Best practices

Exemplary projects and initiatives are implemented and replicated at local and regional level. The following best practices are categorised by topic and geographic area.

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Paving the road of sustainable energy in the Alba County

The Alba Local Energy Agency, ALEA, strongly promoted the Covenant for Mayors initiative (CoM) launched in 2008, identified as a great opportunity for local authorities to have coherence in their sustainable energy planning.

A smart, sustainable and cost-efficient Distributed Lighting Management System in Mantua Province

LIFE-DIADEME project aims at establishing a smart and cost-efficient public lighting management system that substantially reduces energy consumption, CO2 emissions and maintenance costs by 30% compared to actual dimming systems.

Timber social housing building in Upper Austria region

This innovative and high energy-efficient timber construction is built on the grounds of the Dragon Acres in Wels, Austria and was made almost entirely of wood.

Local Energy and Climate Policy Program in the Wallonia Region

The purpose of the POLLEC project is to provide financial, technical and methodological support to Walloon municipalities wishing to set up a Local Energy and Climate Policy within the framework of the Covenant of Mayors.

Urban Baltic Industrial Symbiosis (UBIS) in Skåne County

Within the UBIS project, pilot cases on industrial symbiosis will be developed, the concept will be explored and the knowledge will be spread in order to inspire new symbiosis sites in the South Baltic region.

Developing innovative financing schemes for energy efficiency in Liguria

IRE’s expertise in the field of EPC are of strategic importance for Liguria, as they contribute to reaching the energy efficiency objectives set by the EU, promote technological innovation and reduce consumption.

Regional facilitation service for Energy Performance Contracting in Podravje

ENERGAP provides efficient support for municipalities, companies, ESCOs and SMEs as potential ESCOs by offering advice and useful tools (quick-checks, guides), running an enquiry service, holding regional events and assisting project development and implementation.

The online tool for energy statistics, Energiluppen

The free online tool Energiluppen is created to help the municipalities in Northern Sweden to get an overview of their energy usage and CO2 emissions.

Energy Efficiency Through Social Innovation in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region

In the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, the energy agency AURA-EE, collaborated with High Schools (Picasso-Aragon Givors and Condorcet Saint-Priest) and other stakeholders in order to create a digital application for the monitoring of energy consumption.

Tipperary Healthy Homes case study – Aileen McCarthy

The 2018 Tipperary Healthy Homes scheme is aimed at Tipperary homeowners in pre-2006 built homes with a goal to move the homeowner away from fossil fuel heating systems and replace them with a heat pump, along with other measures that will raise the Building Energy Rating to a near A3.

SuperHome case study – Yvonne Doyle

A SuperHome is an energy-efficient home that has implemented all the cost-effective and sensible energy measures, including insulation, airtightness and advanced ventilation.

SuperHome case study – Neil & Aileen Walker

Learn the story of Neil & Aileen, fromp County Tipperary, who decided to entrust Superhomes and Tipperary Energy Agency with the renovation of their 1995-built timber frame house.