About the Campaign
Pull together for a greener environment
The Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign showcases activities dedicated to energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions. We think it's time to form a bigger picture out of our isolated efforts to inspire change. The focus is on spreading best practice in sustainable energy technology, build alliances and inspire new energy ideas and actions.
The Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign began in 2005. Its latest phase (2009-2011) has come to an end on 31 December 2011. The new phase of the Campaign will concentrate on its main activity, namely the EU Sustainable Energy Week, including its Energy Days, and the annual Sustainable Energy Awards Competition.
More than 250 new projects have joined the Awards Competition annually in the past years and the Sustainable Energy Week attracted 720 events in 2011. Sign up and apply for the Awards Competition 2012 or organise an Energy Day in your city or region during the EUSEW, which will take place between 18 and 22 June 2012.
Background - Why join? - EUSEW 2012
Is your project eligible?
Do you manage a brilliant project with great results? Don't keep it to yourself! If energy efficiency and renewable energy matter to you, Sustainable Energy Europe is where you can share your expertise with others and showcase your initiative.
To take part in the Awards Competition, your project must match the following selection criteria:
• Your project must make a significant and proven contribution to the EU 2020 objectives with regards to energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. You would need to present concrete facts and figures explaining how your project will generate energy savings and/or increase the use of renewable energy sources regardless of the size of your project.
• Your projects should be an outstanding example in its area. It is not enough for your project to simply fulfil official requirements in relation to energy efficiency and/or renewable energy sources. Rather, it should represent excellence in its respective field.
• Your project should be replicable. Your project should be replicable to a different context so that others may benefit from your experience.
• The main promoter of your project must be based in Europe. With main promoter we mean the organisation(s) responsible for the project.
• Research and Demonstration (R&D) projects and products are not eligible. This is a campaign to collect and showcase outstanding projects with proven results and a high replication potential. It is not the right place for projects which develop, test or demonstrate novel and untried approaches or technologies. Projects are time-bound activities to achieve a predetermined outcome – products are not.
By joining this European movement, you put your project in the spotlight and let others profit from your experience. Any Looking for inspiration? Check out the animating stories of the 2011 Awards winners.
If energy efficiency and renewable energy matter to you, then you are a potential Energy Day organiser, whether you are:
- A local or regional authority
- A company, business organisation or chamber of commerce
- A consumer association, citizen group or NGO, a university research institute, or think tank
Energy Days can be any event or happening to promote energy efficiency or renewable energy that takes place during EUSEW 2012. Organise your event between 18 and 22 June 2012 and benefit from increased visibility, media attention, and event support by the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Here are a few ideas:
- Guided visits and tours for the general public to companies, public administrations, private homes or other organisations that use renewable energy sources or implement energy efficient technologies
- Educational activities and programmes assisting children to discover and learn about energy efficiency techniques and renewable energy
- Open door days, during which the general public visits organisations to learn more about energy efficient and renewable energy measures on the premises
- Exhibitions and fairs, where public and private organisations demonstrate and explain their energy technologies to the wider public
- Opening ceremonies, inaugurations, exhibitions and shows aimed at the wider public and showcasing innovative renewable energy technologies, energy efficient methods or alternative methods of transport
Need help on how to organise an Energy Day?
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Media Associates support the goals of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign.
Thanks to our 21 news outlets currently serving as Media Associates, the Campaign receives extra visibility throughout Europe. The benefits are mutual -- participating media outlets receive extra visibility among European energy experts and consumers through the communication efforts of the SEE Campaign.
Campaign Associates are major and well-established umbrella and network organisations operating at a national or pan-European level. Associates have the ability to bring together sustainable energy actors and provide the Campaign with communication channels.
Who
The Campaign currently has more than 86 Campaign Associates that include:
Energy agencies, environmental agencies, sustainable development agencies
- Institutions and organisations managing public support programmes for sustainable development
- Industry and professional associations
- European, national and regional network organisations (Euro Info Centres, IRC's and others)
- NGOs campaigning for sustainable energy
List of Campaign Associates
For a summary of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign, click below. The brochure includes an introduction to the Campaign, project descriptions, a definition of sustainable energy, benefits of joining the Campaign, facts and figures, and contact details.
Download the complete Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign brochure: English - French - Deutsch
