Project Info

LEADING THE WAY TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PROPAGATE THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (LED)

LED project It’s good opportunity to support, one of the main challenges in the cross-border area, the lack of progress in the field of renewable energy sources (RES) and energy-saving in public buildings. LED Project addresses this challenge, focusing on a specific group of public buildings: schools. Through children and the educational system, the adult population may be effectively sensitized which in turn will ensure the long-term impact of the Project.

The creation of the Cross-border Centers and Network will be of crucial importance for the sustainability and transferability of the Project results and outputs, developing connections, synergies and links between its members towards the promotion and dissemination of project outcomes to other competent authorities of the Programme area and beyond.

The overall objective of LED Project is to improve end-users’ behavior towards higher energy efficiency, which will ultimately result in the reduction ofenergy consumption in public buildings. Project activities will improve energy efficiency in public buildings, will promote the use of RES and raise social awareness on energy saving issues.

LED is aimed at raising public awareness on energy saving practices through a widespread environmental education campaign addressed to primary and secondary education, followed by a campaign focused on the adult population. The Project will be accompanied by the elaboration of a Cross-Border Plan to achieve common strategy between Greece and Albania (policy alignment) regarding energy efficiency and the use of RES, as well as by the creation of the LED Model towards this end,by proposing 3 specific kind of interventions

• technological equipment for energy efficiency;
• use of RES and
• Smart ICT technology advancements. Piloting the model will take place in three public schools, two in South Albania (Korce&Dropull) and one in Western Macedonia.

The Project is of broad area significance, including pilot actions with best practice potential, while cross-border cooperation is needed to effectively address this common challenge, thus a coherent consortium will be created to produce concrete outputs & achieve the anticipated results, involving competent, experienced and committed Partners from both sides of the borders.

LED Project is focused on a cross border cooperation towards energy efficiency, through small scale investments in energy efficiency and use of RES in public school buildings, the implementation of pilot actions for energy saving in public buildings, including the use of smart ICT tools and ultimately through joint public awareness initiatives.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

• Culture shaping, in practices of energy efficiency and the use of RES, to the wider sections of the population
• Reduction of final energy consumption of buildings in the Cross-border Region
• Strengthening local energy efficiency management efforts by providing the responsible authorities with tools to create a strategic framework for establishing energy efficiency in public buildings
• Setting up a cross-border network ensuring coherence and coordination of the Project results and outputs
• Networking with existing networks for research and implementation of energy saving practices and policies
• An improved understanding of the cross-border threat of climate change, especially regarding energy
• Development of a joint model for establishing methods and fostering actions in order to reduce overall energy consumption, to increase the use of RES and improve energy efficiency in public school buildings.

• Priority Axis: Promotion of the environment & sustainable transport and public infrastructure
  • Thematic Priority: Protecting the environment & promoting climate change adaptation & mitigation, risk prevention & management through, inter alia: joint actions for environmental protection; promoting sustainable use of natural resources, resource efficiency, renewable energy sources and the shift towards a safe and sustainable low-carbon economy promoting investment to address specific risks, ensuring disaster resilience and developing disaster management systems and emergency preparedness.
  • Specific Objective: 3 Increase energy efficiency and the use of RES
• Project Duration: 24 Months

        Start Date: 01.06.2018        End Date: 30.05.2020

Partners

• LB1: National Agency of Natural Resources (AL)
• PB2: Regional Development Agency of Western Macedonia S.A. (GR)
• PB3: Regional Primary and Secondary Education Directorate of Western Macedonia (GR)
• PB4: Municipality of Dropull (AL)
• PB5: Municipality of Korca (AL)