About 31% of the EU27 final energy consumption in 2019 was from transport (Eurostat data). However, only a small share of the cumulative energy savings reported by the Member States to their energy savings obligation for 2014-2020 was achieved in transport.
The European Union has taken legislative measures to foster the development of ESCOs (Energy Service Companies) and their industries, such as providing incentives for investments and encouraging energy efficiency projects.
In its REPowerEU plan, the European Commission has set ambitious targets for heat pump deployment: 50 million heat pumps to be installed by 2030, with an annual growth of 16%.
The streamSAVE project attended the Energy Evaluation Europe conference held on 28-30 September in Paris-Saclay, France.
European project holds a debate on how streamlined energy savings calculations could support fuel switching between conventional and electric vehicles.