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EVO is pleased to announce the release of a white paper on energy efficiency financing and decarbonization. The white paper, What Financial Institutions Need to Consider for Measuring and Monitoring the Decarbonization Impact of Energy Efficiency Loans, provides financial institutions with an overview of the existing protocols to measure decarbonization in energy efficiency investments, the aspects they should consider when selecting a decarbonization protocol for their current and future portfolios, and, more generally, the relevance of properly tracking climate change impact in loan operations.

Brasília / Washington, August 17, 2023 - Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO) and Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI) are pleased to announce an agreement for the delivery of measurement and verification (M&V) training and certification. Under the terms of this agreement, EVO is accrediting SENAI as an IPMVP® training and certification organization in Brazil.

EVO is pleased to announce the publication of an updated International Energy Efficiency Financing Protocol (IEEFP). The objective of the IEEFP is the successful scaling up of investment in building energy efficiency projects through improving the ability of project developers to unlock funds from private banks and investment funds.

We are pleased to announce the release of the IPMVP Core Concepts 2022.

This edition of the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP®) marks the 25th anniversary of the most recognized energy and water savings measurement and verification (M&V) protocols and relevant guidelines.

This update of the IPMVP represents the outcome from a five-year statutory review process which gathered input from the IPMVP’s Technical and Training Committees, EVO's approved instructors, and many other stakeholders worldwide. Hundreds of individual comments were received, analyzed, and discussed with the perspective of either inclusion into the IPMVP Core Concepts or in one of many IPMVP existing or upcoming application guides.

 

EVO has identified the need for guidance on the application of the IPMVP Option D and will be establishing an IPMVP Subcommittee to address the needs. For this reason EVO is calling out for M&V field experts with experience on this topic to join the group.

Following the launch of its new IPMVP® M&V certification programs, Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO) is seeking expressions of interest from potential training and certification partners. EVO is an international NGO that owns the globally recognized International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP).

Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO) is pleased to announce the release of an important document to support measurement and verification (M&V) of energy savings projects: IPMVP Application Guide on Non-Routine Events and Adjustments.

EVO is pleased to announce the creation of two IPMVP certifications for M&V professionals.

Following its policies and procedures, Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO) is launching today the five-year statutory review of the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) Core Concepts and related application guides.

EVO is pleased to announce the release of a white paper entitled Impacts of COVID-19 on Measurement and Verification (M&V) of Energy Savings: Options for Meter-Based Methods – IPMVP and Beyond.

EVO is pleased to announce the release of a white paper entitled IPMVP’s Snapshot on Advanced Measurement & Verification. This paper represents an overview of advanced measurement and verification (M&V) technical state of the art and current industry activities.