POWER INTERREGIONAL PROGRAMME SEPT 2008 – MARCH 2013 2 nd Call Partner Fair Kathy Vuillaume, European Programme Manager 15 October 2009, Seville.

POWER INTERREGIONAL PROGRAMME

SEPT 2008 – MARCH 2013 2nd Call Partner Fair

Kathy Vuillaume, European Programme Manager

15 October 2009, Seville

Context :

Todays’ priorities

20% of the population consume 80% of the resources of the planet

The average temperature has been the highest ever recorded over the past 15 years

Species are disappearing at a speed of 100 times higher than the natural evolution

The ice floe has decreased by 40% in 40 years

We may have 200 million climatic refugees by 2050

POWER INTERREGIONAL PROGRAMME

Value: Euros 5.7 million

Interregional partnership between 7 regions: South East England with the support of the Environment Agency, Andalucia, Emilia-Romagna, Noord Brabant, Malopolska, Stockholm and Tallinn

Aims: Drive low carbon economies Draw on best practice from other European Regions Influence policy to facilitate a reduction of carbon

and ecological footprints in the regions Mainstream results through structural programmes

Cross Cutting themes: Equal OpportunitiesEnvironmental sustainability

South East England Andalucia, Spain Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands Malopolska, Poland Stockholm, Sweden Tallinn, Estonia Emilia-Romagna, Italy (not

participating in the 2nd call as all funds already allocated)

Partnership & eligible areas

Policy context

Kyoto Protocol

EU Climate & Energy Package

Sustainable Development Strategy (Gothenberg)

Lisbon Agenda

Structure of POWERProject Sub-Themes

1. Energy Efficiency

2. Renewable Energies

3. Sustainable Transport

4. Eco-innovation & Environmental

Technologies

5. Behaviour Change

Policy Working Groups

1. Energy Policies

2. Sustainable Transport

3. Eco-innovation & Environmental

Technologies

4. Behaviour Change

5. Mainstreaming of EU Funds

Emilia-Romagna (Italy)

Emilia-Romagna (Italy)

Noord-Brabant(Netherlands)

Noord-Brabant(Netherlands)

Andalucia(Spain)

Andalucia(Spain)

Tallinn(Estonia)

Tallinn(Estonia)

Stockholm(Sweden)

Stockholm(Sweden)

Malopolska (Krakow)

Malopolska (Krakow)

SEEDA(Lead Partner)

& EA

SEEDA(Lead Partner)

& EA

POWERPOWER

Example :Sub-ProjectFunding rate: 75% in Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, UK, Italy and 85% in Poland and Estonia

Minimum of 3 partner regions involved

Project Duration: up to October 2011

Project size: from €150 000 to €350,000

Key elements of Interregional Co-operation: Link to local/regional policies Exchange of experiences Identification and transfer of good practices

Beneficiaries: local authorities, universities, business support agencies, estate management associations, local & regional environment agencies, energy agencies, voluntary and not-for-profit organisations (not the private sector)

POWER: Expected Results

15,000 number of citizens, industrials and public authorities with increased capacity awareness in reducing carbon footprint

30 interregional events

16 good practices transferred

90% paperless communications (no budget for individual web site. Instead use www.powerprogramme.eu or existing websites)

30% dissemination beyond the participating regions

Reduction of CO2 emissions/carbon footprint

Results from 1st call:11 applications received- 4 approved projects

No projects submitted under 2 specs:

- Energy efficiency : 1.1 Development and delivery of public sector energy efficiency

- Eco-innovation & environmental technologies: 3.1 Living environment

Themes Project namesBehaviour Change5.1: Tools for achieving behaviour change to deliver a sustainable low carbon future

TrIsco, EnRuPo, P.E.S., CORAL, P2P

Energy Efficiency1.2 Public sector strategies, programmes & initiatives

LABEL3, GENERATION

Eco-innovation & environmental technologies3.2 Cleaner technology

EXPORT

Renewable Energy2.1: Large-scale deployment of renewable energy schemes

WICO

Renewable Energy2.2: Biomass energy and Sustainable Resource Management

BIOMAGIC

Sustainable Transport4.1: Achieving sustainable Low-Carbon Transport in Urban Areas

ITACA

Country participation in 1st call

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Number of projects

Italy

Spain

England

Poland

TheNetherlands

Estonia

Stockholm

Lead Partners per country in 1st call

0

1

2

3

4

Lead Partner

ItalySpainEnglandPolandThe NetherlandsEstoniaStockholm

4 Sub-projects approved under the first call

GENERATION: Green ENERgy AudiTIng for a LOw CarboN Economy

TRISCO: Transition Island Communities: Empowering Localities to Act

ITACA :Innovative Transport Approach in Cities and metropolitan Areas

WICO: Wind of the Coast

POWER Secretariat & Regional Contact Points

For South East England: POWER Secretariat, Kathy Vuillaume, Janet Borgers, Pascale Waschnig, Cassandra Bos E: [email protected]

For Noord-Brabant: Rob de Groot, E: [email protected] Chan, E: [email protected]

For Andalucia: Marisa Marcos, E: [email protected]

For Emilia-Romagna: Paolo Cagnoli, E: [email protected]

For Malopolska: Agata Wesołowska, E: [email protected]  For Tallin: Raivo Kiis, E: [email protected] For Stockholm: Fernando Alonso,

E: [email protected] Louise Bratt Carle, E: [email protected]

Thank you for your attention & wishing you a very successful interregional co-operation