Interregional Cooperation as a key tool for the achievement of strategic energy and climate targets: the experience of the INTERREG IVC RENERGY and SEE RE- SEEties projects Carmelina Cosmi & Monica Salvia ([email protected]; [email protected]) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (CNR-IMAA) Energy-Environmental Planning and Modelling (EPM) unit International Conference on “Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2015” Bolzano/Bozen November 19, 2015
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Interregional Cooperation as a key tool for the achievement of strategic energy and climate targets: the experience of the INTERREG IVC RENERGY and SEE RE-SEEties projects
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (CNR-IMAA)Energy-Environmental Planning and Modelling (EPM) unit
International Conference on “Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2015”
Bolzano/Bozen November 19, 2015
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The EU policy The Interregional Cooperation Programmes The RE-SEEties project The RE-SEEties methodological toolkit The RENERGY project The RENERGY twofold methodology: How to build a Local Implementation Plan How to maximise stakeholders’ engagement
Key conclusions
Agenda
The EU energy and climate policyThe European Parliament adopted in the December 2008 the Climate and Energy Package, defining the so-called "20-20-20" policy, in which three key objectives for 2020 were set: 20% reduction in EU GHG emissions from 1990 levels Raising the share of EU energy consumption produced from
renewable resources to 20% 20% improvement in the EU's energy efficiency increase the level of biofuels in transport fuel to 10%
The European Union in the Energy Roadmap 2050, is committed to reducing its GHG emissions to 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050. thanks to increased innovation and investment in clean technologies and low- or zero-carbon energy.
EU countries have agreed on a new 2030 Framework for climate and energy, which includes EU-wide targets and policy objectives for the period between 2020 and 2030.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS A policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030 /* COM/2014/015 final */
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A resource-efficient Europe :Flagship initiative of the Europe 2020 Strategy
It supports the shift towards a resource-efficient, low-carbon economy to achieve sustainable growth.
It provides a long-term framework for actions in many policy areas, supporting policy agendas for climate change, energy, transport, industry, raw materials, agriculture, fisheries, biodiversity and regional development.
Resource Efficiency: the EU strategy
http://ec.europa.eu/resource-efficient-europe/
Increasing resource efficiency is key to securing growth and jobs for Europe. It will bring major economic opportunities, improve productivity, drive down costs and boost competitiveness.
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Cities and resource efficiency
More than 2/3 of the European population lives in urban areas and most of activities related to production and consumption of goods and services is concentrated in cities: Trends of energy consumption and waste generation are expected to
increase steadily in the future…… as well as cities’ contribution to global GHG emissions (about 80%).
Resource efficiency demands a reorganization of urban functions, i.e.:
Reorganization of the build infrastructure, e.g. working
towards a smart grid or low-carbon economy
Reorganization in the use of resources e.g. promoting a shared economy or opportunities of urban mining, reuse and upcycling
Resource efficiency requires a technological as well as social and cultural shift
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Initiatives at local scale
The EU and national challenges on climate and energy issues have been acknowledged by local authorities, committing themselves to improve the quality of life of the people living in their towns through sustainable urban development. Many initiatives are being carried out in this directions at European level, among which: Energy Cities , the European Association of local authorities promoting energy efficiency,
renewable energy and distributed generation; CONCERTO, the initiative launched by the EC to support local communities in developing and
demonstrating concrete strategies and actions that are both sustainable and highly energy efficient,
Covenant of Mayors, a commitment by signatory towns and cities to go beyond the objectives of EU energy policy in terms of reduction in CO2 emissions through enhanced energy efficiency and cleaner energy production and use,
Smart Cities initiatives aimed to demonstrate that the citizens’ quality of life and local economies can be improved through investments in energy efficiency and reduction of carbon emissions.
South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme, RE-SEEties Project “Towards resource efficient urban communities in SEE” (2012-2014) www.re-seeties.eu
INTERREG IVC “Regional Strategies for Energy Conscious Communities” RENERGY (2012-2014) http://www.renergyproject.eu/
The Interregional CooperationInterregional cooperation brings together partners from all over Europe to find shared
solutions in response to energy and climate challenges as well as to support innovation.
This mutual learning is strongly based on the exchange of knowledge and good practicesthat allows European regions to develop and deliver better regional policy with a long-term perspective and to exploit their full potential, improving their living conditions.
The territorial cooperation of European communities is currently supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the novel Interreg EuropeProgramme built on the forerunner INTERREG IVC and the three new programmessucceeding South East Europe in the next seven years: ADRION, Balkan-Mediterranean, and Danube.
The RE-SEEties project“Towards resource efficient urban communities in SEE” South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Program - 4th (final) call for proposals Priority Axis: Protection and improvement of the environment Area of intervention: Promote energy & resource efficiency Project duration: 01/10/2012 – 30/09/2014 (24 months) Budget: 2,249,104 EUR
Why? Europe is facing problems of excessive energy
consumption and uncontrolled waste production.These trends are expected to increase in the future. In South East Europe (SEE) there is a general need
to address resource inefficiency through more innovative approaches on the part of governments and citizens alike.
Who?The Local Government of Budapest District 18, HungaryMunicipality of Aigaleo, GreeceMunicipality of Potenza, Italy City of Nitra, SlovakiaCity of Skopje, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Harghita County Council, RomaniaCity Municipality Ptuj, SloveniaCity of Ivanic-Grad, CroatiaCentre Renewable Energy Sources and Saving, GreeceNational Research Council of Italy - Institute of Methodologies
for Environmental Analysis, ItalyEnergiaklub Climate Policy Institute and Applied
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What is the RE-SEEties solution?INTEGRATING WASTE AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS to shed light on challenges related to excess energy consumption and waste
production and to highlight opportunities, also in terms of awareness raising.
FOCUS ON CITY LEADERSHIPCity leaderships have a major role to play in influencing and incentivizing
changed behaviours at local and regional levels. Municipal actors are the core focus of the RE-SEEties project. Eight SEE cities and regions were selected to design and implement these new
resource efficiency strategies . These cities and regions are supported by a consortium of professional
institutions having expertise and dissemination power in the field.
RESULTSPartner cities with improved capacity in integrated strategic planning and
policy-making in the fields of energy efficiency, RES and waste valorisationEnergy, waste and GHG forecastingRES feasibility studies
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RE-SEEties – WP4“Strategies to enhance integrated municipality strategy and planning competences”
To provide municipalities a suited toolkit in order to: achieve sustainability targets in terms of resource
efficiency (waste and energy focus). define town-specific municipality strategies & action plans assess and evaluate the progress of each partner's local
strategy building
To support decision-making on local energy planning and waste management strategies, through:
a detailed description of the present energy and waste management systems (baseline) which is also a prerequisite for the application of effective forecasting methodologies.
a comprehensive evaluation of alternative pathways, demonstrating the benefits of the proposed actions/policies.
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Acquiring knowledge about PPs
City Country Energy Waste
The Local Government of Budapest Distr. 18
Hungary N.A. N.A.
Municipality of Aigaleo
Greece N.A.The TEE KENAK tool (energy efficiency of buildings) will be purchased
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Municipality of Potenza
Italy
City of Nitra Slovakia
City of Skopje FYRM EU SEAP manual / Methodology Framework Waste Management Plan for City of Skopje (2010-2015)
Miercurea Ciuc Romania
City Municipality Ptuj Slovenia •Local energy concept is a tool for monitoring the effectiveness of the implementation of the Action Plan of the concept of local energy.
•Energy accounting program is a tool for efficient use of energy in buildings and a regular monitoring and recording energy use, energy, water and their costs.
MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM THE MUNICIPALITY PTUJ 2008-2013.Method from "door to door "with colored bins and bags (bags for households, bins for blocks).CO2ZW tool provides a means of calculating the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (in carbon dioxide equivalents) emanating from the waste operations of European municipalities.
City of Ivanic-Grad Croatia REGEA uses LEAP - The Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System for making long term prognosis. COPERT – for GHG emissions in transport
Data, methods and tools currently used by RE-SEEties’ city partners in their planning activities
Benefitting from previous experiencesMain outcomes of previous projects
Internationally recognized methods and tools Wide range of tools to support decision-making in energy and waste currently
available based on different mathematical approaches These tools generally require a medium-high level of expertise, which is not
frequently available in local public administrations. What is more, energy forecasting is a quite complex issue where easy-to-use models
or tools are not available in scientific literature.
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The ICLEI tool in briefTo run the GHG inventory tool (calculator) Local Governments should complete the emissions inventory of two main blocks:
Together, these inventories provide municipalities with valuable baseline information to help them: understand where emissions are released and develop a strategic approach to reducing GHG emissions.identify key priority areas and activities that address the largest emissions sourcesprovide reference points from which the local government can measure achievements as emissions reduction actions are implemented. inform the City Council and report to others the inventory results
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The CO2ZW waste management tool:•PROS:
• freely available, with an user friendly interface•calculates GHG emissions (in CO2eq) emanating from the waste operations at city level •is an Excel-based calculator which, with the input of municipality-specific waste data (or national data as a default)
Pros & Cons of the proposed toolsThe LCA-IWM waste prognosis model:
•PROS: • freely available, with a very user friendly interface
•CONS:• As the tool could not be updated since the end of the project (2005), the prognostic model is based on outdated socio-economic forecasts with a base year of 2004/2005. Historic data as starting points ended in 2002.
The ICLEI tool:•PROS:
• Excel-based and freely available• Baseline Emissions Inventories (BEI) in a SEAP format (CoM_BEI)
•CONS:• No energy forecasting• IPCC GHG emission factors can be substituted/updated • Only waste-to-landfill disposal (Local Government + Community)•“Local Government Operations” are adequately addresses but the “Community” side requires data not commonly available at city level
Energy forecasting:•PROS:
• estimates in various sectors by using as input projections and estimates of primary parameters
•CONS:• It is not easy to use by municipalities
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• Implementation of a new“add-in” spreadsheet tool tofacilitate calculation of the input parameters of ICLEI tool
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• Baseline Emissions Inventories (BEI) in a SEAP format
• Easy characterization of “Local Government Operations” energy balances
• Difficult computation of the Community” energy side
ICLEI BasicClimate Toolkit •Simplified energy system
model based on data commonly available at city level
RE-SEEtiesIntegrated Toolkit
Development of an “add-in” toolto support feeding the ICLEI
“Community” spreadsheetsbased on primary information
and using proxy variables where no data exist
as a fundamental input to any forecasting method
an intermediate step towards municipal energy modellingTo get familiarized with the art
of modelling, the metrics of energy analysis and the peculiarities of urban energy planning
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Some results: Energy forecasting
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Some results: GHG emission inventory
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Some results: Waste forecasting
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Results obtained using the LCA-IWM waste prognosis model for
Potenza from the reference year (2009) until the assessment
year (2020)
MSW collection scenarios for the City of Potenza:•“status quo” scenario: the same % of each waste fraction for 2009 will be collected in 2020•“achieving target rate” scenario: target rates will be achieved for the collection of each fraction on the basis of values set by municipality.
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The RE-SEEties integrated toolkit:Was finalized learning from the experiences gained by partner cities
during the implementation of the RE-SEEties project.The outcomes resembles better to a work in progress rather than a work
finished. The whole exercise helps to trace gaps and inefficiencies of cities (e.g. as concerns data lack)The toolkit results should be of great help to support cities in adhering or
renovating their commitments to the Covenant of Mayors, which is a common need all around EuropeCities are very complex energy systems, but today there is a variety of
tools which unfold this complexity and offer great insight regarding the internal dynamics of the urban energy systems. In this sense this methodology and its application hope to be an
intermediate step to this ongoing process.
Critical analysis of the main results
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The RENERGY project“Regional Strategies for Energy Conscious Communities” INTERREG IVC - 4th (final) call for proposals Priority Axis: Environment and risk prevention Sub-theme: Energy and sustainable transport Project duration: 01/01/2012 – 31/12/2014 (36 months) Budget: 2.210.186,70 EUR
Why? To develop more efficient energy policies at
local/regional level in an inclusive, integrative approach, transforming urban communities from energy consumers to energy producers
To maximize the effects of exchange of knowledge through novel concepts as “Energy Labs” and “Case Studies” ensuring horizontal, vertical and geographical integration.
Who?Province of Potenza – Italy LPCNR-IMAA - Italy INTELI - Portugal KTU - Lithuania) Local authorities Municipality of Tulln - Austria Municipality of Worms - GermanyDurham County Council - United Kingdom The Association of Municipalities Polish Network „Energie Cités” -
Poland, Municipality of Avrig - Romania, Municipality of Slagelse - Denmark, Municipality of Szentes - Hungary, Building for the Future - United Kingdom
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The RENERGY concept
Case Studies and Energy Labs constitute the key building block of interregional cooperation for the implementation of new and efficient policy strategies, trough an innovative approach based on the exchange of good practices, knowledge transfer a structured cooperation between stakeholders
RENERGY’s essence is a ’three pillar approach’ (Policy, Market and Community) that maximizes knowledge transfer and tangible results
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RENERGY overall objectives and resultsTo improve the effectiveness of local energy policies To boost the deployment of RES and EETo demonstrate the relevance of a structured participatory approach
for stakeholder engagement
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Energy-Efficient governance models ensuring a better mix of RES and EE in Residential, Tertiary and Public BuildingsIncreased funding opportunities to improve Energy Efficiency and Renewable
utilization.Indirect contribution to reducing disparities between European regions
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Self AssessmentStakeholders EngagementTransfer of knowledge - GP
Action Plans
The RENERGY toolkitThe RENERGY toolkit provide the users with a roadmap to develop andimplement the policy strategies maximizing the effectiveness theinitiatives through an active stakeholders participation.The methodology was tested by the 11 RENERGY partners’ communities
The reference background:
Self Assessment Analysis
Community engagement: Guidelines for stakeholders involvement
The policy strategies:
Model Implementation Plan
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The Self Assessment Analysis
Integration of qualitative and quantitative methods for the communities characterisation aimed at identifying the main challenges and establishing feasible medium - long term sustainability targets
Assessment of the legislative framework (EU, national, local)Characterization of the territory (resources, infrastructures, socio-economic) Census of existing initiatives (studies, territorial plans, good practices,etc) Identification of criticalities and opportunities Identification of community needs and aspirations
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The Stakeholders Engagement
Objectives: Informing and involving actively thecommunities to discuss needs and opportunities as well asmanaging possible conflicts and oppositions.
Stakeholder Brainstormingto identify a supportive and motivated stakeholder set
Stakeholder Overview
Stakeholder analysis and plan for their involvement
Very important + little influence
“OBSTACLE”
Very important + big influence
“RESOURCES”
“EXTERNALS”
Not important + little influence
“GREY EMINENCES”
Not important + big influence
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The Energy Labs
The Energy Labs build up a structured platform aimed atengaging actively stakeholders and ensuring a closecooperation between energy experts, producers/suppliers,local authorities and citizens
Clear identification of:Overall objectiveType of event (meeting, conference, thematic workshop, fair, etc.) Methodology for maximizing community interest and participation
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The Good Practices Exchange
The Good Practices exchange promotes RES and EEimplementation at local level by a transfer of “best examples”
GOOD PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATIONHistory of the GP
Timeframe of implementationCosts and fundingPeople / Institutions involvedSustainabilityFactors influencing/hampering its transferabilityMain expected results (direct and indirect) and benefits
GOOD PRACTICE SELECTIONProblem and key issues addressedOperating objectivesMain factors that support GPtransferabilityWhat are the parts that can betransferred?Why it is innovative & effectiveNecessary conditions for thetransferabilityBenefits that arise from transferring
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THE MODEL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN:
The Model Implementation Plan make available a framework to developa Local Implementation Plan that outline the vision, objectives and keyactions to support the implementation of RES & EE measures andprovide opportunities to increase energy awareness.
Vision and Key objectives: Overarching, long term, normative view on the future and main focus themesRegional Strategy: Future vision at community level according to the envisaged development of the regionKey Interventions/Action Lines: Operating objectives and actions with specific, measureable results Financial analysis: to ensure the feasibility of interventionsCommunication and Monitoring: programmed review based on political scrutiny and community reporting to provide feedback and to promote citizens awareness and participation
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SWOT Analysis: All PartnersSTRENGHT WEAKNESSESGood range of policy and incentives on renewable at national and local levelExistence of local development plans and initiatives Local voluntarily commitment to go beyond the EU 2020 targets (e.g. CoM)High potentials of RES (biomass, geothermal, wind energy, solar) and favorable exploitation conditions
Dependency from policies and incentivesLegislative instability and lengthy approval processes for permits and certificates Lack of co-ordination between multi-layer actorsLimited national and local financial resources to implement EE and RES policiesScarce awareness and lacking involvementof private stakeholders
OPPORTUNITIES THREATHENSIntegration and harmonization of energy planning needs with territorial planning strategiesInnovative financing models for the implementation of RESJob creation from RES and EE implementationShare of knowledge and Best Practices
Scarce competences of small municipalities in energy-environmental issuesDifficulty of predicting future energy prices (fossil & RES)Lack and unsustainable use of resourcesCommunity idleness and opposition
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PEST Analysis: All partners
Political Forces Economic forces
Lacking of regional strategies to implement national and EU targets at a local scale:
Necessity of coordinated policies to transfer the national and EU priorities into concrete actionsFinancial framework and measures to encourage EE and RES uptake
Coordination of policy, market and communitydimensions Systemic approach to the municipality issues management
Main factors hampering the implementation of RES and EE and /or affecting the market:
Costs, energy prices and private citizens budget
Incentives/subsidies/grants
Marketing strategies for RES and EE promotion
Unemployment rate
Social forces Technical forcesAgeing and decrease of populationLiving conditionsAcceptance of RES and EE and new ideas Educational background, awareness and proactive behaviorsEE and RES benefits valorisation
Technology availability and legal requirements for their implementation
Dissemination of appropriate technical information
Training of the professionals
Data sharing
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Good PracticesPOLICY MAKING MARKET UPTAKE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Ecological Schools in Safe School (Case Study)
Sustainable Public Housing Units New Environmental Education Center (EEC)
Climate and Energy model regions
Power saving-promotion Lower Austria (Case Study)
Durham Partnership Climate Change Strategy
Energy consulting Lower AustriaEnergy Efficiency Round Table Worms
Energy Days as a tool of community involvement
Housing subsidies on energy classification
RES technologies in detached houses to ensure energy independency
The network of energy saving schools -EURONET 50/50
Action plan “Klik”: The Climateprotection and energy efficiency concept
Setting up a council owned investment and electricity distributor company Enev-AVRIG LLC
“Smart community – academic course ”
“Energy caravan” WormsUser perspectives in low energy housing
Energy Village – project and concept (Case Study)
The website for information exchange regarding the refurbishment of buildings
Network for SME working in EE and RES
Network for energy responsible personal (Case Study)
Green Directions – Mark Woodward
Utilization of geothermal energy in district heating systems Teacher training course on photovoltaic
Green Kindergarden “Szent Anna”
Good Practices exchange Policy Making Partner Good Practices Adopted by
Tulln Energy consulting Lower Austria Slagelse
Worms “Energy caravan” Worms Potenza
Market Uptake
Case Study Tulln Heat and power plant of Michelhausen Worms
Case Study Tulln Biomass cogeneration plant. Kaunas
SzentesUtilization of geothermal energy in
district heating Durham, Jasło - PNEC
Community Involvement
Poland EURONET 50/50 Potenza, Tulln, Kaunas
Case Study Slagelse Energy Village – project and concept Potenza
Case Study SlagelseNetwork for energy responsible
personalDurham
Szentes Green Kindergarden “Szent Anna” Jasło - PNEC
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Local Implementation Plans Partner Local Implementation Plan VisionPotenza Province “Living Basilicata” : a policy model for secure and energy -efficient buildings
Tulln Towards a "Sustainable Energy City"
Torre Vedras Create a "Sustainable Land" ensuring a better quality of life developing and supporting local low carbon initiatives
Worms Efficiency Concept “klik”: Reduction of the energy consumption and enhancement of RES
Durham county Improve energy efficiency and reduce energy costs; Create new jobs in the private sector
Jasło Increase EE and RES share and decrease CO2 emissions by the end of 2020
Kaunas Contribute to ensure Lithuania’s energy independence by 2020 by strengthening Lithuanian energy security and competitiveness
Avrig Become one of the reference centers for RES up to 2020 and energy independent up to 2030.
Sheffield Become the UK’s first ‘DECENTRALISED ENERGY CITY’
Slagelse Strengthen business development and expansion of the municipality by focusing on innovation and collaboration between business and education
Szentes Contribute to the city's future energy independence by boosting RES and EE
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Sheffield - LIP Strategic Matrix - Sheffield
Intervention field / strategic line Objective ActionPolicy involvement and governance Develop a City Region wide
energy strategy that brings together all 9 Local Authorities areas
Undertake a study to identify energy demands in theSCR & which renewable energy generationtechnologies are best suited for each of the 9 localauthority areasCreate a repository of comparative data across all 9Local Authority AreasGet the SCR and all 9 Local Authorities to sign up to ajoint agreement for RES generation and to deliver EEprograms across their localities
Market uptake of renewable energy andenergy efficiency
Create the right conditions to stimulate market uptake of RES and Energy Efficiency both commercially and domestically
Support businesses to reduce their energyrequirementsSupport households to reduce their energyrequirementsIncrease the proportion of energy generated byrenewable energy technologies in the regionEngage with the Nuclear Advanced ManufacturingResearch CentreTo develop public/community/private frameworksthat de-risk as far as possible Local Authorityresponsibilities in RES schemes in order to supportwider uptake
Community involvement in the energysector
Boosting Community Involvement
Establish an exemplar community energy enterprisewithin the Dearne Valley in partnership with theDearne Valley Eco-Vision Team and SheffieldRenewables by the end of 2014Schools to play a central role in community led RESschemes utilising the region’s extensive school estatesfor generation e.g. Solar PV and GSHP, to spearheadcommunity campaigns as a starting pointCreate the highest concentration of community ledrenewable energy generation schemes in the UK
Jasło‘s - LIP
Strategic Line 1
Associated Best Practices to be
adapted to Jasło'sneeds
to Jasło'seeds
Improving the local community's know-how of RES and energy saving by adapting European good practices to Jasło's needs:
European Schools for Healthy Food
(GP of the Kiełczówcommune, Poland)
"Szent Anna" green nursery school
(GP from Szentes, Hungary)
Using geothermal energy in the heating system (GP from Szentes, Hungary).
EURONET 50/50MAX (PNEC experience);
Environmental Education Centre
(GP of Grudziądz)
Strategic Line 2 Associated best practices to be adapted to Jasło's
needs
Involving local NGOs and SMEs in innovative capital and non-capital projects
initiated by local authorities to save energy and use RES.
Energy Days and Green Roof Days (PNEC experience)
RES installation on a single building making it energy-
neutral (GP of Kaunas, Lithuania).
"Overhead garden"(PNEC experience);
A PV farm on a reclaimed landfill with a landfill gas
recovery system.(GPs: Wierzchosławice
commune and Poznań).
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Remarks from RENERGY results
The successful cooperation established among Research Institutions andLocal Authorities allowed to define and test a semi-quantitativemethodology for policy design and assessment
Energy Labs and good practices transfer set up new cooperation modelsdemonstrating how the public service will engage with the community inthe framework of an integrative, bottom up decision making process
The LIPs identified the main actions, opportunities and resources to boost RES and EE implementation and foster virtuous behaviors for the achievement of sustainability targets at community level.
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Conclusive remarks Interregional Cooperation offers an unique opportunity to increase the
knowledge, to promote economic change and social cohesion in the EU countries through the dissemination of successful experiences and good practices that address key EU policy issues.
New models of governance that valorize community needs and aspirations and focus the main dimensions of energy sustainability are supported by the application of widespread analytic methodologies and tools for local energy planning
Stakeholder engagement provides a sound basis for dialogue and co-operation in a long-term perspective and from an operating point of view is fundamental to identify shared solutions, increasing public acceptance and citizens awareness
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Interregional Cooperation as a key tool for the achievement of strategic energy and climate targets: the experience of the INTERREG IVC RENERGY and SEE RE-SEEties projects
