1. Experience: Structural Funds and Energy Efficiency in Buildings Dr. Feliksas Zinevičius Director of Kaunas Regional Energy Agency (KREA) Workshop: Intelligent Energy Europe – Boosting regional competitiveness through sustainable energy.

2. Kaunas Regional Energy Agency Was founded in June 2003 under the SAVE II. Has a legal status of Public institution. The founders are: Kaunas City Municipality Kaunas University of Technology Lithuanian Energy Institute JSC Kauno energija

3. Objectives To support Lithuanian economy in implementing directives of EU To disseminate know-how of EU countries and to accelerate integration of Lithuanian subjects in EU To develop international contacts and promote the local cooperation To promote and develop rational use of energy To promote use of RES To contribute to environment protection To disseminate know-how by seminars, workshops and publications

4. EU Barometer (for 19.08.2010)

5. Operational Programmes 1. Human Resources Development 2. Economic Growth 3. Cohesion Promotion Number of contracts Contracted amount, millions of Lt. Confirmed expenditure, millions of Lt. Number of finished projects Amount of support, millions Lt. Energy Renovation of public buildings, national level 204531,8169,91427,4 Renovation of public buildings, regional level 134184,477,11415,5

6. Financing scheme Tender for Energy Audit Ministry of Economy Municipality List of schools Ministry of Education &Science Municipality Tender for Technical project Tender for Contractor Lithuanian Business Support Agency Decision KREA PLANNINGPREPARATION School Technical advisor/ Renovation administrator Ministry of Economy

7. Energy Audits In period of year 2005 – 2009 KREA carried out Energy Audits and prepared Reports with technical-economical evaluations for SF funding of: 18 schools 16 kindergartens *11 schools and 1 kindergarten were/are in the process.

8. Process No.School / kindergartenFunds allocated / of which EU funds, Lt Funds paid out / of which EU funds, Lt Status 1.S. Stanevičiaus school2 407 626 / 2 046 4821 709 646 / 1 453 244Finished 2.Baltupių school2 207 722 / 1 876 5642 064 338 / 1 754 717Finished 3.Žemynos school1 314 742 / 1 117 5311 293 949 / 1 099 857Finished 4.Pasaka kindergarten729 821 / 620 348729 819,9 620 247Finished 5.S. Neries school2 893 990 / 2 459 8911 336 555 / 1 136 072Under implementation 6.Grigiškių school1 880 000 / 1 598 0001 709 686 / 1 453 244Under implementation 7.S. Kovalevskajos school2 544 000 / 2 162 4002 008 168 / 1 706 943Under implementation 8.Lazdynų school2 155 759 / 1 832 3951 822 278 / 1 548 936Under implementation 9.E. Pliaterytės school1 535 737 (request)Under evaluation 10.M. Biržiškos school3 462 280 (request)Under evaluation 11.Minties school4 529 572 (request)Under evaluation 12.Liepkalnio school1 192 754 (request)Under evaluation

9. Information

10. Example: Baltupių secondary school Energy saving measures IIIIII New windows and doorsXXX Insulation of wallsXXX Renovation of heating systemXXX Roof insulationXX Insulation of floor (cellar)XX Insulation of cellar wallsX Pane of glass blockX Renovation of electricity systemX Renovation of cold water systemX Investment, Lt 156655421848223778465 Investment, Lt/m2 heated area 273380658 Pay back time, years 11,914,517,9 Real PB time, year 8,09,210,6 Savings, % of total consumption 27,249,552,8

11. Supporting activities (1) Outcomes of KREA participation in project Display–CYBER – all schools and kindergartens of Kaunas city are classified according their energy consumption, cold water consumption and CO 2 emissions.

12. Supporting activities (2) Objects

13. Conclusions 1. Activity of KREA (preparation of Energy Audits with technical-economical evaluation reports) resulted in use of more than 11 millions Lt. of SF. 2. Supporting activity in Display-CYBER project gives possibility to define potential of energy saving in schools and kindergartens of Kaunas city. 3. Participation in Covenant of Mayors implementation activities (in particular of IEE project Energy for mayors) will be used to disseminate gained knowledge to other municipalities of Lithuania and to attract them prepare applications for SF.

14. Thank you for your attention KREA Breslaujos str. 3b LT-44403 Kaunas tel.: +370 37 491043 krea@techpark.lt www.krea.lt