ELENA – Introduction and Update European Investment Bank 1
ELENA - E uropean L ocal EN ergy A ssistance • EC-EIB cooperation started in 2009 to reach 20-20-20 targets (20% increase in energy efficiency, 20% reduction of CO2 emissions, and 20% renewables by 2020) • Technical Assistance facility: managed by EIB; funded by EU budget (H2020 Programme); regulated through annual Delegation Agreements; • Project development support for energy efficiency; building integrated renewables; clean urban transport and mobility • Market replication focus (min. investment EUR 30 m); investment leverage required (ratio 20 for sustainable energy; 10 for clean urban transport and mobility) • 90% funding rate (grant); claw back possibility • Budget allocation: average EUR 15m per year; 2016 agreement is 20 mio EUR of which 5 mio are transport; 2017 agreement is 30 mio EUR of which 10 mio are transport • First come, first served rule for applications 18/01/2017 2 European Investment Bank
ELENA support mechanism Energy efficiency and Renewable energy in public and private buildings, ELENA public lighting and traffic light network photovoltaics, Technical Assistance heating/cooling systems ; Support for Efficient urban transport and mobility local or regional entities for : clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles, trams, trolleybuses, metros, and trains; • Additional personnel investments to improve public transport or to • Technical studies improve energy efficiency of any mode; • Preparation of calls for tender • Financial structuring Local energy facilities that support EE/RE smart grids, infrastructure for recharging electrically powered vehicles, information and communications technologies. 18/01/2017 3 European Investment Bank
Eligible promoters/Final Beneficiaries/Costs • Final beneficiaries of project development services: State, region or local authority Other public body or groupings of such bodies Private entities Joint ventures and cooperations with a lead partner • Implementation of Investment Programme: Public and private bodies (not necessarily ELENA beneficiary) • Eligible costs: Additional staff hired for ELENA TA by beneficiary External experts and services 18/01/2017 4 European Investment Bank
Project maturity • Preparatory studies must have been carried out and main decisions taken before ELENA support request • Leverage performance measured after 3 years (for urban transport 4 y) • In case leverage of 20 (or 10 for urban transport and mobility) not achieved : grant may be clawed back • ELENA proposal should demonstrate high implementation probability 18/01/2017 5 European Investment Bank
Transport cases supported in the past Aarhus Light Rail, Denmark - 2013 Electrobus, Barcelona - 2011 Objective : technical integration of existing rail Objective : retrofit and replace inefficient lines with new build light rail. busses. Preparatory activities : detailed studies for Preparatory activities : detailed technical energy efficient power supply systems, studies for retrofit of existing buses, energy storage and conservation, sustainable purchasing new hybrid buses (tender and solutions for depot and various technical procurement strategies) and optimisation of innovative solutions for energy savings. bus line network. Support : 1.9 mio EUR Support : 1.9 mio EUR Zero Emission Buses, Netherlands - 2012 SPIS light rail, Sweden - 2011 Objective : procurement of zero emission Objective : analysis, design and specifications buses. for three smallsize local light rail systems Preparatory activities : design and Preparatory activities : feasibility studies, development of TCO model for bus design of implementation strategy, depot replacement, design of procurement and locations, design of trams and stops, safety tender strategy and tender documents to be assessments, noise and vibrations shared between all relevant PTAs. assessments and procurement plans. Suppor t: 2.5 mio EUR Support : 2.9 mio EUR 18/01/2017 6 European Investment Bank
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