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| Demonstration Name | Description | Country | Funding Parties | Asset Class | Business Model | Financing Solution | Regulatory Framework | Organization | Reference |
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| Financial Instruments for Energy Renovation Policies (FINERPOL) | FINERPOL partners identified around 100 best practices around the world of financial instruments for energy … | Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom | projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/finerpol/ | ||||||
| Powerhouse Kjørbo | By optimising and combining known technology in new ways, ordinary office buildings from the 1980s … | Norway | Enova, Norwegian Research Council | PowerHouse Alliance | NTNU | www.powerhouse.no/en/prosjekter/powerhouse-kjorbo/ | |||
| Powerhouse Brattørkaia | Powerhouse Brattørkaia is the biggest new energy-positive building in Norway, and will generate more energy … | Norway | Enova, Norwegian Research Council | Privately owned | PowerHouse Alliance | NTNU | www.powerhouse.no/en/prosjekter/powerhouse-brattorkaia/ | ||
| ENERTUN | ENERTUN (Energy Tunnel Segmental Lining) technology consists in an improved tunnel precast segmental lining for … | Italy | Politecnico di Torino | doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2019.01.024 | |||||
| GeothermSkin | GeothermSkin is a shallow energy wall system that can be applied to both new constructions … | Italy | Politecnico di Torino | doi.org/10.1007/s40095-021-00407-y | |||||
| Hemisphere Social Bond | The Hémisphère fund purchased around 100 low-cost hotels across France (to relieve pressure on the … | France | Social Housing | www.groupesni.fr/fileadmin/medias/LeGroupeSni/cp/Communique_de_presse_premier_closing_Hemisphere___30_mai2017.pdf | |||||
| Improved indoor climate in public schools in Høje Taastrup (Copenhagen) | In a number of projects (Flexible Energy Denmark (Innovation Fund Denmark), syn.ikia (EU), and TOP-UP … | Denmark | EU and Innovation Fund Denmark | Other | Heating-as-a-Service | Specialised energy efficiency funds | A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy (2020 Climate Plan) | Center Denmark | www.uni-lab.dk/en/living-labs/hoje-taastrup-living-lab-borgerskolen-parkskolen/ |
| MORE-CONNECT Czech demo building | Within the MORE-CONNECT project, the concepts and prefab elements developed in Czech Republic were prepared … | Czech Republic | European Council | Social Housing | CTU UCEEB | www.more-connect.eu | |||
| H2020 Cultural-E demos | The Cultural-E goal is going a step beyond Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEBs) towards the … | France, Germany, Italy, Norway | H2020 project | Social Housing, Privately owned, Rental | www.cultural-e.eu/demo-cases/ | ||||
| Santa Coloma – Renovem els Barris – Renew our Neighbourhoods | This is a new model for improving the living conditions of residential buildings before 1980 … | Spain | Santa Coloma de Gramenet City Council | Privately owned | www.gramenet.cat/fileadmin/Files/Ajuntament/millorem/RENOVEM_ELS_BARRIS.pdf | ||||
| MED Efficient Buildings Community | The Efficient Buildings Community is a network of public authorities, energy agencies, research institutions and … | Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain | European Regional Development Fund | Social Housing, Privately owned, Rental | efficient-buildings.interreg-med.eu/ | ||||
| TRI-HP – Trigeneration systems based on heat pumps with natural refrigerants and multiple renewable sources | Developing systems based on electrically-driven natural refrigerant heat pumps coupled with photovoltaic to provide heating, … | Spain, Switzerland | EU H2020 | Social Housing, Privately owned, Rental | Demand Response (DR) | www.tri-hp.eu/ | |||
| PEDRERA – Positive Energy Districts renovation model | PEDRERA project aims to provide an innovative energy renovation model able to accelerate the urban … | Spain | EU Horizon 2020 | Privately owned | www.irec.cat/research/projects/positive-energy-districts-renovation-model/ | ||||
| Syn.ikia – Spanis Demo | The Spanish demo case is a new development in Fondo, a neighbourhood in Santa Coloma … | Spain | INCASOL, EU H2020 | Social Housing | www.synikia.eu/neighbourhoods/demo-neighbourhood-spain/ | ||||
| Som Comunitat Energètica | On the Som Comunitat Energética platform, you can simulate the creation of energy communities with … | Spain | Generalitat de Catalunya | Privately owned | Virtual power plants (VPP) | Ecrowd | info.somcomunitatenergetica.cat/ | ||
| PLURAL | The European Research & Innovation project PLURAL funded by the Horizon 2020 programme aims to … | Czech Republic, Greece, Spain | Horizon 2020 | Social Housing, Rental | www.plural-renovation.eu/ | ||||
| Ærøskøbing District Heating | The co-operative owns three district heating stations in Ærø, a small community in Denmark. These … | Denmark | European Regional Development Fund | Privately owned, Rental | Demand Response (DR), Smart Energy Plan Provider | Chauffage Contracts (Energy Supply Contracting) | co2mmunity.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Factsheet-Aer%C3%B6.pdf | ||
| Buan Citizen Power Generation (BCPG) | BCPG has installed 36 kW of solar PV and a geothermal heating system in the … | South Korea | Small-scale demand response | Public-private partnership (PPP) | www.researchgate.net/publication/303684332_Cultures_of_Community_Energy_International_Case_Studies | ||||
| Eigg Electric | Eigg Electric is a community-owned, managed and maintained company that provides electricity for all island … | United Kingdom | European Regional Development Fund Big Lottery Fund HIE Lochaber Highlands and Islands Community Energy Company Scottish Households Renewables Initiative Energy Saving Trust Highland Council Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust The Residents of the Isle of Eigg | Public-private partnership (PPP) | isleofeigg.org/eigg-electric/ | ||||
| Opengela | Opengela is a project promoted by the Basque Government that seeks to improve the quality … | Spain | Privately owned | One-stop-shop | opengela.eus/que-es-opengela | ||||
| Horshader Community | Horshader Community constructed a 900 kW wind turbine, which earns revenues through feed-in tariffs (Simcock, … | United Kingdom | www.researchgate.net/publication/303684332_Cultures_of_Community_Energy_International_Case_Studies | ||||||
| Hvide Sande Community | Hvide Sande Community installed three wind turbines of 3 MW on the shoreline. The board … | Denmark | Public-private partnership (PPP) | folkecenter.wordpress.com/hvide-sande/ | |||||
| Odanthurai panchayat | Odanthurai panchayat in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India, implemented a 350 kW wind … | India | Social Housing, Privately owned, Rental | indiaclimatedialogue.net/2018/06/13/odanthurai-uses-renewable-energy-for-all-round-development/ | |||||
| United Power Co-operative | The co-operative electricity retailer implemented a 4 MW/16 MWh battery storage system that stores energy … | United States | Social Housing, Privately owned, Rental | www.unitedpower.com/ | |||||
| Lemon Project | LEMON will increase saving opportunities, improve housing space quality and create value for all the … | Italy | Horizon 2020 | Social Housing | Energy-as-a-service (EaaS) | Energy Performance Contract (EPC) | www.lemon-project.eu/p/project.html | ||
| Opengela | Opengela is a project promoted by the Basque Government that seeks to improve the quality … | Spain | Privately owned | One-stop-shop | opengela.eus/que-es-opengela | ||||
| Superhomes 2030 | The SuperHomes concept consists of a highly efficient home-retrofitting process combining a range of the … | Ireland | Horizon2020 | Privately owned | P2P Energy Platform Operator | Specialised energy efficiency funds | www.SuperHomescordis.europa.eu/project/id/890492 | ||
| GIDomus One-stop-shop | Towns in the Province of Girona will implement a One-stop-shop model to multiply the refurbishment … | Spain | Province of Girona | Social Housing, Rental | Demand Response (DR) | Specialised energy efficiency funds | www.eucityfacility.eu/fileadmin/inhalte/dokumente/SUCCESS_STORIES_1st_Call/EUCF_Beneificaries_story_Girona_Province.pdf | ||
| Local Energy Poverty Alleviation | In 2022, EKYL opened a Local Energy Poverty Alleviation Office in Tallinn under the scope … | Estonia | Horizon Europe | Privately owned | Energy-as-a-service (EaaS) | Specialised energy efficiency funds | ekyl.ee/en/2022/02/06/ekyl-opened-an-energy-poverty-alleviation-office-in-tallinn/ | ||
| Jessica II national renovation programme | The scheme aims to support energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy: Duration: 2009 … | Lithuania | European Investment Bank | Privately owned | Demand Response (DR) | Energy Performance Contract (EPC) | www.energypoverty.eu/observatory-documents/jessica-ii-fund-multi-apartment-building-modernisation | ||
| The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme | Managed by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the Department of Communications, Climate Action … | Ireland | Privately owned | Demand Response (DR) | Specialised energy efficiency funds | www.seai.ie/publications/Scheme-and-Application-Guidelines.pdf | |||
| KredEx Revolving Fund | The KredEx Fund’, started in 2009, has been provided by ERDF, the Government of Estonia, … | Estonia | Privately owned | Demand Response (DR) | Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) | citynvest.eu/sites/default/files/library-documents/Model%2023_KredEx%20Revolving%20Fund%20Estonia_final.pdf | |||
| SENSEIH | SENSEI enables energy efficiency to be rewarded as an energy resource and a new grid … | Belgium, Netherlands | EU Horizon2020 | Social housing, Rental, Provately owned | Smart Energy Plan Provider | Pay-for-performance (P4P) | FACTOR 4, GECO GLOBAL, Hebes, IEECP, Omnia, Sinergie | senseih2020.eu/ |