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EEIP will present the ICP project during a mobile VR event at Hannover Messe 2018. The Investor Confidence Project is there to remove many of the complications and risks in improving your company's energy performance. It ensures that the process of choosing what to do, how to do it and how to finance it is standardised. There are still concerns that investing in energy efficiency is risky. ICP is designed to change that. ICP started with investments in buildings and is now broadening the scope to include industry, district energy and street lighting through a two-year project funded by the European Commission. To improve competitiveness, we need to ensure costs are minimised and reduce transaction costs and reduce due diligence-related transaction costs. The project will work with all of those involved in the project cycle from owners through to project developers and verifiers. We need to make sure that the protocols are robust, technical forums are being set up to review the project.
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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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Onward we go – starting the credentialing process for ICP Europe industry projects
The Investor Confidence Project was brought to Europe to develop a system to give confidence to all active stakeholders. There are still concerns that investing in energy efficiency is risky. ICP Europe has now broadened the scope to include industry (large and small),.
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We accelerate the Energy Transition.
#AccelerateET is a social media initiative run by the European Copper Institute. It aims to amplify the most powerful views and statements from the EU champions of the energy transition. This campaign will start with the State of the Energy Union on November 24.
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District Energy: We need your technical expertise - help us “unlock” access to financing
The Investor Confidence Project was brought to Europe to develop a system to give confidence to all active stakeholders. There are still concerns that investing in energy efficiency is risky. ICP Europe will soon convene a Technical Forum for district energy, following one for.
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Energy Flexibility Initiative from the University of Stuttgart
Stefan Buettner is the head of International Affairs and Strategy at the University of Stuttgart. He says flexibility potentials within the aluminium industry alone add up to 13,200 MWh - equivalent to 1/3 of Germanys total pump storage.
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Street Lighting: help us unlock access to financing - we need your technical knowledge
Investor Confidence Project was brought to Europe to give confidence to all stakeholders. There are still concerns that investing in energy efficiency is risky. ICP Europe will soon convene a Technical Forum for street lighting. We need your technical knowledge to help.
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