Report on national training and dissemination events
ICLEI 27 February 2017
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Deliverable No. D6.5
Work Package WP6
Dissemination Level PU
Author(s) Giorgia Rambelli, Michele Zuin, Serena Scotton
ICLEI
Co-author(s) All partners
Date 27 February 2017
File Name D6.5_Report on national training and dissemination events_ICLEI_20170227
This report has been prepared in the framework of the European project 50000&1 SEAPs –
Energy Management for Sustainable Action Plans (Grant agreement no. IEE/XXXX) co-
financed by the European Commission in the “Intelligent Energy – Europe” (IEE) Programme.
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The sole responsibility for the content of this publication lies with the
authors. It does not necessarily represent the opinion of the European
Union. Neither the EASME nor the European Commission are
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Introduction
A series of national trainings have been organized in each target country by the 50000&1 project to develop capacity of Local Authorities as well as Coordinators and Supporters and supporting structures to signatories of the Covenant of Mayors.
The events trained and informed participants about the project findings, results, and provided an overview of the Energy Management System (EnMS) integrated with Sustainable Energy Action Planning (SEAP) methodology and its benefits, through format and content developed considering local needs and context.
The project has organized a total of 18 sessions in 8 target countries (Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Spain), engaging a total of 718 people.
Capacity building at the national level: split of participants by country
Bulgaria4%
France25%
Greece26%
Italy4%
Latvia8%
Poland17%
Romania7%
Spain9%
CAPACITY BUILDING AT NATIONAL LEVEL
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Bulgaria
In Bulgaria partners organized 2 capacity national training and dissemination events, building capacity of 32 participants.
The main focus areas of the First National Training and Dissemination Event held in Bulgaria were:
Presentation of the 50000&1 SEAPs project and the results of its implementation
Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan as required by the Covenant of Mayors
Good practices in heating and cooling from renewable sources in Greece, Italy, Spain, Austria and Latvia (cooperation with RES H / C SPREAD project).
The main focus areas of the Second National Training and Dissemination Event held in Bulgaria were:
Presentation of the 50000&1 SEAPs project and the results of its implementation
Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan as required by the Covenant of Mayors
Presentation of an Energy Management System according to ISO 50001: 2011
The role of green procurement in the implementation of sustainable municipal energy plans
Good practices in heating and cooling from renewable sources in Greece, Italy, Spain, Austria and Latvia (cooperation with RES H / C SPREAD project)
Official awarding of the Certificate of Municipality of Bratsigovo for Energy Management System according to ISO 50001: 2011 by engineer Stoyan Yotov, Manager of TUV NORD Bulgaria EOOD.
The following events were organized during the project:
Event date Event organizer Location Event name Number of
participants
23.02.2017 ARM/ ECQ Kardzhali (Bulgaria) First National Event
within 50000and1
SEAPs
12
27.02.2017 ARM/ ECQ Smolyan (Bulgaria) Second National
Event within
50000and1 SEAPs
20
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First National Training event in Bulgaria
Second National Training event in Bulgaria
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France
In France partners organized organized 5 capacity national training and dissemination events, building capacity of 70 participants.
The main focus areas of the sessions held were:
50000&1 SEAPs methodology (EnMS+SEAPs)
Setting up an EnMS: what steps to take and what are the benefits
The Covenant of Mayors: implementing your city´s commitment through EnMS
Why your city needs and energy manager
Data collections – challenges and solutions
The following events were organized during the project:
Event date Event
organizer
Location Event name Number of
participants
Link
22.10.2014 AMORCE Toulouse,
France
Amorce Annual
Congress
> 100
28.01.2015 MT
Partenaires
Ingénierie
Bordeaux,
France
Energy
Congress
10
28.06.2016
AMORCE Paris,
France
National
Workshop about
SEAPs and
local energy
policies
27 http://www.amorce.asso.fr/fr/energie
/groupes-de-travail/programme-
europeen-eie-500001-
seaps/organiser-sa-politique-
energie-climat-avec-liso-50001/
27.10.2016
AMORCE Lyon,
France
National
Workshop about
SEAPs and
local energy
policies
10 http://www.amorce.asso.fr/media/file
r_public/55/d6/55d632a4-be5d-
412f-aa48-
4771a3070940/programme_web-
30eme_congres_lyon_2016.pdf
13.12.2016
AMORCE Paris,
France
National
Workshop about
SEAPs and
local energy
policies
33 http://www.amorce.asso.fr/fr/energie
/groupes-de-travail/planification-
energetique/couts-et-financement-
des-pcaet/
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Greece
In Greece CRES organized 2 capacity national training and dissemination events, building capacity of 185 participants.
• The first, entitled "Sustainable Energy Action Plans in the Public Sector and the experience of Municipalities from planning to implementation", was held on 14.10.2016 in Athens, together with the IEE projects Republic_ZEB and Mayors in Action. The dedicated session where the best practices from the 50000 and 1 SEAPs project were presented by CRES and EnMS municipalities was entitled “Implementation of Energy Management System in Municipalities”, while there was one session of financing tools, common to all three projects and the two other sessions were “Best practices in municipal building towards nZEB” and “The Covenant of Mayors in practice”. The event was attended by 260 participants, mostly from local governments and the national sustainable energy market.
• The second entitled “Energy Management and Monitoring of Municipal Sustainable Energy Action Plans” was held on 24.02.2017 in Athens, together with the Mayors in Action project. The session dedicated to this project was entitled “Energy Management Systems in Municipalities”, while the session on Mayors in Action was “Implementation and Monitoring of SEAPs”. The event was attended by 80 participants, including Mayors, Vice-Mayors and municipal staff.
The main focus areas of the sessions held were:
50000&1 SEAPs methodology (EnMS+SEAPs)
Setting up an EnMS: what steps to take and what are the benefits
The Covenant of Mayors: implementing your city´s commitment through EnMS
Why your city needs and energy manager
Data collections – challenges and solutions
The following events were organized during the project:
Event date Event organizer Location Event name Number of
participants
14.10.2016
CRES Athens, Greece
Sustainable Energy
Action Plans in the
Public Sector and
the experience of
Municipalities from
planning to
implementation
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24.02.2017
CRES Athens, Greece
Energy
Management and
Monitoring of
Municipal
Sustainable Energy
Action Plans
80
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Italy
In Italy SOGESCA organized 1 capacity national training and dissemination events, building capacity of 25 participants.
The main focus areas of the sessions held were:
50000&1 SEAPs methodology (EnMS+SEAPs)
Setting up an EnMS: what steps to take and what are the benefits
The Covenant of Mayors: implementing your city´s commitment through EnMS
Why your city needs and energy manager
Data collections – challenges and solutions
SEAP Monitoring methodology according with EnMS+SEAP approach
The new Covenant of Mayors: from SEAP to SECAP
The event was organized and hosted by Veneto Region in Venice during the Mayor in Action project training program for municipalities in Veneto area.
SOGESCA was invited as expert technical partner to train 12 municipalities on how to develop, implement and monitor their SEAPs using the EnMS+SEAP approach. As “expert Municipality” in EnMS+SEAP, SOGESCA invited the Montecchio Maggiore Energy Manager, Mr Sabino Petrillo. The general introduction of 50000&1 SEAPs activities was followed by practical examples on the definition of the internal structure of the municipalities in EnMS+SEAP approach, the definition of the Scope of the EnMS, the targets covered by the Energy Policy and the definition of the energy baseline and energy review. SOGESCA presented the new Covenant of Mayor initiative launched on October 2015 for the development of the Sustainable Energy and Climat Action Plan and the new European 2030 targets.
Mr Sabino Petrillo presented the development process of the Energy Management System of Montecchio Maggiore Municipality, the internal structure of the Energy Team, data collection process and methodology, definition of the EnPI, definition of Energy Review and Energy Baseline and the monitoring internal software used by the Municipality to monitor energy consumption.
The following events were organized during the project:
Event date Event
organizer
Location Event name Number of
participants
Link
07.04.2016
SOGESCA Veneto
Region,
Venice
National
Training in
Veneto
Region
25 http://www.mayorsinaction.eu/it/fo
rmazione/formazione-in-
italia/formazione-locale/
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Latvia
In Latvia Ekodoma partners organized organised two capacity national training and dissemination events, building capacity of 56 participants.
The main focus areas of the sessions held were:
50000&1 SEAPs methodology (EnMS+SEAPs)
Setting up an EnMS: what steps to take and what are the benefits
National legislation and obligation for municipalities and cities to implement an EnMS
Climate change and EnMS – challenges and opportunities
Why your city needs and energy manager and energy manager’s responsibilities
Importance of data collection and analysis in the municipality
The following events were organized during the project:
Event date Event
organizer
Location Event name Number of
participants
Link
12.11.2015
EKODOMA Riga,
Latvia
First national training 40 50001seaps.eu
15.2.2017 EKODOMA Riga,
Latvia
National training
about EnMS in
municipalities
16 http://www.ekodoma.lv
http://www.50001seaps
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nacionalas-apmacibas/
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Poland
In Poland, PNEC organized two national training and dissemination events, building capacity of 125 representatives of municipalities, CoM Coordinators and Supporters and other institutions supporting municipalities in their path towards sustainable energy development. The events were organised in 2 different cities - Kościerzyna and Serock - located in different regions of Poland to ensure that the 50000&1 SEAPs project is widely promoted and disseminated.
The events aimed at the promotion of 50000&1 SEAPs methodology and eat encouraging Polish municipalities and their partners to adopt more integrated approach to energy planning and implementation. To ensure higher participation rates, the events were co-organised with the Mayors in Action project.
The main focus areas of the sessions held were:
CoM - idea behind, commitments, guidelines and tools
Development of a BEI and SEAP following CoM methodology
Development of an Energy Review and an Improvement Plan following ISO 50001
50000&1 SEAPs methodology (integrated SEAP+EnMS)
Financing sustainable energy actions
Good practice of the Municipality of Dzierżoniów (1st Polish municipality who integrated SEAP with an EnMS)
The following national training and dissemination events were organized during the project:
Event date Event organizer Location Event name Number of
participants
26 November 2015 PNEC Kościerzyna 1st national training
and dissemination
event
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12-13 May 2016 PNEC Serock 2nd national training
and dissemination
event
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1st Polish dissemination
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2nd Polish dissemination event
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Romania
AMET and Denkstatt organized three national training and dissemination events, building
capacity of 49 participants.
The main focus areas of the sessions held were:
50000&1 SEAPs methodology (EnMS+SEAPs)
Setting up an EnMS: what steps to take and what are the benefits
The Covenant of Mayors: implementing your city´s commitment through EnMS
Why your city needs and energy manager
Data collections – challenges and solutions
Importance of Covenant of Mayors initiative and collaborative platform
How important is the SEAP monitoring and controlling process
The following events were organized during the project:
Event date Event organizer Location Event name Number of
participants
05.09. 2014
AMET+
DENKSTATT
Timisoara,
Romania
Opening even, awareness
and training around SEAP.
Targeting LG
representatives and other
stakeholders
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4-5.12.2014
AMET+
DENKSTATT
Timisoara,
Romania
Local National Training for
Municipalities
Local training for the LG
representative
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24.02.2017 AMET+
DENKSTATT
Sannicolau
Mare, Romania
Final event of the project
and local training on
importance of
implementation and
monitoring of SEAP and
EnMS
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National Romanian event of September 2014
National Romanian event of December 2014
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Spain
In Spain, partners organized 1 capacity building sessions for Local Authorities, building capacity of 66 participants. These sessions involved 7 with the 50000&1 SEAPs project new municipalities, namely: Riós, Muiños, Amoeiro, Quintela de Leirado, Esgos, Monterrei, San Cristovo de Cea.
Participation in the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy Forum in A Coruña (National event). The presentations and the debates at the Forum were organised by Deputación da Coruña during 15th December 2016. Different local governments participated in this Forum with participation of technical office personnel of the Covenant of Mayors Office (COMO). This seminary had 66 participants. The Deputación Ourense presented the 50000 and 1 SEAP´s project. We participated with 10 participants (Councillors, municipal experts, etc).
The main focus areas of the sessions held were:
50000&1 SEAPs methodology (EnMS+SEAPs)
Setting up an EnMS: what steps to take and what are the benefits
The Covenant of Mayors: implementing your city´s commitment through EnMS
Why your city needs and energy manager
Data collections – challenges and solutions
The following trainings/forums/peer-to-peer were organized during the project:
Event date Event
organizer
Location Event name Number of
participants
Link
15.12.2016
OURENSE A
CORUÑA
(SPAIN)
COVENANT
OF
MAYORS
FOR
CLIMATE
AND
ENERGY
FORUM
66 http://planificacion.depourense.es/inde
x.php/gl/novidades/229
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CONSORTIUM:
SOGESCA (Coordinator) - www.sogesca.it
CRES - www.cres.gr
PNEC - www.pnec.org.pl
EKODOMA - www.ekodoma.lv
ARM - www.arm-bg.net
ECQ - www.ecq-bg.com
AMET - www.amet.ro
DENKSTATT - www.denkstatt.ro
DEPUTACION OURENSE - www.depourense.es
ALBEA - www.albea-transenergy.com
AMORCE - www.amorce.asso.fr
MT PARTENAIRES INGÉNIERIE - www.mt-partenaires.com
ICLEI Europe - www.iclei-europe.org