JemsSMART SoluTions in Energy transition of Productive businesses (SMART STEP)
Priority Axis 2: Green investments in environmental protection and efficient risk management
Operation start date: 15 July 2024
Operation completion date: 14 January 2027
Budget: EUR 2.309.698,92
Number of partners: 4
Operation purpose and expected achievements:
The project represents an effective response to key obstacles for the urgently needed decarbonization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the project area, which have so far been neglected in the energy efficiency policies of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia. SMEs have great potential for increasing energy efficiency in their business processes, but due to various obstacles, this potential has not yet been used.
The project will contribute to a smart, competitive, energy-efficient and carbon-neutral economy of the project area, which includes Tuzla Canton in BiH and Brod-Posavina County in Croatia. Through cross-border cooperation, key prerequisites for the decarbonization of SMEs will be established, including a unique classification of energy efficiency for all analysed sectors of SMEs, determining current energy consumption and potential for savings, and development of action plans and financial support mechanisms. Functional Energy Transition Centres will be established in Tuzla and Slavonski Brod, which will support the decarbonization efforts of SMEs and enable them to apply advanced energy efficiency technologies.
Beneficiaries:
Association Centre for Development and Support (BA) is responsible for large-scale research-based situation analysis of current energy consumption in BPŽ & TK enterprises, as well as definition of unique, measurable and comparable EE indicators for project area’ SMEs and SME sectors including setting their EE-classification, by applying EE benchmarking methodology. Additionally, it will be responsible for investment in existing building within the Tuzla University, aimed for its transformation in University Energy Transition Centre. The Lead Partner also coordinates project partners in day-to-day implementation of activities to ensure effective project implementation.
The Tuzla Canton Government (BA) is responsible for development of strategic development framework for energy transition of project area’ SMEs, production of project-promotional film, organization of cross-border networking fair in University of Tuzla Energy Transition Centre exhibiting advanced technical EE-solutions for SMEs, organization of smartphone film festival and other public events, etc.
University of Slavonski Brod (HR) is responsible for investment in existing buildings within the Slavonski Brod University, aimed for their transformation in the University Energy Transition Centre (USB ETC), provision and installation of necessary equipment for USB ETC, provision & installation of solar PV system on USB ETC’s building, procurement of equipment for measurement and monitoring of energy systems, organization of cross-border Field Working Teams’ competition, etc.
Brod-Posavina County (HR) is responsible for development of strategic development framework for energy transition of project area’ SMEs, communication with secondary schools in BPŽ, provision and installation of EE&RES equipment for two target BPŽ technical secondary schools, participation in organizing smartphone film festival and other public events, etc.
Events & News:
– Dnevni avaz
– federalna.ba
– Federalna novinska agencija – FENA
– Glas TK
– klix.ba
– Radiotelevizija Tuzlanskog kantona
– TIP.ba
– Vlada Tuzlanskog kantona
– volimtuzlu.ba