New start-up: Russo-German Energy Agency (rudea) founded

Germany and Russia are growing ever closer when it comes to energy efficiency. President Medvedev has defined the exploitation of Russia's energy efficiency potential as the strategically most important task his country faces. The Russo-German Energy Agency (rudea) was therefore established on 16 July 2009, the aim being to increase efficiency in the retrieval, conversion and use of energy in Russia in collaboration with Russian and German ministries and enterprises. rudea will focus on the energy-based refurbishment of buildings, efficiency measures in industry, the use of innovative technologies to provide electricity and heat and a scale-up of renewable energies.

Its shareholders are the Energy Carbon Fund, a company created by the former energy provider RAO UES of Russia (60 percent), and dena (40 percent). The following companies have been acquired to date as cooperation partners at the German end: BASF SE, EnBW AG, E.ON AG, Herrenknecht AG, Lurgi GmbH, Siemens AG, Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG and VNG – Verbundnetz Gas AG. At a German ministerial level, the Federal Economics Ministry, Environment Ministry, Building Ministry and Agricultural Ministry will be involved in the implementation of the various projects.
 

For more information visit www.rudea-energy.com.