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Best Practices to tackle an investor raise

Joule Assets Europe is working with project developers and investors. The upcoming LAUNCH lighting raise session offers project developers the opportunity to pitch to each other and provide feedback in front of a live audience. An opportunity to interact with the investors point of view and receive live response to actual projects being presented to them, will be during the LAUNCH event taking place in Brussels November 27th. During this free event - contractors will be presenting their projects to a panel of investors - and receiving immediate feedback. CLICK HERE for all the latest from the European renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Back to Mail Online home The page you came from was first published on November 27, 2013. Click here for more information on the event in the European Union and the European Commission’s press release. For more information about the event go to the European Solar Fund, or click here for the latest in the EU Solar Energy Fundraiser meetings and the EU solar energy project.

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Blockchain will be the next GDPR
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Blockchain will be the next GDPR

Internet of Things (IIoT), big data, blockchain, digital twin technology are all the building blocks of the evolving ecosystem. Potential applications of blockchain technologies could be: markets for certificates of origin, network management and security, electric vehicle charging and coordination.

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) revises energy lending criteria
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) revises energy lending criteria

The European Investment Bank will phase out support to energy projects reliant on fossil fuels. These projects will not be presented for approval to the EIB Board beyond the end of 2020. All the Banks activities in the energy sector will be fully aligned with the Paris.

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Hungary, Portugal and Poland sign up to EU quantum communication infrastructure initiative
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Hungary, Portugal and Poland sign up to EU quantum communication infrastructure initiative

QCI will help Europe to secure its critical infrastructure and encryption systems against cyber threats. It will also enable data centres to store and exchange information safely. Long-term plan is for the QCI infrastructure to become the backbone for Europes Quantum Internet.

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Sustainable finance: Simplicity liberates action!
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Sustainable finance: Simplicity liberates action!

Energy efficiency financing is one of the foundations of sustainable financing in the EU. TEG identified 67 activities for sustainable finance and emphasised the urgencies for investments that need speedy energy transition. The key objective is categorisation and simplification of financing and investment.

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EIC Accelerator Fund Investment Guidelines available!
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EIC Accelerator Fund Investment Guidelines available!

The EIC Accelerator Fund is a breakthrough initiative of the European Commission. It is the first of its kind EU intervention in direct equity-type investments in combination with grants (blended finance) Investment Guidelines for Applicants detail the main guiding principles.

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What the energy efficiency community can learn from the Club of Rome
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What the energy efficiency community can learn from the Club of Rome

Eceee has been focusing on sufficiency and we are making some inroads there. After the first oil crisis, energy efficiency became a policy option for governments and societies. But improving our efficiency does not necessarily lead to lowering energy demand or reducing GH.

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ICP partners made it!
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ICP partners made it!

ICP Europe is tackling two of the main drivers for energy efficiency markets. Investor Ready Energy EfficiencyTM (IREE) certification scheme in local countries. ICP has trained more than 450 Project Developers and Quality Assurance Assessors across Europe on its.

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More than Ronaldo - How 5 innovative Portuguese companies drive energy efficiency
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More than Ronaldo - How 5 innovative Portuguese companies drive energy efficiency

The ICP framework is a set of Protocols that define a clear roadmap for developing projects. Members of the ICP Project Developer and Quality Assurance network can apply the framework and receive an ICPs Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ (IREE™).

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“Simply not enough”
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“Simply not enough”

The Energy Efficiency Barometer of Industry (EEI) is twice a year gathering the voice of approx. 1,000 companies across 27 manufacturing sectors. EEPs team is working hard with a network of partners to give companies across the world the chance to.

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