In light of the EU Green Week 2016, which kicked off last Monday in this year’s European Green Capital, Ljubljana, EASME has shed light on five projects – funded through Horizon 2020 – which help European cities invest in a greener future. One of these projects is CLAir-CITY, led by Trinomics. The full note can be…
Energy poverty is a raising policy issue across the EU. To understand the extent and depth of the problem of affordability of energy services better indicators are needed. Trinomics, together with UCL and SEVEn has carried out an assignment for DG Energy on “Selecting Indicators to Measure Energy Poverty”. The report recommends four key indicators to…
A consortium of universities and research institutions, led by Trinomics from The Netherlands, has won a €6,7 million EU funded project to actively engage European citizens in 6 countries to research their personal impact on air quality and CO2 emissions in their cities. The project will use innovate tools like specially made apps and games…
Report: Fossildilemma (2 MB) Trinomics works for TNO on a series of policy briefing papers on Dutch energy policy. In this series, a new paper has been published: ‘The Fossil Dilemma of Rotterdam’ (in Dutch). The paper discusses the greening strategy of Rotterdam harbor, the largest fossil fuel hub of Northwestern Europe. Its present strategy…
You are welcome to subscribe to our newsletters prepared for the BUILD UP Skills initiative to receive the latest updates on the topic of construction skills in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. These newsletters will be issued on a regular basis, i.e. every two months and will discuss the latest developments…
Trinomics’ managing director, Koen Rademaekers, took part as a discussant in the conference “Les assises européennes de la transition énergétique”. This conference, which dealt with various issues of the transition towards a green economy, took place in Dunkerque, in France, on the 26th, 27th and 28th January 2016. Koen Rademaekers was invited to share results…
Trinomics consultants Hans Bolscher and Elske Veenstra have given their perspective on the pledge of $100 billion climate finance from developed countries to developing countries in the Dutch magazine Nieuwsbrief Milieu en Economie. The agreement at the COP21 in Paris has brought new hope, but many questions on the $100 billion pledge are still outstanding:…
Over the last years, the EU has set a number of policies in place to support energy efficiency and a transition to a low carbon economy. In October 2014, the European Council agreed the EU’s mid-term climate and energy targets under the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework: a 40% domestic reduction in GHG emissions, a minimum…
Energy poverty, often defined as a situation where individuals or households are not able to adequately heat or meet other required energy services in their homes at affordable cost, is a problem across many Member States. Multiple drivers of energy poverty – rising energy prices, recessionary impacts on national and regional economies, and energy inefficient…
Trinomics has been awarded a study contract by the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee, in collaboration with Aether Ltd and Energiaklub, to research and analyse key decisions for the realisation of a fully integrated energy market. The overall EU energy strategy is years determined by three main pillars: competitiveness, climate and security of supply. However, balancing…
BUILD UP Skills is a multi-annual EU funding initiative under the framework of the Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) programme. Build UP Skills has been implemented in all EU Member States as well as in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Norway, supporting the realisation of EU targets through enhancing workers’ skills. In relation to…
Trinomics has been awarded a study contract by the European Environment Agency (EEA), in collaboration with ARCADIS Belgium, to research and analyse the various options for reducing climate change induced risks of flooding with green infrastructure solutions (such as natural water retention measures (NWRMs)). Further, the research will that present evidence of whether natural solutions…
The book ‘Energie voor groene welvaart’ (‘Energy for green welfare’), written by Trinomics senior consultant Dr Stephan Slingerland, is now available from Aeneas Publishers. The book discusses three trends in the global energy sector that currently take place at the same time: a sharp rise in the share of renewable energy, continuing investments in fossil…
In the project ‘Technical innovations and financial instruments for a circular economy’, Trinomics has carried out for the Dutch Ministry of Environment an analysis of three sectors relevant for a circular economy. These are the plastics, electronical equipment and buildings sector. Three questions were examined in particular: 1) Which innovations are needed in this sector…
Report: Gasrotonde (1 MB) De beslissing van Minister Kamp om de gasproductie in Groningen terug te schroeven zet onherroepelijk druk op de status van Nederland als ‘gasland’. Het besluit mag dan politiek gezien onafwendbaar zijn, het zorgt voor stevige onzekerheid ten opzichte van onze energievoorziening in het algemeen, en het plan om van Nederland de…
Trinomics, in collaboration with Technopolis, has been selected by the European Commission’s DG Energy to carry out the mid-term evaluation of Directive 2009/119/EC which requires EU Member States have to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products. This obligation was imposed first in 1968, and the legislation was revised in 2009 with the…
Trinomics, in cooperation with EY (lead partner), has been selected by the European Investment Bank to assess the access-to-finance conditions for investments in Bio-based industries and in the Blue economy. The general purpose of the assignment is to gather information and evaluate the need and potential for dedicated risk finance instrument(s) at EU level to…
Trinomics has been awarded a service contract by the European Environment Agency to support the EEA in developing a better tool (European Energy Efficiency Index) to assess the progress towards the energy efficiency target of a 20% reduction in primary energy consumption by 2020. The objective of the tool is to: Compare information on progress…
The FP7 SCOT Consortium will hold a mid-term conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilisation in Essen, Germany. Trinomics is one of the project partners within SCOT (Smart CO2 Transformation), which is the first ever European initiative in the field of CO2 recycling/utilization. The SCOT team will present its Vision on Carbon…
Trinomics is looking for key experts for a project opportunity. Purpose: The purpose of the technical support services to be provided under this contract is to ensure that environment and climate issues are adequately mainstreamed in the EU’s geographical programmes throughout the whole programme cycle (design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation) and that efforts and investments in…
We are pleased and proud to inform you that from June 1st, 2015, Triple E Consulting – Energy, Environment & Economics B.V. will begin to trade under the legal name of Trinomics B.V. A new name to grow even stronger… Since starting in 2012, we have grown significantly in all the thematic areas that our…
Trinomics, in collaboration with Ricardo-AEA (lead partner), IEEP and VITO, has been awarded a service contract by the European Commission’s DG Climate Action to evaluate and provide support for assessing the impact of the Effort Sharing Decision (No 406/2009/EC). The Effort Sharing Decision (ESD) was agreed by the EU as part of the Climate and Energy…
Trinomics, as lead partner, in collaboration with ARCADIS Belgium, Technopolis Group and the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), has been selected by the European Environment Agency as single-operator in providing them with expert assistance with indicators, analysis, assessments and policy evaluation in support of the 7th Environmental Action Programme. Over the past decades, with…
Trinomics, as consortium member, in collaboration with EY Belgium (lead), ARCADIS Belgium and ECOFYS has been selected by the Directorate-General for Regional & Urban Policy in the European Commission as one of the operators for a multi-million Framework Agreement for the provision of appraisal reports and thematic studies for sustainable growth that specifically aims to…
Koen Rademaekers, Managing director at Trinomics, and co-author of a study about the subject for the ITRE Committee (European Parliament) gave an interview to Natural Gas Europe discussing the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership’s effect on the European energy markets. He does not see a significant effect “because of i. low barriers between the two countries in the oil…
For the January 2015 edition of the Dutch magazine on international relations ‘Internationale Spectator’, TEC Consultants Stephan Slingerland and Hans Bolscher wrote an article entitled ‘Climate, Energy and Resources – When will the trend reversal finally arrive?’ (in Dutch). The article discusses international trends in climate, energy and resources for the year 2015. Will the…
In order to maintain and further improve the effectiveness of EU climate-development projects, DG CLIMA has asked Trinomics together with Ricardo AEA for a thorough analysis of previous projects and lessons learnt from past projects in the period 2007-2013. This required an understanding of the state of play of the aid effectiveness agenda, particularly in…
The study funded by the United Nations International Trade Council (UN-ITC) analysed the coffee and cocoa export sector in Peru in relation to climate change. It assessed the level of awareness, vulnerability and capacity to adapt of agro exporting SMEs to the climate change impacts. Main conclusion is that perception of climate change as a…
Trinomics has been selected by the Directorate-General for Energy in the European Commission as one of the operators for a major Framework Agreement for providing qualified legal, technical and economic expertise in the design, preparation and proper implementation of EU initiatives and legislation in the area of Energy Efficiency. The Framework Agreement covers the following…
Trinomics in collaboration with Ricardo-AEA (lead partner), TNO and Lasting Values has been awarded a service contract by the European Commission’s DG Climate Action to provide Technical Assistance support to the Commission with the implementation of the NER300 Decision. The European Union’s main energy strategy documents – Energy 2020 and Energy Roadmap 2050 – emphasize…
Trinomics in collaboration with ARCADIS Belgium (lead partner) has been awarded a service contract by the European Commission’s DG Environment to analyse distortions of the functioning of waste markets in the EU, resulting from national, regional and local policy and legislation, and to recommend actions to improve the situation. The Communication ‘Towards a circular economy: a…
Trinomics, as lead partner, in collaboration with DNV GL, Enerdata, Nuclear Research and Consultancy (NRG) and Technopolis Group has been selected by the Directorate-General for Energy in the European Commission as one of the operators for a major Framework Agreement for conducting Impact Assessments and Evaluation (ex-ante, intermediate and ex-post) in the field of Energy.…
Trinomics has recently completed a market study of the (renewable) energy sector in Kenya, for the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) in Nairobi, to compile recommendations for EKN on how to formulate their economic diplomacy activities in Kenya. Special attention was paid to opportunities for the Dutch business community and public interventions…
Trinomics has been contracted by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to support them in analysing the role of education, skills and employment in the transition towards sustainability in developing countries. The link between education, training and employment has been discussed during the EEDD conference, the Post 2015 agenda and at the preparation of the…
Trinomics has been contracted by the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) to support them in developing baseline analysis on skills and jobs in sustainable energy in the Caribbean. Currently, Trinomics (together with TNO Caribbean Branch Office and ASU Arizona State University) is carrying out an IDB-funded regional project “Building capacity and Regional Integration for the…
Trinomics, as lead partner, in collaboration with Alterra Wageningen, ARCADIS Belgium, REC, RPA and Stella Consulting, has been awarded a service contract by the European Commission’s DG Environment to support them in the implementation of Green Infrastructure. The objective of this assignment is to help further promote the uptake of Green Infrastructure (GI) across a…
Trinomics, as lead partner, in collaboration with TNO, has been awarded a study contract by the European Environment Agency. The team will carry out an assessment of the extent to which the thermal power sector in Member States and the EU has the potential to facilitate the necessary transition towards long-term EU energy and climate…
Trinomics has been awarded a study contract by the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee to produce a briefing paper on ‘EU energy governance: how does it work?’. In May 2014 a new European Parliament (EP) was elected. This means also that a new ITRE Committee will start its work soon, with in it new members that…
Trinomics, in collaboration with AidEnvironment (lead), has been awarded a study contract by the Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency (PBL) to assess the contribution of partnerships for development to inclusive green growth. This evaluation aims to generate insights in how to operationalize the concept and objectives of Inclusive Green Growth (IGG) through the mechanism of public-private…
Trinomics, as lead partner, in collaboration with Milieu Ltd, has been awarded a study contract by the European Parliament’s STOA Panel to carry out an assessment on technology options for deep seabed exploitation. The objective of the assignment is to identify challenges and opportunities of deep-sea resource exploration and exploitation to the European Union (EU)…