Case Studies

ManagEnergy is always looking for new Good Practice case studies to publicise across Europe. If you are an energy agency, a local authority or an actor developing projects at local level or are interested in submitting details of your activities for consideration as a ManagEnergy Good Practice case study, then:

• submit your case study by filling in our case study template (260 kb .doc file) and sending it to info@managenergy.net

To view the case studies and reports available on this site, click on one of the links below:

• ManagEnergy Good Practice Case Studies
• Search for Case Studies
• Search All Reports
• Submit your project as a Case Study
• Other Sources of Case Studies and Project information

Each year ManagEnergy presents its Local Energy Action Award at the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW). The winning action is selected from a short list of the top ten ManagEnergy Good Practices.

In 2007 and 2008, the award was presented by Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and went to the Barcelona (Spain) and Kirklees (UK), respectively, with the winners and runners up presenting their activities in the main auditorium in the Charlemagne Building in Brussels.

To ensure you don't miss this opportunity to become eligible for our 2009 Award, submit your Case Study by 20 October 2008.

• submit your case study by filling in our case study template (260 kb .doc file) and sending it to info@managenergy.net

Your case study will not only be eligible for the award but will also be publicised in the newsletter, on the website and at ManagEnergy events.

Case studies and other useful documents are also available from other sources, including the following sites:

• Intelligent Energy - Europe database of projects
• IntellEbase - database of Altener and Save projects
• FP6 Demonstration Projects
• Best LIFE-Environment projects (2004 - 2005)
• LIFE Projects Database
• Structural Funds - database of success stories
• Energie-Cités - database of good practice
• Bioenergy-Biomass - database of Technology demonstration projects
• CADDET InfoStore - database of demonstration and research projects
• CADDET Technical Brochures - database of 400+ case studies on energy efficiency and renewable energy
• BioMatNet - network & database of FP2 - FP7 non-food use of crops projects (including biomass & bioenergy)
• The Carbon Trust (UK) - database of research, development and demonstration projects
• ICLEI Information Clearinghouse - publications, case studies, newsletters and a variety of technical manuals
• Local Sustainability, the European Good Practice Information Service - a guide to sustainable good practice 1996-9
• Energy Savings Trust - Best Practices - Energy Efficiency Best Practice in Housing
• SURBAN, the database on Sustainable urban development in Europe
• Practical Help - the Energy Saving Trust's service for Local Authorities
• ELTIS - database of case studies on mobility and transport
• EPOMM - European Platform on Mobility Management
• SMILE - database of case studies on mobility and transport
• ENTHUSE - Creating Local Government Enthusiasm for Renewable Energies
• CREATE - Case studies on local community education
• Practical Help - Energy Savings Trust database of case studies on schools
• INFORSE-Europe - Collection of Sustainable Energy Successes in Europe
• European Energy Agency (EEA) - reports and publications about Europe's environment published by the EEA
• Predac - Library of 200+ publications on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for download in PDF format
• Biofuel Cities Project and Activities Directory - Seek and find biofuel projects and activities in the interactive directory and maps.

The following reports may also be of interest:

• Better Public Transport for Europe through Competitive Tendering - A Good Practice Guide
• Best Practices on Successful Implementation of Wind Energy on Regional and Municipal Level