We Help CENTRAL EUROPE
To Manage The Energy Transition

In March 2022, shortly after the start of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the European Commission announced a plan of
making Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030.

Across central Europe, local and regional authorities are struggling with this transition. They often face similar challenges, so we have pooled together the best tools and tips from our projects that can help instantly to drive forward the transition towards clean energy. 

You will find readily available and transferrable solutions that help regions and cities to become more energy-efficient and less dependent on fossil fuels. These include amongst other a toolkit on integrated financial instruments for energy efficient solutions, strategies and action plans for better energy planning, and smart solutions for introducing low emission zones. 

 Many more solutions exist and we are updating this page continuously to include additional information from our projects.

Clean Energy Transition

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Many regions of central Europe are dependent on fossil fuels. To become climate-neutral, there is the need to completely transform their energy systems. Transnational cooperation can help to accelerate this transition.

How to tackle energy transition

ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLES

Thermal imaging of a facade of an old timbered house ©Adobestock

An increase in the energy efficiency of our buildings etc. lowers greenhouse gas emissions and has clear economic benefits. Hand in hand with an active deployment of renewables, it is a crucial step towards decarbonisation.  

How to be more energy-efficient


LOW-CARBON PLANNING

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Improving territorially based strategies and policies for low-carbon energy planning support decarbonisation. The development of such strategies and policies are key to the low-carbon future of our cities and regions.

How to improve green planning

LOW-CARBON URBAN MOBILITY

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With transport accounting for a third of our CO2 emissions, the transition towards greener urban mobility is vital for a more sustainable future. But let's not forget, most sustainable mobility needs sustainable energy.

How to green urban mobility

our projects

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

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Climate change is the biggest challenge of our times. And it is an opportunity to build a new economic model. The European Green Deal set the blueprint for this transformational change.

All 27 EU Member States committed to turning the EU into the first climate neutral continent by 2050. To get there, they pledged to reduce emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. 

► More about European Green Deal


→ Making transport sustainable for all

→ Leading the third industrial revolution

→ Cleaning our energy system

→ Renovating buildings for greener lifestyles

→ Working with nature to protect our planet and health

→ Boosting global climate action

OUR FUNDING

To respond to the above challenges, with our new funding we will continue to encourage cooperation for greener Europe. In coming years, we will fund projects that address environmental challenges in central Europe and help increasing energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy. But also those that encourage sustainable urban mobility.   

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