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AGMA approves climate change agency
Posted by: | CommentsThe Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) has approved the establishment of a Greater Manchester Climate Change Agency. The decision comes in response to the city’s “Mini-Stern Report,” which identified that the cost to the city region of not making interventions could cost an estimated £20bn over the next 12 years. Steve Turner, head of [...]
Genoa Study Visit concluded
Posted by: | CommentsThe Genoa Study Visit took place on the 14th and 15th of May 2009.
The whole event was a succes with all of the partners who attended able to learn how Genoa is implementing energy planning to their local area.
This study visit also marks the end of the Study visits that are scheduled for the PEPESEC [...]
Katowice concludes with great delight!
Posted by: | CommentsThe Katowice Study Visit took place on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of April 2009. The PEPESEC partners found this study tour extremely eye opening and productive with particular attention being paid to the Ground source Heating system that is currently being trialled there. The Katowice study tour can be viewed in due course via [...]
Environment 2.0
Posted by: | CommentsThe connections between the environment and information technology have never been more important. A key strand of this year’s Futuresonic festival in Manchester, looks at Environment 2.0.
There will be a range of speakers from different disciplines discussing throughout the Social Technologies Summit, as well as a number of fascinating mass participation projects.
Climate Bubbles is a [...]
Amaroussion Accomplished!!!
Posted by: | CommentsThe 18th to the 20th March saw the accomplishment of another PEPESEC study tour in the Greek suburb, Amaroussion. The first day involved a very constructive meeting where all partners gave a progress update of their specified work package with the inclusion of energy planning within their municipality. The second day was a chance to [...]
PEPESEC prepares for Katowice
Posted by: | CommentsWith the Katowice study tour just around the corner, PEPESEC partners get themselves prepared to travel.
The event will taking place on 22nd to 24th April where the PEPESEC project meeting will occur giving partners the chance to exchange thoughts and discuss progress with regards to their specified work package. In addition, a study tour will [...]
PEPESEC Knowledge Base Update
Posted by: | CommentsThe PEPESEC Knowledge Base Website is now soon to be uploaded. It currently hosts over 150 energy case studies from all around Europe.
Below is a taster of what the website will look like:-
PEPESEC Knowledge Base Website
Posted by: | CommentsSince the launch of the project, the PEPESEC partners have been busy collating existing learning on energy projects within their municipalities. These will in the form of case studies which will be uploaded onto a purposely built knowledge base. The first stage of this will be taking place in the week beginning the 15th December [...]
PEPESEC Murcia welcomes partners
Posted by: | CommentsOn the 16th and 17th October 2008 PEPESEC Partners were welcomed to Murcia, South Spain.
The Partners were here to view the Energy Planning Projects in the region. The Study tour was started with presentations on Sustainable Urban Mobility, Strategy for Public Transport, Bio-diesel Project, Introduction of Cycling as an Alternative to motorized Transport, along with [...]
PEPESEC prepares for Murcia
Posted by: | CommentsThe next partners meeting and study visit has been scheduled for Thursday 16th and Friday 17th of October 2008 in Murcia, Spain. This will give the PEPESEC partners a chance to find what sustainable/renewable energy initiatives are ocurring in Murica. Adding to this will be a project partners meeting, along with a project workshop with [...]
Energy Planning Doctor’s Orders Given….
Posted by: | CommentsOn the 25th and 26th June PEPESEC Partners were welcomed to Greater Manchester to sample the highlights of Energy Planning, the Manchester and Oldham Way!
The partners were also able to sample Manchester summer time! (Umbrellas were required!)
Next Study Visit Planned For Greater Manchester
Posted by: | CommentsThe project Partners Meeting and PEPESEC Study Visit has been scheduled for the 25th and 26th June 2008 and will be held in Manchester. The visit will include an Introduction to Energy Planning the Manchester and Oldham Way, a study tour of some of the related Sustainable/renewable projects underway or being developed in Greater Manchester [...]
Inaugural study tour to Malmö
Posted by: | CommentsThe first project study visit to Malmö, Sweden, which took place on 9th-11th of June 2008, was a success thanks to the hard work and innovative thinking of our Swedish partners; The City of Malmö and Skåne energy Agency (SEA).
