POWER INTERREGIONAL PROGRAMME
SEPT 2008 – MARCH 2013 2nd Call Partner Fair
Kathy Vuillaume, European Programme Manager
15 October 2009, Seville
Context :
Todays’ priorities
20% of the population consume 80% of the resources of the planet
The average temperature has been the highest ever recorded over the past 15 years
Species are disappearing at a speed of 100 times higher than the natural evolution
The ice floe has decreased by 40% in 40 years
We may have 200 million climatic refugees by 2050
POWER INTERREGIONAL PROGRAMME
Value: Euros 5.7 million
Interregional partnership between 7 regions: South East England with the support of the Environment Agency, Andalucia, Emilia-Romagna, Noord Brabant, Malopolska, Stockholm and Tallinn
Aims: Drive low carbon economies Draw on best practice from other European Regions Influence policy to facilitate a reduction of carbon
and ecological footprints in the regions Mainstream results through structural programmes
Cross Cutting themes: Equal OpportunitiesEnvironmental sustainability
South East England Andalucia, Spain Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands Malopolska, Poland Stockholm, Sweden Tallinn, Estonia Emilia-Romagna, Italy (not
participating in the 2nd call as all funds already allocated)
Partnership & eligible areas
Policy context
Kyoto Protocol
EU Climate & Energy Package
Sustainable Development Strategy (Gothenberg)
Lisbon Agenda
Structure of POWERProject Sub-Themes
1. Energy Efficiency
2. Renewable Energies
3. Sustainable Transport
4. Eco-innovation & Environmental
Technologies
5. Behaviour Change
Policy Working Groups
1. Energy Policies
2. Sustainable Transport
3. Eco-innovation & Environmental
Technologies
4. Behaviour Change
5. Mainstreaming of EU Funds
Emilia-Romagna (Italy)
Emilia-Romagna (Italy)
Noord-Brabant(Netherlands)
Noord-Brabant(Netherlands)
Andalucia(Spain)
Andalucia(Spain)
Tallinn(Estonia)
Tallinn(Estonia)
Stockholm(Sweden)
Stockholm(Sweden)
Malopolska (Krakow)
Malopolska (Krakow)
SEEDA(Lead Partner)
& EA
SEEDA(Lead Partner)
& EA
POWERPOWER
Example :Sub-ProjectFunding rate: 75% in Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, UK, Italy and 85% in Poland and Estonia
Minimum of 3 partner regions involved
Project Duration: up to October 2011
Project size: from €150 000 to €350,000
Key elements of Interregional Co-operation: Link to local/regional policies Exchange of experiences Identification and transfer of good practices
Beneficiaries: local authorities, universities, business support agencies, estate management associations, local & regional environment agencies, energy agencies, voluntary and not-for-profit organisations (not the private sector)
POWER: Expected Results
15,000 number of citizens, industrials and public authorities with increased capacity awareness in reducing carbon footprint
30 interregional events
16 good practices transferred
90% paperless communications (no budget for individual web site. Instead use www.powerprogramme.eu or existing websites)
30% dissemination beyond the participating regions
Reduction of CO2 emissions/carbon footprint
Results from 1st call:11 applications received- 4 approved projects
No projects submitted under 2 specs:
- Energy efficiency : 1.1 Development and delivery of public sector energy efficiency
- Eco-innovation & environmental technologies: 3.1 Living environment
Themes Project namesBehaviour Change5.1: Tools for achieving behaviour change to deliver a sustainable low carbon future
TrIsco, EnRuPo, P.E.S., CORAL, P2P
Energy Efficiency1.2 Public sector strategies, programmes & initiatives
LABEL3, GENERATION
Eco-innovation & environmental technologies3.2 Cleaner technology
EXPORT
Renewable Energy2.1: Large-scale deployment of renewable energy schemes
WICO
Renewable Energy2.2: Biomass energy and Sustainable Resource Management
BIOMAGIC
Sustainable Transport4.1: Achieving sustainable Low-Carbon Transport in Urban Areas
ITACA
Country participation in 1st call
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Number of projects
Italy
Spain
England
Poland
TheNetherlands
Estonia
Stockholm
Lead Partners per country in 1st call
0
1
2
3
4
Lead Partner
ItalySpainEnglandPolandThe NetherlandsEstoniaStockholm
4 Sub-projects approved under the first call
GENERATION: Green ENERgy AudiTIng for a LOw CarboN Economy
TRISCO: Transition Island Communities: Empowering Localities to Act
ITACA :Innovative Transport Approach in Cities and metropolitan Areas
WICO: Wind of the Coast
POWER Secretariat & Regional Contact Points
For South East England: POWER Secretariat, Kathy Vuillaume, Janet Borgers, Pascale Waschnig, Cassandra Bos E: [email protected]
For Noord-Brabant: Rob de Groot, E: [email protected] Chan, E: [email protected]
For Andalucia: Marisa Marcos, E: [email protected]
For Emilia-Romagna: Paolo Cagnoli, E: [email protected]
For Malopolska: Agata Wesołowska, E: [email protected] For Tallin: Raivo Kiis, E: [email protected] For Stockholm: Fernando Alonso,
E: [email protected] Louise Bratt Carle, E: [email protected]
Thank you for your attention & wishing you a very successful interregional co-operation