The selected consortium will need to select SMEs among the Enterprise Europe Network’s client-base or new clients that can benefit from direct financial support to third parties of up to EUR 10 000 through a dedicated open and transparent call open to eligible companies (cascade funding). The financial support may be used to cover costs such as: specific energy efficiency audits, contribution to the adoption of energy efficient technologies in production lines, and contribution to investments to increase the energy efficiency of company facilities in view of reducing energy demand and consumption.
The project is expected to carry out dedicated activities such as:
In line with the objectives of the Commission’s winter energy package of July 2022 and the forthcoming SME Relief package announced in President von der Leyen’s State of the European Union speech, DG GROW proposes a new action to support SMEs with their efforts to improve the energy efficiency of their facilities and production lines. This will help them survive the current pressures from increased energy prices.
This action will increase the long-term sustainability of European SMEs, by reducing their environmental impact and increasing their resilience to current or future energy market crises.
It will also lead to new commercial opportunities for SMEs offering technological or non-technological solutions to energy-efficiency related issues, inter alia by giving these SMEs the possibility to test, commercialise and deploy such innovative solutions, and connect with other SMEs needing their solutions.
This action is compatible with the following specific objectives of the SMP that aim at strengthening the competitiveness and sustainability of SMEs and achieving additionally at Union level through measures to:
This action builds upon successful initiatives taken by the existing and consolidated Enterprise Europe Network and its new Sustainability Advisors, introduced in January 2022.
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