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- Publication 18 June 2021 WP7 – Exploitation and Sustainability Buildings account for approximately 40% of the whole final energy consumption within European communities (European Commission, 2010). Within this sector, energy is mainly consumed at household level: in 2009, European households were responsible for 68% of total energy used in buildings, mainly for space heating (almost 70%), domestic hot water (14%), lighting and electrical appliances (13%) and cooking (4%). With a share of more than two thirds of the average energy consumed per residential…
- Publication 18 June 2021 D2.1 European EPC market overview The present report aims at providing a summary of the information collected through the Transparense Surveys of October 2013 across the 20 participating EU countries. The Surveys, directed at EPC providers as well as banks and finance houses, were designed in order to obtain information for a comprehensive overview of the existing EPC market in the EU. National reports summarising the information obtained for each country involved and identifying barriers and success factors for the…
- Publication 18 June 2021 Energy Service Companies Market in Europe - Status Report 2010 The present report is the 2007-2010 European ESCO status report, continuing the work of the 'Latest Development of Energy Services Companies across Europe European' (Status Report 2007) published by the European Commission DG Joint Research Center in 2007 and which covered the European ESCO market development during 2005-2007. The first ESCO report of this series is Energy Service Companies in Europe (Status Report 2005) published by the European Commission DG Joint Research Center in 2005. The…
- Publication 18 June 2021 Policy Pathways Brief - Joint Public-Private Approaches for Energy-Efficiency Finance 2017 Financing major investments in energy efficiency projects is a challenge for all sectors of the economy. Vast cost savings are failing to be realised due to limited technical expertise in identifying energy efficiency opportunities combined with inadequate financial knowhow and restricted access to capital. The International Energy Agency has identified four critical factors to guide policy makers in realising these savings opportunities by creating the enabling environment for a range of…
- Publication 18 June 2021 EU Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU) Guidebook for Strong Implementation With the Energy Efficiency Directive the EU has given itself a legal framework to put energy efficiency in the limelight. Reaching the 20% energy savings target by 2020 and paving the way for ongoing energy efficiency improvements will help to embed energy savings and efficiency improvements in energy and economic policies. In a world of finite resources where we are already straining ecological, financial and societal boundaries, the EU should abandon the habit of exploiting the remaining…
- Publication 18 June 2021 L’apport du partenariat public-privé dans le financement des projets en efficacité énergétique : points de repère Cet ouvrage explore certaines des innovations du domaine et notamment celles impliquant le secteur privé dans des partenariats public-privé qui comptent aujourd’hui plusieurs exemples de réussite, objets des études de cas présentés. Il est le fruit d’une collaboration réussie entre l’Institut de l’énergie et de l’environnement de la Francophonie (IEPF), l’Agence de l’efficacité énergétique du Québec et Econoler, une firme canadienne opérant dans le domaine de l’efficacité énergétique. Il s…
- Publication 18 June 2021 Green Services and Emergence and Recovery from the Global Economic Slowdown in Developing Asian Economies The global economic slowdown has again highlighted the vulnerability of export-led development models and economies to downturns in export markets. Economic deepening or “rebalancing” with an emphasis on service-sector development should be—and is becoming—one long-term response to the crisis by Asia's emerging economies. In the long run, sustainable economic development will depend in part on achieving a “green” trajectory of service sector development, in which services help green the …
- Publication 18 June 2021 Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) in Developing Countries Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) provide a promising opportunity to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions through increased energy efficiency, particularly in developing countries where the potential gains are often high. The ESCO concept is a straightforward one, whereby ESCO remuneration is based on the amount of energy saved through the project, thereby reducing the risks of undertaking energy-efficiency projects for clients. Large ESCO industries have been successfully operating in…