ManagEnergy Workshop, Brussels, Belgium
14 April 2011
Capacity Building Workshop on the ELENA facility
Following the successful ManagEnergy ELENA (European Local ENergy Assistance) workshop that was held during the 2010 EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), a second ManagEnergy ELENA capacity building workshop was held this year, the day after the Annual ManagEnergy Conference.
Workshop Programme
The workshop programme included presentations from the European Investment Bank (EIB), as well as good practices from the local and regional level and practical information on how to submit a successful application to ELENA.
Workshop Presentations
- Introduction and Workshop Overview
Mr Roman Doubrava, European Commission, DG Energy (Workshop Moderator)
Session 1: Presentation on the ELENA Facility and other initiatives
- The ELENA facility
Ms Agnès Morel and Mr Reinhard Six, European Investment Bank
- A new KfW-Facility in favour of sustainable investments of small and medium sized municipalities
Dr. Isabelle Canu, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)
- Mobilising local energy investments technical assistance
Mr Damien Cocard, Mobilising Local Energy Investment (MLEI)
Session 2 : Presentations on Good Practice experiences, from beneficiary cities
- SPIS – Tramways in Skåne
Ms Malena Möller, SPIS project, Municipality of Malmö
- ELENA – European Local ENergy Assistance
Mr Sergio Zabot, Energy efficiency in public buildings/ESCOs and public lighting, Province of Milan
- Development of smart-grid infrastructure in autonomous island grids of the Aegean Sea in Greece
Mr Alexis Chatzimpiros, Smart grids, DAFNI (Network of sustainable Aegean islands)
Past ManagEnergy ELENA workshops
- Information on the 2010 ManagEnergy ELENA Workshop
Photos of the workshop
Workshop panel: Damien Cocard - EACI, Agnès Morel - EIB, Reinhard Six - EIB, Roman Doubrava - EC DG Energy, Malena Möller - Municipality of Malmö, Sergio Zabot - Province of Milan, Alexis Chatzimpiros - DAFNI
Mr Chatzimpiros - DAFNI, Mr Cocard - EACI, Ms Morel - EIB, Mr Six - EIB
Dr Canu - KfW
Mr Cocard - EACI
Mr Six - EIB, Mr Cocard - EACI, Ms Morel - EIB
Interpretation was available in six languages
Participants enjoyed the networking opportunity at the end of the workshop
