EMPOWER
More carbon reduction by dynamically monitoring energy efficiency
Green
Energy efficiency
2014-2020
Project summary
EMPOWER (More carbon reduction by dynamically monitoring energy efficiency) works on the exchange of good practices on dynamically monitoring energy efficiency in buildings, with special focus on the use of innovative financial instruments, in order to achieve more carbon reduction and to improve low-carbon economy policies.
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The project’s main objective is to reduce carbon emissions from buildings, particularly in medium-sized schemes, while also supporting jobs and growth in the local economy. We will improve regional policies by:
The project’s main objective is to reduce carbon emissions from buildings, particularly in medium-sized schemes, while also supporting jobs and growth in the local economy. We will improve regional policies by:
- Analysing partners’ plans through peer review.
- Identifying good practices that will improve these plans, studying them through Study Visits, importing them via special workshops and Regional Action Plans.
- Developing cost-effective energy monitoring systems and using these in existing buildings and to attract private investment.
- Building the capacity of all relevant public authorities including ERDF Managing Authorities.
New projects that innovate by applying cost-effective energy monitoring to reduce energy demand, using new technology.
Improved governance between different levels of government, using the plan–do-act-check principle and providing quality data to attract and reassure commercial investors
What did this project achieve?
Empower will improve the implementation of regional development policies and programmes. It will reduce carbon emissions from buildings in the participating regions for 10 % by 2021 by improving the 9 policy instruments addressed by the project.
Empower will implement investment, organisational and optimisation measures in the participating cities and developed at least 2 cost effective energy monitoring systems. Partners will demonstrate that good energy management is a part of good governance. Monitored savings will reassure financial institutions about the rewards of long term energy management investment. Through the planned capacity building actions, all project partners and their stakeholders will improve their knowledge and deliver a higher-than-trend rate of carbon reduction. The key decision makers for the production of the partner's Regional Action Plans in the cooperation with the Operational Programmes Managing Authorities will play a crucial role in the durability of the project results.
Empower will implement investment, organisational and optimisation measures in the participating cities and developed at least 2 cost effective energy monitoring systems. Partners will demonstrate that good energy management is a part of good governance. Monitored savings will reassure financial institutions about the rewards of long term energy management investment. Through the planned capacity building actions, all project partners and their stakeholders will improve their knowledge and deliver a higher-than-trend rate of carbon reduction. The key decision makers for the production of the partner's Regional Action Plans in the cooperation with the Operational Programmes Managing Authorities will play a crucial role in the durability of the project results.
A few numbers
2,462,302 €
01 Jan 2017-31 Dec 2021
9 partners