CAE Blog

Practical guides to understand, prepare and document a CAE project.

Ten reference articles with no invented figures, outcomes or eligibility guarantees.

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CAE guides and analysis

Start with the fundamentals or go directly to the sector, equipment or documentary stage you need.

CASE / 01

Energy Savings Certificates in Spain: How the CAE System Works

A practical introduction to Spain's Energy Savings Certificate system, including who participates, how savings are documented and what property owners should check before assigning their savings.

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CASE / 02

The CAE Application Process: Documents, Parties and Control Points

Follow a CAE project from initial screening to submission, with a practical document checklist and clear explanations of each participant's role.

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CASE / 03

Standardised Measures and Non-Standardised Actions in the CAE System

Understand the difference between catalogue-based CAE measures and non-standardised actions, and learn how to choose an appropriate calculation and evidence route.

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CASE / 04

CAE for Homes: Renovations and Energy-Saving Equipment

A homeowner-focused guide to assessing insulation, windows, heating, cooling and other residential improvements for possible CAE eligibility.

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CASE / 05

CAE for Communities of Owners and Shared Building Systems

How communities of owners can prepare communal heating, insulation, lighting and other building projects for a possible CAE application.

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CASE / 06

CAE in Hotels, Retail and Offices

A practical guide to finding and documenting CAE opportunities in tertiary buildings, including HVAC, lighting, refrigeration, controls and heat recovery.

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CASE / 07

CAE for Industry: Motors, Compressed Air and Process Heat

How industrial sites can define baselines, measure savings and prepare evidence for motors, compressed air, process heat and related CAE projects.

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CASE / 08

Energy-Efficient Equipment: CAE Documentation Requirements

A practical evidence guide for equipment replacements, covering invoices, technical sheets, labels, photographs, commissioning records and document control.

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CASE / 09

CAE Eligibility, Evidence and Common Application Errors

A practical review of the mistakes that weaken CAE applications, with checks for scope, baselines, calculations, documents and CAE agreement or private energy-savings transfer contracts.

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CAE, Energy Efficiency and Decarbonisation

How CAE projects fit into wider energy-efficiency and decarbonisation plans without confusing energy savings, renewable generation, emissions reductions and financial claims.

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