The Energy Efficiency Watch Initiative recently stated “the market for third party financing schemes such as EPC (or contract energy management) has grown in the recent years. More and more enterprises and public administrations are completely outsourcing their buildings assets or facility management including maintenance to ESCOs”.

However, when we look at individual markets, it is clear that Europe’s ESCO’s are not developing in the same pace. Germany, for instance refers to itself as a mature market. In The Netherlands, although a lot of energy efficiency projects are deployed, the principle of an Energy Service Company is not commonplace. Nevertheless there are promising potentials for ESCO services in whole Europe. This compounded with the continual question of “What exactly is an ESCO” has led us to introduce the ‘ESCO University’.

In cooperation with the Berliner Energieagentur Gmbh, we will offer 6 hours training into the basic principles of an Energy Service Company and their objective.

Course Outline:
- Overview of the market in Europe
- Potentials for and benefits of ESCOs
- Introduction in ESCO Schemes
- Differentiations between operation, delivery and performance contracting
- Customer groups, Obstacles and success factors
- Examples of projects

Target Audience:
- Representatives of the start-up ESCOs
- Representatives involved in energy efficiency projects
- Utilities energy services and DSM department representatives
- Representatives of supplying companies to ESCOs

About the University leaders

Susanne Berger graduated at the Technical University of Berlin with a degree in Environmental Engineering. Since 4 years she is working for the Berliner Energieagentur GmbH as Project Manager. Her key qualifications are:

- Design, management, realization of energy efficiency projects
- Potential studies and concepts for public and private buildings
- Energy management and advice for several public clients
- Energy concepts focused on solar thermal energy use

Udo Schlopsnies studied at the Technical University of Berlin and has a degree in Building Services Engineering. He works for the Berliner Energieagentur GmbH since August in 2000. His present position is Project Leader Energy Saving Partnership / Senior Expert EPC. His key qualifications are:
- Design, management, realization of energy efficiency projects
- Management of tender procedures (contracting models)
- Development of model contracts, standard tools and guidelines for contracting in public buildings
- Potential studies and concepts for public and private buildings
- Energy management and advice for several public clients

About The Berliner Energieagentur GmbH

The Berliner Energieagentur GmbH is a private Energy Service Company. The agency was founded in 1992 on the initiative of the Berlin House of Representatives to open up energy saving potentials and to promote the use of renewable energies. Equal shareholders are the State of Berlin, Vattenfall Wärme AG, GASAG Berliner Gaswerke Aktiengesellschaft and KfW Bankengruppe.

Price: 325 Euro
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Limited places available!