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Guiding SMEs and national authorities through the energy transition by taking profit of multiple benefits and energy management approaches
Conducting energy audits and implementing energy management systems can be a source of multiple benefits for companies if they tap in the wide potential deriving from their recommendations: reduced operating costs, increased productivity, improved working environment and much more. DEESME, a Horizon 2020-funded project started in September 2020, will enable companies, especially small and medium […]
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Five countries to become the field of behavioural experiments to encourage energy efficiency habits
Achieving the full energy transition potential calls for a paradigm shift, and many solutions are investigated to involve as much people as possible and support them reducing their energy consumption. This September 2020, 10 partners gathered online to kick-off NUDGE, a new project funded by the Horizon 2020 European programme. Their goal? To study, test […]
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[IEECP newsletter] September 2020 – efficiency first barriers, energy poverty brief and IEECP annual report 2019!
Download as pdf View online in html —————————————————————————– We are happy to come back after a recharging yet busy Summer, publishing for the first time in our 5 years of existence an annual report for 2019, in which you can read all about our challenges and successes, key policy and outreach highlights. Take […]
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Brief of actions and schemes to consider to tackle energy poverty
A total of 42 schemes were identified and analysed by the H2020-funded project SocialWatt’s team, based on a number of criteria set. Some of the conclusions include that: the income is frequently used as a proxy to energy poverty, almost all schemes provide information and advice to households, most are funded by a single entity […]
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Barriers to implementing the efficiency first principle: new enefirst report
The H2020-funded project enefirst releases a new publication, authored by BPIE and co-authored by IEECP and RAP: it focuses on barriers to implementing efficiency first In the EU in several policy areas linked to energy use in the buildings sector (such as network codes, renewable energy policy, building regulations and others). The report builds the […]
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IEECP kicks off 7 new H2020-funded projects in September and November 2020!
September is an exciting month for the IEECP team, with no less than 6 new H2020 projects starting this month and 1 in November, 4 of which we are coordinating! IEECP Coordinates DEESME, NUDGE, ENPOR and ENERGee Watch and partners in BECoop, StreamSAVE and MICAT. Read more about each below. Where IEECP leads: NUDGE “NUDging […]
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Implementing sustainable measures from climate plans through innovative financing schemes: insights of PROSPECT
IEECP wrote an article for the Turkish magazine of the Marmara municipality, KENT, about the H2020 project PROSPECTand implementing sustainable measures from climate plans through innovative financing schemes. Two examples of mentor/mentee are provided, Almada in Portugal and Heerlen in The Netherlands. Read their story and the article in Turkish: https://issuu.com/marmarabelediyelerbirligi/docs/kent_002/76 or in English below. […]
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[IEECP newsletter] Summer 2020 – efficiency first examples, energy efficiency projects financing and more
Download as pdf View online in html —————————————————————————– Get your summer read with our newsletter and get links to efficiency first examples, tools to assess, agree & assign energy efficiency investment projects and more! The EU Strategy for Energy System Integration was recently presented by EU Commissioner for the European Green Deal Frans […]
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[Catch up] Webinar recordings – IEECP on topics such as energy poverty, biofuels and renovation business models
IEECP spoke at several events in June and July, and recordings / summaries are now available (click on the titles to access them). 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 […]
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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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