Synergies between EU projects: ππππππ-ππππππ (2)
Follows fromΒ part 1
Roberto Bianco (ARRR) presents the objectives of the 2 European projects: REC4U (Interreg Europe) aims at improving the governance policy, INVECE (Interreg Maritime Italy France) aims at prototyping, modelling and supporting RECs and at creating a REC Observatory.
He shows the results of an enquiry carried out at regional level of REC initiatives (around 80 data collection forms sent to the Municipalities and during ARRR participation in events, meetings, etc.). He highlights the critical issues in the development of a REC and shows 5 REC prototypes (examples that are presented during the meeting) identified starting from the RECβs promoter with the aim of defining how a reference REC model can be structured and how it can be supported.
Some interesting data:Β
- the legal form most used in 2 out of 3 cases is the unrecognized association;Β
- in 20% of cases the REC first establishes itself or starts its establishment (Council resolution) and then draws up a business plan and/or broadens the number of members;Β
- the aggregations of 2 or more Municipalities (started after the GSE* rules) represent 22% of cases and if we add the subjects that operate in multiple cabins, the figure reaches 40%;Β * GSE is a publicly-owned company, Energy Services Manager, promoting and supporting RES in Italy
- for the financing of the plants, only 44% have identified the method (in most cases, Municipalities, the PPP is used, often putting out to tender both the construction of the plant and the development and management of the REC).
The project INVECE makes resources available (in the form of services and audits) to provide support to at least 2 RECs (established or in the process of being established) which actually need assistance, but which will demonstrate that they have started a path of development and sustainability.
An Expression of Interest will be published shortly on the INVECE project website. The selection will be based on a self-assessment grid with predefined criteria and scores and the ranking that will be drawn up could be used by other bodies interested in awarding aid to RECs.
For the REC4EU project, he reports some interesting good practices that emerged from the exchange with the project partners, in particular
- on help for participatory and citizen projects on RES,Β
- incentive for training on still little-known issues regarding RECs,Β
- support for aggregations of RECs and development of coordination and monitoring activities especially for local "social" companies involved in the fight against energy poverty.Β
For details of the intervention, please refer to his presentation (link here)
Susanna Ceccanti (ARRR) shows objectives and partnerships of the European projects REC4EU and INVECE and, in reference to this second project, presents the Cross-Border RECs Observatory which will be launched shortly in December 2024/January 2025 during a regional event on energy transition and RECs. It will involve, starting from the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, all stakeholders interested in the creation of a network, exchange of good practices, sharing of actions to support and disseminate RECs. The Observatory will also have a development at Tuscany region level with the aim, among others, of monitoring the results of the RECs and the social impacts over time. Stakeholders can provide their contribution because this is the conception and implementation phase of the Observatory and therefore whoever wants, can help the partnership to start it by signing the memorandum. Link to her presentation here
To be continued =>
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