Exchange of experiences on how the issues of energy efficiency and reduction of greenhouse gases are dealt with in permit procedures and inspections in the Member States, to help to reach the goals of climate change policy and indentification of further IMPEL projects in the field of energy efficiency and reduction of greenhouse gases (2010).

Definition: The project will help to promote the enforcment of the energy efficiency provisions of the IPPC Directive, the BREF Energy Efficiency and the information of other BREFs related to enrgy efficiency and perhaps national provisions concerning energy efficiency. As a first step it will analyse the present situation in the Member states and the current needs of permit writers and inspectors concerning enforcement of requirements in the field of energy efficiency. Additionally it will identify which projects IMPEL should carry out in the field of energy efficiency. It will be carried out by a project working group consisting of representatives of four IMPEL Member States. For the evaluation of the present situation and the needs a questionnaire will be sent out to participants from IMPEL Member States. A workshop will be held with with max. 40 participants from IMPEL Member States. A consultant will support and issist the group. The project participants will meet once in 2010 to discuss the evaluation of the questionnaires, exchange of experiences and the identification of most urgent needs. A final report will be written which will cover the findings and make recommendations for further projects.

Participants: Inspectors preferably with experience in the enforcement of energy efficiency provisions will be invited as participants from IMPEL member states, IMPEL secretariat and Commission are invited to participate

Project team: representatives of Germany, Austria, Latvia and Finland

Start: April 2010

Final report: winter 2010