Intelligent Energy Association – 8 years of success in facts and figures

Eight years ago, the creation of the Intelligent Energy Association (AEI) was approved by the Medias Court. Success is not measured in years, but in the number of projects, and especially in the impact they have on one’s field or in society.

All 20 projects carried out by the association have left their mark on the energy sector, even if they represent only a drop in the ocean of the challenges that exist in this area in Romania, through studies, analyses, volumes launched and webinars organized, or on society, which has become more aware, responsible and resilient, also thanks to the actions of AEI. These include ‘Disaster Prevention Days’, ‘Energy Efficiency in People’s Lives Towards 2050’, ‘Traditional Romania with Clean Energy’, ‘Fair Gas and Energy Prices’, ‘Energy for Life’ or ‘Consumer Academy’.

The Intelligent Energy Association’s main achievement in 2023 was the realization of the ‘National Electronic Register of Households without Electricity’, which includes the inventory of non-electrified households in Romania and the launch to the authorities of the Plan of Measures that gives strength to the ‘Energy for Life’ project to eradicate extreme energy poverty in Romania. The project was awarded at the Romanian Civil Society Gala 2024.

“The signing of the Partnership for Combating Energy Poverty with the Ministry of Energy is a recognition of all our efforts – members, partners, supporters – to raise the alarm about extreme energy poverty in Romania and to show that there are solutions that can alleviate this phenomenon. Together with all our supporters, we will continue to turn on the lights in homes that have never been connected to the grid and provide heat to those less fortunate than us,” said Dumitru Chisalita, President of AEI.

Projects being implemented by the Intelligent Energy Association include:

• Heated houses
• Energy for life
• Traditional Romania with clean energy
• Disaster Prevention Days
• Cooking in the solar oven
• Starting over in the gas and electricity market
• Fair gas and energy prices
• Hydrogen – Energy carrier of the future
• Energy efficiency in people’s lives towards 2050
• Stop disposing of used frying oil
• This is where your money will be
• Consumer Academy
• Intelligent energy efficiency
• The future of transportation
• eCarbon registry
• Volunteering in Apuseni
• Adopt a letter to Santa
• Energy in elections
• Energy behind the scenes
• With the family throughout Romania

During this period, the association has organised 52 seminars and webinars, conducted 15 national studies in the field of energy, its members have launched 21 books and published 352 articles, and AEI’s media presence has resulted in 9,652 positions being taken in the last 2 years alone.

Thanks to the results of AEI, the number of members is constantly growing. The Intelligent Energy Association is the first association that brings together professionals from the energy sector and where the number of women is greater than the number of men (43% men and 57% women)!

“We want to be at least as active in the coming years as we have been during this period, to continue AEI projects and develop new ones, so that the Intelligent Energy Association remains a reference point in the Romanian energy sector. All the association’s initiatives were possible thanks to the support we enjoyed. Thanks to the AEI members, to all the partners who supported us financially, to the media representatives for their excellent cooperation and to all those who encouraged us in everything we have undertaken,” added Dumitru Chisalita.