SO 2.1 : Promoting energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Due to its high energy consumption, the North-West Europe (NWE) region is key to reach the EU’s target of an increased overall energy efficiency of 32,5% until 2030. Various fields show a high potential for improvement. Energy performance levels in buildings and in transport are still too low. Furthermore, the deployment of decentralised energy production and smart energy systems such as smart grids and smart meters needs to be improved. The Programme seeks to increase the capacity of NWE communities to improve energy efficiency and to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
SO 2.2 : Promoting renewable energy in accordance with Directive (EU) 2018/2001, including the sustainability criteria set out therein
The North-West Europe (NWE) region is one of the highest energy-consuming regions in the EU. While most countries in the Programme area are on track to achieve EU targets for deployment of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), there is an unexploited potential to improve the mix and consumption of renewable energy. Barriers must be broken down through cooperation projects to maximise this potential mix to contribute to climate change mitigation.
Decarbonise public procurement in NWE – account for the future
DeCarb-Pro aims to reduce carbon emissions resulting from procurement by local authorities in Northwest Europe. Because public procurement has a key impact on carbon emissions. We want to achieve this
Status : ongoing
See the project websiteAquathermal Heating and Cooling for Energy Communities
Aquathermal energy technologies enable the extraction of heat or cold from water – surface water from rivers, canals, lakes, etc – and subsequent processing, through heat pumps, to support local or di
Status : ongoing
See the project websiteScaling Up the Energy Poverty Approach
Energy poverty has been deemed a major challenge by the European Commission and “lifting vulnerable citizens out of it is an urgent task for the EU”. EU-surveys in 2021 found that energy poverty appli
Status : ongoing
See the project websiteREinforce Going for REnewable Energy in North-West Europe greenHOUSEs
RE-Greenhouse aims to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy production in greenhouses.The project focuses on the Interreg NWE region, which has the highest density of heated
Status : ongoing
See the project websiteMaintenance, Overhaul, Repair & Engineering for Sustainability
The North-West Europe (NWE) region is key to reach the EU’s target of an increased overall energy efficiency of 32,5% until 2030. The industry in NWE is the largest consumer of fossil energy and needs
Status : ongoing
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