Overcoming barriers to financing energy-saving solutions in machine-metal industry SMES

On 12 October as part of the renewable energy Fair RE-Energy Expo and Termoexpo-EXPO XXI Warsaw, Poland will be held a seminar "Overcoming barriers to financing energy-saving solutions in machine-metal industry SMES" organized in the framework of the project the EE-METAL under the auspices of the National Association of "respect for Energy and the environment" (a SAPE-Poland).

The purpose of this meeting is to:

• Specify the path for SMEs – from energy audit to address energy efficiency
• An indication of the existing barriers to financing energy-saving solutions and ways to address them
• An indication of the specific funding possibilities for investment in energy efficient solutions
• Bringing the role of ESCO and how they work
• Build awareness of energy efficiency solutions businesses.

Framework programme for the meeting:

11.00-welcoming of participants and speakers

11.00 - 12.00 - SESJA 1 Znaczenie efektywności energetycznej w MŚP

• The importance of energy efficiency in SMEs machine-metal industry-presentation of the project: EE-METAL-MP Polish Clusters SP. z o.o., Coordinator of the Metal Cluster METALIKA
• Energy efficiency of SMES – opportunities and barriers, Rajkiewicz Vice President of the National Agency for energy (FILL)
• Potential to increase energy efficiency in SMEs industry metal-machinery-the Agency respect and Use Energy SP. z o.o.

12.00-13.00 – session 2 possibilities for financing investments in energy efficient solutions

• Funding opportunities for investment in energy efficient solutions on the part of financial institutions – representatives of two financial institutions (banks)

13.00-14.00 – session 3 role of ESCOS in the implementation and financing of energy-saving solutions in SMEs

• Representatives of the two institutions ESCO
• Presentation of the representative of the company features the energy costs

14.00-15.00-a summary of the seminar

-Networking (B2B meetings)