ENEREA - Észak –Alföld Regional Energy Agency Gábor Vámosi

Establishment The Agency is financed by the Intelligent Energy Europe Program – date of setting up is 6. March. 2009. Number of the owners is 11 Észak-Alföldi Regionális Fejlesztési Tanács, - North Great Plain Regional Development Council INNOVA Észak-Alföldi Regionális Innovációs Ügynökség, - Innovation Agency Nyíregyháza Megyei Jogú Város Önkormányzata, - Local Government of Nyíregyháza Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megyei Önkormányzat, - County Governemnt of Szabolcs-Szatmár Bereg Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Megyei Önkormányzat,- County Government of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Debreceni Egyetem Agrár- és Műszaki Tudományok Centruma, - University of Debrecen Nyíregyházi Főiskola, - High Sschool of Nyíregyháza Debreceni Hőszolgáltató Zrt., - District Heating Company of Debrecen Nyírtávhő Kft., - District Heating Company of Nyíregyháza Bio-Genezis Környezetvédelmi Kft., - Bio-Genezis L td E-misszió Természet- és Környezetvédelmi Egyesület – E-misszio Number of employees: 4 + 1 trainee

The Észak-Alföld Region

The Észak-Alföld Region II Counties ( number of cities): - Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg (229), - Hajdú-Bihar (82), - Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok (78) Number of cities: 389 Area of the region: 17 729 km2 Number of habitants: 1 535 000

ENEREA tasks The main tasks of ENEREA: Supporting and promoting energy efficiency, and the efficient rational energy use , Promotion of the use of new and renewable energy Fostering energy diverzification , Project generation for regional energy sector actors Supporting knowledge transfer and promoting best practices

ENEREA tasks II The main tasks of ENEREA (cont.) Energy planning - Three Energy Strategies for settlements during 2011 Sector activities (promotions, conferences), Horizontal activities (trainings, energy marketing, writing applications, project management),

Energy possibilities in the Region solar and photovoltaic systems biomass power plants, geothermal energy wind energy Currently underutilized as regards to possibilities and circumstances

Reasons for low level use of renewables Not enough information for the decision makers Funding system is too difficult At this time it is not the first priority using renewables for example for the mayors There are no programs for the whole region Not enough information from the latest technologies The „good practices” are not presented

Short term plans for 2011 Working-out the energy educational plan for the region Spreading the workbook among elementary schools Continouing the Display-Campaign (through Energy Cities) Launching the energy magazine in the region Writing energy strategies for settlements and micro regions Organizing conferences and other events for experts and laic as well

E-mail: info@enerea.eu Web-site: www.enerea.eu ENEREA Contacts Main office : Building „A” 31/B Sóstói , 4400 Nyíregyháza, Room 344 and 349; III. floor, Telephone: +36 42 599-400 Ext: 2816 Mobile: +36 30 580 35 53 E-mail: info@enerea.eu Web-site: www.enerea.eu