Public Organisations Transform Energy Transition

Programme 2014 - 2020 Interreg Europe

Date of latest update: 2023-12-02

Description

Description (EN):

POTEnT innovatively addresses a key challenge for European cities and regions: how to achieve more carbon reduction by harnessing the potential of direct and local action by citizens and communities.The need is both great and urgent. The EU is committed by international treaty to achieve ambitious carbon reduction targets. Regional and local authorities can provide a positive alternative to the market-based provision of energy services. The POTENTIAL lies in their local connections, opportunities and accountability However, they face many challenges in becoming actors in the energy market. First, they need to develop legal mechanisms, attract investment, acquire skills, engage communities. Second, many market-regulations are made at Member State level, so tailor-made solutions are required. The project’s objective is to reduce carbon emissions faster than “Business As Usual” through more and better energy services provided by local and regional authorities. 8 partners will: * analyse partners’ plans through two Thematic Events and eight Mentoring Days, * identify good practices that will improve these plans, studying them through Study Visits, importing them via special workshops and Regional Action Plans. * develop/improve public Energy Services Companies (ESCos) and increasing their “market-share”, * build the capacity of all relevant public authorities including ERDF Managing Authorities, * increase investments in low carbon projects, and inspire/empower local decision-makers and communities. The project’s main outputs will be focused on new energy transition solutions through: * New projects to increase investment in low carbon projects, inspire/empower local decision-makers and communities to achieve higher levels of carbon reduction, * Improved governance by delivering policies to develop/improve public Energy Services Companies and transform existing mechanisms into "future-fit" organisations that will have a bigger impact on carbon reduction.

Achievements (EN): In terms of activities, the project has organised a total of 148 policy learning events. It has also identified 32 good practices, produced 8 action plans and led to the increased capacity of 157 people.

Website: https://www.interregeurope.eu/interreg-europe-2014-2020

Expected Results (EN):

OVERALL OBJECTIVE: Achieve progress towards carbon reduction that is 10% greater than what is expected or planned in each partner region by 2023 through the improved provision of energy services by public authorities SUB - OBJECTIVES: 1. Achieve the overall objective by developing/improving a public Energy Services Company (ESCo) in 4 partner-regions and increase by 25% by 2023 the “market-share” of at least 2 of these. 2. Achieve the overall objective by transforming existing mechanisms into a "future-fit" organisation, ready, willing and able to foster an in-depth local energy transition in 4 partner-regions. 3. Increase investment in low carbon projects by 10% in comparison to the previous 3 years in at least 3 partner regions, by improving the effectiveness of their energy transition solutions. 4. Inspire/empower local decision-makers and communities to achieve more carbon reduction through better knowledge, quicker payback and a circular energy economy.

Expected Outputs (EN):

OUTPUTS: 1 Good Practices Register. 2 Thematic Events. 8 Mentoring Days. 16 Study Visits. 8 Import Workshops. 8 Regional Action Plans. 64 Local Stakeholders Groups. 1 Master Class. Connection with the IE Policy Learning Platform. 1 Communications Strategy. 54 press releases. 1 Project website. 9 partners' web pages. 11 Social media profiles. 6 E-newsletters. 9 Project posters. 9 regional launches. 1 Project Brochure. 1 Project Video. 1 Communications Monitoring System. 8 Regional Dissemination Events. 1 Final Conference. 1 Subsidy Contract. 1 consortium Partner Agreement. 7 Project Management Group meetings. 7 Progress Reports. 1 Final project report. RESULTS: IN RELATION TO THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE : The progress towards carbon reduction will be 10%greater than what is expected or planned in each partner region by 2023 through the improved provision of energy services by public authorities. 8 policy instruments will be improved (4 ERDF, 4 other) on the basis of good practices transferred. PER SUB-OBJECTIVE 1: develop/improve ESCos. 2 policy improvements will focus on IMPROVED GOVERNANCE, 2 on STRUCTURAL CHANGE. P1: cooperation with the Regional Government for the development of the ESCo; design of new tools to strengthen the development of biomass projects. P3: propose cooperation models between public administration and private users (direct participation in the ESCo or direct investment). 2 policy improvements will focus on STRUCTURAL CHANGE. P4: improve the long-term strategy to provide a stable framework for investment in Low Carbon technologies including via the ESCo . P8: revise the corporate strategy to provide digitalised services (= also NEW PROJECTS). PER SUB-OBJECTIVE 2: improve existing mechanisms: 4 policy improvements will focus on IMPROVED GOVERNANCE. P2: propose new methodologies and cooperation models between local authorities and citizens. P5: establishment of decision-making processes at the city level and determination of responsibility for their implementation. P6: support alternative financing models for solar fields (ie shared owned PV plants) P7: develop an advanced energy management system in order to increase cooperation between local authorities and energy providers PER SUB-OBJECTIVES 3&4: 3: increase investments in low carbon projects 4: inspire/empower local decision-makers and communities 5 policy improvements will focus on NEW PROJECTS: P1: support the emergence of new investment projects within a secure legal and economic framework P2: proposing the Regional Government to finance pilot projects of shared management of RES, P4: identify specific key infrastructure projects for regional development funding P5: support new projects charging stations, smart grids, connecting private power plants to the city system, local energy projects, energy co-production with local citizens P6: develop a programme of collaborative actions that will accelerate the achievement of “Green Kronoberg 2025”

Thematic information

Renewable energy Energy efficiency Climate change and biodiversity

Specific Objective: Improve the implementation of regional development policies and programmes, in particular programmes for Investment for Growth and Jobs and, where relevant, ETC programmes, addressing the transition to a low-carbon economy

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 (9)

Lead Partner: ALOEN – Agence locale de l’énergie et du climat de Bretagne Sud

Address: 6 rue de l’Aquilon, 56100 Lorient, France

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.aloen.fr

Total budget: EUR 431 243.00

ERDF budget: EUR 366 556.55

Statutární město Ostrava

Name: Statutární město Ostrava

Department: Department of Strategic Development

Address: Prokesovo nam. 8, 729 30 Ostrava, Czech Republic

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ostrava.cz

Total budget: EUR 162 900.00

ERDF budget: EUR 138 465.00

Tartu Regiooni Energiaagentuur

Name: Tartu Regiooni Energiaagentuur

Address: Narva mnt 3, 51009 Tartu, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://trea.ee

Total budget: EUR 163 825.00

ERDF budget: EUR 139 251.25

Ayuntamiento de Pamplona – Iruña

Name: Ayuntamiento de Pamplona – Iruña

Department: Strategic Office

Address: Plaza Consistorial s/n, 31001 Pamplona, Spain

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.pamplona.es

Total budget: EUR 186 920.00

ERDF budget: EUR 158 882.00

Milton Keynes Council

Name: Milton Keynes Council

Department: Sustainability Unit

Address: Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, MK9 3EJ Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk

Total budget: EUR 191 377.00

ERDF budget: EUR 162 670.45

Erasmus Centre for Urban, Port and Transport Economics BV

Name: Erasmus Centre for Urban, Port and Transport Economics BV

Address: Room H16-01, Burg. Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA Rotterdam, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.eur.nl/upt

Total budget: EUR 199 118.00

ERDF budget: EUR 149 338.50

Comune di Parma

Name: Comune di Parma

Department: Energy Division

Address: Strada Repubblica 1, 43121 Parma, Italy

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 213 162.00

ERDF budget: EUR 181 187.70

Stadtwerke Ettlingen GmbH

Name: Stadtwerke Ettlingen GmbH

Address: Hertzstrasse 33, 76275 Ettlingen, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.sw-ettlingen.de

Total budget: EUR 224 820.00

ERDF budget: EUR 191 097.00

Energikontor Syd AB

Name: Energikontor Syd AB

Address: Smedjegatan 37, 352 46 Växjö, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.energikontorsydost.se

Total budget: EUR 237 258.00

ERDF budget: EUR 201 669.30

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Summary

Project name (EN): Public Organisations Transform Energy Transition

Project acronym: POTEnT

Project start date: 2019-08-01

Project end date: 2023-07-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 010 623.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 689 117.75

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 689 117.75.

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

Action plan for the region Tartu, Estonia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/potent/

Publication date: 2024-08-19

Document date: 2022-07-18

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional Action Plan - Aloen, France

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/potent/

Publication date: 2024-08-19

Document date: 2022-07-08

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional Action Plan - Kronoberg, Sweden

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/potent/

Publication date: 2024-08-19

Document date: 2023-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional Action Plan - Milton Keynes, UK

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/potent/

Publication date: 2024-08-19

Document date: 2022-04-20

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional Action Plan - Ostrava, Czech Republic

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/potent/

Publication date: 2024-08-19

Document date: 2022-06-21

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional Action Plan - Spain

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/potent/

Publication date: 2024-08-19

Document date: 2022-05-10

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional Action Plan for the Stadtweke Ettlingen, Germany

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/potent/

Publication date: 2024-08-19

Document date: 2022-07-29

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional Action Plan of Parma City Council

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/potent/

Publication date: 2024-08-19

Document date: 2023-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

POTEnT: Public Organisation Transform Energy Transition - Sub. EN

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/potent/

Publication date: 2024-08-19

Document date: 2021-12-14

Languages: en

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

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 Interreg Europe

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

2023-10-31

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

258 / 258 (100%)

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

2 084 / 2 085 (99.95%)

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Public Organisations Transform Energy Transition

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