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Intelligent Energy Europe - IEE

City of Graz, County of South Justland, Energieagentur Waldviertel, ENERGIE 2020 e.V., Esbensen, IT Power Ltd.

This Interim report describes progress over the first year (January – December 2005) of the European Commission EIE funded Intelligent Metering project. The intelligent metering and monitoring requirements for the project have been prepared in work package 1, led by Energy Agency Waldviertel (Austria). Different monitoring systems have been compared. The partners in the project have selected buildings, with a range of uses, to take part in the project.

Data collection, monitoring and analysis has been taking place in work package 2, which has been led by Esbensen (Denmark). The partners in the project have been arranging for the installation of intelligent metering equipment in their selected buildings and for the transmission of the half hourly energy and water data to a central SQL database set up by Esbensen. The partners have provided energy usage information for their buildings, which has been summarised in an energy initial performance report.

Draft training material for use in training occupants of the selected buildings has been prepared in work package 3, led by the Leicester Energy Agency (UK). Two draft training packs have been prepared; one for use in school buildings and the other for use in other buildings included in the project. The packs aim at a whole building approach and include a selection of tools which can be used by partners. The approach to analysis of the results of the training has been considered and developed in work package 4, under the leadership of Energieagentur Waldviertel. The development of case studies in work package 5 has been discussed at the most recent project meeting held on the 30^th November/1^st December in Aabenraa, Denmark. An internal project website to help with communication between the partners and an external public website to help with project dissemination have been prepared by Esbensen, as part of work package 6. Project partners have been carrying out different dissemination activities, including presentations at relevant events, and press releases. Also, as part of the dissemination work package 7, led by Sonnenplatz Großschenau, a project bulletin has been produced to help to publicise the project. An article on the project was provided for the European Commission’s Intelligent Energy News, available on the EC’s website (Work Package 8, Common dissemination activities).

Three project meetings have taken place involving the project partners, reviewing progress, discussing aspects of the project and looking at next activities. A 6 monthly progress report has been submitted as part of work package 9 Management.