Austrian Energy Agency
| Austrian Energy Agency - Austrian Energy Agency | |
|---|---|
| founding | 2004, 1977 |
| founder | Federal government , federal states , various organizations |
| Seat | Vienna |
| Members | 48 (2018) |
| Website | www.energyagency.at |
The Österreichische Energieagentur - Austrian Energy Agency (short: Österreichische Energieagentur or Austrian Energy Agency - AEA) was founded in 2004 (1977) and is a non-profit scientific association based in Vienna , whereby the activities of the association extend at home and abroad.
Purpose and activity
According to Art 2 of the statutes, the purpose of the AEA is " the scientific investigation, preparation, implementation and support of measures that lead to an economically optimal, sustainable supply and / or use of energy ".
Among other things, this should be supported by:
- new technologies,
- energy efficient systems and
- renewable energy sources
can be achieved.
Non-profit
According to Art. 2 of the Articles of Association, the association pursues “ exclusively charitable purposes within the meaning of Sections 34 ff of the Federal Tax Code and is not a profit-oriented association. Income from an association activity, in particular also from economic activity, may only serve to support the charitable purpose of the association ".
organization
The association is represented externally by the managing director and, if he is unable to do so, by the president (Art. 14 association statutes).
membership
According to Art. 4 Para. 1 of the association's statutes, the AEA consists of full and supporting members (supporting members have no voting rights).
Every full member has (Art 7 association statutes)
- Information rights and
- the right to vote in the General Assembly, with each member having one vote.
Federal participation
The Austrian state (federal government) is a member of the association. In accordance with Art. 5 Para. 2 of the association's statutes, take part in the work in the association's bodies for the federal government
- the Federal Minister entrusted with the management of environmental protection matters, and
- the federal minister entrusted with the management of energy affairs or their representatives.
The right to vote in the general assembly of the association is exercised by the federal minister responsible for environmental protection and, if he is prevented from doing so, by the federal minister responsible for energy (Art 7 of the association's statutes).
The special position of the federal government in the AEA is also shown in Article 9, Paragraph 7 of the Association's statutes, after the General Assembly is chaired by a representative of the Republic of Austria, Article 11 with regulations on the board of directors and Article 17 after the association is automatically dissolved " as soon as either the federal government or five federal states leave ".
Association organs
Organs of the association are (Art 8 association statutes):
- General Assembly
- Board
- Manager)
- Arbitration board
General Assembly
The general assembly is the supreme body of the association. The ordinary general assembly takes place once a year. The main tasks are:
- Decision about
- the annual accounts,
- the management report of the managing director,
- the proposals submitted by the Presidium and the Executive Board,
- changing the statutes,
- the amount of membership fees,
- the dissolution of the association,
- Election of the members of the board of directors and the auditor as well as a special representative
- the discharge of the organs (Art 9 Para. 1 Association statutes).
Extraordinary General Meetings can also take place if required (Art. 9 Paragraph 2 and Art. 10 Association Statutes). As a rule, the General Assembly has a quorum if at least one third of the full members are present (Art. 9 Para. 5 Association Statutes).
Board
The board consists of seven to fifteen members (Art 11, Paragraph 1 of the Association's Statutes). It consists of
- the three members of the Presidium,
- the other board members.
The term of office of the elected board members is three years, in any case until a new board member is elected. Board members can be re-elected (Art 11 Para. 8 Association Statutes).
Bureau
According to Article 11 of the Association's statutes, the Presidium is made up of three members: the Federal Minister, who is responsible for environmental protection as President, and the Federal Minister, who is responsible for Energy, as Vice-President, a governor who has been nominated by the Governor's Conference is, as Vice President.
tasks
The tasks of the Presidium and the Board of Directors are regulated in Art 12 of the Association's statutes:
Bureau
The Presidium:
- appoints, supervises and dismisses the managing director,
- reviews and advises the managing director on the annual work program, and
- checks compliance with the annual budget,
- decides on matters that exceed the powers of the managing director, and
- proposes the amount of the annual membership fees to the General Assembly.
Board
The board:
- elects a treasurer and a secretary from among the board members,
- convenes the general assembly,
- issues rules of procedure for the managing director,
- approves the annual work program and annual budget of the managing director,
- decides on the admission of members and reports on this to the general assembly,
Managing directors
The managing director is appointed by the presidium of the board of directors for a limited period (Art. 13 Para. 1 Association Statutes). The managing director is independent in managing the scientific agendas of the association and is responsible for the proper conduct of business (Art. 13, Paragraph 2 of the association's statutes), whereby the scope of his powers is determined by the rules of procedure.
Auditor
The auditor is elected annually. The chairman of the board of directors issues the audit assignment.
The auditor examines the financial management of the association, the use of funds in accordance with the statutes and, in particular, the review of the annual financial statements and management report to be submitted by the managing director (Art 15 (2) of the association statutes) and reports to the members of the board in writing and to the general assembly in writing about the review of the Management and the annual financial statements (Paragraph 3).
Arbitration board
A three-person arbitration tribunal (Art. 16, Paragraph 1 of the Association's Articles of Association) finally decides on all disputes arising from the association. Ordinary legal recourse is excluded (Art 16 Paragraph 6 Association Statutes in conjunction with Section 8 Association Act).
financing
The association is financed according to Art 3 of the association's statutes through:
- Membership fees,
- Donations and grants of all kinds,
- Cost reimbursements for the implementation of and participation in projects and other cost reimbursements,
- Income from asset management,
- Sponsorship income,
Austrian energy efficiency monitoring agency
As the central monitoring point for energy efficiency, the Austrian Energy Agency determines energy savings from measures actually taken on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy , evaluates these measures using transparent and comprehensible methods and reports on them in Austria and to Brussels . This activity relates to the EU Directive 2006/32 / EC and has no relation to the implementation of the EEffG 2014 and the monitoring body for Austria that has yet to be determined.
At the end of April 2015, the Austrian Energy Agency was additionally commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy to set up and operate the National Energy Efficiency Monitoring Center for the implementation of Directive 2012/27 / EU (according to EEffG 2014 ).
Energy efficiency action plan
According to Article 14 (2) of Directive 2006/32 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 5, 2006 (EDL-RL), the EU member states had to have three national energy efficiency action plans (NEEAP) on June 30, 2007, 2011 and 2014 to the European Commission . The AEA developed the first two NEEAPs so that they could be submitted to the European Commission by the responsible Federal Ministry on time.
Further national energy efficiency action plans must be drawn up by April 30, 2017 at the latest (energy efficiency monitoring body) and submitted to the European Commission and then submitted every three years in revised form. The national energy efficiency action plan must in particular contain the energy efficiency measures envisaged to achieve the national targets and benchmarks and the energy savings calculated on the basis of these energy efficiency measures (Section 6 (1) EEffG). “ The national energy efficiency action plan consists of the federal government's energy efficiency action plan and the federal states ' energy efficiency action plans ” (Section 6 (2) EEffG).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The AEA was founded as the successor to the Energieverwertungsagentur (1977).
- ↑ According to Art 1 and 2 of the association's statutes.
- ↑ Art 4, Paragraph 3 of the Association's Statutes.
- ↑ See: The infrastructure for efficient processing .
