ENERGETSKI INSTITUT HRVOJE POZAR

Their core work

EIHP is Croatia's leading energy policy research institute, specializing in energy efficiency monitoring, policy evaluation, and building performance certification. They provide technical analysis and capacity building to support EU energy directive implementation across Central and Eastern Europe. Their practical work spans energy performance contracting, energy labelling, SME energy audits, and building renovation assessment — translating EU policy frameworks into actionable national and regional measures.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In 2015–2018, EIHP focused on foundational energy efficiency governance: multi-level energy policy facilitation (multEE, URBAN LEARNING), energy performance contracting market development (TRUST-EPC-SOUTH, EnPC-INTRANS), and bioenergy promotion (Bioenergy4Business, BiogasAction). From 2019 onward, their work shifted decisively toward monitoring and verification of energy savings, building performance digitalization (BIM, smart readiness indicators, renovation passports), and EU energy label implementation. The later projects also show growing involvement in Central-Eastern European bioeconomy networks and SME-targeted energy audit policy.

EIHP is moving toward digital building performance tools (BIM, smart readiness indicators, data integration) and increasingly serves as a CEE regional knowledge broker for EU energy directive implementation.

How they like to work

EIHP is a pure consortium partner — across 21 projects they have never coordinated, always joining as a participant or third party. They operate in large European consortia (218 unique partners across 36 countries), indicating they are a trusted national expert that large coordinators bring in for Croatian and CEE regional coverage. Their consistent participation across many different consortia suggests they are well-networked and reliable, though they are a contributor rather than a project driver.

EIHP has collaborated with 218 unique partners across 36 countries, giving them one of the broadest networks among Croatian research organizations. Their partnerships span nearly all EU member states, with particular density in Central and Eastern European energy policy circles.

What sets them apart

EIHP occupies a distinct niche as Croatia's go-to institute for EU energy policy implementation and monitoring — they bridge between Brussels-level directives and national-level execution. Their combination of energy efficiency policy expertise with building performance digitalization makes them especially valuable for projects needing CEE country coverage. For consortium builders, they offer a reliable Croatian partner with deep experience in Coordination and Support Actions and strong connections across the BIOEAST region.

Highlights from their portfolio

• REEEM
  Their largest single grant (EUR 172,750) and only RIA project, involving energy system modelling — a step beyond their usual policy coordination work.
• TIMEPAC
  Represents their newest direction combining smart readiness indicators, BIM, and building renovation passports — the digital future of building certification.
• BIOEASTsUP
  Their largest bioeconomy engagement (EUR 130,125), positioning them in the Central-Eastern European circular bioeconomy network through 2023.