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.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said energy efficiency is the quickest and least costly way of addressing energy security, environmental and economic challenges. Recent initiatives by the IEA, the EU, Morocco and China have sought to give a boost to energy efficiency.

The UK government has recognised through its ‘Industrial Decarbonisation and Energy Efficiency Roadmap to 2050’ that the cost for Energy Intensive Industries to prepare the feasibility study is substantial. The department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy is expected to launch.

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 .

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.

In our last two posts we focussed on different concepts for regional flexibility markets. We raised the question whether the future of the distribution grid operators lies in platform businesses or basic asset ownership. In todays post we will shed some light on platforms and their.