EnercitEE news
June 2012
Mayors gathered to share spirit of Växjö
More than 30 mayors from all EnercitEE regions came together in Växjö, Sweden from 30 May to 1 June 2012 to visit several examples of Europe’s greenest city and to exchange energy efficiency solutions at the local level.
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March 2012
Energy efficient Saxony: Ten new initiatives for climate protection
Under this slogan an EnercitEE conference took place on 27 February 2012 in Dresden.
The Saxon State Ministry for the Environment and Agriculture (SMUL), being the Lead Partner of EnercitEE, invited representatives of local authorities, energy agencies, universities and other interested parties to join the conference in order to not only getting to know new initiatives that deal with energy efficiency and climate protection but also to profit from their activities and results.
Mr Frank Kupfer opened the conference
February 2012
EnercitEE meeting in Annecy/ France
From 31th January to 1st February 2012 EnercitEE‘s Working and Steering Group members met in Annecy, France.
EnercitEE members in Annecy
As it was half time of EnercitEE, the Working Group firstly looked back on the milestones already reached within the project:
- a strengthened partnership of 5 European regions;
- 6 Working Group and 4 Steering Group Meetings in Dresden, Wroclaw, Heraklion, Växjö, Annecy and Bologna;
- a corporate design, website, blog, joint European flyers, regional flyers, EnercitEE roll ups, 4 newsletters, etc;
- 1st Component Seminar in Växjö on “EE heat and power generation and distribution”;
- 1 Good Practice Guide on Energy Efficiency Excellence from EnercitEE regions;
- 1 Policy Advice Seminar in Wroclaw on new instruments for local energy planning and implementation and
- 11 approved sub-projects.
The Working Group further discussed the structure and timeline of the upcoming Policy maker exchange in Växjö taking place from 31st May to 1st June 2012 and the 3rd Component Seminar scheduled for October 2012 in Leipzig.
December 2011
EnercitEE Good Practice Guide is now available.
We are happy to inform you that our EnercitEE Good Practice Guide is now available.
The Good Practice Guide is one important result of the interregional exchange of experience. In this brochure outstanding good practice examples from the EnercitEE partner regions in the specific areas of competence such as buildings, heat/power generation and distribution, transport, innovation and technology, and communication and motivation are presented.
The English as well as German version can be downloaded from the document section.
In case you wish to receive copies of our Good Practice Guide in English or German please contact the Mini-Programme Coordination Office via email at info@enercitee.eu.
November 2011
Policy Advice Seminar in Wroclaw / Poland
From 26 to 27 October 2011 energy experts from the regions Saxony, Smaland, Emilia-Romagna, Haute-Savoie and Lower Silesia met in Wroclaw, Poland.
The overall aim of the seminar was to exchange experience on various quality managements systems, control tools and existing energy planning instruments and policies between the regions and to discuss their pros and cons.
October 2011
EnercitEE meeting in Bologna / Italy
From 29 to 30 September 2011 the EnercitEE Working and Steering Group members met in Bologna, Italy.
The Working Group members discussed organisational issues for the upcoming policy advice seminar in Wroclaw (scheduled for end of October 2011) and the policy maker exchange in Växjö, Sweden (planned for June 2012). As a highlight of the meeting the prefinal printed version of the Good Practice Guide (GPG) in English which should be published soon was handed out to the group. Furthermore, the Regional Managers presented the progress and activities of the EnercitEE sub-projects.
In the afternoon of the first day of the meeting the Steering Group members discussed latest regional policies and future challenges in the different regions.
August 2011
First sub-project publications available
Information material like flyers, newsletters and brochures produced by the EnercitEE sub-projects are made available on the EnercitEE website. Currently the following publications are available:
LEEAN
SCC
RIEEB
CLIPART
All sub-project publicity material can be found in the document section.
July 2011
EnercitEE meeting in Annecy / France
All EnercitEE Working Group members met in Annecy, France, from 28 to 29 June 2011.
The aim of the 2-day meeting was mainly to discuss the content and layout of the Good Practice Guide (GPG). In the morning of the first day each EnercitEE Regional Manager presented the good practice examples of its region to be included in the 5 chapters of the GPG. Each chapter deals with Energy Efficiency in the fields of buildings, heat and power generation/supply, transport/mobility, innovation and technology and communication and motivation. The Good Practice Guide in English will be published by the end of summer this year. The English as well as the partners’ translated versions will be provided for download on the EnercitEE website.
June 2011
First results of EnercitEE in Haute-Savoie
On 7 June 2011 the Regional Partner from Haute-Savoie welcomed the students that take part in the sub-project PraTLA. The students presented their recommendations concerning energy efficiency measures resulting from the analysis of several energy balances from six different communes.
More information can be found on the EnercitEE blog.
May 2011
SP11 PraTLA - First 2 students from Saxony started their practical trainings in Smaland
Two students of the University of Applied Science Zittau/ Goerlitz, Steffi Hänig and Armin Verch, are going to complete their practical training in Smaland - the heart of Southeast Sweden with its typical red houses and a long tradition of energy efficiency-focused and environmental-friendly thinking.
On 6 April the two students reached Sweden. Their first stop was in Växjö, where they took part at the 2 ½ -day component seminar of EnercitEE and got in contact with the participants from five regions in Europe. After some interesting presentations and excursions the students continued their journey towards Oskarshamn.
May 2011
EnercitEE blog is now online
The EnercitEE blog is now online - www.enercitee.eu/blog.
The aim of the EnercitEE blog is to tell stories behind EnercitEE and to animate discussions on issues around Energy Efficiency. The blog should further be used to spread good practices and to give a lively inside into EnercitEE: into the complex topic of Energy Efficiency and the strategies of EnercitEE partners. Furthermore, examples of practical implementation will be given and new developments highlighted.
May 2011
Kick-off meeting of LEEAN and RIEEB in Dresden (Saxony)
The sub-projects LEEAN and RIEEB jointly held its first meeting in Dresden on 9 March 2011 at the premises of the Saena GmbH as the Lead Sub-Project Participant. The table below shows the partners who attended the kick-off meeting.
May 2011
Results of sub-project evaluation 2nd Call
The EnercitEE partner regions have assessed the six applications received under the 2nd Call for Proposals. A decision was taken on 6 April 2011 at the Working and Steering Group Meeting in Växjö. The EnercitEE Steering Group decided:
| Acronym | Title | Regions involved | SG decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-FoxES | Energy Saving Foxes in European Schools | Saxony, Haute-Savoie, Region of Crete, Smaland | Approved under condition |
| ActEE | Actions and communication Tools about Energy Efficiency | Haute-Savoie, Region of Crete, Emilia-Romagna, Lower Silesia | Approved under condition |
| ECE-IGP | Energy and cost efficiency of incentives and grant programmes | Saxony, Region of Crete, Emilia-Romagna | Approved under condition |
| EEMTE | Energy Efficiency in Municipality - Training and Exchange of experience | Saxony, Lower Silesia, Haute-Savoie, Smaland | Approved under condition |
| E2F | Energy Efficiency Financing | Saxony, Emilia-Romagna, Region of Crete | Not approved |
| FIPREC | Financing instruments, by Potential and Requirements f Energy saving Contracting | Emilia-Romagna, Saxony, Lower Silesia | Approved under condition |
April 2011
EnercitEE meeting in Växjö/ Sweden
From 5th to 6th April 2011 EnercitEE‘s Working and Steering Group members met in Växjö, Smaland. The aim of the 2-day meeting was to evaluate the 6 eligible sub-project applications that were submitted to the Mini-Programme Coordination Office in the 2nd Call for Proposals.
March 2011
EnercitEE is partner of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign
In February EnercitEE has been endorsed as an official partner of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign. EnercitEE received the approval of the European Commission to enter the Campaign and participate in the Awards 2011.
March 2011
Successful closure of 2nd Call
EnercitEE closed its 2nd Call for Proposals on Friday 4 March 2011. Interested parties from the participating regions had over three months time to elaborate their ideas, to find appropriate partners and to set up a joint sub-project application.
March 2011
Upcoming closure of the 2nd Call for Proposals
On Friday, 4 March 2011, the 2nd Call for Proposals will close. In order to participate in one of the six open sub-project priorities interested Sub-Project Participants should make sure that they submit the application form with all the necessary annexes to the Mini-Programme Coordination Office on Friday, 4 March 2011 the latest.
February 2011
Kick-off meeting of CLIPART in Bologna
The CLIPART sub-project held its first meeting in Bologna, January 27 and 28, 2011, at Arpa-Simc headquarters. Partners from SAENA, Germany, and Air-Aps, France, were present but also partners from REAC, Greece and Jelenia Gora, Poland could attend at least partially the meeting by videoconference.
February 2011
Kick-off meeting for SUSTRAMM in Karlskrona, Sweden on 8-9th February
SUSTRAMM – Sustainable transports for managing mobility- is the one of the six approved projects from EnercitEE’s 1st call. French, German and Swedish partners met at the Energy Agency for Southeast Sweden in Karlskrona on February 8th and 9th in order to launch SUSTRAMM project and start working with sustainable mobility. The focus is on the exchange of experience between and within all three regions. Collaboration started at once with many Mobility Management issues discussed and will lead to fruitful cooperation.
February 2011
PraTLA launched its kick-off meeting
PraTLA - Practical Training in Local Authorities is the second out of six approved sub-projects from EnercitEE’s 1st Call that launched its kick-off meeting in the Saxon Liaison Office in Brussels on 7-8 February 2011.
The sub-project matches energy efficiency needs of local authorities with know-how from students which is transferred into administration by means of practical trainings. The sub-project expects to involve more than 30 students and 50 local authorities in five regions in the project lifetime.
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