Proceedings of the International

PEACE_Alps Conference

29.10.2018 Version 1.0>

Author Ellen Esser

Organization PP08 - EWO

PEACE_Alps

Pooling Energy Action Plans and Enhancing

their Implementation in the Alps

Project reference No. AS81

Priority 2 – Low Carbon

Project duration: 16.12.2015 – 15.12.2018

This project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Interreg Alpine Space Programme

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Short Description

This document gives an overview on the International PEACE_Alps conference in Bolzano,

Italy on 11. October 2018

Document Details

Project PEACE_Alps

Pooling Energy Action Plans and Enhancing their Implementation in the Alps

Action WP C – Activity 6.3.3.

Deliverable D 6.3.3.

Due date Project month 34

Delivery date 29.10.2018

Dissemination level

public, web

Dissemination target

PPs, local and regional administration, stakeholders

Organization EWO

Author Ellen Esser

Version Date Auethor Organization Description

1.0 16.10.2018 E. Esser EWO

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Table of Contents

PROGRAMMA/PROGRAMM/PROGRAMME ........................................................................ 5

Presentation of the PEACE_Alps project, Silvia Riva, Silvio De Nigris, Regione Piemonte,

Project Lead Partner ............................................................................................... 5

Presentation EUSALP: Energy transition in the Alps, Ulrich Santa, EUSALP AG9 Leader 6

Video live message on Climate Change: Update on the EU policy, Elena Visnar

Malinovska, Head of Unit, Adaptation to climate change, EC .................................. 7

Alpine Space Programme – Low carbon priority for 2030, Anne-Séverine Lay, Joint

Secretariat of the Alpine Space Programme ........................................................... 7

Roundtable 1: Financing aggregated project .............................................................. 8

Roundtable 2: Capacity building / mutual learning / knowledge transfer ..................... 9

Roundtable 3: Governance .......................................................................................10

Energy alliance in order to implement energy management and the district wide

benchmarking in the Allgäu Region ................................................................11

Climate change: what and how to cope with? Exchange of practice between local

stakeholders in the Rhône-Alpes Region .......................................................12

Joint presentation about respective energy management projects in the Kranj and

Pomurje region ...............................................................................................13

How to pool refurbishment projects in natural parks of Rhône-Alpes Region .................14

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Proceedings of the PEACE_Alps International Conference PEACE Alps Conference in Bolzano addressed centralized energy solutions

The PEACE_Alps International Conference on 11 October 2018 in Castle Mareccio,

Bolzano started with excellent presentations and fruitful discussions into the morning

session. The focus was on policy recommendations which were elaborated within the

project during the last three years. A video message by Ms Elena Visnar Malinovska of

the Unit Adaptation to Climate Change at the European Commission in Brussels

offered additional valuable input.

Three round-table discussions with representatives from regional to European level tackled

the topics “financing of aggregated projects”; “capacity building/mutual learning/knowledge

transfer” and “governance”. The afternoon session presented successfully implemented

centralized solutions in participating regions of the Alpine Space.

The specific approach of the project is to bundle energy projects which can be implemented

in several cities and municipalities at the same time. Examples are centralized solutions for

the retrofit of public street lighting or the refurbishment of public buildings. For these activities

the project recommends the involvement of regional coordinators who work in close

cooperation with public authorities and regional stakeholders.

Fig. 1 The online handbook was presented by Silvio DeNigris, Regione Piemonte

All project activities can be accessed through the project’s interactive online handbook

“Pooling Energy Action Plagns and Enhancing their Implementation in the Alps”:

which is accessible from the PEACE_Alps website.

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Conference Agenda

Introduction

MUNICIPALITIES JOIN EFFORTS FOR SUSTAINABLE AND CONCRETE

ENERGY SOLUTIONS

PEACE_Alps has supported about 250 municipalities in Alpine Space Area in bundling

similar local needs and setting up centralized solutions on energy management, energy

refurbishment of public buildings and streetlights, and local adaptation to climate changes by

using a transnational common approach at a local inter-municipal level. The conference

presents project results, policy recommendations based on the experience acquired and best

practices achieved, focusing on future European strategies. The project won the 2018

EUSEW AWARDS in the Public Administration category.

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PROGRAMMA/PROGRAMM/PROGRAMME

Presentation of the PEACE_Alps project,

Silvia Riva, Silvio De Nigris, Regione Piemonte, Project Lead Partner

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Presentation EUSALP: Energy transition in the Alps,

Ulrich Santa, EUSALP AG9 Leader

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Video live message on Climate Change: Update on the EU policy,

Elena Visnar Malinovska, Head of Unit, Adaptation to climate change, EC

Alpine Space Programme – Low carbon priority for 2030,

Anne-Séverine Lay, Joint Secretariat of the Alpine Space Programme

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Part 2 Recommendations for future action,

Introduction by Patrick Biard, AURA-EE,

Moderator: Stefan Drexlmeier, Civic Foundation Energiewende Oberland (EWO)

Roundtable 1: Financing aggregated project

Emanuele Sascor, Energy manager of the municipality of Bolzano

Nicola Giampaolo, Lawyer and consultant for PPP procedures in Italy

Francesco Righi, Technical manager at Kofler Energies Italia SrlDrexlmeier, EWO

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Roundtable 2: Capacity building / mutual learning / knowledge transfer

Martine Felber, Planair SA

Emilio Vettori, Ökoinstitut Südtirol / Alto Adige

Katrin Jurisch, Climate Alliance

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Roundtable 3: Governance

Andrea Dornhofer, Energy and Innovation Centre of Weiz

Sara Verones, Province of Trento

Maren Meyer, Energy Agency South Tyrol-CasaClima

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Part 3 Get inspired!

Moderation: Stefan Drexlmeier, EWO and Silvio De Nigris Regione Piemonte

Energy management

Energy alliance in order to implement energy management and the district wide

benchmarking in the Allgäu Region

Hans-Jörg Barth, Energy and Environmental Centre Allgäu (eza!)

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Adaptation to climate change

Climate change: what and how to cope with? Exchange of practice between local stakeholders

in the Rhône-Alpes Region

Julianne Soudan, Claire Simon, AGEDEN Association for sustainable management of energy

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Energy management

Joint presentation about respective energy management projects in the Kranj and Pomurje region

Katarina Pogačnik, Roco Padovac, Business Support Centre Kranj (BSC)

Janja Horvart, Development Agency Sinergija

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Energy refurbishment

How to pool refurbishment projects in natural parks of Rhône-Alpes Region

Catherine Premat, Nicolas Picou, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Energy Environment Agency (AURA-EE)

Conclusion