European Energy Centre
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The European Energy Centre (EEC), part of Centro Studi Galileo, was created in 1975 and its focus is renewable energy training and conference delivery in order to create a much needed workforce capable of installing, repairing and maintaining renewable energy equipment.

The European Energy Centre and Centro Studi Galileo work with the United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its...

 (UNEP) the Intergovernmental International Institute of Refrigeration and Centro Studi Galileo, along with leading Universities such as Edinburgh Napier University and Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer....

 in promoting the use of renewable energy technologies across the United Kingdom.

The European Energy Centre is also active European-wide with conferences in refrigeration, air conditioning and renewable energy, specifically Heating and Cooling technologies, see the 14th European Conference at Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer....

, Edinburgh.

The training activities of the European Energy Centre and its parent company Centro Studi Galileo are also welcomed and promoted through their partners.

The European Energy Centre is also active in India with training courses and conferences with its Indian Partner TERRE Policy Centre.

Main activities of the organization

– European conferences organised with the UN (UNEP) on the latest technologies in renewable energy

– Publications with the United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its...



– Promotion of best practices in renewable energy through training technicians and personnel

– Launching the Green New Deal
Green New Deal
A Green New Deal is a report released on July 21, 2008 by the Green New Deal Group and published by the New Economics Foundation, which outlines a series of policy proposals to tackle global warming, the current financial crisis, and peak oil. The report calls for the re-regulation of finance and...

in Europe and India
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