Tracer results
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TRACER study visit to a photovoltaic and an aquaponic farm in the Brussels Abattoir site
After the TRACER Final Conference on 21 September, around 25 TRACER partners and participants from across Europe have joined a study visit to the historic site of the Brussels Abattoir market and slaughterhouse that is undergoing a full renovation (see provisional project). A group of private actors with support from the Anderlecht municipality, the Brussels region…
PRESS RELEASE: 23 September 2022, Coal regions from across Europe present policy solutions and project ideas to drive a clean and just transition
The TRACER project closed with an Investors Workshop and a Final Policy Conference on 20 & 21 September 2022, where nine coal regions shared their ideas to get out of coal. BRUSSELS, 21 September 2022. The Horizon 2020 project TRACER gathered 15 partners who have worked together for 3 and a half years to support…
Final TRACER Events
Investors Workshop 20 September 2022 Final Conference 21 September 2022 Location : NOVOTEL Brussels City Centre (Rue de la Vge Noire 32, 1000) The Investors Workshop will introduce identified R&I project ideas in nine coal regions in transition. Investment opportunities will be discussed with invited investors, representatives of EU institutions responsible for EU funds and…
Final TRACER Events – SAVE THE DATE
Investors Workshop 20 September 2022 Final Conference 21 September 2022 Location : NOVOTEL Brussels City Centre (Rue de la Vge Noire 32, 1000) The Investors Workshop will introduce identified R&I project ideas in nine coal regions in transition. Investment opportunities will be discussed with invited investors, representatives of EU institutions responsible for EU funds and…
Lusatia – a blooming energy landscape on new ground
Delicate purple in Lusatia – Lavender is blooming and growing quite successfully on reclaimed land, here in the second vegetation period. Thereby, combining lavender, short rotation wood and photovoltaic panels is a climate-adapted and friendly blueprint for innovative land use systems. A multifunctional post-mining landscape serves cross-cutting issues. It contributes to energy transition, secures the…
Next steps for Jiu Valley transition from coal – new connections and potential future opportunities
ISPE and AISVJ, TRACER Romanian partners, together with their local academic partner University of Petrosani and the new local governance structure – ADTIVJ, invited all key stakeholders in Jiu Valley, and not only, to attend this hybrid event, on the 14th of July 2022, in order to understand more about what further steps need to…
Capacity building in coal regions in transition –New report with material from events in the TRACER regions.
The TRACER target regions have organised nine capacity building events over the course of 2020 and 2021 that focused on identifying and mobilising funding to transition out of coal. These events gathered local and regional stakeholders from coal regions ins transition, as well as funding experts in charge of national programmes, from the European Commission…
Study Visits of TRACER consortium in the Jiu Valley region in Romania
The 6th Progress Meeting of TRACER project, that was successfully implemented in Petrosani of the Jiu Valley region in Romania (14-15 March 2022), was combined with a number of particularly interested “Study Visits”!!! Study tour video Study tour minutes Follow the relevant excerpt from the news at HD365 local TV channel of Jiu Valley!! https://fb.watch/bRiX_p-qwy/…
Opportunities for coal regions under the Just Transition Mechanism
TRACER Webinar on the 1st of April 2022 from 10 to 11 am CET This webinar focused on how the three pillars of the EU’s Just Transition Mechanism can support public and private stakeholders in coal regions to finance their regions’ energy transition without leaving anyone behind. In addition to financial instruments, the discussion touched upon supporting elements including advisory services and…
TRACER online Capacity Building Event: “Clean energy transition of the Region of Western Macedonia: Funding Opportunities”
On Thursday the 2nd of December 2021, the TRACER Capacity Building Event for the Region of Western Macedonia, “Clean energy transition of the Region of Western Macedonia: Funding Opportunities” was organized by TRACER partner, CRES. The event was planned in the frame of Work Package 4 (Mobilization of EU funds and programmes), as foreseen for…
Jiu Valley made another step towards a just transition away from coal
The end of 2021 brings other good news for the Jiu Valley micro-region. The Ministry of Energy publicly announced that Paroseni CHPP, in the first part of 2022, will start the tests for replacing hard-coal with “Arbacore” pellets produced by the Norwegian company Arbaflame. To this aim, the cooperation involves the replacement of hard-coal, the…
Online TRACER event: Energy transition in Wales. Commitments, partnerships and priorities
A TRACER event for Wales was held online on 1 December 2021, jointly organised by TRACER partners STRATH and Welsh Government, together with Cardiff University. The event was foreseen under TRACER Work Package 4, which promotes the dissemination of information on the support and funding opportunities available for energy transition. In total, 50 people attended…
«Καθαρη ενεργειακη μεταβαση της Περιφερειας Δυτικης Μακεδονιας: Χρηματοδοτικες δυνατοτητες»
Διαδικτυακή εκδήλωση για την ανάπτυξη των ικανοτήτων: «Καθαρή ενεργειακή μετάβαση της Περιφέρειας Δυτικής Μακεδονίας: Χρηματοδοτικές δυνατότητες» Πέμπτη, 2 Δεκεμβρίου 2021 Τοποθεσία: Διαδικτυακά (zoom) Ώρα εκδήλωσης/Διάρκεια: 09:30-14:00 Το Κέντρο Ανανεώσιμων Πηγών και Εξοικονόμησης Ενέργειας (ΚΑΠΕ) σας προσκαλεί στην εκδήλωση για την ανάπτυξη των ικανοτήτων με τίτλο «Καθαρή ενεργειακή μετάβαση της Περιφέρειας Δυτικής Μακεδονίας: Χρηματοδοτικές δυνατότητες», η…
“Clean energy transition of the Region of Western Macedonia: Funding Opportunities”
TRACER online Capacity Building Event: “Clean energy transition of the Region of Western Macedonia: Funding Opportunities” Thursday, 2nd of December 2021 Virtual event (via zoom) Duration: 08:30-13:00 (CET) The Centre for Renewable Energy Sources & Saving – CRES invites you to attend the online Capacity Building Event “Clean energy transition of the Region of Western…
Workshop
“PV-Anlagen auf LN-Flächen in der Bergbaufolgelandschaft“ am 17. November 2021 um 10.30 Uhr Konferenzboot „Aquaforum“ (Bergheider Str. 4, 03238 Lichterfeld) Programm
Online Seminar: Energy transition in Wales – commitments, partnerships and priorities
1 December 2021 (9.00-13.00) With Welsh Government, Cardiff University and the European Policies Research Centre,University of Strathclyde The TRACER project funded under the Horizon 2020 programme has been investigating how Wales and eight other European coal-intensive (and former coal-intensive) areas are managing their transition towards more sustainable energy systems. Discussions in 2020/21 with key stakeholders…
RenewAcad – Academy of Counselling and Vocational Training for Renewable Energy Sources!” in Jiu-Valley
The autumn of 2021 brings in Jiu Valley micro-region the inauguration and presentation of the Public and live Demo Centre of „RenewAcad – Academy of Counselling and Vocational Training for Renewable Energy Sources!”. AISVJ, Romanian TRACER partner was invited to the event hosted by the University of Petroșani at the end of September 2021, and…
4th Forum of Mayors on Just Transition
NEW ENERGY MIX: a Social Policy Dialog on the Transition to Net Zero 29 – 30 September 2021 Organizers: WWF Bulgaria, Stara Zagora Regional Economic Development Agency (SZREDA), Black Sea Energy Research Centre (BSERC) and Trakia University – Department For Information And In-Service Teachers Training Achieving climate neutrality by 2050, as set out in the…
Projections for the transition to 2030/2050 in nine coal-intensive regions
The EU-funded TRACER project (www.tracer-h2020.eu) supports nine coal-intensive regions to shape a broad vision and future-oriented priorities in order to facilitate transition towards sustainable energy systems. Other coal regions in transition can potentially benefit significantly from the outcomes of this international action. Read more…
“Coal regions exchange programme: An Initiative for coal regions in transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine”
Apply to join exchange programme for coal regions in the Western Balkans, Ukraine and the EU Coal regions in the Western Balkans, Ukraine and the EU are invited to join an exchange programme to accelerate just local energy transitions. The programme is an opportunity for regions to start direct, one-to-one dialogues, connect with different stakeholders,…
Capacity Building event in Serbian region of Kolubara
“Transitioning out of coal in the Serbian region of Kolubara – Capacity Building event on funds and programmes” to be held on July 7th, 2021., from 9:30 am to 12:00am The webinar is organized by Energoprojekt ENTEL, Serbia. Program Contact: Jasmina Mandic Lukic Email: jmlukic@ep-entel.com Tel.: +381 11 3101230 or +381 63 442 978 (mob) Fax:…
A Strong Europe Needs Strong Science
A very interesting event, “A Strong Europe Needs Strong Science“ will take place from 22 to 25 June 2021!! More information: https://www.fes.de/themeportal-education-work-digitization/education/a-strong-europe-needs-strong-science TRACER’s Romania partner (ISPE) is also participating to Forum 3 of the Conference: https://www.fes.de/themenportal-bildung-arbeit-digitalisierung/bildung/a-strong-europe-needs-strong-science/forum-3
FOREST AND LANDSCAPE RESTORATION OF POST-MINING SITES
Environmental Centre “Charles University” is organizing organized the 3rd Conference about Forest and landscape restoration in post mining sites which will be held 3rd and 4th of June with the help of TRACER project. Conference programme is attached. Instructions on how to join for conference participants will be shortly distributed, however to make the conference…
Funding opportunities in Lusatia a Capacity Building Event as part of the TRACER-Project (Online-Event)
Funding opportunities in Lusatia a Capacity Building Event as part of the TRACER-Project (Online-Event) Date: Monday, 7. June 2021, from 10.00am to 1:00pm Contact: Email: fib@fib-ev.de Tel.: 0049 3531 7907-11 Fax: 0049 3531 7907-30 Fördermöglichkeiten für die Lausitz – ein Capacity Building Event im Rahmen von TRACER (Online-Veranstaltung) Program Anmeldung bis…
Summer school (online)
Summer school (online): RESTORATION OF POST-MINING LANDSCAPE Prague, 8th – 12th June 2021 Programme More information available at: http://repom.eu
Forest and Landscape Restoration of post-mining sites
A very interesting international webinar, entitled: „Forest and Landscape Restoration of post-mining sites“ will be held online from 3.6.2021 to 6.6.2021 at the Institute for Environmental Studies (Prague, Czech Republic). Conference will serve to exchange ideas and experiences about post mining land development with special emphasize of forest land. The webinar will address the following topics: Tree selection and…
TRACER Project is highlighted by GREENPEACE Romania as one of the positive ongoing actions in Jiu Valley
Greenpeace is underlining that “Jiu Valley is lost in restructuring” and is asking “Where are the solutions? ” The international environmental NGO expressed its opinion related to the state of play in Jiu Valley, in the context of good news coming from the European Commission, and even better news from local actors who are preparing…
Sixth Stakeholders’ meeting in Stara Zagora
On February 11th, 2021, the Black Sea Energy Research Centrе and SZREDA Bulgaria hosted the 6th meeting of the working group of TRACER (Horizon 2020) and DeCarb (INTERREG Europe) projects. Read more…
TRACER paper presented at the Regional Energy Forum FOREN2020
SMART STRATEGIES FOR THE TRANSITION IN COAL INTENSIVE REGIONS. CASE STUDY: JIU VALLEY MICRO-REGION – STEPS FORWARD UNDER TRACER EUROPEAN PROJECT Read the abstract and the paper, in English and Romanian, here
Euronews: Jiu Valley at the crossroads, from fossil fuel to more environmentally-sustainable energy sources
Jiu Valley does have the power to rebuild a new sustainable future, emerging from the ruins of an outdated, fossilised past” says Hans von der Brelie, Euronews/Reporter who made the effort to travel to Romania in Jiu Valley, and to make this TV-report during this difficult period. English language link to the full 20 minutes…
The most representative presentation of TRACER project!!
A very interesting video offering a most representative and illustrative presentation of TRACER project, prepared by TRACER’s project Serbian partner “ENERGOPROJEKT ENTEL”!!
Das EU-Projekt TRACER macht die Lausitz und acht weitere europäische Modellregionen fit für die Strukturentwicklung
Article on the TRACER project in the regional magazine in Lusatia, Germany Download the article
TRACER capacity building event in Jiu Valley. Follow-ups
October, 22 TRACER conference, an important capacity building event for Jiu Valley community with a high density of useful information on funding sources and assistance for coal regions in transition, and an opportunity for initiating beneficial contacts for developing future competitive project proposals. The event live streaming was promoted via University of Petrosani (UPET) Facebook…
SAVE the DATE for Jiu Valley event!
The event “Just Transition – Ideas, projects and finance for life after coal in Jiu Valley” is close to the finish line with the preparations. It will take place on Thursday, October 22, 2020, and will be organised in a hybrid format, both online and live, the physical meeting being hosted at the University of…
Dialogue and Training dedicated to the transition of Stara Zagora region
The last days of September were marked by two important events for the transition of the region of Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) to low carbon economy. On 28th of September 2020, a public dialogue – “The new energy mix” was co-organized by BSERC, SZEDA, and David Holding, respectively within TRACER, DeCarb (Interreg Europe), and GreenDC (Horizon…
Nine coal regions in Europe stand together for a just transition
The EU-funded TRACER project (www.tracer-h2020.eu) supports nine coal-intensive regions to shape a broad vision and future-oriented priorities in order to facilitate transition towards sustainable energy systems. Other coal regions in transition can benefit significantly from the outcomes of this international action.
Central European Stakeholders Workshop
Central European Stakeholders Workshop Participatory processes in development and implementation of climate and energy strategies September 23th, 9:50-14:30 CEST Public participation is key for decision makers to identify wider public concerns, share information, gather expertise opinion and build legitimacy. Participatory planning is also considered to improve planning process in terms of increasing acceptance of final…
Discussion of the possibilities for transition to clean energy in the Stara Zagora Region
On July 2nd, 2020, the Regional Economic Development Agency Stara Zagora (SZEDA) and the Black Sea Energy Research Centre (BSERC) hosted a meeting in Stara Zagora on the prospects for the transition from a high-intensity carbon economy to a future clean energy of the region, part of which constitutes the “Maritsa East” energy complex. Other…
Postponement of the Summer school of post mining restoration
The summer school “RESTORATION OF POST-MINING LANDSCAPE” that was planned to take place in Prague between 8 & 12 June 2020, in CHARLES UNIVERSITY is postponed due to COVID-19 situation. The new date of this educational event is summer 2021 (June, July) Contact prof. Jan Frouz CHARLES UNIVERSITY Institute for Environmental Studies Faculty of Science…
Conference Post-mining landscape connected specialist in March 11, 2020
On March 11, 2020, an international conference was held at the Public hall Hraničář in the regional capital of Ústí nad Labem. TRACER project also participated as a partner for the Palivový kombinát Ústí – state postmining company which have coorganized the conference with help of Atelier.tečka. We highlighted the need for a comprehensive landscape…
FOREST AND LANDSCAPE RESTORATION OF POST-MINING SITES International conference in Prague, 3-6 June 2020
International conference in Prague, 3-6 June 2020 Brochure
Summer school of post mining restoration
Charles University in cooperation with other partners, will organize summer school of post mining restoration 8th – 12th June 2020. Summer school will give you inside in complex approaches in restoration of post mining ecosystem and recovery of post mining landscape. We will discuss aim of post mining ecosystem restoration (What we want to achieve,…
Establishing cooperation with mayors in Northwest Bohemia
On 11 February 2020, the TRACER project was presented for seventy representatives of municipalities and towns in the Ústí Region as part of a seminar on grant opportunities for the development of municipalities. Representatives of the Regional Authority of the Ústí Region, the government strategy RE: START, investment company Czechinvest, the Ministry for Regional Development…
EC provides financial and technical support, through SRSS, for the development of “Strategy for the transition from coal of the Jiu Valley” for the period 2021-2027
The Ministry of European Funds (MFE) organised on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, the kick-off meeting for the “Strategy for the transition from coal of the Jiu Valley”, financed by the Structural Reform Support Service within the European Commission (SRSS). The consultant selected by EC for developing Jiu Valley Strategy for the transition from coal is…
Repowering coal power plants with biomass
Topic: Industry Forum on retrofitting measures for biofuel plants When: November 19th 2019. 08:30 – 14:00 Where: THE OFFICE, Rue D’ Arlon 80 – 1000 Brussels, Belgium Agenda – Registration
Study Tour, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Study Tour, Cardiff, Wales, UK 20th November 2019 Agenda Contact: Rita Mergner Project Manager, TRACER Coordinator WIP Renewable Energies E-mail: rita.mergner@wip-munich.de Tel.: +49 89 720 12 731 Website: www.wip-munich.de Trygve Rees Fossil Fuel Manager Energy Policy Team Division for Decarbonisation and Energy Department for Environment and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government Tel 0300 025 0572 Mobile 07973 488…
Greece seeks to phase out coal by 2028
© Photo: Johannes Plenio/Pixabay Greece will adopt a new national energy and climate plan by the end of 2019 that will envisage the shutdown of all coal power plants in Greece by 2028, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at the UN Climate Action Summit 2019. The plan will also call for expanding the share of…
TRACER presentation on the National Information Day on the new calls of the Horizon 2020 in Czech Republic
As one of the model projects supported by the European Commission, TRACER was presented on September 10, 2019 at the National Information Day on the new calls of the Horizon 2020 program organized by the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague together with the Technology Center of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.…
Re- Industrialise Study Visit North Rhine Westphalia
28-30 October 2019 Joining Forces for a Successful Regional Transition: Experiences and Lessons Learnt on Fostering Collaboration Achieving a successful transition of industrial areas and regions into low carbon innovation hotspots requires creative solutions, forward-thinking and new collaborations. By taking on board research, society and industrial representatives, it is expected that new, as well as…
Mayors of Jiu Valley cities signed, at the headquarters of the European Commission, the Memorandum for a Just Transition
On July 16, 2019 in the presence of EC representatives, the Ministry of European Funds and NGOs – Bankwatch Romania and Greenpeace Romania, all 6 mayors signed the “Jiu Valley Partnership for a Just Transition”, in order to reach the goals of Jiu Valley energy system transformation and economic development. By signing this Memorandum the…
Jiu Valley cities invitation to Platform on Coal Regions in Transition working groups
All six mayors from Jiu Valley cities received the invitation to attend the next EC – Platform on Coal Regions in Transition working groups meeting in Brussels, 15-16.07.2019. This initiative generated several press releases as: Hunedoara County Morning Gazette “Jiu Valley Mayors called out in Brussels” https://gddhd.ro/actualitate/primarii-din-valea-jiului-chemati-la-bruxelles/ or Mesagerul Hunedorean “Jiu Valley Mayors will debate…
The New York Times interested in Jiu Valley social challenges
The New York Times was also interested in knowing more about Jiu Valley social challenges, so Kevin Granville, reporter and Kevin Faingnaert, photographer published a short press report titled “What life after coal looks like”. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/business/romania-coal-towns.html?fbclid=IwAR0T86YdJjloiUgou_HTv2_3pyLlOzxCluC8GXquDHO28vAnIs_7BRtRqk; The movingly reportage was taken over and partly translated by the local press (e.g. Adevarul de Hunedoara newspaper). Life…
Jiu Valley could attract 5 billion euros EU money
On the occasion of the Romanian six-month rotating presidency of the EU Council, several informal ministerial meetings on energy took place in Bucharest, followed by EC delegation visit in Jiu Valley (Petroșani city), on 03.04.2019, where the Energy commissioner is making a statement (min 1:02) http://stiri.tvr.ro/valea-jiului-ar-putea-atrage-5-miliarde-de-euro–bani-europeni–dupa-inchiderea-mineritului_843642_video.html#view announcing that Jiu Valley could attract in the future…
Smart Strategies for the Transition in Coal Intensive Regions
The European Commission launched the Platform on Coal Regions in Transition in December 2017. As part of the Platform’s activities two working groups meet three times per year to discuss priority projects and best practices in coal region
Platform Meeting
The European Commission launched the Platform on Coal Regions in Transition in December 2017. As part of the Platform’s activities two working groups meet three times per year to discuss priority projects and best practices in coal region
Cohesion Policy post 2020
The EU has set itself a long-term goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% compared to 1990 levels by 2050