The SHREC (SHifting towards Renewable Energy for Transition to Low Carbon Energy) project addresses the challenge of transition to a low carbon economy, in relation with renewable energy use of business and households facilitating them to invest in low-carbon, renewable energy measures reducing CO2 producing activities and shifting to activities with low CO2 footprint. The project idea originated from an urgent need for a transition to a cleaner, more sustainable and less carbon intensive energy future.
The project overall objective is to improve regional and national policies increasing the share of energy from renewable sources in the overall energy mix and encouraging and facilitating the production and use of renewables by businesses, communities and households aiming at less carbon intensive energy future.
VGTU and partners will jointly work aiming at encouraging business investments into renewable energy and new innovative technologies and increasing involvement of energy consumers as active players. To achieve the project goals partners will look at possibilities to encourage technological development in renewable energy (support for business, industry to develop new technologies) as well as to use of social innovation concept to involve consumers (households, communities, industry, business representatives, public authorities) in the transition process shifting towards renewable energy production and consumption.
During a three day kick off meeting last week VGTU representatives were visiting and exploring the best examples of energy transition in the northern Netherlands, such as Energy Port Eemshaven and local energy cooperatives. In the next 4 years the good examples of other partner countries shall be explored: Lithuania, Slovakia, South Muntenia in Romania, Piemonte region in Italy, Mondragon in Spain, Auvergne Rhône Alpes in France and Sweden. The result of the project will be action plans for regional policy makers to contribute to a less carbon-intensive energy future.
Learn more on www.interregeurope.eu/shrec
