Testing energy-community & climate-resilient integrated paradigm for carbon neutrality and energy poverty shielding in MED city-port hinterlands

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B EURO Mediterranean (EURO MED)
Date of latest update: 2025-01-30

Description

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Project outputs: Transnational Knowledge Facility Instrument proposing horizontal services (methodologies) and vertical services (codesign of the 4 lighthouse REC projects) (EN)
Collaborative model applied by pilot partners and technical partners to shape the project paradigm, implement EnerCmed and upskill competences(EN)
Hinterland Renewables Communities Action Plan for a new energy-positive & climate resilient planning paradigm to be deployed in MED marginalized neighborhoods. (EN)
Activation of 6 pilot RECs in Genova (1), Valencia (1), Patras (2) Pula (1) and Novigrad (1) according to the Hinterland Renewables Communities Action Plan (EnerCmed transnational paradigm) (EN)
6 Nature Based Solutions deployed in Genova (1), Valencia (1), Patras (2) Pula (1) and Novigrad (1) to balance the thermal budget and mitigate the heat externalities determined by the cooling system (EN)
Common Energy Tracking platform for energy balancing and stability and test of demand/response virtual mechanisms (EN)
MED Joint strategy based on the REC-NBS to accelerate energy-inclusive investments in low-income areas according to various and hybrid forms of collaboration between public & private stakeholders. (EN)
Expansion of network of EnerCmed practitioners as way to transfer knowhow to a network of cities aiming to explore new planning & metrics through a MED multi-cities large scale replication programme (EN)
Action Plans of the pilot cities and meta replicator Larnaca to expand the REC-NBS paradigm in own climate neutrality strategy (EN)
Standardized diagnosis & predictive performance model to evaluate coupled REC & NBS in port hinterland & cities with confidence(EN)
Website: https://enercmed.interreg-euro-med.eu/

Thematic information


Priority: (VI-B_EM_2) Greener MED

Priority specific objective: RSO2.4. Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention and resilience, taking into account eco-system based approaches

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility

Type of intervention: 060 Adaptation to climate change measures and prevention and management of climate related risks: others, e.g. storms and drought (including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructures and ecosystem based approaches)

Partners (9)

Lead Partner: Università degli Studi di Genova

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999976687

Partner’s ID if not PIC: IT00754150100 | IT120000002

Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering (DIME)

Address: Via Balbi, 16126 Genoa, Italy

Department address: Via all'Opera Pia, 16145 Genoa, Italy

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.unige.it

Total budget: EUR 610 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 488 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 122 000.00

Δήμος Λάρνακας

Name: Δήμος Λάρνακας

Department: Department of Administration and Personnel

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 974988420

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 90000251N | CY120000002

Address: Town Hall, Athneon Avenue and Nikol. Laniti street, 6300 Larnaka, Cyprus

Department address: Town Hall, Athneon Avenue and Nikol. Laniti street, 6300 Larnaka, Cyprus

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.larnaka.org.cy

Total budget: EUR 189 300.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 151 440.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 37 860.00

Etra Investigatiόn y Desarrollo

Name: Etra Investigatiόn y Desarrollo

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999926441

Partner’s ID if not PIC: A46112041 | ES2A0000004

Address: Tres Forques, 46014 Valencia, Spain

Department address: Tres Forques, 46014 Valencia, Spain

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Enterprise, except SME

Website: http://www.grupoetra.com/en/

Total budget: EUR 258 100.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 206 480.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 51 620.00

Comune di Genova

Name: Comune di Genova

Department: Energy policy sector department

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 998295095

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 00856930102 | IT120000003

Address: Via di Francia, 16149 Genoa, Italy

Department address: Via di Francia, 16149 Genova, Italy

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: https://smart.comune.genova.it/

Total budget: EUR 325 160.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 260 128.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 65 032.00

Δημος Πατρεων

Name: Δημος Πατρεων

Department: Directorate of Environment, Energy & Green Spaces / Dpt. Environment & Energy

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 930004864

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 997992450 | EL120000001

Address: Maizonos, 26221 Patras, Greece

Department address: Maizonos, 26221 Patras, Greece

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: https://e-patras.gr/el

Total budget: EUR 339 955.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 271 964.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 67 991.00

IRENA – Istarska Regionalna Energetska Agencija d.o.o.

Name: IRENA – Istarska Regionalna Energetska Agencija d.o.o.

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 950650926

Partner’s ID if not PIC: HR15317120721 | HR120000001

Address: Rudarska, 52220 Labin, Croatia

Department address: Rudarska, 52220 Labin, Croatia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Sectoral agency

Website: http://www.irena-istra.hr

Total budget: EUR 326 760.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 261 408.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 65 352.00

Fundació València Clima i Energia

Name: Fundació València Clima i Energia

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 935397773

Partner’s ID if not PIC: G98220833 | ES1G0000061

Address: Joan Verdeguer, 46024 Valencia, Spain

Department address: Joan Verdeguer, 46024 Valencia, Spain

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: https://climaienergia.com/

Total budget: EUR 346 500.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 277 200.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 69 300.00

Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου

Name: Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου

Department: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering/ Engineering School

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999835843

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 90001673W | CY120000001

Address: Panepistimiou Avenue, 2109 Aglantzia, Cyprus

Department address: Panepistimiou Avenue, 2109 Aglantzia, Cyprus

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.ucy.ac.cy

Total budget: EUR 221 600.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 177 280.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 44 320.00

SINLOC - Sistema Iniziative Locali S.P.A.

Name: SINLOC - Sistema Iniziative Locali S.P.A.

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 949656288

Partner’s ID if not PIC: IT03945580011 | IT220000001

Address: Via Gozzi, 30121 Padova, Italy

Department address: Via Gozzi, 30121 PADOVA, Italy

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Enterprise, except SME

Website: http://www.sinloc.com

Total budget: EUR 291 500.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 233 200.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 58 300.00

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Summary

Project name (FR): Tester le paradigme de Communautés Energétiques et la résilience climatique dans les zones situées derrière les Med ports vers la neutralité des émissions et la réduction de la pauvreté énergétique
Project name (EN): Testing energy-community & climate-resilient integrated paradigm for carbon neutrality and energy poverty shielding in MED city-port hinterlands

Project acronym: EnerCmed

Project ID: Euro-MED0200723

Project start date: 2024-01-01

Project end date: 2026-09-30

Project status: ongoing

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Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 908 875.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 327 100.00

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 80.00%

Co-financing sources:


    Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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    Infrastructure investments:

    • I2.5 - na - EUR 39 000.00 - country: Hrvatska (HR), town: Novigrad, street: Exact REC location to be defined upon D1.2.3, na, postal_code: 52466, Jadranska Hrvatska (HR03), Istarska županija (HR036)
    • I2.4 - Pilot action PULA (1 REC coupled with NBS) - EUR 80 000.00 - country: Hrvatska (HR), town: Pula, street: Exact REC location to be defined upon D1.2.3, na, postal_code: 52100, Jadranska Hrvatska (HR03), Istarska županija (HR036)
    • I2.3 - Pilot action PATRAS (2 RECs coupled with NBS) - EUR 80 000.00 - country: Elláda (EL), town: Patras, street: Exact REC location to be defined upon D1.2.3, na, postal_code: 26221, Dytiki Elláda (EL63), Achaia (EL632)
    • I2.2 - na - EUR 95 000.00 - country: España (ES), town: Valencia, street: Exact REC location to be defined upon D1.2.3, na, postal_code: 46024, Comunitat Valenciana (ES52), Valencia/València (ES523)
    • I2.1 - Pilot action GENOVA (1 REC coupled with NBS) - EUR 106 500.00 - country: Italia (IT), town: Genova, street: Exact REC location to be defined upon D1.2.3, na, postal_code: 16100, Liguria (ITC3), Genova (ITC33)

    Deliverables:

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    Contribution to wider strategies and policies:

    • EuropeanGreenDeal As the overall goal of EU Green Deal is to decarbonize Europe, the 6 RECs activated in EnerCmed generate 278 MWh/y energy from renewable sources corresponding to 160 tons CO2/year reduction and offer a sounding example of REC feasibility and deployment that shall be transferred to the multitude of similar cities in MED cooperation area. Hence, EnerCmed contributes directly to the EU Green Deal, which is characterized by 1 overall framework policy that aim to deliver the decarbonization of the building sector through the Renovation Wave initiative. EnerCmed also contributes to the Clean Energy for All Europeans Package, as part of EU Green Deal, which puts emphasis on the need to empower, mobilise and engage citizens & companies for reaching our climate energy objective. At this regard, the Energy Communities have been considered as a priority topic for local development and for the Cohesion Policy to support the transition to cleaner and more efficient energy system both in urban and internal areas.
    • TerritorialAgenda2030 EnerCmed contributes to the EU Territorial Agenda 2030 - Priority “green Europe”, as is meets the goals of strengthening energy resilience and having energy supplies at affordable prices (which is mandatory to support regional development, and preserve natural environment also against energy. Indeed, as underlined in the Preamble, (38) Secure, affordable and sustainable energy and (41) Nature, landscape and cultural heritage, strengthening energy resilience and having energy supplies at affordable prices is mandatory to support regional development, and, at the same time, there is the need to preserve natural environment also against energy production (fossil fuels). In the Priority “green Europe” is stressed how the transition of Europe’s economies towards carbon/climate-neutral economy is based on assets of local/regional players. EnerCmed aims at supporting
    • large-scale uptake of 6 Renewable Energy Communities in marginalized neighborhoods of 5 MED cities (Genova, Valencia, Patras, Pula & Novigrad), with the final aim of enabling vulnerable groups of people to take an active role in energy transition, contrast energy poverty and globally reducing the thermal budget at micro-climate urban scaleFrom one side, it helps to enhance energy resilience and low energy cost, as it leads to a nearly–zero use of fossil fuels. From the other, it benefits the environment, keeping urban heating (and cooling) pollution at a very low level.
    • EUStrategyAdriaticIonianRegion The project contributes to EUSAIR Pillar 2 “Connecting the regions”, in
    • particular to Topic 3 “Energy networks” aiming at achieving a well interconnected and well-functioning internal energy market supporting the three energy policy objectives of the EU – competitiveness, security of supply and sustainability. The REC’s way to clean, inclusive and independent energy enhance the security of supply of energy, especially looking at this historical moment of continental energy supply crises, as it diminishes the necessity of fossils fuels for buildings.
    • EUStrategyAlpineRegion With the innovative pilot approach, the EnerCmed project contributes to EUSALP’s policy areas (1) ECONOMIC GROWTH AND INNOVATION, as the innovative approach shall be replicated and implemented in alpine space cities, which are still predominantly carbon-based and will thus also trigger the sustainable development and new job opportunities (2) ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY; The aim of the project is to directly implement an innovative RES solution that will, as multiplied, encourage the sustainable approach in other alpine regions, to make the area more environmental and and carbon-free.
    • Other As mentioned, REC have a value-driven concepts that have as primary goal to provide environmental, social and economic benefits to the community members or to the local areas where they operate. One of the key drivers of EnerCmed is indeed the social dimension of the pilot RECs, as the 6 RECs gather 345 families/users exposed to energy poverty in the 5 targeted neighbourhoods in Genova (1) Valencia (1) Patras (2) Pula (1) and Novigrad (1). In this sense, EnerCmed provides a significant contribution to contrast energy poverty as RECs represent a direct response of the Local Authorities to alleviate energy poverty risks of the most vulnerable sections of populations and has directly connected to social inclusion and integration of marginalized group of people. This is lined up with the Electricity Directive that addresses appropriate frameworks to tackle energy poverty', define 'vulnerable customers', and protect them, for instance through social security systems, prohibition of disconnection of gas and electricity in critical times (ie. energy supply crisis linked to Russia's war on Ukraine), and provision of energy efficiency improvements. Furthermore, EnerCmed directly contributes to the provisions set into the fourth energy package ('Clean energy for all Europeans', that included several legislative acts with energy poverty clauses.

    Programme Common Output Indicator:

    • RCO 116 - Jointly developed solutions, Measurement unit:
    • RCO 087 - Organisations cooperating across borders, Measurement unit:
    • RCO 083 - Strategies and action plans jointly developed, Measurement unit:

    Programme Common Result Indicator:

    • RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:
    • RCR 079 - Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations, Measurement unit:

    Programme Result Indicator:

    • PSI1 - Organisations with increased institutional capacity due to their participation in cooperation activities across borders, Measurement unit: organisations

    Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSALP

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    Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSAIR

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

    Financing programme

    2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B EURO Mediterranean (EURO MED)

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

    2025-01-30

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

    64 / 87 (73.56%)

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

    603 / 774 (77.91%)

    Notes on the data

    Source of estimation of the number of projects as of 2025-03-17: Website of the programme

    Method for estimating the number of partners as of 2025-03-17: Average partners per project based on the average of the previous period.