Postal Address: PO Box 37 (for Ms. Turilova Kristina), Nizhny Novgorod, 603135, Russia

The Nizhny Novgorod Innovation Center for Energy Saving (NICE) is the governmental scientific institution with the authority to develop and carry out energy saving programs, provide technological and legal support for regional programs and projects aimed at more rational use of energy resources.

Geographically NICE is located in Nizhny Novgorod, the center of Russias Volga Federal District (VFD) that incorporates 15 regions, including six republics, with the population totaling to 31 million people. NICE is active in highly industrialized area that produces 25 % of national industrial output and incorporates 85 % in the automobile, 65 % aircraft and 28 % of petrochemical industries.

In its activities NICE is guided, and assisted, by the Regional Administrations Department of Fuel and Energy, and the Gosenergonadzor energy supervisor in the VFD.

Activities include:

ENERGY POLICY, RESEARCH AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

• Legislation and financial mechanisms for the introduction of energy-efficient and energy saving technologies and equipment;
• Energy saving programs in industries and the budgetary sphere;
• Feasibility studies of investments and business plans for energy saving projects, aimed at the reduction of power energy and gas, heat and water consumption;
• Evaluation of energy-saving potential of adopting new technologies and energy efficient equipment;
• Monitoring of energy efficient projects;
• Methodological guidelines on energy saving;
• Analysis of energy supply reliability.

SERVICES

• Estimation of energy production and transportation costs for consumers;
• Energy audits at companies and institutions (energy and water supply systems);
• Analysis of energy supply reliability

"TURN-KEY" ENERGY SAVING SOLUTIONS