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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 barriers to financing energy efficiency, he says. Janssen says energy efficiency should be a major part of the green finance movement. The danger is that it gets less attention because it is more difficult than just funding renewables, he argues. In the last few years the importance of non-energy benefits has been recognised. It has become clear that there is there is a need for some kind of assistance to develop projects to make them investable which there will be in the case of LEEF. And there is no doubt that the ratio of conferences to deals is getting better but of course there is a long time to go until energy efficiency financing is main-streaming energy efficiency finance is becoming more important.
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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’
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
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
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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Why we need and take training?
In mid July, the Investor Confidence Project Europe will be holding its second round of training for industry and for street lighting. The protocols set out requirements for an investment package to be submitted by a project developer. A third-party Quality Assurance Provider.
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The Gordian Knot of energy efficiency: A message to Europe's financial community
The Gordian knot is a knot that gave its name to a proverbial term for a problem solvable only by bold action. In 333 BC, Alexander the Great, on his march through Anatolia, reached Gordium, the capital of Phrygia.
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You've got a friend
In the EU there are 22 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) They provide around 89 million jobs and represent 99% of all enterprises. There is so much untapped potential to play a bigger role in our low-carbon energy.
Read Full articleThe ICP VR event at Hannover Messe 2018
EEIP, a global energy industrial network, perfectly fitted in the role of the discoverer of the link among innovative technologies. Investors, businesses, IT specialists and engineers approached, in a virtual light. They showed interest in the theme energy finance.
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Does VR work for Energy Efficiency markets? A review of the VR presentation of the Investor Confidence Project at Hannover Messe 2018
Investor Confindence Project ICP is partner in the EU funded H2020 project ICP. ICP aims to better connect financial markets with energy efficiency sector in Europe. The approach is build on what financial markets call the "DNA" of business.
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