Connectivity, energy efficiency, environment and climate change

This Study Report looks into the enabling environment for ICT innovation and start-up ecosystems in the Eatern Partnership Countries.

This note is a very brief presentation of the results of a study understaken under the HiQSTPE Project. A powerpoint presentation is also published on this website.

Full texts of the three component reports of the study are being finalised and will be uploaded here as soon as possible.

The European Commission will also welcome proposals of follow-up actions based on this study by September 2018.

This report reviews the energy use of the industrial sector in Azerbaijan and Georgia and elaborates recommendations and proposals for energy saving opportunities following the implementation of walk-through energy audits in typical industries. The report is part of the study “Energy efficiency in industrial sectors in Georgia and Azerbaijan” implemented in the framework of the HiQSTEP Project.

This report presents a review and assessment of the  relevant Energy Efficiency frameworks in GE and AZ targeting the industry sector with focus on identifying gaps and elaborating proposals for sustainable Energy Efficiency improvement in industry. The report is part of the study “Energy efficiency in industrial sectors in Georgia and Azerbaijan”. The study has been implemented in the framework of the HiQSTEP Project.

This report presents industrial energy efficiency (EE) policies, rules, regulations and tools applicable mostly in the EU and the Energy Community (EnC) Contracting Parties; it also deals also with the methodology, procedures for the conduction of energy audits as well as with the responsibilities of Member States (and Energy Community Contracting Parties) towards the certification of energy auditors. The report is part of the study “Energy efficiency in industrial sectors in Georgia and Azerbaijan” implemented in the framework of the HiQSTEP Project.

This Executive Summary presents the main findings of the study “Energy efficiency in industrial sectors in Georgia and Azerbaijan”, implemented under the project “High quality studies to support activities under the Eastern Partnership” (HiQSTEP)”.

The overall aim of the study was to:

The present report summarises the results of five components of the Study of the Effect of the Placement of Solar PVs on Buildings  in  the  EaP  Countries”  carried in the framework of  the  EU-funded  HiQSTEP Project, which looked into the possible effect of the placement of solar panels on buildings in Eastern Partner countries on increasing their energy security and energy efficiency and developing clean energy sources.

The aim of this fifth component of the solar power in buildings study is to develop and undertake a cost-benefit analysis of different scenarios, allowing for a staged building-PVs installation programme, accounting for different levels of PV penetration and policy support in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova and the Ukraine (Georgia is disscussed in a separate Component Report).

The aim of this fourth component of the solar power in buildings study, is to develop and undertake a cost-benefit analysis of different scenarios, allowing for a staged building-PVs installation programme, accounting for different levels of PV penetration and policy support in Georgia.

This  Component 3 report assesses  technical potential of PV in buildings for selected cities in all six Eastern Partner Countries. Whereas the selection of cities in Georgia was provided for in the study’s ToR and included Tbilisi, Batumi, Rustavi and Kutaisi, the selection of representative cities in other countries was based on a set of criteria. These included size, which in all cases was best represented by the national capital, resource and data/information availability as well as participation in the Covenant of Mayors initiative.