A new paper co-authored by Paula Kivimaa looks at the barriers to building energy efficiency in Finland.
Tag: Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)
New study looks at the barriers to building energy efficiency in Finland
The diffusion of energy service contracting
Energy service contracts involve the outsourcing of energy-related services to a third party, or contractor. This project aims to identify the factors underpinning successful business models, to identify whether, how and under what conditions such models could diffuse more widely, and to assess their potential for reducing energy demand in order to provide recommendations for public policy.
The UK market for energy service contracts is growing
New CIED research suggests energy service contracts are growing rapidly in the UK public sector, delivering substantial energy and carbon savings.
Utilities transforming into energy service providers?
A recent Financial Times (FT) article ‘Crisis-hit European utilities square up to technological revolution‘, argues that the large utilities have underperformed compared to the broader European equity market and, according to the CEO of RWE, are facing ‘the worst structural crisis in the history of energy supply’. The article reports that some utilities are divesting, …