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ICP framework assembles best practices and existing technical standards into a set of Protocols. Developers can apply the ICP framework and receive an ICPs Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ (IREE™) international certification. Many innovative and open minded ESCOs, engineering firms and assurance providers are already ICP certified - and we want to introduce them to you, here are 5 innovative Greek companies. Enerca, Nikolaos Pasialis Energineering Solutions, Marianna Digka Dimand, and Sandra Baer VPC are among the companies who have been certified ICP members. "The lack of energy efficient buildings in Greece and the general economic situation, make us believe that efficiency improvement tools are highly required. The ICP approach might be a solution not only to guarantee financing of projects, but also to proof to possible clients, that specific suggested energy efficiency measures are valid and even more third-party certified," says Enerca.
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Finding our voice
Rod Janssen is President of Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes (EEIP) EEIP is a neutral platform, but we have a voice and promote improved industrial energy efficiency. Janssen challenged the audience that they have to raise their voice.
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5 innovative UK energy efficiency project developers and quality assurance providers
Energy efficiency experts in Europe and US have worked together to increase confidence into investing in energy efficiency. The ICP framework assembles best practices existing technical stards into a set of Protocols that define a clear roadmap for developing projects, determining savings estimates, .
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EU research & innovation tout court
EEIP bridging the gap between EU-funding opportunities and businesses. Free EU-project matchmaking allows enterprises, RandD, companies of any kind to show their preferences in EU projects. All in just 5 minutes. Easy, is not it?.
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This is the training material for the ICP Street Lighting Protocol. It gives you a detailed view on how to use the Protocol, a best-practice guideline to develop Street Lighting projects - from baselining to measurement and verification.
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The Times Are A-Changin’
The European Commission has funded some projects to help de-risk energy efficiency projects. The Investor Confidence Project (ICP) is designed to facilitate the relationship between asset owners and developers by setting up a standardised system that can be monitored, thus giving confidence.
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Waste Heat Recovery - first European industry project certified by the Investor Confidence Project
Investor Confidence Projects awarded to waste heat utilisation project at GMS GOURMET GmbH. The project uses waste heat of two fast cooling plants to support heating demand. It predicts annual energy savings of 635 MWh in natural gas.
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The Investor Confidence Project: The Time is Now
We cannot afford to be negative when there are positive ways forward. The concept of ICP is relatively simple to understand. A potential project in a factory or a district heating system is identified. Someone has to do the necessary calculations to determine viability.
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TOP 3 articles in Energy Efficiency fom the 2nd quarter of 2018
This is the question to understand why organizations do not engage a holistic energy efficiency approach. Costs could be minimized, also carbon emissions might be reduced and the exposure to volatile markets better controlled. Dr Steven Fawkes: How much has the mindset on energy.
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Interview to Rod Janssen - "We can't oversell energy efficiency"
Energy efficiency used to be the poor cousin of renewable energy. Unlike for renewables, targets for efficiency were not binding. Today, more policy-makers claim that energy efficiency must come first. The European Parliament has taken a much more ambitious approach to Energy.
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