Collaboration between public bodies and citizen energy groups in implementing local energy strategies in Central Europe

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Central Europe

Date of latest update: 2023-11-15

Description

Description (EN):

Central European countries need support in the development of local and regional energy strategies and action plans, since they are lagging in their implementation and thereby threatening regional competitiveness. Local authorities face many challenges in implementing the plans including lack of financing, being understaffed and lacking local acceptance. This undermines the pledge that signatories made to support the EU action in reducing GHG emissions by 40% until 2030. Creating a functional Low Carbon Economy Plan (like SEAP/SECAP) requires tapping into the human and financial potential of citizens. ENES-CE is addressing this challenge and beyond through improving the adoption and quality of energy plans with a bottom up quadruple helix approach, where citizens play a pivotal role. The expected results are the following: - - Innovative energy strategies developed and implemented, through a revision of existing energy plans;- Citizens involved thanks to a bottom up approach in the process of energy strategies and planning development, - Managerial system improved in terms of human resources improvement; - A framework for developing citizen investments has been created, addressing legal, institutional and economic specificities, - Energy groups/energy cooperatives created and able to support the planning, implementing and also the financing of sustainable energy projects and based on the needs of the citizens in Central Europe and beyond.

Achievements (EN):

The ENES-CE project has come to a close, but for many partners of the project and stakeholders affected by our work, the journey to climate neutrality has only but begun. ENES-CE project consortium partners got together in the believe that successful collaboration between citizens and public bodies can unlock not only better energy planning, but also enable and enhance development and implementation of community energy initiatives, a cornerstone to sustainable energy transformation in Europe. Working with local communities across 5 central EU countries, the project fostered co-creation of local energy cooperatives and citizens energy groups. It has promoted and stimulated engagement of citizens in the design of local energy strategies and worked to ensure that approaches and lessons learned through the project remain available for further capacity development. All resources are available under RESULTS tab.

Website: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/home.html

Expected Results (EN): R 2.2 Status of capacities of the public sector and related entities for territorially based low-carbon energy planning and policies achieved through transnational cooperation.

Expected Outputs (EN):

The expected results are the following: - Energy groups/energy cooperatives created able to support the planning, implementing and also the financing of energy reduction tools based on the needs of the citizens. These groups will define in the target regions the main actions to be supported and implement them as pilots (WPT3). - A toolbox for developing citizen investments has been created, addressing 1) participatory methods to engage citizens in energy planning 2) legal, institutional and economic specificities of community energy projects and 3) communication methods to engage citizens in implementing the energy plans (WPT2). - A framework/method for engaging citizens in revising energy plans has been developed. Within this existing energy strategies revised, focusing on the SEAP revision towards the SEAPC adoption for the energy renewable potentials improvement (WPT1). - Citizens involved thanks to a bottom up approach in the process of energy strategies and planning development, in order to enhance the efficacy of the energy planning and ensure concrete application of the measures included in the plan (WPT1/2). - Managerial system improved in terms of human resources improvement in charge of the definition of innovative policies and programmes towards energy consumption reduction. The system of public sector and related entities will be able to involve local stakeholders in the planning system (WPT1/2).

Thematic information

Traditional energy Regional planning and development Energy efficiency

Specific Objective: To improve territorially based low-carbon energy planning strategies and policies supporting climate change mitigation

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

Investment Priority: (04e) promoting low-carbon strategies for all types of territories, in particular for urban areas, including the promotion of sustainable multimodal urban mobility and mitigation-relevant adaptation measures

Partners (10)

Lead Partner: Comune di Forlì

Department: Environmental and Civil Protection department

Address: Piazza Saffi 8, 47121 Forlì, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.comune.forli.fc.it

Total budget: EUR 328 792.50

ERDF budget: EUR 263 034.00

Bürger-Energie-Genossenschaft im Landkreis Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm e.G.

Name: Bürger-Energie-Genossenschaft im Landkreis Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm e.G.

Address: Goetheallee 15, 85276 Pfaffenhofen, Germany

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.beg-paf.de

Total budget: EUR 229 250.00

ERDF budget: EUR 183 400.00

City Pfaffenhofen Stadtwerke

Name: City Pfaffenhofen Stadtwerke

Address: Michael-Weingartner-Str 11, 85276 Pfaffenhofen, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.stadtwerke-pfaffenhofen.de

Total budget: EUR 225 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 180 400.00

Međimurska energetska agencija d.o.o.

Name: Međimurska energetska agencija d.o.o.

Address: Bana Josipa Jelačića 22 22, 40 000 Čakovec, Croatia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.menea.hr

Total budget: EUR 172 720.00

ERDF budget: EUR 146 812.00

E-zavod, Zavod za projektno svetovanje, raziskovanje in celovite razvojne rešitve

Name: E-zavod, Zavod za projektno svetovanje, raziskovanje in celovite razvojne rešitve

Address: Cuckova 5, 2250 Ptuj, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ezavod.si/

Total budget: EUR 160 670.00

ERDF budget: EUR 136 569.50

Mestna občina Koper

Name: Mestna občina Koper

Department: Social affairs and development office – Project office

Address: Verdi Street 10, SI-6000 Koper, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.koper.si/

Total budget: EUR 154 887.00

ERDF budget: EUR 131 653.95

Grad Prelog

Name: Grad Prelog

Address: Glavna 35, 40323 Prelog, Croatia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.prelog.hr

Total budget: EUR 145 375.00

ERDF budget: EUR 123 568.75

Budapest Főváros XIV. kerület Zugló Önkormányzata

Name: Budapest Főváros XIV. kerület Zugló Önkormányzata

Department: Mayor’s Cabinet

Address: Pétervárad u.2, 1145 Budapest, Hungary

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.zuglo.hu

Total budget: EUR 143 512.50

ERDF budget: EUR 121 985.62

Energiaklub Szakpolitikai Intézet és Módszertani Központ Egyesület

Name: Energiaklub Szakpolitikai Intézet és Módszertani Központ Egyesület

Address: Szerb utca 1056, 1056 Budapest, Hungary

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.energiaklub.hu

Total budget: EUR 139 770.00

ERDF budget: EUR 118 804.50

Województwo Lubelskie

Name: Województwo Lubelskie

Department: Regional Office of Energy of the Marshal’s Office of the Lubelskie Voivodeship in Lublin / Department of Regional Policy of the Marshal’s Office of the Lubelskie Voivodeship in Lublin

Address: Grottgera 4, 20-029 Lublin, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lubelskie.pl

Total budget: EUR 130 097.50

ERDF budget: EUR 110 582.88

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Municipality of Forlì

Collaboration between public bodies and citizen energy groups in implementing local energy strategies in Central Europe

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Citizen-energy-cooperatives in district of Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm

Collaboration between public bodies and citizen energy groups in implementing local energy strategies in Central Europe

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Municipal Utilities Pfaffenhofen

Collaboration between public bodies and citizen energy groups in implementing local energy strategies in Central Europe

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Medimurje energy agency ltd.

Collaboration between public bodies and citizen energy groups in implementing local energy strategies in Central Europe

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E-institute, Institute for Comprehensive Development Solutions

Collaboration between public bodies and citizen energy groups in implementing local energy strategies in Central Europe

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Mestna občina Koper

Collaboration between public bodies and citizen energy groups in implementing local energy strategies in Central Europe

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Town Prelog

Collaboration between public bodies and citizen energy groups in implementing local energy strategies in Central Europe

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City of Budapest, District 14 Zugló Municipality

Collaboration between public bodies and citizen energy groups in implementing local energy strategies in Central Europe

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Energiaklub Climate Policy Institute and Applied Communications Association

Collaboration between public bodies and citizen energy groups in implementing local energy strategies in Central Europe

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Lubelskie Voivodeship

Collaboration between public bodies and citizen energy groups in implementing local energy strategies in Central Europe

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Summary

Project name (EN): Collaboration between public bodies and citizen energy groups in implementing local energy strategies in Central Europe

Project acronym: ENES-CE

Project start date: 2019-04-01

Project end date: 2022-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 830 574.50

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 516 811.20

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 82.50%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 516 811.20.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Reports

Tools for the citizens involvement – Tool 1

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/Outputs2.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2020-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Tools for the citizens involvement – Tool nr. 3

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/Outputs2.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2020-11-26

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Tools for the citizens involvement – Tool nr. 2

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/Outputs2.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2020-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Revision of local energy plans

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/Outputs2.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2021-05-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Revision of local energy plans (SEAPs, SECAPs etc.)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/Outputs2.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2021-01-14

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Revision of local energy plans (SEAPs, SECAPs etc.)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/Outputs2.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2021-05-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Revision of local energy plans

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/Outputs2.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2020-11-09

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Revision of local energy plans

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/Outputs2.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2020-10-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Involvement of citizens and industry stakeholders in the definition of local energy plans

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/Outputs2.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2021-05-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Central Europe

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-11-02

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

138 / 138 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 434 / 1 434 (100%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (https://www.interreg-central.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-09-20 and 2024-01-30.

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Collaboration between public bodies and citizen energy groups in implementing local energy strategies in Central Europe

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