Energy Efficiency Solutions for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Autor: Joanna Southernwood, Grigoris K. Papagiannis, Erudino Llano Güemes, Luisa Sileni
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Proceedings, Vol 65, Iss 1, p 19 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2504-3900
DOI: 10.3390/proceedings2020065019
Popis: Few small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have undertaken an energy audit to date and even fewer have taken action to implement energy-saving measures. Lack of time, knowledge, and finance, coupled with the low priority that SMEs give to energy management, are the most commonly cited barriers to effective energy management in SMEs. Four projects funded by Horizon 2020 (SPEEDIER, SMEmPower Efficiency, E2DRIVER, and Innoveas) have developed innovative capacity-building programmes designed to eliminate these barriers and encourage SMEs to undertake energy audits and implement the recommended energy efficiency measures. This paper presents an overview of the innovations being tested and suggests a series of policy recommendations that could help to drive uptake of energy audits in SMEs.
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