ENERGY TRANSITION HUBAgents
Relatedschools of thought
Renewable Energy Foundation
(Fundación Energías Renovables)
"We want to speed up the energy transition"
This is the clear mission statement of the Renewable Energy Foundation (Fundación Energías Renovables). The foundation was set up by a group of professionals from the energy industry to try to tackle the immense lack of information on energy in general and renewables in particular, which lies behind our present unsustainable energy model.
The Spanish Energy Club
(Club Español de la Energía)
Is a private body which aims to contribute to a better understanding of different energy-related issues among the different social stakeholders. The main members are the 7 large national energy utilities.
Critical Energy Observatory
(Observatorio Crítico de la Energía)
Is a thinktank founded by engineers with extensive knowledge centring on a common analysis of the problems of the society and oriented towards contributing to the transformation and regeneration of the democratic system.
Agora Energiewende
Influential German energy transition thinktank. It seeks to develop academically rigorous and politically feasible pathways for transition, not only in Germany but worldwide.
Funseam
Was founded in 2011 by the large energy companies and the Spanish power grid operator, Red Eléctrica. It generates opinion, encourages exchanges of experiences and has the capacity to contribute new ideas, improve information and contact public and private decision-makers, both in Spain and abroad.
The Office of García Breva
Javier García Breva is a lecturer, consultant and opinion leader in the energy industry, who works with imedia press & market IPM to publish reports offering a strategic analysis of the keys to the energy transition. His reports are widely covered in the conventional and social media due to their unquestionable value for the economy and society.
The Office of Jeremy Rifkin
Jeremy Rifkin is an influential American sociologist, economist, writer, political consultant and activist who has authored more than twenty best-selling books arguing for the need for a radical change in today's society towards more sustainable models.
Energy transition knowledgenetworks and platforms
CONAMA Foundation
Carries out studies and reports related to aspects of climate change: mobility, emissions, etc.
ECODES
Has two strategic areas of work related to energy, poverty and climate change.
Fundación Alternativas
Has a sustainability section, but there are no documents specifically on energy.
RMI
The Rocky Mountain Institute commits companies, communities, institutions and employers to accelerating the adoption of market-based solutions involving a cost-effective switch from fossil fuels to energy efficiency and renewables.
Covenant of Mayors for Climater and Energy
The world's largest movement for local climate and energy actions.
European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities
A major market-changing undertaking supported by the European Commission bringing together cities, industries, SMEs, investors, researchers and other smart city actors.
Renewables Netwroking Platform
This platform aims at connecting the relevant European, national, regional and local actors to facilitate the development of sound policies which ensure that the minimum 32% renewables target for 2030 is met while monitoring best practices and obstacles in policies at national and sub-national levels.
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
An intergovernmental organisation that supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future, and serves as the principal platform for international cooperation, a centre of excellence, and a repository of policy, technology, resource and financial knowledge on renewable energy.
European Climate Foundation
The European Union is a global leader in the transition to a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions economy, playing a crucial role in international political efforts to tackle the climate challenge.
REN21
A global renewable energy community of actors from science, governments, NGOs and industry. It provides up-to-date and peer-reviewed facts, figures and analysis of global developments in technology, policies and markets. Its goal is to enable decision-makers to make the shift to renewable energy happen.
Nuevo Modelo Energético
Platform for a new energy model that draws support from over 460 organisations and brings together individuals, social groups, environmental organisations, trade unions, business organisations and political parties in defence of a change in the energy model, based on energy savings, efficiency, renewables and sovereignty.
Partnershipsfor the energy transition
International Renewable Energy Agency
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an intergovernmental organization for the promotion of renewable energy worldwide, established by Germany, Spain, and Denmark.
European Energy Research Alliance
The aim of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) is to accelerate the development of new energy technologies through cooperation in pan-European programmes. It includes over 175 research organisations from 27 countries over 250 research organisations from 30 countries, which participate in 17 joint programmes. It plays an important role in promoting coordination amongst energy researchers with the objectives set out in the SET-Plan and in transferring technology to industry.
European Technology and Innovation Platforms
The European Technology and Innovation Platforms (ETIP) were created to support implementation of the SET (Strategic Energy Technology) Plan bringing together EU member states, the industry and researchers in key areas. They promote market adoption of key energy technologies by sharing financing, skills and research facilities.
Useful toolsfor organisations
An organisation's carbon footprint. Scope 1+2
Tool developed by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition. This calculator allows organisations to make a simple estimate of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their business, including both direct emissions and indirect emissions from power consumption. It does not include a calculation of Scope 3 emissions.
It also allows them to calculate emissions reductions from implementing a specific improvement plan and comparisons of emissions from different years. It shows a series of emission ratios which can be used to establish orders of magnitude and help to interpret the results.
Guide on Best Practice in Business CO2 Management
The guide drawn up by Endesa and the Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad argues that it is essential to determine the carbon footprint (i.e. the GHG emissions) of each activity in the organisation. It therefore offers a series of guidelines for calculating and managing corporate carbon footprint. Large and small companies alike can find specific ways of reducing their emissions.
Guide on Best Practice in Business CO2 Management (PDF)
