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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Replacing diesel boiler with biomass in Aranda de Duero, Castilla y León

Discover the new biomass system installed in Aranda De Duero by the Castilla y León Regional Energy Agency with positive economic savings and environmental investments, in line with the REPLACE project.

Cargo Bikes are an Energy Sufficient Solution to Urban Transport Needs

Discover the mission of Energikontor Sydost, to implement an energy sufficient approach to travel with a cargo bike instead of a car.

Energy sufficiency in the Ile-de-France Region

Discover the measures implemented by AREC, the Regional Energy and Climate Agency of the Île-de-France region in order to support the behavioural change necessary for energy sufficiency.

Biomass Criteria for Sustainable Energy Development in the Central and Eastern EU Member States

Read on to find out how EAP has been leading a national policy-making process for improved utilisation of biomass for heating and advocating the sustainable energy development of the local communities with high biomass-dependency.

YmpyräKS: Towards Sustainable and Circular Business

To support SMEs in their transition to a more sustainable approach in Central Finland, the Regional Council, together with the City of Jyväskylä, the Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurs have created a platform for business about mutual learning in sustainability.

TerriSTORY®: Enabling a Better Understanding of Local Energy and Climate Issues

Discover the creation of TerriSTORY® led by AURA-EE, a tool made to track the environmental transitions in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region in France.

Tackling Energy Poverty in Rural Areas

Due to high energy prices in the last years, many households are facing the problem of energy poverty. This was fought in the Medjimurje region by MENEA and the implementation of project CO-EMEP, oriented towards this phenomenon.

Tackling Energy Poverty in Households with Disabled People and Supporting Social Integration

The Union of Cyprus Communities and the Cyprus Energy Agency participate in the project “Tackle Energy Poverty in Households with Disabled People and Support Social Integration”, aiming to fight energy poverty at national level with a particular focus in households with disabled people.

A new Smart Tech Programme aims to reduce Transport Emissions for 1,000 Irish Heavy Goods Vehicles

Discover how 3 Counties Energy Agency and Corcra Ltd will equip heavy good vehicules (HGVs) in Ireland with smart technology to reduce carbon emissions by 10% and save up to 10% on their fuel costs.

100 % Sustainable La Gomera: Decarbonisation through Distributed Generation and Renewable Energy Microgrids

Find out how little by little, La Gomera, island of the Canary Archipelago (Spain), is becoming fueled by 100% renewable energy, helped by the Canary Islands Institute of Technology.

ESIN’s CARING Project is aimed at Helping Small Islands across Europe Advance their Energy Potential

Learn how the project CARING (Clean energy initiatives targeted to small islands), carried by ESIN, enables six small islands in the EU to advance their clean energy transition. One of those islands, Ile aux Moines in Brittany, which is part of the Ponant Islands Association, will implement electric mobility on the whole island.

Crete’s Clean Energy Transition Roadmap

Read about the establishment of the Action Plan for the Clean Energy Transition of the island of Crete, in Greece, led by the Crete Regional Energy Agency.