SUPPORT_ERS

Project Description

The overall objectives of SUPPORT_ERS are to strengthen the capacities in RES related administrations particularly in the new EU member states and the candidate countries in order to increase the impact of support schemes and to fulfil future expectations, especially for the heat market.

The specific aims of the action can be summarised as follows:

• to reduce administrative barriers hindering the efficient implementation of support schemes for RES-E in the new EU Member States and the candidate countries.
• to involve the new Member States and candidate countries in the process of the development of support schemes for RES-H in the EU.

• to increase awareness of regional actors for the benefits of RES-E and RES-H and to optimise the implementation of support schemes on regional level.

Results and Impacts

R1: Capacity building outcomes

SUPPORT_ERS contributes directly to strengthening the capacities of public institutions in the field of promotion RES, particularly in the new member states and the candidate countries. The project increases the awareness and understanding concerning support instruments and enables administrations and authorities to adopt and implement support instruments for RES.

Capacity building I: project partners

Within the project the partners, who are representatives from RES related national administrations and authorities:

• prepare a questionnaire for interviews on administrative barriers for RES in their countries, evaluate and summarise the interviews;
• prepare and carry out a call for pilot region (or pilot project) in their country, discuss and develop criteria for the selection of pilot regions, generate a shortlist and identify pilot region;
• develop training programme for regional administrations and stakeholders;
• elaborate a checklist for administrative procedures;
• develop and formulate policy recommendations on support instruments for RES-H.

Capacity building II: regional stakeholders

Regional training seminars are implemented and trainees such as representatives of RES related administrations and authorities, local politicians, decision makers and other stakeholders attend each regional training seminar.
The developed training modules are made available to administrations and authorities in the partner countries.

R2: Experience and know how transfer outcomes

SUPPORT_ERS project consortium provides and exchanges specific know how and experiences about support instruments and administrative procedures for RES in the participant countries.

Until now the RES-H market and related support instruments in the new member states and candidate countries are not well documented. A report on support instruments for RES-H is elaborated as well as market reviews with detailed surveys on the market potential for RES-E and H technologies.
SUPPORT_ERS presents two reports on administrative aspects: one administrative assessment report and one report on good practices for strengthening administrative structures.

An international conference was organised and worked as media for presenting projects results, exchange of experiences and for discussion for the participants such as representatives from national and regional administrations, authorities, politicians and decision makers, international RES industry and associations, financial institutions and researchers.

R3: RES policy support outcome

SUPPORT_ERS develops two tools for supporting RES on the political level:

• SUPPORT_ERS elaborates and publicises policy recommendations for the development and implementation of RES-H support instruments.
• SUPPORT_ERS provides a checklist for best practise administrative procedures for the implementation of RES projects in order to strengthen RES related administrations and authorities in the partner countries.

Project Duration

32 months (11/2007 – 05/2010)

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