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Overview
Lobbying Costs
250,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
4
High-level Commission meetings
26
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
smartEn Smart Energy Europe asbl (smartEn)
EU Transparency Register
569379418624-07 First registered on 02 Sep 2015
Goals / Remit
smartEn Smart Energy Europe is the European business association dedicated to making the demand side a smart and interactive part of the energy value chain.
Our focus is to promote demand-centred solutions within the areas of Demand Response, energy usage feedback and information, smart home, in-home and in-building automation. Our vision is a strong participation of the demand side in the European electricity markets, which will lead to the long-term goals of the Smart Grid: affordability, security of supply and reduced carbon emissions.
smartEn’s activities include:
• create a cross-sectoral single voice for innovative market players driving digital, de-centralized and de-carbonized energy solutions;
• interact with policymakers to advocate smart energy solutions on behalf of the industry;
• work with other associations, trade or financial organisations in order to promote smart energy solutions
• communicate the benefits and potential of smart energy solutions to media and all relevant stakeholders;
• gather intelligence and produce information for members and for a relevant public audience respectively, to support the smart energy business and promote the association’s objectives;
• provide opportunities for networking and partnering among members and companies related to the Association’s activities and purpose.
• increase the visibility of the members of the Association.Main EU files targeted
smartEn focused its efforts on electricity market rules regarding the use of demand-side flexibility. Recent files include:
- New electricity market design reform
- Position papers on electricity market design: price signals; monitoring demand response uptake; demand response at DSO level, etc...
- Network Codes: ESC GC; SG EBNC
- Participation in Smart Grid Taskforce EG3;
Answer to main consultations from DG Energy (incl. the ones related to Market Design); CEER; ACER; ENTSO-E.Address
Head Office
Rue d'Arlon 69-71
Etterbeek 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 09 Jan 2018
Name Start date End Date Marion MALAFOSSE 23 Feb 2024 21 Feb 2025 Brieuc GIARD 23 Feb 2024 21 Feb 2025 Michael VILLA 23 Feb 2024 21 Feb 2025 Ms Marion Malafosse 23 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Brieuc GIARD 23 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Michael VILLA 23 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Marion Malafosse 01 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024 Mr Brieuc GIARD 01 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024 Mr Michael VILLA 01 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024 Mr Juan Nale BARBIERI PEDERIVA 11 Mar 2022 23 Feb 2023 Ms Marion Malafosse 12 Jan 2022 12 Jan 2023 Mr Brieuc GIARD 04 Jan 2022 04 Jan 2023 Mr Michael VILLA 04 Jan 2022 04 Jan 2023 Mr Michael VILLA 18 Apr 2019 01 May 2020 Ms Layla Rose SAWYER 06 Apr 2018 30 Mar 2019 Mr Michael VILLA 27 Feb 2018 27 Feb 2019 Ms Frauke Thies 27 Oct 2017 20 Oct 2018 Mr Andres PINTO-BELLO GOMEZ 17 Oct 2017 17 Oct 2018 Ms Michela Bortolotti 17 Oct 2017 17 Oct 2018 Ms Grace Murray 28 Jan 2017 27 Jan 2018 Mr Jayson Dong 30 Sep 2016 23 Sep 2017 Mr Roland Tual 22 Aug 2016 27 Jan 2017 Ms Frauke Thies 22 Aug 2016 26 Jul 2017 Complementary Information
The Secretariat works in a complementary manner with the members of the Coalition who provide expertise in written (consultation, poition paper) or oral (meeting, events) form.
Their participaton may vary and they are not counted here.Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Thies Frauke (Executive Director)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Thies Frauke (Executive Director)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
IDEAS Platform: informal platform gathering EU associations promoting the development and implementation of European policies and initiatives to drive the deployment of flexible demand side resources in support of EU’s goals in energy and climate, security of supply and competitiveness.
Platform for Electro-mobility: http://www.platformelectromobility.eu/Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
250,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Smart Grids Task Force #E02892 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2892 #Member #C#Steering Committee
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Regular publications and position papers, available at: http://www.smarten.eu/position-papers-reports/
Participation in various events EU-wide, as representative of the Demand-side industry such as the annual Smart Energy Summit and annual participation in EUSEW.Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
26 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 15 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject Clean Transition Dialogue for Cities Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Attending - Virginie Battu-henriksson (Cabinet member)
- Renáta Goldírová (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists - European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and Environment
- EIT Urban Mobility
- Climate-KIC Holding BV
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- POLIS
- UITP - International Association of Public Transport
- EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION
- The European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
- Eurocities
- SMEunited aisbl
- European Builders Confederation AISBL
- Energy Cities
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Date 26 Feb 2024 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Clean Transition Dialogue on EGD Infrastructures DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - European Committee for Standardization
- ChargeUp Europe
- European Hydrogen Backbone
- EDSO for Smart Grids
- Hydrogen Europe
- Council of European Energy Regulators
- Eurelectric aisbl
- European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
- KIC InnoEnergy SE
- Carbon Capture & Storage Association
- SGI Europe
- EU DSO Entity
- currENT Enabling Network Technology throughout Europe E.E.I.G.
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas
- WindEurope
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
- Europacable
- European Association of the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Equipment and Services Industry
- EPIA SolarPower Europe
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Date 13 Dec 2023 Location Brussels Subject Transport; EV Charging Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Attending - Isidro LASO BALLESTEROS (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject EU Grids Action Plan Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject EU Grids Action Plan Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Attending - Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Oct 2023 Location Brussels Subject Roundtable meeting with 10 Secretary Generals and CEOs of the Electrification Alliance on the revised Renewable Energy Directive (revised REDII), electricity market design, grids and storage. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 20 Jun 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Presentation of new report on smart electrification. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
- Ruud Kempener (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 03 Apr 2023 Location Videoconference Subject Discussion on how to strengthen the EU-US cooperation to increase the deployment of renewables. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
- Barbara GLOWACKA (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Honeywell Europe NV
- Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
- The European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
- WindEurope
- EPRI Europe DAC
- Eurelectric aisbl
- Johnson Controls
- Air Products
- European Heat Pump Association
- EPIA SolarPower Europe
- Breakthrough Energy Catalyst Foundation
- Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs
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Date 14 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject Energy efficiency, electricity market reform Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
- Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Oct 2022 Location videoconference Subject US-EU Task Force Convening: energy efficiency and energy savings. The California Energy Commission, ACEEE, ASE, Advanced Energy Economy, Arcadia, ComEd, Octopus Energy, OhmConnect, OPower, Uplight and the Covenant of Mayors also participated. DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - Eurelectric aisbl
- Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs
- RTE Réseau de transport d'électricité
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
- National Grid Commercial Holdings Limited
- The European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
- European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and the Environment
- The Regulatory Assistance Project
- APPLiA (Home Appliance Europe)
- DR4EU
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Date 11 Jul 2022 Location Brussels Subject To discuss how demand-side flexibility can play a crucial role to support EU demand reduction plan to mitigate the impact of a potential Russian gas supply disruption on the whole energy system. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Apr 2022 Location videoconference Subject US-EU Task Force Convening: Clean Energy Technologies. Carrier, Tado and the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE) also participated. DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - Euroheat & Power
- Johnson Controls
- General Electric Company
- Emerson Electric Co.
- Schneider Electric
- European Building Automation and Controls Association
- Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs
- DAIKIN Europe NV
- The Coalition for Energy Savings
- The European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
- European Heat Pump Association
- Mitsubishi Power Europe GmbH
- Solar Heat Europe/ESTIF
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Date 25 Apr 2022 Location videoconference Subject US-EU Task Force Convening: Clean Energy Technologies. Carrier, Daikin Industries, Tado and the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE) also participated. DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs
- European Building Automation and Controls Association
- Johnson Controls
- The Coalition for Energy Savings
- European Heat Pump Association
- The European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
- Mitsubishi Power Europe GmbH
- Euroheat & Power
- Solar Heat Europe/ESTIF
- General Electric Company
- Emerson Electric Co.
- Schneider Electric
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Date 27 Oct 2020 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Business and investor support for higher ambition and the just transition Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists - CLG Europe
- Climate-KIC Holding BV
- European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and the Environment
- Climate Action Network Europe
- European Industrial Insulation Foundation
- European network for community-led initiatives on climate change and sustainability
- The Coalition for Energy Savings
- CDP Worldwide (Europe) gemeinnützige GmbH
- Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CRPM)
- ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability European Secretariat
- European Heat Pump Association
- Solar Heat Europe/ESTIF
- European Environmental Bureau
- European Alliance to Save Energy
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Date 12 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject Energy initiatives in the Commission work programme, upcoming tertiary acts. Flexibility, energy efficiency, systems efficiency in the climate neutrality transition Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Nov 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Keynote speech : powering the European Green Deal DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 12 Mar 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy Efficiency Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject Retail Markets Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jul 2016 Location Brussels Subject present their joint declaration related to the ongoing European electricity market design reform Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Jul 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy union, State aid policy and electricity market design Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Competition Attending - Soren Schonberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Market Design Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject upcoming initiatives to implement the Energy Union Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Peter van Kemseke (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Feb 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Market design Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - International Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers
- Eurelectric aisbl
- Europex - Association of European Energy Exchanges
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
- European Federation of Local and Regional Energy Companies
- EDSO for Smart Grids
- Third Generation Environmentalism Ltd
- WindEurope
- Centre for European Policy Studies
- Friends of Sustainable Grids
- Snam S.p.A.
- Business for New Europe
- BUSINESSEUROPE
- Greenpeace European Unit
- The European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration
- European Chemical Industry Council
- Bruegel
- GEODE - The voice of local energy distributors across Europe