The CSI Europe Network has created a Financial Instruments Toolkit, which provides an introduction to financial instruments to support urban development and highlights key issues for successful implementation.
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is an open source database of 7,800 energy efficiency investment projects (including 5,094 buildings’ projects), disclosing market data to increase transparency, facilitate performance monitoring and benchmarking, and highlight the economic rationale for more energy efficiency investments in Europe. DEEP provides factsheets and case studies of financial institutions deploying capital into energy efficiency and welcomes data contributions.
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Improve your know-how on Energy Performance Contracting by accessing the various training materials, handbooks, tools, model contracts or tender documents developed under the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme and other initiatives. The documents are available in all EU languages.
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Fi compass is a platform for advisory services on financial instruments under the European Structural and Investment funds (ESIF) and microfinance under the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI). fi-compass is provided by the European Commission in partnership with the European Investment Bank. fi-compass is designed to support ESIF managing authorities, EaSI microfinance providers and other interested parties, by providing practical know-how and learning tools on financial instruments. These will include “how-to” manuals, factsheets for quick reference, e-learning modules, face-to-face training seminars and networking events. The fi-compass website will progressively become the knowledge hub for ESIF Financial Instruments.
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Financing schemes increasing energy efficiency and renewable energy use in public and private buildings by Infinite Solutions features 9 existing local and regional financing schemes aiming at increasing energy efficiency and renewable energy use in public and private buildings. The website also offers detailed descriptions of several examples developed by various European cities.
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ICP Protocols are an industry best practice assembly of existing standards, practices, and documentation in order to create the data necessary to enable underwriting or managing of energy performance risk. ICP system standardizes how energy efficiency projects are developed, maintained and measured, thus promises mass-scale financing for the building renovation market.
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ZEBRA2020 data tool presents an overview of the current building stock including renovation and construction and monitors Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) activities by country.