Project title:
CB-GREEN: Cross-Border – Green, Renewable & Energy Efficiency Network
Locations:
City of Zadar (Zadar County, Republic of Croatia)
Municipality of Neum and City of Mostar (Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Duration: 1.4. 2015. – 31.3. 2017.
Project is co-financed by the European Union, IPA Cross-Border Programme Croatia – Bosnia and Herzegovina 2007-2013
Total budget of the project: 499.066,54 EUR
EU financing: 420.328,22 EUR
Lead partners: City of Zadar, Municipality of Neum
Overall objective:
To protect and preserve the environment and encourage the sustainable use of natural resources in border regions of Zadar County and Herzegovina-Neretva Canton through joint actions and awareness rising campaigns on energy efficiency and renewable energy system utilization in public sector.
Specific objective:
To improve energy management system in local communities and to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy systems in cross-border area trough joint initiative of partners from Zadar County and Herzegovina-Neretva Canton.
Estimated results:
–established effective cross-border partnership for improving energy management system in local communities;
–defined sustainable energy policy for Zadar, Neum and Mostar;
–created EE&RES projects network for Zadar County and Herzegovina-Neretva Canton;
–organised and/or strengthened EE teams and EE info points within local government of Zadar, Neum and Mostar;
–improved managing and technical capacities of public institutions in implementing EE&RES;
–implemented new EE&RES technologies on demonstrative locations in Zadar and Neum;
–raised awareness on energy efficiency, and sustainable use of natural resources in cross-border area
Specific outputs for each location
Vladimir Nazor and Queen Jelena parks
Outputs: removed old lightning systems in (108 lamps); set up new LED lightning systems (108 lamps); 60-70% energy savings, reduction in emission of CO2 by 60-70%
Neum promenade and peninsula Klek
Outputs:
Neum – city promenade: 1 LED lightning system implemented on 300 m of promenade; 60-70% reduction in emission of CO2 and decrease in energy consumption on promenade; 60 new EE lights, 84 replacements of old ones
Peninsula Klek (Neum): 1 solar energy system implemented in peninsula Klek; 15 solar lightning poles constructed with batteries and other necessary equipment; implementing of solar system reduces emission of CO2 by 100%