The following international energy efficiency leads are compiled from various sources and are provided solely as an informational service (and do not represent an endorsement by ECEE). Verification of these leads is the responsibility of the reader. To receive detailed information on the leads or begin receiving the Flash via e-mail, contact ECEE (e-mail info@ecee.org, fax 202-842-1565, phone 202-371-2779).

Below is a special opportunity to partner under the EcoLinks program and perform energy audits in Romania. For more information, please contact:
Ioana Hartshorn
EcoLinks Program Officer
tel: 202-326-7814, fax: 202-326-7774
e-mail: ihartshorn@iie.org
website: www.ecolinks.org

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EcoLinks Partners June1999

If you are interested to work together with organizations in CEE/NIS in applying for an ECOLINKS Grant and implementing one of the projects described below, please respond by JUNE 11! **********************************************************************

1) Topic: Global Climate Change (GCC)
Country: Romania
Company/Organization: Local administration of 6th district, Bucharest

The Office of Local Administration of 6th district in Bucharest (the capital of Romania) is a mid size local authority responsible with economic development, trade, fees and taxes, environment, welfare, and building the relationship with community. If awarded, the Challenge Grant will fund an energy audit of the district heating system. They are looking for a US Consulting firm to assist them in the implementation of the energy audit, including the development of a program and recommendations for system retrofit.

4) Topic: Cleaner Production/ Global Climate Change
Country: Romania
Company: APATERM SA

Formerly a state controlled enterprise of Galati, a mid size city in Southern Romania, SC APATERM SA is now a privatized company responsible for water and waste water management, and energy distribution. If their application is awarded, the team will work on a feasibility study to assess different options to reduce energy consumption at the drinking water pumping station. They are looking for a US company with similar activities or expertise in the field. The US partner should also be able to facilitate contacts with materials and equipment suppliers, and financial institutions.

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EcoLinks is an US Agency for International Development funded program seeking practical, market based solutions to industrial and urban environmental problems in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States (CEE/NIS region). Through the partnership grants, EcoLinks promotes environmental partnerships between businesses, local governments, and associations of businesses and local governments from CEE/NIS with their US counterparts. Competitively awarded Challenge Grants of up to $50,000 are available to eligible organizations from CEE/NIS to carry one-year partnership activities in the region. Partners from the region and the US receive direct funding from EcoLinks and must jointly manage the grant. For further information on our program, please refer to the EcoLinks website, at www.ecolinks.org.

To this end, EcoLinks facilitates partnerships for the Challenge Grant applicants from CEE/NIS (Project Leaders) that have project concepts already screened by EcoLinks staff in the region. They are looking for US Partners to work on the application. If the application is awarded a Challenge Grant, the team will jointly implement the project. The following are summaries of proposed projects for this cycle of the Challenge Grants. EcoLinks wants to find US Partners for the applicant organizations in CEE/NIS while assisting US organizations in finding opportunities that expand their business in the emerging, regional environmental market.
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Updated: 03/29/02