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The Investor Confidence Project (ICP) has developed protocols that enable standardisation of documents and processes for energy efficiency projects. The protocols make projects bankable for investors, which in turn enables aggregation of projects to unlock vast pools of capital. Here are answers to specific questions, from understanding the protocols to the benefits for industry, district energy and street lighting. Click here to read more about the ICP process for industry and district energy. Read more about this article on Forbes' Next TOP 3 articles coming soon, stay tunned! Do not forget... Best ideas for the energy efficiency and energy transition... Read the full article here: Next TOP3 articles coming to our next TOP 3 article coming soon: How does this work in detail. Click here: Click here to Read the article on our next Top 3 articles: How do you want to read the next TOP3 article: How you can find out how you can follow us on Forbes.
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The EIP-SCC Matchmaking initiative as a tool to accelerate investments in the Smart City Panorama
The European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC) launched an onsite matchmaking programme. Matchmaking aims at giving participants a chance to create long-term relationships that can ultimately lead to actual financial support to the project.
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De-risking energy efficiency projects: a market opportunity for project developers
De-risk your project and access finance by joining the ICP Project Development Network. Participate in the free training on 20th November for Industry and Energy Supply and on the 22nd November for Street Lighting. The Investor Confidence Project Europe unlocks access.
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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.
Read Full Business PracticeProtocol: 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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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
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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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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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
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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