IEE supports local and regional

authorities and energy agencies

Stephan Renner (EACI)

ManagEnergy capacity building event

Nenagh, Tipperary, 1 October 2012

Commission - Policy

- Work Programmes

- Evaluation

Calls for

proposals/tender

Evaluating, contract

negotiation

Contract/project

launch

Supervising, animating,

communicating, monitoring,

training, follow-up

Feedback

Programme implementation

Strategy and policy making

DG and EACI roles

EACI

Intelligent Energy Europe

in a nutshell

IEE brings sustainable energy

solutions to everyday life

> Shaping policy development and implementation

> Creating favourable market conditions

> Preparing the ground for investments

> Building capacities and skills

€730 million for 2007-13

IEE projects

Renewable

energy

sources

Energy

efficiency

Over 500 IEE-supported projects across Europe, more

than 3,000 participants from 32 countries…

Integrated

initiatives

Energy-

efficient

transport

...and the CoMO

Local and regional level

29 projects received funding from

2007-2011 supporting more than

1,000 cities and regions all over

Europe

Objectives:

> Strengthening capacities

> Encouraging knowledge transfer

> Mobilising civil society

> Developing planning or management tools

The Projects

Building capacity and skills

(16)

Informing stakeholders and

fostering commitments (7)

Contributing directly to the

Covenant of Mayors’

initiative (6)

Green Twinning

SEAP PLUS

100% RES

MESHARTILITY

Useful practical tools

SUSTAINABLE NOW LEAP wizard

ENNEREG Platform for regions

COME2COM Translation CoM materials in 9 languages

ENERGY FOR MAYORS Toolbox and Integration of EMS and SEAP

NETCOM 12 national/regional CoM Platforms

COVENANT CAPACITY Training courses for 12 countries & e-learning modules

CONURBANT Peer-to-peer common guidelines

LEAP Peer-to-peer common guidelines

CASCADE Toolkit for integrated peer learning, work shadowing

GREEN TWINNING Twinning approach

SEAP PLUS Twinning approach + Work with energy utilities

100% RES COMMUNITIES Joint SEAP development

ERENET Peer-to-peer common guidelines

MESHARTILITY Roundtables with utilities on data access for SEAPs

Expected outcome:

>522 SEAPs developed and 63 SEAPs

revised

>107 Covenant Coordinators & Supporters

benefited from IEE funding

>1415 new signatories triggered

ManagEnergy.net

Tools and services for local and regional

authorities and energy agencies

> Annual conference: 20 June 2012

> Wealth of resources @ managenergy.net

>Capacity building

workshops

>Networking events

ManagEnergy

Web facilities Capacity development Promotion & networking

Web facilities

www.managenergy.net

•Policy, funding, news, events

•Case studies, training material

•Interactive web facilities

Coming soon:

ManagEnergy Toolbox

Education Corner

•Energy education and training

•Targeted at children, teachers,

parents, and trainers

•Resources, web tools, games

Capacity building workshops

• Skills development on technical and financial topics

• Customised to address specific local and regional needs

• In line with the Covenant of Mayors’ priorities

• Focused on SEAP development and implementation, financing of

local energy projects, implementation of urban planning actions

• More than 40 workshops planned over the next 3 years

• Starting as of September 2012: more info online soon!

• Annual Conference: connecting policies with local needs

• ManagEnergy Award Competition: rewarding the best projects

• Publications: providing high-quality information

• Networking meetings: interacting and exchanging experiences

• More than 30 meetings planned over the next 3 years

• 19/6 for energy agencies & 20/6 on financing instruments

Promotion and networking

Project Development Assistance

>Grants to support public authorities in preparing

bankable investment projects

>Up to 90% of project preparation costs can receive EU

funding

>Leverage factor 15

>ELENA managed by EIB, KfW, CEB, EBRD

>MLEI by EACI

Intelligent Energy Europe III

> HORIZON 2020 is the

future EU framework

programme for research

and innovation (2014-2020)

> Public consultation

Supporting

policies

Building

capacities

Triggering

investments

Need more information?

http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020

http://ec.europa.eu/intelligentenergy

STEPHAN RENNER

Project Officer

Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE)

European Commission - EACI

Unit 1 - Renewable Energy

stephan.renner@ec.europa.eu