New project?

Feb 2nd, 2012 by wiebke

The RURENER association together with other institutions applied for IEE funding. The project proposal called “Towards 100% RES rural communities” is in the negociation phase now. So keep the fingers crossed! By the way, a new IEE call is open now, for more information click here!

local action plans with global impacts

Jan 30th, 2012 by wiebke

To determine the effectiveness of local energy policy, it is necessary to assess its impact on energy savings, energy-neutrality and sustainable development of each community. This report shows the results of application of the AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) method as a tool for assessing the impacts caused by the Local Action Plans of the communities participating in [...]

Merry Christmas…

Dec 22nd, 2011 by wiebke

… and a happy, energetic new year to all our web site visitors!

2 new members in France

Dec 5th, 2011 by aline

Just to announce that Chateldon and Lembron Val d’Allier have joined RURENER in the last days of November! The two communities are based in the center of France, thinking about projects on biomass; biogaz; innovative street lighting, impact on biodiversity and experimentation to improve energy efficiency in public building. You’ll know more about them soon [...]

RURENER attended the CoM ceremony

Dec 2nd, 2011 by wiebke

One of the last activities within the project lifetime was the representation of RURENER at the Covenant of Mayors Ceremony on November 29th in Brussels. More than 400 mayors and over 1,100 participants gathered at the events at the European Parliament and the Committee of the Region. “Through the Covenant of Mayors, local and regional [...]

New Newsletter

Dec 2nd, 2011 by wiebke

please find here the latest version.

Consorzio del Comprensorio Opitergino (Italy) joined RURENER network!

Nov 22nd, 2011 by aleksandra

Consorzio del Comprensorio Opitergino (Consortium of the Opitergino District) signed the RURENER charter and has committed to energy neutrality! Consorzio del Comprensorio Opitergino is an association of the public bodies founded in 1969 with the aim to represent small and medium sized communities present in the Opitergino territory and support their economic and social development. [...]

RURENER executive committee members

Nov 8th, 2011 by aline

9 RURENER members have been elected on the 28th of september to ensure the management of the association. Here are their picture and contact:

RURENER conference in Hungary

Oct 24th, 2011 by wiebke

From September 26 to 28 the RURENER the official final conference took place in Hungary. But next to technical presentations and site visits, the future of RURENER was on the agenda, too. The mayor of the pilot community Nagypáli, Tibor Köcse invited all partners and communities of the RURENER network, and new members came to join [...]

GAL Terre di Marca (Italy) joined RURENER network!

Oct 18th, 2011 by aleksandra

GAL Terre di Marca signed the RURENER charter and has committed to energy neutrality! GAL Terre di Marca is a public-private society born in the frame of the EU initiative LEADER  in order to manage Local Development Programme and in particular mode the development of rural communities. GAL Terre di Marca associates 14 municipalities (among [...]

NEW RURENER Association founded

Oct 13th, 2011 by wiebke

A new RURENER Association has been established to enable the RURENER network to continue beyond the end of November 2011, when the current Intelligent Energy Europe funded project comes to an end.  During the project’s final conference in Hungary in September, the participating partners and communities held a constitutive general assembly to approve  the formation [...]

article on social acceptance

Oct 11th, 2011 by wiebke

Renewable energy projects are often subject to reservations and fears on the part of local communities. Often imperfectly understood, these reservations are legitimate and should be taken into consideration before embarking on such projects. Please find here some advice how to do so.

New Newsletter

Oct 4th, 2011 by wiebke

please find here the latest version of the project newsletter. Feel free to forward it to interested colleagues.

Workshop in the Netherlands

Sep 26th, 2011 by wiebke

RURENER took part in MEP Lambert van Nistelrooij’s annual Europe Day in Diessen on September 16/17. It was all about “information and knowledge for energy related initiatives in rural environments”. further information Lorenzo Liguoro, from the Italian partner Kairos presented the RURENER experiences in financing renewable energy in rural areas – Presentation Rural Energy Project [...]

Comune di Calalzo di Cadore (Italy) joined RURENER network!

Sep 19th, 2011 by aleksandra

Comune di Calalzo di Cadore has signed the RURENER charter and committed to energy neutrality! This community is situated in Belluno province in Veneto Region. Further information about Comune di Calalzo di Cadore will be available soon in the Members page. Welcome Comune di Calalzo di Cadore!

New guidelines published

Sep 12th, 2011 by wiebke

In addition to the RURENER roadmap, we developed guidelines which you can follow on your way to energy neutrality. They provide ideas, hints, general information and good examples of initiatives or measures taken. Please find the electronic version here, if you want to have a paper copy of the english, hungarian, romanian, french, spanish, italian or german version, [...]

New communities from Italy!

Sep 6th, 2011 by maria

After Villa di Tirano, Sernio and Valdisotto joined the RURENER network. These three communities are from all-alpine Sondrio province in Lombardy Region.  More information about these municipalities coming soon in the Members Page. So, welcome to these new members!

New Romanian Communities joined RURENER Network

Sep 5th, 2011 by liliana topliceanu

In August 2011, four new Romanian communities: Izvoru Berheciului, Plopana, Odobeşti, and Stănişeşti (all of them situated in Bacău County) have signed the charter in order to join RURENER Network. We welcome them!

Professor Jischa about RURENER

Sep 2nd, 2011 by enermatec

(Film) Statement from Professor Jischa

Local energy day in Nagypáli

Aug 26th, 2011 by andrea

Local energy day was organized on the 13th of August 2011 in Hungarian pilot community Nagypáli. Presentations about renewable energy sources and energy efficiency, drawing competition for chidren, questionnairs for youth regarding RES and promotional gitfts with RURENER logos made the day interesting and encouraging for everyone.

Evaluation of RURENER… by its members!

Jul 28th, 2011 by aline

In the last RURENER meeting in Germany, the RURENER members have performed the first participative evaluation of the Network and the common activitie : 100% of RURENER members are proud of being members! The biggest qualities of the Network are : Competence of the staff Exchange of good practice & learning from each other (2) [...]

Photo competition for kids and teenager

Jul 22nd, 2011 by wiebke

We are looking for your pictures with “energy in the rural area”. All kids and teenager living or being on vacation in RURENER communities can participate. How does it work? Find out here.

Welcome Ahnsbeck!

Jul 14th, 2011 by wiebke

The community of Ahnsbeck (DE) is our latest member. Further information will follow.

A New french community in RURENER !

Jul 6th, 2011 by simon

Its official, Saint Germain l’Herm became a new member of RURENER. This French community, located in the centre of the “monts du Livradois” in Massif Central, has an exemplary citizen approach. One of the representatives of the municipality in charge of the energy, Olivier HOENNER, explains it: “What would we like for our village in [...]

2011 Energy Day in Tirano! June, 12nd

May 31st, 2011 by aleg

On June 12nd RURENER was presented in Tirano Pentecost fair with the Local Energy Day, organized in collaboration with Tirano Municipality and with the Regional Body for the Energy Accreditation CESTEC. ERSAF was present with informative papers about RURENER network and instructive toys working with sun and wind energy in order to rouse children’s interest [...]

Dissemination Event – Municipality of Spinea (Venice – IT), May 27th 2011

May 20th, 2011 by aleksandra

May 27th, 2011 Municipality of Spinea, Piazza del Municipio, 1 – Spinea (Venice) Meeting Landscape Authorisations Legal framework concerning Landscape Authorisations. The sanctions’ regime and the assessment of landscape compatibility. Analysis of the role of Municipalities. The meeting was addressed to professionals employed by Construction and City Planning Offices of Municipalities, as well as individuals [...]

A new EU funding programme

May 13th, 2011 by wiebke

The European Energy Efficiency Facility (EEE – F) of the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR) is a new financial facility dedicated to sustainable energy. Potential beneficiaries are public authorities (e.g. municipalities), preferably at local and regional level, and public or private companies, which are acting on behalf of those public authorities, such as local [...]

Green Week Conference 2011

Apr 27th, 2011 by wiebke

The 11th edition of Green Week, the biggest annual conference on European environment policy, will take place from 24 to 27 May 2011 in Brussels and around Europe. This year’s theme is “Resource Efficiency – Using less, living better”. Green Week is open to the public and participation is free of charge. For further information [...]

And if RURENER were an animal…?

Apr 21st, 2011 by aline

Here is where it would lead, according to rurener members… A lot of potential for the future! To get this image as a poster, please ask your national partner (contact here)

The energy we do provide!

Apr 21st, 2011 by aline

Check here to know the energy we RURENER NETWORK do provide. Will be useful for you to get power! To get this document as a poster, please ask your national partner (contacts here)

RURENER members movie: a lot said in a few words!

Apr 21st, 2011 by aline

Whatever your language is, RURENER has something to bring to you!

RURAL ENERGY – THE POTENTIAL OF EUROPE’S NEW RURAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS

Apr 20th, 2011 by wiebke

RURENER was part of the European Sustainable Energy Week! Together with other organisers such as the FREE initiative (Future of Rural Energy in Europe) or the Regional Office of Silesia we organised a discussion on the interface between ENERGY and RURAL. Over 70 stakeholders attended and joined the lively debate with representatives of the European Commission, European [...]

March 31st 2011 – European event in the German pilot region

Apr 7th, 2011 by wiebke

During the 5th coordination meeting with all partners and mayors of the network communities, a European RURENER conference took place on March 31st 2011 in Wesendorf, Germany. More than 90 people followed the invitation by the three pilot communities and the two project partners from Germany. The agenda was a broad mix of energy policies and [...]

Saint Germain l’Herm joined the RURENER Network

Mar 25th, 2011 by aline

Saint Germain l’Herm has signed the RURENER charter and committed to energy neutrality! Learn more about what they have done in terms of energy saving and production of energy from Renewable sources here! Biomass grid, insulation in buildings, organisation of urban area, wind energy are interesting perspectives for you to share with them!

Communication Event in France (Brittany)

Mar 5th, 2011 by sophiefromaile

The district community of Mené (Brittany, France), 9 municipalities, 6000 inhabitants, one rapeseed oil production unit, two centralized woodchips boilers, one collective biogas plant, organises the first Energy Days for Rural Territories in June 2011. An event perfectly suited for rural communities ! The programme (in French)

What does RURENER show at the EU Parliament?

Feb 21st, 2011 by aline

Invited by the FREE initiative and following a keyspeech from Danuta Hubner, I have introduced the results of RURENER to EU members of Parliament on the 9th February. In the room were Members of Parliament, representatives from diverse institutions interested by ENERGY and RURAL. I’ve focused my short speech on results and feedbacks from the [...]

Have you ever considered renting out your roof?

Jan 26th, 2011 by davidellis

A number of energy companies in the UK are offering home owners free solar PV panels.  Under these “rent-a-roof” schemes, households benefit from free or discounted electricity in exchange for allowing the energy company to install PV panels on their roof.   The solar panels remain the property of the energy company so home owners are [...]

Energy Day in Slanic-Moldova

Dec 21st, 2010 by liliana topliceanu

On December 7, RURENER project was present in Slanic-Moldova with Energy Day, that was run jointly with the Romanian-German Workshop “Use of Renewable Energies – a way to ensure the energetic independence of communities”. The discussions took place at Hotel Nemira, while in schools the students from University “Vasile Alecsandri” in Bacau talked to the [...]

A new member in France!

Dec 20th, 2010 by aline

André Marcon, mayor of Saint Bonnet le Froid, 1309 inhabitants in the Massif-central range, has signed the RURENER charter! Saint Bonnet le Froid has an interesting experience in wood boiler, photovoltaics and is now focusing on energy saving in buildings : how to improve energy efficiency in  buildings in a traditional rural village whose economy [...]

11 – 15 April 2011 EUSEW

Dec 10th, 2010 by wiebke

The EU Sustainable Energy Week showcases the latest innovations in energy efficiency and renewable energy technology, policy and practice through a varied programme of events and happenings across Europe. Anyone can organise and take part in events during Sustainable Energy Week, which is designed to demonstrate to businesses, decision-makers and the wider public that sustainable [...]

IEE European Info Day 2011

Dec 9th, 2010 by aleksandra

The next IEE European Info Day will take place in Brussels on 18 January 2011. You can consult the event programme and register at the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/events/infodays_en.htm

Sustainable Energy Europe Awards 2011

Nov 25th, 2010 by wiebke

Sustainable Energy Europe as an initiative of the European Commission invites initiative and projects to participate to the SUSTAINABLE ENERGY EUROPE AWARDS 2011. The annual awards are an integral part of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign and provide an invaluable opportunity to highlight the successes of the most outstanding, ambitious and innovative projects in sustainable [...]

The third new Romanian community joins to the RURENER Network !

Oct 20th, 2010 by liliana topliceanu

Capu Câmpului village, Suceava county signed the RURENER Charter.

RURENER Network is growing up!

Oct 8th, 2010 by liliana topliceanu

Pâncesti village, Bacau county, Romania, signed the charter. More information will come soon.

New communities in RURENER Network- Hangu Village, ROMANIA!!!

Oct 5th, 2010 by liliana topliceanu

Hangu village has a number of 4275 inhabitants and it is located in Neamţ county, not far away from Tasca village, one of RURENER pilot communities. It consists of five small villages: Hangu, Buhalniţa, Chriţeni, Grozăveşti and Rugineşti. It is situated in a very green area with many forests, crossed by Bistrita river and bordered [...]

RURENER charter signed by members

Jul 27th, 2010 by aline

Members present in Tirano at RURENER meeting in March 2010 signed the summary version of the Charter. You can see this poster on the wall when visiting a RURENER member!

Dissemination Event in Dolo (Venice – IT), May 9th 2010

Jul 5th, 2010 by aleksandra

May 9th, 2010 Dolo, Via Brenta Bassa 34-30031 (Venice) Meeting Landscape Authorisations Legal framework concerning Landscape Authorizations. The sanctions’ regime and the assessment of landscape compatibilità. Analysis of the role of Munnicipalities. The meeting was attended by professionals employed by Construction and City Planning Officies of Municipalities, as well as individuals interested in the topics. The RURENER [...]

Rurener Project Posters and Flyers

Jul 5th, 2010 by aleksandra

The Rurener Project in a glance. Have a look to the PDF format Posters available in seven languages: Rurener-Poster-English.pdf Rurener-Poster-French.pdf Rurener-Poster-German.pdf Rurener-Poster-Italian.pdf Rurener-Poster-Greek.pdf Rurener-Poster-Hungarian.pdf Rurener-Poster_Romanian.pdf Rurener-poster-Spanish.pdf To learn more download the flyer of the project: Rurener-Flyer-EN.pdf Rurener-Flyer-FR.pdf Rurener-Flyer-DE.pdf Rurener-Flyer-IT.pdf Rurener-Flyer-GR.pdf Rurener-Flyer-HU.pdf Rurener-Flyer-RO.pdf Rurener-Flyer-ES.pdf

RURENER video

Jun 3rd, 2010 by aleksandra

RENREN: Great start for project supporting renewables at regional and EU-level

May 19th, 2010 by andrea

At the launch conference of a strategic new EU project in Kiel, Germany, on 28th April, 14 project partners debated how they and other regions can play their part in global climate action and a securer energy supply. “RENREN”, the Renewable ENergy REgions Network, is investigating how regional governments can help accelerate a shift towards [...]

14 mayors in the spotlight for sustainable energy

May 3rd, 2010 by wiebke

One highlight of the RURENER European conference on March 1o/11th in Tirano, was the signing of the charter by the 14 mayors or their representatives of the pilot communities. The Italian partners organised the meeting for partners, pilots, other interested small rural communities as well as national and European decision makers. The RURENER project was introduced, some best practises where [...]

RURENER network promotion in Brussels

Apr 19th, 2010 by kostas

A join event of four EU co-financed projects supported by the Intelligent Energy for Europe – IEE programme (BIORES, BiG>East, BIOGAS ACCEPTED and RE-WISE) took place on the 24th of March 2010 in Brussels. The main aim of the event was to increase the awareness and exchange knowledge between the participants and the above mentioned [...]

Day of the Energy in Atzeneta

Mar 2nd, 2010 by xaro

On February 2010 the 5th took place in Atzeneta’s town hall a workshop with the local stackeholders for promotion of sustainable criteria in the production and consumption of renewable energy with a rural and contextual approach . The principal goal of the workshop was to share information about the State-Of-Art-Technologies and Best Practices involving the [...]

Advice for evaluation

Feb 28th, 2010 by aline

How to use the RURENER Local Action Plan Evaluation Tool? The RURENER Local Action Plan Evaluation Tool is an EXCEL based Score Sheet template specifically designed for easy use by the RURENER local steering committees to evaluate and monitor the impacts of their local action plans on energy saving, energy neutrality and local sustainable development. [...]

RURENER – European event in Tirano (IT)

Feb 18th, 2010 by wiebke

Dear all, we would like to invite you to a European RURENER conference, which takes place on March 11th 2010 in Tirano, Italy. The Italian partners organise a meeting, which includes partners, pilots and is open to other interested small rural communities as well as to national and European decision makers, too. We would like [...]

ExpoRenewEnergy – international exhibition of renewable energy in Bucharest

Jan 31st, 2010 by elena

During the 16th – 19th of March 2010, Bucharest invites you to the 5th edition of ExpoRenewEnergy, the international exhibition that takes place at the ROMEXPO Exhibitions Center from Bucharest. The main fields to be presented at ExpoRenewEnergy are: solar energy, photovoltaic energy, biogas, wind turbines, water energy, geothermal energy, bio fuel, using rainwater, exploitations [...]

Convenant of Mayors – european cities committed to energy efficiency and cleaner energy production and use

Jan 27th, 2010 by lorenzoliguoro

The Covenant of Mayors is a commitment by signatory towns and cities to go beyond the objectives of EU energy policy in terms of reduction in CO2 emissions through enhanced energy efficiency and cleaner energy production and use. Local authorities have a key role in mitigating climate change. Over half of greenhouse gas emissions are created [...]

BioEnergy Expo – exhibition on renewable energy – Verona (Italy) 4-7/02/2010

Jan 27th, 2010 by lorenzoliguoro

EU objectives on renewable energy and reduction of greenhouse gas as well as fluctuations in the prices of fossil fuels and the role of agriculture in protecting the environment require a new impetus to the development of the so called “Green Economy”. Income from renewable agriculture is much more than an estimate. It is an [...]

M'illumino di meno – 12th February 2010 – Italian Energy Saving Day becomes a Clean Energy Party

Jan 27th, 2010 by lorenzoliguoro

On Friday 12th February, in a completely new way, the celebration of the sixth edition of “I will use less Light” will take place: the day of energy saving launched by the popular radio programme Caterpillar, on air on RAI Radio 2. After the success of the previous editions, with the support of thousands listeners [...]

A Mountain Full Of Energy

Jan 18th, 2010 by maria

A two-days international forum entitled “A mountain full of energy” took place in Valtellina valley on the 18th-19th November. It was organised by Euromontana and Irealp, with the support of Lombardy Regional Administration and the Provincial Administration of Sondrio. The meeting involved members of the European Parliament, European Officials and experts in the sector, focussing [...]

RURENER Evaluation

Dec 21st, 2009 by vassiliki

This is the evaluation tool we designed to facilitate the RURENER evaluation process. D9_RURENER NETWORK Evaluation Methodology This is the results of evaluation for the 6 semesters of the Project. In the final semester report is included a conclusion for the whole period. RURENER NETWORK EVALUATION REPORT_Dec08-May09 RURENER NETWORK EVALUATION REPORT_June09-Nov09 RURENER NETWORK EVALUATION REPORT_Dec09-May10 [...]

Meeting Energy Sustainability as a key for Interregional Development

Dec 14th, 2009 by xaro

INTERCOOP has attended to the Meeting on Energy Sustainability as a key for Inter-regional Development It was held on Wednesday the 25th of November of 2009 in the framework of the International Fair on Energy Efficiency and New Technological Solutions for Renewable and Conventional Energy and it consisted of a meeting on the impact of [...]

Regional economic optimization of existing biogas plants

Dec 8th, 2009 by enermatec

Venue: Village Hall Schladen, Germany Organizer: EnerMaTec GmbH, Niedersaechsisches Landvolk Bezirksverband Braunschweig e.V. (Peasantry of Lower Saxony, area Brunswick) and joint community of Schladen Supporters / Sponsors: Nordzucker AG and German Biogas AG After opening speeches by the head of the district of Wolfenbüttel Joerg Roehmann, joint community Mayor Andreas Memmert and EnerMaTec CEO Dr. [...]

New framework measures electricity import dependence

Nov 27th, 2009 by wiebke

Researchers have developed a new framework to assess a country’s self-sufficiency in electricity as a measure of electricity supply security. Of the countries studied, results indicate that Greece and the UK became much more dependent on imported electricity and fuel between 2000 and 2005. Poland has become electricity independent, but relies heavily on coal. EU [...]

Biogas exploitation in rural areas

Nov 18th, 2009 by kostas

Biogas is an energy carrier which can be used for several energy applications (eg. electricity generation, heat production, combine heat and power production, transport fuel, injection to the natural gas grid). Biogas exploitation can contribute to the energy, agricultural and environmental policy. Specifically, the use of agricultural material such as manure, slurry and other animal [...]

26./27.09.2009 – Energiefair "Braunschweiger Land" 2009 in Salzgitter/Germany

Nov 16th, 2009 by enermatec

Minister Sander (Lower Saxonies secretary for environment and climate change and sponsor of this series of events), Mr. Klingebiel (Lord Mayor) and Mr. Lindhofer (head of the craftsmen gilde) spoke at the opening ceremony in high terms of the commitment by EnerMaTec for the establishment of this event. According to the organizer, the event was [...]

Project for the European certification EMAS for the 14 municipalities of the “OPITERGINO–MOTTENSE” area

Nov 2nd, 2009 by aleksandra

An initiative promoted by the 14 municipilities of the “Opitergino–Mottense” area, by the Treviso Province, by Veneto Region, by Treviso Chamber of Commerce, Unindustria Treviso and Cgil–Cisl–Uil trade unions      The territory of the 14 municipalities of the “Opitergino-Mottense” area, joining the project aimed at achieving Emas socio-environmental certification, has become the largest area in Italy [...]

Rurener in Hungarian

Oct 22nd, 2009 by andrea

The Hungarian version of RURENER website is online and improving, please have a look on http://hu.rurener.eu/.

Transport in rural areas

Oct 16th, 2009 by sophiefromaile

80 people, politicians and employees of rural communities, gathered in Guichen (France) to meet several french expert on transport. This conference was organised within PRACTISE, a partner project of RURENER. The first point made during the debates, which were animated and interesting, is that transport issues have to be integrated very soon in land planning [...]

Climate change and local authorities

Oct 16th, 2009 by wiebke

The project “Climate Change and Local Authorities” is organized by the RURENER partner U.A.N. located in Hannover/Germany. It is supported by the patronage of Mr. Christian Wulff, the Prime Minister of Lower Saxony. The project has the following aims: to bring the topics of “Climate Change” and “Climate Protection” on the agenda of the local [...]

RURENER meeting in Athens

Sep 21st, 2009 by aline

RURENER partners met in Athens mid-July to for coordination meeting. This kind of meeting occurs 2 times a year in a different country. Once a year, the RURENER pilot communities representatives are invited to participate and share experience. In Athens, at CRES premises, a huge 2-days-agenda allowed them to deal with RURENER common definitions, RURENER [...]

RURENER in Romanian

Sep 16th, 2009 by liliana topliceanu

The Romanian version of RURENER website is online. You can find there the partners and pilot communities. Soon, the Charter of RURENER NETWORK will be posted in Romanian. Please have a look on ro.rurener.eu!

RURENER in French

Jul 7th, 2009 by aline

The French version of RURENER website is online, still to be completed and improved, but existing! Please have a look on fr.rurener.eu!

RURENER partners and pilot communities in a few slides

Mar 6th, 2009 by aline

Who are the 12 partners running RURENER? And who are the 14 pilot rural communities, members of the Network? The answer in a few slides here :

RURENER PRESENTATION IN A FEW SLIDES

Feb 23rd, 2009 by aline

Know all about RURENER project, context, objectives, activities and partners in a few slides :

Meet the Mayor of St Etienne de Lugdarés

Feb 17th, 2009 by wiebke

The Mayor of St Etienne de Lugdarés opened the Rurener kick-off meeting, welcoming project partners from across Europe. I caught up with him over an aperatif, and asked him how long the village had been involved in sustainable energy projects.

Aline introducing Rurener

Feb 17th, 2009 by paulhenderson

View more presentations from paul_ruralnet.

RURENER Kick-off meeting

Feb 17th, 2009 by kostas

Hi all, We are glad to be with you (Saint Etienne des Lugdares) and share commom efforts for the implementation of the project. Kostas, Santiago

RURENER started

Feb 17th, 2009 by vassiliki

The first meeting of the RURENER network took place in the smal village of Saint Etienne de Lugdares.   We enjoyed the snow landscape and the fresh mountain air and the friendly welcome of the hosting community. Lovely dinner.

Rurener kickoff meeting – St Etienne de Lugdares 16-18 February

Feb 17th, 2009 by paulhenderson

By plane, train and car we made it to St Etienne de Lugdares for the kickoff meeting. It started in the former convent and began with greetings from the Mayor. All the minutes of public and internal sessions are to be downloaded here : minutes_kick-off meeting_France

Welcome to RURENER

Jul 11th, 2008 by admin

Hi there and welcome to the project site for RURENER. To find out more about the project, please take a look at ‘The Project‘ page. Details of the project partners are provided here. RURENER will start in the Winter of 2008. If you are interested in staying up to date with developments, please take the [...]

"How to become an energetic neutral village" (German Publication)

Apr 11th, 2008 by enermatec

Hello Partners, the german coordination agency FNR www.fnr.de for renewalbes has published (only in german language) a handbook to the topic “How to become an energetic neutral village (“Bioenergy-Village”)”. You can download the file below (4 MB – will take up to 45 seconds to download) pdf_handbook_bioenergy-villages1