Business Clusters Integrated Sustainable Energy PackageS

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

Date of latest update: 2024-12-17

Description

Description (EN):

Increase the adoption of mid-scale sustainable energy technologies (heat exchange, wind energy, combined heat & power, smart grids or large scale solar) in business clusters resulting in less carbon emissions and a greener and competitive 2Seas region. Remove interacting barriers, local and international, to enhance the creation of energetic synergies between businesses. Reorganize the supply side on a business cluster level: integration and tuning of available low carbon technologies and surrounding services (financial, organizational, legal) into integrated sustainable energy packages.

Achievements (EN):

The BISEPS-project empower businesses to invest in sustainable energy, and to create synergies in clusters of businesses like business parks. The tool will enable business park managers or other intermediary persons to identify the opportunities to create energetic synergies between businesses in a certain business cluster. The tool contains 17 "modules" focussing on photovoltaics (PV), heat exchange (including combined heat and power) and wind energy. The tool will have an interface to be easy to use. It will be applicable in all 4 2 Seas countries. The developement of the BISEPS-model tool was delayed, but today is alsmost ready (this eventually led to a project extensioon of 6 months). The development of the BISEPS-model tool (O1) has led to delay of deliverables and outputs down the line, most importantly O3 (step-by-step guidebook), O4 (tool manual) and O5 (adapted BISEPS-tool for greenfields). In the 5 living labs, partners have identified almost €60 million of potential investments in sustainable energy with businesses. This is way beyond the expectation of €15 million. If all could be realised (which will not be the case, as there is a funnel of from concept to implementation), this would result in a carbon reduction of 63,600 tons CO2. Today, 240 companies are directly involved, another 500 indirect. These figures make clear that there is a huge potential for change "on the field", but effective strategies to implement business cases are crucial. This is exactly what was tested in the living labs in 2019: how to convince businesses and stakeholders to make it happen? Gaining trust and proving added value via development of business cases and unburdening trajectories are the answers. However, already today it is clear that some barrier will be very difficult to tackle. Today, governments want enterprises to take initiative and invest in sustainable energy to reach national targets. But enterprises have very high expectations on return on investment (common from business point of view, unrealistic from societal point of view), as energy is not-core business. This is a structural mismatch. Secondly, electricity sharing between businesses is very complex today, blocking investments. The BISEPS partnership has high expectations from the implementation of the "Local Energy Communities" concept of the EU Winter Package 2016, and lobbies for performant implementation in the national legislation in the 4 countries.

Website: http://www.biseps.eu

Delivered Outputs (EN):

Businesses in the 5 living labs benefitted from the development of 10 business cases to prepare investments in sustainable energy. They were guided in the implementation process of the 10 business cases to realise investments. The sustainable energy sector was favoured by the from increased demand, with energy solutions integrated into a BISEPS-model to determine the optimal low carbon technology solutions for business clusters. All business cluster stakeholders in the 2 Seas area can benefit from the use of the tested BISEPS-model and a tested guidance program to roll out the BISEPS model. In short, the following outputs were: - A BISEPS-model tool to determine the optimal low carbon technology solutions for business clusters; - A set of pilot business cases in 5 living labs for investments in sustainable energy technologies; - Unburdening trajectory as a service in living labs to move from business case to realization; - A guidance tool for the roll-out of the BISEPS-model tool beyond the living labs; - An adapted BISEPS-model tool for new business clusters. This is a second version of the original model. Check the “Outputs” section below to download related material and see “Main Achievements” section for further information about the achieved results.

Thematic information

Clustering and economic cooperation Energy efficiency

Specific Objective: Increase the adoption of low-carbon technologies and applications in sectors that have the potential for a high reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

Thematic Objective: (04) supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors by:

Investment Priority: (04f) promoting research and innovation in, and adoption of, low-carbon technologies

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: Intercommunale Leiedal

Department: entrepreneurship & development

Address: President Kennedypark 10, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 552 647.34

ERDF budget: EUR 331 588.41

CD2E - Centre de développement des éco-entreprises

Name: CD2E - Centre de développement des éco-entreprises

Department: Energie

Address: Base du 11/19 , 62750 Loos-en-Gohelle, France

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 198 057.72

ERDF budget: EUR 118 834.63

Universiteit Gent

Name: Universiteit Gent

Department: Power-Link, AMRP, EELAB

Address: Wetenschapspark 1, 8400 Oostende, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 451 423.44

ERDF budget: EUR 270 854.06

West Sussex County Council

Name: West Sussex County Council

Department: Your Energy Sussex

Address: County Hall, PO19 1RQ Chichester, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 555 914.15

ERDF budget: EUR 333 548.50

Gemeente Breda

Name: Gemeente Breda

Department: Department of Real estate development / department of Mobility and Environment

Address: Claudius Prinsenlaan 10, 4800 Breda, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 528 876.28

ERDF budget: EUR 317 325.76

Métropole Européenne de Lille

Name: Métropole Européenne de Lille

Department: Dept of Economic development and Employment

Address: 2 BOULEVARD DES CITES UNIES CS 70043, 59040 LILLE CEDEX, France

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 227 938.15

ERDF budget: EUR 136 762.88

West-Vlaamse Intercommunale

Name: West-Vlaamse Intercommunale

Department: Department Enterprise

Address: Baron Ruzettelaan 35, 8310 Brugge, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 388 148.23

ERDF budget: EUR 232 888.94

Provinciale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij West-Vlaanderen

Name: Provinciale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij West-Vlaanderen

Department: Department Sustainable Economy

Address: Greenbridge – Wetenschapspark 1 , 8400 Oostende, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 574 634.52

ERDF budget: EUR 344 780.70

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Summary

Project name (EN): Business Clusters Integrated Sustainable Energy PackageS

Project acronym: BISEPS

Project start date: 2016-05-01

Project end date: 2021-04-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 477 639.83

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 086 583.88

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 0.60%

Co-financing sources:

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Studies / surveys

Output O2.1 Set of Pilot Business Cases

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu

Publication date: 2022-10-27

Document date: 2021-04-30

Languages: en

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

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Business Clusters Integrated Sustainable Energy PackageS

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