Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

Project

ENEFIRST – Making Energy Efficiency First principle operational

"Efficiency First" (E1st) is a fundamental principle applied to policymaking, planning and investment in the energy sector, which is gaining visibility in European energy and climate policy. ENEFIRST will help making the E1st principle more concrete and operational, better understand its relevance for energy demand and supply and its broader impacts across sectors and markets, focusing on the buildings sector.

 

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The objectives of the project are:

  • to define the principle of E1st in practical terms, assess how it has been applied internationally and how it applies to the EU context,
  • to assess the value of applying E1st across different policy areas for buildings’ end-use energy efficiency and to quantify the impacts of increased building energy efficiency for the future energy system in the EU,
  • to identify key policy areas for the application of E1st and develop policy proposals for its implementation in the EU Buildings Sector.
     

 

The methodology of the project is based on three pillars:

  1. identification of the most relevant policy areas where the E1st principle can be applied to achieve the highest impact in terms of energy system benefits, through screening 5 areas of potential application, modelling three scenarios and five modelling case studies and applying the E1st principle in three regions in the EU,
  2. application of the E1st principle in policy instruments, through assessing the applicability and transferability of international E1st approaches and quantifying the impacts of E1st (through modelling and multi-criteria analysis),
  3. application of E1st through the design of policy instruments and the analysis of their application in country case studies.
     

Duration

September 2019 until February 2022

Clients

European Commission