Jana Szomolányiová

Jana Szomolányiová is a senior consultant at SEVEn and an expert in energy efficiency policy and energy services, with more than 20 years of experience in the field. Her specialisation includes project management and strategic and legislative aspects. She coordinated the IEE Transparense project, which aimed to develop energy services markets in 20 European countries. In addition to her key management role, she was one of the main authors of the European Code for EPC (Energy Performance Contracting). She coordinated the negotiations that led to its adoption by more than 200 actors across Europe and presented the project results at major conferences such as ESCO Europe. She is currently leading the activities of the SEED MICAT project in the Czech Republic, supporting the implementation of energy efficiency using the MICATool multiplier impact calculation tool. Within the framework of the Horizon 2020 project REFINE, she was the main author of case studies focusing on existing refinancing instruments for energy services. She also led the market research on EPCs in 15 European countries in the QualitEE project, also funded by Horizon 2020. Jana was also responsible for activities in the Czech Republic in projects such as EESI2020, ChangeBest, Combines, Re-Co, EESI, Buysmart and others. She holds a master's degree in Economics from Charles University and has been awarded scholarships for research stays in the UK, specifically at the University of Essex and Keele University.