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INdustrial and tertiary product Testing and Application of Standards (INTAS)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

... activities, to MSAs charged with enforcing these regulations. The need for the INTAS project arises from the difficulty that MSAs and market actors face in establishing and verifying compliance with energy performance requirements for large industrial products subject to requirements of the Ecodesign Directive. The focus of the project is to support compliance for very large industrial products, ...
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Transnational Holistic Ecosystem 4 Better Energy Efficiency through Social innovation (THE4BEES)

Start date: Dec 16, 2015, End date: Dec 15, 2018,

Description (EN): THE4BEES builds on the hypothesis: Energy is consumed by people rather than by buildings. Although most of the strategies to achieve energy efficiency in buildings focus on technical mitigation measures, to reach the ambitious goals on Low Carbon set by EU and Alpine Strategy, both structural and soft approaches shall be considered in a complementary way across the ...
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SPP Regions

Start date: Apr 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

The SPP Regions project is aimed at promoting strong networking and collaboration at both the European and sub-national regional level on sustainable and innovative procurement (SPP/PPI), to help promote and embed capacity building and knowledge transfer. At the regional level networking will be promoted to build capacities and transfer skills in sustainable and innovative procurement implementati ...
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Energy Sustainability for Adriatic Small Communities (ALTERENERGY)

Start date: Aug 31, 2012, End date: Aug 30, 2015,

The ALTERENERGY Strategic Project aims to provide a significant contribution to the widely agreed objective of achieving a higher level of sustainability with regards to energy production and usage in the Adriatic area. This objective is strictly connected, as we all know, to creating a better environment and the protection of life and the natural environment. In pursuing this overall general obje ...
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Energetic Recovery of Waste (VEDER)

Start date: Feb 19, 2013, End date: Aug 18, 2015,

Development of a sustainable energy sector in perspective of a sustainable use of energy resources, through the implementation of a system for electricity and heat production from biomass, municipal, agricultural and industrial waste. Expect ...
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Use of Heat Pump Promotion in Barents Region (HePuPro)

Start date: Feb 1, 2013, End date: May 31, 2015,

Energy Efficiency is one of the central objectives for 2020 which aims to save the energy 20% by 2020. One of the key technologies of the Renewable Energy Source (RES) seen in the market is heat pumps. It is a key technology to achieve the European Union’s energy saving and climate protection targets. The HePuPro project aims to promote use of heat pumps in the Barents region and to increase econo ...
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Supporting local authorities in the implementation of Sustainable Energy Action Plans in the Alpine Space Area (SEAPAlps)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: May 30, 2015,

The main objective of the project is to promote energy planning at local level by sharing a common methodology among participating Partners (PP). This is essential to tackle Climate Change (CC), as energy use is mainly responsible for it. Local Authorities (LA) have a key role in this mitigation process, but as generally acquired, mitigation is not sufficient since CC is already taking place. The ...
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AlpStore: Strategies to use a variety of mobile and stationary storages to allow for extended accessibility and the integration of renewable energies (AlpStore)

Start date: Jun 30, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Sun, water and biomass are a natural capital of the Alpine Space. It is a must to use them for the production of energy. Besides intelligent grids, storage systems will be key enablers for a future mostly renewable energy supply.Electric vehicles (EV) will be integral elements of the future energy system. Their batteries can be charged with excessive power from intermittent energy sources and elec ...
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Regional policy instruments and approaches for improving access to finance and speeding up investments in sustainable energy. (Regions4GreenGrowth (R4GG))

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

The EU, its Member States and EU regions have defined ambitious energy strategies, setting firm targets for an increased share of renewable energy sources, more energy efficiency and less carbon emissions in order to make Europes energy supply sustainable and future proof.An important obstacle for wide-spread introduction of renewable energy production capacity and energy efficiency measures is th ...
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Regions using ECO-ManageMENt for eco-innovation Development (RECOMMEND)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

In the light of the Lisboa and Gothenburg strategies targeted at more sustainable patterns of economic development it is the main idea of the RECOMMEND project that eco-management systems and their preliminary stages can play a major role in meeting ecological challenges and can be used as a lever for establishing and strengthening of eco-innovation at a regional level.Based on the analysis of goo ...
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Transnational cooperation for the improvement of buildings energy performance and efficiency  (TRACE)

Start date: Oct 31, 2012, End date: Oct 30, 2014,

The building sector, responsible for about 40% of the EU's total final energy consumption and CO2 emissions, provides many cost-efficient opportunities for action, while contributing at the same time to the welfare of EU citizens. The EU is making a real effort to improve the energy efficiency of Europe's buildings and recently revised its legislation to prompt faster improvements. The Energy Perf ...
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Towards resource efficient urban communities in SEE  (RE-SEEties)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

Resource efficiency is a top priority in the SEE policy-making agenda, especially in light of excessive consumption of energy due to users / inhabitants established behaviour, often uncontrolled waste production as well as lack of efficient coordination measures and awareness regarding how to use resources in a more conscious manner. The need to consider in resource management major externalities ...
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Effective development of dispersed renewable energy in combination with conventional energy in Regions (ENERGYREGION)

Start date: May 31, 2011, End date: May 30, 2014,

Often major challenges for EU Member States are energy policy designated by European Parliament and EU-Commission. EU Strategy – “3x20 policy” which intends to improve energy efficiency by 20%, increase the share of renewable energy up to 20% and reduce CO2 emission by 20% till 2020 is based on the fact that up to date regional achievements will be developed and new efficient technologies and mana ...
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f Offshore Wind Energy: Research, Experimentation, Development (POWERED)

Start date: Feb 28, 2011, End date: Mar 30, 2014,

POWERED aims to define a set of strategies and shared methods for the development of the off-shore wind energy in all the Countries overlooking the Adriatic Sea. Such energetic choice could allow a rapid increase of installations, thanks to the reduction of the problems related to landscape topic that are frequently the main obstacles to the creation of wind parks in high density population territ ...
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FROM MARGINAL TO RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES SITES Recovering marginal territories, making them regain their lost value by pursuing sustainable development programs (M2RES)

Start date: Feb 28, 2011, End date: Feb 27, 2014,

...e-qualifying marginal areas through investments programmes that focus on the installation of RES (PV, Wind, Biomass, geothermal, biogas, etc) that will contribute to a significant amount of renewable energy.This approach will hereinafter be called M2RES(From marginal to renewable energy sources sites). M2RES can boost EU's sustainable development, giving back social and economic value to areas tha ...
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Upgrading of Energy Efficient Public Procurement for a balanced economic growth of SEE area (EFFECT)

Start date: Feb 28, 2011, End date: Feb 27, 2014,

EFFECT proposal arises from the need to innovate SEE countries public procurement procedures and stimulate their integration with energy efficiency criteria to meet EU Public Procurement requirements and to contribute to achieve Eu energy strategy objectives. EU public procurement impacts for 16% on EU GDP and it is an important tool for public authorities to effectively address energy efficiency ...
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Model of reducing air pollution by introducing environmental and energy-efficient LED public lighting (STOPCO2)

Start date: Mar 31, 2011, End date: Mar 30, 2013,

The objective is to create a system for energy-efficient and ecological friendly management of public lighting in the area along Croatian - Slovenian border, by applying modern lighting technologies with modern information and telecommunication technologies. ...
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Green Urban Transport Systems (GUTS)

Start date: Feb 28, 2010, End date: Feb 27, 2013,

...t was carried out via the development of a Baseline Study and the drafting of local/regional analyses by partners with the assistance of 2 knowledge partners, CERE (Center of Excellence for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Environment) and IBDiM (Road and Bridge Research Institute). The analysis phase was supported by a benchmark visit to the “model city” of Burgos (ES) where partners learn ...
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Reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions in cities across Central Europe (ENERCITY)

Start date: Feb 28, 2010, End date: Feb 27, 2013,

...t for eighty percent of the buildings and seventy five percent of carbon dioxide emissions. Buildings, whether commercial, residential, private or social housing, account for almost fifty per cent of energy use, with consequent impact on climate change and  CO2 emissions. They are therefore an obvious area where efforts have to be concentrated as improvements in their energy efficiency can deliver ...
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Combining energy services with subsidy schemes to finance energy efficiency in Central Europe (CombinES)

Start date: Jul 31, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

Implementing energy efficiency measures in the central European regions often falls under the financial responsibility of public bodies. Nevertheless private actors can be actively involved through so-called Energy Performance Contracting.The project CombinES connects seven partners representing public equivalent bodies and private institutions from the energy efficiency sector who will look for s ...
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Geothermal energy to address energy performance strategies in residential and industrial buildings (GEO.POWER)

Start date: Oct 31, 2010, End date: Oct 30, 2012,

Geothermal Energy (the energy extracted from heat stored in the earth) is one of the most environmental-friendly and cost-effective energy resources in use and has the potential to help mitigate global warming if widely deployed in place of fossil fuel. Recent technological progress, the variability of the cost, the difficult of oil and gas supply, the need to reduce the use of fossil fuels to cut ...
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Widening the Thermal Solar Energy Exploitation by the Successful Models (Wide the SEE by Succ Mod)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Mar 30, 2012,

... market. The purpose of the project is to activate a transfer of know-how and experiences from SEE countries with significant penetration and a cooperation in order to: widen the use of Thermal Solar energy to cover the expected rise in energy demand, reduce the greenhouse gas emission, create new employement's opportunity from DHW market enlargement. The beneficiaries of project will be regional ...
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ENergy Efficiency and Renewables ? SUPporting Policies in Local level for EnergY (ENER - SUPPLY)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Mar 30, 2012,

In South East Europe the introduction of innovative processes characterized by the transfer, experimentation and consolidation of know-how related to the use and production of energy following a good planning and employing the appropriate management methods is a way to improve the energy balance. The aim of the ENER-SUPPLY project is to assist the local territories towards this direction through t ...
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Redirecting Urban areas development towards Sustainable Energy (RUSE)

Start date: Mar 31, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The RUSE operation has the following main objectives: firstly, to create a stronger link between urban development and sustainable energy issues; secondly, to influence the improved use of Structural Funds at national, regional and local levels; and lastly, to create and stimulate the reflex in different bodies and in cities to integrate energy issues as widely as possible in urban development. ...
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New Bioenergy Business During Emission Trading (ET-BIOENERGY)

Start date: Jan 6, 2005, End date: Jan 5, 2007,

..., or even emission allowances. In addition, new business concepts may be needed for this emerging market. The EU Emission Trading system has brought new challenges, but also new opportunities for the energy market in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) countries. Typically in some EU countries the decreasing of greenhouse gas emissions tends to be more expensive to achieve than in the others.The objective ...
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Central European Regions Cluster for Energy from Renewables.NETwork (CER²)

Start date: Oct 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

CER² is a valuable activity to boost regional development and to increase local economic growth and regional employment by promoting environmentally friendly energy technologies and the rational use of energy. The project supports the regional resource management and reduction of CO2 (Kyoto protocol and EU-"White Book of Renewable Energy", 1999), because its activities assist the realisation and u ...
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ECOFUNDING

ECOFUNDING aims to create a new structure to promote investment and access to energy and eco-innovation funds in the MED area in a key moment for European strategic development where two factors occur: a major credit and investment crisis and an excessive dependence of the southern Europe economies on energy. Therefore, ECOFUNDING focuses its efforts on three main activity sections. The first set ...
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Energy efficiency, renewable energy sources and environmental impacts- master study

Start date: Oct 15, 2012,

During the project period the new curricula architecture has to be established at WB partner universities. The following activities are planned: • Strategies for the new master programme will be defined (WP.1)• Development of the new restructured curricula (WP.2) • Drafting of course outlines (WP2)• Methodology improvements for new master programme. Over the whole project period the teaching staf ...
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