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KSSENA best practice example in EPC for public buildings
Read how KSSENA is sharing its expertise in financing and implementing successful energy performance contracting (EPC)...
Last chance to join the ManagEnergy Master Classes!
The ManagEnergy Initiative will host its last Master Class in Brussels on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of February 2020.
ManagEnergy Expert Mission to Wallonia Region Expert Seamus Hoyne (LIT, IE) was in Wallonia on the 7-9 October to assist the energy department of the Wallonia region.

Last Master Class Module 2: The Involvement of Banks and Mobilising Private Investment On 14-16 October 2019, the last Managenergy MasterClass on Module 2 was hosted.
The New EU CITY FACILITY initiative has been launched! The EU City Facility will provide up to € 60,000 of grants to public authorities for designing Investment Concepts.
Master Class Module 2: some seats available. Apply now! Apply to the Masterclass Module 2: a special Focus on Involving banks and mobilizing private investment

Managenergy Expert Mission to Cyprus Energy Agency In July 2019, Christiane Egger from the Upper Austria (OÖ ESV) Energy Agency visited the Cyprus Energy Agency (...
Apply for European Green Capital & European Green Leaf awards Open applications for European Green Capital and European Green Leaf awards until the 14 October 2019. Don't miss your chance!
EEC RECIF Program The program "Renovation of Condominium Buildings in France" (RECIF) proposes the stimulation of the request for...

Master Class Module 2: Application Now open We are pleased to announce that the Module 2 of our ManagEnergy Master Classes is now open for application in Brussels.
OPENGELA, the future one-stop-shops of the Basque Country
The Basque Country receives 1.7 million from the EU for two pilot projects of urban regeneration in the neighbourhoods of Txonta (Eibar) and Otxarkoaga (Bilbao).
MANAGENERGY EXPERT MISSION TO ENERGY CENTRE ČEŠKE BUDEJOVICE Last June, Vlasta Krmelj from Energy Agency of Podravje visited the energy agency of Energy Centre České Budějovice (ECCB) to carry out the 9th ManagEnergy Expert Mission.

PAYS S.U.D. Agency hosts the first ManagEnergy Expert Mission in France At the begining of July, the Expert Mission took place in Serre-Ponçon Ubaye Durance territory with the support of AURA-EE
ManagEnergy Master Classes - Call For Applications Module 2 and 3 We are pleased to announce that the last sessions of the ManagEnergy Master Classes - Module 2 and 3 are open for application.
Join the European Expert Community for Smart Energy Systems ERA-Net Smart Energy Systems, a transnational joint programming initiative, invites you to join its expert community.

1st Master Class Module 3, Risk analysis & development of Guarantee Schemes On 26-28 June 2019, 15 senior staff of local and regional energy agencies gathered in Brussels to inaugurate the 1st Master Class on Module 3.
Smart cities, smart islands and investment platforms The Croatian Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds and the EIB organized the Smart Cities & Islands Investment Platform Conference in the City of Hvar on 17 June.
Outcomes of the ManagEnergy Networking Event During EUSEW, the ManagEnergy Networking Event presented an opportunity for Agencies to work together on designing their future, share their visions and learn from each other.

New Funding Scheme for Renewables and Energy Savings The Ministry of Energy, Commerce, and Industry of Cyprus has recently announced the implementation of the "Funding Scheme to encourage the use of RES & Energy Saving at...
HORIZON 2020 supports your investment projects At the H2020 Energy Efficiency Info Day in January, topics of the 2019 call were presented in a series of workshops - of which Mobilising Investment: PDA & HRS.
Funding for energy efficiency in 2020 The last Work Programme for Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy under Horizon 2020 will be published on 2 July 2019.

Energy efficiency first You will have an opportunity to meet Horizon 2020 energy efficiency projects in a number of events at EUSEW19 - from the policy sessions to the energy fair.
Management of Transport of Goods: Outcomes of Webinar Did you miss the Webinar about the Challenges of Transport of Goods for Sustainability? Check out the recording video and slides.
ManagEnergy Master Class - Call For Applications Module 3 The 1st ManagEnergy Master Class - Module 3 will be held in the Brussels Comic Book Museum, on the from 26 to 28th of June 2019.

KSSENA - host the first expert mission in Slovenia On 15-17 May, KSSENA hosted the 8th ManagEnergy Expert Mission, the first one in Slovenia.
ManagEnergy Networking Event: registrations open After a successful 1st edition of the ManagEnergy Networking Event, our second networking event will take place again during EUSEW.
Apply to the Global District Energy Climate Awards The awards provide global recognition for District Energy schemes demonstrating a high level of energy efficiency and innovation

ELENA facilities will celebrate its 10th anniversary 2019 marks the 10-year anniversary of ELENA, the European Local Energy Assistance. Established in 2009, the ELENA facility has...
ManagEnergy Master Class - Call For Applications Module 2 and 3 We are please to announce that the Module 2 and the Module 3 of our ManagEnergy Master Class are now open for applications.
Recording of the Webinar: Financing Building Renovation
This webinar co-organised by FEDARENE & ManagEnergy Teams targets potential applicants to the H2020 call “Project Development Agency” & “Integrated home renovation services“.

Financing Energy Efficiency: what you need to know On 12 March the 2019 call for proposals for the energy efficiency topics of the Horizon 2020 EU funding programme was launched. Read here all you need to know about the four topics.
ManagEnergy Master Class 5: The Involvement of Banks and Mobilising Private Investment Last week, on 3-5 April 2019, 19 experienced staff of local and regional energy agencies gathered in Brussels to upgrade their skills on Financing.
WEBINAR : Mapping energy poverty and assessing its climate impacts to support clean air policies in the Eastern European countries Join InventAir's webinar on Energy Poverty on Monday 15 April from 10:00 to 11:30 CET.

New European Commission's Prize for Renewable Energy Islands This prize will reward achievements in local renewable energy production for electricity, heating, cooling and transport on islands....
Webinar: Financing Building Renovation, 8th of April 2019 Many project promoters lack the skills and capacity to set up, implement and finance ambitious low-energy and clean energy building projects. This is why the European Commission has set up several tools to...
REA Kvarner hosts the first expert mission in Croatia On 13-15 February 2019, the Regional Energy Agency of Primorsko-goranska County - REA Kvarner - hosted the 7th ManagEnergy professional mission, the first one in Croatia.

Two Energy Agency Projects win European Energy Service Awards At the Covenant of Mayors Investment Fund, several European energy projects were recognised at the European Energy Service Award ceremony
How to transform apocalypse fatigue into action against global warming by Per Stoknes The biggest obstacle to dealing with climate disruptions lies between your ears, says psychologist and economist Per Espen Stoknes.
Agenex, 6th ManagEnergy Expert Mission in Spain The 6th Expert Mission took place in ExtreMadura, Spain at the regional energy agency AGENEX. The mission was conducted by expert Seamus Hoyne.

Master Class Module 2: Application Now open We are pleased to announce that the Module 2 of our ManagEnergy Master Classes is now open for application.
The 4th ManagEnergy Master Class A few weeks, 29 professionals from Local and Regional Energy Agencies attended the last Master Class on Module 1 in Brussels.
3CEA: 5th ManagEnergy Expert Mission in Ireland
3CEA is delighted to have been selected for the EU Expert Mission as part of the EU funded ManagEnergy Programme.

ManagEnergy Talk with Per Stoknes: How to transform apocalypse fatigue into action Stoknes will be our guest speaker for the ManagEnergy Talk on the 19 Feb in Brussels.
ManagEnergy Expert Missions: 3rd call for applications now open This is the last call for applications to be part of a ManagEnergy Expert Mission, so apply now and strengthen your role in your region/city!
Commission issues report on Sustainable Finance
The Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance has published its first report on companies' disclosure of climate information.

Join us at the European Energy Service Award 2019!
Are you an innovative and efficient energy service provider or do you promote efficiency projects? Apply now!
Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum 2019 – Energy Efficiency Finance Market Place The Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum is back in Brussels on the 19-20 February 2019.
ManagEnergy Master Class - Call For Application Module 1 Join us in Brussels on 29-31 January to learn about the foundations of project financing and market facilitation. Warning: this will be the last Class on Module 1

Horizon 2020 Energy Efficiency Info Day – 22 January 2019
Get informed on Energy Efficiency funding opportunities for 2019 by joining the Energy Info Day on the 22nd January 2019 in Brussels. Applications are already open.
Fill in the questionnaire for ESCO Market Report 2018 EC JRC regularly publishes the ESCO Market Report. To compile the 2018 report, they are aiming to collect specific information about the national ESCO market in various countries.
Guide to EPBD Implementation by EuroACE EuroACE has developed a Guide to EPBD Implementation, to help everyone with implementing new requirements on building renovation.

Council signs off on three major clean energy files By 2030, the EU will have to get 32% of its energy from renewables and reach an energy efficiency headline target of 32.5% according to a revised directive adopted by the Council.
Financing energy efficiency in Germany, France and Austria Organised by the European Commission in partnership with the German Ministry of Economics and Energy and the UN Environment Finance Initiative
Boosting integrated home renovation services in Europe Funded by Horizon 2020, EuroPACE project adopts best practices from the US on-tax financing model to develop it outside of America. Developed in 2008 in California...

New approaches to transform the renovation market
Several EU projects are testing new ways to make renovations faster, better, cheaper and more energy efficient, which you can discover in this article.
QualitEE: driving investment in energy efficiency services - Submit a pilot project QualitEE project aims to increase investment in energy efficiency services in the EU building sector and improve trust in service providers.
Watch the video summary of Master Class 3 The video of the third Master Class is out! Watch it to see how this first Master Class on Module 2 unfolded, and what participants have to say about it.

ManagEnergy Master Class - Call For Application Module 1 Join us in Brussels on 29-31 January to learn about the foundations of project financing and market facilitation. Warning: this will be the last Class on Module 1!
Save the dates for 2019 EUSEW
The high point of EUSEW is the annual Policy Conference featuring leading figures and a diverse programme of sessions and side-events aimed at discussing and shaping Europe's...
High energy performing buildings Support for innovation and market uptake under Horizon 2020 energy efficiency. By ensuring that new and renovated Buildings...

EXPERT MISSION REPORT 4: AEGEAN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT AGENCY The Expert Mission was delivered from the 1^th to 3^rd October with the Aegean Energy and Environment Agency
Expert Mission 3: Visit of Julije Domac And Velimir Šegon to Lower Austria The Mission was delivered on 19-21 September with the Energy Agency of Regions.
The 1st ManagEnergy Newsletter is Here Review this first year of the ManagEnergy Initiative through our Newsletter which sums up all our main activities.

Master Class Module 2: mobilising banks and private investment The 1st Master Class on Module 2 has started: 23 participants gathered in Brussels to learn...
Expert mission 2: visit of Seamus Hoyne in Rheinland-Pfalz The 2^nd Expert Mission was delivered from the 8^th to 10^th of August with the Energy Agency of Rheinland-Pfalz by Expert Seamus Hoyne.
Join the European Day of Sustainable Communities The European Day of Sustainable Communities is taking place on 22 September 2018. Participate and register your own event!

First Expert Mission in Alba Iulia
The ManagEnergy Expert Mission in Alba Iulia (RO) was taking place between 11 and 13 June 2018. ALEA received the visit of Vlasta Krmelj, director of ENERGAP (SI).
2 new facilities to help cities and islands kick-start investments
The Commission wants to establish 2 facilities to support cities and islands to prepare sustainable energy investments.
Conference on financing energy efficiency in Sofia, BG The Commission is organising a conference on financing energy efficiency in countries from Central and South-Eastern Europe.

Watch the first ManagEnergy Talk with Rob Hopkins On 6 June 2018 was the first ManagEnergy Talk entitled “Leading the energy transition: local action, large impacts” featuring Rob Hopkins
MASTER CLASSES: APPLICATIONS FOR MODULE 2 NOW OPEN We are pleased to announce that the Module 2 of our ManagEnergy Master Classes is now open for applications.
Retrospective: Inspiration & Innovation Networking Event On 7 June 2018, ManagEnergy organised its Inspiration & Innovation Networking Event for senior staff of energy agencies.

2nd Master Class in video
The video of the second Master Class has just been released.

It summarises training organised in Brussels from 7 to 9 May 2018.
Inspiration & Innovation As ManagEnergy is devoted to leading the clean energy transition, it will host more than one event during EUSEW. On the day after the ManagEnergy Talk, the Thursday 7^th of June...
ManagEnergy Talk
At the ManagEnergy Talk, Rob Hopkins will offer Learnings from the Transition movement, and how bottom-up change can make very real impacts ...

The second ManagEnergy Master Class The second ManagEnergy Master Class gathers 23 senior staff of Local and Regional Energy Agencies to learn about sustainable finance.
ALEA celebrates its 10 years anniversary Alba Local Energy Agency – ALEA is celebrating a decade of activity in April 2018. Set up by Alba County Council...
EcoEnergia and Covenant of Mayors conference Cities are responsible for a quarter of all public spending and almost half of the public investment

Commision welcomes final vote on energy performance of buildings New rules will make buildings smarter and more energy efficient, saving money...
Webinar: Renovation of Public Buildings in Europe This webinar, organised in partnership with theUN Environment Finance Initiativeon the27th April...
Commission's Action Plan for a greener and cleaner economy The European Commission is today unveiling its strategy for a financial system that supports the EU's climate and sustainable...

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY WEEK The high point of EUSEW is the annual Policy Conference featuring leading figures and a diverse programme of sessions and side-events aimed at discussing and shaping Europe’s energy future.
European Covenant Board calls on Bulgarian EU Presidency... European Covenant Board calls on Bulgarian EU Presidency for full involvement of cities in EU political agenda. On the sidelines of the...
Empowering local authorities to build sustainable energy... Empowering local authorities to build sustainable energy and climate strategies. The EMPOWERING project, funded...

Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum Accelerating investment in climate adaptation and sustainable energy are important to ensure a clean energy transition and help
First Master Class has just started! We proudly announce – our first Master Class to be held today at the Brussels Comic Book Museum in Brussels.
Commission appoints members of High Level Stakeholder Platform
Following an open selection process, the Commission has appointed 30 members to a new high-level multi-stakeholder platform to follow up on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the EU.

The Commission adopts Mobility and Climate Change Package
College meeting: Mobility and Climate Change package; pre-accession support for Turkey; Glyphosate and preparation of the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU.
Nicosia is changing 100% of street lighting with LED
The Nicosia municipality (capital of Cyprus) respecting its commitments from the Covenant of Mayors and the Sustainable Energy Action Plan, proceeds with the implementation of a major project to upgrade the...
Bundling sustainable energy investments for Girona´s...
Girona Provincial Council’s BEenerGi programme provides technical, legal and financial assistance to over 70 small municipalities in Girona who are ready to make significant energy savings.

RESOURCES

Infinite Solutions Guidebook: Financing the energy renovation of residential buildings though soft loans & third-party investement schemes A growing number of European cities and regions share the vision of a low energy city with a high quality of life for all. They voluntarily commit to ambitious energy and climate objectives and...
Infinite Solutions Guidebook: Financing the energy renovation of public buildings through internal contracting Meeting the European energy and climate policy objectives will require the mobilisation of substantial energy efficiency and renewable energy investments at the local level. Given both the...
Inventory of best practices for setting up an integrated energy efficiency service package This INNOVATE project brochure proposes an in-depth analysis of different aspects of the existing pilot models and the services they offer to homeowners. These features are hereafter presented with...

Sustainable business models for the deep renovation of buildings In the Brochure "Sustainable business models for the deep renovation of buildings" released by STUNNING (H2020 project), you will find a large extent of the project results, including works...
TRY THE NEW STEPPING EPC SIMULATION TOOL Thank to the EPC simulation tool realized by STEPPING project ; 10 Investment plans were implemented in Regions from FR, GR, IT, PT, SP, SI.
European's attitudes on EU energy policy In the EU current context of growing awareness of climate and energy issues among EU Citizens, the European Commission is keen to develop a better understanding of attitudes towards EU energy...

From nearly-zero energy buildings to net-zero energy districts JRC Report - Residential and tertiary buildings are expected to be the highest contributors to Europe’s energy savings by 2030.
GuarantEE Energy Performance Contracting Policy Recommendations The EU project GuarantEE has developped a series of recommendations to be implemented in order to boost the EPC market in Europe.
Webinar – Practitioner's Guide on Energy Performance Contracts Webinar organised by EASME, in partnership with the UN Environment Finance Initiative, as part of the Sustainable Energy Investment Forums initiative, funded by the Horizon 2020 programme of the EU

EU Technical Expert Group: Report on Taxonomy This section sets out the role and importance of sustainable finance in Europe from a Policy and investment perspective, the rationale for the development of an EU Taxonomy, the draft regulation and...
EU Technical Expert Group: Report on EU Green Bond St. In March 2018 the European Commission published its Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth (Action Plan), which sets out a comprehensive strategy to further connect finance with sustainability....
EU Technical Expert Group: Report on Climate Benchmarks The main objectives of the new climate benchmarks are to: (i) allow a significant level of comparability of climate benchmarks methodologies while leaving benchmarks’ administrators with an...

EC guidance on how to implement revised EPBD provisions on building renovation Recommendations on how EU countries should implement the revised building renovation aspects of the Energy performance of buildings directive (EPBD) have been published by the European Commission...
Digitalisation: Opportunities for heating and cooling (JRC Technical Report) Digitalisation is the innovative use of information and communications technologies, in particular the large-scale rollout of smart devices and sensors, and the use of big data collection and...
Identification of EU funding sources for the regional heating and cooling sector This JRC report provides an overview of relevant EU funding sources for projects aimed at improving energy efficiency and deploying renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector and to support...

Energy performance important for value real estate A new report from the Joint Research Center (JRC), an institution of the European Commission, mentions that energy efficiency is becoming increasingly important to determine the value of real estate...
Scalable Innovative Financing for Smart Buildings The clean energy transition represents a key opportunity for public authorities, investors and businesses to unlock financing for Smart Buildings and address the needs of European citizens while...
Innovating financing schemes: 5 handbooks to help cities improve energy performance A set of publications reference funding methods from public institutions, the private sector but also from the civil society (e.g. crowdfunding). They include detailed features and processes to apply...

Covenant of Mayors: Financing opportunities for Sustainable Energy & Climate Action Plans Access to financing is key for transforming ambitious Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans into projects. The funding page supports the Covenant of Mayors community with clear and practical...
Building the investment community for innovative energy technology projects The overall objective of the study on ‘Building the investment community for innovative energy technology projects’ (Ref N°ENER/C2/2016-500) is to contribute to ‘increasing the volume of investment...
Public-private-partnership legal resource center Public-private-partnership legal resource center contains sample public-private partnership agreements and concessions, checklists and sample clauses, terms of reference, risk matrices, standard...

JESSICA: Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas JESSICA is an initiative of the European Commission developed in co-operation with the European Investment Bank and the Council of Europe Development Bank. It supports sustainable urban development...
Investment Plan for Europe: the Juncker Plan The Investment Plan for Europe (the Juncker Plan) has three objectives - to remove obstacles to investment; to provide visibility and technical assistance to investment projects; and to make smarter...
ELENA – supporting investments in energy efficiency and sustainable transport ELENA is a joint initiative by the European Investment Bank and the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme and provides grants for technical assistance focused on the implementation of...

De-risking energy efficiency platform (DEEP) DEEP is an open-source initiative to up-scale energy efficiency investments in Europe through the improved sharing and transparent analysis of existing projects in buildings and industry.
EEFIG Underwriting toolkit EEFIG underwriting toolkit (Value and Risk Appraisal for Energy Efficiency Financing) makes it easier for financial institutions to carry out risk appraisals and assess value, for developers to...
Financing energy efficiency European Commission website - section about financing energy efficiency with EU objectives and instruments to support the transition to a clean energy system.

Joint Public-Private Approaches for Energy Efficiency Finance The Policy Pathway series is designed to guide government policy makers and other relevant stakeholders on the essential steps in implementing policies from the 25 IEA Energy Efficiency...
Evaluation of Intelligent Energy Europe projects supporting Sustainable Energy Communities The report is a mixture of on-line surveys, telephone interviews and site visits with public authorities that were used to build up a robust picture of how the initiative Sustainable Energy...
Eurostat Guidance Note- The recording of energy performance contracts in government accounts This note is intended to provide statisticians with guidance on the recording of EPCs in government accounts and it is in accordance with the most recent interpretation of the relevant ESA 2010...

Blending EU structural and investment funds and PPPs in the 2014-2020 programming period Report focus is on combining ESI Funds with private financing resources in a PPP structure which is often referred to as blending and can be attractive from an ESI Funds perspective as the use of a...
Energy efficiency in buildings: how to accelerate investments? The conference (and dedicated report) was part of the Smart Finance for Smart Buildings initiative launched by the European Commission to further unlock private financing for energy efficiency...
Energy Agencies in Europe- Results and perspectives Report presents an analysis of the results and impacts achieved, as well as the on-going needs of local and regional energy agencies or equivalent structures in the EU (IEE and non-EU funding...

Energy agencies: evaluation of the relevance of Community funding of local and regional energy agencies The report based on the evaluation (feeds, contribution, funding schemes, activities, administrative structures) of the relevance of Community funding to local and regional energy agencies...
Study of outputs, performance and future perspectives of SAVE energy agencies The quantity and range of activities globally developed by the EA at local level is impressive, going far beyond what might be expected by an unaware observer.

EVENTS

SAVE THE DATE – Clean Energy for EU Islands Forum

Wed 20. Nov 2019 to Fri 22. Nov 2019

The ‘Clean energy for EU islands initiative’ was launched in May 2017 and provides a long term framework to help islands generate their own sustainable, low-cost energy.
Innovative financial models for the energy requalification of Public Residential Buildings

Fri 22. Nov 2019

The conference “Innovative financial models for the energy requalification of Public Residential Buildings” presents the final results of EnerSHIFT and takes place in Genoa, at the Berio...
2019 Polis Conference

Wed 27. Nov 2019 to Thu 28. Nov 2019

Join from 27 to 28 November 2009 the annual Polis Conference in Brussels! By participating, you will be able to enter in contact with experts and practitioners from all over the world involved in the...

International Conference: SMART AND SUSTAINABLE PLANNING FOR CITIES AND REGIONS (SSPCR)

Mon 9. Dec 2019 to Fri 13. Dec 2019

Join from 9 to 13 December 2019 the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions promoted by Eurac Europe.
ChangeNOW Summit

Thu 30. Jan 2020 to Sat 1. Feb 2020

On the 30th of January will be held in Paris the ChangeNOW Summit. The event will allow city practitioners to spread their local strategies and to gain knowledge of the solutions elaborated by the...
Master Class Module 3 - February 2020

Mon 3. Feb 2020 to Wed 5. Feb 2020

Last chance to join the ManagEnergy Master Class!

9th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns

Wed 30. Sep 2020 to Fri 2. Oct 2020

ICLEI Member Mannheim (Germany) will host the 9th edition of the European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns.

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