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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West-Liguria Port Authority Environmental Energy Plan (PEAP)

IRE has supported the West-Liguria Port Authority in the drafting and development of its Environmental Energy Plan (PEAP), in compliance with the national Legislation.

Energy Performance Certificate in Catalonia

ICAEN has an innovative way of managing the energy performance certification of buildings in Catalonia.

Raising awareness about Energy Sufficiency

AREC Île-de-France launched a series of six workshops on energy sufficiency in order to integrate this issue into the regional energy and climate strategy.

The TIPPING Approach – Guiding innovation governance on islands towards a more sustainable future

The TIPPING approach teaches local government about the need for policy adaptations and promote innovation on remoted islands.

FAST for Hydrogen

FAST has the objective to spread scientific culture and offers technical services at national level with a focus on hydrogen.

Solar-powered irrigation system in Orbaso capable of pumping water to 30 hectares of cropland

The Orbiso Irrigators’ Association has installed the Basque Country’s first self-consumption photovoltaic plant for pumping irrigation water. The total irrigatable land comes to 250 hectares, distributed between around 30 properties

Supporting sustainability in food and beverage industries by Solar-PV self-consumption

Check out how ESCAN improves the energy efficiency of cold chains thanks to Solar-PV!

Energy DataHub of the Regional Administration of Castilla y León

The Energy Datahub is an online tool permitting the Regional Administration of Castilla y León to control energy consumption and boost energy efficiency among citizens. See how it works.

Solar energy focus in project: “Sunny farms in the North”

The project “sunny farms” teaches farmers about solar energy and storage in North Sweden.

The first fire station of the Czech Republic in a passive standard built in the Zlín Region

The fire station in Holešov is the country’s first passive certified of its kind, paving the way for more to come.

The City Council of Valladolid committed to solar energy

The Municipality of Valladolid presents how investment in solar energy has resulted in carbon reduction.

ClimaSTORY: a pedagogical reflection and action tool on territorial climate change adaptation

How can a board game raise awareness about climate change? Read about ClimaSTORY