Smarter Energy Communities in Northern and Arctic Regions

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

Date of latest update: 2023-11-16

Description

Description (EN):

The aim of the SECURE project is to transfer and implement innovative energy solutions for housing and public infrastructure across NPA regions with different maturity-levels. Knowledge transfer will be demand-led, supported by a quadruple helix approach, and impact will be maximised by focusing implementation in small smart energy communities and building up local authority capacity. Objectives The project objectives are to: Implement an energy awareness and behavioural change programme to create Smarter Energy Communities'', transfer best practice in renewable energy and energy efficiency, as well as pilot innovative low-carbon initiatives in partner regions.

Website: http://www.interreg-npa.eu/

Expected Results (EN): Awareness of energy efficiency opportunities and renewable solutions in housing sector and public infrastructures in remote and sparsely populated areas

Expected Outputs (EN):

This project will produce two main results, which will make a positive contribute to the programme result indicator 'Awareness of energy efficiency opportunities and renewable solutions in housing sector and public infrastructures in remote and sparsely populated areas'. The two project results are: (1) Smarter Energy Communities, and (2) Enhanced Regional Energy Capability. (1) SMARTER ENERGY COMMUNITIES: It will have resulted in the establishment of a number of real geographic areas across the NPA, acting as beacons for other communities, that will be best practice and self-sustainable in transferring, innovating and using services that can improve the energy efficiency and use of renewable energy in houses and public infrastructures. This will extend to all stakeholders (citizens, public authorities, third level education/research and companies). These communities will have the capacity to absorb new approaches, models and low-carbon technologies after the project as they arise. (2) ENHANCED REGIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY: The regions participating in the project will have significantly increased their expertise, solutions, technology and capability to act to improve energy efficiency and renewable energy throughout their region as a result of the project. This will have been proven by the output indicators (24 houses and 3 public buildings deep-retrofitted, LED lighting introduced, 3 public buildings using renewable energy sources). The knowledge developed as a result of transferring, adapting and implementing will have enhanced the capacity of the relevant departments within the public authorities (knowledge centres). These project results will make a positive contribution to the programme result indicator. In qualitative terms, their contribution will be measurable in the Smart Energy Communities using a range of indicators such as: (a) Demand from houses to access deep retrofitting schemes; (b) Number of public buildings converted to renewable energy; (c) Kilometres of street lighting converted to LED technology; (d) Number of smart energy (ICTs) solutions fitted in public buildings; (e) Number of new energy services and schemes introduced by the local authorities. In the longer term, in addition to the above, it would be possible to use measurement schemes more suitable for measuring regional innovation performance that measure for example: (a) quality of energy research being carried out by the region's universities; (b) Number of SMEs delivering energy services and the sophistication of such services; (c) level of technology transfer from universities to local authorities; (c) Number of Smart Energy Communities.

Thematic information

Renewable energy Energy efficiency Infrastructure

Specific Objective: Increased use of energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions in housing and public infrastructures in remote, sparsely populated areas

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

Investment Priority: (04c) supporting energy efficiency, smart energy management and renewable energy use in public infrastructure, including in public buildings, and in the housing sector

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: European Regions Network for the Application of Communications Technology

Address: North West Science Park @ CoLab, LYIT, Port Road 271Letterkenny, Ireland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ernact.eu

Total budget: EUR 288 868.57

ERDF budget: EUR 187 764.57

Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall

Name: Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall

Department: Roads and Housing Capital Directorate

Address: County HouseLifford, Ireland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.donegalcoco.ie

Total budget: EUR 262 676.88

ERDF budget: EUR 170 739.97

GBER schemes / de minimis:

Kommunförbundet Västernorrland

Name: Kommunförbundet Västernorrland

Address: Järnvägsgatan 2, 871 45 Härnösand, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kfvn.se

Total budget: EUR 262 042.72

ERDF budget: EUR 170 327.77

Umhvørvisstovan

Name: Umhvørvisstovan

Address: Traðagøta 38, Postboks 2048,, FO-165 Argir, Faroe Islands

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.us.fo

Total budget: EUR 241 726.83

Ecology Action Centre

Name: Ecology Action Centre

Department: Energy

Address: Fern Lane 2705, NS B3K 4L3 Halifax, Canada

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ecologyaction.ca

Total budget: EUR 101 525.70

ERDF budget: EUR 65 991.70

Karelia-ammattikorkeakoulu

Name: Karelia-ammattikorkeakoulu

Department: Renewable Energy

Address: Tikkarinne 9, 80200 Joensuu, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.karelia.fi

Total budget: EUR 220 023.28

ERDF budget: EUR 143 015.13

Derry City & Strabane District Council

Name: Derry City & Strabane District Council

Department: Environment and Regeneration

Address: Strand Road 98, BT48 7NN Derry, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.derrystrabane.com

Total budget: EUR 213 948.10

ERDF budget: EUR 139 066.26

Comhairle Chontae Liatroma

Name: Comhairle Chontae Liatroma

Department: Economic Development

Address: Aras an ChontaeCarrick on Shannon, Ireland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.leitrimcoco.ie

Total budget: EUR 251 778.87

ERDF budget: EUR 163 656.27

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Donegal County Council

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Association of Local Authorities Västernorrland

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Environment Agency

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Ecology Action Centre

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Karelia University of Applied Sciences

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Derry City & Strabane District Council

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Leitrim County Council

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European Regions Network for the Application of Communications Technology

Smarter Energy Communities in Northern and Arctic Regions

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Summary

Project name (EN): Smarter Energy Communities in Northern and Arctic Regions

Project acronym: SECURE

Project start date: 2016-05-01

Project end date: 2019-07-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 842 590.95

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 040 561.68

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 65.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 040 561.68.

Third-country contribution: Faroe Islands: EUR 157 122.44 (ERDF equivalent only)

Documents

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Reports

ROADMAP TOWARDS OIL-FREE AND LOW-CARBON NORTH KARELIA BY 2040

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://secure.interreg-npa.eu/outputs-and-results/

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Others

Best practices in SECURE partner regions

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Other

Data source: http://secure.interreg-npa.eu/outputs-and-results/

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-07-31

Attachment file: Download

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

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2023-11-02

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Smarter Energy Communities in Northern and Arctic Regions

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