A new call is just opened for proposals for the Intelligent Energy for Europe programme for support of promotion activities for energy efficiency and renewable energy. The EU support in the call is a total of 56 mill. €, and the suppoirt can be up to 75%. Usually there are many good proposals, so only about 1/6 of the proposals receive a grant. There must be at least 3 partners in a proposal; but most succesful proposals have at least 6.

 

 

 

 

Actions to improve the operational efficiency of non-residential buildings and in multi- residential buildings (management,  low-or-no-cost measures) Priority will be given to actions engagement "market multipliers" (e.g. associations, federations) and high impact.

 

Actions helping consumers choose the most energy efficient products among those covered under the Eco-design Directive (e.g. household appliances, windows, lighting etc.)

 

Actions directly raising awareness among various groups of individual consumers for issues covered for instance by the Energy Services Directive (e.g. advanced metering and informative billing) or the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.

 

This includes large-scale awareness campaigns, market surveillance activities, and actions publicising the "top runners" in various product groups, campaigns tailored for specific social groups, etc.

Campaigns should be jointly supported by consumer organisations and environmental NGOs, industry, retailers and competent regulatory authorities.

 

 

Actions supporting the integration of renewable electricity (including CHP) into the market and the grid, in particular streamline and integrate authorisation and grid connection procedures. Actions that would facilitate improved authorisation procedures, like forward- looking and integrated planning as well as moderation of competing stakeholder interests.

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Strategic actions to analyse and monitor policies, markets, costs and benefits of renewable electricity, possibly extended to other renewable energy sectors where appropriate and necessary.

 

Actions which accelerate the deployment of biomass, geothermal, and/or solar (thermal or PV) systems for heating, cooling and electricity in energy efficient buildings, including:

the use of renewable energy building codes or ordinances, conditions for grid access, measurement and payment, training the personnel of local / regional authorities;

Actions should preferably be led by public authorities (planners and energy specialists working together), or by organisations from the building sector.

 

Actions bringing untapped bio-resources onto the energy market. Such actions include:

 - supporting the implementation of local/regional bioenergy plans;

 - stimulating investments & business agreements in sustainable bioenergy supply chains

 - supporting strategic initiatives to promote quality, standards & sustainability schemes for bioenergy products, or

 - encouraging biogas injection into gas grids or use as transport fuel

 

 

Actions to increase the energy efficiency of freight distribution, ?

Actions to support the development of energy-efficient driving schemes.

Actions to promote, the auditing and certification of integrated urban mobility policies and plans.

Actions to promote safe walking and safe cycling.

 

Actions to promote mutual learning of practitioners?

Actions supporting teaching at academic level through networking of institutions.

Actions supporting training and capacity-building for staff of existing local and regional agencies, using existing training material.

Initiatives to encourage existing local and regional agencies to offer new services

 

 

Large-scale networking and capacity building activities, developed and implemented by the international and national networks of local authorities including the Covenant of Mayors' Supporting Structures,

Actions targeting direct exchange of experience and meaningful capacity building between experienced local authorities and 'learning' local authorities.As a result, effective development and implementation of sustainable energy action plans must be ensured in 'learning' local authorities.

 

Development and implementation of tailor made financial schemes, preferably revolving funds such as recently set up in Estonia, aimed to improve the energy performance of buildings and to facilitate the achievement of the 4% ERDF allocation objective for the housing sector. Priority is given to actions led by regional or national public authorities with management competences on the ERDF implementation.

 

Read the full call etc. here