NWE Academy of Champions for Energy

Programme 2007 - 2013 North West Europe

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

The aim of the project is to promote and implement the uptake of sustainable energy in NWE. The project will achieve this through the development of a transnational academy. bringing together public and private agencies to champion sustainable energy. The partnership brings together 4 distinct capability sets. coordinated through an innovative Academy of Champions for Energy: 1. ICT capabilities for energy smart cities. villages & regions 2. 100% energy self-sufficiency in a village 3. Community-based renewable energy technologies 4. New business models for sustainable energy These combined capabilities will demonstrate and promote renewable energy among local authorities. business and citizen communities in a manner that would not happen without the Academy. The Energy Champions are existing innovative energy agencies who successfully champion the cause of sustainable energy in their regions and have complementary transferable skills to share through the Academy. The Academy will be a virtual entity that will endure at least until 2020 by maintaining a functioning Secretariat. The physical manifestation of the Academy will be demonstrated through the investment sites in IE. NL. and F. The Academy will achieve: * Enhanced level of innovation and competitiveness across NWE through increasing the combined capabilities of sustainable energy champions * Greater awareness for renewable energy planning among local and regional authorities. elected Councillors and communities through a NWE communication strategy * Vertical integration of regional sustainable energy planning with national and EU policies. involving businesses and grid operators as observers in the project * Academy Awards competitions to network with additional energy champions and extend the Academy membership * Contribution to the EU target of 20% renewable energy by 2020. through complementary and transferable flagship community projects. with replication through the Academy.

Achievements (EN):

The ACE partners created a transnational Academy of Champion for Energy which brings experts from public and private agencies together with four district capabilities (Action 1). These cover the following areas: 1. ICT capabilities for energy smart cities, villages & regions 2. 100% energy self-sufficiency in a village 3. Community-based renewable energy technologies 4. New business models for sustainable energy A virtual map was created to show this expertise in North West Europe. This geographical map will be further extended to feature connecting initiatives within the INTERREG IVB NWE programme (Action 2). A Strategic Initiative workshop is planned for April 2015 to identify synergies with these initiatives and help increase the impact of their outcomes (Action 17). The ACE marketing strategy identifies the target audiences for this renewable energy initiative and its development potential within North West Europe (Action 13). It outlines how to engage with and encourage communities to implement RE projects across NWE. The Ace Awards took place throughout 2014 to recognise initiatives, organisations and projects in the field of renewable energy and energy transition and help extend the network of Champions for Energy. The European Academy Awards finale was held in November in Arnhem, the Netherlands, where winners were announced in 3 categories: 1) Best Energy-Smart Initiative; 2) Energy Neutral Village; 3) Community Based Renewable Energy (Action 14/15). A citizen engagement tool (Action 12) has been developed by the partnership in order to communicate the benefits of RE projects to local communities through a range of case studies (Action 6/12). This builds upon a series of workshops (Action 5) held by the ACE partners to identify barriers to RE implementation in a report (Action 11) and develop a range of innovative business models (Action 6) which would help the increased uptake. Three investments are part of the ACE project in order to showcase sustainable and innovative energy practices through demonstration. Through the Loenen Village in Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Action 8) ACE is demonstrating a successful model of how to start the journey towards 100% self-sufficiency. In Ireland, the investment project includes the creation of a renewable energy space in a library as well as a smart-energy feature in a public space in Dublin to communicate directly to citizens (Action 7). These investments will be celebrated through renewable energy events in 2015 (Action 16). Documents: - Templederry Case Study - File Download - Renewable Energy Report Dublin - File Download - ACE Marketing Strategy - File Download

Website: http://www.aceforenergy.eu

Expected Results (EN):

Actions: Creation of an innovative Academy of Champions for Energy (WP1) * Constitution and management of the Academy * Coordination and alignment of the project’s strategic impact Building collective capabilities of project partners (WP2) * Mapping the partners’ capabilities and networks * Building the collective capabilities of the partnership * Extending the transnational knowledge base Implementation of renewable energy capabilities (WP3) * Developing innovative business model for sustainable energy * Demonstrating an energy smart city concept * Demonstrating 100% energy self-sufficiency * Demonstrating community-based renewable energy technologies * Mapping energy, business and human resources Market development plan for further uptake of renewable energy (WP4) * Researching market development barriers * Assessment of role of citizens * Creating a marketing plan for renewable energies in NWE * Academy Awards: primary competitions in each region * Academy Awards: Final awards ceremony for NWE Outputs: * Academy of Champions as innovative networking structure * Secretariat that will endure beyond life of project * 6 meetings with Interreg Strategic Initiative clusters * Report on capabilities and networks of energy champions * 9 staff exchanges, mentoring and training of 25 staff * 3 thematic seminars * Business model for community energy * Energy smart Citizens Plaza (IE) * Energy-neutral Village (NL) * Biogas Community Farm (F) * Map of energy, business and human resources * Report on replication potential for flagship demonstrations * Report on renewable energy market barriers * Guidelines on the role of citizens in planning energy infrastructure * Marketing Plan for community renewable energy projects * 6 Networking events and 6 new regional Energy Champions * Academy Awards ceremony - Grand Finale and media cover

Thematic information

Clustering and economic cooperation New products and services Renewable energy

Partners (10)

Lead Partner: City of Dublin Energy Management Agency

Address: The Loft, 2 - 4 Crown Alley, Temple BarDublin, Ireland

Legal status: n/a

Zeeuws Duurzame Energie- en Klimaatfonds (Zeeuws Klimaatfonds)

Name: Zeeuws Duurzame Energie- en Klimaatfonds (Zeeuws Klimaatfonds)

Address: Oud Ovezandseweg 2a, 4441 TG Ovezande, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

Provincie Gelderland

Name: Provincie Gelderland

Address: Postbus 9090, 6800 GX Arnhem, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

Les 7 vents du Cotentin

Name: Les 7 vents du Cotentin

Address: 62A rue Gambetta, 50200 Coutances, France

Legal status: n/a

Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath

Name: Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath

Address: Finance Department, Civic Offices, Dublin City Council, WoodquayDublin, Ireland

Legal status: n/a

Tipperary Energy Agency

Name: Tipperary Energy Agency

Address: The Craft Granary, Church StCahir, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

Legal status: n/a

TMK - Kennis Centrum Energy (ex KHK)

Name: TMK - Kennis Centrum Energy (ex KHK)

Address: Kleinhoefstraat 4, B-2440 GEEL, Belgium

Legal status: n/a

United Sustainable Energy Agency

Name: United Sustainable Energy Agency

Address: National Energy Centre, Davy Avenue, Knowlhill, MK5 8NG Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Regen SW

Name: Regen SW

Address: Innovation Centre, Rennes Drive, EX4 4RN Exeter, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Gemeente Apeldoorn

Name: Gemeente Apeldoorn

Address: Postbus 9033, 7300 ES Apeldoorn, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

Partners map

Lead partner

Project partner

Summary

Project name (EN): NWE Academy of Champions for Energy

Project acronym: ACE

Project start date: 2010-04-01

Project end date: 2015-09-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 4 688 937.59

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 367 681.29

Co-financing sources:

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

Financing programme

2007 - 2013 North West Europe

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

2015-12-01

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

114 / 114 (100%)

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

1 104 / 1 104 (100%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the programme and collected from programme's website

Languages

Contact Form

NWE Academy of Champions for Energy

Description

Thematic information

Partners (10)

Partners map

Summary

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

Disclaimer