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Report estimates EU energy renovation market at EUR 109 billion in 2015 and 882,900 jobs. The size of the EU renovation market could increase by almost half if a 40% energy savings target is adopted for 2030. This would lead to more than one million additional jobs. The first step towards this transformation is to address the gaps and loopholes identified in the 14 existing EU instruments aiming to increase investments in reducing energy consumption in buildings and their related GHG emissions. Such an overarching framework would streamline reporting and ensure coherence between the investment-climate-energy provisions currently included in at least 14 EU policy instruments. It would also simplify implementation for Member States, avoid double-counting and facilitate compliance checking. This is the first step to this transformation and would address the gap and loopholes in the existing 14 existing instruments aiming for the "Efficiency First" instrument. It suggests a specific recommendation for each of the framework would. the framework would, as required by the better regulation package.
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Industrial heat: An emission free energy source
There is 20-50% of the energy consumed by US industry is ultimately lost as heat. Many facilities around the world can increase their overall effciency and bottom lines by installing waste heat recovery technologies. Waste heat recovery can enhance pro?t.
Read Full articleHow to bring ISO 50001 into life - Automotiv Industry Case Study.pdf
HE Consulting provides a step by step description of how HE Consulting discovered and REALIZED energy saving potential. Case study covers not only how to identify low hanging fruits or in other words savings generated without technical investments. Also reflects on payback time for .
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How much can energy management actually save?
Only 1.5% of medium to large companies in Europe have adopted EN ISO 50001. This figure has to be taken extremely seriously. adoption of energy management could lead to a reduction of European industrys energy consumption of 26% by 2035.
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German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA; ger.) published the results of their work in 2015. In 2015 there has been investments related to energy efficiency funding in generic technologies. The Federal Office supported this by paying out 59,22.
Read Full articleAsset and Energy Management - or ISO 50001 vs ISO 55001
ISO55001, the standard for asset management, takes all these aspects into account. The questions: Is it really necessary to implement more than one standard within an organization? Is it not enough to implement e.g only ISO55000?.
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Securing Energy Efficiency to Secure the Energy Union
JRC report shows energy saving will be in 2030 as the first fuel of Europe. Energy dependency and climate change are mitigated and fossil fuel import bills are lowered. Closing the 2020 energy efficiency gap is the first step towards meeting the 2030 target.
Read Full articleThe difference between implementing and benefitting from ISO50001
ISO50001 has become a widely implemented standard in industry. However, the energy management system often exists only on paper resulting in additional administrative burden and costs. He Consulting briefly describes what is needed to fill the standard to directly contribute to bottom line profit.
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More evidence of problems with EU Emissions Trading System
Tata Steel has benefited from more than £700m in free carbon allowances and offsets. Tata Steels chairman argued that the ETS put its Port Talbot steelworks at a competitive disadvantage. The notion cleaner European steel manufacturers could be forced to.
Read Full articleSmart Metering : Is it really interesting for Industry?
The smart metering is literally the act of using a smart meter. 80% of smart meters roll out in Europe by 2020 is the goal the European Parliament set out in 2009. Smart metering represents as well a technological as an economic approach.
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