2017 was a positive year for the Italian energy efficiency industry, effectively in its “second wave” of major growth, according to The Italian Energy Efficiency Report 2018, published last June by the Politecnico di Milano Energy & Strategy Group.
Last month, Joule Assets Europe become a member of FIRE – the Italian Federation for Energy Efficiency. We were fortunate to sit down with Managing Director, Dario Di Santo, to discuss FIRE’s role in Italy, the impact of energy efficiency on the EU’s 2030 climate objectives, and how the Italian ESCO market has evolved over the past 20 years.
Storytelling has the power to force change. In a community, it can share perspectives, experiences and engage others. It often highlights our past as well as where we aim to go. It is the role of leaders and citizens to continue to tell their stories.
Speeding project deployment and unlocking finance at scale
In Europe, buildings are responsible for the largest share of final energy consumption (40%). Despite buildings presenting significant potential for CO2 reduction, change isn’t happening fast enough to meet our 2030 climate targets.
This article explores developments and shifting mindsets in the energy efficiency market that Joule Assets Europe has experienced during the two years development period of eQuad through the SEAF H2020 project.
Joule: /jool/ noun. The standard unit of energy.
