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The objective of the ENNEREG project wasHow can regions contribute to fulfilling the EU’s sustainable energy policy goals? The project, supported by the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme, ran for 3...
View ArticleEnergy saving in municipal buildings, ENSAMB : An innovative approach to...
The Energy saving in municipal building (ENSAMB) project was launched in 2012; it aims to achieve at least 25% energy savings in 120 municipal buildings—representing 11 GWh/year and an estimated...
View ArticleCar-sharing in Dublin
Dublin city council, Ireland has licensed car-sharing company GoCar to operate 50 vehicles in 31 pay-and-display locations across the city. It is estimated that one vehicle in a car-sharing scheme...
View ArticleELENA facility finances energy performance contracting in Italy
ManagEnergy caught up with Claudia Carani of the Modena Energy Agency (AESS) at its recent capacity building workshop in Sardinia where she described recent developments in the municipality’s €54...
View ArticleStructural Cohesion Funds for energy efficiency in buildings 2007-2013: An...
In light of the current economic situation, one way the public sector can invest in building energy efficiency is by using European Structural and Cohesion Funds, financial tools set up to implement...
View ArticleEPC in Croatia, Czech Republic & Denmark
ESCO market in Czech Republic - success factors ManagEnergy capacity building workshops have primarily focused on energy performance contracting in 2012-2013, in support of DG Energy’s campaign. Nils...
View ArticleLeadership for energy efficiency
In conversation with BUILD UP, Rod Janssen, long-term consultant to the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee) talks about the Recast EPBD, low energy buildings and the need for...
View ArticleEU deploys innovative finance tools to improve energy efficiency
Ambitious energy efficiency targets will require significant investment from the private sector. Public authorities are learning fast from innovative financing mechanisms the EU is putting in place to...
View ArticleSustainable energy means business in the Port of Amsterdam
Profitability and sustainability go hand in hand with the Amsterdam Investment Fund; a network of financing tools that is propelling the city towards energy transition. Four years ago, Amsterdam chose...
View ArticleBuilding the energy efficiency marketplace
“Aggressive efficiency improvements will be crucial to limit global warming” states the International Energy Agency’s latest market outlook report on energy efficiency. The buildings sector is...
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