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Protocol: Complex Industry & Energy Supply 2018 (ENG)

ICP protocols are standardising the way energy efficiency projects are developed, documented and measured. Protocols are NOT interfering with the technical side of projects. ICP protocol is intended for installation of new technology types or capacities, including new utility generation technologies.

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Protocol: Complex Industry & Energy Supply 2018 (ENG)

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Protocol: Targeted Industry and Energy Supply 2018 (ENG)

ICP protocols are standardising the way energy efficiency projects are developed. Protocols are NOT interfering with the technical side of projects. The TARGETED industry protocol is intended for simple, commonly used technologies. Such technologies will usually have consistent and predictable.

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Protocol: Targeted Industry and Energy Supply 2018 (ENG)

Using Non-Energy Benefits to Build Better Business Cases
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Using Non-Energy Benefits to Build Better Business Cases

One of the most effective ways of building better business cases is to identify and value non-energy benefits (NEBs) NEBs are all those benefits that come from an efficiency project that are not energy related. They can include improved health, reduced absentee.

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ICP – the way financial institutions can make fighting climate change a business case
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ICP – the way financial institutions can make fighting climate change a business case

This was a climate summit and, all too often, energy efficiency is too quickly passed over. We know there is a serious underinvestment in energy efficiency. Many energy efficiency measures are not undertaken because of a lack of standardisation - of the process.

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PDS Industry and Energy Supply 2018 (ENG)

This document provides essential information about the protocols requirements, best practices, quality management tasks. The ICP Project Development Specification (PDS) is designed for project specialists, third-party Quality Assurance Assessors, and investors to ensure that projects are developed.

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PDS Industry and Energy Supply 2018 (ENG)

Evolution in energy efficiency financing
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Evolution in energy efficiency financing

Rod Janssen: MEEF is the largest public-private energy efficiency fund in Europe. He says there is still a long way to go to reset the balance between energy supply and energy demand. There is also much greater clarity on the real.

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Risk minimization for energy efficiency projects
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Risk minimization for energy efficiency projects

The Investor Confidence Project (ICP) provides a framework for energy efficiency projects. ICP standardizes the verifiable projects into verifiable project classes. IREE ™ certified projects enhance the chance for better conditions for your loan and improves the attractiveness.

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Message to the investor community: Be that ‘bridge over troubled water’
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Message to the investor community: Be that ‘bridge over troubled water’

The Investor Confidence Project is a project funded by the European Commission. It aims to remove complications and risks in improving the energy performance in industry, street lighting and energy supply. Investor Days Workshop will debate the future standards for energy efficiency investments in buildings.

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Finding your own energy transition
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Finding your own energy transition

In Europe, there have been an increasing number of commitments to lower our carbon footprint. There are targets for 2020, 2030 and 2050. The 2030 climate and energy framework sets three key targets for the year 2030. It includes at least 40% cuts.

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Blockchain in the energy sector is moving forward - Key takeaways from the EventHorizon 2018
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Blockchain in the energy sector is moving forward - Key takeaways from the EventHorizon 2018

In 2016, investments in blockchain startups in the energy realm were five times larger in the US than in Europe. In the US, however, only 16 new companies have entered the field of energy blockchain in 2017. China is now the second largest market for.

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