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PROSPECT+ Capacity Building Programme: 3rd call for mentees is now open!
The Horizon 2020 PROSPECT+ project announces the 3rd learning cycle for cities, regions and local energy agencies to participate as mentees at the Capacity Building Programme (CBP). The Capacity Building Programme (CBP) offers mentoring and training on innovative financing schemes in five different areas: i. public buildings, ii. private buildings, iii. public lighting, iv. transport, and v. cross-sectoral. Attention is given to improving the decision-making of cities and regions on how to choose projects for financing, as well as how to assess and ensure that the projects are finance ready. Applicants will have the opportunity to work side by side…
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The PROSPECT+ team met in person for the 1st time!
After 1 year of intense work and online meetings, the H2020 PROSPECT+ project partners had the chance to meet in-person for the first time in a physical meeting that took place on the 13th and 14th of October 2022, in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting aimed at gathering all the partners together, to discuss key results of the project so far, highlight the lessons learnt from the 1st Learning Cycle (LC) and plan the next steps in view of the second LC starting in November. During the meeting, presentations focused, on the main outcomes of the first LC based on the…
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PROSPECT+ Capacity Building Programme: Call for mentees’ applications is now open!
The PROSPECT+ project invites regional and local authorities, as well as the energy agencies that represent them, to apply as mentees in the 2nd learning cycle of the Capacity Building Programme. The Capacity Building Programme (CBP) focuses on innovative financing for energy and climate actions and is delivered upon the following 5 thematic areas: 1. Public buildings, 2. Private buildings, 3. Public lighting, 4. Transport and 5. Cross-sectoral. Applicants will be able to learn from experienced cities and energy agencies how to develop and implement innovative financing schemes for their sustainable energy and climate projects in order to support the…
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2nd PROSPECT+ webinar on innovative financing instruments for climate action!
The PROSPECT+ project is organising an informative webinar on how local and regional authorities can accelerate the implementation of their climate and energy action plans when subsidies are limited. The webinar will dive into a variety of innovative financing instruments for public investments in sustainable energy and mobility. In addition, the PROSPECT+ Capacity Building Programme will be introduced while the audience will have the opportunity to meet some of the PROSPECT+ mentors. During the webinar, information (e.g., the application process, dates, deadlines, etc.) on how to join the PROSPECT+ Programme as a mentee will be provided while eligibility and matching…
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PROSPECT+ Capacity Building programme: Apply as a mentee to learn how to implement innovative financing schemes!
The call for mentees for the 1st learning cycle of PROSPECT+ Capacity-Building Programme is now open. Regional and local authorities can learn from experienced peers about innovative financing for their sustainable energy and climate projects in order to support the energy transition in their cities. The PROSPECT+ Capacity-Building programme is structured upon 5 thematic areas: Public buildings Private buildings Public lighting Transport Cross-sectoral Are you the next mentee? To apply as a mentee, you should represent a regional or local authority and be directly involved in the financing and implementation of a local sustainable energy and climate project for which…
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The successful H2020 project Prospect is back as PROSPECT+!
The new project PROSPECT+ funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme continues to support European cities and regions in adopting energy efficiency measures, by building on the outcomes and existing knowledge of the previous successful project PROSPECT. PROSPECT enabled 149 local and regional authorities and 46 energy agencies and networks to learn how to finance and implement sustainable energy projects through a peer-to-peer (P2P) learning programme. ► Now, the focus is on developing a Capacity Building Programme (CBP) to facilitate regional and local authorities to implement effective and efficient sustainable energy plans, including their proper monitoring…
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Peer-Powered Cities and Regions: Success Stories from PROSPECT
We are glad to announce that after 3.5 years the European Commission (EC)-funded H2020 project, PROSPECT, came to an end leaving behind some great results and achievements! Innovative financing for sustainable projects is an option that allows for additional benefits compared to traditional loans and subsidies, but local authorities usually have little experience though high interest in them. PROSPECT came to fill in this gap and enrich their knowledge on how to identify and use innovative financing. PROSPECT allowed 195 local and regional authorities to exchange knowledge and experience on how to set up innovative financing schemes to implement their…
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Welcome to Triple-A
We are happy to announce the launch of the new H2020 project “Triple-A: Enhancing at an Early Stage the Investment Value Chain of Energy Efficiency Projects”. Triple-A officially started on the 1st of September 2019 and is funded by the EU Horizon 2020 programme. The overall aim of the Triple-A project is to assist financial institutions increase their deployment of capital in energy efficiency, making investments more transparent. The kick-off meeting was held in Athens, Greece on the 1st and 2nd of October 2019 to establish the relations between the partners and define the work plan of the following months.…
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The Horizon 2020 Project Triple-A has officially kicked-off
Assoc. Professor Dr. Alexandros Flamos, Director of TEESlab, participated in the kick-off meeting of the Horizon 2020 Project Triple-A in Athens. During the meeting, Prof. Flamos presented the Technoeconomics of Energy Systems laboratory (TEESlab) to the Triple-A Consortium and its role in the Project. In the context of Triple-A, TEESlab will apply its modeling suite (“TEEM”) to assess EU Member States’ energy efficiency financing risk profiles, as well as communicate the project’s outcomes to the wider public. Find more information on the Triple-A Project here.
