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How to Use the
Structural Funds
2007-2013?
1. Financing sustainable energy projects.
2. Practical support – RUSE operation.
Jana Cicmanova
Energie-Cités
25.10.2006, Riga, Latvia
The Structural Funds
2007-2013
3 Priorities
1. Making Europe and its regions more attractive
places to invest and work.
2. Improving knowledge and innovation for growth.
3. More and better jobs.
The Structural Funds
2007-2013
« Sustainable energy issues are not an
objective or a priority of the cohesion policy
but a tool that helps to achieve its goals. »
Peter Ungar, European Commission
It is essential to find a way how sustainable energy projects could
contribute to these priorities!
The Structural Funds
2007-2013
3 Objectives
1. ’Convergence’ objective (ERDF, ESF,
Cohesion Fund)
81.5%
2. ’Regional competitiveness and employment’
objective (ERDF, ESF)
16%
3. ’European territorial cooperation’ objective
(ERDF)
2.5%
European Regional
Development Fund
1. ‘Convergence’ objective
Improving security of supply, integrating environmental considerations
Development of public-private partnerships
Mitigation of climate change
Clean transport
Improvement of energy efficiency and development of renewable energies
European Regional
Development Fund
2. ’Regional competitiveness and
employment’ objective
Stimulation of energy efficiency and renewable energy production
Development of efficient energy managment systems
Promoting clean and sustainable transport in urban areas
Development of plans to adapt to climate change (floods, fires, etc.)
The European Regional
Development Fund
3. ‘European territorial cooperation’
objective
Networking, exchange of experience, transfer and dissemination
of best practice practice case studies on sustainable urban development –
cross-border, trans-national and interregional cooperation
Cross-border environmental joint strategies
Improved access to transport and cross-border energy management
systems.
The European Social Fund
Exchange of experiences & dissemination of good practice
Mechanisms to improve good policy and programme design
Support for interdepartmental coordination & dialogue between relevant
public and private bodies
Capacity building in delivery of policies & programmes
The Cohesion Fund
Trans-European transport networks, environment, areas related
to sustainable development with environmental benefits – energy
efficiency and renewable energies, clean urban & public
transport.
Energy and Cities in 2007-2013
The Communication: Cohesion policy and cities:
the urban contribution to growth and jobs in the regions
Main suggestions:
Improved efficiency in public transport.
Alternative and ‘soft’ forms of transport.
To tackle congestion.
Sustainable architecture.
Energy and water efficiency in housing.
Energy efficiency in urban
planning.
Investments in district heating,
promoting renewable energy.
Organisation of events.
Training ‘knowledge workers’.
Implementation cycle
1. Adoption of Community Strategic Guidelines
Oct. 2006
2. Approval of National Strategic Reference
Frameworks 2nd half of 2006
3. Adoption of Operational Programs 2nd half of 2006.
4. Program Management and Project Selection 2007-2013
5. Strategic Follow-up 2007-2013
Benefits of sustainable
energy projects
Biomass heating of public facilities
in Strecno (SK)
75% co-financed from the ERDF
Biomass heating in 3 public buildings.
Estimated energy savings: 638 000 SKK/y.
Estimated CO2 emissions: 187 t/y.
Wood-chips produced in local saw-mills.
Communal waste reduced.
New local jobs created.
Benefits of sustainable
energy projects
Sustainable transport project – Via Nova
Interreg III B project.
45% co-financed from the ERDF.
Partners: FR, IT, SLO, DE, AU.
Land use planning
Car traffic reduction
Improvement of public spaces for cycling/walking
Promotion of public transport, physical activities &
improved public spaces.
More information
www.energie-cites.org
RUSE Operation
RUSE
Redirecting
Urban areas development
towards
Sustainable
Energy
RUSE Operation
Aim
To inform
To convince
To help
local, regional and EU authorities
to use the Structural Funds to implement
sustainable energy projects.
RUSE Operation
RUSE Help Desk
Assistance and advise on how to design a project and how to
apply for co-funding from the SF.
Project partners:
Czech Republic
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia
RUSE Operation
Energie-Cités
European co-ordinator
Contact:
Christophe Fréring – [email protected]
Jana Cicmanova – [email protected]
www.ruse-europe.org