This is a crucial first step. Independent experts need to assess the potential of the project’s technology portfolio, both from a technical perspective (carbon reductions) and from an economic angle [...]

The project team will be responsible for approaching potential participants, coordinating the validation process and facilitating knowledge sharing. It will also take the lead in the dissemination of information on [...]

Each efficiency project starts with an opportunity assessment. This focuses on the applicability and potential gains of innovative technology and results in an integrated assessment of costs, benefits and other [...]

A crucial aspect of this programme is that industrial companies need to receive maximum support, and that such support is tailored to a company’s specific needs and characteristics. Agreement is [...]

The opportunity assessments will analyse which technological solutions are feasible for a particular company. A programmatic approach implies that a team then prioritises these solutions and implements them in phases, [...]

If an opportunity assessment shows that substantial efficiency gains are possible but the required funds are not available from existing budgets, alternative finance mechanisms should be available. Possible solutions include [...]

External funding of efficiency projects requires risk assessments. Currently investors often rely on expensive due diligence models, which focus on financial risks and do not differentiate between investments of different [...]