Climate Alliance
Case Studies: Energy
Measures with examples in the field of Energy
A) Define your energy policy and adopt targets
Graz, Austria: Global reduction emission target of 60% by 2000 (EN) (DE)
Barcelona, Spain: Solar Thermal Ordinance (EN) (ES) (FR) (PL)
Leicester, UK: 50% CO2 reduction by 2025 (EN)
Växjö, Sweden: Fossil Fuel Free Community (EN), (SE)
Bruck on the Leitha, Germany: 100% RES Community (EN)
Malmö, Sweden: 100% RES Community (EN) (SE)
Samsø, Denmark: 100% RES Community (EN) (DK)
C) Use innovative financing schemes
Sofia, Bulgaria: " Energy Efficiency Action Plan for Buildings in Bulgaria" (EN)
Berlin, Germany: Energy Performance Contracting: (EN/DE) (DE)
Stuttgart, Germany: Internal Contracting (EN) (EN) (DE)
Cologne, Germany: Citizens as investors; "Citizens' Solar Power Station - Solar and Save Contract" (DE) (EN)
D) Bring your own facilities up to scratch
Odense, Denmark: Rosengårdsskolen school reducing its energy consumption. (EN)
Frankfurt, Germany "energy efficiency in public buildings" (EN/DE)
Ljubljana, Slovenia Energy efficiency in hospitals, (EN)
Fingal, Ireland: Passive Design in Local Government Offices (EN)
Savoia, France: Energy choices in public buildings (EN) (FR) (DE)
E) Become a model for sustainable energy use
Darmstadt, Germany: 29% green energy supply in public buildings (EN) (DE)
Heidelberg, Germany: 25% of RES supply in the municipality (EN) (DE) more infos also at page 20-23 of the city RES report (DE)
Commitment to 100% RES - Green Electricity
Powys, United Kingdom: (EN); award of Campaign for Take off (EN)
Bruck in the Leitha, Austria: (EN)
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany: (EN)
F) Green Public Lighting
Brasov , Romania Energy Efficiency in public lighting (EN) (ES) (RO) (DE)
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. "Energy Efficient Public Lighting": (EN) (PT)
G) Implement RES - give your citizens the opportunity to buy green electricity
Aachen, Germany: PV on schools (DE) (EN) more info on Aachen Municipality Website (DE)
The Hessen Energy Agency, Germany: installed 13 Wind Parks throughout the region (DE)
Rouge, Estonia: The Rouge Energy Park Project for renewable energy sources (EN)
Bruck in the Leitha, Austria: The Energy Park (DE) (EN)
H) Inform and involve citizens
EU project: Force for Energy by Children involving Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, United Kingdom: (EN)
Leicester, UK: Energy Advice Centre (EN)
Poland - Energy Self-Audit Scheme (EN)
Vienna , Austria - Msc program at the University "Renewable Energy in Central and Eastern Europe" (DE/EN)
I) Refurbish existing housing stock
Amersfoort, Netherland "Warm and comfortable living" (EN)
Energy Agencies Projects in European municipalities (EN)
Freiburg, Germany Vauban city district (EN) (DE/EN) (DE)
J) Work on green office buildings
Frankfurt, Germany: Bank and Offices Energy Forum (EN)
Vienna, Austria Large Customers Management (EN)
Garston, UK: Environmental Building (EN)
K) Work with SMEs
Heidelberg, Germany "Rational Energy use" (EN)
Bonn, Germany. Energy Efficiency development in Hospital through contracting (EN)
You can find a wide range of interesting examples of SME that performed rational use of energy measures on:
The international energy agency (IEA) CADDET portal of energy efficiency and renewable energy
or on the German web site Innovative Energie Projekte (only in German)
L) Collaborate with "powerful" partners (large-scale energy consumers)
Vienna, Austria large customers management programme (EN)
Kristianstad, Sweden - Biogas from waste (EN) Climate Star Award 2002: (EN)
Eye, UK Poultry Litter Power Station (EN) (EN)
Koge, Denmark Multifuelled CHP Plant (EN)
Salach, Germany Heat waste recovery in a paper factory (DE)
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