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How to record energy performance contracts in national accounts
Publication date: 22 September 2017
Today the Eurostat published a guidance note about the accounting treatment of energy performance contracts.
TRUST EPC SOUTH@EUROPEAN UTILITY WEEK 2017
Publication date: 14 September 2017
Trust EPC South project will be presented during the next European Utility Week (EUW) that will take place in Amsterdam, from 3-5 October 2017.
Understanding energy efficiency in the European Commission’s Clean Energy Package
Publication date: 14 September 2017
Eceee today published a new “Steering through the maze” guide that focuses on energy efficiency aspects within the so-called Winter Package.
BPIE launches factsheet on attracting investment in building renovation
Publication date: 12 September 2017
A new factsheet published by the Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) debunks the myth that attracting private investment in building renovation is ...
TRUST EPC@CLIMATE CHANCE SUMMIT 2017
Publication date: 11 September 2017
Climate Chance is the world summit of non-state actors involved in climate change actions. More than 2000 participants from over 80 countries are expected. B...
TRAINING MATERIALS NOW AVAILABLE ON TRUST EPC WEBSITE
Publication date: 28 July 2017
If you are looking for training materials about EPC basics, the Green Rating tools and financing solutions, you can now find them on a dedicated section on t...
TRUST EPC SOUTH@THE 2nd HAEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Publication date: 27 June 2017
The 2nd HAEE International Conference was held in Athens, Greece, between 18 and 20 May 2017. The Technical University of Crete attended the meeting and pres...
Regional conference on financing energy efficiency in Spain and Portugal
Publication date: 21 June 2017
On June 15th 2017, Trust EPC participated to the Regional conference on financing energy efficiency in Spain and Portugal held in Madrid, Spain.
Investor Days Madrid 2017
Publication date: 15 June 2017
On Monday 10 July 2017, the Investor Day workshop will take place in Madrid.
Horizon 2020 Energy Info Days 2017
Publication date: 8 June 2017
The Energy Information Days will take place from Monday 23 to Wednesday 25 October 2017 in Brussels, Belgium.
EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW 2017)
Publication date: 8 June 2017
The EU Sustainable Energy Week 2017 (EUSEW 2017) will take place from 19 to 25 June 2017, with Energy Days being organised during the whole month of June al...
TRUST EPC SOUTH PRESENTED IN IEEES-9 CONFERENCE IN CROATIA
Publication date: 31 May 2017
Trust EPC South was present at the 9th International Exergy, Energy and Environment Symposium (IEEES-9) which was held in the historical city of Split, Croat...
TRUST EPC SOUTH 5th PROJECT MEETING IN CRETE
Publication date: 30 May 2017
On May 2017 the Trust EPC project consortium had a fruitful 3 days meeting in Chania (Crete) to discuss the overall status of the project.
European Commission: Good practice in energy efficiency
Publication date: 26 April 2017
In November 2016, the European Commission presented the Clean Energy for all Europeans package.
EASME Workshop – Financing Energy Efficiency in Central Europe
Publication date: 26 April 2017
The EASME Workshop aims to share best practice from across Central Europe and further on how energy efficiency investments can be financed.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY OBLIGATION SCHEME IN GREECE
Publication date: 20 April 2017
Τhe Ministry of Environment and Energy of Greece has officially published the Regulation for the operation of Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme (National G...
Green RatingTM White Paper on EPC Assessment and Verification
Publication date: 28 March 2017
A White Paper on the Green RatingTM approach for the assessment and verification of Energy Performance Contract (EPC) investment opportunities is now availab...
EU SUSTAINABLE ENERGY WEEK
Publication date: 23 March 2017
EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW 2017) will take place in Brussels from 19 to 25 June 2017, with Energy Days being organised during the whole month of June ...
EUROSTAT: Share of renewables in the EU still on the rise to almost 17% in 2015
Publication date: 23 March 2017
On 14 March 2017, EUROSTAT, the statistical office of the European Union, issued a press release on the share of renewables in the EU Member States (MS)
EASME Sustainable Investment Forum
Publication date: 23 March 2017
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) holds the third event in the series of Sustainable Energy Investment Forums (SEIF) on 30 ...
World Sustainable Energy Days 2017
Publication date: 13 February 2017
The World Sustainable Energy Days 2017 (WSED17) will take place on 1-3 March 2017 in Wels, Austria, offering a wide platform of events on sustainable energy....
Trust@EASME ENERGY EFFICIENCY MARKET PLACE
Publication date: 25 January 2017
Creara and Bureau Veritas, coordinator and partner of the Trust EPC project, have participated to the ‘Energy Efficiency Finance Market Place’ conference he...
TRUST PRESENTS A NEW RISK ASSESSMENT AND BENCHMARKING TOOL TO SCALE UP INVESTMENTS...
Publication date: 25 January 2017
A new investment assessment and benchmarking tool, based on the existing Green Rating™ methodology developed by Bureau Veritas, is now available to support t...
The SEAF Investor Forum Milan – March 8th 2017
Publication date: 25 January 2017
The next SEAF Investor Forum will be held in Milano on March 8th 2017 and will provide a forum in which investors and contractors can learn from each other i...
European Commission 2030 Energy Strategy
Publication date: 30 November 2016
Today, the European Commission has released its long-awaited winter energy package, gathering legal proposals on energy policies.
TRUST EPC SOUTH PRESENTED AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ASSOCIATION OF BALKAN CHA...
Publication date: 30 November 2016
Trust EPC South project was presented on the 17th of November 2016, at the General Assembly of the Association of Balkan Chambers.
Energy Efficiency Finance Market Place
Publication date: 28 November 2016
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) is organising the Energy Efficiency Finance Market Place on the 18 and 19 January 2017, i...
European Utility Week
Publication date: 7 November 2016
The European Utility Week conference and exhibition will take place on 15-17 November 2016 at Fira Barcelona Gran Via, in Barcelona, Spain.
Microfinance event in Athens on the 24th of October
Publication date: 2 November 2016
On the 24th of October in Athens the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Pancretan Cooperative Bank signed for microfinance guarantee eur 15 million of lo...
CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP IN GREECE
Publication date: 2 November 2016
The Capacity Building Workshop for the tertiary sector in Greece was implemented with great success on the 4th of October 2016 at the Athens Chamber of Comme...
Capacity Building workshop in Zagreb
Publication date: 26 October 2016
On October 21st, the first Capacity Building workshop was organized in Zagreb by the Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar in collaboration with the Croatian Employe...
Trust@the Engineering for Sustainable Development Forum
Publication date: 25 October 2016
On September 29th, Creara and Bureau Veritas, partners of the Trust EPC South project, participated to the “Engineering for Sustainable Development Forum”, o...
Building renovation passports: one step closer towards better homes and deep renov...
Publication date: 24 October 2016
The Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) provides an insightful research on building renovation passports, an evolution of Energy Performance Certif...
Survey by the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction before the COP22
Publication date: 24 October 2016
The Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction is conducting a survey before the international conference on Climate Change in Marrakesh, in November 2016.
Trust EPC South project meeting in Zagreb
Publication date: 10 October 2016
The 4th meeting of the Trust EPC South project took place in Zagreb on October 6/7.
Financing energy efficiency in private housing
Publication date: 15 September 2016
The European Builders Confederation (EBC) and the International Union of Property Owners (UIPI) are organising a series of roundtables on the theme of “Finan...
H2020 Energy Efficiency Info Day 19 September
Publication date: 15 September 2016
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) organises an Information Day on the energy efficiency funding opportunities for 2017 on 1...
First National Discussion Platform Meeting in Croatia
Publication date: 13 September 2016
The Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar, national leader of Trust EPC activities in Croatia, held the first National Discussion Platform meeting at the beginning o...
The European Commission approves support schemes for renewable energy in Luxembour...
Publication date: 8 September 2016
The European Commission has found plans by Luxembourg and Malta to support power generation from renewable sources to be in line with EU state aid rules.
Investor Days: Working Together to Transform Energy Efficiency Across Europe
Publication date: 8 September 2016
The Sustainable Energy Asset Framework (SEAF) and the Investor Confidence Project (ICP), are hosting a series of conferences that bring together Energy Effic...
TRUST EPC@the Engineering for Sustainable Development Forum
Publication date: 1 August 2016
On September 29th,the Trust EPC project will be presented during the “Engineering for Sustainable Development Forum”, organized in Granada -Spain. The Foru...
TRUST EPC@the Covenant of Majors for Climate & Energy
Publication date: 1 August 2016
On June 3rd, Trust EPC was presented and discussed during the Covenant of Mayors webinar . The webinar covered two major issues, of relevance especially in S...
EU Sustainable Energy Week 2016
Publication date: 1 August 2016
The EU Sustainable Energy Week 2016 (EUSEW 2016) took place from 13 to 17 June with local Energy Days being organised across Europe during the whole month o...
FIRST WORKSHOP OF THE EPC MARKET STAKEHOLDERS IN GREECE
Publication date: 27 July 2016
The Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems Lab of the Technical University of Crete, the national leader of the European initiative Trust EPC South in Gree...
First Training ON ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS in Portugal
Publication date: 26 July 2016
On June 22nd 2016, TRUST EPC SOUTH project in collaboration with EPC+, successfully organized the First Training in Portugal focusing the establishment of En...
Europe will be 70% renewable by 2040
Publication date: 23 June 2016
Europe will be 70% renewable by 2040 hanks to a drop in production costs of windmill blades and solar panels.
International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources & Energy Efficiency ...
Publication date: 26 May 2016
The 5th International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources & Energy Efficiency was held in Nicosia, on 5-6 May 2016, bringing together policy makers, ...
Capacity Building Workshop – May the 30th, Rome
Publication date: 10 May 2016
The Capacity Building workshop is a seminar organized by Ambiente Italia in collaboration with Federesco, Officinae Verdi and LifeGate within the European Pr...
Market Report Publication
Publication date: 20 April 2016
A specific report providing a synopsis of the insight on the current Energy Performance Contracts (EPC) market in the tertiary sectors of Croatia, France, Gr...
Training on Energy Performance Contracts in Madrid
Publication date: 13 April 2016
On Thursday 7th of April, the first training on Energy Performance Contracts within TRUST South EPC Project, took place at the Chamber of Commerce and Indust...
Key EPC market stakeholders meet in France
Publication date: 9 March 2016
ENERGIES 2050, France’s national leader of the consortium Trust EPC South, held the first meeting of the French national discussion platform in the 8th of Ma...
The Green Rating™ tool
Publication date: 7 March 2016
One of the main outcomes of Trust EPC South is the upgraded Green Rating™ tool, developed as a sustainable energy investment assessment and benchmarking too...
Towards a smart, efficient and sustainable heating and cooling sector
Publication date: 4 March 2016
European Commission on February 16th presented the first strategy to optimise buildings’ and industries’ heating and cooling, a sector accounting...
Global green building expected to double by 2018
Publication date: 3 March 2016
Global green building is expected to double by 2018, according to a new study from Dodge Data and Analytics and United Technologies Corporation, on which the...
Energy Efficiency specialists discuss the EPC market in Spain
Publication date: 26 February 2016
Creara, as national leader of Trust EPC activities in Spain, held the first National Discussion Platform meeting at the beginning of February in Madrid. The ...
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards
Publication date: 18 February 2016
In recent years sustainability risks and drivers have had a transformational impact on the way in which equity investors approach direct real estate investme...
Results of investments in Energy Efficiency
Publication date: 22 December 2015
The new book Energy Efficiency Market Report 2015 reveals that energy efficiency improvements since 1990 in Iea member countries avoided 870 million tonnes o...
Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction
Publication date: 9 December 2015
Ministers, international organisations, multinational CEOs and civil society leaders launch unprecedented alliance to combat climate change
Green Building Solutions Awards
Publication date: 9 December 2015
8 winners to inspire professionals worldwide To mark the COP21 Buildings Day on December 3, 2015, Construction21, a social media dedicated to all profession...
A way out of crisis
Publication date: 3 December 2015
New research from Greece, Italy, and Spain has shown renewable energy has huge potential in the Mediterranean region – and could also boost economies and cre...
National Launch Day of Horizon 2020
Publication date: 20 November 2015
On November 9th Officinae Verdi took part to the convention organized by APRE for the National Launch Day of Horizon 2020 Proposals for 2016-17 in Rome. OV w...
UN platform to scale up Energy Efficiency
Publication date: 19 November 2015
In October 2015, the United Nations and the governments of France and Peru launched the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform, established in the con...
Europe’s gas emissions fall to record low
Publication date: 13 November 2015
Greenhouse gas emissions in Europe have plunged to the lowest level ever recorded after the EU’s member states reported an estimated 23% drop in emissions be...
Wind and solar energy are cheaper than fossil fuels
Publication date: 19 October 2015
The cost of renewable energy generation is dropping and in some regions is now cheaper than building gas or coal-fuelled power stations. The cost of electric...
26% of the world will run on renewables by 2020
Publication date: 13 October 2015
The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Friday 2nd October released a report, Medium-term renewable energy market report 2015, which found that by 2020, 26 ...
Europe’s investment in renewable energy
Publication date: 15 September 2015
Europe has spearheaded the drive to change from a system of power stations burning fossil fuels to one in which a significant proportion of electricy comes f...
GRESB Introduces Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector
Publication date: 15 July 2015
Amsterdam, June 3, 2015 – GRESB, the leading standard for sustainability performance measurement and benchmarking in the real estate industry, today released...
Data tools supporting improved energy performance of buildings: Evolution and pers...
Publication date: 15 July 2015
The evolution of data tools that are used to improve the energy performance of buildings follows the broader development of data management and processing, a...
New domestic battery by Tesla Motors to live off-grid
Publication date: 23 June 2015
By the summer, Tesla Motors will put Powerhall domestic batteries on the market. They will be used for charging cars, as well as having a constant power supp...