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Explore real-life examples of sustainable energy projects implemented by cities and regions across Europe. Discover how different financing schemes and enablers have been applied in practice and learn for your own projects.
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Implementation of Energy Saving Funds in the French Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Category:
Financing Schemes
Financing Scheme:
Internal Contracting (Intracting)
Area of Action:
Cross-sectoral
Mentor:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Energy Environment Agency (AURA-EE)
Country:
France
Year:
2024
AURA-EE-intracting_87.pdf385.1 KB
Energy Refurbishment in Public Buildings Using EPC in Bergamo
Category:
Financing Schemes
Financing Scheme:
Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs)
Area of Action:
Public Buildings
Mentor:
Agenzia per l'Energia e lo Sviluppo Sostenibile (AESS)
Country:
Italy
Year:
2024
AESS-EPC_95.pdf591.32 KB
Energy Community in the Valsamoggia Energy Community (Bologna), Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy
Category:
Enablers
Enabler:
Energy Communities/Cooperatives
Area of Action:
Energy Communities
Mentor:
Agenzia per l'Energia e lo Sviluppo Sostenibile (AESS)
Country:
Italy
Year:
2024
Set Up an Energy Community in the Alto Vicentino Area, Veneto Region, Italy, with Diversified Funding Sources
Category:
Enablers
Enabler:
Energy Communities/Cooperatives
Area of Action:
Energy Communities
Mentor:
Agenzia per l'Energia e lo Sviluppo Sostenibile (AESS)
Country:
Italy
Year:
2024
URBANEW – Innovations and Systemic Solutions to Accelerate Decarbonization in Urban Environments
Category:
Financing Schemes
Financing Scheme:
EU funds
Area of Action:
Boosting building retrofitting
Mentor:
Agencia de Innovación y Desarrollo Económico de Valladolid (IDEVA)
Country:
Spain
Year:
2023
Creation of Local Solar Energy Communities on Municipal Buildings in Valladolid
Category:
Enablers
Enabler:
Energy Communities/Cooperatives
Area of Action:
Energy Communities
Mentor:
Agencia de Innovación y Desarrollo Económico de Valladolid (IDEVA)
Country:
Spain
Year:
2023
IDEVA-Energy_community_84.pdf491.01 KB
BAOBAP: Coordination and Support to 50 OSS for Public Building Renovation for Small and Medium Sized Municipalities
Category:
Enablers
Enabler:
One-Stop-Shops (OSS)
Area of Action:
Public Buildings
Mentor:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Energy Environment Agency (AURA-EE)
Country:
France
Year:
2023
AURA-EE-OSS_28.pdf701.23 KB
Building an Energy Agency in Modena (Bologna), Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy
Category:
Enablers
Enabler:
Energy Agencies
Area of Action:
Energy Communities
Mentor:
Agenzia per l'Energia e lo Sviluppo Sostenibile (AESS)
Country:
Italy
Year:
2023
AESS-ENERGY_AGENCY_93.pdf513.33 KB
OÖ Energiesparverband (ESV): Empowering Energy Communities in Upper Austria
Category:
Enablers
Enabler:
Energy Communities/Cooperatives
Area of Action:
Energy Communities
Mentor:
OÖ Energiesparverband (ESV)
Country:
Austria
Year:
2021
ESV-ENERGY_COMMUNITY_88.pdf945.43 KB
City-led Support for Renewable Energy and Energy Sharing in Prague
Category:
Enablers
Enabler:
Energy Communities/Cooperatives
Area of Action:
Energy Communities
Mentor:
Association of Local Energy Managers (SEMMO)
Country:
Czech Republic
Year:
2021
Lighting Upper Austria with EPC: 34 Street Lighting Projects
Category:
Financing Schemes
Financing Scheme:
Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs)
Area of Action:
Public Lighting
Mentor:
OÖ Energiesparverband (ESV)
Country:
Austria
Year:
2019
ESV-EPC_15.pdf1 MB
White Certificates in the French region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Category:
Financing Schemes
Financing Scheme:
White Certificates
Area of Action:
Energy Efficiency Financing
Mentor:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Energy Environment Agency (AURA-EE)
Country:
France
Year:
2019
Energy Refurbishment of 24 Public Buildings in the City of Maribor, Slovenia
Category:
Financing Schemes
Financing Scheme:
Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs)
Area of Action:
Public Buildings
Mentor:
Energy and Climate Agency of Podravje (ENERGAP)
Country:
Slovenia
Year:
2018
ENERGAP-EPC_12.pdf1.49 MB
Home-to-Work Commute Plans: Energy Agencies Can Play a Role as Enabler for White Certificate Trading
Category:
Financing Schemes
Financing Scheme:
White Certificates
Area of Action:
Transport
Mentor:
Agenzia per l'Energia e lo Sviluppo Sostenibile (AESS)
Country:
Italy
Year:
2018
AESS-White_Certificates_80.pdf562.47 KB
Sustainable Tipp: Accelerating Tipperary’s Transition to a Sustainable, Low Carbon Economy
Category:
Financing Schemes
Financing Scheme:
ELENA/PDA projects, Soft Loans
Area of Action:
Cross-sectoral
Mentor:
Tipperary Energy Agency (TEA)
Country:
Ireland
Year:
2017
TEA-ELENA_LOANS_21.pdf918.64 KB
TOP Condomini Project in Emilia Romagna
Category:
Financing Schemes
Financing Scheme:
ELENA/PDA projects
Area of Action:
Private Buildings, Public Buildings
Mentor:
Agenzia per l'Energia e lo Sviluppo Sostenibile (AESS)
Country:
Italy
Year:
2017
AESS-ELENA_75.pdf899.14 KB
REMOURBAN (REgeneration MOdel for Accelerating the Smart URBAN Transformation)
Category:
Financing Schemes
Financing Scheme:
Incentives to e-mobility
Area of Action:
Transport
Mentor:
Agencia de Innovación y Desarrollo Económico de Valladolid (IDEVA)
Country:
Spain
Year:
2015
Regional One Stop Shop Models for Deep Home Retrofits with National Scaling
Category:
Enablers
Enabler:
One-Stop-Shops (OSS)
Area of Action:
Cross-sectoral
Mentor:
Tipperary Energy Agency (TEA)
Country:
Ireland
Year:
2015
TEA-OSS_71.pdf881.8 KB
Energy Performance Contracting in Litoměřice
Category:
Financing Schemes
Financing Scheme:
Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs)
Area of Action:
Public Buildings
Mentor:
Association of Local Energy Managers (SEMMO)
Country:
Czech Republic
Year:
2014
SEMMO-EPC_69.pdf1003.2 KB
Fund of Energy Savings and Renewables in Litoměřice
Category:
Financing Schemes
Financing Scheme:
Revolving Funds
Area of Action:
Public Buildings
Mentor:
Association of Local Energy Managers (SEMMO)
Country:
Czech Republic
Year:
2013
SEMMO-Revolving_fund_25.pdf716.48 KB
A Story about ENERGAP: 20 years of Energy and Climate Agency of Podravje
Category:
Enablers
Enabler:
Energy Agencies
Area of Action:
Cross-sectoral
Mentor:
Energy and Climate Agency of Podravje (ENERGAP)
Country:
Slovenia
Year:
2000
ENERGAP-ENERGY_AGENCY_96.pdf1.28 MB
Building an Energy Agency in Ireland as Not-for-Profit Social Enterprise
Category:
Enablers
Enabler:
Energy Agencies
Area of Action:
Cross-sectoral
Mentor:
Tipperary Energy Agency (TEA)
Country:
Ireland
Year:
1998
TEA-ENERGY_AGENCY_72.pdf565.75 KB
OÖ Energiesparverband (ESV): Shaping the Energy Transition in Upper Austria
Category:
Enablers
Enabler:
Energy Agencies
Area of Action:
Cross-sectoral
Mentor:
OÖ Energiesparverband (ESV)
Country:
Austria
Year:
1991
ESV-Energy_Agency_90.pdf746.55 KB
AURA-EE – A Regional Energy Agency Supporting Local Authorities: From Vision to Implementation
Category:
Enablers
Enabler:
Energy Agencies
Area of Action:
Cross-sectoral
Mentor:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Energy Environment Agency (AURA-EE)
Country:
France
Year:
1978
AURA-EE-ENERGY_AGENCY_97.pdf803.82 KB
OÖ Energiesparverband (ESV) One-Stop Shops: From Idea to Implementation
Category:
Enablers
Enabler:
One-Stop-Shops (OSS)
Area of Action:
Cross-sectoral
Mentor:
OÖ Energiesparverband (ESV)
Country:
Austria
Year:
-
ESV-OSS_89.pdf754.81 KB
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