Brief summary of RUSE
One of the main challenges we are facing is to use this new opportunity in the most sustainable way, especially regarding energy issues which are a full component of regional development. Experience has already been gained in the current EU, including both good and bad practice.
Objectives: the RUSE operation aims at redirecting urban areas development towards sustainable energy. The overall objective is to improve the use of SF and other financial resources in the urban projects of 4 NMS, progressing towards a better integration of sustainable energy issues in their projects. To reach this goal, it is essential to improve capacity building in collective structures (city networks, agencies) and individual bodies (municipalities).
Partnership:
the leader is a network of European municipalities promoting local sustainable energy policies as an element of urban development, and which is very experienced in the management of pan-European projects;
4 major partners, in Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Lithuania with various legal structures;
10 Municipalities and municipal energy agencies;
2 national energy agencies from the current EU. All these bodies have a great deal of experience in urban development related to energy issues; and
three city networks from Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia are also associated.
Main activities:
exchange of experience and knowledge;
creation of a network of expertise;
preparation and dissemination of good practice case studies and guides;
provision of information to municipalities and relevant bodies; and
promotion of the project.
Outputs:
Communication products (leaflet, web site; newsletters, poster, material for exhibition, P.Point presentations, guidelines for recommendations, data bases on contacts and good practice);
Meetings (joint seminars between participants, targeted workshops, presentations in Conferences);
Publication of good practice case studies from the current EU, NMS and third countries;
Study tours;
Hosting staff; and
Help desks
Results:
dissemination of good practice and methods from the EU, accession and candidate countries;
improving the capacity of intermediate bodies (specialist energy networks of municipalities, regions, and agencies;
strengthening the activities of the partners towards cities and urban stakeholders; and
practical involvement of urban areas/cities and towns in SF related projects.
Impacts:
linking urban development and sustainable energy issues more strongly;
influencing better use of SF at national, regional and local levels; and
creating and stimulating the reflex in different bodies and in cities to integrate energy issues as widely as possible in urban development.
Redirecting Urban areas development towards Sustainable Energy RUSE
Partnership
The partnership could be formed as follows:
1. Lead Partner: Energie Cités
2. Partners from new member states
- Polish Network Energie Cités (PNEC)
- Slovakian Energy Agency
- Lithuanian Energy Institute
- South-Bohemia Region
3. Partners from third countries
- EcoEnergy (Bulgarian Municipal Energy Efficiency Network)
- Orase Energie in Romania
- Standing Conference of Serbian Municipalities.
4. Partners from the current EU
Municipalities and agencies
Leicester
Kirklees
Delft
Zoetermeer
Grenoble
Clermont-Ferrand
Roma
Vila Nova de Gaia
Tampere
Munich
National energy agencies
ADEME (FR)
NOVEM (NL)
Objectives: the RUSE operation aims at redirecting urban areas development towards sustainable energy. The overall objective is to improve the use of SF and other financial resources in the urban projects of 4 NMS, progressing towards a better integration of sustainable energy issues in their projects. To reach this goal, it is essential to improve capacity building in collective structures (city networks, agencies) and individual bodies (municipalities).
Partnership:
the leader is a network of European municipalities promoting local sustainable energy policies as an element of urban development, and which is very experienced in the management of pan-European projects;
4 major partners, in Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Lithuania with various legal structures;
10 Municipalities and municipal energy agencies;
2 national energy agencies from the current EU. All these bodies have a great deal of experience in urban development related to energy issues; and
three city networks from Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia are also associated.
Main activities:
exchange of experience and knowledge;
creation of a network of expertise;
preparation and dissemination of good practice case studies and guides;
provision of information to municipalities and relevant bodies; and
promotion of the project.
Outputs:
Communication products (leaflet, web site; newsletters, poster, material for exhibition, P.Point presentations, guidelines for recommendations, data bases on contacts and good practice);
Meetings (joint seminars between participants, targeted workshops, presentations in Conferences);
Publication of good practice case studies from the current EU, NMS and third countries;
Study tours;
Hosting staff; and
Help desks
Results:
dissemination of good practice and methods from the EU, accession and candidate countries;
improving the capacity of intermediate bodies (specialist energy networks of municipalities, regions, and agencies;
strengthening the activities of the partners towards cities and urban stakeholders; and
practical involvement of urban areas/cities and towns in SF related projects.
Impacts:
linking urban development and sustainable energy issues more strongly;
influencing better use of SF at national, regional and local levels; and
creating and stimulating the reflex in different bodies and in cities to integrate energy issues as widely as possible in urban development.
Redirecting Urban areas development towards Sustainable Energy RUSE
Partnership
The partnership could be formed as follows:
1. Lead Partner: Energie Cités
2. Partners from new member states
- Polish Network Energie Cités (PNEC)
- Slovakian Energy Agency
- Lithuanian Energy Institute
- South-Bohemia Region
3. Partners from third countries
- EcoEnergy (Bulgarian Municipal Energy Efficiency Network)
- Orase Energie in Romania
- Standing Conference of Serbian Municipalities.
4. Partners from the current EU
Municipalities and agencies
Leicester
Kirklees
Delft
Zoetermeer
Grenoble
Clermont-Ferrand
Roma
Vila Nova de Gaia
Tampere
Munich
National energy agencies
ADEME (FR)
NOVEM (NL)
