Excite
Excite: Award Excellence, Invest in Trust: Tailor-made energy management services for Eastern European authorities
In the Horizon 2020 project Excite, the proven methodology of the European Energy Award (eea) is being introduced in pilot municipalities in Southern and Eastern Europe. Synergies with other initiatives at municipal level, such as the implementation of the international energy management system standard 50001 and energy and climate planning as part of the Covenant of Mayors, are being used.
The eea is an international quality management and certification instrument for municipal climate protection, which also allows participating cities and municipalities to be compared using a standardized system. The central element is a catalog of measures that is used for the planning and implementation of climate protection measures. The catalog consists of six fields of action for a municipality, each with a list of possible measures. A total of 79 measures are defined for the fields of action in the areas of spatial planning, municipal buildings and facilities, supply and disposal, mobility, internal organization and communication.
The EXCITE project supports the implementation of the European Energy Award in three pilot municipalities in each of the countries Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia and Ukraine. In addition to the implementation of the eea, the increased involvement of citizens in the implementation of climate protection measures is also important. In addition, relevant training courses for municipal energy managers as well as tailored financing models for local climate protection measures are being developed and implemented.Information of interest to the public is published on the project website www.excite-project.eu.
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| Client | Europäische Kommission; H2020-Projekt |
| Project management | DI Gabriele Brandl |
| Project team |
Dr. Angela Holzmann MSc Mag. (FH) Rudolf Köstler Kerstin Schilcher, BA MA Mag. Gregor Thenius DI Lukas Zwieb |
| Projectpartner |
Bulgarien: EnEffect – Center for Energy Efficiency Österreich: AEA – Österreichische Energieagentur, Austrian Energy Agency Frankreich: AERE – Alternatives pour l'Energie, les énergies Renouvelables et l'Environnement Rumänien: RoGBC – Romania Green Building Council Slowenien: KSSENA – Energy Agency of Savinjska, Šaleška and Koroška Region Ukraine: EECU – Association "Energy Efficient Cities of Ukraine" Nordmazedonien: HFHM – Habitat for Humanity Macedonia Österreich: SIR – Salzburger Institut für Raumordnung und Wohnen Schweiz: BRE – Brandes Energie AG |
| Projekt duration | September 2020 to August 2023 |
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