Project Introduction
Since 1982 EU-Sino training programmes in energy management and energy efficiency have been carried out in collaboration with the relevant authorities at five centres in China, under the central co-ordination of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), as well as the State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC).
Over 3000 Chinese engineers and managers, representing industry, government and regional organisations have attended these courses. The emphasis has been on the implementation of energy management and energy efficiency practices in the industrial and building sector.
In 1999 the European Commission (DG TREN) issued under the framework of the SYNERGY PROGRAMME the terms of reference for a training programme on energy management and energy efficiency in the People's Republic of China and in Europe with energy savings in buildings as the main focus. CENTRIC AUSTRIA set up an international consortium of companies and organisations with vast experience in this field and was choosed as the training provider for this project through an EU wide competition.
