
Local Heat Planning - Achieving the Heat Transition in BSR Municipalities
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PlanHeat
PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
3 Climate-neutral societies
objective
3.2 Energy transition
Project type
Implementation
March 2025 - February 2028
PlanHeat
The project PlanHeat brings together municipalities and expert organisations from seven countries to help cities develop local heat plans and meet tightening standards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The heating sector, Europe-wide and in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR), has huge impact on climate change as it accounts for a large share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. One lever to positively steer the developments in this area is “local heat planning (LHP)”, an instrument to depict sustainable and economically viable transformation paths and measures towards a GHG-neutral heat supply at municipal level. The EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) recast 2023 now includes a new provision, which requires Member States to ensure that municipalities above 45,000 inhabitants prepare local heat plans that respond to increased EU obligations in the upcoming years. However, many BSR municipalities are not prepared for this extensive task, they lack know-how and resources for LHP as well as the awareness for their long-term responsibilities in decarbonising their local heat sector. PlanHeat addresses this challenge by bringing together municipalities and expert organisations from seven BSR countries that jointly develop a transnational manual on how to prepare local heat plans. This guiding manual comprises five sub-solutions on the topics data access, technologies, staff and skills, stakeholder participation as well as financial and organizational solutions for LHP. Relevant target groups like heat suppliers, energy consultants or ministries responsible for energy and climate policies will be strongly engaged in the project. The PlanHeat manual will be disseminated all over the BSR.
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Budgets
PlanHeat
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in numbers.
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3.61MillionTotal
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2.89MillionErdf
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0.00MillionNorway
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PlanHeat
in numbers.
Project partners
Lead partnerMagistrate of the City of Bremerhaven
- TownBremerhaven
- Region
- CountryGermany
- RegionBremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt
- RepresentativeMagistrate of the City of Bremerhaven
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
672,020.00
ECOLOG Institute for Social-Ecological Research and Education
- TownLüneburg
- Region
- CountryGermany
- RegionLüneburg, Landkreis
- RepresentativeECOLOG Institute for Social-Ecological Research and Education
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
352,170.00
City of Bydgoszcz
- TownBydgoszcz
- Region
- CountryPoland
- RegionBydgosko-toruński
- RepresentativeCity of Bydgoszcz
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
202,114.32
National Energy Conservation Agency (NAPE)
- TownWarszawa
- Region
- CountryPoland
- RegionMiasto Warszawa
- RepresentativeNational Energy Conservation Agency (NAPE)
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
292,460.13
The Association of Municipalities Polish Network „Energie Cités” (PNEC)
- TownKrakow
- Region
- CountryPoland
- RegionMiasto Kraków
- RepresentativeThe Association of Municipalities Polish Network „Energie Cités” (PNEC)
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
221,682.50
Alytus City Municipality
- TownAlytus
- Region
- CountryLithuania
- RegionAlytaus apskritis
- RepresentativeAlytus City Municipality
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
215,008.00
Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI)
- TownKaunas
- Region
- CountryLithuania
- RegionKauno apskritis
- RepresentativeLithuanian Energy Institute (LEI)
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
199,292.00
Smiltene Municipality
- TownSmiltene
- Region
- CountryLatvia
- RegionVidzeme
- RepresentativeSmiltene Municipality
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
269,671.20
Ekodoma Ltd.
- TownRīga
- Region
- CountryLatvia
- RegionRīga
- RepresentativeEkodoma Ltd.
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
154,340.00
Rakvere Soojus Ltd.
- TownRakvere
- Region
- CountryEstonia
- RegionKesk-Eesti
- RepresentativeRakvere Soojus Ltd.
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
144,172.40
Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)
- TownTallinn
- Region
- CountryEstonia
- RegionPõhja-Eesti
- RepresentativeTallinn University of Technology (TalTech)
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
298,344.80
EcoFellows Ltd.
- TownTampere
- Region
- CountryFinland
- RegionPirkanmaa
- RepresentativeEcoFellows Ltd.
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
168,806.00
Energy Agency Southern Sweden (ESS)
- TownVäxjö
- Region
- CountrySweden
- RegionKronobergs län
- RepresentativeEnergy Agency Southern Sweden (ESS)
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
217,452.63
City of Konin
- TownKonin
- Region
- CountryPoland
- RegionKoniński
- RepresentativeCity of Konin
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
200,000.00
Contacts
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Project manager, Financial manager, Communication managerTill ScherzingerMagistrat of the City of Bremerhaven
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Project manager, Financial manager, Communication managerLisa NitschkeMagistrat of the City of Bremerhaven
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Project managerBritta Schmigotzkiaconium GmbH
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Financial managerJonas Kratzaconium GmbH
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Communication managerDaniel Yanevaconium GmbH
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