Energy efficiency

A Local Action Group (LAG) helps coordinate the climate and energy strategies of its municipalities.

An example of an initiative promoting energy efficiency that addresses climate change through targeted actions at grassroots level.

An agricultural company used EAFRD funding to strengthen its production of green asparagus and increase its share of the national and European market.

An agricultural business used RDP support to improve its capacity to process and store its produce, while producing renewable energy from the sun.

Modernization of a poultry farm by installing new, laying hen equipment and by renovating the production buildings.

Reducing the cost of renovation works for households lacking essential energy services by bringing together local resources, including people’s skills and time. This is the winning initiative of the 2019 Rural Inspiration Awards in the 'Social Inclusion' category.

A pilot project to demonstrate the environmental and economic benefits of using solar energy.

Expanding a water reservoir and installing a solar farm to reduce the energy costs of irrigation.

The project has enabled the living-lab, Josenea which is focused on organic farming, to collect bio-waste from neighbours and transform it into compost to fertilise their crops, with environmental, economic and social benefits.  

Punkalaidun municipality conducted a feasibility study for setting up a biogas plant producing energy from manure, which resulted in an investment decision.