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PILOT COMMUNITIES

Kommunale Umwelt-AktioN U.A.N. environmental association of towns and municipalities in Lower Saxony; founded in 1985Consultance of local authorities concerning their environmental task; mainly water managementRepresentation of municipal interests in policy makingPR workProject « climate change and communities »www.uan.dewww.kuk-nds.de

• The Technological Education Institution of Kavala (TEI KAVALAS) is a Technical University with the main campus based in the city of Kavala (Eastern Macedonia-Thrace region) in northern Greece.

504 members of Academic staff, 101 members of Technical and administrative, 11.200 students

• 4 Faculties : Business Management & Economics; Applied Technology; Agricultural Technology; Health Science)

Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management is based at the Drama campus 46 members of Academic staff; 11 members of Technical and administrative personnel ; 797 students Teaching and research on 4 areas : Sustainable development and management of mountain and forest areas; biomass energy; natural environment constructions; information technology for sustainable mountain management.

ruralnet|uk

ruralnet|uk is a not-for-profit rural development organisation that supports rural individuals and groups to be more effective and efficient. We do this in a number of ways, which includes:

innovation & development networking (online & offline) knowledge transfer collaboration & partnership working provision of guidance & information

We can also work with non-rural organisations through our wholly-owned trading subsidiary ‘RNUK Ltd’

ruralnet|uk and RURENERProvide ICT expertise to the creation and on-going development of the project

website – for knowledge transfer, sharing best practise and networking

Deliver training sessions to partners on how to update the website and make the most of Web 2.0 functions

Investigate translation issues and provide options that will enable greater networking between pilot communities

Add value by introducing, where possible, rural communities in the UK that could benefit from the outcomes of the project

ADIMAC & MASSIF CENTRAL RANGE Interregional association of industries and local authorities supported by Government

Economic development and spatial planning in the Massif-central range.

Area of action : mountain issues, ICT, Energy, environment, tourism...

Renewable energy sources : 80% of local production and 21% of consumption (2006)

White book for a sustainable building sector in Massif-central (2008) : 21 actions to be set-up, identified by the building sector professionnels

PEYRELEVADEMayor : Pierre COUTAUD

850 inhabitants mountainous area in Regional

natural Park main installations : wind power

station; wood boiler; solar installation for warm water

main activities : information and experience sharing ; visits annual energy party

Joint community ofSAINT ETIENNE DE LUGDARESPresident : Marc CHAMPEL

1016 inhabitants 6 villages average altitude : 800 m main installations : wind power

farm; main activities : House of energy

to get awareness and give information

SAINT JEAN D'ALCAPIESMayor : Jérome ROUVE

260 inhabitants mountainous area in Regional

natural Park main installations : solar power

station, wood boiler, Alcapia (innovative public building producing and saving energy)

main activities : information and experimentation in Alcapia, welcome groups and share experience...

Major stake for the future : saving energy in public and private existing buidings

IREALP - Research Institute for Ecology and Economy Applied to Alpine Areas Carries out technological and scientific

research relating to the application of economy and ecology to Alpine areas.Actively supports Lombardy’s planning and strategies on development policies of mountain areas.Areas of action: mountain issues, GPS, energy, environment, cultural heritage, ICT.

Research / Project finalized to individualize a path, best practices and actions, aimed to improve energy performance of an area. Pilot community is a Municipality very sensitive to environmental issues and already EMAS certified.

Research finalized to draw up standards and guideline about landscape planning of renewable energy plants (solar, photovoltaic, biomass, wind energy system etc.). It will be included into the Regional Territorial Landscape Plan (PTPR).

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IREALP MISSION •To enhance an integrated research approach to economy, environment and society

•To improve the sustainable territorial development

•To involve the local stakeholders in european networks

IREALP as trait d’union among local stakeholders, Lombardy Region, European Union

Local stakeholders

Lombardy Region

European UnionIR

EALP

TIRANOMayor : Pietro DEL SIMONEDeputy mayor (our contact): Gianmartino DELLA VEDOVA

9044 inhabitantsmountainous area main installations : biomass CHP

plant based on an Organic Rankine Cycle turbogenerator (equipped with 2 biomass fired hot water boilers and 1 biomass fired thermal oil boiler); photovoltaic energy system

main activities : supplies with district heating and electricity (an overall efficiency of about 89%).

Major stake for the future : energy saving

ROMANIALocation: (Southeastern) Central Europe

Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT + 2)

Area: 91,725 sq. miles (237,502 sq. km)

Flag of Romania: Three vertical stripes: red, yellow and blue.

Population: 21,200,000 (2008)

Ethnic Groups: Romanian 89%, Hungarian 7.5%, Gipsy 1.9%, German, Other 1.6%

Religions: Christian Orthodox 87%, Roman Catholic 5%, Protestant 5%, Jewish

Official Language: Romanian

Currency: Romanian Leu (RON)

Climate: Temperate, four distinct seasonsCapital: Bucharest (Bucuresti)

BACĂĂU COUNTYLocated in the central area of the North-East Region of Romania, at 302 Km distance from the country’s capital, BucureştiCounty residence: BacăuInfrastructure: European roads, railways, international airportDevelopment: On a national scale, Bacău County is on the sixth place, achieving approximately 4,5% from the total production of Romania

UNIVERSITY OF BACĂĂUEngineering FacultyFaculty of Economic SciencesFaculty of SciencesFaculty of Movement, Sports and Health SciencesFaculty of Letters

The University of Bacau, one of the main universities in Romania, operating in the forefront of research and training, is recognized nationally and internationally for outstanding quality of its teaching activity.

CĂLIMĂNEŞTI-CĂCIULATACĂLIMĂNEŞTI-CĂCIULATA Mayor: Mayor: Ilie NemeşIlie Nemeş

8174 inhabitants Spa resort in Vâlcea county, near the

Meridional Carpathians, on the banks of the Olt river

Main installations: Geothermal exploiting systems that capture water at 90-950C, distributing it to hotels, administrative buildings and apartments through the heating system

Main activities: Economical activities of the town are developed around the mineral water resources

Major stake for the future: Extension of the heating system, thermal isolation of the blocks of flats and administrative buildings.

TAŞCATAŞCAMayor: Mayor: AlexandruAlexandru DrăganDrăgan

2715 inhabitants Rural community in Neamţ county,

very close to Ceahlău mountain and crossed by Bicaz river

Main installations: Boiler plant (2.5 MW) that uses the sawdust collected from Taşca and neighboring communities

Main activities: Cooperation with the Danish government in using heat from the biomass plant

Major stake for the future: A project to selectively manage the domestic waste and another one, concerning the burning of the waste in order to obtain heat water and electric energy.

INTERCOOPSPAIN

Area: Provinces of Castellón and Alicante

Address: Pol.Ind. SUPOI-8, C/ Dels Ibers 2412550 ALMASSORA (Castellón)

Zip code: 12550

Phone: +34 964 503 250

Fax: + 34 964 563 950

Contact Person: Rosario Checa

E-mail: xcheca@interccop.es

Web site: www.intercoop.es

StructureLeading cooperative group +

4 cooperatives+ 4 limited societies +

Intercoop foundation

““High commitment in rural / territorial sustainable High commitment in rural / territorial sustainable development”development”

MAIN FIELDS OF ACTIVITY:

INTERCOOP Photovoltaic Installation

Olive cultive Dried fruits Services

ADZANETA DEL MAESTRAT (Atzeneta del Maestrat)

SPAIN

Population: 1.462 (2007)Area: PROVINCE of Castellón

Address: Plaza Mayor nº 2Atzeneta del Maestrat (Castellón)

Zip code: 12132

Phone: +34 964 370018

Fax: +34 964 370298

Mayor: Joaquim Escrig Escrig

E-mail: info@atzenetadelmaestrat.es

Web site: www.atzenetadelmaestrat.es/es

Adzaneta’s Castle has been declared a Municipal Natural Park

Relevant natural patrimony. Great potential for renewable energy sources

Cultural and archeological

settings dating back the Bronze Age

EnerMaTec GmbH and the region of Brunswicka new company, founded in 2008, as centre

of a network supported by industries and local authorities

economic development and engineering of new products with partners

area of action: renewable energy, energy efficiency, biomass

pilot communities in a distance of 30 kmRenewable energy sources: a.o. 40 biogas

plants (2007)Mission statement for sustainable energy

production and application, Enkom e.V. (2007)process of an exhibition in our region for the

department of environment protection and climate protection in lower saxony (2009-2011)

EnerMaTec GmbH and the mayors of their pilot communities

Andreas MemmertMayor of Schladen

Walter PenshornMayor of Wesendorf

Matthias Wunderling-WeilbierMayor of Schöningen

Schladen (joint community)Mayor : Andreas MEMMERT9,700 inhabitantscommunity joined to the Harz

Mountains in the north main installations: wood chip boiler;

solar installation for warm water; photovoltaic panels on several roofs

main activities: annual energy meeting; exhibition at a solar installation company

Major stake for the future: Beuchte as 2nd low-emission-community in lower saxony; saving energy in public and private existing buildings

Schöningen (town)Mayor : Matthias WUNDERLING-WEILBIER12,700 inhabitantsbrown-coal mining area in the east

of the regionmain installations: waste

incineration plant (cap. 525,000 t/a); wind power farm; 2 combined heat and power units; photovoltaic panels on several roofs

main activities: energy consulting service; annual energy event

Major stake for the future: saving energy in public and private existing buildings

Wesendorf (joint community)Mayor : Walter PENSHORN15,000 inhabitantsarea in the south of the Lüneburg

Heathmain installations: 4 biogas plants;

1 with a steam pipe to consumers; solar installation for warm water; photovoltaic panels on public and private roofs

main activities: energy consulting service; new private consumers for a steam pipe

Major stake for the future: saving energy in public and private existing buildings

AILE Local Energy Agency specialized in agriculture and rural issues in western FranceTest bench for tractorsSupport to wood chips and biogaz projectsLocal and territorial studiesOrganization of visits, conferences…

Bay Zoltán Foundation for Applied Research

Independent R&D organizationArea of action : applied R&D in co-operation with large enterprises and SME-s, transfer of know-how and the application of technologies in products and processes

The Hungarian Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency Improvement Action Programme expresses the country’s determination to reach a share of renewable energy consumption of at least 6% by 2010.

Until 2020, Hungary aims at covering 11% to 15% of its energy demand from RES.

The Environment and Energy Operational Program is one of the 6 Operative Programs of the 2007-2013 New Hungarian Development Plan which relates to the EU National Strategic Reference Framework.

NAGYPÁLIMayor : Tibor Köcse

380 inhabitantsmountainous areamain installations : Building

with solar system, pellet heating system, geothermal system for heating and cooling, wind rotor,

main activities : organization of how-to training, conferences, development of a best-practice book about RES projects, creation of a regional energy concept and development plan

PERKUPAMayor : Zoltán Molnár

941 inhabitantsmountainous areamain installations : Plans to

build an air-conditioner and a heat-pump assembling factory.

main activities : Preparation of projects and initiatives based on the utilization of RES and creation of new work opportunities related to these activities

Kairos S.p.A.• Italian management consultancy company, founded in 1990.• head office in the north-east of Italy (Venice)• permanent staff of about 30 professionals• provides an array of services at local, national and international level :

- training for employed people in public or private sectors on various topics : Quality, Accreditation, Management, Human Resources, Marketing and Communication, Environment, Corporate Social Responsibility, Fund Raising, Customer Relationship Management;

- human resources development; - elaboration and management of special training activities; -development and implementation of competence

evaluation tools;...

List of most relevant projects Project NOW: in this program Kairòs S.p.A. developed two training programs for women in Venice and Padua area. In addition Kairos follows all the monitoring and valuation activities of the project in Italy;

Project TEMPUS: Open Learning project for university researchers was developed with the partecipation of University of Coimbra, Padova and Bucarest. Kairòs S.p.A. provides the general model for the concrete realization of open learning and part of the training material (1993 - 1994);

Project ESF C1 Brainframe: an experimental research upon the best practices in e- learning and distance training in Europe, especially among Small and Medium Enterprises. The project aims at formulating some recommendations for the Veneto Region relating to the use of eLearning in life-long-learning projects.