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Intelligent Energy Europe Programme

Emilio Font de Mora

Project Officer

Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI)

Brussels, 27 June 2012

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The Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation

NB: As an Executive Agency, we are not

involved in policy making.

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Created by the European Commission to manage the following

EU programmes under Commission control and responsibility:

http://ec.europa.eu/eaci

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Converting policy into action

Real changes

on the ground

EU policy

on energy

efficiency and

renewables

> Creating favourable market

conditions

> Shaping policy

development and

implementation

> Preparing the ground for

investments

> Building capacity and skills

> Informing stakeholders and

fostering commitment

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Intelligent Energy – Europe in a nutshell

• €730 million from 2007-13

• Encourages the uptake of proven intelligent energy solutions

• Market development, capacity building, know-how transfer, policy implementation, institutional change, regulatory shifts, promotion

• not ‘hardware’ investments or R&D

• 3 fields of action – energy efficiency, renewables and energy in transport

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• The next call will be published at the end of 2012 beginning of 2013

• The Work Programme and priorities for Call 2013 are under negotiation

• They might change with respect previous Calls

Intelligent Energy – Europe in a nutshell

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Renewable

energy sources

Energy

efficiency

Over 500 IEE-supported projects across Europe,

more than 3,000 participants from 30 countries.

Integrated

initiatives

Energy-efficient

transport

IEE Projects database:

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/projects/index_en.htm

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Local energy leadership

Actions aimed at:

• Good practice models for multi-level governance (foster collaboration between local, regional and national public authorities)

• Capacity building for national and/or regional town planning associations

NOTE: The Work Programme and priorities for Call 2013 are under

negotiation. Priorities might change with respect previous Calls

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Mobilising local energy investments (MLEI)

Project development assistance for public authorities on energy efficiency and/or renewable energy projects identified in SEAPs or equivalent (MLEI – PDA)

Applicants may be from 1 MS; Co-ordinator a public body

Minimum investment EUR 6 million; leverage factor: >15

Evidence of launch of investment after max 36 months

Priority - high organisational innovation & replication potential

Specific criteria, guide for proposers and application forms

Replication of successful innovative financing solutions implemented by public authorities (MLEI – Replication)

Concrete replication is expected

Document the processes, adapt and transfer them to other regions / sectors

NOTE: The Work Programme and priorities for Call 2013 are under

negotiation. Priorities might change with respect previous Calls

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ELENA-EIB Large scale investments

Direct contracts with EIB

Open call, no deadline

Leverage 20

All IEE MS

>Є50m ELENA-KfW Mid-size programmes

Intermediated via PFIs

Open call, no deadline

Leverage 20

All IEE MS

< Є50m

ELENA-CEB Mid-size programmes

Direct contracts with CEB

or Intermediated via PFIs

Open call, no deadline

Leverage 20

IEE/CEB MS

< Є50m

ELENA-EBRD Mid-size investments

Direct contracts with EBRD

Open call, no deadline

Leverage 20

IEE/EBRD MS

< Є50m

MLEI Small-scale investments

Direct contracts with EACI

IEE call, standard deadline

Leverage 15

IEE MS

> Є6m

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IEE website as source of information

IEE News

Calls for proposals & how to apply

Project database with details of all IEE projects (>500 projects)

Call for expert evaluators & how to apply

Information on how to implement a project

Contacts & help http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent

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Thank you for your attention!