Finance & Economics

New recording of energy performance contracts (EPCs) in government accounts

Eurostat published new guidance on recording of energy performance contracts in government accounts. This could have a big impact on investments in energy efficiency in the public sector. EPC projects may also include additional services related to efficient energy supply. The Investor Confidence Project Europe is designed to unlock access to financing for the building, industry, district energy and street lighting markets by standardising how energy efficiency projects are developed, documented and measured. Standardisation using best practices set out by ICP reduces the risk for investors in regard to the projected outcome of an energy efficiency project. The new guidance for EPCs can be an an important way for integrating it with the IPC approach, and district energy, to a lesser extent, involve public bodies. It is important for increasing the awareness of how E PCs can help in the investment decisions for IPCs. These factors open the door for ICPs can also reduce transaction costs. and the ICP.

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Roundtable on Financing Industrial Energy Efficiency, October 19th
Finance & Economics

Roundtable on Financing Industrial Energy Efficiency, October 19th

The Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG) is taking up much of the policy discussions relating to industrial energy efficiency. EEFIG identified many of the barriers to the long-term financing for energy efficiency and proposed policy recommendations and market solutions to them.

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Finance & Economics

ICP Presentation 2019 (AT)

Das Investor Confidence Project Europe eröffnet den Zugang zu Finanzierungen für den Gebäude-, Industrie-, Energie- und Straßenbeleuchtungsmarkt. F.

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ICP Presentation 2019 (AT)

Finance & Economics

Protocol: Targeted Industry & Energy Supply 2018 (GER)

ICP-Protokolle standardisieren die Art und Weise, wie Energieeffizienzprojekte entwickelt. Dieses ZIEL-Industrieprotokoll ist f.

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Protocol: Targeted Industry & Energy Supply 2018 (GER)

ICP: Top 2 benefits for energy efficiency project developers
Finance & Economics

ICP: Top 2 benefits for energy efficiency project developers

ICP (Investor Confidence Project Europe) delivers a standardised framework for developing energy efficiency projects to reduce uncertainty for clients and investors - to help grow the number of projects and the energy efficiency finance market. Frameworks already exists for buildings and are now.

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Finance & Economics

Protocol: Complex Industry & Energy Supply 2018 (GER)

ICP-Protokolle standardisieren die Art und Weise, wie Energieeffizienzprojekte entwickelt. Zwar in Anlehnung an die beste Praxis und un.

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Protocol: Complex Industry & Energy Supply 2018 (GER)

Finance & Economics

Industry – New Standards for easier Investments in Energy Efficiency

There is so much cost-effective potential to reduce our energy consumption. But it is not happening, certainly not to the extent that will significantly improve the companys competitive position. The Investor Confidence Project Europe is designed to remove many of the complications .

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Four reasons why financial institutions should be active in energy efficiency
Finance & Economics

Four reasons why financial institutions should be active in energy efficiency

The EEFIG Underwriting Toolkit aims to equip financing institutions to better value and assess the risks of energy efficiency projects. There are four reasons why financial institutions should consider deploying capital into energy efficiency. In 2015 global investment in energy efficiency was USD 221 billion.

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Finance & Economics

PDS Industry & Energy Supply 2018 (GER)

Diese ICP-Projektentwicklungs-Spezifikation stellt eine umfassende Ressource dar. Dieses Dokument enthält wesentliche.

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PDS Industry & Energy Supply 2018 (GER)

When Are Energy Audits a Waste of Money?
Finance & Economics

When Are Energy Audits a Waste of Money?

An energy audit was commissioned by the CFO several years earlier in an attempt to rein in rising energy costs. Scott Ringlein, CEO EAG of Michigan, reviewed the Project Financing Assessment as the most efficient way to begin the decision making process that leads.

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