Activity Report 2012 - Eurelectric

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The 2012 EURELECTRIC Industry Award went
to Jean-Michel Glachant, Director of the
Florence School of Regulation and Holder of
the Loyola de Palacio Chair at the European
University Institute of Florence. The award
was given to Mr Glachant in recognition of
the Florence School’s insights into EU energy
policymaking and regulation – and the Institute’s
research on the policy challenges of climate change.
Mr Glachant’s ideals – and those of the institutions he
heads – mirror the voice of the electricity industry in that
EURELECTRIC onLInE
2012 saw the launch of a newly redesigned EURELECTRIC
website during our Annual Convention in Malta – all
this amidst a flurry of ‘live tweets’ as EURELECTRIC used
the opportunity to spread the word and raise its profile
on social media.
We have created a more accessible website with a more
modern design and a more engaging editorial style.
Our regular visitors will have noticed an easier-to-use
navigation bar which highlights the main themes of our
policy work. A greatly improved search function helps
users to better locate relevant information, including
events, publications and news articles.
eurelectric activity report 2012
they are focused around building a common European
energy policy and achieving the European internal energy
market.
In addition to the Industry Award, a student prize went
to Italian student Federico G. Lioy for his essay on how
innovation could jumpstart a clean energy economy.
Mr Lioy, Masters student of the SAFE “Management of
Energy Resources” programme, focused on the role of
technological innovation applied to energy efficiency,
showing that it could strongly support the decarbonisation
process of the energy sector.
The website was also designed to reflect our evolution
towards more usage of multimedia channels such as
photos and videos. Our hope is that these additional
tools will offer you a more user-friendly experience.
We hope you enjoy it!
In addition to visiting our website, you may also connect
with us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/EURELECTRIC.
Or join the conversation on our blog: http://blog.
eurelectric.org