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European Union
European Regional Development Fund
NEWSLETTER
Kick-off meeting in
Uppsala 2-4 June 2010
of Uppsala. Aleksandr Popel, SEECA
Partner from Tallinn, followed this by
providing a detailed introduction of
the EU POWER Programme and the
SEECA project.
Deputy Governor, Mr Leif Byman
opened the SEECA Kick Off meeting
with a welcoming address to the
Mr Göran Albjär, SEECA Partner from
participants, stating the importance of Uppsala, together with Ms Camilla
a more efficient energy use.
Andersson and Mr Jan Eckhéll, then
introduced the Uppsala County’s
In his introduction, Mr Byman spoke of
the energy potential for wind, water and Climate Agreement, a project which
aims to encourage the public and private
nuclear power within Uppsala County.
He highlighted several positive initiatives sector to sign up to emission reduction
which are already underway in the region agreements. The Climate Agreement
project has recently been launched
and has encouraged participation
from companies in the county, the
municipalities, and the Uppsala chamber
of commerce.
Vice Governor Leif Byman opening the KickOff för SEECA in Uppsala. Foto: Andreas
Heimbandt
After lunch, a presentation was given by
a SEECA representative from Tallinn,
mr Raivo Kiis. Tallinn has a population
of about 400 000 people. The district
heating system is old and houses are
poorly insulated in comparison to
modern standards. A small number of
private houses and public buildings
have undergone renovations to improve
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energy efficiency. A project within the
construction sector had the objective of
reducing the energy use in the houses by
50 percent.
The SEECA delegation from
Niepołomice then provided a
presentation on their region.
Niepolomice is a small municipality
within the Malopolska region in
the south of Poland. It has 23 000
inhabitants, 9 000 of whom live in the
city of Niepołomice The municipality has
two Natura 2000 areas.
As part of its project outputs, the
Niepołomice municipality has decided
to produce a monthly calendar for all
households in the area. It will contain
advice and tips to encourage a more
energy efficient lifestyle. such as
providing the addresses of recycling
centres in the area, highlighting the
negative effects of standby buttons
on electronic devices, and so on. The
speaker also told delegates of their plans
to provide a course on Eco Driving
(driving vehicles in a way which will
reduce their emissions).
The next speaker was a representative
from the SEECA Uppsala partnership,
Ms Leena Marandi, who introduced
the communication plan. This included
information on Uppsala County
Administrative Boards participation in
the Open Days in Brussels in October.
This will create an opportunity for
both entrepreneurs and researchers
to introduce their current research on
emissions reduction technologies to an
potential audience of 5,000 participants
from around 200 European regions.
The SEECA project will also participate
in INFO Days in Brussels in November.
which will include 50 Swedish
municipalities and five counties in
Mälardalen, Sweden. Enköping’s
municipality will host this year’s meeting
that will be held at Stockholm House in
Brussels.
A boattrip on Lake Mälaren on thursday evening: From lefti Frederic Öberg (Uppsala),
Aleksandr Popel (Tallinn),Leena Marandi,
Camilla Andessson and Göran Albjär (all Uppsala). Foto: Andreas Heimbrandt.
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European Union
European Regional Development Fund
NEWSLETTER
At the SEECA project ‘kick-off’
meeting in Uppsala on 2-4 June, Camilla
Andersson and Jan Eckhéll informed
participants of their work on the project
“Climate Agreement for Uppsala
County”. This project aims to save
energy and promote energy efficient
solutions to private companies and
public organizations in Uppsala County.
Participating companies can save money
by increasing their energy efficiency.
There are also PR benefits for the private
companies engaged in the project as
they demonstrate an awareness of
environmental
cars that are labelled “green cars”unless
the company’s work requires vehicles
of a kind that can not be encompassed
by the National Road Administration’s
definition of a green car.
The participating companies will also
be provided with tips and advice on
how to get started on energy saving, the
possibility how to network with others
For more information contact:Camilla
in the same field or geographical area, as Andersson, telephone +46 18 19 53 73.
well as being offered advertising space in Jan Eckhéll, telephone +46 18 19 50 65
the local/regional press.
Participation in the project is free of
- Getting started on the road to energy
charge. Participants will have their
efficiency may be the most difficult part. company name published on the website
Signing the Climate Agreement is a way www.klimatavtal-uppsalalan.se and
for companies to start gaining control
can use the logo “Climate Agreement
of their energy consumption by using
Participant Uppsala County” in their
the right kind of energy for the right
marketing.
purpose. This may result in them saving
even more energy that they had first
anticipated, states Camilla Andersson.
The companies which have signed the
climate agreement have committed
themselves to reduce their energy usage
(electricity and heat) by ten percent by
2012 and another ten percent by 2016.
These figures are based on the energy
consumption during 2008. From the
date the agreement has been signed, the
companies are only to purchase or rent
Spara
pengar?
Spara
energi.
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st.
Camilla Andersson and Jan Eckhéll
are in charge of the “Climate
Agreements in Uppsala County”
project. The project is run by the
Uppsala County Administrative
Board in collaboration with the
county’s municipalities, the
Regional Development Council, and
several private company.
issues that will strengthen their external
image, according to Jan Eckhéll.
Foto: ecstatici
Climate Agreement
Uppsala County
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Jan Eckhéll and Camilla Andersson during
their presentation at Kick-off SEECA 2-4 June
2010. Foto: Andreas Heimbrandt
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