

PIN - Project Idea Note – these are ongoing and potential CDM and JI projects involving Sustainable Energy Technologies (SETs). The PINs will offer business investment opportunities for EU ETS companies enabling them to offset their emissions by actively increasing the use of SETs.

Project Idea Note Template (122 Kb MS Word .doc)
GP - Good Practice - these are completed projects that have realised CO₂ reductions. The GPs will enable companies and other organisations to promote their Sustainable Energy projects. They will also act as a reference when searching for partners and ideas for your projects.

Good Practice Case Study Template (881 Kb Microsoft Word .doc)

Each Case Study (whether a PIN or GP) will link to a database of organisations involved in the project, enabling users of this site to search for suitable partners and Good Examples for future Sustainable Energy projects.

Completed forms should be returned to: gp@setatwork.eu

Partner Matching

A Partner Matching service is currently in development. The service will:

Enable EU ETS companies interested in participating in projects to register with T@W and receive contact details for suitable technology and service providers
Connect those interested in participating in EU ETS and CDM projects to relevant technology providers and interested partners in Europe and Asia
Provide an online database of Technology and Service Providers

Find out more about the Partner Matching service

Online Assessment Tool

An online assessment tool is currently in development. The tool will give details of how to create an EU ETS or CDM project. Further details will be included in future issues of this newsletter.

T@W Newsletters and Fact Sheets

As well as the T@W Newsletter, a number of Fact Sheets will be produced containing details of Good Practice case studies. These Fact Sheets will be available as PDF files for download and will be distriubted at T@W events.

Further information

The T@W website will continue to be updated throughout the next 18 months to contain information on relevant legislation, policy, activities, events, etc. You will also be able to obtain further information at a number events and workshops.

As well as overviews of EU ETS, CDM in Asia and Sustainable Energy Technology (SET), the website currently includes:

Glossary
Links to Key Websites (now incorporated into the database)
Events Diary

We welcome suggestions for links, event and other information to add to this site. These should be sent to the T@W website manager: web@setatwork.eu

Activities to Date

The T@W project commenced in April 2006 and the team took the opportunity to promote the project and talk to organizations involved in EU ETS and CDM at the Carbon Expo in Cologne in May 2006, when the Coordinator’s meeting took place.

Members of the T@W Team (from left): Mats Rydehell (KanEnergi, SE), Nick Bjørn Andersen (ECNet, DK), Katy Hall (CPL, UK), Klause Grepmeier (ZREU, DE), Maria Laguna (ESHA, Eur), Thomas Bouquet (COGEN, Eur), Paolo Capra (EUBIA, Eur), Norbert Vasen (ETA, IT), Dongfeng Huang (ZERI, CN)

In June, the majority of the team members got together in Brussels to plan the project in more detail. Thus the Project Kick-Off provided an opportunity to discuss the various planned activities and creating a common platform for the execution of the project.

A brochure explaining the aims and services of the T@W project was created during the summer and is available for download:

Download Project Leaflet (468 Kb PDF)

A key activity in the project’s mobilisation phase has been to elaborate country profiles for the targeted carbon markets: Bulgaria, Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain and the Basque Country, China, India, Malaysia and Thailand, which have been added to the website over the summer.

View Country Profiles

Forthcoming Activities

We are currently collecting Case Studies from throughout Europe and Asia and expect the Good Practice database and associated Partner Matching service to be online by the beginning of 2007.

At the same time we are making detailed plans for the project’s intervention on the targeted carbon markets as indicated below.

T@W Intervention on EU ETS

The European Emission Trading Scheme market is put in place as a vehicle for realision of EU's commitment to the challenge of reducing the global greenhouse effect. The EU ETS give incentives for European companies to reduce their CO₂ emissions in a manner that encourage the most cost-efficient measures.

Within this context, partners are now defining how the T@W project is to promote the use of sustainable energy technologies/RTD with the following focus areas:

Investigating the appropriate use of Framework Programme RTD results at the ETS market
Encouraging companies operating on the ETS to use high standard/advanced SET solution
Developing SET implementation concepts, partly focused on concepts entailing co-operation between companies in the former EU-15 and the New Member States

T@W Intervention on CDM Markets

The Clean Development Mechanism – CDM is a project based means of meeting the climate goals. The EU Linking Directive, Directive 2004/101/EC, allows European companies to act on international CDM markets in accordance with the internationally agreed procedures for CDM projects and transferring the gained CO₂ credits into the EU ETS system.

Partners are now making detailed work plan how the T@W project is to promote the use of sustainable energy technologies/RTD at the targeted SET/CDM market s in Asia. The focus areas are:

Identifying SET needs for a sustainable energy development in Asia , including possibilities for bringing EU know-how into the market.
Facilitating SET/CDM projects and financial concepts for accelerated implementation of SET
Initiating business co-operation between companies in Asia and EU and strengthening business relations between Asia and EU

T@W Events

In the course of T@W a number of events will be arranged to activate carbon market operations in line with the project objectives. Among these can be mentioned:

Carbon Expo 2007: The work plan comprises holding of a side-event at Carbon Expo 2007, 2-4 May 2007. The T@W project team is currently in contact with the Carbon Expo organisers on the practical arrangements. See: www.carbonexpo.com

Facilitation Workshops: An important element in the promotion of sustainable energy technologies will be to arrange facilitation workshops at the targeted carbon market countries/regions. Information on these events will be made available via the T@W website and Newsletter when available.