The Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) was set up by the United Kingdom government, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in December 2015 with a generous budget of £48 million and is set to run until 2020. In essence, the platform serves as a project preparation facility (PPF) seeking to get promising…
Client: EC – DG Environment Implementation period: April, 2017 – October, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Circular Economy, Environment Topic: Resource Efficiency Experts: Rob Williams, Katarina Svatikova, Irati Artola, William Keeling How has the Waste Shipment Regulation and the Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 performed so far? The project (the report is expected to be published…
Client: European Regional Development Bank Implementation period: January, 2017 – December, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Energy Topic: Energy Efficiency Experts: Katarina Svatikova Helping Ukraine develop energy efficiency in buildings legislation in line with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) The overall aim of this technical assistance assignment was to amend components of the…
Client: European Parliament – Committee on Industry, Research & Energy Implementation period: June, 2018 – November, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Energy Topic: Energy Markets, Energy Policy Experts: Luc van Nuffel, Rob Williams, Tycho Smit, João Gorenstein Dedecca Sector coupling can improve the robustness of the energy system and reduce the costs of decarbonisation The…
Client: EC – DG Environment & DG Climate Action Implementation period: January, 2018 – December, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Climate Change, Environment Topic: Experts: Katarina Svatikova, Foivos Petsinaris, Rob Williams, Liliana Guevara Opinska, Federica Gerber How could a Network of National Contact Points support MS participation in the LIFE programme? Launched in 1992, LIFE…
Client: EBRD Implementation period: January, 2018 – December, 2019 (Ongoing) Geographic coverage: Belarus Theme: Energy Topic: Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Renewable Energy Experts: Katarina Svatikova What are the reporting obligations in the European energy acquis? The overall aim of the project is to assist the Department for Energy Efficiency of the State Committee for Standardization of the…
One of the most awaited outputs of the large H2020 European project ClairCity (Citizen-led air Pollution Reduction in Cities) led by Trinomics has been launched: The ClairCity Skylines online game for Amsterdam. The game (developed by UWE Bristol) is available for Android or iOS – you can download it for free here: http://www.claircity.eu/amsterdam/game-app-2/ As player you are tasked with…
Client: UK – Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Implementation period: February, 2018 – September, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Sub-Saharan Africa Theme: Climate Change Topic: Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Finance Experts: Jeroen van der Laan, Niclas Gottmann Does the Renewable Energy Performance Platform hit its ‘sweet-spot’? The objective of this assignment was the execution of…
Client: Agriconsulting Europe S.A. Implementation period: October, 2016 – January, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Palestine Theme: Climate Change Topic: Adaptation and Resilience, Climate Change Policy and Strategy, Climate Finance Experts: Laura Baroni What are the economic impacts of climate change on the Palestinian economy? This assignment was a deliverable of national activities implemented in Palestine within the…
Client: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Implementation period: September, 2016 – March, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Caribbean Theme: Climate Change Topic: Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Policy and Strategy, Climate Finance Experts: Jeroen van der Laan How to measure progress on NDC commitments under the Paris Agreement? The long-term objective for Barbados and St Vincent and the…
Client: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Implementation period: November, 2017 – November, 2018 (Ongoing) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Climate Change Topic: Climate Change Policy and Strategy Experts: Jeroen van der Laan How to measure progress on NDC commitments under the Paris Agreement? The overall goal of this assignment is to assist the Government of Montenegro, in…
Client: European Commission – DG Climate Action Implementation period: November, 2017 – November, 2019 (Ongoing) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Climate Change Topic: Climate Change Policy and Strategy, Climate Finance Experts: Jeroen van der Laan, Frida Falkevik Paris Agreement: What will the Transparency Framework look like? The Paris Agreement’s goal is to establish a united global response…
It is still long before nuclear fusion can become a reliable and commercially viable source of baseload electricity for our energy mix. It is unlikely that it will, in any way, support the path to deep decarbonization of our economies by 2050. Nonetheless, it can be a crucial stabilizing factor for the continued success of…
Client: European Commission – DG Energy Implementation period: January, 2018 – July, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Energy Topic: Experts: Koen Rademaekers, Rob Williams, Niclas Gottmann How is the EU contribution to the ITER project best provided in the future? The world’s most ambitious endeavour to move nuclear fusion towards commercial exploitation is the design…
Client: Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) Implementation period: February, 2014 – April, 2014 (Completed) Geographic coverage: The Netherlands Theme: Energy Topic: Experts: Stephan Slingerland, Hans Bolscher, Koen Rademaekers How could the Netherlands deal with the increasing need for flexibility in the Dutch power market? Given the rapidly increasing share of variable renewable electricity sources like…
Client: Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK) Implementation period: June, 2014 – October, 2014 (Completed) Geographic coverage: The Netherlands Theme: Energy Topic: Experts: Stephan Slingerland, Koen Rademaekers Has the Dutch ‘Topsector Energy’ been following the right approach in reaching their intended goals? Trinomics, in collaboration with CE Delft (project lead partner), has evaluated the…
Report: Evaluation of the TEN-E Regulation (4 MB) In 2017 we led the evaluation study of the Trans-European Energy Networks (TEN-E) Regulation, carried out in collaboration with Enerdata, DNV GL and Spark. The TEN-E Regulation identifies priority corridors and thematic areas of trans-European energy infrastructure and provides guidelines for the selection of Projects of Common…
Client: European Commission – DG Climate Action Implementation period: March, 2015 – November, 2015 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Climate Change Topic: Experts: Rob Williams What lessons can be learned from the implementation of the Effort Sharing Decision (ESD) to date? The Effort Sharing Decision (ESD) was agreed by the EU as part of the Climate…
The European Commission is preparing a long-term strategy for greenhouse gas emissions reduction in anticipation of the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP24), taking place in Katowice in December 2019. The strategy is being developed in the context of the full framework of existing EU policies and strategies, but it must also…
Client: European Commission – DG Climate Action Implementation period: July, 2018 – December, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Climate Change Topic: Experts: Matthew Smith, Jurgen Vermeulen, Hans Bolscher, Frida Falkevik, Andreea Beznea Looking towards 2050: what do stakeholders think about an EU long-term emission reduction strategy? The objective of this project was to assist the…
Client: European Commission – DG Environment Implementation period: December, 2016 – December, 2019 (Ongoing) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Lisa Eichler, Laura Baroni, Graeme Nicholls Provision of technical support related to Target 2 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 – Maintaining and restoring ecosystems and their services The objective of this contract is…
Client: European Environment Agency (EEA) Implementation period: November, 2017 – April, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Europe Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Lisa Eichler, Laura Baroni, Graeme Nicholls How does natural capital benefit the economy and society? The objective of this study for the European Environment Agency (EEA) was to review existing evidence on society’s dependence on natural capital…
Client: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (BZ) Implementation period: April, 2017 – August, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Global Theme: Climate Change Topic: Experts: Hans Bolscher, Elske Veenstra, Tycho Smit A game simulating the management of a portfolio for climate finance The Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands is playing an active role in the international…
Client: European Commission – DG Environment Implementation period: December, 2016 – December, 2016 (Ongoing) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Rob Williams, Laura Baroni, Jurgen Vermeulen Have the objectives of the Batteries Directive been met? The overall aim of this study is to provide evidence to assess whether the objectives of the Directive 2006/66/EC (the…
Client: European Environment Agency (EEA) Implementation period: May, 2016 – October, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Europe Theme: Climate Change Topic: Experts: Lisa Eichler What practical examples are there regarding financing mechanisms for urban climate adaptation? The objective of this project was to contribute to the EEA’s work on urban adaptation, by providing practical examples of urban climate…
Our consortium is awarded with the assignment to analyse and aggregate the Member States’ information on climate finance for the European Commission (DG Climate Action) for 2017 and 2018. The consortium is led by Oeko Institute, supported by Trinomics and Ricardo-AEA. Article 16 of the EU greenhouse gas Monitoring Mechanism Regulation (MMR) requires Member States…
Client: Interreg Europe Implementation period: June, 2016 – December, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Rob Williams Supporting regional and local governments to develop and deliver better policy solutions To reach the EU climate and energy target, requires changes at all levels of European society. The local and regional governments of Europe have…
Client: European Parliament – Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Implementation period: February, 2018 – December, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Climate Change Topic: Experts: Koen Rademaekers What is the right level of ambition regarding post-2020 emission targets of the road transport sector? In November 2017, the European Commission proposed a new…
Client: European Commission – DG Climate Action Implementation period: December, 2014 – June, 2019 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Climate Change Topic: Experts: Jessica Yearwood Travezán, Koen Rademaekers Providing technical assistance for the implementation of the NER300 Programme catalysing the development of low-carbon technologies The European Union’s main energy strategy documents – Energy 2020 and Energy…
Client: European Environment Agency (EEA) Implementation period: September, 2015 – April, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Europe Theme: Energy Topic: Experts: Koen Rademaekers What is the impact of increasing electric vehicle car fleets on the European energy system? Transport is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollutant emissions in Europe. Despite a significant improvement of…
Client: Flemish Energy Agency (VEA) Implementation period: August, 2015 – February, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Belgium Theme: Energy Topic: Experts: Koen Rademaekers, Luc van Nuffel How could Flanders introduce tendering for wind energy? In 2016, Trinomics delivered a study exploring the opportunities to implement tenders for assigning specific zones in Flanders to wind energy developers. The study…
Client: European Commission – DG Environment Implementation period: January, 2014 – December, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Katarina Svatikova, Rob Williams, Laura Baroni How do EU countries compare in terms of their performance regarding eco-innovation and the circular economy? The main objective of this project, led by Technopolis group, was to improve…
Client: European Parliament Research Service (EPRS) Implementation period: May, 2017 – November, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Rob Williams, Katarina Svatikova, Irati Artola Is the 7th EAP well on its way in meeting all priority objectives? In collaboration with Technopolis group, Trinomics has supported the mid-term review of the implementation of the…
Trinomics and its partners have completed the study ‘Building the investment community for innovative energy technology projects’ for the European Commission, DG Energy. The overall objective of this study was to contribute to increasing the volume of investment in innovative energy technology solutions by developing investment partnerships (i.e. the investment community). The realization of such…
Client: European Commission – DG Climate Action Implementation period: September, 2016 – March, 2018 (Ongoing) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Climate Change Topic: Experts: Hans Bolscher, Frida Falkevik What do Member States spend on climate finance for developing countries, and how could methodologies and reporting be improved? Article 16 of the EU greenhouse gas Monitoring Mechanism Regulation…
Client: European Commission – DG Energy Implementation period: September, 2016 – July, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Energy Topic: Experts: Onne Hoogland, Koen Rademaekers, Perla C. Torres Vega, Joris Moerenhout How can we improve the investment community for innovative energy technologies? Research, innovation and competitiveness are pivotal to accelerate the EU energy transformation and reduce…
Report: Impacts of circular economy on policies on the labour market (5 MB) The transition towards a circular economy has been set in motion. National policy frameworks are being developed and the European Commission adopted the Circular Economy Package in December 2015. By 2018, several actions mentioned in this package have been adopted or initiated.…
Report: Study to monitor the economic development of the collaborative economy at sector level in the 28 EU Member States (4 MB) Collaborative economy business models are growing strongly in Europe and are changing the lives of its citizens. More and more often, we share do-it-yourself equipment with neighbours we met via a smartphone app, rent…
Client: European Commission – DG GROW Implementation period: March, 2017 – March, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Katarina Svatikova, Jurgen Vermeulen, Rob Williams, Tycho Smit, Niclas Gottmann What is the current level of economic development of the collaborative economy in the EU? Collaborative economy business models are growing strongly in Europe and…
In 2015, the European Commission launched a two-year project with the objective to improve the modelling of the interactions of European energy and climate policy within the real economy. This major project was led by Cambridge Econometrics and included E3Modelling and Trinomics as partners. In particular, the study aimed to extend two global energy-economy-environment models, to…
