Meet the Ambassadors of the Polish Covenant of Mayors Dialogue Platform!
We are pleased to present you the Ambassadors of the Polish Covenant of Mayors Dialogue Platform, which was created within the framework of the NET-COM project implemented by our Association in the period 2011-2013.
The role of the Ambassadors is to promote climate protection and the Covenant of Mayors initiative, as well as to represent the CoM signatories in the country and abroad. Among the Ambassadors there are representatives of six cities and municipalities active in the field of sustainable energy, who are also members of our Association: Bielawa, Częstochowa, Dzierżoniów, Gniewino, Lubin and Raciechowice.
Recommendations and tips available on-line at the Green Twinning helpdesk
We warmly invite all signatories of the Covenant of Mayors and local authorities interested in this initiative to use HELPDESK created within the framework of the Green Twinning Project and available on-line in English.
The project partners (EXERGIA, SEC, PNEC ZRMK and AER) offer via HELPDESK the technical support and guidance for the development of successful SEAPs and implementation of specific actions in the field of energy efficiency and use of RES implemented under the Covenant of Mayors.
RENERGY Holds Mid-Term Conference in Worms
Renewable energy experts from across Europe gathered in Worms, Germany for the Mid-Term Conference and 4th Steering Group Meeting of the RENERGY project on 10-11th October.
2nd Energy Lab in Jasło
August 27, 2013, in the meeting room of the Jaslo City Hall the second Energy Lab was organized within RENERGY project, co-financed by the EU European Regional Development Fund under the Interreg IVC programme. The meeting brought together 27 participants: representatives of local authorities from 12 municipalities, from Gorlice District and the Union of the Wisłoka River Basin Communes and PNEC. This time the lab was conducted around the theme of regional strategies for energy-conscious communities, especially about case studies activities.
Polish municipalities take advantage from Spanish experience related to RES use
 Representatives of twinning cities: Manuel Alarcón Pérez, Mayor of Padul and Kazimierz Stoltmann, Deputy Mayor of Kościerzyna |
Representatives of two municipalities from the pool of Polish municipalities involved in the Green Twinning Project (co-financed from IEE) – Kościerzyna and Piaseczno – participated in the study tour to Grenada Province in Southern Spain. They had the opportunity to visit different RES installations in the Province area and to learn about interesting measures implemented by Spanish municipalities to reduce the energy consumption on their territories.
The study tour started on 23rd of July 2013 with the visit in the main Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) of the metropolitan area of Granada (51% public, 49% private) in Churriana de la Vega municipality. The participants observed the structure, operation and efficiency of the sewage treatment plant as well as the biogas cogeneration facility that was installed in 2001 and takes advantage of the gas generated in the process of purification of water. The biogas generated in anaerobic mesophilic digestion (in the amount of approximately 3 500 m3/day) is collected in two tanks at a pressure of 25 mbar, and then used to produce electricity and heat in a cogeneration unit. The approximate daily energy production is 7.500 kWh. This helps to secure about 60% of energy demand of the plant.
Public conference Michelhausen/AT EU project VIS NOVA
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
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
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
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
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.
