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Public conference Michelhausen/AT EU project VIS NOVA
- Wednesday, 19 June 2013
The VIS NOVA project, which started in May 2011, is part of the Central Europe program and has the objective of strengthening the energy independence of local authorities. Rising energy prices cause, that security of supply and affordable energy as well as its efficient use became a key competitive advantage and location factor.
Polish SEAPs presented in Brussels
- Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Representatives from European cities leading on sustainable energy actions gathered together in Brussels on Monday 18 March, at a European Commission forum organised by ManagEnergy.
Patrick Lambert, director of European Commission Agency EACI opened the meeting, welcoming the opportunity to present the results of the three Intelligent Energy Europe projects supporting the Covenant of Mayors initiative – City SEC, Regions 202020 and Energy for Mayors. PNEC was represented by Maria Stankiewicz, Anna Jaskuła i Patrycja Płonka responsible for the implementation of Energy for Mayors Project in Poland.
BBC Scotland in Primary School no 13 in Bielsko-Biała
- Tuesday, 30 October 2012
On 29th of October 2012 Primary School no 13 in Bielsko-Biała was visited by BBC Scotland, who was interested in its participation in the EURONET 50/50 energy-saving project coordinated by our Association. In the movie prepared by BBC children and youths from Great Britain will see how pupils from Bielsko-Biała save energy. The school managed to achieve huge electricity, natural gas and water savings with minimal investments. It had best results among all Polish schools participating in the EURONET 50/50 project.
It is worth having a garden over the head
- Sunday, 17 June 2012
Beginning from May 2012 the Association of Municipalities Polish Network “Energie Cités”, in cooperation with the Polish Association “Green Roofs” from Wrocław and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland), is implementing a two-year project entitled “A garden over your head – Swiss green roofs and living walls as a model and inspiration for innovative activities of Polish self-governments in the field of energy conservation and climate protection”.
Summary of implementation of the EURONET 50/50 project in Poland
- Tuesday, 13 March 2012
On 12th of March 2012 the Association of Municipalities Polish Network “Energie Cités” organized a conference summarizing implementation of educational project entitled EURONET 50/50 in Poland. The conference took place in Cracow and gathered school principals, teachers, representatives of city halls and representatives of organizations supporting environmental education of children and youths from all over the country.
3rd Covenant of Mayors Signature Ceremony in Brussels
- Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Representatives of Polish pioneer municipalities – Bielsko-Biała, Kościerzyna, Kozy and Szczyrk – took part in 3rd Covenant of Mayors Signature Ceremony which was organised in Brussels on 29th of November 2011.
The Covenant of Mayors is an ambitious initiative of the European Commission which engages European cities and municipalities in activities for climate protection. Covenant signatories commit to go beyond objectives of the EU climate & energy policy set for 2020 by reducing CO2 emissions in their respective territories by at least 20%.
Invitation to a conference „Development of innovative energy – building energy security of cities and municipalities” in Bielsko-Biała
- Wednesday, 20 July 2011
We would like to invite you to an international conference entitled “Development of innovative energy – building energy security of cities and municipalities”, which is organised jointly by the Municipality of Bielsko-Biała, the Association of Municipalities Polish Network „Energie Cités”, the Association of Polish Cities and the Silesian Union of Municipalities and Districts. The conference will take place on 12th and 13th of September 2011 in Bielsko-Biała. We are pleased to inform that this interesting event received patronage of Polish Presidency in the EU Council, as well as the patronage of the President of European Parliament, prof. Jerzy Buzek.
Energy Cities Annual Rendez Vous in Zagreb
- Thursday, 10 March 2011
The Energy Cities Annual Rendez Vous 2011 will take place on 6-8th of April in Zagreb (Croatia)! During the event, Energy Cities and the hosting city of Zagreb want to encourage European local authorities to “Do It Yourself…together”: Each city has its own energy challenges and skills, but only by teaming up with others it will be well prepared for an unpredictable 21st Century.
We already know the winners of the first season of the Polish RES Champions League!
- Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Best „players” of the Polish RES League – 18 municipalities – received awards on the 6th of October 2009 during 1st RES Forum entitled "Renewable energy sources and energy conservation in municipalities – theory and practice" which took place in Cracow.
Winners of the RES Champions League 2010
- Tuesday, 22 June 2010
The gala award ceremony of the European RES Champions League took place on Wednesday, 19th of May 2010, in Dunkerque. It was a part of the 6th European conference of sustainable cities and towns.
The gold medal in the general ranking went to Prato-allo-Stelvio (Italy). German cities of Neckarsulm and Ulm took gold medals respectively in the categories "20,000 to 100,000 inhabitants" and "more than 100,000 inhabitants". And last but not least, the town of Nowa Deba – representative of the Polish RES League and member of PNEC - received gold medal in the division "5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
