Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea Valencian Region Delegation in Brussels ...

Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea

Valencian Region Delegation in Brusselswww.uegva.infoPresidency of Valencian Government

SEMINAR ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY POLICYPORJUS, NORRBOTTEN

1 July 2005

SEMINAR ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY POLICYPORJUS, NORRBOTTEN

1 July 2005

The Valencia Experience: Best practices The Valencia Experience: Best practices in sustainable region developmentin sustainable region development

D. Juan Manuel Revuelta D. Juan Manuel Revuelta

Director GeneralDirector General

DELEGACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA EN BRUSELASDELEGACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA EN BRUSELAS

PRESIDENCIAPRESIDENCIA

http://www.uegva.info/fundacioncv/



INDEX

1. Valencian Region, Spain

2. Valencian Region Delegation in Brussels

3. Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea: Participation Democracy

4. Energy Saving Plan in Valencia Region

5. Best Practices in Environment and Energy Efficiency in the Valencian Region

6. Further Colaboration Initiatives

7. Contact us




The Region of Valencia is located on the Mediterranean coast of Spain,being part of the so-called Mediterranean Arch, an axis which has experienced

one of the fastest economic growth rates in the European Union

With over four million inhabitants, the population of the region accounts for 10.6 % of the total Spanish population

Valencia is the third largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona

The GAV of the Valencian Region also accounts for 10.4%of Spain´s total

1. VALENCIAN REGION, Spain




THE V.R. V.R. / SPAIN

SURFACE 23.253 4.6 %

POPULATION 2003 4.470.885 10.6 %

GAV ( million € ) 2003 78.365 10.4 %

Increase 2.59 % 2,46 %

Agriculture (net added value) 3,170.4 9.8%

Industry & Energy 18,253.3 12.2%

Construction 8,136.6 10.9%

Services 48,804.5 9.9%

Per Capita Income € 15,886 15,663.4

Inflation rate Dec 2003 2.3 % 2.4 %

Exports ( Million € ) 2003 16,674 12.1 %

Imports ( Million € ) 2003 14,478 7.9 %

Valencian region, some figures




THE PALMERAL OF ELX

LLONJA DE LA SEDA

EL MISTERI D´ELX

ROCK ART IN THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN

• Over 500 km of coastline

• 87 Blue flag beaches

• + 2700 hours of sun a year

(average 7 hours a day)

• 4 Mankind Heritage Sites

• 98.000 hotel beds

• 27 leisure parks

• 59 Fairs and Congresses a year

• 22 golf courses

• 45 Yacht Clubs and Marinas

• + 4.000 beds for rural tourism

• 20 million visitors a year

Valencian region, some facts




2. VALENCIAN REGION DELEGATION IN BRUSSELS

http://www.programasue.info

The office in Brussels represents, defends and promotes the interests of the Valencian Region to the EU institutions

Aim: to open Europe making process to the public administrations, chambers of trade, financial institutions, technological institutes, universities, NGO’s, municipalities, and definitively the Valencian society

European legislation monitoring and advising.

To orientate and technical review of projects, search of partners and meeting agenda management with civil servants of the European Commission

Multimedia room for meetings, kick off meetings, conferences and exhibitions

To stimulate the training by means of public and private scholarship programs. Advising to the European young people in EU stages




3. FUNDACIÓN COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA – REGIÓN EUROPEA. PARTICIPATION DEMOCRACY

• The Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea (FCV-RE), is a non-for-profit entity, based at the Valencia Regional Office in Brussels.

• Objective: to link public administrations and business associations -as well as research institutes- to the European Union, favouring their integration in European projects.

• FCV-RE aims to boost projects and contribute to their success through an efficient inter-regional cooperation.

• The Foundation has already developed several tools to coordinate efforts and to disseminate information, such as a comprehensive website that offers interactive services to keep citizens permanently updated on the latest research and innovation news from the EU institutions.

www.uegva.info




Website www.uegva.info

• The website provides free access to news on EU research policies and advice on managing 6th Framework Programme projects, as well as interesting new calls for proposals and tenders.

• An improved e-mail alert service is included in order to deliver relevant new research partner profiles, news on programmes and upcoming events, along with useful links for key players.

• Registered users can customize search profiles, getting instantly e-mailed every new record added to the database.

• The website offers dissemination and communication of results, as well as best-practice experience database.




http://www.uegva.info




• Commitment with cooperation: between industrial clusters, chambers of commerce, financial institutions, local development agencies, education and training institutions, research and development institutions and other relevant social players.

• Our technical staff: great asset to organize meetings, seminars, project workshops and presentations within reach of European institutions.

• Training programs: for Valencian young professionals, in order to provide wide European-orientated experience, as well as hosting several stage programmes for students with different backgrounds.

Bridging Europe with the Valencian Region




Perfect Partner for European Projects

• Dissemination of results: the Foundation is eager to become an enthusiastic partner in European projects and help to spread their results through the website.

• Bridging partnerships: both public and private –such as regional or local offices, companies, research institutes- in order to effectively cooperate for the success of European projects.

• Best practices: FCV-RE has already developed successful European projects from public impulse and the collaboration of the Valencian civil society.

• International consortiums: for EU programmes as EIE, IST, LIFE Environment, Interreg III, Leonardo, e-TEN.




Perfect Partner for European Projects

• Region-marketing strategies: can also be raised by the Foundation, in order to promote the image of the Valencian Region abroad.

• Multimedia equipped office: partners can effectively transmit their message by organizing seminars and presentations.

• Brussels’ based: we offer press-related services, writing and releasing articles and reports through the comprehensive database that contains European, national, regional and local officers, media, decision- makers and think-tanks.

• Assistance: the FCV-RE offers assistance on EU legislation and information on funding and business opportunities to both public and private institutions.




Life III ProgramExtended (2005 – 2006)

5. BEST PRACTICES IN ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE VALENCIAN REGION

The Valencia Region is beneficiated with 41,00% of the Spanish LIFE-Environment

funds in 2004

Programme: LIFE-Environmentwww.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/life




http://www.ecobus.net

PROJECT ECOBUS LIFE - Environment 2002

System of withdrawal and recycling of vegetable oils of domestic use for its reutilization as

biocombustible in the public fleet of buses in the municipality of Valencia


Budget: 2,100,000.29 EUR (1,000,000.00 € from LIFE funds)




http://www.ecobus.net





The main objective is the elimination of used cooking oils that are generated in a great scale at the city of Valencia (Spain) and to employ them in substitution of more polluting combustibles, reducing the emission of CO2 in public transport.

The project is intended to establish a pilot experience whose results serve as starting to set up an adequate collecting system for those waste vegetable oils coming from domestic and catering sector, and their chemical processing to produce bio-fuel to be used in Valencia’s buses municipal service

PROJECT ECOBUSObjectives

http://www.ecobus.netProgramme: LIFE-Environmentwww.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/life




http://www.urbanbat.com

PROJECT URBANBAT LIFE - Environment 2003

Integral management model of the liquid waste from the fleet of Buses of the municipal

transport company in Valencia city


Budget: 1,721,438.00 EUR (833,103.00 € from LIFE funds)




http://www.urbanbat.com






PROJECT URBANBATObjectives

To define, through the transfer and application of BATs (Best available technologies), a waste management model for the majority of liquid residuals generated in the maintenance and operation of a fleet of vehicles. Management strategy for these residuals will consist of both reducing environmental hazard and increasing life span. This will take place at the very point of generation, thus minimizing the need for an external management.

To deal with most of the liquid residuals generated as cab washing waters, motor washing waters, waters from rinsing of cooling circuits, cooling fluids, brake fluids and acids from exhausted batteries.

Not only defining this model, but demonstrating its inmediate extrapolation from the fleet of urban collective vehicles in Valencia to any urban transport organisation and/or transport fleets, as well as to other activities with similar problems.





PROJECT BIOVID LIFE - Environment 2003

An alternative to the incineration of vineshoots in the vineyards of Requena-

Utiel's region

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/life/

Budget: 2,198,157.00 EUR (1,093,266.00 € from LIFE funds)





Objectives

• To improve air quality and to control the quality of the air by means of a system of indicators and measurement stations.

• To introduce a new method for the waste management of vine shoots, turning them into a raw material by means of an innovative process : Cellulose extraction. The process will lead to the production of a paste to manufacture paper which is 100% ecological, and includes an exceptional recovery system of re-usable lignin.

• To use the remaining waste of the BIOVID process as an organic material for composting, as well as for agriculture, gardens and for recovering degraded soils.

• To reduce the wood consumption for paper manufacture. To carry out a dissemination campaign and to comply with European and local environmental legislation.

PROJECT BIOVID





PROJECT ECORICE LIFE - Environment 2004

Innovative model of recycling of the straw of rice one of the principal waste generated in

the withdrawal of the rice instead of the incineration






PROJECT ECORICE

• Creation of a Transectoral Centre for waste reuse and recycling of rice straw and other organic waste.

• Generate organic blankets:

To be used in soils which are in the process of desertification or used for dry farming.

Savings in water consumption for irrigation.

• Elimination of the air pollution protecting the Natural Park ecosystem

Objectives

Length Period: 1/12/2004 – 30/06/2007





PROJECT SIMPYC LIFE - Environment 2004

To establish a network of cooperation among the ports of some cities to exchange the

experiences and knowledge techniques, to find solutions and to improve the relation

between port-city

http://www.simpyc.info






http://www.simpyc.info





Demonstrate the socio-economic importance of ports and their relationship with environmental conservation.

Coordinate environmental management processes carried out in urban environments and port areas.

Develop joint port-city environmental management initiatives, emphasizing monitoring and control of noise pollution and undesirable visual impacts.

Create awareness amongst the general public about the importance of the coastal environment and the need for its conservation

Objectives PROJECT SIMPYC

Length Period: 1/11/2004 – 31/07/2007




Intelligent Energy - Europe (IEE)

Interreg III C

European Telecommunication Network (e-Ten)

Leonardo

OTHER PROGRAMS

IEE




Intelligent Energy - Europe Program (IEE)

Programme: IEEwww.europa.eu.int/comm/energy/intelligent/index_en.html

(2003 – 2006)To support the European Union’s policies in the field of energy as laid down in the Green Paper on Security of Energy Supply, the

White Paper on Transport and other related Community legislation (including the Directives on renewable electricity,

energy performance of buildings and biofuels).

Its aim is to support sustainable development in the energy context, making a balanced contribution to achieving the general

objectives of security of energy supply, competitiveness, and environmental protection




Hydrogen Community: Valencia Horizon 2006-2015

• Large Scale Initiative in the Region of Valencia on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for sustainable development

• Technological demonstrations for Stationary, Transport and Portable Applications

• Identification of market entry barriers

• Showcase for public education efforts: environmental benefits

• Consolidation of Valencia as an international leader in the deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies

• Establishment of a Public-Private Partnership:

– Covers entire value chain

– Brings together all stakeholders, i.e: institutions, private companies, universities, research centres, etc.




H2 Production H2 Storage&Distribution H2 Use

Fossil

Renewable

H2H2

Public-Private Partnership

http://www.ntdaenergia.com/




Electricity

Hydrogen

FCV Demonstration During America´s Cup

Wind Energy + Vehicles Project




PROJECT PROCURA IEE - SAVE 2004

Programme: IEEwww.europa.eu.int/comm/energy/intelligent/index_en.html

The overall objective of the Procura-proposal is: to promote the acquisition of Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV) in the short term.

Procura will do so by tackling market barriers for the large-scale procurement of AFVs. Procura will focus on developing innovative procurement models (e.g. GreenLease, second-hand market development of AFVs) for private and public fleet owners.

Procura intends to carry out the following activities:

(i) Collecting and disseminating best practices

(ii) Setting up dedicated procurement models

(iii) Setting up a large-scale procurement schemes




Interreg III C Programme

RFO touriSME




RFO touriSME:

GOALS: Strengthen interregional co-operation between European regions as well as to increase intraregional networking between administrations, institution, associations and diverse public and private actors

GOALS: Strengthen interregional co-operation between European regions as well as to increase intraregional networking between administrations, institution, associations and diverse public and private actors

RFO: Regional Framework Operation

RFO – TouriSME Approved: April 2003Length: 2003 – 2006Budget: € 7.88 M

2003/2006 ► € 7.88 M2003/2006 ► € 7.88 M

Partners Regions Sachsen – Anhalt (Germany)

Comunidad Valenciana (Spain)Limburg (Netherlands)North East England (United Kingdom)




Clustering

Enterpreneurship

Knowledge transfer & Technological

Innovation

Business Support

Strengthen Cultural heritage

Quality Eco-tourism

Tourism Quality new markets

Planning structure and services

RFO touriSME:

Sachsen – Anhalt Comunidad Valenciana Limburg North East England

LONG-TERM COOPERATION IN TWO MAIN AREAS

SMEs

OBJETIVO PRIORITARIO

Each working group aims to evaluate and develop the larger number of projects together with the other partners in order to strengthen the

SMEs tissue and the tourism sector.

Tourism




Programme: e-TENhttp://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/eten/index_en.htm

European Community Programme designed to help the deployment of telecommunication networks

based services (e-services) with a trans-European dimension. It focuses strongly on public services,

particularly in areas where Europe has a competitive advantage.

European Telecommunication

Network (e-Ten Program)




PROJECT e-SEVESO e-TEN 2004

To deploy a service through Europe for monitoring the management Security that increases the collective protection of

people, goods and environment by means of the effective sharing of the resources of the Information and Communication

Technologies (ICT) (redundant and fault tolerant), so much private as public, and dedicated so much to the prevention as to the

response capacity, without damage of the privacy.

http://www.e-seveso.net





http://www.e-seveso.net/






To make the administration services (mainly those at local level) more accessible to the people that could benefit from them: industries, local residents. e-Seveso is a tool that will help to implement regulations and voluntary codes.

To apply “Seveso II Directive” on major accidents hazards on certain industrial activities, e-Seveso applies equally to those industries that handling or not dangerous substances, falling or not within any directive, want to add or improve preventive measures for their industrial security.

To be specially suitable for SMEs with scarce means (human, economic) for accessing any costly/private security system. Most of these SME industries are allocated inside Industrial Parks or industrial districts, where special requirements frequently arise from the often (if not in all cases) close proximity of the establishments and their interconnectedness. The danger of the domino effect prevails in this situation.

Objectives PROJECT e-SEVESO





PROJECT e-SEVESOhttp://www.e-seveso.net/




To promote a more specializing formation by means of the innovation, the quality improvement in the education and the

increase of the mobility

Leonardo Program

Programme: LEONARDOhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/leonardo/leonardo_en.html




http://www.webpol.info/

Creation of a virtual environment in training issues for local European policemen combining the direct formation, on line education and an

innovative system of training management


PROJECT WEBPOLLEONARDO 2004




http://www.webpol.info/





To cover the new training needs in the local European policemen areas, such environmental crimes, technological crimes, European cooperation, immigration, languages learning, legislation update, family violence, the struggle against international mafias...

To promote the cooperation among all the stakeholders involved in the vocational local policemen training

Objectives PROJECT WEBPOL





Plataforma de Gestiónde la Formación

Formación Presencial

Formación on-line

Sitio Web

Formación en casa

(ADSL)

Formación en el puesto de trabajo

Responsable RR.HH.

Oficiales Inspectores

Asignación de tareas en función

de los perfilesDiplomas Certificaciones

PROJECT WEBPOL





http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/greenweek/index_en.htm

LIFE”STORM”ING IN CLIMATE CHANGE

Brussels, 31th May – 3rd June 2005

Our stand during GREEN WEEK 2005 of the European Commission




1. Project Area in Brussels with meeting room available, specialized technical service, international partners searching management, …

• Until 2M € from EU funds• Send us your initiatives• We offer to participate in your consortiums as partners• Let’s fill in our pre-project data sheet with the proposals

¡ LET’s CONTACT NOW FOR THE NEXT LIFE PROGRAM CALL OF PROPOSALS 2006 JUST PUBLISHED!

Deadline 30th September 2005

2. Program LIFE 2006:

6. FURTHER COLABORATION INITIATIVES




Our pre-project data sheet is available in:

www.uegva.info/fundacioncv/life/preproyectos-en.doc




Working together for regional growth and jobs

The main aim is to contribute to the success of the Lisbon Strategy with the expertise of the partner regions in the fields of promotion of innovation and

competitiveness

http://www.cor.eu.int/

¡ OPEN DAYS OF THE COMITTEE OF THE REGIONS, FROM 10th to 13th OF OCTOBER 2005 !

Consortium: Natural Effect Regions for innovation and competitiveness

Partners:

• Yorkshire and Humberside (UK)• Sterea Ellada (Greece), • Notio Aigaio (Greece) • Presov (Slovakia)• Irish Regions (Ireland)

The Valencian Community is the only one leading for second year one of the

consortia of the Committee of the Regions and DG Regio

Leader: Valencian Region




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VALENCIAN DELEGATION IN BRUSSELS

http://www.programasue.info

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS

7. Contact us




Thank you very much for your attention

www.uegva.info

D. Juan Manuel Revuelta D. Juan Manuel Revuelta

General DirectorGeneral Director

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