Publications
Infinite Solutions Guidebook
Financing the energy renovation of public buildings through internal contracting
Fossil-free cities09/01/2017
Acting as an advising tutor, the city of Stuttgart has contributed its experience of more than two decades in managing/implementing an Internal Contracting scheme. The municipalities of Almada (Portugal), Águeda (Portugal), Koprivnica (Croatia), and Udine (Italy) have taken part as learning authorities with the objective of setting up their own Internal Contracting scheme.
Publications
Infinite Solutions Guidebook
Financing the energy renovation of residential buildings through soft loans and third-party investement schemes
09/01/2017
Among the front-runners, seven Energy Cities’ members have developed innovative financing schemes, business models, organisational structures and partnerships to accelerate the energy retrofitting of their housing stock.
The guidebook is intended for all organisations and actors who could be interested in replicating these financing schemes or who could support cities and regions in doing so.
News
Let’s learn how to do better with less
On 9 April, during our Annual Forum, we will take you on an inspiring journey to discover how sufficiency measures can strengthen cities’ resilience
Fair economies10/03/2025
Despite the several crises we had to deal with in the last decades, the EU still has to learn how to wisely use its – […]
04/04/2020
Living Streets project aims at supporting residents to transform their streets temporarily into the sustainable place they have always dreamed of. It is the result […]
News
24/02/2020
Energy Cities is proud to welcome two new Croatian members: a city and a regional energy agency. These two communities are committed at their own […]
News
Croatia: a city and a regional energy agency join the Energy Cities network!
Two levels of governance, a shared idea of sustainable energy
Local governance24/02/2020
Energy Cities is proud to welcome two new Croatian members: a city and a regional energy agency. These two communities are committed at their own […]
17/02/2020
Regional Energy Agency North is an independent not-for-profit institution established in 2009 by three founder cities in Croatia: Koprivnica, Varaždin and Virovitica. Its mission is […]
Case studies
Stuttgart Fund
Internal contracting
17/06/2019
Stuttgart’s Internal Contracting links different independent parts of the city authority to enable quick and flexible investment decisions. Its operational scope is energy improvements within […]
Advocacy
Public consultation on the European Investment Bank Energy Lending Policy
What the EU's lending arm should prioritize in its funding policy
15/05/2019
In view of the public consultation on the future energy lending policy of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Energy Cities shares its recommendations to ensure that the EIB divests from fossil fuels and invests instead in the Paris-proof energy transition.
Advocacy
Local State of the Energy Union
Beyond cables and pipelines : A brighter state of the Energy Union
Community energy28/02/2019
The Energy Union must be an opportunity to accelerate the energy transition and define the roles, rights and responsibilities of the new actors who are its main protagonists. Energy Cities makes recommendations to European decision-makers to support this local momentum through the five pillars of the Energy Union: # 1 decarbonisation, # 2 energy security, # 3 internal market, # 4 energy efficiency and # 5 research and development innovation.
Advocacy
From pipe dreams to local means: Call for a new Energy Union governance
A Guidance Paper to assist Member States
27/02/2019
The governance of the grand Energy Union project is the framework through which Member States will be expected to report on the achievement of the 2030 climate and energy targets as well as associated policy design. What role will and should be given to local authorities within this context? Can we still rely on old decision-making architectures when while moving to the future, decentralised energy system? In this publication, Energy Cities provides some possible guidance and orientations on how to revisit the governance framework based on a "think local first" approach.
Case studies
Electric vehicles for Riga’s municipal services and awareness-raising
Pushing forward electromobility
18/02/2019
The city of Riga has been promoting electro-mobility since 2010 by purchasing electric cars for municipal services, developing public fast-recharging infrastructure in the city and […]
Webinar recordings
Soft loans and third-party investment schemes
Financing the energy renovation of residential buildings
13/12/2018
This webinar is organised in the framework of the Infinitesolutions project (financing energy transition in cities Agenda of the webinar : Delft revolving fund and […]
Webinar recordings
13/12/2018
This webinar is organised in the framework of the Infinitesolution project. The principle of “Internal Contracting” has proven to be particularly relevant in enabling investments […]
News
14/05/2018
As follow-up to the EUROSTAT accounting rules decision last year, a new guide has been published by EIB, Commission and Eurostat : “The Practitioners’ Guide on […]
News
20/09/2017
While ensuring proper energy renovation of the EU’s building stock is crucial to achieve our energy transition, austerity and cuts in public budgets limit the […]
News
Financing energy retrofits in public and residential buildings: two new guidebooks released.
Three innovative financing schemes that have been tested by 11 European cities and regions
21/02/2017
Ensuring proper energy renovation of the EU’s building stock is crucial to achieve our energy transition. However, austerity and cuts in public budgets limit the […]
News
11/10/2016
Buildings are responsible for 72% of the energy consumed in the area of Brussels-Capital Region. Since 2004, the region has launched a number of incentives, […]
News
01/07/2016
6,000 houses (12M m2) should benefit from comprehensive energy renovation starting in the Latvian capital city. The municipality has created a revolving fund linked to […]
News
14/06/2016
At our Annual Conference in Bornova (Turkey), Mayors of cities in Europe and its Mediterranean neighbourhood have committed to acting together to ensure an energy […]
News
07/06/2016
After seven years of successful operation, Almada’s Less Carbon Climate Fund is now being redesigned and upgraded – it will become a revolving fund. In […]
News
23/05/2016
From its central position just in the middle of Friuli historical region, Udine has always renewed, year by year, its commitment towards the environmental sustainability […]
News
31/03/2016
Our member city of Stuttgart, Germany, is developing a tailor-made contracting support service for private house owners. Despite municipal energy subsidies and technical assistance offered […]
News
17/03/2016
Private housing accounts for 80% of Bordeaux Metropole’s housing stock and thus has been made a priority of its buildings’ energy-retrofitting policy. The objective of […]
News
11/02/2016
Known for its colourful streets, the small Portuguese town of Águeda undertakes a number of actions from environmental education to technological innovation and energy efficiency […]
News
28/01/2016
When it comes to energy efficiency and innovative financing solutions, the city of Koprivnica is one the leading local authorities in Croatia. Together with its […]
News
13/01/2016
Local banks in the city of Frederikshavn confirm that citizens have never had such large savings on their accounts as they have today. However, it […]
News
17/12/2015
The municipality of Parma (Italy) has the ambition to reduce the cost of energy and energy poverty on its territory, while improving its citizens’ quality […]
News
23/06/2015
Cities often find it challenging to find their way through the complex maze of EU funding streams, programmes and mechanisms. Two new tools should help. The […]
News
05/02/2015
Cities often find it challenging to find their way through the complex maze of EU funding streams, programmes and mechanisms. To support signatory cities in […]
