Odyssee-Mure policy briefs aim at providing short analysis on energy efficiency evaluation in the EU. They are organized by sector: cross cutting, industry, buildings, and transport. For each sector, one brief will be dedicated to present energy efficiency trends while the others will present best practices in energy efficiency policy.

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Cross cutting

​​The European Energy Efficiency Scoreboard 2024​

March 2025

Energy efficiency in time of crisis at EU level

March 2025

Fighting energy poverty by supporting the Third Sector: building the Italian case

January 2025

A Leap Beyond Efficiency - Energy Sufficiency Policies in Europe

December 2024

The exemplary role of the public sector in energy efficiency deployment. The case of Italy.

October 2024

Energy efficiency indicators for heat supply sector

October 2024

The role of Energy Efficiency First in climate policy: A complement, not a contradiction

September 2024

Main energy poverty measures in Europe: Characterisation from the EPOV and the EED perspectives

August 2024

Recent trends in energy efficiency in the EU

July 2024

The European Energy Efficiency Scoreboard 2023

May 2024

Energy efficiency in Greece

January 2024

Archives Cross cutting

Archives Cross cutting

Auctions for energy efficiency and the experience of renewable energy

May 2022

Energy Efficiency Funds in Europe

November 2021

Does the EU Emission Trading Scheme ETS Promote Energy Efficiency?

October 2021

Energy Sufficiency Indicators and Policies

September 2021

How are the Swedish taxes on energy and carbon dioxide related to energy efficiency?

April 2021

The role of Energy Efficiency Measures for a Green Economic Recovery after the COVID-19 Pandemic

January 2021

Overall trends in energy efficiency in the EU

July 2020

Multi-level governance: linking up local, regional and national levels to deliver integrated sustainable energy action plans and projects

February 2018

How are Member States implementing Articles 7 and 8 of the Energy Efficiency Directive?

March 2017

Technology procurement groups

March 2017

Industry

Industrial excess heat and energy efficiency policies

December 2024

Energy efficiency measures towards SMEs

July 2021

Are Energy Audits, obligatory measures and support schemes successfully driving energy efficiency gains?

March 2021

Archives Industry

Archives Industry

Impact of the economic crisis on the EU’s industrial energy consumption

April 2017

Improved energy efficiency in Dutch industrial companies through applying regulations more strictly

March 2017

Energy efficiency developments in ETS industry

February 2017

Energy Efficiency Networks

November 2016

Energy efficiency trends in industry in EU countries

July 2016

Buildings

Energy sufficiency in Poland

March 2025

Exemplary role of public buildings: What’s new in the new Energy Efficiency Directive (EU)2023/1791

March 2025

The suitability of using the share of apartments as a measure for urban living-related savings potential

March 2025

Policy options for efficient domestic water heating in southern Europe

January 2025

Implementing the Energy Efficiency First principle in revised National Energy and Climate Plans

January 2025

​​Energy efficiency trends in households in the EU​

November 2024

Alleviating energy poverty: key developments of the policy framework for energy poverty detection and measure improvements

September 2024

Addressing Energy Poverty Through Effective Energy Efficiency Schemes: Policy development, examples and recommendations

September 2024

The Energy- and Climate Counsellors of Sweden

September 2024

Archives Buildings

Archives Buildings

Measuring and monitoring energy poverty in the EU - examples of good practices

April 2022

Incentives and energy poverty in EU

October 2021

Energy Poverty in the EU

July 2021

Energy efficiency trends in buildings in the EU

June 2021

Fuel poverty and energy efficiency in EU

February 2021

Energy renovation of buildings in Spain and the EU

January 2021

Buildings and incentives schemes

July 2018

Interaction between Photovoltaics and Solar Water Heaters in the Residential Sector

May 2018

Policies directed towards heating systems

April 2017

Renovation in Buildings

February 2017

Energy Efficiency and the Public Sector

November 2016

Transport

​​BEV-Specific Regulations Regarding Purchase- and Ownership-Related Taxes on Passenger Cars in Austria​

March 2025

Incentives for the development of the electromobility market in Croatia – the results of previous policies and a look into the future

March 2025

Energy efficiency trends in transport in EU countries

January 2024

Eco-driving initiatives – the key for sustainable and energy-efficient use of motorized vehicles

October 2021

Reducing CO2 emissions of vehicles; a hard problem

January 2021

Road transport: Externalities and efficient pricing

October 2020

Evaluation of transport energy efficiency policies

August 2020

Archives Transport

Archives Transport

Opportunity of DAFI to ensure a more efficient and sustainable transport in the EU. The Spanish case.

June 2017

Effect of energy efficiency policies in transport ‎in Slovenia

April 2017

Are additional economic instruments more appropriate than regulatory testing standards for improving energy efficiency of road transport?

November 2016