E.V.A. - Energieverwertungsagentur - Verein zur Forderung der sinnvollen Verwertung
Linke Wienzeile 18
1060 Wien
AUSTRIA 

Energieverwertungsagentur, the Austrian Energy Agency (E.V.A. for short) was established in 1977 as a non-profit organisation. It is the Austrian energy research and policy institution in which the federal and the provincial administration ("Bund" and "Lander" respectively) and some thirty important institutions and corporations from a variety of economic sectors co-operate. E.V.A. is the principal partner of the federal government in its effort to attain its energy policy objectives, which aim mainly at a stimulation of renewable energy sources, at a macro-economically efficient production and a rational use of energy, and innovative technologies. The board of directors ("Prasidium") comprises of the federal minister charged with environmental affairs, the federal minister charged with energy affairs and the chairman of the provincial governors.

E.V.A. is the Austrian Member of the European Energy Network EnR. Furthermore, E.V.A. is the leader of the Austrian OPET consortium and member of the AFB-nett.
E.V.A. employs a staff about 30 people. The expertise of the staff members ranges across the technical, economic, environmental, statistical and social science disciplines.
The overall mandate of E.V.A. is to make "energy savings" an energy source which can successfully compete with conventional sources of energy, and to advocate boundary conditions under which market forces can act in favour of an improved energy efficiency and renewable energy. As part of its tasks E.V.A. assists federal and provincial administrations, utilities, industry etc. in defining energy technology and research policies. Furthermore, E.V.A. does scientific research, consultancy and information dissemination on a variety of current energy issues of technological, structural and behavioural nature. 

The Agency:

• analyses energy problems of technical, structural and behavioural nature, presents recommendations for actions, offers information to decision makers, and addresses the appropriate public audience
• is active in the fields of RUE and RES and carries out studies on biomass, district heating, monitoring of CO₂ abatement policies, CO₂ saving technological innovation, energy efficiency in industry and others
• develops long term strategies for sustainable development, elaborates proposals for concrete measures and supports their implementation. This includes the analysis of Austria's present and future interactions with the European Community as well as with Central and East European countries
• initiates and facilitates discussion and implementation process, getting partners and/or opponents round the conference table