ePLANET

ePLANET aims to improve the coordination between local authorities and regional governments by fostering the digitalisation of energy data available in dispersed data sources.

ePLANET

The ePLANET project – funded under the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Commission – aims to develop and promote new tools and strategies to enhance the governance of the energy transition in the public sector. It targets the deployment of a new clustering governance for an energy transition based on a digital framework to share harmonized information.

ePLANET builds on an existing infrastructure enabling massive data gathering, making the data and measures comparable and interoperable with existing local initiatives (Covenant of Mayors Europe, Clean Energy for EU Islands Initiative) and regional/national plans, analysing this data and offering relevant results to key stakeholders. This will enhance decision-making -more informed, more transparent and faster decisions-, contributing to improved monitoring and verification schemes.

For more information you can consult the project website and the introductory video.

ePLANET is a three-year project that will develop a proof of concept over three regional pilots (Girona, Crete and Zlín regions) during the first half of the project, to ensure the correct deployment of developed tools and to fit the real needs of public authorities in the energy transition. The rest of the project will focus on extending and implementing the ePLANET tools and methodology across Europe. To ensure new regions and local authorities’ engagement, the project will leverage existing initiatives (Covenant of Mayors Europe and ManagEnergy).

It is led by a consortium of ten partners: the International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), Generalitat de Catalunya Institut Català (ICAEN), the Greek Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Savings (CRES), the Energy Agency of the Zlín region (EAZK), the Diputació de Girona, the Regional Development Fund of Crete (RDFC), FEDARENE, ICLEI Europe, Three o’clock (3OC), LIMA consultancy.

The ePLANET H2020 project has received funding from the European Union‘s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N° 101032450.

In the news

Clustering governance – ePLANET main results

ePLANET most engaged stakeholders gathered on Wednesday 31st of May to discuss the project results on clustering governance and to share regional best practices regarding Multi-Level Governance (MLG).

Sharing of good practices on data management during ePLANET 6th Stakeholder Forum

On the 27th March 2022, FEDARENE organised ePLANET 6th Stakeholder Forum, addressing the topic of “Data Treatment”.

ePLANET Meeting in Paris outlines the pathway towards regional implementation

After the first half of the project duration, the recap of the achievements especially on Multi-level governance and the different Use-cases of the ePLANET platform helped to plan and design the further regional integration of the results and replication in the ePLANET follower regions.

Governance: what does it mean, and how is ePLANET helping?

The ePLANET project identified best practices of governance structures that optimise the planning and implementation of effective energy & environment policies in Europe. But what is governance exactly? Why is it important? And how can it be improved?

Improving governance and regional coordination through data: the ePLANET data platform forum

At the fourth stakeholder forum of the ePLANET project, participants discussed the new data platform tool. The tool will ease and speed up the SECAP drafting and monitoring process, enable the analysis of buildings' energy performance, and facilitate better planning of energy communities.

Successful applicants for ePLANET Call include 2 FEDARENE members!

The beneficiaries will work towards the creation of a new digital framework to share harmonized information for a clean energy transition, and benefit from tailored support.

Best Practices

Zagreb’s smart energy solutions for citizens

Zagreb’s smart energy solutions for citizens

The city of Zagreb worked with REGEA to develop a number of energy-related IT tools for citizens, including a solar PV potential tool.