The project is characterized by its approach to result in action, thereby both developing a new methodology for adoption of energy audits and applying this to improve energy efficiency. To this end, the project has the following two main objectives: the first is to develop an engagement strategy to put into action the opportunities that emerge from energy audits. This strategy (called “Audit2Action”) will combine technical/engineering tools and capacity building programmes to overcome barriers in investing in energy efficiency and enable the industrial sector to utilize the opportunities identified through energy audits. The strategy will build on an analysis of the current ESM penetration levels in the selected sectors and an assessment of barriers and potential solutions. The second goal is to increase the capacity of high, intermediate, and low-level professionals of the companies to accelerate the uptake of the energy audit outcomes, by putting in place the Audit2Action strategy which will set up and launch a capacity building programme to simplify the process for application of ESM, identified as result of energy audits, on site, with the goal to engage all management levels, professionals and industry associations. Facilitating the participation of company professionals will be key in the capacity building programme since it can contribute to accelerating the uptake of ESM, by removing potential barriers and by increasing the ranking of ESM in the decision-making priorities of the companies. A wider audience, at national and EU level, through conferences, webinars, dialogue events and masterclasses aiming at increasing the critical mass of professionals working with the industry sector supporting the uptake of the ESM but also increasing the network and the impact of the capacity building outcomes.
 
 

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