Finance & Economics

In the period from 2006-2008 clean tech was one of the hot topics for venture capital funds. At the MIT Gaddy et al (2016) compared the data from clean tech with two other technology sectors: Software and Medical. From this data we.

The G20 energy efficiency work has not got much attention but there are some good things happening. At the event the group, with 15 participating countries, launched its G20 Energy Efficiency Toolkit. The toolkit offers a perspective on scaling up energy efficiency.

There are signs that the foundations of a functioning energy efficiency financing market are now being put in place. Investor Confidence Project is rolling out its Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ project certification system in the US Europe, with growing interest from India, China .

The European Commission published its proposals to revise its array of clean energy legislation. Informally, the proposals are known as the Winter Package. It proposed a new energy saving target for 2030 - 30%, up from 27% and now binding instead of indicative.

This morning I will talk about three important words for the energy efficiency finance market. They include standardisation, data and risk. ICP standardises the development and documentation process for energy efficiency projects. And we need to standardise performance data and reporting.

Report estimates EU energy renovation market at EUR 109 billion in 2015 and 882,900 jobs. The size of the EU renovation market could increase by almost half if a 40% energy savings target is adopted for 2030. This would lead to more than one.