Digital Agenda Funding

Project Status: Completed

Project Leader: Daniela Copaci

EU Programme: Interreg Europe

Project Budget: €1,956,974

Start Date: Jan, 2017

Finish Date: Dec, 2022

Project Website: http://www.interregeurope.eu/clean/

The aim of the project is to:

Increase energy efficiency results in housing and public infrastructure as a result of improved measures in ERDF low-carbon policy instruments that will stimulate improved engagement between energy stakeholders in European regions.

Specific objectives are to:

Increase energy efficiency results in housing and public infrastructure by an average of 4% by 2022.

Donegal, Ireland
ERNACT Network(Lead Partner)
Lead Partner providing project management, communication, innovation support and dissemination of outputs and results, liaison with the programme managers


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Crete, Greece
Region of Crete(Partner)
Collating good practices and developing Regional Action Plan in Crete

Maria Apostolaki
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Iasi, Romania
Municipality of Iasi(Partner)
Collating good practices and developing Regional Action Plan in Iasi

Elena Farca
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Napoli, Italy
ANEA(Partner)
Collating good practices and developing Regional Action Plan in Campania

Martina Di Costanzo
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Normandy, France
SCIC les 7 Vents(Partner)
Collating good practices and developing Regional Action Plan in Normandy

Florian Guillotte
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North Karelia, Finland
Regional Council of North Karelia(Partner)
Collating good practices and developing Regional Action Plan in North Karelia

Aino  Heikura
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San Sebastián, Spain
Fomento de San Sebastián(Partner)
Collating good practices and developing Regional Action Plan in San Sebastián

Elisabeth Jorge Pascua
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Savinjska, Slovenia
RASR(Partner)
Collating good practices and developing Regional Action Plan in Savinjska

Iva Zorenc
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Västernorrland, Sweden
Regional Council of Västernorrland(Partner)
Implementing Regional Action Plan in Regional Council of Västernorrland

Sofia Mackin
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Västernorrland, Sweden

ALAV (Associate)
Collating good practices and developing Regional Action Plan in Västernorrland

Jennie Olofsson

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An Action Plan developed by each region based on the Good Practices, study visits and interregional exchanges.
Revised governance arrangements for policy instruments.
New types of projects supported as a result of interregional learning.
Transfer of innovative policy and solutions.

The ERNACT regions focus on adapting and transferring services, approaches or digital knowhow between regions. Please examine the following table to see a list of specific items transferred over the past few years

CLEAN Energy Open Data

Donegal - ERNACT Network

The CLEAN Energy Open Data Pilot demonstrates how open data can be used to address policy challenges in EU regions. An energy open data platform was developed that tests the potential of available, comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible energy data to improve the...

The CLEAN Energy Open Data Pilot demonstrates how open data can be used to address policy challenges in EU regions....

Regional Action Plan - BasseNormandie (France)

Normandy - SCIC les 7 Vents

These actions provide economic incentives to Normandy schools where 50% of financial savings made from energy-use reduction are contributed to the school for the implementation of other projects that directly benefit the students. There will also be an experimental...

These actions provide economic incentives to Normandy schools where 50% of financial savings made from energy-use...

Regional Action Plan - Crete (Greece)

Crete - Region of Crete

This initiative by the Region of Crete focuses on activities for energy saving and carbon emission reduction in the Lissithi Plateau. These actions include the retrofit of 990 non-efficient public lighting luminaires in the area with energy-efficient LEDs. They...

This initiative by the Region of Crete focuses on activities for energy saving and carbon emission reduction in...

Regional Action Plan - Donegal (Ireland)

Donegal - ERNACT Network

This initiative focused on development of an Open Energy Data Repository to enable open access to energy-related data. The availability of energy data has a positive impact on regions by establishing a low-carbon baseline, facilitating informed policy decision-making,...

This initiative focused on development of an Open Energy Data Repository to enable open access to energy-related data....

Regional Action Plan - Iasi (West Romania)

Iasi - Municipality of Iasi

These Actions support improvement of energy efficiency and distribution of public lighting in order to ensure traffic safety, visual comfort, energy saving and reduced light pollution in the Iași Municipality. This will be achieved with energy-efficient LEDs and a...

These Actions support improvement of energy efficiency and distribution of public lighting in order to ensure traffic...

Regional Action Plan - Naples (Italy)

Napoli - ANEA

This initiative includes a series of activities conducted in five regional hospitals that include the installation of a Solar PV Plant for solar cooling and a reduction in energy consumption with LED lighting. Building envelopes will be adapted and construction...

This initiative includes a series of activities conducted in five regional hospitals that include the installation of a...

Regional Action Plan - North Karelia (Finland)

North Karelia - Regional Council of North Karelia

Tohmajärvi Municipal Council have procured a new education centre where they will implement innovative energy-saving solutions to help reach ambitious environmental targets. Contractors were instructed to aim for an energy performance class of A or B (on a scale...

Tohmajärvi Municipal Council have procured a new education centre where they will implement innovative...

Regional Action Plan - San Sebastian (Spain)

San Sebastián - Fomento de San Sebastián

These actions will implement new SMART public lighting infrastructure with LEDs, movement sensors and remote monitoring and control in a popular city street in the region. There will be the implementation of an energy efficiency advisory service for citizens and...

These actions will implement new SMART public lighting infrastructure with LEDs, movement sensors and remote...

Application of novel high LRV photocatalytic paint at Stalida Tunnel

Crete - Region of Crete

This good practice is directed at citizens. It is a Smart City initiative whose purpose is the improvement of the driver's visual comfort, energy savings and air pollutants concentrations reduction in a tunnel. It is innovative because it offers a photo-catalytic...

This good practice is directed at citizens. It is a Smart City initiative whose purpose is the improvement of the...

Challenge 'positive energy families'

Normandy - SCIC les 7 Vents

This good practice is directed at communities. It is an education & training initiative whose purpose is to tackle energy savings by changing the behavior of individuals, providing solutions to improve energy efficiency. It aims to provide a solution for people in...

This good practice is directed at communities. It is an education & training initiative whose purpose is to tackle...

Consolidation and restoration of City Museum of Iasi

Iasi - Municipality of Iasi

This good practice is directed at citizens. It is a Smart City initiative whose purpose is the rehabilitation and restoration of an historical building for the creation of a City Museum. It is innovative because it considers historical and modern requirements,...

This good practice is directed at citizens. It is a Smart City initiative whose purpose is the rehabilitation and...

EE in School center Velenje

Slovenia - RASR

This good practice is directed at buildings. It is an initiative whose purpose is to complete energy efficiency measures in 'School Centre Velenje' for low carbon and less energy consumption. It is innovative because in 10 years the energy consumption of heating energy...

This good practice is directed at buildings. It is an initiative whose purpose is to complete energy efficiency...

Energy efficiency program for hospitals

Napoli - ANEA

This good practice is directed at buildings. It is a programme to develop bio-climatic architecture through a proper use of energy. It aims to reduce energy consumption in public buildings or in buildings for public use (residential and non-residential). It helps to...

This good practice is directed at buildings. It is a programme to develop bio-climatic architecture through a proper...

Energy Management System Implementation

Donegal - Donegal County Council

ISO 50001 is a certification that provides a framework for establishing energy management best practice to help organisations to improve their energy efficiency measures. It purpose is to demonstrate a clear understanding of where energy is used in an organisation,...

ISO 50001 is a certification that provides a framework for establishing energy management best practice to help...

ENERTIC Smartbuilding

San Sebastián - Fomento de San Sebastián

ENERTIC is a smart building, a good practice directed at public authorities. It is a service for Smart Cities to show the benefits of a bio-climatic character building (near to zero emissions building), that meets the maximum parameters of energy efficiency and fosters...

ENERTIC is a smart building, a good practice directed at public authorities. It is a service for Smart Cities to show...

EURONET 50/50 MAX

Slovenia - RASR

This good practice is directed at buildings. It is an initiative to mobilize energy savings in schools and other public buildings through the implementation of the 50/50 methodology (which increases energy awareness of the building users and actively involves them in...

This good practice is directed at buildings. It is an initiative to mobilize energy savings in schools and other public...

The common challenge addressed by the CLEAN project is how best to meet EU energy efficiency targets for buildings in Europe’s regions. Buildings are responsible for 40% of energy consumption in the EU and the older ones consume between 8 and 12 times as much heating oil as new ones. Nine regions have joined together to address this challenge.

The objective is for the regions to work together between 2017–2022 to improve the capacity of their policy instruments to increase energy efficiency in housing and public infrastructure by 4%.

The expected changes will be better performance in 9 Investment for Growth & Jobs policy measures that address energy efficiency. This will result from greater focus in policy instruments on stimulating effective engagement between public authorities and citizens who own properties, and research centres and companies who can introduce new innovative energy efficiency solutions.

The main outputs will be Action Plans, revised governance arrangements for policy instruments, new types of projects supported as a result of interregional learning, and transfer of innovative policy and solutions.