Projects

North Sea - SEP
North Sea Sustainable Energy Planning


Summary

During the last few years, the costs for fossil energy resources have been heavily increasing. A possibility to absorb rising costs is to critically question the status quo of energy consumption in order to be able to use existing energy saving potentials. Rising energy costs are contributing to a steadily increasing source of financial pressure for public utilities. This leads to a negative cycle: the public bodies have a lower budget at hand while at the same time the costs are rising, despite the lower demand. There is no available model showing how to link energy policies with the regional and/or local development.

The aim of North Sea - SEP was to foster a future oriented development on regional level by an energy oriented approach. To tackle these problems, the project had to improve local/regional development and the decision making processes by creating tools for regional planners. Successful reorientation and creation of new profiles like energy regions had to consider all actors in a region to involve them in the processes and to create ground for interactive development. Therefore methods and tools for regional planning and decision making were developed with focus on systematic energy planning.

Duration
01/09/2009 - 31/07/2013
Priority
2 - Promoting the Sustainable Management of our Environment
Area of Intervention
2.4 Promoting environmentally responsible energy production practices
ERDF Grant
2,598,225.00 €
Total Eligible Budget
5,196,450.00 €
Lead Beneficiary
Jade University of Applied Sciences Oldenburg, Germany
Tim Brauckmüller
northseasep@atenekom.eu
Tel: +49 (0)30 60 98 990-0
Project Homepage
Beneficiaries per Country
Germany
Europäisches Institut für Innovation e.V.
Municipality of Worpswede
Jade University of Applied Sciences Oldenburg, Germany
City of Osterholz-Scharmbeck
REON AG
U.A.N. Communal Environment Action
Municipality of Hambergen
Municipality of Ritterhude
Municiplatity of Grasberg
Municipality of Lilienthal
United Kingdom
Aberdeen City Council
Dundee College - Construction & Built Environment Centre
Edinburgh University
Belgium
Intercommunale Leiedal
Imog
The Netherlands
Provincie Drenthe
Tynaarlo Municipality
Sweden
Energikontor Sydost
Energy and Environment Centre
Municipality of Varberg/campus varberg
Denmark
Green Network
Hedensted Kommune
Vejle Kommune
Fredericia Kommune
Kolding Kommune
Middelfart Kommune
Background and Aim

Aims
The aim of North Sea - SEP was to foster a future oriented development on regional level by an energy oriented approach. To tackle these problems, the project had to improve local/regional development and the decision making processes by creating tools for regional planners. Successful reorientation and creation of new profiles like energy regions had to consider all actors in a region to involve them in the processes and to create ground for interactive development. Therefore methods and tools for regional planning and decision making were developed with focus on systematic energy planning.

Background

During the last few years, the costs for fossil energy resources have been heavily increasing. Rising energy costs are contributing to a steadily increasing financial pressure for public utilities. In addition, small and smallest towns, often situated in rural areas, have to face a decreasing number of inhabitants. This leads to a negative cycle: the public bodies have a lower budget at hand while at the same time the costs are rising, despite the lower demand. Of course policy-makers recognize the problem and are taking action, however another difficulty appears: there is no available model showing how to link energy policies with the regional and/or local development.

  • Development of a transnational model for strategic energy planning
  • Innovative processes for regional development in terms of delivery of energy business cases and models and methods on a transnational, regional and local level
  • Creation of a knowledge based WIKI system to share case studies and best practices
  • Development of a new North Sea Region foundation on regional development in the field of energy consumption and renewable energies
  • Facilitation of the set-up of a cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary triple helix model of innovation
  • Delivery of new methods, roadmaps and tools for sustainable energy planning - on-line GIS planning system for renewable energy production

Final Conference Oldenburg 2012 No.8

Final Conference Oldenburg 2012 No.7

Final Conference Oldenburg 2012 No.6

Final Conference Oldenburg 2012 No.5

Final Conference Oldenburg 2012 No.4

Final Conference Oldenburg 2012 No.3

Final Conference Oldenburg 2012 No.2

Final Conference Oldenburg 2012 No.1

Midterm Conference Assen 2011 No.4

Midterm Conference Assen 2011 No.3

Midterm Conference Assen 2011 No.2

Midterm Conference Assen 2011 No.1

Project Meeting Växjö 2010 No.2

Project Meeting in Växjö 2010 No.1

Kick-Off-Meeting 2009

Kick-Off-Meeting 2009
Documents
Evaluation Handbook
Benchmark Tool – Handbook
Benchmark Tool
Energiekataster Ritterhude
Visibility Analysis Repowering SEP Knies
GIS Academy HP
GIS Academy JK
Hedensted Municipality - folder
Business model Middelfart
North Sea – SEP – Background template
Analysis of energy context Kronoberg Sweden
Baseline – Halland
Baseline Paper – Tynaarlo-Drenthe
Baseline Paper Osterholz
Denmark – Baseline Paper
NorthSea – SEP – Regional Baseline Paper – Kortrijk region
Forest fuel potential – Vaexjoe
Cavity Wall Insulation in Existing Buildings – Jade HS
Synopsis paper
Checklist for subsequent insulation form
Sustainable energy solutions provinciehuis archief
Drenthe Roadmap to Climate Contracts
Training social labor force
Leiedal note on carbon emission monitor
Denmark – CO2 calculator
North Sea – SEP Aberdeen electronic flyer
Alternative Energy Strategy – Aberdeen
Final Report – June 2012
Climate and Energystrategy Kronoberg
Energy strategy municipality Aelmhults
Final Report – June2012
Appraisal Model – Concept of economic analyses
North Sea SEP Magazin
Energybalance – municipality of Tingsryd 2010
Brochure Energy Mobile
Regional Energy Strategy Leiedal
Two models for LCC in Vaexjoe ESS
Roemers boekje
Municipal Energy Management Infoletter
Sustainable Energy Planning 5 – Dissemination
Sustainable Energy Planning 4 – Public Buildings
Sustainable Energy Planning 3 – Networking
Sustainable Energy Planning 2 – Business Models
Sustainable Energy Planning 1 – Regional Strategies
Foundation Agreement SEP
North Sea – SEP – U.A.N Broschuere

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