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Delivering Energy Efficiency in Industry: How the Hera Group turned an obligation into an innovative and successful business strategy
Hera Group is an Italian multi-utility owned for the majority by local municipalities. From 2005 to 2016 Hera delivered 205 energy-saving projects in the industrial sector for a total savings of 364,000 toe. Hera leverages the expertise of the industrial partner through its participation during the entire process, from opportunities identification to project development. The majority of energy efficiency interventions that Hera identifies have a payback period below 5 years, thus making the projects more appealing for industrial companies. A great example of how Hera transferred its internal know-how is reflected in a project they implemented to increase the efficiency of biological oxidation The company is not affected by the market risk from trading the WhC on the spot market, allowing Hera to provide guaranteed energy savings and risk-free access to WhC incentives to the external industrial operators. It is possible to reduce the amount of WhC by using WhC, and reduces the amount to 3 years ofWhC. the WhC.
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Energy Transition goes virtual - the ICP project
Energy efficiency is the hottest energy-related topic. We will provide up to 50 "physical" participants with a mobileVR headset. The solution we have choosen works simultaniously via laptop, mobile and full VR. You can join the event.
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Join us in a novel approach to increase investments in industrial energy efficiency: training for project developers starts April 27th
Investor Confidence Project aims to de-risk industrial energy efficiency investments. It is funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme. The first training is scheduled for April 27, 2018 at 10:00 European Summer Time.
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India – a global player in energy efficiency
EESL is a central player in the Indian energy efficiency market. It is best known for its LED programme, UJALA, which has distributed more than 270 million LEDs across India. In November I made my first ever visit to India to.
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The HERA Group, from local utility to global sustainable development. A unique approach that could change the way utilities do business around the world
Hera Group is an Italian multi-utility that respects the environment while creating shared value to its customers. Hera is one of Italys biggest local utility companies, a leader in energy, waste management, and water services, serving more than 4 million.
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EEIP will present the ICP project during a mobile VR event at Hannover Messe 2018. ICP brought to Europe to develop a system to give confidence to all stakeholders. The Investor Confidence Project is there to remove many of the complications .
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Increasing the flow of investment into energy efficiency in industry
EEVS survey in the UK shows that over 5 years only 5% of projects were financed by third party finance. Most of the time the investor is the CFO, in fact even if projects are externally financed. In any organisation things that are.
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UPDATE - ICP: Top 2 benefits for energy efficiency project developers
ICP (Investor Confidence Project Europe) delivers a standardised framework for developing energy efficiency projects. Frameworks already exists for buildings and are now being developed for projects in industry, district energy and street lighting. ICP is looking for project developers.
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The EU moves forward on green investments
The EU is looking at easing bank capital rules to spur green investment. The aim is to find an efficient way to direct investment into new technologies such as electric cars and mortgage loans for energy-efficient homes. A report on sustainable finance is expected next month.
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6 principles for a market design that enables the energy transition
Economists at the Université Paris-Dauphine discussed decentralized energy. They stressed how the economic environment for energy utilities is changing in Europe and the US. In this post, we want to focus on one specific aspect that was raised by Prof.
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