Private Buildings
LEMON Project - Italy
The LEMON project was developed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight energy poverty through the energy conversion of existing social housing. It focuses on increasing the energy efficiency of buildings while looking to improve housing quality. LEMON works on a portion of the social housing building stock of the Emilia-Romagna region, with the ambition to become a replicable best case for the entire region and other European countries.
ORFEE Project - France
ORFEE (Office for Renovations and Financing for Energy Efficiency) is a European H2020-funded project that developped the first four French third-party financing companies. Its objectives are to strengthen their activity as technical and financial assemblers for the renovation of residential buildings and:
- Respond to the need for supporting households in carrying out energy-efficient renovations
- Accelerate the financing through third party financing. Through the implementation of the ORFEE project, 7 third party financing companies have recently been created by French Regional and Metropolitan Councils.
SCORE Project - Europe
SCORE is funded by the European Union under its HORIZON 2020programme, facilitating consumers to become (co-)owners ofrenewable energies. The project took place in different cities in:
- Susa Valley, Italy (Biomass)
- Prague, Czech Republic (Solar PV)
- Essen, Germany (Solar PV)
The participating local and regional authorities as well as existinglocal energy projects receive legal and technical assistance for atailor-made participation model. Renewable Energy Clusters (RECs) can be seen as the prototype governance model of an emergingform of energy systems and will typically include demand flexibilityand energy efficiency (EE) measures, storage and peer-to-peertrading within energy Communities, and between energycommunities and the market.
Municipality of Radlje ob Dravi - Slovenia
Energy performance contracting in the form of public private partnership model is well known to be used in public and private buildings. To be used in the building that is owned both by public and private partner is technically possible but needs more coordination and understanding for all partners. Municipality Radlje ob Dravi has decided to use EPC model in such building. Municipal administration with the help of energy agency was able to manage and coordinate the project implementation and they have successfully realized it. They have newly renovated building in the town centre used for library, shop and caffe.
Energy Community in the Valsamoggia Energy Community (Bologna), Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy
CER Valsamoggia is a Renewable Energy Community (REC) established in 2024 in the municipality of Valsamoggia (Emilia-Romagna). The community is organised as a cooperative and is composed exclusively of citizens and SMEs, with no participation of the municipality as a member. At start-up, the CER counted 80 members.
City-led support for renewable energy and energy sharing in Prague
Prague Renewable Energy Community (PSOE) was an initiative founded by the City of Prague in 2021 to accelerate the development of renewable energy and make clean electricity more accessible for both municipal organisations and citizens. PSOE provided comprehensive support for the preparation, implementation, and long-term operation of renewable energy projects, especially photovoltaic systems installed on public and private buildings.
Regional One Stop Shop models for deep home retrofits with national scaling
SuperHomes is a one-stop shop approach supporting homeowners through the end-to-end retrofit journey: assessment, technical design, contractor appointment, grant application support and quality assurance. SuperHomes 2030 (EU H2020, 36 months from June 2020) aimed to scale deliveries via 4 regional one-stop shops engaging 80 high-performance contractors, with improved technical systems, open data platforms and finance solutions.
TOP Condomini Project in Emilia Romagna
TOP Condomini is a technical assistance project co-financed by the ELENA – European Local Energy Assistance programme under Horizon 2020, aimed at facilitating the energy refurbishment of approximately 3,000 housing units in the Emilia- Romagna Region. The project provides support through the preparation of energy audits and technical-economic feasibility studies, accompanying public and private residential buildings throughout the renovation process up to the contracting phase with implementing companies.
URBANEW – Innovations and systemic solutions to accelerate decarbonization in urban environments
The project aimed to accelerate building retrofitting and the testing of low-carbon solutions to move toward climate neutrality, enabling all types of buildings to reduce their carbon footprint and improve energy efficiency. In Valladolid, the pilot explored tools and mechanisms for urban regeneration by involving key stakeholders—residents’ associations, property managers, and the construction, finance, and energy sectors—to drive a systemic transformation of the city’s buildings. To achieve these goals, Valladolid implemented actions such as training programmes and workshops on energy retrofitting and financing mechanisms.
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