EasyPro Newsletter: Issue 7
Welcome to the seventh edition of the EasyPro quarterly newsletter!
It’s been a busy Winter for EasyPro, an EU project that will make Irish universities carbon neutral through an Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) facilitation service. In this newsletter, we will recap all the key activities that have taken place since January 2026, including EasyPro’s Third General Assembly Meeting, EasyPro’s mention in CINEA’s news blog, our presentation in Berlin, and much more.
EasyPro’s Third General Assembly Meeting
On 4th February, the EasyPro consortium met at the Tyndall Institute in Cork, Ireland, for the third General Assembly meeting. At the meeting, the EasyPro partners shared updates on their respective work packages at 18 months into the project. They also planned the next steps in making Irish universities carbon neutral via the project’s Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) facilitation service. This included: the project’s mini competitions for ESCOs that will use a Competitive Dialogue procurement procedure; and plans to extend the EasyPro facilitation service to other higher education organisations including Educational and Training Boards, as well as the wider public sector, including local authorities and government department buildings.
Read more about the meeting here and watch the video on our YouTube channel. Don’t forget to subscribe!
What we’re reading: EasyPro’s mention in CINEA’s news blog
On 13th January, EasyPro was one of three projects mentioned in CINEA’s news blog about the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) Energy Fair. The EUSEW Energy Fair is the biggest event dedicated to energy efficiency and renewables in Europe, with over 2000 visitors and over 35 stands made up of multiple projects. This highlight is international recognition that EasyPro contributes to a clean, secure and competitive Energy Union and that our consortium sparks dialogue about solutions that can be scaled, replicated and adapted across Europe. EasyPro’s popularity at the fair also speaks to the project’s goal, its clear messaging and eye-catching dissemination material.
Read CINEA’s news blog here.
Guess what? Another social media milestone!
EasyPro now has over 400 LinkedIn followers! We would like to thank you all yet again, dear readers, for your continued interest in, engagement with and support of our project. We endeavour to provide you with all the latest EasyPro updates and news.
Look out for our new social media series ‘5 MORE Things you may not know about EasyPro’, which will share fun facts about the EasyPro project and explore topics related to all things EPC. Also coming up is our exciting new interview series with the EasyPro project partners, as where you can find out about the biggest barriers to EPC adoption in the public sector and how to overcome them, as well as the future of EPC in Ireland.
Upcoming events
On 29th-30th June, EasyPro will present at the 4th European Congress on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development in Berlin. EasyPro’s project coordinator, Dr Luciano De Tomassi, will present a paper entitled ‘Energy Performance Contracting in the Higher Education Sector in Ireland: Challenges and Opportunities’.
This peer-reviewed conference will gather researchers, professors, scientists, entrepreneurs and practitioners across the world to share advanced, eco friendly energy solutions for competitive advantage and cost savings in the progressive industrial and business sectors. The event will features presentations, panel discussions and interaction with industry leaders and experts. We look forward to contributing to solutions for renewable energy and a sustainable future.
Until next time
That’s all for this edition of the EasyPro newsletter!
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The next and eighth EasyPro newsletter will be published in June 2026.
