Trinomics has in collaboration with Technopolis group at the request of the Ex-Post Evaluation Unit of the Directorate for Impact Assessment and European Added Value, within the Directorate General for Parliamentary Research Services (DG EPRS) of the General Secretariat of the European Parliament supported the mid-term review of the…
Client: Horizon 2020 project Implementation period: January, 2017 – December, 2022 (Ongoing) Geographic coverage: France, Italy, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Lisa Eichler, Laura Baroni, Jurgen Vermeulen, Graeme Nicholls, Foivos Petsinaris, Kym Whiteoak A partnership for greener cities to increase liveability, sustainability and business opportunities GrowGreen aims to create climate and water resilient, healthy…
Client: European Environment Agency (EEA) Implementation period: October, 2017 – March, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Europe Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Jurgen Vermeulen, Tycho Smit Assessing the levels of mercury pollution in Europe and directions for improvement Mercury is a heavy metal that has negative impact on the health of natural ecosystems and human beings, if present in…
Client: European Parliament – Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D Group) Implementation period: October, 2017 – February, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Energy Topic: Experts: Koen Rademaekers, Luc van Nuffel, Jessica Yearwood Travezán To what extent is EU support for trans-European gas infrastructure in line with the climate goals? The objective…
Client: European Commission – DG Energy Implementation period: October, 2017 – April, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Energy Topic: Experts: Koen Rademaekers, Matthew Smith, Stephan Slingerland, Onne Hoogland, Rob Williams, Jessica Yearwood Travezán, Niclas Gottmann What are the impacts of the nuclear fusion research megaproject ITER? Given the large investment in ITER and the very…
Client: Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK) Implementation period: September, 2017 – November, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: The Netherlands Theme: Energy Topic: Energy Policy Regulation and Markets Experts: Jurgen Vermeulen, Joris Moerenhout What is the impact of the changed legislation on the availability and the costs of emergency oil stocks in the Netherlands? In…
Client: European Commission – DG Energy Implementation period: June, 2017 – December, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Energy Topic: Experts: Jurgen Vermeulen, Jessica Yearwood Travezán, Perla C. Torres Vega What is the impact of the changed EU Directive on the availability and the costs of emergency oil stocks across the EU? In 2016 Trinomics conducted…
Client: European Environment Agency (EEA) Implementation period: September, 2017 – November, 2018 (Ongoing) Geographic coverage: Europe Theme: Climate Change, Energy Topic: Experts: Matthew Smith, Federica Gerber, Graeme Nicholls How resilient is the European energy system to future climate change? This project has addressed the issue of climate change adaptation and the energy system. Increases in extreme weather…
Client: European Environment Agency (EEA) Implementation period: January, 2016 – April, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Europe Theme: Climate Change Topic: International Climate Finance Experts: Lisa Eichler, Koen Rademaekers, Carmen van den Berg, Jeroen van der Laan, Hans Bolscher What is the state-of-play of climate finance tracking in Europe? The transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy requires…
What – Stakeholder Workshop during European Vocational Skills Week 2017 Topic – Taking stock of the European BUILD UP Skills initiative and looking forward Is it for you? If you are a construction industry professional, or a VET professional, or you are simply interested in energy efficiency building (skills), this workshop is for you Date…
Client: European Commission – DG Environment Implementation period: January, 2017 – December, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Matthew Smith, Laura Baroni, Koen Rademaekers How fit for purpose is the EU chemicals legislation and how can this be improved? Chemicals touch upon almost every aspect of our modern lives. As a result the…
Client: European Commission – DG Climate Action Implementation period: January, 2017 – December, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Climate Change Topic: Experts: Laura Baroni, Matthew Smith, Lisa Eichler Is the EU Adaptation Strategy meeting its objectives? Climate change will have a range of impacts upon the EU which require action to increase resilience and adapt…
The EEA has published a briefing ‘Releases of pollutants to the environment from Europe’s industrial sector’ based on the report ‘Transforming the EU power sector: avoiding a carbon lock-in‘ which was prepared with support from Trinomics. The EEA’s briefing analyses emissions from the largest industrial facilities (including power plants, petrochemical refineries and metal processing plants) which report…
Report: Transmission tariffs and congestion income ( ) The European Commission’s DG ENER has recently published its study supporting the impact assessment concerning transmission tariffs and congestion income policies. This study, carried out by ECN, DCision! and Trinomics, examines the impact of diverging transmission tariff structures in EU member States and outlines potential policy options…
Report: AssessmentofPV (878 KB) The European Commission, DG RTD, has published the final report of Trinomics’ study on potential strategies to rebuild EU manufacturing capacities for solar PV. The study has been performed in collaboration with DNV GL, JIIP, PWC, Ricardo Energy & Environment, Tecnalia, and VTT. This final report provides a concise overview of…
Report: State-of-play of European climate finance tracking (published 6 July 2017) ( ) This Trinomics report has been prepared to underpin the European Environment Agency’s briefing on ‘Financing Europe’s low carbon, climate resilient future‘. The study report Trinomics prepared for the EEA presents the findings of a first Europe-wide stocktaking exercise to assess the current status of climate…
Client: DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW) (European Commission) Implementation period: January, 2017 – December, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: , Environment Topic: Sustainable Production & Consumption Experts: Matthew Smith, Irati Artola How can we advance industrial symbiosis in Europe? Industrial symbiosis (IS) is a systems approach to a more sustainable and integrated…
The EIB report on Access-to-Finance Conditions for Investments in Bio-Based Industries and the Blue Economy was published on 31 May 2017. This report is based on a study carried out by EY with the support of Trinomics. Trinomics carried out desk research, data collection and interviews with project promoters in the Blue Economy in Europe. The study…
Client: City of Arnhem, Province Gelderland & PPM Oost Implementation period: January, 2016 – December, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: The Netherlands Theme: Energy Topic: Energy Policy Regulation and Markets Experts: Onne Hoogland, Hans Bolscher Assessing the viability and required steps to realise a new district heating network in Arnhem The City of Arnhem was investigating the possibility…
Client: European Commission – Chafea Implementation period: March, 2017 – November, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Environment, Circular Economy Topic: Experts: Katarina Svatikova, Jurgen Vermeulen, Tycho Smit How does consumer behaviour affect the transition to a Circular Economy? The European Commission has been supporting the transition to a Circular Economy for some time, for example…
Client: DG Environment (ENV) (European Commission) Implementation period: January, 2017 – December, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Environment Topic: Environmental Economics and Policies Experts: Matthew Smith, Tycho Smit How can EMAS be improved? In 1993 the European Commission developed the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). Since then, many companies and other organisations in the EU adopted environmental…
Client: DG Research & Innovation (RTD) (European Commission) Implementation period: January, 2017 – December, 2018 (Ongoing) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Energy Topic: Energy Policy Regulation and Markets Experts: Koen Rademaekers, Onne Hoogland, Perla C. Torres Vega, Federica Gerber, Stephan Slingerland What are the European energy technology dependencies, and how can those be measured? This study will…
Client: DG Energy (ENER) (European Commission) Implementation period: December, 2016 – November, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Energy Topic: Experts: Jessica Yearwood Travezán, Rob Williams, Luc van Nuffel, Carmen van den Berg A thorough review of the Regulation EU 347/2013 concerning trans-European energy networks The Trans-European Energy Networks (TEN-E) regulation identifies priority corridors and thematic…
Client: DG Energy (ENER) (European Commission) Implementation period: July, 2015 – April, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Energy Topic: Energy Policy Regulation and Markets Experts: Luc van Nuffel Evaluation of primary energy factor calculation options for electricity The European Commission has set the target in the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) DIRECTIVE 2012/27/EU to reduce EU…
Topic of this discussion paper, that Trinomics has written for the Dutch technology research centre TNO, are the Dutch-German energy relations. Until now, these are very asymmetric and mainly based on the export of Dutch gas and the transit of coal and petroleum products via the Dutch harbours to Germany. However, this might change drastically…
The transition towards a circular economy has been set in motion. National policy frameworks are being developed and the European Union adopted the Circular Economy Package in December 2015. The Circular Economy has the potential to reduce the environmental impacts of the European economy and reduce the risks of price and supply shocks of imported…
The European Parliament’s ITRE Committee has published the study on European Energy Industry Investments prepared by Trinomics in cooperation with Oeko Institute and Aether. The paper provides an overall assessment of European investments in the electricity sector. It concludes by…
Nowadays, we share do-it-yourself equipment with neighbours we met via a smartphone app, rent out our houses to strangers via an online platform or share a ride to work with a stranger who is heading in the same direction. And we do so increasingly more. With the rise of online platforms, the collaborative has seen…
Report: Fitness Check workshop – draft agenda (45 KB) As part of its Better Regulation agenda, the European Commission is conducting a Fitness Check of selected chemicals legislation (excluding REACH) as part of the REFIT programme. The evidence and data gathering for this Fitness Check is supported by a number of studies including a…
The eleven detailed city case studies on financial models for implementing urban adaptation measures that Trinomics and its partners Arcadis and TNO have developed under a recent project for the European Environment Agency (published here) have been integrated in the new European Environment Agency report on ‘Financing urban adaptation to climate change’. This report offers…
Client: European Commission – DG Environment Implementation period: December, 2016 – June, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Katarina Svatikova, Jurgen Vermeulen, Rob Williams, Tycho Smit, Joris Moerenhout Will the circular economy create or destroy jobs? The transition towards a circular economy has been set in motion. National policy frameworks are being developed and…
Client: DG Research & Innovation (RTD) (European Commission) Implementation period: September, 2016 – September, 2018 (Ongoing) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Energy Topic: Experts: Hans Bolscher, Elske Veenstra, Jessica Yearwood Travezán, Liliana Guevara Opinska Responding to Europe’s two carbon challenges Europe faces two carbon challenges: it needs to curb carbon emissions to mitigate climate change, and at…
Client: WS Atkins International Limited Implementation period: February, 2016 – September, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia Theme: Climate Change Topic: Climate Finance Experts: Elske Veenstra Handbook on accessing climate finance for the ENPI South region Climatekos and Trinomics have written a handbook to support countries in the South region…
Today, the European Environment Agency released the ‘Climate Change, Impacts and Vulnerability 2016’ report. The report assesses the latest trends and projections on climate change and its impacts across Europe. In a nutshell, climate change poses increasingly severe risks for ecosystems, human health and the economy in Europe. One of the main conclusions is that…
The emergence of the collaborative economy is a fascinating new trend. Emerging disruptive business models blur the distinction between personal and professional and change the way we work, we interact and organise our lives. Pioneers and promoters of the sharing (or collaborative) economy were quick to stress the advantages, allegedly including lower consumer prices, more…
The EEA have published a report and 29 detailed briefings which describe progress against the priority objectives of the 7th EAP. Trinomics, along with a number of sub–contractors had a major role in selecting the data and then drafting and collating the text and information in these briefings. They are grouped under three themes, in…
The 2015 Paris Agreement has set an unprecedented worldwide agreement to tackle greenhouse gas emissions to limit the rate of global warming (mitigation), as well as at the same time to take measures that help prepare for current and future climate change impacts (adaptation). Both of these elements require unparalleled redirection of investments. Recognizing this,…
The transition towards a circular economy has been set in motion. National policy frameworks are being developed and the European Union adopted the Circular Economy Package in December 2015. Policymakers, industry and – increasingly – citizens understand the potential that the circular economy could bring to Europe. The circular economy is a comprehensive proposition, of which…
Client: European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Implementation period: July, 2016 – September, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Energy Topic: Energy Policy Regulation and Markets Experts: Jessica Yearwood Travezán, Irati Artola, Rob Williams Boosting Building Renovation: What potential and value for Europe? This study was commissioned with the goal to give a…
Climatekos and Trinomics have written a handbook to support countries in the South region of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) in accessing climate finance. The handbook, with the title “Accessing climate finance: A step-by-step approach for practitioners”, was released in a joint EIB/ClimaSouth side event at the COP-22 in Marrakesh. The ENPI South…
