ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES ASBL

Their core work

EEIP is a Brussels-based association that bridges energy policy, industrial efficiency, and investment readiness for Europe's energy-intensive sectors. They specialize in helping industries adopt energy efficiency measures, transition to renewable energy sources, and implement circular economy practices such as industrial symbiosis and waste heat recovery. Their work spans from developing energy audit schemes for SMEs to structuring financial instruments (public-private partnerships) that unlock investment in smart energy efficiency projects, including those targeting energy poverty and social housing.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

EEIP's early H2020 work (2017-2019) centered on industrial process retrofitting, investor confidence building, and technical monitoring for energy-intensive industries — essentially helping factories become more efficient and making the business case for those investments. From 2020 onward, their focus broadened significantly toward systemic and societal dimensions: industrial symbiosis, energy market design, national policy schemes, and energy poverty. The shift from plant-level efficiency to system-level decarbonization and social impact reflects their alignment with the EU Green Deal agenda.

EEIP is moving from technical industrial efficiency toward broader energy transition topics including social housing, energy poverty, and Green Deal policy implementation — expect them to pursue projects at the intersection of industry, society, and climate policy.

How they like to work

EEIP operates exclusively as a project partner, never as coordinator, which positions them as a reliable support organization that brings policy expertise and dissemination capacity without competing for project leadership. With 160 unique consortium partners across 28 countries in just 7 projects, they consistently join large, multi-country consortia — their average consortium size is substantial. This makes them a well-connected network node: easy to work with, broadly experienced across European partnerships, and likely valuable for their association-level reach and ability to mobilize industry networks.

EEIP has collaborated with 160 unique partners across 28 countries — an exceptionally wide network for just 7 projects, reflecting their participation in large pan-European consortia. Their Brussels base and association status make them a natural connector between EU institutions, national bodies, and industrial actors across the continent.

What sets them apart

EEIP occupies a distinctive niche as an industry association that translates between policy, finance, and technical implementation in energy efficiency. Unlike research institutes that focus on technology or consultancies that focus on strategy, EEIP brings the perspective of industrial process operators — the companies that actually need to decarbonize. Their mix of CSA (coordination/support) and IA (innovation action) projects shows they can both shape policy frameworks and participate in hands-on technology deployment, making them a versatile consortium partner for projects that need to bridge the gap between lab results and factory floor adoption.

Highlights from their portfolio

• RETROFEED
  Largest funded project (EUR 725,929) targeting smart retrofitting of process industries with a rich combination of circular economy, bioeconomy, and advanced simulation.
• CORALIS
  Second-largest funding (EUR 431,865) and focused on industrial symbiosis facilitation — a growing strategic area for European industry decarbonization.
• SUPER-i
  Most recent project (2021-2025) marking EEIP's expansion into energy poverty and social housing — a significant thematic departure signaling future direction.