Burgos Provincial Energy Agency

The Society for the Development of the Province of Burgos (SODEBUR) has been established as an active instrument of the Burgos province aimed at orienting people, authorities and business companies towards a new economy approach focusing on energy efficiency and renewable energy principles. 

The mission of the society is to promote the development of the region and its actors through the integration and participation of the agents of the province. It focuses on improving sustainable energy, supporting industrial projects, promotes economic and social inclusion, encourages investment and grants from other administrations and institutions, as well as promotes the region and attracts tourists to the rural environment of the province. 

Objectives 

The agency pursues the following objectives: 

• Raising local authorities, companies and citizens’ awareness on resource scarcity and the urgent need for a rational and sustainable use of energy resources, taking into account environmental and economic aspects; 

• Promoting the use of energy from renewable sources; 

• Implementation of policies and specific actions promoting savings and rational use of energy. 

Activities: 

The agency’s tasks include several activities: 

• The implementation of structural measures consisting of an analysis of energy consumption and production levels within the Burgos province and evaluation of potential renewable resources as a requirement to design and propose further recommendations. 

• The promotion of activities carried out through awareness raising campaigns, preparation of best practices manuals and organisation of conferences and events in the energy field. 

• Provide technical support by undertaking studies about energy instruments and technical measures. 

• The realisation of project management activities, including the implementation and monitoring of energy projects and the submission of projects to authorities at the regional, national and European level. 

• Provide support to attract investments in the energy sector thanks to information and promotion activities addressed to the general public as well as private and public authorities. 

• Provide institutional support services by acting as an intermediary actor between local authorities and stakeholders in the energy market and implementing contacts in order to stimulate information exchange and energy technology transfer in the energy field. 

Projects: 

SODEBUR engages in European projects that promote energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy. Some of these include: 

• Inter Ventures – Promoting the internalisation of SMEs for a more competitive regional ecosystem. 

• Silver SMES – Policies to promote entrepreneurship and business growth based on the “silver economy”. 

• Rural SMEs – Policies to develop entrepreneurship and promote innovation in rural enterprises. 

• P-IRIS – Policies to improve innovation systems in rural areas by professionalising networking activities and the use of innovative tools. 

• TRANSFORMA TU MEDIO – The development and evaluation of sectoral pilots to address the problem of depopulation of the rural environment of the province of Burgos.