FEDARENE : Roger Léron

Open Call: Innovative financing for local & regional authorities

On 2nd March 2023, PROSPECT+ – a capacity-building project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme – will open a call for cities, regions and local energy agencies to improve their financing capacities when it comes to implementing their sustainable energy and climate action plans, putting them on track to reach the EU climate and energy targets.

LIFE EUCF – Call for Country Experts and National Hubs

Join the LIFE EUCF Family! Apply and become the new Country Expert and / or National Hub. The Call is open until January 27, 2023.

Mayors speak up to reduce energy consumption!

Mayors of the Covenant-Europe are joining the Cities Energy Saving Sprint campaign and taking urgent measures to save energy and help the most vulnerable.

The new website of the Covenant of Mayors – Europe has arrived!

The Covenant of Mayors – Europe initiative will now be featured on the European Commission website! Check it out to find all the useful information including on signatories, coordinators, and supporters.

Reinhard Six wins the Roger Léron Award 2022

After a thrilling close contest, Reinhard Six emerged as the winner of the 2022 Roger Léron Award last night. Lina Gellermark and Anne Girault won second and third place, respectively – the first time two women stand on the podium.

Discover the Nominees of the 2022 Roger Léron Award

Discover the 12 outstanding individuals that have been nominated for the 2022 Roger Léron Award.

Aviel Verbruggen

Aviel Verbruggen is a Belgian researcher. He has worked on building district heating, cogeneration, climate change and support mechanisms for renewable power development, and economic policy instruments to spread energy conservation and efficiency more effectively. His focus is on diversity, bottom-up, self-governance.

Louise Sunderland

Throughout her career, Louise Sunderland has worked closely with the industry, the non-profit sector, with policymakers on research and policy development. She has been pivotal in raising awareness and in leading the conceptual development of energy poverty policy at EU level.

Reinhard Six

Reinhard has worked through his entire career in the field of energy efficiency. In 2009, Reinhard joined the European Investment Bank. From 2016 until his retirement in 2022, Reinhard managed the ELENA Facility and has led a team which has delivered a significant increase in local and regional energy efficiency projects.

Primož Praper

In the last two decades, Primož Praper has worked extensively with public educational institutions, municipalities and the private sector in Slovenia, offering state-of-the-art advice, guidance and leadership in the area of sustainable construction, retrofitting and other types of investment projects.

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