1. ITE – Intelligent Energy

2. Partner Regions Austria –Eisenstadt (TOB) Slovakia –Trnava (VUC Trnava)

3. Burgenland: Facts and Visions  Electricity autonomy in 2013  Complete energy autonomy in 2020  Use of own resources with added value  Implementation of new business and technologies  No conflict with food production  Implementation at regional, communal and private level

4. Overall goals  Cross boarder development in the fields of renewable and sustainable energy business  Development and implementation of interregional co- operation of Slovakian and Austrian regions at regional, communal or private level  Reduction of dependency from imports of fossil energy

5. Specific goals  Support of use of regional renewable energy resources  Conception of useful mix of energy resources with respect to interregional energy businesses  Reduction (saving) of energy use  Reduction of greenhouse gases at regional (local) level  Support of Technologies for energy efficiency, Energy storing and logistics and the production of renewable energy

6. Target groups  Towns, communes, districts  Companies with business at renewable or sustainable energy sector (methods, products, services)  NGOs at the relevant energy sector  Research, development and qualification institutes

7. Work packages  WP 1 – Information and publicity Results, activities, Awareness raising, Information at energy production  WP 2 – Analyses and Concepts Öko-checks, Implementation of strategies  WP 3 – Establishment of a network network of institutes, NGOs, companies  WP 4 – Cross boarder Energy cluster Development of a cluster, strategies for sustainable continuing  WP 5 – common pilot projects Impulses for sustainable regional development  WP 6 – Project Management

8. EKKO  Approach → long term „Energy Balance“

9. ITE – Intelligent Energy