1. Contract Number: IEE/11/885/SI2.615936 - PInE Project Duration: from 17-03-2012 to 16-03-2015 – Date of creation: 03-04-2012 PI N E P ROMOTING I NDUSTRIAL E NERGY E FFICIENCY The sole responsibility for the content of this presentation lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Communities. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

2. Contract Number: IEE/11/885/SI2.615936 - PInE Project Duration: from 17-03-2012 to 16-03-2015 – Date of creation: 03-04-2012 PI N E: PROJECT SUMMARY Main theme: increasing energy efficiency in industrial SMEs Partnership: Technical partners and stakeholder representatives in 7 EU countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Italy, Rumania, Slovakia and Spain) Target group: Industrial SMEs (Manufacturing sector) Objectives: increasing energy efficiency in industrial SMEs up-taking of cost-effective measures, technologies and smart solutions to improve energy performances and cut down energy consumption and related emissions. building a self-financing network/system capable of continuing the activities started during the project lifetime after the end of the project. fostering investments in highly energy-efficient equipment and machinery.

3. Contract Number: IEE/11/885/SI2.615936 - PInE Project Duration: from 17-03-2012 to 16-03-2015 – Date of creation: 03-04-2012 PI N E: THE BACKGROUND Only 29% of European SMEs have introduced measures for preserving energy and resources in their enterprises (compared with 46% of large enterprises); European SMEs are a very significant potential market to stimulate in order to implement energy-saving and energy efficiency measures; The estimated potential energy savings that SMEs can obtain is 30%; The main barriers to the improvement of energy efficiency performances in SMEs are: lack of adequate information (i.e. legislation, subsidies, training on energy management, energy experts), lack of appropriate incentives and insufficient energy management capacity.

4. Contract Number: IEE/11/885/SI2.615936 - PInE Project Duration: from 17-03-2012 to 16-03-2015 – Date of creation: 03-04-2012 PI N E: MAIN STEPS 1.Creation of a common model and tools for auditing procedures, including a set of benchmarks and checklists structured in such a way to be easily replicable also in other countries; 2. Training for scouts and auditors; 3. Scouting: preliminary auditing that will lead to the selection of those companies that will benefit from the full audits; 4. Auditing : in-depth auditing activity, including professional technical advice that will identify short-term and low-investment measures and more significant, longer-term measures, envisaging higher investments; 5. Development of a self-sustaining system: after the end of the project, companies interested in achieving energy savings and increasing their energy efficiency will share the demonstrated energy savings and the consequent monetary savings with the auditors

5. Contract Number: IEE/11/885/SI2.615936 - PInE Project Duration: from 17-03-2012 to 16-03-2015 – Date of creation: 03-04-2012 PI N E: EXPECTED RESULTS 280 preliminary audits carried out in the scouting phase Up taking by Industrial SMEs of cost-effective measures, technologies and smart solutions and an increase in investments to purchase highly energy-efficient equipment and machinery. Guide on energy audits (common methodology and tools to guide auditors and scouts) 140 full audits in the coaching phase € 700.000 : expected cumulative investments made by European industrial SMEs benefitting from full audits in energy efficient equipment and other energy- saving devices 2.172 toe in energy savings in industrial SMEs benefitting from full audits, equivalent to 3.085 toe in primary energy savings and 7.682 t CO2 reduction of greenhouse gas emissions

6. Contract Number: IEE/11/885/SI2.615936 - PInE Project Duration: from 17-03-2012 to 16-03-2015 – Date of creation: 03-04-2012 P ARTNERSHIP : 14 PARTNERS FROM 7 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES Italy: AREA Science Park, Italy - www.areasciencepark.com – Coordinator CONFAPI - Confederazione italiana della piccola e media impresa – http://web.confapi.orgwww.areasciencepark.com http://web.confapi.org Austria: STENUM Environmental Consultancy and Research Company Ltd - http://www.stenum.at/en_home.htm http://www.stenum.at/en_home.htm Chamber of Commerce of Styria - http://www.wkstmk.atwkstmk.at Bulgaria: REAP - Regional Energy Agency of Pazardjik - http://www.reap- save.org/http://www.reap- save.org/ NEST - Association for economic development of trade, business and industry enterprises -http://www.nest-association.org/ Cyprus:http://www.nest-association.org/ Stratagem Energy Consulting Ltd. - http://www.stratagem- ltd.com/index.htmhttp://www.stratagem- ltd.com/index.htm Limassol Chamber of Commerce -http://www.limassolchamber.eu/http://www.limassolchamber.eu Romania: IPA SA - http://www.ipa.ro/ipaen/index.htmlhttp://www.ipa.ro/ipaen/index.html APMCR – Association of the Constructions Materials Producers of Romania - http://www.apmcr.org/eng/index_eng.phphttp://www.apmcr.org/eng/index_eng.php Slovakia : University of Kosice - http://www.upjs.sk/enhttp://www.upjs.sk/en SCCI PRC - Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Prešov Regional Chamber - http://web.sopk.sk/http://web.sopk.sk/ Spain: CIRCE – Centre of Research for Energy Resources and Consumption - http://circe.cps.unizar.es http://circe.cps.unizar.es CREA - Confederación de Empresarios de Aragón - http://www.crea.eshttp://www.crea.es Contacts: Fabio Tomasi (Project Coordinator) AREA Science Park, Trieste - Italy pine@area.trieste.it + 39 040 375 5268