START2ACT Knowledge base for Startups and young SMEs – tools and resources

The following tool has been developed in the frame of the START2ACT project which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.

The mission of the START2ACT project is to support young SMEs and startups to save energy and cut costs at their workplace

guarantEE Downloadable outputs

The following tool has been developed in the frame of the garantEE project which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.

Within guarantEE, 14 experienced partners will develop innovative business and financing models for performance-based ESCO 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).

ODYSSEE-MURE Decomposition Tool

The following tool has been developed in the frame of the ODYSSEE-MURE project which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.

ODYSSEE-MURE Energy Saving Tool

This tool has been developed in the frame of the ODYSSEE-MURE project which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.

Panel2050 Guide for developing an Energy Vision

The following tool has been developed in the frame of the Panel2050 project which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.

This guiding document provides background and support for the process of developing a Local Energy Vision as a vital stage in a roadmapping process.

Panel2050 Tool for developing a Regional Energy Profile

The following tool has been developed in the frame of the Panel2050 project which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.

This Excel tool presents a methodology for devising a Regional Energy Profile – an energy baseline on regional/local level – and offers a standardised presentation of the results.

EmBuild Template for public sector renovation strategies

The following tool has been developed in the frame of the EmBuild project which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme. 

Revolving energy saving fund Litomerice, Czech Republic

With  public  budgets  of  local  authorities  being  very  strained  in  the  Czech  Republic, there  is  a  strong  need  to  use  limited  financial  resources  in  a  smart  way. Before the revolving energy having fund was set-up, this was not the case.

Code of Conduct for Energy Performance Contracting (EPC)

European Code of Conduct for EPC (Energy Performance Contracting) has been developed for energy service providers (ESCOs). The Code of Conduct defines the fundamental values and principles for successful EPC projects preparation and implementation. It constitutes a guarantee of quality of EPC projects. The EPC Code of Conduct is a voluntary commitment and is not legally binding. The key message of Code of Conduct is that EPC represents a fair energy business model. It has been developed within Transparense project and launched in 2014.

FAQs on LED streetlight refurbishment and EPC

This 4-page PDF document contains a compilation of frequently asked questions and answers on streetlight refurbishment with EPC (Energy Performance Contract). the questions were compiled by the EPC facilitation services set un in the context of the Streetlight-EPC project. The EU-Project Streetlight-EPC, funded by the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme, ran from April 2014 to March 2017 with the objective of triggering the market uptake of EPC through street lighting refurbishment projects.