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PEPESEC Newsletter – Jan 2010
Posted by: | CommentsThe new PEPESEC newsletter includes stories about our partners involvement in the Copenhegan Conference, Manchester City Council’s launch of their Climate Change Action Plan and examples of how the PEPESEC partners have been engaging with local stakeholders.
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PEPESEC Newsletter – Jan 09
Posted by: | CommentsThe January 2009 Newsletter is now available. Read about the launch of the Energy Planning Knowledge Bank, the economic case for Energy Planning and the success of the study tour visits.
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Katowice Study Visit Report – April 2009
Posted by: | CommentsOver 2 days in April 2009 PEPESEC project partners visited the city-region of Katowice, Poland, to view practical examples of sustainable energy projects in the municipality of Katowice.
Murcia Study Visit Report – October 2008
Posted by: | CommentsOver 2 days in October 2008 PEPESEC project partners visited the city of Murcia to gain an appreciation of the local energy planning context and to view practical examples of sustainable energy plan, projects and initiatives in the municipality of Murcia
Genoa Study Visit Report – May 2009
Posted by: | CommentsOver 3 days in May 2009 PEPESEC project partners visited the city of Genoa to gain an appreciation of the national and local energy planning context and to view practical examples of sustainable energy projects.
Amaroussion Study Visit – March 2009
Posted by: | CommentsOver three days in March 2009 PEPESEC project partners visited the city of Amaroussion in order to gain an understanding of the national and local energy planning context and to view practical examples of sustainable energy projects in the municipality of Amaroussion as well as in the broader region of Attica. A number of infrastructures [...]
Malmo Study Visit – April 2008
Posted by: | CommentsOver 2 and a half days in April 2008 PEPESEC project partners visited Malmö in South Sweden to hold the first project meeting and the first study visit within the project. The focus of the meeting was to get an introduction to energy planning – the Swedish way, and to look at sustainable urban development [...]
Manchester Study Visit – June 2008
Posted by: | CommentsOver 2 days in June 2008 PEPESEC project partners visited the city-region of Greater Manchester to gain an appreciation of the national and local energy planning context and to view practical examples of sustainable energy projects in the municipalities of Manchester and Oldham.
Energy Planning in Nantes: A Detailed Case Study
Posted by: | CommentsThe Urban Community of Nantes (Nantes Métropole) is a young local administration, constituted in 2001, which groups 24 municipalities surrounding the city of Nantes. Among others, it has the responsibility for coordination, implementation and monitoring of climate change and energy policies. Nantes Métropole has been undertaking energy planning since the early 90’s, when it first [...]
Energy Planning in Helsinki: A Detailed Case Study
Posted by: | CommentsThe City of Helsinki has acquired throughout the years great expertise in energy planning. Already in 1974, the city administration created the Energy Savings Board. This public body is responsible for coordinating, supervising and steering the energy savings projects and initiatives developed in different city departments.
This case study looks in depth at energy planning in [...]
