31/10/2018
The QualitEE project has published its first two training modules to share knowledge about energy efficiency services, and evaluation of their technical and financial quality, gained during the project. The training modules are designed for energy service providers, clients, facilitators,…
19/07/2018
To drive quality improvement and standardisation quality criteria need to be institutionalised, and hence the QualitEE project aims to kick start national quality assurance schemes for energy efficiency services in at least eight European countries. To inform this process, existing…
18/06/2018
The QualitEE project consulted its European Advisory Board and key European stakeholders on draft Financial Guidelines for Energy Efficiency Services and more generally how to increase the levels of third party finance going into energy saving projects. Christof Amann, from…
07/06/2018
Mr. Geert Goorden, Project Manager at Factor 4 and Mr. Pierre Langlois, Chair of the Board of EVO, co-presented the QualitEE-project at the EU Sustainable Energy Week in Brussels. A overview was given of the current status of the development…
10/05/2018
Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Commission, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have launched a new Practitioner’s Guide on the Statistical Treatment of Energy Performance Contracts. This Guide follows the 2017 Eurostat Guidance note on the revised treatment…
19/02/2018
Funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, the QualitEE project aims to increase investment in energy efficiency services in the building sector within Europe and improve trust in service providers.This will be achieved by developing quality assessment criteria and implementing national level quality assurance schemes. Read…
02/02/2018
The QualitEE project has reached a key milestone by publishing the draft Guidelines of European Technical Quality Criteria. The guidelines are designed to break down the key aspects within energy efficiency services into components that can be individually assessed for quality,…
05/01/2018
Ispra (VA) Italy – The Joint Research Council (JRC) have published a new report “Energy Service Companies in the EU: Status review and recommendations for further market development with a focus on Energy Performance Contracting”. Following their previous study, released…
05/01/2018
Prague – Czech partners for the QualitEE project – SEVEn – held a half day workshop for European and Czech stakeholders to discuss existing best practices and potential new business models for quality assurance of energy efficiency services. The Czech…
22/06/2017
Brussels – The CEN/CENELEC Sector Forum Energy Management (SFEM) Working Group on Financing Tools for Energy Efficiency on 22nd June 2017 agreed to pursue the proposal of drafting a new standard of Minimum Technical Requirements for Energy Performance Contracting (EPC).…