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- News 21 June 2021 The ESCO library is now open As part of its mandate, the Global ESCO Network has now gathered the bulk of authoritative literature on Energy Service Companies and made it available in one place, not only for partners of the Global ESCO Network to use, but for all with an interest in ESCOs. The library is organized in 10 categories for ease of reference. Visit the library here. Through dialogues with the global network of ESCO partners it has become clear that there is a demand for exchange of information across borders and…
- Publication 18 June 2021 Public Procurement of Energy Efficiency Services Lessons from International Experience This book explores energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) as a means of overcoming some of the more difficult hurdles in promoting energy efficiency in public facilities. ESPCs represent a very attractive solution to many of the problems that are unique to public agencies, since they involve outsourcing a full project cycle to a service provider. From the detailed audit through implementation and savings verification, ESPCs can relieve public agencies of bureaucratic hassles, while…
- Publication 18 June 2021 Guía F: El modelo de negocio ESCO y los contratos de servicios energéticos por desempeño This volume is part of the Series of Energy Efficiency Guides of the Energy Division of the Inter-American Development Bank, whose publication responds to the lack of easily accessible information in Spanish on issues related to energy efficiency in Latin American countries and the Caribbean. This guide contains concrete examples of projects carried out at the regional and global levels. Each volume deals with specific aspects of energy efficiency, such as the forms of financing and program…
- Publication 18 June 2021 Accelerate the transition to sustainable buildings with energy performance contracts Saving energy in buildings will contribute significantly to our energy and climate targets. There will need to be an enormous acceleration in greening to achieve this goal. Energy performance contracts (EPCs) can play an effective role in this process. In recent years, we have seen a growth in the number and size of these EPCs. Within Europe, the Netherlands is seen as an emerging market.
- Publication 18 June 2021 Report on the European EPC Market Within H2020 guarantEE project, 14 experienced partners will develop innovative business and financing models for performance-based ESCO (Energy Service COmpanies) projects. For rented facilities, the aim is to develop and test solutions adequately sharing costs and benefits between user, building owner and ESCO (triple-win approach). With a special focus on private sector building owners, EPC (Engineering Procurement Construction) contract variants providing enhanced flexibility will be…
- Publication 18 June 2021 Criteria Application Report On Later-Stage And Completed Projects This report adopts a retrospective approach to evaluate quality criteria guidelines (and their relevant assessment criteria) in real life contexts. In order to test each criterion, analysis has taken place after the procurement phase on ‘later-stage’ projects, where contracts had already been signed by the client. Feedback has been gathered through questionnaires which focused on the importance, specific details, possibility to provide evidence, and time consumption of assessment for each…
- Publication 18 June 2021 Buisness Models For Quality Assurance One of the objectives of the QualitEE Project is to implement national quality assurance schemes for energy efficiency services. This is considered to be a critical next step to be taken towards European standardisation. The quality assurance schemes developed for each Country aim to scale up investment in energy efficiency in buildings by establishing quality certification frameworks for energy efficiency services across Europe, which do not currently exist. In the Business models for quality…
- Publication 18 June 2021 Procurement Handbook For Energy Efficiency Services The procurement handbook for energy efficiency services (EES) provides guidance to encourage the application of quality criteria within the procurement phase of a project. The handbook aims to improve knowledge of stakeholders both on the demand side of EES, including public and private clients and facilitators, as well as energy services providers on the supply side of EES. It provides both general background information and detailed advice on the application of quality criteria in Energy…