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New Chairman for EHPA's Advocacy and Communications Committee

Feb. 06, 2019 | At today’s advocacy and communications meeting, Holger Thamm (Stiebel-Eltron) took over the chairmanship of the ADCO committee. Holger leads... [more]

Press Release: Too low-hanging fruit is not sweet enough (and eventually neither clean nor cheap)!

Jan. 31, 2019 | A “heating and cooling package” under next Commission to better address costs and benefits? [more]

COP24 - PORT PC awarded for the contribution and actions for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals

Dec. 18, 2018 | On 06 December at the UN Climate Summit COP 24, the president of the PORT PC board, Mr. Paweł Lachman had the pleasure to receive a distinction... [more]

ERDF and Cohesion Fund: Putting Renewable Energy Sources at the Centre

Dec. 11, 2018 | JOINT STATEMENT [more]

Press Release: Key principles for the Ecodesign framework to continue to deliver substantial energy savings

May. 31, 2018 | The European Parliament adopted today an own-initiative report on the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive, while the European Commission is now... [more]

Press Release: Clean energy package – not so ‘clean’ anymore?

Jan. 17, 2018 | Download the press release here Today’s vote in the European Parliament (EP) on the Renewable Energy Directive, the Energy Efficiency Directive and... [more]

JOINT STATEMENT: A market design fit for renewables - key points on the Council’s general approach

Jan. 15, 2018 | View the full document here Further to the meeting of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council that took place on Monday 18 December,... [more]

Open Letter: It is time to enable the transition towards the building stock of tomorrow

Dec. 15, 2017 | EHPA acting in coalition to address EU Ministers of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council, European Commissioner in charge of Climate... [more]

A once-in-a-decade opportunity to strengthen Indoor Environment Quality, lower energy consumption of buildings’ owners and occupants, and empower consumers

Dec. 14, 2017 | Read the Joint industry letter ahead of third EPBD trialogue [more]

Press release: ITRE vote on Renewable Energy Directive and Energy Efficiency Directive – Ambition before technicalities

Nov. 28, 2017 | EHPA is satisfied with the increase of the targets for 2030, as compared to both EC proposals, and with the creation of a new specific sectoral target... [more]

Press release: Small is beautiful. Don’t burden small businesses and consumers, empower them to boost the energy transition!

Nov. 09, 2017 | EHPA signs "Small is beautiful" Declaration - a call for a « de minimis » approach on the framework for small renewables & cogeneration installations.... [more]

EHPA unites with others in a call for an ambitious and comprehensive Energy Efficiency Directive (EED)

Nov. 06, 2017 | Together with more than 50 companies and business organisations, EHPA signed a letter to MEP Professor Gierek, ITRE and ENVI MEPs calling for an... [more]

Joint Reaction Paper - For an ambitious EU INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY: going further

Oct. 26, 2017 | EHPA is among the 119 European Industrial Associations that signed the Joint Reaction Paper For an ambitious EU industrial strategy: going further.... [more]

Comment on today's ITRE's vote: A key policy tool for a sustainable Europe

Oct. 11, 2017 | The ITRE Committee of the European Parliament voted today on the review of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, adopting with a large... [more]

The Electrification Alliance - Electricity for an Efficient and Decarbonised Europe

Jun. 23, 2017 | Joint declaration by Avere, EURELECTRIC, the European Copper Institute, the European Heat Pump Association, SolarPower Europe and WindEurope [more]

Higher renewable energy ambition required to avoid deployment slowdown

Jun. 21, 2017 | European renewable energy industry statement on the European 2030 renewable energy target [more]

The importance of a revised Primary Energy Factor (PEF) towards achieving the EU's long term energy & climate targets

Jun. 15, 2017 | What is the Primary Energy Factor? A Primary Energy Factor (PEF) connects primary and final energy. It indicates how much primary energy is used to... [more]

Joint industry letter on EPBD and labelling of the installed stock of boilers

Jun. 06, 2017 | To Members of the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee: Dear Member of the European Parliament, We are writing to you as a coalition of industry... [more]

Clean Energy Package for all Europeans

May. 04, 2017 | EHPA position paper [more]

Joint Industry Letter on Ecodesign

Oct. 20, 2016 | Please view below a joint letter cosigned by seven industry associations (see details below) regarding the Ecodesign Framework. View or download the... [more]

EC 'Climate package' - Promoting innovative technologies and investments at all levels will accelerate Europe's energy transition

Jul. 20, 2016 | Thomas Nowak, Secretary General of the European Heat Pump Association: ‘With today’s ‘Climate Package’, the European Commission (EC) has voiced its... [more]