Maria Stankiewicz Director Association of Municipalities Polish Network „Energie Cités” Ul. Floriańska 55/ Kraków, Poland tel./fax Kaunas, 8 June 2005 Experience of Association of Municipalities Polish Network „Energie Cités” (PNEC)

The Association of Municipalities, Polish Network “Energie Cités” (PNEC) is a non governmental, non profit organisation with its office located in Kraków. The organisation was registered in The statutory goal of the Association is promotion of energy efficiency and creation of municipal development strategy, including renewable energy. Kaunas, 8 June 2005

PNEC Members The Association has 26 municipal members in Poland, 1 in Lithuania and 2 supporting organisations in Ukraine. Moreover, the Association has 14 supporting members from business firms and associations. Kaunas, 8 June 2005

PNEC Partners  European Network “Energie Cités”, Besançon, France  Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME), France  Netherlands Agency for Energy and the Environment (NOVEM)  European Institute for Environmental Energy (EIEE), Denmark  ORASE Energie Romania (OER)  Slovak Energy Agency (SEA)  South-Bohemia Region (SBR), The Czech Republic  Standing Conference of Serbian Municipalities (SCSMEE), Serbia  Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI)  Municipal Energy Efficiency Network/EcoEnergy, Bulgaria  Center for Municipal and Regional Development, Lviv, Ukraine  The Ukrainian Network of Energy Efficient Cities Lviv, Ukraine  South-East Center of Municipal and Regional Developing in Lugansk, Ukraine  Alliance to Save Energy (ASE), USA  Foundation for Energy Efficiency, Poland Kaunas, 8 June 2005

POLISH  National Fund for Environmental Protection & Water Management (NFOŚiGW)  Voivodeship Fund for Environmental Protection & Water Management (WFOŚiGW) EUROPEAN UNION PROGRAMMES  TEMPUS  SAVE II  ALTENER  INTERREG IIIC PNEC financing sources Kaunas, 8 June 2005

USAID  Poland-America-Ukraine Cooperation Initiative (PAUCI)  Academy for Educational Development (AED)  Municipal Network for Energy Efficiency (MUNEE)  World Learning  EcoLinks WORLD PROGRAMMES  Global Environmental Facility (GEF)  Regional Environmental Centre (REC)  International Energy Agency (IEA) Kaunas, 8 June 2005 PNEC financing sources

11 years of Polish Network “Energie Cites” Participation in over 30 projects, organising over 40 seminars, training's, study tours and conferences in the framework of the project financed by: EU programmes (TEMPUS, SAVE, ALTENER) and USAID (World, Learning, ASE, AED, PAUCI, MUNEE) In over 2100 representatives from local authorities were trained: from Poland – about 2000 people from Ukraina – 84 people from Croatia – 22 people from Armenia – 12 people from Moldova – 12 people Kaunas, 8 June 2005

PNEC Projects Started: May 2003 Completed: March 2004 Total costs: Euro Implementation ang follow up of European Project: ALTENER programme – CityRES project Kaunas, 8 June 2005 Renewable energies as a challenge for local authorities. The examples of good practice in Poland and the European Union

Polish Network „Energie Cités” received from the European network Energie-Cités CD-ROM presenting 105 best practices of use of renewable energy in cities and communities in 19 European countries. CD-ROM prepared in English and French by Energie-Cités with the financial support of European Commission within the scope of the ALTENER Programme was translated into Polish. Idea Kaunas, 8 June 2005 Renewable energies as a challenge for local authorities. The examples of good practice in Poland and the European Union

Sponsors National Fund for Environmental Protection & Water Management Voivodship Fund for Environmental Protection & Water Management in Katowice Voivodship Fund for Environmental Protection & Water Management in Kraków Kaunas, 8 June 2005 Renewable energies as a challenge for local authorities. The examples of good practice in Poland and the European Union

Polish Network „Energie Cités” prepared another CD- ROM “Renewable energies in Poland. 70 good practice” which contains 72 examples of Polish practice of the renewable energy use. Activities Kaunas, 8 June 2005 Renewable energies as a challenge for local authorities. The examples of good practice in Poland and the European Union

5000 sets of this two CD-ROMs were published by Polish Network „Energie Cités” and given gratuitously to every Polish municipality and eight NGOs dealing with renewable energy. Dissemination:  to all municipalities in Poland with the magazine „Czysta Energia”  Polish Association of Biomass POLBIOM  Polish Association of Solar Energy PTES  Polish Geothermal Association  Ecological Education Center in Ełk  Renewable Energy Center in Janów  NordicHouse Małopolska  Silesian Union of Municipalities and Districts  The Union of Rural Communes of the Republic of Poland Results Kaunas, 8 June 2005 Renewable energies as a challenge for local authorities. The examples of good practice in Poland and the European Union

Summary Cooperation: Energie- Cités, Silesian Union of Municipalities and Districts, Association of Rural Communes of the RP, translators, graphics, designers, computer scientists, municipalities, „Polska Ekologia” Ltd., Local government of Cieszyn (PNEC Member) Contacts: Editorial staff of „Czysta Energia”, NGO’s, municipalities Difficulties: Silesian Union of Municipalities and Districts – passive partners, various procedures of evaluation and reporting for three different sponsors Administrative i financial aspects: 3 various sponsors, different criteria of project granting and reporting, different and very time consuming procedures Kaunas, 8 June 2005 Renewable energies as a challenge for local authorities. The examples of good practice in Poland and the European Union

Renewable Energy – Transfer of Knowledge and Technologies for Regional Innovation Strategies Started: March 2005 Finished: December 2006 Total costs: Euro Kaunas, 8 June

IDEA 1.Follow up of European project: TEMPUS JOINT EUROPEAN PROJECT IB_ JEP „Course on Sustainable Energy for Local Administrators”, AGH students visited PNEC and asked about possibilities to participate in sudy tours to learn about RE investments 2.Information from Marshal office that in preliminary call for proposals – January-February 2004: 260 applications were sent, only 1 application referred to renewable energy, but did not meet formal requirements. Kaunas, 8 June Renewable Energy – Transfer of Knowledge and Technologies for Regional Innovation Strategies

IROP, Measure Regional Innovation Strategies and Transfer of Knowledge Competition of the Malopolska Marshal Office November 2004 Submission Kaunas, 8 June Renewable Energy – Transfer of Knowledge and Technologies for Regional Innovation Strategies

- preparing database connected with renewable energy, a manual (1 000 copies) for the private sector interested in renewables, - organising 22 training sessions (1 day each) in the whole Malopolskie Voivodeship, - 10 probations in private companies (6 months each) for graduates and teachers from academies in Malopolskie Voivodeship Activities Kaunas, 8 June Renewable Energy – Transfer of Knowledge and Technologies for Regional Innovation Strategies

Summary Partners : - Polish Association of the Employers of Renewable Energy, Sector and Environmental Protection - University of Mining and Metallurgy in Cracow (AGH) Administrative i financial aspects: 100% financing from IROP, prefinancing 20%. Kaunas, 8 June Renewable Energy – Transfer of Knowledge and Technologies for Regional Innovation Strategies

SchooBIE-DO School Buildings Integrated Energy Development Operation Kaunas, 8 June 2005 Started: October 2003 Finished: May 2006 Total costs: Euro

SchooBIE-DO School Buildings Integrated Energy Development Operation Partnership: Leader: Energie-Cités, Besancon, France Partners: Cork County Energy Agency (CCEA), Cork, Ireland ORASE ENERGIE ROMANIA (OER), Sibiu, Romania Polish Network „Energie Cités”, Kraków, Poland Kaunas, 8 June 2005

Six Phases/Elements Setting up Reviewing Policy Energy Monitoring Energy appraisals – efficiency and renewables Preparing for TPF Dissemination SchooBIE-DO School Buildings Integrated Energy Development Operation Kaunas, 8 June 2005 Activities

SchooBIE-DO School Buildings Integrated Energy Development Operation Kaunas, 8 June 2005 Summary Cooperation: Energie-Cités, Besancon, FranceCork County Energy Agency (CCEA), Cork, Ireland, ORASE ENERGIE ROMANIA (OER), Sibiu, Romania, Polish Network „Energie Cités”, Kraków, Poland, 11 municipalities Difficulties: Energy audit procedures does not reffer to renewables. Administrative i financial aspects: 50% cofinancing