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In a collaborative effort, Slovenia's seven Local Energy Agencies have joined forces with BORZEN d.d., a local energy company, to establish a contact point focused on promoting renewable energy sources (RES).

Rivas Vaciamadrid, a municipality near Madrid with around 100,000 residents, has adopted an energy management strategy in line with the European Green Deal principles.

To address the existing network capacity shortage, the Malardalen Energy Agency (MEA) is working with municipalities and electricity network companies to collaboratively plan for future energy distribution.

In 2021, leveraging years of experience, the Regional Energy Agency North (REA North) expanded its portfolio to aggregate demand for solar PV installations on public building rooftops.

This best practice demonstrates the successful implementation of an energy efficiency network that is transforming the energy landscape for businesses in southern Sweden.

Lena Eckerberg, Head of Development at Energy Agency Southern Sweden, reflects on 25 years of advancing energy efficiency in the EU. Read our interview to discover her insights on driving the green transition.

Castilla y León’s Regional Government has tasked EREN with managing €20.5 million in ERDF funds (2021-2027) for PV solar installations in regional buildings, with 60% co-financing. Discover more about this best practice!

After evaluating the electrical recharge market and regulatory challenges, EVE, REPSOL, and ASE Group have teamed up to fund MEDUSA ALTERNATIVES FOR ELECTRIC SUPPLY, S.L. Discover more about this collaboration!

For 17 years, the Energy Agency of the Zlín Region (EAZK) has been leading sustainable energy efforts at both regional and local levels. Discover how Zlín is striving for a greener future!

First developed in the Paris Metropolitan area, CoachCopro is the only national resource centre for energy retrofit of condominiums and can be consulted by every French co-owner. It is also a tool that allows every territory to follow the retrofitting projects.

When it comes to public buildings, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County demonstrated a strong commitment to putting energy efficiency principles into action in the past years.

In recent years, the Wallonia region has issued several calls for projects for the energy renovation of buildings – the UREBA grants. These exceptional grants have allowed to finance more than 1,100 energy renovation projects.

Plovdiv Energy Agency strives to showcase the transformative impact of integrated decarbonised and low-emission policies in their journey towards climate neutrality and sustainable energy transitions.

In the last six years, a total of 22 public buildings owned by the regional authority of Medjimurje County were refurbished, where investments amounted to more than €15 million (60% of EU co-financing and 25% of national funding). Discover more about this best practice!

The City of Zagreb with the support of North-West Croatia Regional Energy and Climate Agency (REGEA) has, in 2023, started a highly ambitious programme of deep retrofit of its public buildings as well as continued activities aimed at installing building integrated PV systems.

The Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia (CluBE) is developing a methodological structure to support cities in their built environment transformation.

The Cyprus Energy Agency is coordinating the PEDIA project (Promoting Energy Efficiency & Developing Innovative Approaches in Schools). It aims to improve energy efficiency and comfort conditions of at least 25 public school buildings in the island.

Energy consumption in Italian homes is a major challenge for meeting CO2 reduction targets. The Italian Agency for Energy and Sustainable Development (AESS), drawing on EU project experience, has created a solution called Top Condomini.

In the last episode of Remarkable Climate Leaders Podcast, we spotlight Niclas Hökfors, a municipal councillor in Överkalix, Sweden. Join us as we explore how Hökfors is driving climate leadership in his town and beyond!