We reduce the carbon footprint in CENTRAL EUROPE

The low-carbon priority aims at increasing the use of renewable energies and improving energy efficiency while exploiting the economic growth potential of the low-carbon sector. The projects funded under this priority will contribute to enhancing knowledge and skills with regard to efficient energy management of public infrastructures. They will develop and implement  territorially based low-carbon strategies and support mobility in functional urban areas hence helping to tackle the challenges central Europe is facing in energy production and consumption. 

Low carbon projects

Project examples

Green public transport

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to help cities save energy

Measures to increase the energy efficiency in public transport can have a big impact on saving CO2. EfficienCE project helps local authorities to make better use of this untapped potential by developing planning and financing strategies and assisting cities and regions in the deployment.                     > project website

Infrastructure

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to save energy when lights go on

Dynamic lighting infrastructure can reduce public energy costs by half. Many municipalities want to make use of such infrastructure but lack the expertise. In eight public spaces,
Dynamic Light tested new solutions that improve lighting and save energy at the same time.                                       > project website

Waste heat

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to make good use of waste heat

Heat recovery is a potential energy source that is still underused in central Europe. Waste heat is often just released into the environment. CE-HEAT mapped this waste heat in public
buildings and developed a digital cadastre for reusing it.

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City logistics

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for greener logistics in our cities

More and more goods being shipped, greener freight transport is needed. Often it is the last mile that is most emission intense. SULPiTER developed plans for sustainable urban logistics to
move goods in a more energy-efficient way.                                        

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Low carbon Projects

We are currently funding 25 transnational cooperation projects on low carbon strategies.

With around 42,5 million Euro ERDF co-financing, partners from all over central Europe are addressing shared regional challenges. 

Projects working on public buildings and other public infrastructure

These projects focus on energy management measures with the aim to reduce energy consumption and improve energy efficiency of public buildings, in particular schools, as well as addressing the retrofitting and refurbishment of existing buildings into near zero energy buildings.
Projects cover both technical and financial solutions, also applying different forms of financing and contractual arrangements as well as demand side management tools. Besides buildings, two approved projects also address other types of public infrastructure such as wastewater treatment plants and municipal waste management infrastructure as well as public lighting.
   
Municipal and administrative buildings          
BOOSTEE-CE     |     TARGET-CE   |     eCentral

Schools          
TOGETHER      |      FEEDSCHOOLS      |     ENERGY@SCHOOL

Transport infrastructure        
Dynamic Light     |      EfficienceCE

Waste and waste water infrastructure           
REEF 2W   


PROJECTS WORKING ON Energy planning 

These projects address a variety of energy planning topics which are complementary to each other, with a certain focus on renewable energy resources. Topics covered so far range from the usage of shallow geothermal energy planning for heating and cooling strategies to the exploitation of renewable energy potentials and increased energy efficiency in rural regions. Also governance aspects such as better management of sustainable energy and climate change mitigation in public administrations are tackled. Furthermore, approved projects cover the specific topics of waste heat utilisation and energy financing with the aim of setting up of innovative financial instruments for a low carbon energy transition.

Good governance
CitiEnGov      |      PROSPECT2030     |      ENES-CE

Energy financing
FIRECE 

Renewable energy resources 
GeoPLASMA-CE     |     RURES      |      ENTRAIN

Waste heat
      CE-HEAT    
             
Energy storage
Store4HUC

PROJECTS WORKING ON Low carbon mobility AT FUNCTIONAL URBAN AREA LEVEL

These projects focus on smart solutions for low emission zones and low  carbon mobility policies in functional urban areas. Furthermore, they tackle cleaner freight transport and improved mobility for passengers travelling to/from the airports.

Low carbon mobility planning
Dynaxibility4CE   |     LOW-CARB      |     MOVECIT     |     SMART COMMUTING

Clean freight management
 SULPiTER     

Low-emission zones
SOLEZ    

Air passengers mobility
LAira


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Discover outputs and results that were created by our projects in the low carbon topic.

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Low-carbon

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Objectives

specific objective 2.1

Improving energy efficiency in public infrastructure

SO2.1

Developing and implementing solutions for increasing energy efficiency and renewable energy usage in public infrastructures.

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specific objective 2.2

Low carbon
planning

SO2.2

Improving territorially based low-carbon energy planning strategies and policies supporting climate change mitigation.

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specific objective 2.3

Low carbon urban mobility

SO2.3

Improving capacities for mobility planning in functional urban areas to lower CO2 emissions.

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LOW-CARBON Results 2007-13

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The funding programme CENTRAL EUROPE 2007-13 was our predecessor. More than 1.300 public institutions and private businesses closely
cooperated in 124 transnational projects for the benefit of our regions. Take a look at what Interreg achieved already back then:

CENTRAL EUROPE projects 2007-2013

To find out more about projects and beneficiaries of other cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation programmes within the European Union visit the KEEP database

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