Majority of companies aiming to become climate neutral

Date: January 15, 2020, No. Energy efficiency index by the EEP: Winter Survey 2019/20 The energy efficiency index EEI has risen again slightly compared to winter 2019. The energy productivity index in particular has risen by 0.3 points in the last 12 months. The investments made by companies in efficiency measures and the future significance of energy efficiency on the other hand have slightly declined. Since 2013, the Institute of Energy Efficiency in Production (EEP) at the University of Stuttgart has been surveying current and planned activities by German industrial companies in terms of energy efficiency on a bi-annual basis. The Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) is created in collaboration with the German Energy Agency (dena), the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Fraunhofer IPA and TÜV Rheinland as well as other partners. The expectations of industrial companies, which address the significance of energy efficiency, the investments made in corresponding measures and energy productivity, are still higher than what has actually been done.