There are many innovative financing instruments public authorities can use to speed up their energy transition. 

Choosing the right option may be challenging at first, on 5 December, three experienced PROSPECT+ mentors from Austria, Italy and Spain will explain how to plan and implement projects using energy performance contracting (working with ESCOs), soft loans, blended finance and citizen finance. 

Join us on the 5 December 2024 from 10.00 to 12.00 to learn about preparing successful projects and to get tips on how to avoid mistakes.  

This will be the last Replication Webinar open to the general public. You will get a chance to listen to and talk to Megan, Miguel and Marco who have supported many cities across Europe by generously sharing their experience and hosting study visits.

AGENDA 

10:00 
Welcome - Sylwia Slomiak, Senior Climate Finance Advisor, Eurocities  / PROSPECT+  

10:05-10:35 

Energy Performance Contracting – Experience from over 300 projects in Upper Austria, Megan Gignac, OÖ Energiesparverband (ESV) – Energy Agency of Upper Austria

10:35-11:10 
Blended finance for energy retrofitting of 1900 dwellings in Valladolid: combination of EPC, soft loans, municipal budget and a Horizon 2020 grant, Miguel Ángel Garcia-Fuentes, Associate Professor at University of Valladolid, Spain

11:10-11:45

Setting-up Renewable Energy Communities: the case of San Lazzaro di Savena – Sharing experiences in supporting public institutions in the energy transition in Italy, Marco Costa, Renewable Energy Community Team Lead at Agenzia per l'Energia e lo Sviluppo Sostenibile (AESS) – Energy and Sustainable Development Agency Modena (Italy)

11:45-12:00 
Q&A and discussion 

12:00 
Wrap-up and closing 
 

To learn more about innovative financing instruments click here.

To join the webinar, please register here.