JemsPriority Axis 2: Green investments in environmental protection and efficient risk management
Specific objective: RSO2.1. Promoting energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Intro
The cross-border area has a significant potential for the use of renewable energy sources. Within this Specific objective the Programme expects to develop favourable models and exchange of experiences and practices that contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions. Also, the Programme aims towards the effects in reducing energy consumption, the introduction of innovative technologies in the field of renewable energy sources and in particular supporting models and practices that raise the energy efficiency of buildings and households.
Types of actions
The proposed actions include measures and actions that increase energy efficiency and improve the integration of sustainable energy sources in different sectors preferring nature-based solutions.
Examples of cross-border actions to be supported (non-exhaustive lists):
- Developing and implementing joint pilot and demonstration actions on innovative technologies, measures and solutions in the field of energy management (collection of integrated data and the interoperability of data through digital technologies, use of innovative technology for energy saving and necessary reinforcement or extension of the grid) and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., monitoring of air quality and other parameters in public buildings on a larger scale) and use of RES (e.g., demo centres/plants)
- Investments in measures and actions that increase energy efficiency and improve the integration of sustainable energy sources in different sectors with consideration of use of clean mobility and transport, including small-scale infrastructure preferring nature-based solutions
- Promoting pilot actions in the public buildings sector which are in line with the Renovation Wave and the EU Green Deal. Cross-sectoral nexus approach should be emphasized by integrating buildings energy and seismic retrofit
- Joint incentives and pilot projects to encourage and ensure a strategic approach to energy efficiency (e.g., developing SECAP, including both mitigation and adaptation, establishing energy hierarchy, such as reduction of energy demand, ensuring efficient use of energy, generating energy needs from renewable sources, etc.)
- Strengthening the cross-border cooperation and transfer of knowledge in the region through exchange of experience, information (awareness raising) and capacity building through online and in-situ trainings to improve skills in the field of energy efficiency
- Implementing pilot actions to test innovative and climate-neutral solutions through, e.g., taking up and exploiting R&D results for the energy efficient renovation and heating and cooling of buildings (including cultural heritage buildings)
- Improving energy demand management and fostering behavioural changes of consumers for reducing energy consumption and a resource-efficient and sustainable use of energy
- Promoting the production and use of advanced biofuels (produced from non-food crops, such as cellulosic biofuels, and biomass supplied from sustainable sources) as well as other renewable energy sources (e.g., solar, geothermal energy), prioritising the use of brownfield locations.
Allocation: 11,502,500.00 €
Main target groups
The programme will aim at encouraging beneficial models and practices in energy efficiency and reduction of greenhouse emissions with end users (households, buildings, businesses) through supporting the public sector institutions that can educate end users and service providers, as well as initiate, plan and promote energy efficiency, so the main target groups are:
– public authorities (national/regional/local level) and bodies governed by public law
– public energy actors (agencies, operators and facilities)
– public providers of communal services
– regional and local development agencies
– education and research institutions and organizations
– NGOs and cooperatives active in the energy efficiency field