PROSPECT+, is a capacity building H2020 project for cities and regions that follows and elaborates on the outcomes of the successfully completed project PROSPECT. The announcement of this project comes with a great excitement to continue the support of EU cities and regions on their way to adopt energy efficiency practices and policies.

PROSPECT implemented a peer learning programme for local and regional authorities to exchange knowledge and experience on how to implement their sustainable energy and climate action plans using innovative financing schemes. Through the project, 149 local and regional authorities and 46 energy agencies and networks were able to learn from their peers in order to implement their own sustainable practices and investment plans.

The highly significant impact and visibility of PROSPECT enabled the development of an even more competitive project, PROSPECT+ which will continue the peer learning focusing on 5 learning modules:

1. public buildings
2. private buildings
3. public lighting
4. transport
5. cross sectoral

PROSPECT+ will build on the existing project PROSPECT to enable capacity building in regional and local authorities in order to finance and implement effective and efficient sustainable energy plans, including their proper monitoring and verification.

The upgraded capacity-building programme will promote synergies with local plans and facilitate city decision-making processes regarding the implementation of energy efficiency measures.

Over 200 EU cities in at least 20 EU MS are expected to improve their capacities regarding implementation of projects from SECAPs and similar sustainable plans through the PROSPECT+ capacity-building programme.

Partners

• INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY STICHTING
• FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DES AGENCES ET DES REGIONS POUR L'ENERGIE ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT
• EUROCITIES ASBL
• ENERGY CITIES/ENERGIE-CITES ASSOCIATION
• UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS RESEARCH CENTER
• ENERGIESPARVERBAND OBEROSTERREICH
• ENERGETSKA AGENCIJA ZA PODRAVJE ZAVOD ZA TRAJNOSTNO RABO ENERGIJE ENERGY AGENCY OF PODRAVJE INSTITUTION FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY USE
• TIPPERARY ENERGY AGENCY LIMITED
• AYUNTAMIENTO DE VALLADOLID
• SDRUZENI ENERGETICKYCH MANAZERU MEST A OBCI ZS
• ADELPHI RESEARCH GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH

Start date: 1 September 2021 - End date: 28 February 2025