EE4InG 2 – Accompanying research for energy efficiency in industry and commerce 2.0
Client Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK)
Duration November 2021 – October 2027

Background
Energy and resource efficiency make important contributions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and curbing companies’ increasing resource costs. In this way, they help to ensure the competitiveness of German industry. The aim of research funding to increase energy efficiency for and with German industry and commerce is to advance innovations and technological progress and thus open up new technical and economic efficiency potential.
Goals and Results
EE4InG 2 undertakes an accompanying cross-evaluation of applied energy efficiency research and its funding through the Federal Energy Research Program (EFP) in the area of industry and commerce. The funding policy objectives of the federal government and the missions of the 8th EFP are taken into account as a central guiding principle. The central objectives of EE4InG 2 are to evaluate the effectiveness and benefits of selected projects of the energy research program, as well as to identify and assess the relevance of current and emerging technology trends and innovation topics. Based on this, recommendations for action are developed for the BMWK. In addition, EE4InG 2 promotes the exchange of relevant players in the innovation system (industry, science, politics), for which the energy research networks and, in particular, the Industry and Commerce Research Network (FNW IuG) provide an established framework. A central component of the project is the establishment of an FNW IuG coordination office to strengthen the research network and its stakeholders.