energy efficiency - Thomas Industrial Media
energy efficiency - Thomas Industrial Media
energy efficiency - Thomas Industrial Media
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orhan erenberk<br />
Managing director<br />
thomas industrial <strong>Media</strong><br />
Juergen ritzek<br />
Business director<br />
eeip<br />
november 2011<br />
dear reader,<br />
Energy Efficiency: business & industry brings together two forces in European<br />
<strong>energy</strong> <strong>efficiency</strong>; <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>Industrial</strong> <strong>Media</strong> (TIM) and Energy Efficiency in<br />
<strong>Industrial</strong> Processes (EEIP).<br />
TIM is one of the strongest and most trusted voices in business communication<br />
for industrial and process engineers. Since 1975 and through a number of<br />
recognised magazines, TIM has connected industrial manufacturers and users<br />
while remaining at the forefront of technical discussion and solution finding.<br />
Digital versions of its magazines, comprehensive websites and a variety of<br />
other e-media enable TIM to minimise its <strong>energy</strong> consumption yet increase<br />
the frequency with which it provides technical information and product news<br />
updates.<br />
Brussels-based EEIP, on the other hand, is one of the newest organisations set<br />
up to promote business dialogue and better industrial <strong>energy</strong> <strong>efficiency</strong> policy.<br />
Established in April 2011 at the European Commission, the purpose of EEIP is<br />
to set forward a business case for <strong>energy</strong> <strong>efficiency</strong>. Since then, EEIP has grown<br />
to become one of the most influential voices in EU industrial <strong>energy</strong> <strong>efficiency</strong><br />
policy.<br />
What brought these two organisations together is the belief that a more systemic<br />
approach to industrial <strong>energy</strong> <strong>efficiency</strong> is necessary; one that involves<br />
not only suppliers and users of <strong>energy</strong> saving technologies, but also financing,<br />
information technologies, consultants and European policy makers. Furthermore,<br />
our view is that the broadest engagement of all these parties, here in<br />
the present magazine and also in social media, will lead to <strong>energy</strong> <strong>efficiency</strong><br />
policy and solutions which are driven by real business needs and technical<br />
expertise.<br />
Energy Efficiency: business & industry’s goal is to highlight and showcase innovation<br />
and best practices, and to identify and discuss challenges to industrial<br />
<strong>energy</strong> <strong>efficiency</strong> - both technical and policy-related. The magazine will be<br />
published twice per year and we invite and very much welcome your contributions<br />
and suggestions.<br />
The central theme of this first issue is the financing of <strong>energy</strong> <strong>efficiency</strong>. This<br />
has frequently been recognised as the principal barrier to the uptake of <strong>energy</strong><br />
<strong>efficiency</strong>. The main feature looks at several funding schemes available in Europe<br />
at this time and what the EU can do to help ‘mobilize the private capital’<br />
required.<br />
Finally, TIM and EEIP would like to thank EU Energy Commissioner Guenther<br />
Oettinger for his kind contribution.<br />
Orhan Erenberk<br />
Juergen Ritzek<br />
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