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Can energy efficiency investments become more transparent, predictable and attractive for investors, financiers and project developers? News from the Triple A project
What is the project about? To borrow the project words, energy efficiency projects could play a crucial role in transitioning to the future economy post-COVID19, where sustainable growth will be the centre of attention. But to secure and therefore boost energy efficiency investments, attractive project ideas should be identified properly: Triple A’s standardised methodology allows […]
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Snapshot of alternative measures in Europe, article 7 EED (as of end 2019)
Member States are compelled to define policy measures to meet the energy savings obligation set in article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED): these snapshots present an overview of the policy mix used by different European countries, reporting to Article 7 for the obligation period 2014-2020. While Energy Efficiency Obligation Schemes set an obligation […]
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[Newsletter] enefirst – Efficiency First is not a new name for energy efficiency
Considering that the energy demand is not a given input to energy scenarios, but that options exist to better manage or reduce the energy demand: the idea is not new. Concepts such as Demand-Side Management or Integrated Resource Planning have existed since the 1980s. Liberalization of energy markets in the 1990s, and increased awareness of […]
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Report on international experiences with efficiency first, from enefirst
Implementing efficiency first (E1st) is foundational to the EU strategy for sector integration and the Renovation Wave. The latest enefirst (H2020-funded project) report showcases 16 examples of how E1st has been applied across the US and EU in different contexts, from buildings, finance and planning, to gas and district heating. This report reviews examples of […]
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June 2020: meet IEECP and hear on topics such as energy poverty, biofuels and renovation business models
Meet (digitally) IEECP in 4 events, from June 18 to June 24! June 18, 12.00-13.30 – Energy transition: new business models to de-risk investments and kick start the EU building renovation wave To effectively de-risk investments in the building sector and facilitate the upgrading of building performance and energy efficiency services in Europe, policy, financing […]
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[IEECP newsletter] June 2020 – efficiency first examples, design, implementation and MRV of energy efficiency programmes and more
Download as pdf View online in html —————————————————————————– Dear readers, June is already here and for many of us, it usually means organising events before the Summer, attending the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) and preparing for Holidays. This year, things will be different for all of us: for the first time, the […]
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Implementing sustainable measures from climate plans, through innovative financing schemes: new PROSPECT handbook on citizen financing
This handbook, developed by the H2020-funded PROSPECT project, provides step-by-step guidelines on how local projects can be financed through citizen financing and what can be learned from best practices and case studies related to energy cooperatives and crowdfunding. It was also presented at the Covenant of Mayors C-Track 50 webinar in June 2020: recording and […]
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Are there similarities between climate change and the coronavirus pandemic?
H2020-funded PARIS REINFORCE latest publications are asking the question, in an article on the importance of mitigating risk to ensure our future prosperity for The Parliament magazine, and with 4 new scientific publications: Sustainable and socially just transition to a post-lignite era in Greece: a multi-level perspective A robust augmented ε-constraint method (AUGMECON-R) for finding […]
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[Newsletter] Innovative mechanisms to finance sustainable energy and climate projects
Over the past months, almost 200 local/regional authorities and agencies got to exchange and learn about innovative mechanisms to finance their sustainable energy and climate projects through the H2020-funded project PROSPECT peer-to-peer learning programme. These participants share their experience in the first project newsletter. Whether you are a fellow mentor or mentee in PROSPECT learning […]
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Read IEECP’s opinion about NECPs’ role in the post-covid EU, in Greek
National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) can help build a sustainable future of sustainable energy after COVID19, if reviewed soon! Read IEECP’s opinion in Greek in EnergyPress, and still in English here.
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