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Explore the financing options and strategic projects for promoting energy efficiency within the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme. Learn about transnational cooperation projects, innovative elements, and funding opportunities towards a more sustainable future.
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CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME 2007-2013 European Roundtable – Financing energy efficiency in European buildings 16 November 2010, Brussels Energy Efficiency within the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme Monika SCHÖNERKLEE-GRASSER Head of Evaluation & Monitoring Unit JTS CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME
CENTRAL EUROPEPROGRAMME AREA 8 EU countries 1 third country Surface: Around 1,050,000 km² Population: Around 148 million citizens 4 Programme Priorities: Innovation Accessibility Environment Competitiveness and attractiveness of cities and regions • Strengthening territorial cohesion • Promotinginternalintegration • Enhancingcompetitivenessof Central Europe AoI 3.3: Supporting the Use of Renewable Energy Sources and Increasing Energy Efficiency
PROGRAMME / PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS • Transnational cooperation projects with clear added value to the CENTRAL EUROPE cooperation area • Innovative elements/support of innovation • Programme follows output and result-oriented approach • Project outputs and results should directly support or feed into concrete future initiatives and/or concrete investments • 2 pathways to investments (characterised by clear transnational added value): • Pilot investments – paving the way for subsequent investments at a larger scale • Pre-investment activities – preparation of investments • Indicative project size: 1-5 million EUR total eligible budget (average ~ 2 Mio ERDF) • Co-financing rates: Up to 75%: Austria, Germany, Italy • Up to 85%: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia • Partnership size: minimum 3 partners from 3 countries (average ~11 partners)
PROGRAMME STATE OF THE ART • 3 Calls for Proposals already launched - ca. 139 Mio EUR ERDF allocated (66 projects approved, 3rd Call currently under evaluation) • 37 projects submitted under AoI 3.3 8 projects funded so far in the field of RES and EE (further 3-4 in the pipeline) • E.g. • ENERCITY -Reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions in cities across Central Europe • GOVERNEE - Good Governance in Energy Efficiency • ENSURE - Energy Savings in Urban Quarters through Rehabilitation and New Ways of Energy Supply • Restricted Call for Strategic projects – launch November 9, 2010 • Candidate partners already pre-selected at national level • 2 out of 7 pre-defined strategic project concepts in the energy field: • Introduction of Regional Energy Concepts • Demonstration of Energy Efficiency and Utilisation of Renewable Energy Sources through Public Buildings • 4th Call – will be launched mid of 2011 (not all AoI may be open)
Further information is available on the Programme website www.central2013.eu Thank you for your attention!