Fostering solar technology in the Mediterranean area - Capitalisation Plan

PP1 – ASCAME

Capitalisation Plan

This publication has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union under the ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of University of Cagliari (UNICA) and FOSTEr in MED project partners and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union or of the Programme’s management structures. The total budget of FOSTEr in MED project is 4,5 million Euro and it is financed for an amount of 4,05 million Euro by European union through the ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme. (www.enpicbcmed.eu) Statement about the Programme The 2007-2013 ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme is a multilateral Cross-Border Cooperation initiative funded by the European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI). The Programme objective is to promote the sustainable and harmonious cooperation process at the Mediterranean Basin level by dealing with the common challenges and enhancing its endogenous potential. It finances cooperation projects as a contribution to the economic, social, environmental and cultural development of the Mediterranean region. The following 14 countries participate in the Programme: Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Palestine, Portugal, Spain, Syria (participation currently suspended), Tunisia. The Joint Managing Authority (JMA) is the Autonomous Region of Sardinia (Italy). Official Programme languages are Arabic, English and French (www.enpicbcmed.eu). General statement on the European Union European Union is made up of 28 Member States who have decided to gradually link together their know-how, resources and destinies. Together, during a period of enlargement of 50 years, they have built a zone of stability, democracy and sustainable development whilst maintaining cultural diversity, tolerance and individual freedoms. The European Union is committed to sharing its achievements and its values with countries and peoples beyond its borders. For more information, please contact: Project Management Office UNICA-DICAAR via Marengo 2 – 09123 Cagliari (Italy) Tel +39 070 6755811; email: [email protected] website: www.fosterinmed.eu We are social! http://twitter.com/fosterinmed http://slideshare.net/fosterinmed http://youtube.com/fosterinmed http://facebook.com/fosterinmed

January 2014

1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................... 4

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE CAPITALISATION STRATEGY ................ 6

3. TARGET GROUPS ................................................................. 7

4. ACTION PLAN .................................................................... 10

a) Identification and analysis of similar projects in solar energy and of ENPI

projects (strategic and standard projects) ..................................................... 10

b) Optimization and maintenance of the results implemented. ....................... 36

c) Network and synergies among the projects in the field of solar energy

realized. .......................................................................................................... 39

d) Expected Impact of the Capitalisation Plan ................................................... 40

5. CAPITALISATION TOOLS .................................................... 41

a) Project’s website ............................................................................................ 41

b) Local points .................................................................................................... 41

c) Networking conferences ................................................................................ 41

d) Context analysis ............................................................................................. 42

e) Policy papers .................................................................................................. 42

f) Guidelines ...................................................................................................... 43

g) Training path .................................................................................................. 43

h) Pilot project .................................................................................................... 44

6. REGIONAL CAPITALISATION ACTIVITIES ............................ 45

a) Spain (ASCAME) – Case Example ................................................................... 45

Templates to be adapted to the other participant regions ................................ 47

7. CAPITALISATION PLAN SCHEDULE ..................................... 50

1. INTRODUCTION

The FOSTErinMED project (Fostering Solar Technology in the Mediterranean area) is a

strategic project implemented under the framework of the ENPI CBC MED programme

(Priority 2 – Topic 3 – Solar energy) aimed at transferring know how on solar energy

innovation, share methodologies implemented and promoted in the Med area and

promote innovative solar energy technologies at civil society level. For this, the project

will ensure the transfer of know-how and technical competences to identified target

groups, including designers and private sector agents (especially SMEs), general public

and local administrators. Overall, the FOSTErinMED project – Fostering Solar

Technology in the Mediterranean area – intends to promote the adoption of

innovative solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies in the Mediterranean area.

The FOSTErinMED project partnership considers necessary to push further the

boundaries of the project and to generate synergies between projects addressing

similar issues (both standard and strategic projects) in order to redesign future

interventions in the Mediterranean solar scope.

Capitalisation is the process of building additional knowledge, based on the

information and knowledge produced and available by the consortium, and making it

available to external institutions and actors. It is designed to ensure that the project’s

experience is not confined to its own perspective, but that serves the community in

spreading the project impact. The implementation of new projects and the

development of new actions are facilitated by the preservation and transmission of

acquired experiences and knowledge outside the project scope and by involving

external stakeholders in its development.

The present document includes a brief description of the plan’s aims and objectives, in

accordance to the project proposal and the programming documents of the ENPI CBC

MED programme followed by a description of the groups of stakeholders addressed by

the plan. After this introduction, the actions to be performed and the tools to be used

are fully described. Finally, the plan concludes with specific capitalisation actions and

plans for each one of the 6 partner regions.

On the other hand, the capitalisation activities will be performed considering the other

project activities. Mainly, the present document should be implemented in close

collaboration with the communication & dissemination plan of the project so as to

ensure the maximum number of synergies between the related activities and to avoid

possible overlapping cases.

It is for this reason, that the present document must be seen as a guideline both for

the project partners and the external agents and networks with which they will

collaborate following the completion of the project.

Finally, ASCAME, as WP3 coordinator, will take the leading role in the capitalisation

process and will be responsible for the correct implementation of the plan by the all

the partners, both in terms of effectiveness and in the compliance with deadlines.

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE CAPITALISATION STRATEGY

The main objective of this plan is to ensure the capitalisation of the project results, to

ensure their continued operability, to raise awareness and to involve the largest

number of stakeholders in the discussions, debates, actions and initiatives triggered by

the project results and outcomes.

These activities will always ensure the cohesion with the project’s main objectives,

policy oriented initiatives and related action from external projects. Therefore, and

considering the project operational framework, the capitalisation plan will pursue the

following objectives:

• Monitor the capitalisation of specific projects in solar energy field;

• Encourage the creation of a bridge between strategic projects and standard

projects of ENPI and other programmes;

• Promote synergies between different projects trough the identification of

similar actions and the implementation of common activities; and

• Encourage the dissemination of the results achieved and the maintenance of

networks for the capitalisation of the results after the end of the project.

Moreover, in order to ensure the effective implementation of the capitalisation plan, it

is fundamental to set a clear framework and a common ground allowing all the

interested partners to identify the scope of action, both of the project and of its

foreseen continuation.

It is important, thus, that all the agents likely to get involved in the actions of the

FOSTErinMED project share the project’s scope and are familiar with the networking

guidelines so that they can facilitate the achievement of the capitalisation objectives.

Finally, another fundamental objective of the capitalisation plan is to set the guidelines

and the methodology for the exchange and transfer of information within the

operational networks of agents and stakeholders by using the tools and channels set

up during the project activities.

3. TARGET GROUPS

The capitalisation plan is intended to ensure the active involvement of those agents

most likely to have an impact on the development of solar photovoltaic (PV)

technologies in the Mediterranean area.

While a stakeholder matrix is proposed through WP4 to classify stakeholder intensity,

for the identification of the target groups to be targeted in the capitalisation strategy,

it is also suggested that the partners make use of the following matrix:

Table 1 - Stakeholder matrix example

N

Stakeholder

Category & Basic

Characteristics

Political, Industrial or

Social stakeholder (and

level of influence on

the project

-HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW-)

Contact name / position/

telephone and mail

Interests and how

Affected by

FOSTErinMED

Capacity and

Motivation to Bring

About Change

Possible Actions to

Address Stakeholders

Interests

EX

AM

PLE

Ministry of

ENERGY

(central

government,

elected

representatives)

POLITICAL

STAKEHOLDERS

(HIGH)

• Develop ENERGY

policies and

interventions

• Manage /

Implement

Horizontal

Operational

Programmes (co-

funded by the

Structural Funds

under NSRF) that

include measures for

the development of

the energy sector

• Political Influence

• Decision-making

power

• Financial resources

• Limited motivation

to change due to

NSRF inflexibilities

(difficulties in

changing the content

of already approved

plans)

• Raise their

awareness through

conferences, public

consultation,

articles and

publications,

bilateral meetings

etc.

• Mobilize citizens

and business

representatives to

influence them

N

N

In order to ensure the involvement of the major number of actors it is necessary to

identify the channels through which they will be approached and the necessary tools

to raise awareness amongst them.

These tools and channels will be identified and described in the action plan

description. For the effective implementation of these tools it will be important to

ensure the coherence between the former and the communication strategies foreseen

in the project.

Moreover, these tools will be enhanced by an intensive involvement of the local actors

in their identification; in this sense, region-specific channels and tools will be selected

taking into account the specific requirements and conditions observed in each region.

The knowledge of the local scenario and the availability of communication channels

will be important to trigger the development of capitalisation actions.

4. ACTION PLAN

Capitalisation actions require a common guiding principle that must be applied to all

the actions proposed within the framework of this plan. The different steps to be

conducted are organised according to the following phases:

a) Identification and analysis of similar projects in solar energy and of ENPI

projects (strategic and standard projects) realized

b) Optimization and maintenance of the results implemented.

c) Network and synergies among the projects addressing solar energy issues.

Exchange of best practices and transferability of the project results at the

conclusion of the project (i.e. new project proposals in the field of solar energy)

d) Identification of the expected impacts

a) Identification and analysis of similar projects in solar energy and of

ENPI projects (strategic and standard projects)

For the identification and analysis similar projects in solar energy and of ENPI projects

(strategic and standard projects) the partners will make use of the following table.

Table 2 – Similar projects

Name of the project PV PARITY - Definition of competitiveness for photovoltaics and

development of measures to accompany PV to grid parity and

beyond

Deliverable(s) or output(s)

that constitute the core good

practice(s) of the project

This project, co-financed by the Intelligent Energy Europe

programme of the European Commission, aims at identifying and

promoting the use of some measures that could complement or

replace the existing support schemes for the deployment of solar

photovoltaic (PV) energy installations throughout Europe.

These instruments would boost the steady expansion of PV

markets while bringing the highest possible benefits to the society

and to the energy system and while entailing maximally optimized

investments.

Ultimately, these measures would help reducing the

competitiveness gap of PV compared to fossil fuel technologies

and they would sustain the further growth of PV markets once

competitiveness is reached.

Project rationale The PV PARITY project aims at contributing to the achievement of

further PV penetration in the EU electricity market and to the

attainment of PV competitiveness at the lowest possible price for

the community.

Renewable energy technologies are crucial for reducing our

greenhouse gas emissions, diversifying our energy supply and

reducing our dependence on unreliable and volatile fossil fuel

markets.

Europe has recognised their importance by setting a 20% target of

their share in the EU final energy consumption by 2020. PV could

play an important role in the achievement of this target: the Set

for 2020 study, which was published by the European Photovoltaic

Industry Association (EPIA) in 2009, suggests that PV could cover

up to 12% of the EU electricity needs by 2020.

Almost 20 EU Member States have acknowledged the potential of

PV by establishing some support measures aimed at boosting the

deployment of PV applications and at bridging the

competitiveness gap between this technology and fossil fuel-

based ones. However, feed-in-tariff and green certificate schemes

have sometimes been criticised for being ineffective and too

expensive and they are often being subject to sudden changes.

Project essentials To define in a clear and comprehensive way the competitiveness

of photovoltaic (PV) the parameters defining PV Parity have been

determined and analysed.

The results lay on the analysis of parameters as electricity prices,

existing grid parity definitions and of the LCOE calculation as they

have been conducted by the consortium. In addition it will

conduct an analysis on PV investment, followed by grid and life-

cycle analysis.

To give an overall overview the PV policy strategy and the

corresponding regulatory framework on the road to grid parity

have been considered.

Good practice features • to define PV competitiveness

• to develop roadmaps to PV competitiveness for the target

countries

• to assess existing support schemes and develop alternative

incentives for PV

• to analyse costs and benefits of PV deployment

• to assess the relevance of PV electricity flows between Europe

and some MENA countries

• to analyse the impact of PV on the grid

• to develop policy recommendations for EU and national policy

makers

Contact persons/institutions Ms Ingrid Weiss

WIP – Renewable Energies

[email protected]

+49 89 7201 2741

Name of the project BETTER - Bringing Europe and Third countries closer together

through renewable Energies (BETTER)




• Evaluation through case studies and integrated analysis of the

impacts that the implementation of the cooperation mechanism

in the studied countries can have in helping Europe achieve its

RES targets as well as the associated co-effects (market

opportunities, grid requirements, environmental and socio-

economic impacts, etc) for both Europe and third countries.

• An action plan to foster renewable energy production, transfer

and use in the EU member states as well as third countries

through cooperation initiatives highlighting its strengths,

weaknesses opportunities and threats.

• Policy recommendations with regards to: (i) the implementation

of the RES cooperation mechanism for each case study region

and for the European Union, (ii) the implementation of the joint

project with third countries mechanism in general and (iii) the

comparison of the third countries cooperation mechanism with

the other EU internal RES cooperation mechanisms.

• Practical guidelines for project developers to facilitate private

sector involvement in the deployment of mutually beneficial

renewable energy projects in third countries through the

cooperation mechanisms defined in the RES Directive

2009/28/EC.

• The establishment of a solid stakeholder network between

Europe and selected third countries to foster RES cooperation

and knowledge transfer, through the generation of knowledge

and dissemination material and activities in order advocate in

favour of EU RES cooperation mechanisms as well as RES

deployment.

Project rationale BETTER intends to address RES cooperation between the EU and

third countries. The RES Directive allows Member States to

cooperate with third countries to achieve their 2020 RES targets in

a more cost efficient way. The core objective of BETTER is to

assess, through case studies, stakeholders involvement and

integrated analysis, to what extent this cooperation can help

Europe achieve its RES targets in 2020 and beyond, trigger the

deployment of RES electricity projects in third countries and

create win-win circumstances for all involved parties. The case

studies focusing on North Africa, the Western Balkans and Turkey

will investigate the technical, socio-economic and environmental

aspects of RES cooperation. Additionally, an integrated

assessment will be undertaken from the "EU plus third countries"

perspective, including a quantitative cost-benefit evaluation of

feasible policy approaches as well as strategic power system

analyses. Impacts on the achievement of EU climate targets,

energy security, and macro-economic aspects will be also

analysed. The strong involvement of all relevant stakeholders will

enable a more thorough understanding of the variables at play,

identification.

Project essentials The BETTER (Bringing Europe and Third countries closer together

through renewable Energies) intends to address RES cooperation

between the EU and third countries in several dimensions. The

starting point is given through the cooperation mechanisms

provided by the RES Directive, allowing Member States to achieve

their 2020 RES targets in a more cost efficient way, and thereby

including the possibility to cooperate with third countries. Thus,

the core objective of BETTER is to assess, through case studies,

stakeholders involvement and integrated analysis, to what extent

cooperation with third countries can help Europe achieve its RES

targets in 2020 and beyond, trigger the deployment of RES

electricity projects in third countries and create synergies and win-

win circumstances for all involved parties.

The case studies focusing on North Africa, the Western Balkans

and Turkey will investigate in detail the technical, socio-economic

and environmental aspects of RES cooperation. Complementary to

these bottom-up analyses, an integrated assessment will be

undertaken from the “EU plus third countries” perspective,

including a detailed quantitative cost-benefit evaluation of

feasible policy approaches, as well as strategic power system

analyses. Moreover, co-effects such as impacts on the

achievement of EU climate targets, energy security and macro-

economic aspects will be analysed. The final outcome will be a

fine-tailored policy package, offering a concise representation of

key outcomes, guidelines for practical implementation of RES

cooperation and actions plans reflecting regional specifics.

Good practice features - Evaluation through case studies and integrated analysis of the

impacts that the implementation of the cooperation mechanism

in the studied countries can have in helping Europe achieve its RES

targets as well as the associated co-effects (market opportunities,

grid requirements, environmental and socio-economic impacts,

etc) for both Europe and third countries.

- An action plan to foster renewable energy production, transfer

and use in the EU member states, as well as third countries

through cooperation initiatives highlighting its strengths,

weaknesses opportunities and threats.

- Policy recommendations with regards to:

• the implementation of the RES cooperation mechanism

for each case study region and for the European Union;

• the implementation of the joint project with third

countries mechanism in general and;

• the comparison of the third countries cooperation

mechanism with the other EU internal RES cooperation

mechanisms.

- The establishment of a solid stakeholder network between

Europe and selected third countries to foster RES cooperation and

knowledge transfer.

- Generation of knowledge and dissemination material and

activities in order advocate in favour of EU RES cooperation

mechanisms as well as RES deployment.

Contact persons/institutions Dr.Natalia Caldés Gómez

Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology

(CIEMAT)

Website: http://www.ciemat.es/

Name of the project SF – ENERGY INVEST - Collaborative Actions for Triggering

Investments in Sustainable Energy Actions using Regional and

Structural Funds




• Increase of awareness in the EU on the benefits of fully realising

the funding potential that SCF offer for sustainable energy

investments, as well as the importance of these investments for

economic development, through the mobilisation campaigns in

9 regions, in particular those linked to the Covenant of Mayors.

• Providing a clear set of recommendations in using energy-

related Operational Programmes under SCF, their eligibility

criteria, administrative processes and decision making

procedures

• Innovative financing schemes particularly addressing the pre-

financing and co-financing of projects under SCF

• Creating a framework for exchange of information and

experience through the 9 mobilisation campaigns, international

events, panel discussion and workshops, bringing together

stakeholders from all fields

• Providing practical recommendations to improve the framework

conditions and practical implementation of SCF programmes in

the upcoming period 2014 – 2020, targeting DG REGIO and DG

ENER as well as stakeholders in member states with a focus on

the Managing Authorities

Project rationale The Structural and Cohesion Funds (SCF) represent a huge

potential for funding the implementation of sustainable energy

action plans in regions and cities. However, results from the

former projects dealing with the use of structural funds for

sustainable energy projects have identified several barriers for

using SCF to fund sustainable energy project. The SF-Energy Invest

project is set-up to tackle these barriers, with the aim to increase

the share of SCF money that is spent on sustainable energy within

the final phase of the programming period 2007-2013. Target

groups include the potential beneficiaries under energy-related

Operational Programmes of SCF, in particular municipalities

participating in the Covenant of Mayors. Also, the managing

authorities of the Structural and Cohesion Funds play an

important role, as well as other stakeholders such as banks. On

the one hand the project will provide practical support in the

development of SCF project proposals in pilot regions and on the

other hand will increase awareness through EU mobilisation

campaigns. In addition, the project will identify recommendations

for the upcoming SCF programming period 2014-2020.

Project essentials Increase of the share of SCF money that is spent on sustainable

energy within the final phase of the programming period 2007-

2013, as well as increase of the share of the total budget allocated

to RE and EE in the SCF programming period 2014-2020.

Good practice features • The project already gathered information on the suitable

operational programmes in the selected countries for investing

in the RES and EE fields

• The project team has reached managing authorities and

projects developers to contribute to the development of

recommendations.

Contact persons/institutions Mr. Sliman Abu Amara

NLAgency, Netherlands

E-mail: [email protected]

Name of the project URBANSOLPLUS – Solar Thermal in Major Renovations and

Protected Urban Areas




• Installation of a relevant number of systems on large residential

buildings in the participating communities, corresponding to

about 5% of the newly installed solar thermal during the project

duration

• Capacity building for Local Authorities, Energy Agencies and

local stakeholders: - development strategy for promoting the

use of solar thermal in urban quarters, building renovation

sector and protected areas - Master plan for developing the use

of solar thermal in one representative urban block, quarter or

area - Practical implementation of models for developing solar

thermal in demanding urban areas

• At least 10 new and innovative solutions coming from the solar

thermal industry, regarding large scale plants and architectural

integration

• Modified and improved (protected) building codes or

ordinances: development of rules and requirements, instead of

exemptions, for solar thermal in renovation cases and protected

buildings. At least 13 improved building legislations are

expected.

• Increasing awareness and knowledge about solar thermal plants

in special situations and urban development.

Project rationale The project aims at allowing a major diffusion of solar thermal,

reducing the barriers to its use in major renovations in multi-

family buildings located in urban and/or protected areas.

Experienced partners will bring in best practice experiences,

coaching "replication partners" and also improving their

experiences and models. Practical actions in the participating

communities will be implemented, preceded by a study of the

local boundary conditions and needs and by the adjustment of

suitable schemes. Also an EU wide and strong dissemination

activity is foreseen.

Project essentials The project target groups (communities and local stakeholders)

will gain the necessary expertise to deal with diffusion of solar

thermal plants in demanding urban situations.

Good practice features • One of the important practical tools developed in this project is

the Feasibility decision base, an operative help for the

stakeholder: It has been challenging to develop a common

template regarding the content for this tool because e of the

very different starting point in each partner country. In the end

it was decided to keep the format quite open due to the

different situation and needs of the participating countries.

• Some methodological approach, e.g. the discussion about

Opportunities and Challenges within an exercise of SWOT

analysis of the local situations was very interesting and gave

important results: so we shall promote this kind of information

exchange in the webinars as a useful tool to follow-up

development strategies and master plans evolution.

• The consortium has looked deeply into how to find relevant

stakeholders &how to approach them. The project website

seemed to be an easy task at first glance. Gathering all

information, presenting it in appealing way and create all

national subpages was a real challenge. Organizing meetings

with stakeholders at national level was not always easy for

some partners. We have learnt how to attract stakeholders &

make them interested in the project results via website and

other dissemination materials.

Contact persons/institutions Ms Chiara Wolter

Ambiente Italia, Italy

E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +39 02277441, +39 0227744235 (direct line)

Name of the project CO2FREE - Cooperating 2 Foster Renewables and Energy Efficiency




CO2FREE (Cooperating 2 Foster Renewables and Energy Efficiency)

tries to address the problem of climate change.

Aware of this CO2FREE partnership is translating good practices

into regional Action Plans (APs) implemented under the

Operational Programmes (OPs) of the EU Structural Funds

(Objective 1 & 2 OPs) in each region; to get political commitment

that regional APs will be implemented; to involve regional and

local actors in the AP preparation and to disseminate project

information at local, regional, national and EU level. The 10 Good

Practices shared within the project are: (1) North Karelia Bioenergy

Programme, (2) Green ICT in Västernorrland, (3) San Sebastián's

Best Energy project, (4) Donegal's Wood-burning systems

installation in public buildings, Non-Food use of crops and Wind

Turbine training programmes, (5) Carinthia's "Lebensland Kärnten"

sustainable transport project, (6) Avila's Intelligent Energy Europe

project "Probio".

Project rationale CO2FREE stems from the need identified by the partner regions to

address the problem of climate change and the dependency on

fossil fuels, and to seek ICT-based solutions for energy challenges

and new approaches to make transport more sustainable; the

partners have decided to tackle these issues through the exchange

of good practices and their transfer into their Regional Operational

Programmes. The partnership has emerged from the ERNACT

network, which has an established track record in developing and

implementing Knowledge Economy solutions in a regional context,

and 5 of the CO2FREE partners (ERNACT EEIG, Donegal, Derry,

ALAV and ARDI) had successfully implemented a previous

Capitalisation project -PIKE-. The remaining 5 partners (San

Sebastián, North Karelia, Carinthia, West Romania and Avila) all

have important good practices to share in the energy efficiency

and sustainable transport themes and have previously worked

with some of the ERNACT and/or CO2FREE partners.

Project essentials Sub-objectives are:

1. To translate the best practices mastered by the CO2FREE

partnership into regional Action Plans (APs) to be implemented

under the Operational Programmes (OPs) of the EU SF (Objective 1

and 2 OPs) in each region 2. To have political commitment those

regional APs will be actually implemented, both from the regional

stakeholders and the Managing Authorities of the OP. 3. To involve

regional and local stakeholders in the preparation of regional APs

4. To disseminate information about the project, its objectives, the

approach, results and lessons learned to a large audience at local,

regional, national and EU level

Each participating region will develop an AP to transfer the GPs

into their mainstream SF programmes. Main activities will consist

of Selection of the GPs (GP Transfer Pack, GP Transfer Workshop);

Adaptation of GPs (Study visits, GP transfer roadmaps, Thematic

seminars) and Commitment to implement the GPs (Local meetings

with MA, presentations to regional OP Monitoring Committees, AP

development and regional AP launches).

Good practice features Provide the regional and local authorities specific instruments to

address the challenge of energy efficiency and sustainable

transport, by jointly developing Action Plans in close cooperation

with regional stakeholders, to be implemented by making use of

mainstream Obj. 1 and 2 Structural Funds (SF) available in each

participating region

Contact persons/institutions European Regions Network for the Application of Communications

Technology, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

+353749168212

[email protected]

Name of the project Regions4GreenGrowth (R4GG) - Regional policy instruments and

approaches for improving access to finance and speeding up

investments in sustainable energy.




Regions4GreenGrowth is an initiative of EU regions who have

defined high sustainable energy ambitions and now encounter this

obstacle. The overall objective of the project is to equip these

regions with regional policy instruments, mechanisms and

approaches to improve access to finance for and speed up

investments in sustainable energy projects (e.g. renewable energy

generation capacity, energy efficiency measures) in their

territories.

Project rationale Project activities include the collection and documenting of

effective policy instruments in this field from partners and other

actors. During Peer Reviews the partners will tackle the specific

challenges of each partner region and present them with tailor

made packages of policies and instruments to speed up

sustainable energy investments. And a specific method for

creating a public-private cooperation structure for investments in

sustainable energy, developed by Flevoland, will be passed on to

the partners in a Master Classes series, and implemented in 3

partner regions. Project achievements will be documented in a

Guide on methods and implemented Good Practice and widely

disseminated.

Project essentials The Regions4GreenGrowth project aims to boost investments in

sustainable energy by exchanging experiences between the 15

partners. During the first semester of the project all activities

related to management, communication and the content were

started up. The partners collected and described 18 good

practices. The project works with the so called peer review

methodology. During a peer review, a host region is visited by a

team of experts from other regions to assess the regional situation

on a specific topic. After the study visit, the peer team delivers an

advice to the region. This semester, the peer review methodology

was adapted to the topic of the project; how to stimulate

investments in sustainable energy. During the first peer review

workshop in Rome the methodology was explained and discussed

with the partners and the first 3 peer reviews (Valencia,

Västernorrland and Noord-Brabant) were prepared in groups.

Good practice features n/a…

Contact persons/institutions Province of Flevoland, Lelystad

+31320265474

[email protected]

Name of the project DYEMOND SOLAR - DYEMOND SOLAR – Innovative Technology for

Low Cost Production of Energy Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells




Pilot plan that:

• Produce transparent DSCs with higher efficiencies.

Transparent DSCs will provide freedom for architects to

combine functionality with aesthetic design and allow true

integration of solar cells into urban environments and

building facades.

• Contribute towards environmental objectives under the

European Commission, including climate and energy targets

to be met by 2020, known as the "20-20-20" targets. These

are:

� A reduction in EU greenhouse gas emissions of at least

20% below 1990 levels

� 20% of EU energy consumption to come from renewable

resources

� A 20% reduction in primary energy use compared with

projected levels, to be achieved by improving energy

efficiency.

• Make Europe a major research and manufacturing centre of

the next generation of solar cells. Europe forms the largest

market for solar cells and this is a rich test-bed environment

for one of the most promising photovoltaic technologies.

Project rationale Power generation constitutes 20-25% of CO2 emissions and is

therefore a main focal point in attempts to reduce such emissions.

The global solar energy resource is about one thousand times

larger than any other carbon-free energy source. The additional

annual demand for carbon-free energy could, for example, be

provided by just 1.5 hours of global irradiation from the sun.

However, sunlight has to be converted into a useable energy form

at a reasonable cost. Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) is

one of the most promising technologies for achieving this.

Photovoltaic (PV) technologies have shown an impressive

exponential growth of approximately 40%/yr during the last

decade.

Project essentials The overall objective of the project is to demonstrate a cost-

effective means of producing transparent DSCs, based on a

patented technology that uses one-dimensional photonic crystals

(1DPCs) to improve the efficiency and colour of solar cells. The

demonstrated prototype production system will be a pre-

industrial-scale system, i.e. a fully functional production line,

which will serve as a base model for an industrial-scale operation.

Expected results: The NLAB Solar technology will lead to the

following quantitative environmental improvements when

compared with the current state-of-the-art technology:

• A 30% reduction of 30% in production costs;

• A 50% reduction in embedded energy from production;

• A 40% reduction in CO2 emissions in comparison with silicon

solar cells;

• A 20% reduction in the volume of waste produced;

• A 50% reduction in investment and operational costs;

• A 50% reduction in storage, transportation and handling

costs; and

• A product that is 50% recyclable and therefore has a lower

carbon footprint.

Good practice features n/a

Contact persons/institutions Contact person: Giovanni FILI

Tel: +46 735 300000

Email: [email protected]

Name of the project MEDICOOL - Demonstration plant of a smart solar cooling/heating

system in a pharmaceutical warehouse for validation,

demonstration and transfer of an innovative cooling system.




The MEDICOOL project is based on the apparent paradox that the

heat generated by the sun can be used for cooling. The capture of

solar energy makes the cooling of water by a sorption cycle

possible. The cooling machine that uses this cycle also uses as a

power source water heated via solar panels. This solar thermal

cooling system will reduce CO2 emissions by 263 tons a year,

reaching an annual energy savings estimated in 1,130 megawatts

through a clean, fast and efficient source of power.

Project rationale The demand for cooling technology is rapidly increasing in many

parts of the world, including in most EU Member States. However,

the use of products such as fans and air-conditioning systems

results in a dramatic increase in electricity demand on hot summer

days. This causes an unwanted increase in the use of fossil and

nuclear energy and threatens the stability of electricity grids. The

pharmaceuticals sector has significant cooling needs. The

European Directive 2001/83/EC (as amended by Directive

2004/27/EC) on the Community code relating to medicinal

products for human use, and subsequent national legislation,

requires specific temperature and humidity conditions to be

maintained for the storage of medicines. In Spain, the requirement

to store medicines at 25º C ± 2º C and humidity levels of 60% ±5%

creates a significant cooling demand. Temperature control is

particularly difficult to achieve, since the buildings that serve as

warehouses for pharmaceutical products are normally large

buildings with high energy demands.

Project essentials The MEDICOOL project aims to develop and demonstrate an

innovative solar technology solution for the heating and cooling of

medicine storage warehouses in Spain. It furthermore seeks

facilitate the transfer of the process to other areas. The project

will develop a prototype solar-based cooling system, which will be

installed in a pharmaceutical storage centre. The system will be

monitored and evaluated to assess the success of the process and

its constituent parts during operation. The project aims to achieve

optimal performance of the new technology and demonstrate that

it is a technically feasible solution for reducing energy demand for

cooling by more than 70%. There will also be additional benefits in

terms of more efficient heating during colder months. Technical,

economic and adaptation studies will also assess how to better

apply the innovative solution at different scales, to other sectors,

and in other areas. This will help to better understand the most

efficient performance systems for different conditions.

Expected results:

• Demonstration and practical application of a new sustainable

solar cooling system;

• A 70% (795 000 KWh/yr in real terms for the pilot plant), or

more, reduction in the energy needs of medicine

warehouses;

• Associated annual emissions reductions of: 190 tonnes of

CO2; 766 tonnes of SO2; 626 tonnes of NOx; 4 140 cm3 of

radioactive residues of low and medium activity; and 508 g of

high radioactive activity residues;

• Economic savings of €105 000/yr for the pilot plant from

cooling alone; and

• A decreased threat to the stability of electricity grids.


Contact persons/institutions Project Manager: Teodoro CANO ABELLAN

Tel: +34 968277512

Fax: +34 968277816


Name of the project Sustainable Construction Centr - The setting up of a competence

centre for environment equitable construction




• Environmental implications: After the three year project,

craftsmen, architects, engineers, students, clients and co-

workers of administrations have taken on board and

supported the Competence Centre of Environment-

friendly Construction. Through training and awareness

raising activities among these target groups,

environmental awareness within the building field was

affected positively. While becoming increasingly well

known during the course of the project, an increasing

number of inquiries were registered at the Competence

Centre. The consultancy services were used in particular

by craftsmen and specialised planners. As a consequence,

clients, craftsmen and planners employed more

environmentally compatible construction materials and

construction methods. For the realisation of ecological

construction projects qualified craftsman are available at

the Competence Centre. They have an important

multiplier role for environmentally friendly construction.

The replacement of the old, highly polluting electric

heating system of the Competence Centre, by a pollution

free and carbon dioxide-neutral demonstration unit for

the use of regenerative energies, resulted in a clear

reduction in environmental pollution. With the

production technology for hemp light loam stones, a

technology was developed that makes the production of

a pollution free construction material with a minimum

amount of energy and the use of native raw materials

possible . With the revival of traditional lime technologies

and the regional supply of lime products, a material was

made available, which is used as an ecological alternative

to conventional construction materials.

• Transferability of project results: The concept could be

applied nationally and in other regions. The setting up of

similar institutions should be encouraged, since a centre

of this kind, with all its supraregional activities, becomes

effective, above all, as a contact point for a particular

region. A cross-linking of these centres for the technical

exchange and development of synergies could be useful.

Furthermore, the concept is also transferable also at the

European level, but the special contents and emphasis

would have to be examined and adapted to the

respective national situation. The Competence Centre of

environmentally friendly construction is available as a

contact partner and can offer support, in particular to the

future European Union Member States, e.g. through the

supply of materials or by technical consultation.

Interested institutions and organisations can use the

training courses which have been developed through the

project. Moreover, the production technology of hemp-

light-loam-stones and lime technologies developed

through the subprojects are suitable transfer and use in

other regions of Germany and Europe. During the course

of the project, the model effect of the Competence

Centre led to the establishment of further salvage centres

for historical building materials in Central Germany. The

transferability of the project results is guaranteed by the

continuation of the Competence Centre of Environment-

friendly Construction by the project partners.

• Innovation of the project: The key innovative approach of

the project lies in the consolidation of the different

project topics and target groups. By the combination of

public relations, and further education through the

practical development of the project, a new quality was

achieved. Another innovative aspect of the project was

technology developed for the production of hemp - loam

stones.

• Jobs creation: Within the LIFE project and with regard to

the production of stones, five new full-time jobs were

created at castle Trebsen. Further use of this technology

could lead to further job creation at a national and

international level.

Project rationale In 1992, 179 nations approved the agenda 21 in Rio de Janeiro,

which was the basis, for sustainable development. At the heart of

sustainable development is the simple idea of ensuring a better

quality of life for everyone, now and for generations to come. A

widely-used international definition is 'development which meets

the needs of the present without compromising the ability of

future generations to meet their own needs'. In connection with

this, environmentally friendly construction is significant because

the use and the demolition of buildings have strong impacts on the

environment and the stock of natural resources. Energy

consumption causes the emission of climatic relevant gases and

pollutants and the production and processing of construction-

materials, the sealing of areas in the course of new building

activities and the enormous waste volume, lead to important

environmental consequences. The Centre for Environment of the

Chamber of Handicrafts, in Leipzig, and the Promoting Association

For Craft And Preservation of Historical Monuments Schloß

(castle), Trebsen, are both involved in awareness raising and

educational activities targeted at craftsmen and other interested

parties in the technical preservation of historical monuments and

environment friendly construction. Both institutions were involved

in the educational centre for the training and further education of

employees as well as architects and engineers in the building and

construction trade.

Project essentials The overall objective of the project was to generate awareness in

environmentally friendly construction among all those involved in

the field of construction. In this way, environmental interests

would be strengthened in the field of construction and a lasting

development would be promoted in this area. In order to reach

this objective, a Competence Centre for environmentally friendly

construction would be developed and continued by the project

partners beyond the LIFE project. The creation of the Competence

Centre for environmentally friendly construction would be based

on the realisation of the following goals:

• creation of an advisory board dealing with topics of

environmentally friendly building;

• creation of a demonstration workshop of environmentally

friendly building;

• construction of a sample building with loam;

• construction of a demonstration unit on the use of

regenerative energies;

• development and testing of a technology for the

production of hemp-light-loam-stones;

• revival and spreading of historical lime technologies on

the basis of regional raw materials;

• setting up of an examination laboratory of the energetic

quality of buildings, the examination of building-loams,

the analysis of finery and masonry mortars as well as for

the investigation of building damage;

• development, supervision and evaluation of further

training courses for specialists in solar technology,

salvage and ecological building;

• use of multinational contacts for project presentation

and;

• public relations work through participation in fairs,

seminars, workshops and information meetings,

development and distribution of brochures and other

information materials, presentation of exhibitions,

publications in the media, internet presentation and

integration of project contents into the touristic offers of

Castle Trebsen.

The project mainly targeted the craftsmen of the major and minor

trades of building. However architects, engineers and clients were

also addressed.


Contact persons/institutions Project Manager: Sven BÖRJESSON

Tel: 49-34383-61224

Fax: 49-34383-61220


Name of the project COllaborative framework for energy EFFICIENT SME systems

CO-EFFICIENT




Not yet developed

Project rationale CO-EFFICIENT is aiming to advance innovation and already

available technologies for energy efficiency and use of

renewable resources, in operations and production

processes of Mediterranean SMEs. The project consortium

believes that there are important organisational, financial

and technological obstacles, which impede the

advancement of SMEs. Especially if compared to large

companies, SMEs are generally slow to adopt energy

efficient solutions. One of the crucial problems is that there

is not enough communication and coordination between

the R&D sector and SME systems, which evidently prevents

technology and know-how transfer.

Project essentials The premise, on which this project is based, is that a

permanent collaborative framework for energy efficiency

and use of renewable resources linking SMEs, the R&D

sector, as well as other institutional stakeholder in the

Mediterranean area, will be able of improving collaboration

between SMEs and the R&D sector and inducing important

behavioural and technological changes in the field of energy

efficient operations and production processes. The main

objective of this framework will be the set-up of a living lab

environment, active in all partner countries in which SMEs

as final users and R&D organisation as the main developers

will collaborate to develop new solutions for better use of

energy in production and operations.


Contact persons/institutions University of Maribor

Stanislav Bozicnik

Function: Lead Partner

Address:

Fakulteta za gradbeništvo Smetanova 17

2000 Maribor Phone: 00386 2 22 94 311


Mitja Stiglic

Function: Project Coordinator

Address:

Fakulteta za gradbenistvo Smetanova 17 2000 Maribor

Phone: 00386 2 22 94 376

Email: mitja.stiglic

Name of the project ECOFUNDING




Not yet developed

Project rationale 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.

Project essentials The first set of activities aims to incorporate the results of

other projects and policies developed in the MED area in the

involved countries in a single instrument for financial

support: the catalogue of public and private funds including

all financing resources. To arrange these products, a

transnational platform of global access services will be

created, where other instruments to facilitate financial

management and innovation of SMEs will be included:

financial simulators, project search, search of green

technology and supporting tools to develop business plans,

among others. ECOFUNDING wants to achieve concrete

results and reach enterprises. To this end, the project will

set in motion SMEs consulting services to facilitate the

management of the services offered in the platform. At the

same time, innovative tools (not available in the market) will

be designed allowing a significant advance in the state of

the art: financial self-diagnose, bank rating calculator

system and an online financial dossier.

Good practice features The potential of collaboration with FOSTER mainly in what

referes to the financing and adoption of solar technologies

could be of great interest

Contact persons/institutions Council of Chambers of Commerce of the Valencian Region

Valence (Espagne)

Contacts:

• ANA BENITO MULET

Function: Lead Partner

Address:

Plaza Alfonso El Magnanimo, 12 Pta. 2 46003 VALENCIA

Phone: 0034 963295999


Name of the project ENERMED - Mediterranean Renewable Energies

Deliverable(s) or output(s) METHODOLOGY FOR SELECTION OF RES PROJECTS



The Toolkit is a web based tool for providing information on

the procedures required for implementing a RES investment

project and for supporting decision makers to judge the

appropriateness/inappropriateness of the project itself. The

Toolkit was developed within the EU MED ENERMED

(Mediterranean Renewable Energies) project by the Hellenic

Center for Renewable Energies (CRES), the Hellenic Centre

for Research and Technology and the Energy Center of the

Region of Crete and is located on the internet at the address

www.enermed.cres.gr

Project rationale ENERMED is a transnational cooperation project

implemented in the MED program which aims to improve

and bring coherence to the Mediterranean regional policies

on renewable energy. For this reason, the project brings

together local authorities in Spain (La Pobla de Benissa and

the Community of Valencia),French regions (PACA), Greece

(Crete), Italy (Tuscany, Sardinia ) and research institutes in

the field of energy policies and sustainable development:

Institut dela Méditerranée, Scuola Superiore Santa Anna,

Laore,E-Zavod, CERTH, CRES, EIHP.

ENERMED aims to improve and bring coherence to the

Mediterranean regional policies on renewable energy and

specifically:

• Identify key assumptions and major trade-offs that

determine regional policies on renewable energy

• Identify scope of action and the institutional levers

for better optimization of resources

• Experiment with innovative solutions to optimize

regional resources and financial resources available

in each partner region

• Develop an operational strategy of transnational

Mediterranean regions in reducing CO2 emissions

and developing renewable energy

Project essentials

Results

• the convergence of the regional systems in support

of decisions concerning RE implementation of pilot

projects in each partner country in the field of the

RE using a common analytical framework

• creation of a lasting framework of regional

cooperation (EGTC-type) in the field of renewable

energies to sustain the achievements of the project

• creation of a database on Renewable Energies in the

Mediterranean including the good practices in

matter of RE regional strategies

• a better method/guide for evaluating concrete

regional projects on the RE

Good practice features http://www.enermedproject.eu/images/stories/good_pract

ices/ENERMED_Good_Practices_Guide_%CE%95NG_1.pdf

Contact persons/institutions Laore Sardegna

Project Manager:

Massimo Rocchitta

Agenzia Laore Sardegna Via Caprera 8

09123 CAGLIARI - ITALIA

Tel. +39 079 2558261

Cel. +39 348 2363120

mail: [email protected]

Name of the project Mediterranean Building Rethinking for Energy Efficiency

Improvement (Marie)




The project has developed a set of clear policy

recommendations and procedures dedicated to the

improvement on energy efficiency as well as a

comprehensive list of good practices and pilot experiences.

Project rationale MARIE aims to improve Mediterranean building energy

efficiency (EE) and exploit the opportunities presented by

EU policy and directives on EE in Buildings, taking into

consideration the distinct characteristics of the MED space

and creating more suitable socio-economic conditions in

order to meet the following challenges: - The need for new

regulations and institutional tools in response to the new EU

EPBD recast. - The lack of financial mechanisms able to

stimulate energy efficient refurbishment of buildings. - The

SME dominated buildings sector requiring external support

in order to stimulate innovation in the provision of

adequate services and products for energy refurbishment of

buildings. MARIE includes 3 groups of Pilot Actions (PA) to

test and develop solutions in response to these challenges.

The final result of the project will be the MED Building EE

Strategy (MEDBEES).

Project essentials The MARIE vision is to allow the countries of the

Mediterranean basin to develop a common policy in

relation to energy renovation of buildings by creating a

socioeconomic context and more appropriate technical

and financial leverage capacity.

The MARIE project aims to become a permanent set of tools

for the countries of the Mediterranean.

Based on an assessment of demand and supply the project

aims to identify and supply the points of leverage is such a

way which stimulates the market for energy efficiency

technologies in connection with buildings, taking into

account the climatic, socioeconomic and cultural

characteristics of the Mediterranean.

How does the project expect to achieve this?

• By developing a shared regional strategy between

the countries of the MED zone, including all relevant

parties: public administrations, businesses, users. • Stimulating demand by raising awareness among

‘users’ regarding energy efficiency and the

implementation of financial incentives.

• By assisting smaller enterprises wishing to position

themselves on this ‘new market’ by means of

appropriate support and associated services.

• By testing innovative initiatives in the course of pilot

projects and by capitalising on results obtained.

• By assuring national and European level lobbying to

find points of regulatory convergence.

Good practice features http://www.marie-medstrategic.eu/en/tools-to-decide-and-

act

Contact persons/institutions Governement of Catalonia, Department of Territory and

Sustainability, Housing Agency of Catalonia

Catalogne (Espagne)

Contacts:

• Xavier MARTI

Function: Project Coordinator

Address: Aragón 244 - 248

8007 Barcelona

Phone: 0034 932147195


Name of the project DID-SOLIT




• Improved knowledge of the status of development

and market-availability of innovative small-scale

solar power technologies for in-buildings

applications

• 10 solar power applications implemented in 10

selected public buildings

• Increased solar power created (260 kWp) and

produced (380 MWh) in the selected buildings

• Enhanced interest of local private and public

stakeholders for decentralised applications of

innovative solar energy systems in public buildings

and facilities

• Innovative solar technologies, know-how and best

practices transferred

Project rationale The rise in energy demand has aggravated the dependence

on fossil fuels imports of most of the Mediterranean

countries. With a forecasted increase by 70% in energy

consumption over the next 20 years, there is an urgent need

to secure alternative energy sources especially for buildings

- commercial and residential - which share of total energy

used is higher than 40%, i.e. superior to the industrial or

transport sector.

Within this complex energy scenario, DIDSOLIT-PB aims to

implement small-scale solar systems for public premises

including innovative solutions such as photovoltaic glass-

substitute sheets, solar cooling or photovoltaic coverage of

buildings roofs and car parks shady-covers. Technology

transfer and design of dedicated financing instruments will

also be addressed by the project.

Project essentials To promote and implement innovative technologies and

know-how transfer of small-scale solar energy decentralised

systems in public buildings/premises

Good practice features • Mapping and analysis of existing small-scale solar

technologies

• Production of standard “Conceptual Designs”

concerning the solar-power applications developed

(including thermoelectric dish-stirling and parabolic-

trough, photovoltaic glass-substitute sheets and

thin-layer/film sheets)

• Drafting of reports addressing the rules and

regulations for installing decentralised solar power

systems in the regions concerned by the project

• Organization of conferences, workshops and

training sessions for promoting the developed solar

solutions

Contact persons/institutions Joaquim Vergés Jaime

Full professor of financial economics and business

Autonomous University of Barcelona

[email protected]

+34 935.811.210

Name of the project MedSOLAR




• National energy grids and their weakness

characterized in Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine

• Set of recommendations defined to improve legal

frameworks and energy tariff schemes

• Power from solar energy increased in 3 public

buildings and 1 industry (between 500-800 m2 of

photovoltaic modules installed)

• Pilot plants tested, validated and monitored

Project rationale The countries of the Mediterranean area face the same

specific energy reality: the increase in the energy price and

the weakness of the electrical grid (impossibility of having

increase in the power supply, interruptions, etc.), which

reduces the security of supply in critical facilities such as

hospital and schools as well as the proper development of

the small and medium size industries. These problems are

common to the target countries of MED-Solar project

(Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine) where all the population is

actually connected to the grid, but with scarce quality and

regular interruptions and cuts-off.

Instead of using exclusively polluting and expensive fuel

generators against electricity interruption, the project

proposes to provide the generators with a solar

photovoltaic system for energy backup.

With the achievement of MED-Solar the energy situation in

the three target countries will improve by reducing energy

costs, decreasing the dependence on imported fuel and

improving the security of supply through the use of clean

energy resources.

Project essentials To promote and implement innovative technologies and

know-how transfer in the field of solar energy, especially

photovoltaic energy

Good practice features • Survey of the national regulations and legal

frameworks related to photovoltaic energy

• Identification of financing mechanisms allowing for

the development of photovoltaic projects

• Research and development on innovative

photovoltaic technologies

• Drafting of a socio-economic impact study to

demonstrate the cost-effectiveness and impact of

the pilot plants

• Creation of a cross-border network engaging several

public authorities, universities, SMEs, engineers, etc.

Contact persons/institutions Antoine Graillot

Project manager, Africa and Mediterranean Countries

Trama TecnoAmbiental S.L.

[email protected]

+34 934.463.234

Name of the project MED-DESIRE




• Benchmarking of national/regional policies and

programmes focused on solar energy and energy

efficiency

• Analysis of current certification procedures for solar

energy technologies in MPC and EU regions

• Elaboration of recommendations and action plans

for improving legislative and regulatory frameworks

• Capacity building initiatives for solar energy

technicians and professionals to ensure the

qualityof components and installations

• Training sessions for policy-makers in charge of

solar energy regulation

• Elaboration of innovative financial and market

stimulus instruments

Project rationale Solar technology markets have experienced a steady growth

in the last decade on the northern shore of the

Mediterranean basin while the situation is still at a

premature stage in Southern Partner Countries.

Notwithstanding the shared political commitment and a

common recognition of the huge solar potential of the

Mediterranean region, some barriers to solar energy

deployment and diffusion persist. These include amongst

others weak institutional frameworks, lack of competence

of energy practitioners, need of dedicated financial

instruments, inadequate perception on the benefits of solar

energy investments, subsidized prices of electricity

produced by fossil fuel plants and technical issues (such as

the quality of equipments and installations).

MED-DESIRE main priority is to achieve tangible results on

these challenges, removing barriers related to the legal,

regulatory, economic and organizational framework of

distributed solar energy technologies

Project essentials To facilitate the take up of distributed solar energy and

energy efficiency in the target regions, by achieving an

effective cross-border cooperation and by raising public

awareness on the related benefits for the environment and

for sustainable local development

Good practice features • Strengthened capacity of public administrations and

regional institutions

• Higher and more diffused competences of local

technicians and professionals, facilitating the

removal of the main technical barriers for

distributed solar technology

• Innovative tailored financial mechanisms and

market stimulation instruments designed to support

the widespread diffusion of solar energy

technologies

• Strengthened participatory approaches and

increased awareness among public and private local

stakeholders

• A wide consensus achieved amongst public and

private key stakeholders on the central role of

renewable energies for sustainable development

and environmental protection

• A cooperation framework established among

providers of energy technologies and services in EU

Mediterranean Countries and Mediterranean

Partner Countries (MPC) to foster the development

of a sustainable common energy market

Contact persons/institutions Francesco Clarizio

Officer, Puglia Region

[email protected]

+39 080.540.5971

Name of the project SHAAMS




• Policy makers provided with enhanced information

and capacities to implement energy efficiency

support policies and strategies

• Improved private and public agents’ knowledge on

solar energy projects, funding and market

requirements

• Implemented new solar energy-driven solutions

resulting from technology transfer activities and

brokerage events

• Reduced technology gap between the involved

regions

• Increased number of research and training

programmes on solar energy developed by local

institutions

Project rationale The last decades have witnessed a growing interest for solar

energy initiatives in the Mediterranean region, coupled with

a growing pressure to ensure an actual shift from traditional

energies towards a more efficient energy system. While

many successful national and regional projects have been

implemented in order to develop market, policy and

technical actions, the transition to solar energy needs to be

supported by a comprehensive and unified process at

Mediterranean level.

As a response to this challenge, SHAAMS aims to raise public

awareness on energy efficiency through the transferability

and implementation of good practices in legal, regulatory,

economic, organizational issues and new financing

mechanisms, in order to facilitate the take up of solar

technologies in Mediterranean countries.

Project essentials • To establish efficiency-proven governance solutions

aimed at identifying innovative, transferable and

sustainable solar energy strategies

• To promote a cultural, behavioural and operational

change towards the success of solar energy-driven

solutions

• To facilitate the transfer of solar technologies by

implementing shared mechanisms and procedures

Good practice features • Regional mapping and solar sector needs

identification

• Definition of a set of common and standardised

indicators for the solar efficiency sector

• Creation and promotion of 4 legal and 15 funding

mechanisms encouraging solar energy development

• Organisation of 3 technology transfer activities and

21 brokerage events involving 180 participants

• Awareness campaigns on renewable energy and

energy efficiency including 21 seminars dedicated to

over 2000 participants

• Development of 10 training and capacity building

actions gathering 500 concerned actors

• Creation of a cross-sector and inter-regional

platform enabling communication between

stakeholders dealing with solar energy

Contact persons/institutions Berta Pérez Pey

Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of

Barcelona

[email protected]

+34 934.169.342

Name of the project STS-MED




• 4 demonstrative plants implemented in Italy,

Cyprus, Egypt, and Jordan for a total power of 400

kW showing the benefits of the CS technologies to

20.000 end users coming from 20 Mediterranean

local communities

• Enhanced industrial perspective for CS technologies

• Reinforced technological and operational industrial

expertise of 200 energy professionals

• Fostered growth of local production chains with the

creation of new qualified jobs on CS systems

production & installation

• Policy makers supported in the decision-making

process concerning incentives for solar energy

• Increased awareness of target groups and

institutional actors concerning the benefits of CS

technologies

Project rationale In the Mediterranean area, a large share of energy is

consumed by households and in buildings.

In addition to the dependence on fossil fuel, oil and natural

gas, the primary energy demand is growing at a regular

pace. Increasing the share of solar energy sources in the

overall energy mix is a crucial goal for the Mediterranean

area, as the exploitation of a sustainable renewable energy

source would contribute to climate change mitigation - an

issue of concern for the region due to its impact on

desertification, floods, coastal vulnerability - and to energy

security. Although impressive improvements have been

made in the recent years concerning the integration of solar

energy systems into conventional heating technology and

despite the availability of mature technologies, solar

thermal energy is still used in a rather small percentage of

buildings and generally, only for domestic hot water in

private houses.

To improve this situation, STS-Med will contribute to the

diffusion and development of Concentrated Solar (CS) small

scale integrated systems, a high energy efficiency

technology with a potential for replication across the

Mediterranean area.

Project essentials • To create a flexible toolbox of Concentrated Solar

(CS) applications by demonstrating their

effectiveness in public buildings and premises

• To deploy technologies from research and

development results through case studies analysis,

impact assessment and creation of demonstration

units

• To create new opportunities for the commercial and

industrial sectors notably by improving technical

skills of professionals involved and enabling SMEs to

set up a full supply chain in the solar energy sector

Good practice features • Design of CS applications toolbox and integration in

demonstration units

• Preparation of technical papers and feasibility

studies

• Identification of best policy practices and

benchmarks to boost the development of CS

technologies

• Drafting of market studies on CS systems demand in

the countries involved

• Creation of public-private technological clusters

• Technology qualification audits to integrate SMEs in

the energy supply chain

• Transfer of know-how and training activities for

energy professionals

• Organisation of dissemination and brokerage events

Contact persons/institutions Fabio Maria Montagnino

ARCA Consortium manager

+39 091 661 5611

[email protected]

b) Optimization and maintenance of the results implemented.

As a result of this capitalisation plan and the communication activities, the main

outputs of FOSTER project will be optimized both by project partners and stakeholders

in order to ensure the continued transfer of knowhow in the solar energy field, to

implement a shared design methodology and to promote solar energy innovative

technologies at civil society level.

In this sense, the formulation of policy papers will ensure a starting point for the

management of the local legislations on solar energy compared and common

innovation proposals defined.

In parallel, training and information seminars will allow down cultural and normative

barriers that can delay the diffusion of solar technologies.

On the other hand, the maintenance of the website since three years after the

completion of the activities described in the Full Application Form, and the results of

the networking between similar project and initiatives will ensure the generation of

new activities related to the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies in

the Mediterranean area in the future.

Beside all this, the produced outputs of the project should find a capitalisation line in

all those frameworks and programmes, with the final objective of: "Know how

transferred in the solar energy innovative field, shared design methodology

implemented and promoted, Solar Energy innovative technologies promoted at civil

society level".

Beyond the ENPI program, we refer to programs like:

• IEE programme

Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE) offers a helping hand to organisations willing

to improve energy sustainability. Launched in 2003 by the European

Commission, the programme is part of a broad push to create an energy-

intelligent future for us all. It supports EU energy efficiency and renewable

energy policies, with a view to reaching the EU 2020 targets (20% cut in

greenhouse gas emissions, 20% improvement in energy efficiency and 20% of

renewable sources in EU energy consumption).

A large part of the programme budget is made available through annual calls

for proposals to support projects putting the concept of 'intelligent energy' in

practice. Carried out by public, private or non-governmental European

organisations, they support three main objectives - more energy efficiency,

more renewables, and better transport and mobility. This covers for instance

new training schemes, promotion campaigns, or the transfer of good practices

between EU countries.

• Interreg programme

Interreg is designed to stimulate cooperation between member states of the

European Union on different levels. One of its main targets is to diminish the

influence of national borders in favour of equal economic, social and cultural

development of the whole territory of the European Union.

The Interreg initiative is designed to strengthen economic, social and territorial

cohesion throughout the European Union, by fostering the balanced

development of the continent through cross-border, transnational and

interregional cooperation. Special emphasis has been placed on integrating

remote regions with those that share external borders with the candidate

countries.

The Interreg program is funded by the ERDF amounting to 7.75 billion euros,

and divided into three components:

• border cooperation (integrated regional development between border

regions), which includes A Interreg programs;

• transnational cooperation (formation of large groups of European regions),

which includes the INTERREG B programs;

• interregional cooperation (exchange of information and sharing of

experiences), which includes the Interreg programs C1, as well as URBACT,

INTERACT and ESPON program.

• LIFE programme

The LIFE programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment. The

general objective of LIFE is to contribute to the implementation, updating and

development of EU environmental policy and legislation by co-financing pilot or

demonstration projects with European added value.

LIFE began in 1992 and to date there have been three complete phases of the

programme (LIFE I: 1992-1995, LIFE II: 1996-1999 and LIFE III: 2000-2006).

During this period, LIFE has co-financed some 3104 projects across the EU,

contributing approximately €2.2 billion to the protection of the environment.

Projects financed by LIFE+ must satisfy the following criteria:

• Projects must be of EU interest, making a significant contribution to the

achievement of the general objective of LIFE+;

• They must be technically and financially coherent and feasible and

provide value for money;

• Where possible, projects financed by LIFE+ should promote synergies

between different priorities under the sixth Environmental Action

Programme, and integration.

In addition, to ensure European added value and avoid financing recurring

activities, projects should satisfy at least one of the following criteria:

• Best-practice or demonstration projects, for the implementation of the

Birds and Habitats Directives;

• Innovative or demonstration projects, relating to EU environmental

objectives, including the development or dissemination of best practice

techniques, know-how or technologies;

• Awareness-raising campaigns and special training for agents involved in

forest fire prevention;

• Projects for the development and implementation of EU objectives

relating to the broad-based, harmonised, comprehensive and long-term

monitoring of forests and environmental interactions.

• MED programme

The MED programme is a transnational programme of European territorial

cooperation. It is financed by the European Union as an instrument of its

regional policy and of its new programming period. It continues the tradition of

the European programmes for cooperation (previously named Interreg).

The transnational setup allows the programme to tackle territorial challenges

beyond national boundaries, such as environmental risk management,

international business or transport corridors. So far, 144 projects have been

programmed, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

up to a rate of 85%.

With a budget of more than 250M€ (whose 193M€ of ERDF), the Programme

will launch, until exhaustion of its ERDF envelope, calls for projects to build

transnational partnerships aiming at meeting the priority objectives of the

Programme in the Mediterranean space.

The program objectives are:

• To improve the area's competitiveness in a way that guarantees growth

and employment for the next generations (Lisbon strategy).

• To promote territorial cohesion and environmental protection,

according to the logic of sustainable development (Goteborg strategy).

There are 4 major stakes and programme priority axes, but for the FOSTER

project activities mainly:

• Axis 1: Strengthening innovation capacities

• Axis 2 : Environmental protection and promotion of a sustainable

territorial development

c) Network and synergies among the projects in the field of solar energy

realized.

The main objective of the networking activities is to analyse and disseminate project

actions among interested agents and relevant projects addressing solar energy issues.

The actions conceived to generate such interactions will include dissemination events,

such as conferences, seminars workshops, and might result in publications or website

updates. Thematic networking activities promoted during the international WS

improved synergies and co-operation between partners and other relevant

stakeholders will also play a fundamental role in the generation of such networks.

Thematic networking needs to improve the exchange of information and knowledge

across national and international boundaries. The FOSTErinMED international

Networking Activities, conducted under the project implementation, aimed at

generating transnational interest in solar energy by involvement of stakeholders.

d) Expected Impact of the Capitalisation Plan

In order to ensure the accomplishment of the expected results, the Association of the

Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME), as Capitalisation WP

leader proposes the following goals:

Expected impacts Output Indicator Number

Monitoring and

identification of

specific projects in

the field of solar

energy;

List of identified

projects

Number of

projects identified ¿?

Creation of a bridge

between strategic

projects and standard

projects of ENPI and

other programmes

Signature of

collaboration

agreements

Number of

agreements ¿?

Promotion of

synergies between

projects through the

implementation of

common activities;

Implementation of

common activities

Number of

common activities

implemented

¿?

Dissemination of the

results achieved and

maintenance of

networks for the

capitalisation of the

results after the

project conclusion

Set of activities

realized that are

not included in the

full application

form

Number of new

activities

developed

¿?

5. CAPITALISATION TOOLS

The outputs, directly or indirectly, generated by the project will be used by the

partners as capitalisation tools. In this sense, it is intended that every project

deliverable (based on its specific nature) will trigger the development of capitalisation

activities. A description of how this will be achieved is provided below:

a) Project’s website

Description: The aim of the project’s website is to be the main source of information

able to ensure the project largest visibility. The website will be translated in English,

French and Arabic and will be linked to other partner websites. It will contain

documents, reports and information about the project and its development.

Capitalisation: In this sense, project partners seen fit to keep it active since three years

after the completion of the activities described in the Full Application Form in order to

ensure the generation of new activities related to the development of solar

photovoltaic (PV) technologies in the Mediterranean area in the future.

How:

• Links to external project websites

• Agreement with external agents to integrate the project website in their

communication actions

b) Local points

Description: In order to more suitably capitalise the project’s activities and outputs, the

partnership has considered it appropriate to establish a local point for each one of the

6 partner regions.

Capitalisation: In point 6 of the present document a capitalisation plan for each local

point has been developed in order to optimize and ensure the maintenance of the

project results at the Mediterranean area in the solar energy sector.

How:

• See chapter below (regional capitalisation activities)

c) Networking conferences

Description: The aim of the networking conferences is to communicate the project

objectives and results of the project. Related to capitalisation activities, there are

planned two different conferences.

At the first one, that will take place in Alexandria, will be invited project managers and

stakeholders in the field of solar energy (PV) identified in the analysis phase. The event

is designed with the aim of creating synergies at institutional level.

The second one is the final conference that will be take place in Barcelona during the

last year of the project implementation.

Capitalisation: Both conferences will be an opportunity for discussion and exchange of

results obtained from similar projects, and at the same time, it represents a starting

point for the design of future initiatives. The expected result is the identification of

best practices, dissemination of results and creation of new synergies for future

projects. The Conference on solar energy topic allows the creation of a shared space to

discuss the experiences and results of each project in order to identify best practices

and to create synergies between projects and stakeholders involved.

How:

• Participation in sector-related conferences and events

• Meetings with representatives of external projects related to the field of activity of

the project

d) Context analysis

Description: As a result of the WP4. Context Analysis activities, the consortium will

develop a qualitative analysis report on energy consumption and production trends

and their relation to socio-economic and demographic changes as well as to different

measures to stimulate the adoption of Solar (PV) energy.

Capitalisation: This output will be a base to review the effectiveness of instruments

available in the partner countries for the promotion of social acceptability of

renewable energy, in particular solar technologies (PV) and the adoption of energy

efficient technologies and energy saving measures.

How:

• Identification of innovative lines of action

• Identification of funding lines for sector development

e) Policy papers

Description: Common policy paper proposals will be prepared following the

recommendations of the regional administrators responsible for implementing solar

energy projects.

Capitalisation: Policy papers will be distributed among those policy makers in charge of

implementing a favourable framework for the development of solar energy solutions.

These recommendations are expected to have an impact on the definition of new

regional strategies conducive to the promotion of solar energies.

How:

• Formal meetings with regional policy makers

• Identification of policy and regional strategy gaps on solar energy issues

• Meetings with authorities responsible for strategy implementation

f) Guidelines

Description: Implementation guidelines for a solar technology solutions training path

will be produced following the suggestions of the regional administrators responsible

for implementing solar energy projects. These guidelines will deal with solar

technologies and architectonic integration and will be made available to research and

professional representatives in the region (university students, designers and

installers) and will set the basis for the subsequent training path. The guidelines (and

the subsequent plan) will put the focus on the integration of solar energy technologies

in new and renovated buildings. The guidelines will be planned and drawn up by the

scientific committee during dedicated meetings.

Capitalisation: The guidelines for the training path can be seen as the basis for a more

consolidated formative corpus on solar energy issues. The integration of the training

guidelines in future academic syllabus is an expected impact of the capitalisation

actions. Contacts with academic and training institutions are fundamental for ensuring

the inclusion of the guidelines in the academic curricula.

How:

• Meetings with representatives of academia

• Meetings with agents responsible for educational programmes

• Identification of gaps in regional educational strategies

g) Training path

Description: Following the recommendations set in the guidelines the project will

define a training path that will be implemented at regional level. The training paths will

integrate three different groups (installers, designers and university students). The

courses resulting from this training programme will be implemented locally by each

partner and organised by specialised agencies in training activities.

Capitalisation: The training path developed by the project is intended to create a more

informed corpus of professionals of the solar energy sector. The corpus of knowledge

and the capacities invested in these professionals are expected to be integrated in the

operational development of their daily activities. In this sense, the organisation of

actions promoting and spreading this knowledge among the professional sector is seen

as a valuable capitalisation initiative.

How:

• Presentation of the training path in regional educational programmes of the

training path for future consideration in regional educational programmes

• Generation of inter-sector knowledge transfer initiatives

h) Pilot project

Description: 5 pilot test initiatives will be implemented focused on the implementation

of small solar panels (infrastructures) in public buildings. The pilot test will be awarded

following a tendering process in the regions. The results of the pilot test initiatives will

be presented to the relevant agents of the sector in a final presentation conference.

Capitalisation: The pilot test implemented in the project will result in the

establishment of small solar energy units in public buildings. Apart from the energetic

impact that these actions will generate (energy savings) they will need to be taken as

an example of how to promote the implementation of solar energy solutions in public

(and also, private buildings). The development of subsequent projects aimed at

transferring this knowledge to other initiatives can be seen as a crucial step towards

the capitalisation of the results.

How:

• Identification of future calls for proposals (for replication projects)

• Generation of inter-sector knowledge transfer initiatives

6. REGIONAL CAPITALISATION ACTIVITIES

Regional capitalisation activities will be conducted and monitored by the project

partners in order to ensure their coherence. In the implementation of these activities

the partners will count with the additional support of the local points (although full

responsibility will lie on the consortium). Local partners will be responsible for the

dissemination of the project results and for distributing informational materials to the

region’s relevant agents. To support these actions the regional partners may make use

of tools showcasing the activities of the project (photos and video of activities,

involvement of general public, key actions with sector representatives as well as the

progress of the pilot projects).

From a capitalisation perspective, local points are conceived as an instrument for the

optimization and maintenance of the project results at the Mediterranean area in the

solar energy sector. In this sense the activities and actions foreseen in each of the

participant regions (considering their particularities) are the following:

a) Spain (ASCAME) – Case Example

1) Related to the use of project’s website in the capitalisation plan, ASCAME will

incorporate a link on its website to the FOSTErinMED project web in order to

enhance the web accessibility and impact. This action is very important as the

project website can and should be reached by all target groups and could

effectively offer a real support to the different actors involved.

As Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce, ASCAME will

identify all the activities of the Mediterranean chambers of commerce related

to the project topic, and will request them to integrate in their respective

website links to the project website and information of the project activities.

In all this process, ASCAME will work in close cooperation with external agents

in order to enhance the complementarities between the different actor’s

activities.

2) Once ASCAME has identified local the corpus of relevant stakeholders and

organised formal and informal meeting with them, a criss-crossed Gantt matrix

will be generated so as to identify common activities, conference and events to

attend and expected impacts upon the agents.

Together with this, ASCAME will perform an analysis of valuable case studies

and best/poor practices as well as a transversal monitoring of similar and

related projects (on solar energy). The objective will be to bring out synergies

between projects addressing similar topics and to identify feasible cooperation

initiatives.

3) ASCAME will also manage the context analysis process at local level and will

develop a local mapping on energy consumption and production trends. This

analysis will be considered in relation to the socio-economic and demographic

changes produced as well as to different measures available to stimulate the

adoption of Solar (PV) energy.

By following the mapping results and the implementation of WP5 and WP6

activities, ASCAME will be able to encourage measures and activities on

stimulating interest and awareness about opportunities of the solar technology

at local level.

4) Through the resulted experience of the workshop for local administrators to be

held in Cagliari, ASCAME will be able to work jointly with local administrators

identified to draw up policy papers/proposals in solar energy field at local level.

5) Following the draft of the project policy papers and the identification of policy-

oriented stakeholders, ASCAME will organise formal and informal meeting

introducing the policy recommendations to policy the incumbent decision-

making bodies.

6) ASCAME will also conduct formal and informal meeting with representatives of

the region educational arena in order to introduce the project’s guidelines and

formative tools and to evaluate their integration in regional training

programmes.

7) In terms of capitalisation, the pilot projects will serve two purposes: whereas,

on the one hand, they will serve to materialise the project initiatives in visible

and perdurable actions, it will also allow the consortium to bring together a

variegated number of stakeholders in the process. The combination of a

feasible impact (case examples of solar technology implementation in new and

existing buildings) and the interaction with multiple agents of the sector

(architects, designers, etc) will facilitate the development of knowledge

transfer activities and the consolidation of this know-how within the sector.

8) Finally, ASCAME needs to identify the likeability of future activities (based on

the pilot test results). For this, it will be fundamental to identify agents willing

to take part in future actions and the availability of programmes and lines for

funding.

Other partners’ responsibilities

Italy (CSPI)

Project’s website

Networking

conferences

Context analysis

Workshop for local

administrators

Policy papers

Guidelines

Training path

Pilot project

Egypt (CEEBA

Project’s website

Networking

conferences

Context analysis

Workshop for local

administrators

Policy papers

Guidelines

Training path

Pilot project

Lebanon (IRI)

Project’s website

Networking

conferences

Context analysis

Workshop for local

administrators

Policy papers

Guidelines

Training path

Pilot project

Jordan (RSS)

Project’s website

Networking

conferences

Context analysis

Workshop for local

administrators

Policy papers

Guidelines

Training path

Pilot project

Tunisia (CCI)

Project’s website

Networking

conferences

Context analysis

Workshop for local

administrators

Policy papers

Guidelines

Training path

Pilot project

7. CAPITALISATION PLAN SCHEDULE

1st 2nd 3rd 4rth 5th 6th

Identification of stakeholders and common activities

Participation in sector-related conferences and events Spread of FOSTER activities

Organisation of meetings with representatives of external projects Spread of external projects common activities

Context analysis Identification of funding lines for the sector development Acces to project DB of funding lines for the sector development

Integration of the project web in external links Spread of FOSTER outputs

Establish links with external webpages Spread of external projects common outputs

Spread of FOSTER outputs at local level

Identification of innovative lines of action

Identification of funding lines for the sector development

Formal meetings with regional policy makers

Identification of policy and regional strategy gaps

Meetings with authorities responsible for strategy implementation

Meetings with academia representatives

Meetings with responsible agents of educational programmes

Identification of gaps in regional educational strategies

Integration of the training path in regional educational programmes

Intersector knowledge transfer activities

Identification of future calls for proposals (for replication projects) Identification of funding lines for the development of new projects

Intersector knowledge transfer initiatives Develpoment of future initiatives furthering the knowledge acquired during the pilot projects

Identification of stakeholders and common activities at local level

Participation in sector-related conferences and events

Organisation of meetings with representatives of external projects

Identification of future calls for proposals (for replication projects) Identification of programmes and sources for funding for future projects

Intersector knowledge transfer initiatives Assessment and identification of projects with which to design future joint initiatives

Identification and analysis of impacts at local level

Formal meetings with regional policy makers

Identification of policy and regional strategy gaps

Meetings with authorities responsible for strategy implementation

Meetings with academia representatives

Meetings with responsible agents of educational programmes

Identification of gaps in regional educational strategies

Training path Integration of the training path in regional educational programmes Knowledge impact

Pilot project Identification of future calls for proposals (for replication projects) Incremease of solar projects and activities

Spread of the project objectives and identification of actors willing to participate in future initiaives

Political Impact

Academical impact

Local points (identification and analysis of expected impacts at local level )

Policy papers

Guidelines

c) Network and synergies among the

projects addressing solar energy issues

Local points (networking activities at local level)

Networking conferences

d) Identification of the expected impacts

Action Subactions Core partners Responsible partners

Guidelines

Training path

Context analysis

Policy papers

Pilot project

a) Identification and analysis of similar

projects in solar energy and of ENPI

projects (strategic and standard

projects) realized

b) Optimization and maintenance of the

results implemented

Pilot project

ResultsCompleted

Local points (development of local ac tivities)

Project’s website

ToolsCalendar

Development of political solutions

Development of academical solutions

Integration of the project training guidelines and tools in regional academic curricula

Development of innovative solutions

Local points (stakeholders analysis)

Networking conferences

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