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action plan, agriculture, airport, air quality, best practices, biomass, carbon storage, citizen involvement, district heating, ecological coridor, education, energy autonomy, energy community,
energy efficiency, energy planning, energy poverty, energy storage, energy renovation, energy transition, financial model, freight mobility, geothermal energy, governance, green technology, grid, heating-cooling, historic, hydrocarbon wells, hydrogen, ICT tool,
industry, lighting, local authority, logistics, low carbon, mobility, municipality, navigation, net zero energy building, policy, public authority, public buildings, public transport, renewable energy, renovation, rural regions, smart grid, SME, solar energy, strategy,
toolkit, training, transport, urban planning, vessel transport, waste heat, waterway transport, web platform, 3D energy management system
| Project ancronym | Project full title | Program | Duration | Objectives | Keywords | LP organisation | LP contact (name) |
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| BOOSTEE-CE | Boosting Energy Efficiency in Central European Cities through Smart Energy Management https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/BOOSTEE-CE.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2017-2020 | Project BOOSTEE-CE (CE906) aims to enhance energy efficiency in public buildings in Central Europe by offering best practices, databases of contractors and appliances, financial expertise and a 3D Energy Management System - all in our OnePlace platform. The partnership implemented 8 Pilot Actions in 7 countries with a total funding of 110,600 € to test the 3D EMS and to further improve the energy efficiency in the pilot buildings. | energy efficiency, 3D Energy Management System, public buildings, best practices | Bruno Kessler Foundation Italy | Fabio Remondino remondino@fbk.eu |
| TARGET-CE | Capitalizing and exploiting energy efficiency solutions throughout cooperation in Central European Cities https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/TARGET-CE.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2020-2022 | TARGET-CE collected, adjusted and deployed new ICT tools, financial models, action plans and trainings to the local and regional administrations and integrated them into territorial and thematic strategies. The project aimed to become an energy efficiency flagship in central European region, offering the solutions for public buildings on a unique web platform. | energy efficiency, action plan, financial model, public buildings, web platform | Bruno Kessler Foundation Italy | Fabio Remondino remondino@fbk.eu |
| eCentral | https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/eCentral.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2017-2021 | eCentral project had the objective to raise awareness and motivate public authorities to to aim for more ambitious energy renovation standards of buildings and to test the applicability of three innovative financing models in pilot regions. | energy efficiency, energy renovation, public buildings | North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency Croatia | MARKO VLAINIĆ mvlainic@regea.org |
| CE-HEAT | CE-HEAT, Waste Heat - Free energy https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/CE-HEAT.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2016-2019 | CE-HEAT project aims to improve the governance of energy efficiency by focusing on field of waste heat utilization in Central Europe space and through increased exploitation of endogenous RES – waste heat. This field was identified as one of the most pressing issues at the regional and local scale - with little success in the past. At the same time the waste heat utilization is recognized as important issue in latest Energy Efficiency Directive. | waste heat, energy efficiency | Project coordinator: E-ZAVOD, Slovenia Slovenia | Nina Taylor nina@ezavod.si |
| CitiEnGov | Cities for a Good Energy Governance https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/CitiEnGov.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2017-2019 | To improve territorial based low-carbon energy planning strategies and policies supporting climate change mitigation. | energy efficiency, policy, public authority, toolkit | Sipro Development Agency Italy | info@siproferrara.com |
| Dynamic Light | https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/Dynamic-Light.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2016-2019 | “Dynamic Light” is the transnational project involving 16 partners from seven different Central European countries, the various partners are cooperating in the project to investigate and evaluate typical lighting situations in the respective municipalities. The project has developed parameters for lighting control that reflect the social needs and demands of the user. | lighting, municipality, urban plannning | Hochschule Wismar Germany | Prof. Dr. Thomas Römhild thomas.roemhild@hs-wismar.de |
| Dynaxibiliti4CE | Dynaxibiliti for Central Europe https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/Dynaxibility4CE.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2020-2022 | The Dynaxibility4CE, as part of an experimental call from the Interreg Central Europe program, focuses on the priority of low-carbon mobility and air quality. It aims to increase the ability of public transport authorities to deal with new mobility trends. This will be achieved by developing strategies and tools for public (transport) authorities that strengthen the planning capacities of cities throughout the region of Central Europe. Thus, the project enables these authorities to become key actors for creating low-carbon and low-pollution mobility systems in their respective regions. | low-carbon, mobility, air quality, public transport, strategy | Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe Germany | Niklas Schmalholz; Laura Babio nschmalholz@polisnetwork.eu; LBabio@polisnetwork.eu |
| EfficienCe | https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/EfficienCE.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2019-2022 | EfficienCE aimed at reducing the carbon footprint in the region. Most central European cities have extensive public transport systems, which can form the basis of low-carbon mobility services. More than 63% of commuters in the region are using public transport. Measures to increase the energy efficiency and share of renewables in public transport infrastructure can thus have a particularly high impact on reducing CO2. | low-carbon, mobility, energy efficiency, public transport | City of Leipzig, Digital City Unit Germany | Dr. Beate Ginzel beate.ginzel@lepzig.de |
| ENERGY@SCHOOL | https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ENERGYATSCHOOL.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2016-2019 | ENERGY@SCHOOL aimed to increase the capacity of the public sector for implementing energy smart schools. The project achieve this by applyed an integrated approach that educated and trained schools staff and pupils to become Senior and Junior Energy Guardians (EGs). The project provided: - 1 transferrable and 8 customised strategies for smart schools; 1 joint and 7 customised energy smart-school management plans;3 smart phones APPs for EGs;8 tested pilot solutions of energy efficiency and RES application in schools under direct contribution of EGs, in the form of guidelines, toolbox, best practices as referenced documents and experiences. | education, training, strategy, toolkit, best practics | LP UCBR - UNIONE DEI COMUNI DELLA BASSA ROMAGNA Italy | Rita Ricci riccir@unione.labassaromagna.it |
| ENES-CE | Collaboration between public bodies and citizen energy groups in implementing local energy strategies in Central Europe https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ENES-CE.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2019-2022 | ENES-CE is addressing this challenge and beyond through improving the adoption and quality of energy plans with a bottom-up quadruple helix approach, where citizens play a pivotal role. | strategy, public authority, energy planning, citizen involvement | Comune Di ForlÍ Italy | Giulia Righetty giulia.righetti@naxta.it |
| ENTRAIN | Enhancing renewable heat planning for improving the air quality of communities https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ENTRAIN.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2019-2022 | District heating systems fed by heat produced from renewable sources and focusing on quality has been one of the main objectives of the ENTRAIN project: building on existing experiences and collecting available knowledge to foster the diffusion of RES DH plants operating on quality standards and thus assuring economic and environmental sustainability. | district heating, renewable energy, toolkit, training, energy planning | Ambiente Italia Italy | Chiara Lazzari info@ambienteitalia.it; chiara.lazzari@ambienteitalia.it |
| FEEDSCHOOLS | Financing Environmental and Energy efficiency Development in SCHOOLS https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/FEEDSCHOOLS.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2017-2020 | The FEEDSCHOOLS project aims to provide local authorities with new solutions, both technical and financial, which will help them to implement ‘nearly Zero Energy Building’ (NZEB) renovation activities in schools. The innovative approach consists in developing a transnational and holistic support toolkit and a web database of innovative best practices for NZEB renovation. FEEDSCHOOLS also provided open lessons focused on behavioural change in schools. | net zero energy building, energy renovation, local authority, toolkit, best practices | Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development Italy | Mario Tarantini mario.tarantini@enea.it |
| FIRECE | The FIRECE project - fi-compass support for energy efficiency and renewable energy financial instruments https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/FIRECE.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2017-2020 | FIRECE project aimed at supporting the industry low carbon transition according to the Regional Energy Plans with the implementation of Innovative financial instruments addressed to SMEs. | industry, low carbon, energy planning, financial model, SME | Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Craft and Agruculture of Venice, Rovigo Delta Lagunare Italy | Patrizia Reddi patrizia.reddi@dl.camcom.it |
| GeoPLASMA-CE | Planning, Assessment and Management of Shallow Geothermal Energy in Central Europe https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/GeoPLASMA-CE.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2016-2019 | GeoPLASMA-CE aimed to foster the share of shallow geothermal use in heating and cooling strategies in central Europe. The project created a web-based interface between geoscientific experts and public as well as private stakeholders to make the existing know-how about resources and risks associated to geothermal use accessible for territorial energy planning and management strategies in Central Europe. | geothermal energy, heating-cooling, strategy, web platform, energy planning, ICT tool | Geological Survey of Austria Austria | kontakt@geosphere.at |
| LAirA | Landside Airport Accessibility https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/LAirA.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2017-2019 | LAirA (Landside Airport Accessibility) addresses the multimodal, smart and low carbon mobility integration of airports in the mobility systems of functional urban areas. The project aimed to reduce energy use and environmental impacts of transport activities by changing mobility behaviours of airport passengers and employees and by creating novel strategies in low carbon mobility planning for local authorities. | airport , low carbon, mobility, urban planning, strategy, local authority | Budapest Főváros XVIII. kerület Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimrei Polgármesteri Hivatal Hungary | laira@bp18.hu |
| LOW-CARB | Planning for Low-Carbon Mobility https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/LOW-CARB.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2018-2020 | LOW-CARB was a transnational project in Central Europe increasing the planning capacities of organisations and city governments to transition to low-carbon mobility and transportation. It tackled burning issues of Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning such as integrating low-carbon mobility measures for users, creating institutional cooperation and fostering joint financing, as well as facilitating Functional Urban Areas with creating action plans that make low-carbon transit a reality. It ran during 2020. | low-carbon, mobility, public transport, urban planning, financial model | Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH Germany | Carsten Schuldt carsten.schuldt@L.de |
| MOVECIT | Engaging employers from public bodies in establishing sustainable mobility and mobility planning https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/MOVECIT.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2016-2019 | The project has addressed the challenge of arising number of individual motorized transportation. It targets mostly the employees of the city public institutions which are mainly responsible for development of city, which are responsible for own travel commuting habits and impact on low carbon environment. | low-carbon, mobility, public transport, urban planning, | - | - |
| PROSPECT2030 | PROmoting regional Sustainable Policies on Energy and Climate change mitigation Towards 2030 https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/PROSPECT2030.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2019-2021 | PROSPECT2030 project focused on good governance as the key driver to unlock the energy transition towards a low-carbon economy. Seven regions across Europe were involved in the consortium: Eco Energyland (AT), Friuli Venezia Giulia (IT), Mazovia (PL), Piemonte (IT), Split-Dalmatia (HR), Saxony-Anhalt (DE), Southern Great Plain (HU), with the aim to promote a better use of public funds dedicated to low-carbon measures while drafting energy action plans in order to shape the energy transition in their regions. | governance, energy planning, financial model, action plan | Piemonte Region Italy | Silvio de Nigris silvio.denigris@regione.piemonte.it |
| REEF 2W | https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/REEF-2W.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2017-2020 | The REEF2W project aimed at developing and implementing solutions for increasing energy efficiency and renewable energy production in public infrastructures. REEF2W pursued this objective by combining and integrating the relevant public infrastructures of municipal solid waste chain with the waste water treatment plants (WWTP), and by upgrading their input mix and their energy outputs. | energy efficiency, renewable energy, waste heat, municipality | ENEA - Italian National Agency New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development Italy | Roberto Farina roberto.farina@enea.it |
| RURES | Promote the Sustainable Use of Renewable Resources and Energy Efficiency in Rural Regions https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/RURES.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2017-2020 | A rapidly growing world population and increasing energy consumption are leading to a continuous rise of greenhouse gas emissions. Resulting climate change and extreme weather events represent one of the greatest challenges in Europe. RURES sets to exploit the potential of renewable energies (RES) and energy efficiency (EE) in rural regions as they have a great potential for reaching energy autonomy. Within RURES local support group composed of all relevant actors will be established acting as a regional energy network for implementing energy efficiency plans. | renewable energy, energy efficiency, rural regions, energy autonomy | Aufbauwerk Region Leipzig GmbH (Project Manager) Germany | Julia Binder binder@aufbauwerk-leipzig.com |
| SMART COMMUTING | https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SMART-COMMUTING.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2017-2020 | In European cities, the daily commute to and from work is a major energy consumer. SMART COMMUTING encouraged coordination between public transport companies, city officials and other stakeholders to develop a holistic approach to planning more energy efficient transportation in urban areas. Training for public sector workers, expert analyses and the creation of institutional platforms supported a better planning of sustainable transport. | public transport, municipality, energy efficiency, training | Municipality of Rimini Italy | Donata Bigazzi, Emanuele Moretti donata.bigazzi@comune.rimini.it; emanuele.moretti@comune.rimini.it |
| SOLEZ | Smart Solutions supporting Low Emission Zones and other low-carbon mobility policies in EU cities https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SOLEZ.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2016-2019 | Europe has clear and challenging goals to ensure sustainability of transport in urban areas: halve the use of ‘conventionally-fuelled’ cars in urban transport by 2030; phase them out in cities by 2050; achieve essentially CO2-free city logistics in major urban centers by 2030. The SOLEZ project designed and pilot tested innovative ICT based tools to help local public administrations to reduce CO2 emission in urban area and give a contribution to achieve these ambitious results! | public transport, municipality, energy efficiency, air quality, training, toolkit, local authority | Municipality of Vicenza Italy | Palazzo Trissino politichecomunitarie@comune.vicenza.it |
| STORE4HUC | https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/Store4HUC.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2019-2022 | The STORE4HUC project aimed to improve territorial low-carbon energy planning strategies. It enriched policies that support climate mitigation in historic urban centers by developing policy recommendations for implementation and sharing lessons learned in our four pilot sites. There, we realized storage solutions in historic urban areas and experienced and overcame difficulties firsthand. We also developed energy management tools for various stakeholders to help them make decisions about investing in an energy storage solution. | low-carbon, energy planning, urban planning, strategy, policy, historic, energy storage | Development Agency Sinergija Slovenia | sinergija@ra-sinergija.si |
| SULPiTER | Sustainable Urban Logistics PlannIng To Enhance Regional Freight. Transport https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SULPiTER.html | INTERREG Cerntral Europe 2014-2020 | - | SULPITER has supported policy makers in improving their understanding of FUAs freight phenomena in an energy and environmental perspective. The project has enhanced their capacity in urban freight mobility planning in order to develop and adopt sustainable urban logistics plans (SULPs). Policy makers in Bologna, Budapest, Poznan, Brescia, Stuttgart, Maribor and Rijeka have worked together with further local, regional and national non-partner authorities and with technical partners. | freight mobility, urban planning, strategy | Institute for Transport and Logistics Foundation - ITL Italy | giueseppe.luppino@regione.emilia-romagna.it |
| TARGET-CE | https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/TARGET-CE.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2020-2022 | TARGET-CE collected, adjusted and deployed new ICT tools, financial models, action plans and trainings to the local and regional administrations and integrated them into territorial and thematic strategies. The project aimed to become an energy efficiency flagship in central European region, offering the solutions for public buildings on a unique web platform. | ICT tool, energy efficiency, financial model, public bulidings, action plan, training, public authority, web platform | Fondazione Bruno Kessler Italy | Fabio Remondino remondino@fbk.eu |
| TOGETHER | https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/TOGETHER.html | INTERREG Central Europe 2014-2020 | 2016-2019 | TOGETHER aimed at changing the existing atomistic vision into a holistic vision of the buildings as a whole of functions and relationships between physical space, technological devices and users’ needs-behaviour. | public buildings, urban planning, public authority, energy efficiency | Province of Treviso Italy | Frederica Giandolo europa@provincia.treviso.it |
| Carbon Farming CE | Development of Carbon Farming in the Central Europe https://www.interreg-central.eu/projects/carbon-farming-ce/ | INTERREG Central Europe 2021-2027 | 2023-2026 | Carbon farming is the process of changing agricultural practices to increase the amount of carbon stored in the soil, or to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. It has huge potential but is still underused in central Europe. The Carbon Farming - CE project wants to change this and make regions more familiar with the concept. The partnerhip adapts and tests various techniques and business models and develops a monitoring tool for transnational, standardised carbon sequestration. | agriculture, rural regions, carbon storage, financial model | Agriculutal Institute of Slovenia Slovenia | Antoaneta Golemanova Kuhar antoaneta.kuhar@kis.si |
| H2CE | Empowering H2-ready regions in Central Europe https://www.interreg-central.eu/projects/h2ce/ | INTERREG Central Europe 2021-2027 | 2023-2026 | Transitioning to green energy is key to tackling climate change and creating sustainable economies. Green hydrogen holds significant promise but accounts for less than 2 percent of Europe’s current energy consumption. The H2CE project helps regions in central Europe to boost the integration of hydrogen in their local and regional energy planning. The project develops and tests new planning tools for public authorities and creates a network of hydrogen-ready regions for good practice exchanges. | hydrogen, energy planning, best practices, toolkit | Joint Spatial Planning Department Berlin-Brandenburg Germany | Pedro Brosei pedro.brosei@gl.berlin-brandenburg.de |
| JETforCE | Just Energy Transition for Central Europe https://www.interreg-central.eu/projects/jetforce/ | INTERREG Central Europe 2021-2027 | 2023-2026 | With increasing energy prices, social aspects of the green energy transition have moved into focus. There is broad consensus that the transition has to be just and fair. Ideally, future energy policies and investments are co-created with citizens. The JETforCE project helps regions to better involve their citizens digitally. The partnership tests and validates two novel solutions for digital citizen engagement in policy-making and to evaluate technologies through a "just transition lense". | energy transition, citizen involvment, governance, ICT tool | BORA 94 Bodros-Abaúj-Zemplén County Development Agency Nonprofit LLC Hungary | Katalin Hall hall.katakin@mfu.hu |
| MESTRI-CE | Smart Management and Green Financing for Sustainable and Climate Neutral Buildings in Central Europe https://www.interreg-central.eu/projects/mestri-ce/ | INTERREG Central Europe 2021-2027 | 2023-2026 | A climate-neutral central Europe requires a drastically reduced energy consumption of buildings. However, renovation is often costly and complex. The MESTRI-CE project introduces a new investment model to finance more climate-friendly buildings that guarantee sustainability. The model covers both the supply and demand side of the renovation market and builds on data collected and tools and green standards developed by the project. | energ efficieny, public buildings, financial model | North-West Croatia Regional Energy and Climate Agency Croatia | Tijana Šimek tsimek@regea.org |
| TRANSGEO | Transforming abandoned wells for geothermal energy production https://www.interreg-central.eu/projects/transgeo/ | INTERREG Central Europe 2021-2027 | 2023-2026 | The fossil fuels industry is declining in central Europe and leaves behind countless gas and oil wells. The TRANSGEO project is turning this environmental problem into an opportunity: it investigates the potentials of such abandoned infrastructures for producing and storing green geothermal energy. The partnership develops a transnational strategy and regional action plans to give a second life to the wells and tests their repurposing potential in local pilot actions. | hydrocarbon wells, geohermal energy, energy transition, strategy, action plan | Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam German Research Centre for Geosciences Germany | Hannes Hofmann hannes.hofmann@gfz-potsdam.de |
| ZEB4ZEN | Zero energy buildings for zero energy neighbourhoods https://www.interreg-central.eu/projects/zeb4zen/ | INTERREG Central Europe 2021-2027 | 2023-2026 | Public zero-energy buildings produce enough renewable energy to meet their own annual energy consumption requirements. They help regions and cities to save energy and money. But what to do in historic neighbourhoods with rigid building protection rules? The ZEB4ZEN project develops a transferrable transnational methodology and regional action plans for achieving zero-emission standards, which they also test in pilot actions in historic city neighbourhoods. | net zero energy building, renewable energy, historic, urban planning, public buildings | Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar Croatia | Matija Vajdić mvajdic@eihp.hr |
| HEAT-35 | Transforming district heating systems of Central Europe into sustainable and efficient heating and cooling systems by 2035 https://www.interreg-central.eu/projects/heat-35/ | INTERREG Central Europe 2021-2027 | 2024-2026 | Many district heating systems in central Europe still rely heavily on fossil fuels. New approaches utilize various heat sources but are complex to implement. The HEAT 35 project supports eight regions and cities in the transition process to run their district heating systems on 50% of renewables and waste heat by 2035. The partners involve district heating operators and experts to design new solutions. They also prepare guidelines and tools for the operators to implement these solutions, supported by a quality management system that helps to ensure that emission standards are respected. | district heating, waste heat, renewable energy, energy transition | Energy institute Hrvoje Požar Croatia | Ilja Drmač idrmac@eihp.hr |
| Hercules-CE | Enhancing the energy transition in Central Europe with the support of renewable energy communities https://www.interreg-central.eu/projects/hercules-ce/ | INTERREG Central Europe 2021-2027 | 2024-2026 | Central Europe is phasing out fossil fuels but related costs remain high. Extensive investments in renewables and energy efficiency are needed. Renewable energy communities (REC) can help with that. They enable collective and citizen-driven actions, such as the production and sharing of renewable energy. The HERCULES-CE project promotes the introduction of these communities strategically and in local pilot actions. The partners test innovative data-driven approaches to evaluate the business models of new and existing communities. The partners also monitor and evaluate the communities’ environmental impacts and their potentials for reducing energy poverty. | renewable energy, energy transition, energy efficiency, citizen involvment, energy community, financial model, energy poverty | Emilia-Romagna Region Italy | Roberto Sandrini sandrini@sandriniroberto.it |
| HyEfRe | Hydrogen integration for efficient renewable energy systems https://www.interreg-central.eu/projects/hyefre/ | INTERREG Central Europe 2021-2027 | 2024-2026 | HyEfRe will counteract challenges related to low integration and balancing of fluctuating renewable energy sources (wind and photovoltaic), suboptimal energy efficiency and lack of carbon-neutrality in CE energy systems, resulting in high energy prices and climate change. The project will lead to the establishment of hydrogen ecosystems in the participating regions, supporting uptake of solutions and strategies, considering all stakeholders. Our consortium consists of research institutes, energy/regional development agencies and SMEs experienced in renewable energy and hydrogen integration, modelling, optimization & IT, legal/economic assessment and stakeholder engagement. HyEfRe will advance the timely energy transition towards carbon-neutrality and result in decentralized new jobs, increasing prosperity and ensuring Europe's leading role in the renewable energy sector. | hydrogen, renewable energy, energy storage, strategy, energy transition | Landshut University of Applied Sciences Germany | Sebastian Arjona sebastian.arjona-bocaz@haw-landshut.de |
| Solar4CE-Cities | Boosting urban solar revolution for Central Europe https://www.interreg-central.eu/projects/solar4ce-cities/ | INTERREG Central Europe 2021-2027 | 2024-2027 | A wider use of solar energy in urban areas is often hindered by insufficient policy frameworks that lead to administrative, technological, and financial barriers. The Solar4CE-Cities project helps cities to change this by promoting the prosumption approach. Prosumers are citizens or entities that not only consume but also produce renewable energy and thus contribute to decarbonise their communities. The partners assess existing prosumer schemes, create new business models, pilot prosumer communities, and involve stakeholders to increase solar energy adoption in cities. | solar energy, urban planning, strategy, energy community, financial model, municipality | Municipality of Budapest Hungary | Rita Andrasek andrasek.rita@budapest.hu |
| GRENDEL | Green and efficient Danube Fleet https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/grendel | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2018-2020 | The GRENDEL project supports the Danube vessel fleet operators and their public counterparts in modernisation of the sector. GRENDEL addresses various fleet modernisation aspects: use of low carbon & alternative fuels, reduction of air pollutant emissions (CO2, NOx, PM) and overall energy consumption. Besides this, transport & logistics management processes are addressed to ensure better integration of the Danube IWT into logistics chains through new services (including River Information Services), digital data provision as well as dedicated tools to improve efficiency of fleet operations. | vessel transport, air quality, low carbon, logistics, | Pro Danube International Austria | Herfried Leitner siot@prodanube.eu |
| 3SMART | Smart Building - Smart Grid - Smart City https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/3smart | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2017-2019 | The main objective of the 3Smart project is to provide a technological and legislative setup for cross-spanning energy management of buildings, grids and major city infrastructures in the Danube Region. It will provide optimal economical value to energy-efficiency and renewable energy investment in the building and at the same time it will result in optimized costs on the grid side whereas grid and buildings will also interact through exchanging energy and prices data. This is expected to motivate installation of distributed storages in both buildings and grids for improving energy security in the Danube Region. | 3D energy management system, energy planning, energy-efficiency, renewable energy, public buildings, grid | University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Croatia | Mario Vasak mario.vasak@fer.hr |
| CHESTNUT | CompreHensive Elaboration of Strategic plaNs for sustainable Urban Transport https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/chestnut | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2016-2019 | CHESTNUT will contribute to developing a better-connected & interoperable environmentally friendly transport & safe system in functional urban areas (FUA) of Danube Region, overall based on integration between more sustainable means. | transport, urban planning, strategy | Municipality of Velenje Slovenia | Marko Govek marko.govek@velenje.si |
| CITYWALK | Towards energy responsible places: establishing walkable cities in the Danube Region https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/citywalk | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2016-2019 | CityWalk project helps cities in the Danube Region to reduce emissions, noise and to become safer, better places to live, by increasing the role of more sustainable forms of mobility in the urban transport mix, especially active transport forms – like walking and biking. To do so the main focus of project is to improve the key conditions of walkability. | air quality, mobility, municipality, urban planning | Scientific Research centre Bistra Ptuj Slovenia | Danilo Ceh danilo.ceh@bistra.si |
| CSSC LAB | City Storage and Sector Coupling Lab https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/cssc-lab | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2020-2022 | Based on a recent study published by EUSDR PA2 renewables will provide 50% of SEE power demand in 2030. With higher levels of utilization of RES energy storage is becoming the key in the next phase of the energy transition in all Danube countries. Even in the most advanced regions the introduction of innovative energy storage and sector coupling applications has just started to gain momentum. As these challenges particularly hit medium-sized and smaller cities, adequate City Storage and Sector Coupling (CSSC) solutions are needed to ensure efficient energy use and increased energy security. CSSC Lab will prepare the ground for accelerating the up-take of CSSC solutions by Danube region cities which is at very low level because of public authorities possess little knowledge and shy the risks of investment. To overcome this barrier, the CSSC Lab project will implement a capacity building programme for municipalities and demonstrate the viability of CSSC solutions for medium-sized and smaller cities in the Danube region. | energy storage, renewable energy, municipality, training | North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agenca Croatia | hmaras@regea.org |
| DANTE | Imrpoving Administrative Procedures and Processes for Danube IWT https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/dante | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2017-2019 | DANTE aims at identifying and eliminating administrative barriers for inland waterway transport (IWT) on the Danube & its navigable tributaries as a joint initiative of the private sector and the national public authorities responsible for these barriers. | waterway transport, navigation, strategy, public authority | Pro Danube International Austria | rafael@prodanube.eu |
| Danube Stream | Smart, Integrated and Harmonised Waterway Management https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/danube-stream | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2017-2019 | The objective of the project is to establish and maintain an efficient and environmentally-friendly transportation network (Danube and its navigable tributaries) by further developing effective waterway infrastructure management. In addition to consolidating common standards and tools, the project’s results and outputs include user-oriented information services. These enable rapid information transfer on the quality of the waterway’s infrastructure. | waterway transport, navigation, strategy | Austrian Waterway Company Austria | Claudiu Dutu claudiu.dutu@afdj.ro |
| Danup-2-Gas | DanuP-2-Gas: Innovative model to drive energy security and diversity in the Danube Region via combination of bioenergy with surplus renewable energy https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/danup-2-gas | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2020-2022 | In line with the EU climate targets for 2030 and the EUSDR PA2 goals DanuP-2-Gas will advance transnational energy planning by promoting generation and storage strategies for renewables in the Danube Region by coupling the electric power and gas sector. DanuP-2-Gas will bring together energy agencies, business actors, public authorities and research institutions via the Danube Energy Platform. | renewable energy, energy storage, strategy, web platform | Technology Centre Energy - University of Applied Sciences Landshut Germany | Tim Bieringer Tim.bieringer@haw-landshut.de |
| DAPHNE | Danube Ports Network https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/daphne | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2017-2019 | DAPhNE – Danube Ports Network aims to facilitate a balanced development of Danube Ports as eco-friendly, well accessible multimodal hubs for the transport system of the region and to turn them into buzzing economic centres functioning as catalysts for economic growth and creation of high value jobs. | waterway transport, navigation, strategy | Pro Danube International Austria | florescu@prodanube.eu |
| DARLINGE | Danube Region Leading Geothermal Energy https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/darlinge | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2017-2019 | The project's specific objectives are: to increase the use of geothermal energy and help the penetration of energy efficient cascade systems and matching them with existing heat-market demands; to establish a market-replicable tool-box consisting of 3 complementary modules for sustainable management of deep geothermal resources (an independent indicator-based benchmark evaluation of current uses, a decision tree to help developers, and a geological risk mitigation scheme to maximize the success rate of a first geothermal well), and to test these tools on three cross-border pilot areas; to advance stakeholder cooperation to foster geothermal developments and to create a strong geothermal value chain. | geothermal energy, heating cooling, strategy, best practices | Geological and Geophysical Institute of Hungary Hungary | Nádor Annamária nador.annamaria@mfgi.hu |
| DBS Gateway Region | Regional and Transport Development in the Danube-Black Sea Region towards a Transnational Multiport Gateway Region https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/dbs-gateway-region | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2017-2019 | DBS Gateway Region project aims at supporting the Danube-Black Sea region to become an attractive gateway region for maritime and inland waterway transport between Central Europe and the Black Sea, the Caspian region and the Far East by facilitating the cooperation within and with the region and its actors. The joint effort shall improve accessibility of both the ports and the regions and strengthen interoperability between maritime and inland waterways as well as with their hinterland. Together with raising the awareness of the possibilities of intermodal transport, this will lead to shifting existing and attracting new cargo flows to environmentally friendly transport systems. | waterway transport, navigation, strategy | Regional Government of Lower Austria Austria | Christian Popp christian.popp@noel.gv.at |
| DIONYSUS | Integrating Danube Region into Smart & Sustainable Multi-modal & Intermodal Transport Chains https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/dionysus | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2020-2022 | The project will focus on addressing main regional challenges in infrastructure governance and planning highlighting key actions needed to support Danube transport, port infrastructure planning. It builds on the results of DAPhNE project on port infrastructure development and Danube Ports Network cooperation. | waterway transport, navigation, strategy | Pro Danube Romania -Association for the promotion of transports on the Danube Romania | pdr.office.2020@gmail.com |
| eGUTS | Electric, Electronic and Green Urban Transport Systems https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/eguts | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2017-2019 | Project eGUTS strives to exploit potentials of e-mobility in eight Danube cities, regions and beyond. To do so, the existing network of 22 partners will develop innovative eGUTS Standards for cities supporting e-mobility, based on combined Feasibility Studies will elaborate and realize Local Action Plans for deploying them, develop and test the eGUTS APP smart tool, implement various Pilot Actions in the fields of road preference and parking policies, charging stations, rental spots, and more. | mobilty, transport, action plan | Citizens's Association No Gravity Slovakia | Gabriel Adamek gabriel.adamek@no-gravity.sk |
| ENERGY BARGE | Building a Green Energy and Logistics Belt https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/energy-barge | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2017-2019 | An outstanding feature of the ENERGY BARGE project is its cross-sectoral approach: the project brings together key actors along the entire value chain, stakeholders from the bioenergy industry, Danube ports as well as relevant public authorities and policy stakeholders. This shall support transnational know-how transfer and cooperation. ENERGY BARGE will build a platform for the exchange of experiences and best practices, extending the deployment of biomass for energy production in the Danube region. | biomass, waterway transport, navigation, strategy | Agency for Renewable Resources Germany | t.fellenberg@fnr.de |
| GREEN DANUBE | Integrated transnational policies and practical solutions for an environmentally-friendly Inland Water Transport system in the Danube region https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/green-danube | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2017-2019 | GREEN DANUBE consortium addresses the major challenge of strengthening environmentally friendly, safe and balanced transport systems by adopting a three level approach which targets and focuses on: institutional capacity building by active involvement in pollutant emission reduction along the Danube through measurements of emissions; organizational capacity building and cooperation in the Danube sector for investigation and assessment of existing green technologies and best practices and provide tailor-made innovative solutions and individual capacity building by testing the environment information centres through pilot actions that will raise the intensity of cooperation between the Danubian countries, ultimately ensuring long-term transnational cooperation. | waterway transport, green technology, low carbon, training, best practices | Romanian Maritime Training Centre - CERONAV Romania | vasilepipirigeanu@ceronav.ro |
| Linking Danube | Linking transnational, multimodal traveller information and journey planners for environmentally-friendly mobility in the Danube Region https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/linking-danube | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2017-2019 | LinkingDanube tackles the problem of insufficient provision of cross-border traveller information on public transport, particularly considering cross-border commuting and mobility in rural areas . The overall project objective is to foster environmentally-friendly mobility options and balanced accessibility in the Danube Region. LinkingDanube especially focuses on connecting less accessible areas in the Danube region by linking alternative public transport services and integrating demand transport data into the services. Therefore the integration of transport-on-demand service information is one of the core elements in the project. | public transport, rural regions, mobility | AustriaTech Federal Agency for Technological Measures Ltd. Austria | Martin Boehm martin.boehm@austriatech.at |
| STRIDE | Improved energy planning through the Integration of Smart Grid concepts in the Danube Region https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/stride | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2020-2022 | The STRIDE project aims to provide through knowledge transfer and development of planning tools, a comprehensive support for regional/local policy makers for the improvement of energy planning. Within the project carried out regional analyses, developed strategies, action plans and other tools (methodologies, guidebook, platform) will enable and accelerate the integration of smart grid concepts into regional and local policies. Furthermore, the Methodology for regional analysis, the Guidebook and the Platform will be designed in a way that allows the use and application throughout the entire Danube region and therefore the outcomes of the project will represent a high replication value. | smart grid, energy planning, stategy, web platform | Local Energy Agency Spodnje Podravje Slovenia | Roman Kekec roman.kekec@lea-ptuj.si |
| TRANSGREEN | Integrated Transport and Green Infrastructure Planning in the Danube-Carpathian Region for the Benefit of People and Nature https://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/transgreen | INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme 2014-2020 | 2017-2019 | TRANSGREEN aims to contribute to safer and environmentally-friendly road and rail networks in mountainous regions of the Danube Basin with a special focus on the Carpathian Mountains. It will do so by improving planning frameworks and developing concrete environmentally-friendly and safe road and rail transport solutions taking into account elements of Green Infrastructure, in particular ecological corridors. | transport, ecological corridor | WWF Internaitonal Danube-Carpathian Programme Austria | hmeyer@wwfdcp.org |
| Danube GeoHeCo | https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/danube-geoheco | Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027 | 2024-2026 | Energy power systems in the Danube Region are mainly based on fossil fuels. To sever energy dependence and confront climate change, municipalities, regions, governments and the EU are forced to reconsider their energy supplies and shift to renewable energies (RE). Switching fossil fuel based heating and cooling (HC) systems to geothermal (or other renewables) is a long, capital intensive process and the availability of most base-load RES is confined regionally. The Danube GeoHeCo project identifies this problem and intends to increase the use of one RES that is available throughout Europe with very little geographical limitations and low CAPEX: that of shallow geothermal energy (SGE) through the integration of SG solutions into existing HC systems. | geothermal energy, heating cooling, energy transition | Medjimurje Energy Agency Ltd. Croatia | Danijela VRTARIĆx danijela.vrtaric@menea.hr |
| Danube Indeet | Integrated and decentralised concept rethinking energy and transport systems based on renewable energy in the Danube region https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/danube-indeet | Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027 | 2024-2026 | Danube Indeet will facilitate the expansion and implementation of renewable energy in the Danube region. Renewable energy expansion requires extension of the electricity grid, which often cannot be carried out at the same pace. Thus, the fluctuating electricity needs to be stored and utilised outside the electric grid to a certain extent. Danube Indeet tackles these issues by providing an integrated concept considering both the energy and transport systems in the Danube region. A viable way is the intelligent integration of electric vehicles as mobile storage solutions, commonly refered to as "vehicle-to-grid", and electrolysis for green hydrogen production.The integration of both concepts can support the expansion of renewable energy application, produced and consumed locally, which supports energy security and independence, while also reducing GHG emissions in the energy sector. However, the implementation requires extensive analyses and modelling to ensure that the concept is economically viable, legally secure, efficient and sustainable in the long run. | renewable energy, energy storage, hydrogen, transport | Landshut University of Applied Science Germany | Astrid Heindel Astrid.Heindel@haw-landshut.de |
| DECA | The Danube Energy Communities Accelerator https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/deca | Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027 | 2024-2026 | The Danube Energy Communities Accelerator (DECA) project aims to test how citizen-led renewable energy actions can be accelerated across the Danube Region; making a meaningful impact on the region’s transition to higher renewable energy use, energy independence, climate neutrality, and prosperity. Accelerating renewable energy uptake is critical to reducing dependency on imported fossil fuels and reducing the vulnerability of communities in the Danube Region. Currently, available renewable energy resources in the region are underutilised - when they provide ample opportunities for increasing energy security, local prosperity and moving the region towards climate neutrality. | energy community, renewable energy, citizen involvment,energy transition | Energy and Climate Agency of Podravje Slovenia | Nina Taylor nina@ezavod.si |
| ESINERGY | Empowerment of the stakeholders in the implementation of the Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources in term of energy storages and energy networks stability https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/esinergy | Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027 | 2024-2026 | ESINERGY helps to solve one of the key issues in modern energy technology, this is to manage the imbalance between the generated power and the load into the electrical network, which is not adequate for the forthcoming needs such as rising consumption, energy demand etc. This challenge affects in particular energy providers, grid operators, all energy prosumers e.g. municipalities, companies, farms, households and indirectly regional and national public authorities that should deal with it on the structural and systematic way within the planning potentials. In fact, they are affected to such an extent that the connection of further (larger) PV-systems (energy production systems) is not possible in some areas because the grid already operates at its limit. | energy planning, grid, energy storage, solar energy | Development Agency Sinergija and Local Energy Agency Pomurje Slovenia | Katja Karba katja@lea-pomurje.si |
| NRGCOM | Creating appropriate operational conditions for renewable energy communities in the Danube Region https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/nrgcom | Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027 | 2024-2026 | The Danube Region relies heavily on imported, fossil-fuel energy sources, which raises environmental, efficiency and security concerns. The concept of renewable energy communities (RECs) is not widely known in the region, and their operation is often hampered by legal, internal operational, infrastructural or technical barriers. The overall goal of NRGCOM is to enhance the spread of energy communities by creating an appropriate environment for their proper functioning in the Danube Region | energy community, renewable energy, citizen involvment,energy transition | South Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency Hungary | Réka Zulauf nrgcom@ddriu.hu |
| REHEATEAST | Building local partnerships for reducing the fossil energy demand of district heating systems in the Eastern Danube Region https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/reheateast | Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027 | 2024-2026 | REHEATEAST aims to reduce DHC systems’ fossil energy demand and to integrate renewable energy and waste heat. It shall encourage multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral, public-private cooperation and develop, test, promote and distribute applicable (process, technical and nature-based) solutions catalysing and supporting the implementation of large-scale building and systems rehabilitation programs, as well as climate adaptation measures. Transnational cooperation enables the adaptation of existing good practices in similar contexts, and the joint development of adaptable cooperation and optimisation models focused on integrating digitalisation, standardisation, certification and green procurement opportunities, involving all relevant stakeholders (incl. public authorities, consumers, financial institutions, utilities, media, technology suppliers and construction firms). Developed models are tested in pilot actions. | district heating, heating-cooling, energy poverty, waste heat, renewable energy, | Pannon European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Hungary | Judit Kis-Pongrácz judit.kispongracz@pannonegtc.eu |
| SMEnergy | Service centres and transformation path for a bigger share of renewable energy use of SMEs https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/smenergy | Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027 | 2024-2026 | SMEnergy project aims to create a pilot network of regional/countrywide service centers in order to support energy-intensive SMEs in accelerating the transition to adopting renewable energies. Corresponding outputs can be achieved only through transnational collaboration: an energy transition roadmap providing answers to diverse company maturity & situations, as well as the model operation of Green Energy Knowledge, Operation and Service Hubs (GEKOS), assuring single-channel service, equipped with a cross-border green energy database and marketplace. Due to scalability, we must meet the needs of SMEs that are only just considering their energy transition, but also those that are already at the forefront of this. The final aim of the project is to create both national and transnational strategies/toolkits on how the diverse SME segments can be better supported in the increased use of renewables. | energy transition, SME, renewable energy | Local Energy Agency Spodnje Podravje Slovenia | Tea Potočnik tea.potocnik@lea-ptuj.si |
| StoreMore | https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/storemore | Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027 | 2024-2026 | Energy storage is key to unlocking renewable power's full potential. Our groundbreaking project targets the critical challenge of energy storage within the Danube Region, specifically focusing on the environmental impacts of current storage methods and the need for more sustainable alternatives. | energy storage, renewable energy, energy transition | Békéscsaba, City of County Rank Hungary | Jenő Szécsi szecsi.jeno@bcsenergia.hu |
| Greetgeo | Green transition with geothermal energy https://greetgeo.eu/ | European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency green research and innovation programme under gran agreement Nº1011180405 | 2025-2027 | Greet GEO will increase the capacity of regional innovation ecosystems, especially SMEs in certain less developed Central European (Pannonian Basin) regions and in selected outermost regions in a synergetic manner. It focuses on the utilization of geothermal resources with a holistic approach, with niche pilots in deep geothermal and shallow geothermal, in line with the specific domains and niches, and needs of the target regions. | geothermal energy, SME, capacity increase, policy | Energy institute HRVOJE POŽAR Croatia | Dražen Jakšić eihp@eihp.hr |