Training Guides developed within the TREN — LdV Project

Laurentiu Fara1, Jim Hopwood2, Graham Spinks3, Anne Rennie3, Silvian Fara4, Dumitru Finta4, Andreas Karner5, Marc Timmer6, Sabina Scarpellini7, Tonia Damvakeraki8, Ionut

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1National Agency for Renewable Energy, Splaiul Independentei 313, Bucharest 77206, Romania, Tel: +40 21 4119603, Fax: +40 21 4119962, anesr@nare. renem. Dub. ro 2The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, c/o ExxonMobil Chemical Ltd, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 3NP, UK, Tel: +44 2380 895109, Fax: +44 2380 895909, iim. hoDwood@exxonmobil. com

3Multimedia Design Studio, 2 New Road, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 5BG, UK, Tel: +44 1480 494515, Fax: +44 1480 460841, graham. spinks@mdsl. demon. co. uk, anne. rennie@multimd. demon. co. uk

4Institute of Research and Design for Automation, Calea Floreasca 16, Bucharest 72321,

Romania, Tel: +40 21 2302293, Fax: +40 21 2307063, sfara@ipa. ro

5KWI Architects Engineers Consultants, Burggasse 116, A-1070, Vienna, Austria,

Tel: +43 1 52520 200, Fax: +43 1 52520 266, ka@kwi. at

6EUFORES Brussels Office, c/o European Parliament, ASP 13G242, Rue Wierz, 60, B — 1047, Brussels, Tel: +32 2 284 6422, Fax: +32 2 284 9921, smantell@eufores. org 7CIRCE, CPS — Marla de Luna 3, E-50015, Zaragoza, Spain, Tel.:+34 976 761863,

Fax: +34 976 732078, sabina@posta. unizar. es

8Atlantis Consulting SA, 51 Polytechniou str, Zip 546, 25 Thessaloniki, Greece, Tel: +30 31 524 854, Fax: +30 31 552 265, damvakeraki@atlantisresearch. gr

“EnergyTraining4Europe — a toolbox of money saving ideas on renewable energy and energy efficiency” (TREN-LdV) is a two and a half years running project (November 2002 — April 2005). It is funded by the European Commission Leonardo da Vinci programme, being developed by IMechE (UK) — co-coordinator and MDSL (UK), NaRe (Romania), IPA SA (Romania), KWI (Austria), EUFORES (Luxembourg), CIRCE (Spain), ATLANTIS SA (Greece).

The project aims to create a package of interactive training and guidance material that will help managers and engineers in SMEs and Local Authorities to develop an energy management plan for the buildings for which they are responsible. The plan will facilitate compliance with EU legislation on energy-related environmental issues and will identify opportunities for business improvement through innovation.

The key feature of the project is that it is based on a demand led training approach. Users will be guided quickly to find the information they need at the time when they need it.

The package will include:

■ Summaries of EU and Romanian legislation relevant to energy users in buildings;

■ Links to relevant national legislation and to sources of funding for projects improvement;

■ A diagnosis tool which will enable the manager or engineer to quickly identify the most important legislative issues, energy saving opportunities and potential RES supply;

■ Detailed advice and training related to each of the issues and opportunities identified, including: assessment of compliance with legislation and best practice; methodologies for exploring opportunities for improvement; support in
the specification of RES equipment, systems and services; support in the specification and procurement of energy efficient products and services.

■ A set of case studies illustrating the potential improvements.

■ User’s support through easy step-by-step instructions and website feedback forms (FAQs, technical help desk and tutor support);

■ Mechanisms for internal and external evaluation aimed at permanent improvement and updating.

All the materials will be designed to be useful to managers and engineers in SMEs and LAs in both the EU, and NAS. To support the material there will be an electronic discussion board.

The material will be available in the following media: via Internet, on CD-ROM, as a handbook.