How to finance energy renovation of residential buildings: Review of current and emerging financing instruments in the EU

P Bertoldi, M Economidou, V Palermo… - Wiley …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Paris Agreement goals require net‐zero CO2 emissions by mid‐century. The
European Commission in its recent proposal for climate and energy strategy for 2050 …

A critical review of China's rapidly develo** renewable energy and energy efficiency policies

K Lo - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Renewable energy and energy efficiency (REEE) policies have far-reaching implications for
energy security, climate change, economic competitiveness, pollution, and human …

Technical skills, disinterest and non-functional regulation: Barriers to building energy efficiency in Finland viewed by energy service companies

HL Kangas, D Lazarevic, P Kivimaa - Energy Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Energy inefficiency in the building stock is a substantial contributor to climate change.
Integrated energy service companies (IESCs) have a potentially important role in improving …

Adoption of energy-efficiency measures in SMEs—An empirical analysis based on energy audit data from Germany

T Fleiter, J Schleich, P Ravivanpong - Energy policy, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper empirically investigates factors driving the adoption of energy-efficiency
measures by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Our analyses are based on cross …

[HTML][HTML] The role of one-stop shops in energy renovation-a comparative analysis of OSSs cases in Europe

P Bertoldi, B Boza-Kiss, N Della Valle… - Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
With energy transition setting the ground for innovation and new ways of conducting
business, one-stop shops (OSSs) have recently gained momentum in the renovation market …

Incentives for green retrofits: An evolutionary game analysis on Public-Private-Partnership reconstruction of buildings

X Yang, J Zhang, GQ Shen, Y Yan - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
To solve the problems of existing buildings with high energy consumption, the government
has organized for private sectors to implement green retrofits for the Public-Private …

Analysis of barriers and drivers for the development of the ESCO markets in Europe

P Bertoldi, B Boza-Kiss - Energy Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and Energy Performance Contracting (EPC)
are seen as private-sector delivery mechanisms for energy efficiency, and understanding …

The co-evolutionary relationship between Energy Service Companies and the UK energy system: Implications for a low-carbon transition

MJ Hannon, TJ Foxon, WF Gale - Energy Policy, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The Energy Service Company (ESCo) business model is designed to reward
businesses by satisfying consumers' energy needs at less cost and with fewer carbon …

Public-private partnerships for energy efficiency projects: A win-win model to choose the energy performance contracting structure

N Carbonara, R Pellegrino - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
To stimulate private sector investments and promote energy efficiency, in recent years
through Public Private Partnership arrangements, the public sector uses private companies …

Risks in energy performance contracting (EPC) projects

P Lee, PTI Lam, WL Lee - Energy and Buildings, 2015 - Elsevier
Compared with conventional energy retrofit projects, Energy Performance Contracting (EPC)
projects present a different risk picture to the contracting parties as its primary focus is to …