1. www.pnec.org.pl Maria Stankiewicz Director Association of Municipalities Polish Network „Energie Cités” Ul. Floriańska 55/7 31-019 Kraków, Poland tel./fax 12 429 17 93 email: biuro@pnec.org.pl www.pnec.org.pl Kaunas, 8 June 2005 Experience of Association of Municipalities Polish Network „Energie Cités” (PNEC)

2. 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 1994. The statutory goal of the Association is promotion of energy efficiency and creation of municipal development strategy, including renewable energy. www.pnec.org.pl Kaunas, 8 June 2005

3. 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. www.pnec.org.pl Kaunas, 8 June 2005

4. 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 www.pnec.org.pl Kaunas, 8 June 2005

5. 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 www.pnec.org.pl PNEC financing sources Kaunas, 8 June 2005

6. 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) www.pnec.org.pl Kaunas, 8 June 2005 PNEC financing sources

7. www.pnec.org.pl 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 1995- 2005 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

8. PNEC Projects www.pnec.org.pl Started: May 2003 Completed: March 2004 Total costs: 23 740 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

9. 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. www.pnec.org.pl Idea Kaunas, 8 June 2005 Renewable energies as a challenge for local authorities. The examples of good practice in Poland and the European Union

10. www.pnec.org.pl 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

11. 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. www.pnec.org.pl Activities Kaunas, 8 June 2005 Renewable energies as a challenge for local authorities. The examples of good practice in Poland and the European Union

12. 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 www.pnec.org.pl Results Kaunas, 8 June 2005 Renewable energies as a challenge for local authorities. The examples of good practice in Poland and the European Union

13. www.pnec.org.pl 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

14. Renewable Energy – Transfer of Knowledge and Technologies for Regional Innovation Strategies Started: March 2005 Finished: December 2006 Total costs: 92500 Euro Kaunas, 8 June 2005 www.pnec.org.pl

15. IDEA 1.Follow up of European project: TEMPUS JOINT EUROPEAN PROJECT IB_ JEP 14326 „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 2005 www.pnec.org.pl Renewable Energy – Transfer of Knowledge and Technologies for Regional Innovation Strategies

16. IROP, Measure 2.6 - Regional Innovation Strategies and Transfer of Knowledge Competition of the Malopolska Marshal Office November 2004 Submission Kaunas, 8 June 2005 www.pnec.org.pl Renewable Energy – Transfer of Knowledge and Technologies for Regional Innovation Strategies

17. - 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 2005 www.pnec.org.pl Renewable Energy – Transfer of Knowledge and Technologies for Regional Innovation Strategies

18. 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 2005 www.pnec.org.pl Renewable Energy – Transfer of Knowledge and Technologies for Regional Innovation Strategies

19. SchooBIE-DO School Buildings Integrated Energy Development Operation www.pnec.org.pl Kaunas, 8 June 2005 Started: October 2003 Finished: May 2006 Total costs: 536 044 Euro

20. 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 www.pnec.org.pl Kaunas, 8 June 2005

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

22. www.pnec.org.pl 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