Call for proposals Intelligent Energy Europe 2006 Key actions and target areas within which Energie-Cités and/or Energie-Cités members intend to submit project proposals Sub-programmes & key actions VERTICAL KEY ACTIONS SAVE VKA1 Multiplying success in buildings Tools for the take-off of the Directive on the energy performance of buildings Schemes for the implementation of energy services in buildings (e.g. Energy Performance Contracting), in particular retrofitting Public buildings as shining examples Project ideas on the way Display+/Towards Class A follow up Main Actions (first ideas): Enlarge the number of local authorities undertaking communication actions and awareness rising campaigns (pioneer/relay cities should become coproposer), Update the Display Communication Handbook by new examples, Develop with you additional communication tools and Display communication material, Continuation of the Display/TCA Award But also: Adaptation of the Display-Poster to the national standards (as far as they are known) Evaluation of the database and showing of improvements Reintroduction of the Display Users Club NB: Partnership open Other areas concerned: all topics of this key action and possibly HKA2 energy days and weeks on local level Contact: Energie-Cités / Peter SCHILKEN +49 7661 98 26 14 / pschilken@energie-cites.org Promotion of best practice examples of high energy performance buildings VKA2 Retrofitting of social houses Awareness raising, education and training Tailored financing schemes Advanced integrated retrofitting solutions Legal and institutional changes VKA 3 Innovative approaches in industry Instruments for energy management, Project proposal preparation ongoing
including energy audits, energy accounting, benchmarking activities, voluntary agreements Energy Services in SMEs Polygeneration VKA4 Energy efficient equipment and products Enforcing the application and enhancing the awareness of EU labels and minimum energy efficiency standards Technology procurement, buyer-initiatives and other approaches to accelerate the transformation of the market Monitoring market transformation and preparing the ground for new policy initiatives ALTENER VKA5 RES-Electricity National indicative targets Support schemes Grid system issues Green electricity Distributed electricity generation VKA6 RES-Heat Legislation, fuels standards and norms for RES heating and cooling systems Supply chain and market structures for RES heating and cooling products Promotion and training VKA7 Small scale RES applications Solar water and space heating and cooling PV electricity generation Biomass for domestic heating Small-scale and micro-chp and heat pumps ALTENER/STEER VKA8 Alternative vehicle propulsion Legislation, fiscal regimes and fuels standards and norms Supply chain and market structures for biofuels Supply chain and market structures for alternative fuels requiring separate supply chains Market demand for alternatively propelled vehicles Accompanying measures STEER: VKA9 Policy measures for an efficient use of energy in transport Reducing demand for transport Enhancing energy efficiency in each transport mode Transfer of traffic to less energy intensive modes Economic instruments and incentives Project proposal preparation under consideration
Information and awareness and education SMILE More Follow-up of the SMILE project (see www.smile-europe.org) with a special focus on NMS & CC (training, education, awareness raising, study tours) with possibly ADEME, Climate Alliance, cities like Graz and Modena as partners NB: Partnership open Other areas concerned: Transfer of traffic to less energy intensive modes AND «Reducing demand for transport» VKA10 Strengthening the knowledge of local management agencies in the transport field Training and education of local agencies in alternative fuels and energy use in transport e-atomium follow-up Main objective: increase the knowledge and competencies of energy agencies, energy advice centres and local authority energy professionals in the important field of sustainable energy use in transport by organising tailor made training activities in different European countries. Possible partnership: SenterNovem (NL), Mobiel21 (BE), DTV Consultants (NL), Energie-Cités, Associations of National Energy Agencies and Energy Agencies, etc. NB: Partnership open Helping local actors to collaborate in the programme and participate in projects HORIZONTAL KEY ACTIONS HKA1 Sustainable Energy Communities Promoting energy citizenship and mobilising local energy actors IMAGINE A European Campaign to invent the energy futures of our communities NB: Partnership open - looking for pilot cities (except for the cities involved in BELIEF or TCA2 projects) Main objectives: - A Campaign inviting all communities (regions, local authorities, districts, parishes, schools, etc.) to IMAGINE their area in some years/decades having decreased its energy consumption and CO2 emissions, i.e. having implemented all measures already decided in existing European directives Green Papers or whatever (it is our desired future) -> objectives to start with a pilot group of cities and then spread the concept wider? - Preparing and providing these communities with a methodology to do this, for instance in using the Backcasting the future method, that is a process whereby a plan of action is developed by assessing the present situation, visioning a desired future, and then
developing a set of strategies to move from the present position to the desired future. - Collecting and disseminating information / examples, and results and exchanging information - Associating major UE stakeholders, public and private and a few local pilot authorities with this way of thinking. Contact: Energie-Cités / Ian TURNER +33 3 81 65 36 80 / iturner@energie-cites.org Local Climate Plans (working title) Project co-ordinator: Chambéry Agglomeration (FR) Project objectives: - prepare and/or to carry out by the local authorities and their partners in each country an Action Plan containing measures for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy resources, - promote eco-friendly changes in the lifestyles of citizens through awareness campaigns and information on climate change and energy saving as well as mobilizing all local players from the public and the private area to adopt measures reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. Local community planning for the efficient use of RES and conventional energy, demand side management and associated mobility Establishing favourable conditions for local energy markets and services to reach a critical mass HKA2 Think globally, act locally ManagEnergy: Actions aimed at inducing a change in present behaviours and in encouraging the use of efficient and renewable technologies and the adoption of energyintelligent social patterns by local end-users, including the operation of thematic networks of local actors MODEL Management Of Domestic Energy in Local authorities / Management Of Domains related to Energy in Local authorities A project at a BISE scale (Eastern Part of Europe) involving national energy-cities networks (this project will be re-submitted after a failure in the last call) NB: partnership quite completed Main objectives: To make municipalities models for citizens and local stakeholders, promoting the three following actions: o o o Hiring a municipal energy manager in all cities, Implementing a multi-annual action plan and an energy information system to improve energy performance of municipal properties, incl. through Display, Getting financial means / schemes for concrete investments. A strong dimension should be given to activities towards citizens and local stakeholders. Partnership: o Existing energy-cities network (PNEC-Poland, OER-Romania, EcoEnergy-Bulgaria, Hungary,
Support for the creation of local and regional energy management agencies (actions of type 2) Slovakia, Slovenia) o Embryos of networks through existing bodies acting on behalf of the future national energy-cities network (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic) o EU 15 partners: CEMR + Energie-Cités Support of max. 200 000 euros per new energy agency created (for the first 3 years of operation) Project proposals under consideration: Montpellier (FR) Département du Tarn (FR) Communauté d Agglomération Arc de Seine (FR) Communauté d Agglomération du Pays d Aix (FR) Csongràd County (HU) Département Indre & Loire (FR) Provincia di Palermo (IT) HKA3 Financing mechanisms & incentives Cross-country analysis of different financing mechanisms Development and promotion of innovative financing instruments and incentive schemes for RES & RUE investments Platform/Forum for exchange of experience on financing mechanisms & incentives HKA4 Monitoring & Evaluation Monitoring and evaluation of different RES/RUE policies and measures COREC City of München as project coordinator Contact: City of München / Gerhard URBAINCZYK +49 89 233 477 09 / gerhard.urbainczyk@muenchen.de Urban CO 2 strategies / Optimizing the use of local budgets in CO 2 emission reduction plans (working title) Main objectives: To exchange experiences and methodologies used by participating European cities for monitoring progress towards energy efficiency and the expansion of renewable energy sources as well as other policies and measures on the local level for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. To support the further development and harmonisation of these methodologies, including the expansion of local monitoring tools to scenario models which allow for an analysis of further developments of energy efficiency, the use of renewable energy sources as well as overall greenhouse gas emissions in the respective cities. To support participating cities in verifying and updating their local strategies and priorities for increasing energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Partnership open: City of München (DE, Coordinator) Öko-Institut (DE) Kirklees, Leeds, UK Gyor (HU) Silistra (BU) up to five more selected European cities one or two other research organisations Energie-Cités Interested members: Brasov, SOFENA, maybe project could be linked with Chambery (HKA1) Methods, indicators and modelling of future trends and policy impacts Platform for exchange of experience on monitoring & evaluation Type 3 Actions Support to events having a European dimension NB: forthcoming deadline: 31.10.06 NB: To allow a considerable part of the preparation costs to be eligible costs, type 3 actions for which a grant is requested should not take place earlier than September 2007 Energie-Cités, 3/7/06