Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in the Value Chain — [REEValue]

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The REEValue project aims to generate value-chain collaborations amongst businesses in target NACE codes, through which energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RES) opportunities will be identified and implemented. This will be done by gathering all the latest technical EE, RES, and value-chain collaboration model information, matching this to financial support mechanisms, translating this into easily understood formats for businesses which are transferable to other entities or projects, and carrying out a detailed study into the project’s impact and the potential of value-chain collaborations for EE and RES. Technical information will be gathered from energy audit reports and by analysing the outputs and conclusions of relevant EU projects. This information will be translated into an easily understandable and widely transferrable format. Businesses will be able to use this resource to identify EE, RES opportunities and value-chain collaboration models. The project will also support businesses by matching them to financing measures for EE, RES and value-chain collaboration projects for each participating member state. Two online diagnostic and matching tools will be developed allowing this, designed to be portable to other EU project or entity websites. The project will offer Deep Dive: value-chain collaboration mentoring sessions to support businesses in developing value-chain collaborations. These 3-month programmes will be led by trained and experienced green mentors, with the participation of Sammontana representatives. Sammontana is a large EU company with a highly successful value-chain collaboration model through which EE and RES are integrated into equipment provided to its clients. The project will publish a report analysing project achievements, and providing an inventory of potential EE, RES and value-chain collaboration models for participating businesses, detailing energy savings potential, investment required, and barriers to overcome.