<p> Expressions of Interest (EOI)</p><p>Green Cooling Ideas Competition of the Green Cooling Initiative (GCI)</p><p>April 2015</p><p>Deadline for submission of the EOI: May 31, 2015 Green Cooling Initiative: Green Cooling Ideas Competition</p><p>The Green Cooling Initiative (GCI) is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit. GCI’s objective is to promote climate-friendly and energy-efficient cooling technologies in developing and emerging countries. </p><p>At present, the RAC sector causes 10-15% of all global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). The sector grows rapidly especially in developing and emerging countries, and will contribute to climate change even more in the future. The Green Cooling Initiative takes countermeasures to this development through promoting the use of green cooling technologies which operate on climate friendly, natural refrigerants and are energy efficient. With the Green Cooling Technology Partnership Contest, the GCI invites private partners to jointly implement technology partnerships enhancing the use of green cooling in developing and emerging countries.</p><p>Under the scope of this idea competition, GCI pledges contributions to selected green cooling projects worth at least EUR 25,000 and up to EUR 75,000 of the total investment volume. As a general rule, the contribution from GCI can not be more than 50% of the project costs, meaning that only projects with investment volume of at least EUR 50,000 can be granted support (EUR 25,000 from GCI and at least EUR 25,000 from the project partner). Please refer to the Call for Expressions of Interest for more information.</p><p>GCI invites eligible candidates to submit their Expression of Interest using this form until May 31, 2015. </p><p>General information </p><p>Green Cooling Intiative c/o Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Implementing organisation Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1-5 65760 Eschborn</p><p>Internet:www.green-cooling-initiative.org Philipp Munzinger Your contact Tel. +49 (0)6196 79-3374 [email protected] Closing date May 31, 2015 Submit by e-mail to [email protected]</p><p>Please submit the filled entry form to the e-mail address mentioned above (to subject line: Expression of interest – Green Cooling Technology Partnership Contest). A confirmation e-mail will be sent. The evaluation of the submitted proposals will be completed by the end of the following month. There is no legal entitlement to funding from this programme. The Green Cooling Initiative will not reimburse any costs incurred by the company in connection with entering the ideas competition or drafting the concept</p><p>2  Please provide explanation on the ownership of your company and indicate whether the ownership is by majority in the EU or in a developing or emerging country (according to OECD DAC list)  Please indicate whether you apply for a Green Cooling Technology Partnership of category A or category B Notes on completing the entry form: When completing the entry form, please keep within the given space limits and follow the guide questions in your description. Should you express your interest as part of a consortium/working group, we ask you to fill in the above data for each partner and nominate one lead agency. Proposals can be submitted in German or English. Interested applicants can consult with the Green Cooling Initiative before submitting the EoI. For this purpose, please contact Philipp Munzinger ([email protected]).</p><p>Data on the company (In the case of a consortium this needs to be completed for each company. The lead firm needs to be indicated.)</p><p>1. General data Name of company Address</p><p>Website (if applicable) Name of contact (Please give phone number and e-mail address) Legal status Year of foundation Commercial register no.</p><p>2. Ownership Structure There are two categories of Green Cooling Technology Partnerships. With companies with an ownership structure based in the EU by the majority (e.g. technology suppliers or manufacturers), partnerships will be established through a cooperation agreement. With companies or public entities with an ownership structure based in developing or emerging countries (according to OECD DAC list) by majority (e.g. technology suppliers, manufacturers, or end-users), partnerships will be established through a financing contract.</p><p>3 2. Financial data and workforce 2012 2013 2014 Annual turnover in EUR Profit for the year in EUR Economic equity capital in EUR Total assets in EUR Number of staff with permanent appointments</p><p>3. Short description of the public organization / company (max. 20 lines)  Short company profile  What experience does your company have in the green cooling sector? Please list references of past projects and specify which green cooling technology your company has specialized (i.e. which natural refrigerant and which cooling subsector).  To what extent are you already active in the country/region of interest? Please list references if applicable.</p><p>Short description of the project</p><p>1. General data Title Country Term Prime costs Private share covered by the company Requested share covered via GCI Contribution by third parties (if applicable)</p><p>2. The context – problem analysis</p><p>2.1 The sector context (no more than ½ page) Outline the context and framework conditions with reference to the proposed measure in the targeted RAC sector or subsector (focus on immediate project context).</p><p>2.2 The commercial context (no more than ½ pages) Describe concisely and clearly the central problems from the point of view of your company and the causes of these. These must correlate with the objective and the activities planned to achieve the objective. Solutions or results are not required at this point. </p><p>2.3 Business involvement and sustainability (no more than ½ page) Outline briefly your long-term business interests in the country/region and explain how you ensure sustainability. </p><p>4  What business interest of your company underlies your proposal? Please describe your long term business plans in the respective country/region (e.g. branch establishment, long-term purchase agreement with local suppliers, development of new market segments).  What proposed activities go beyond the conventional activities of your own company?  Why can the company not realise the proposal without the Green Cooling Initiative?  How does the proposal focus on green cooling technologies which are energy efficient and operate with natural refrigerants?  What project tasks and components do you expect from the Green Cooling Initiative?  Are any measures that are to be implemented within the framework of this proposal required by law or otherwise officially required?  To what extent does the proposal exceed requirements of this sort?  How do you ensure compliance of your proposal with national standards and regulations relevant for the RAC sector?  How will you ensure that the measure is sustainable once cooperation draws to a close?</p><p>3. Short description of the proposal (no more than 1 page)  What is the substantial objective of your proposal?  Which specific measures and activities are to achieve this objective?  Which measures and activities will your institution execute, and for which components of the project will GCI be in charge for?  With which German/European/international partner or partners in the country (e.g. other companies, organisations, and institutions) will you cooperate in your project? What form will this cooperation take?  What management and monitoring activities are planned?  To what extent is the expertise of your proposed project staff related to the proposed project?</p><p>4. Measures to date and links with other projects/programmes  Which preparatory measures have you taken to date?  Does a direct link exist with other projects/programmes? If so, please describe this link.</p><p>5. Relevance of the proposal for enhancing Green Cooling Technologies (no more than ½ page)  How will your proposal enhance Green Cooling Technologies in the partner country?  How is your proposal innovative and distinguishes from existing projects in the country/region of implementation (e.g. new technology in the local market)?  To what extent does your proposed project contributes to GHG mitigation?</p><p>5 6. Costing Please give a brief breakdown of the incurring costs according to current planning.</p><p>Optional data We affirm that the above information is complete and correct.</p><p>Date, signature</p><p>The following questions are optional. However, we would appreciate your feedback to optimize our communication.</p><p>How did you get into touch with the Green Cooling Initiative? </p><p>______</p><p>Further information</p><p>I wish to receive further information on the Green Cooling Initiative (by mail or e-mail).</p><p>6</p>