Provincial Energy Office
of Granada
We promote a more sustainable model of energy development in the municipalities of the province of Granada.
What do we do?
- We promote renewable energies through the study and valorisation of natural resources.
- We provide information and advice on the use of clean energy.
- We inform and make people aware of the need to use energy responsibly and efficiently, promoting savings in our province.
Get to know our projects
At the Provincial Energy Office in Granada we participate in several European, national and/or regional projects
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Educational games
The main game that we recommend having participated in the European project is the free online game EnerCities, http://enercities.eu/ -. Also in this section you have a selection of some of the many energy games that can be found on the net: http://www.powerupthegame.org/ http://www.ree.es/educacion/educacion.asp http://www.ecoheroes.es/zona-descargas.php http://www.guardianesdelclima.com/gc/Default.aspx http://www.losgurusdelalluvia.com/ http://www.ceroco2.org/alertaco2/ http://www.juegosambientales.com/ -. Especially for the youngest children, the different administrations have developed several specific games: Provincial Energy Agency of Granada, basic games: Click here. Provincial Energy Agency of Granada, Pequenergía Game: Click here. Andalusian Energy Agency, “Energy Game”: http://www.agenciaandaluzadelaenergia.es/galeria_multimedia/energias-renovables/juego-de-la-energia Asociación ENERAGEN, “Juego de la Energía”: http://www.agenciaandaluzadelaenergia.es/multimedia/eneragen/index.html -. Finally, any European can find material on educational games in different EU languages on the website: http://learn-energy.net/education/#1
Neighbors for Climate – SPONSORS
Several companies of the sector and/or operating in the province have offered its sponsorship to the project “Neighbors for Climate” by providing some sort of prizes for participants of the competition. Granada Provincial Agency of Energy is open to any company wanting to join to the new project as a sponsor. Companies already sponsoring this initiative in the campaign 2012-2013 are: PHILIPS (http://www.philips.co.uk/about/company/index.page/ and http://www.philips.co.uk/about/sustainability/index.page): Royal Philips of the Netherlands is a diversified technology company, focused on improving people’s lives through meaningful innovation in the areas of Healthcare, Consumer Lifestyle and Lighting. The company is a leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy-efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as male shaving and grooming and oral healthcare. PHILIPS Spain is collaborating with the delivery of an 10W LED bulb for each house participating in the competition. “The Saving House” Foundation (http://www.lacasaqueahorra.org/): Leading companies in the construction launch “The Saving House” Foundation with a main objective: to sensitize all sectors of society on the importance of energy efficiency in buildings and the benefits that this can bring to the economic and energy savings, protecting the environment and creating jobs, incorporating also criteria for acoustic comfort and passive safety to fire “The Saving House” Foundation cooperates providing kit for the houses with more savings within the project “Neighbors for Climate”. VIVENDIO (http://www.vivendio.es/): The consortium business ENERWIND-VIVENDIO is developing since 1998 many projects in engineering and industrial management, with a large staff of excellent and experienced technicians covering a wide spectrum of engineering
Lectures of the Sustainable Mobility OptiTrans conference on 19th September
OPTITRANS PROJECT (PGI01997) Lectures of the Sustainable Mobility OptiTrans conference on 19th September Optirans (Optimization of public transport for greening regional mobility. This project is implemented through the INTERREG EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF) project starts on January 2017. Granada Energy Agency is a partner of the European OPTITRANS project within the second call of the Interreg Europe 2014-2020 Operational Program. The Interreg Europe Operational Program Management Committee issued a resolution approving project PGI01997, “OPTITRANS: Optimization of Public Transport Policies for Green Mobility”, and in such a way that the project officially begins on 1st January 2017, its completion being scheduled on December 31th, 2021. Taking advantage of the European Mobility Week “Sharing get’s you further” (16th-22nd September: http://www.mobilityweek.eu/) we organized the OPTITRANS international event on the 19th and 20th of September. This event consists of an exchange of experiences and training of technicians and municipal officials, so that the different municipalities are aware of actions applicable in their own municipalities to improve mobility. Now, the lectures of the event are available for everyone to be downloaded. Program: You can download the program here Program of the Conference. Brief introduction to OPTITRANS project, Optimization of public transport for greening regional mobility: MAIN OBJECTIVE: Innovative solutions to increase the modal split share of public transport in suburban and rural areas. KEY ACTIONS: OptiTrans is increasing the capacity of public authorities and their subordinated bodies responsible for public transport planning and organization, OptiTrans is adopting action plans to introduce novel approaches improving public policies, OptiTrans is contributing to a
OptiTrans
OPTITRANS PROJECT (PGI01997) Optimisation of Public Transport Policies for Green Mobility Optirans (Optimization of public transport for greening regional mobility. This project is implemented through the INTERREG EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF) project starts on January 2017. Granada Energy Agency is a partner of the European OPTITRANS project within the second call of the Interreg Europe 2014-2020 Operational Program. The Interreg Europe Operational Program Management Committee issued a resolution approving project PGI01997, “OPTITRANS: Optimization of Public Transport Policies for Green Mobility”, and in such a way that the project officially begins on 1st January 2017, its completion being scheduled on December 31th, 2021. Brief introduction to OPTITRANS project, Optimization of public transport for greening regional mobility: MAIN OBJECTIVE: Innovative solutions to increase the modal split share of public transport in suburban and rural areas. KEY ACTIONS: OptiTrans is increasing the capacity of public authorities and their subordinated bodies responsible for public transport planning and organization, OptiTrans is adopting action plans to introduce novel approaches improving public policies, OptiTrans is contributing to a change of attitude giving way to increased use of public transport. Thus, OPTITRANS project supports transport planners and politicians, introduces novel transport policies, and makes public transport more attractive to passengers. Due to it, the main idea of the Project is the development of a real action plan that can be financed with own and FEDER funds (or any other type of eligible funds) related to optimization of public transport and green mobility, with intention to achieve the funding of the actions proposed and
Provincial energy plan
The energy policy of the Government of Granada is channeled through the Environment Dptm., whose charge is the Director of Renewable Energy Agency acting provincial Granada Energy as an instrument in the development of actions. The guidelines of the Plan are: Detection of natural endogenous resources. Valuation of resources. Establishing the scope of practice of these resources in specific energy projects. Search for funding for the projects. Collaboration with the municipalities in the implementation of sustainable energy development actions. Information to the general public to promote activities related to sustainable energy development. CLIME PROTECTION PROVINCIAL PLAN Tthe Provincial Energy Agency of Granada was established un 2001, as an instrument for the Diputación de Granada for the development of a more sustainable model of regional energy associated with the creation of local activity around the sector. In 2002, an agreement was signed for the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency with a local credit bank. In 2005 we began to develop the provincial plan of Energy Audits in the province, reaching at the end of 2009 152 municipal energy audits in the province. Based on available information, from the 2007 year we began to set the basis for the investment in the province under the Provincial Plan for Climate Protection 20-11 to get lower energy bills of municipalities of Granada, promote the activity in the field of sustainable energy development, and promote actions in the private sector and citizens to achieve production targets and renewable energy savings. In 2009 the Diputación de Granada signed the
Neighbors for Climate – FAQ
FAQ Q: What do I have to do to participate? A: You just need to look for your ast year electricity bills. If you did not saved them, do not worry, we’ll tell you how to get them. Apart from that, you just need to want to make small changes. Q: What is a energy neighborhood? It is a group of between 5 and 15 families accepting the challenge of reducing its energy consumption by 9% in 4 months. Usually the are groups of friends, colleagues, members of an association, etc. They do not have to live at the same street but usually thet are in touch. Every energy neighborhood must designate one of its members as a energetic consultant, who will help them wining the contest. The energy consultant will help his/her team to save energy, receiving specific training and the needed tools to fulfill their mission. Q: How do I know if I’m saving energy? A: There is a calculation tool on this website where you (or your energetic consultant) can enter the data readings. The tool will calculate savings and will give you the percentage saved, compared to last year. Q: How often should I take meter readings? A: The best is once a week, but you can do it whenever you want. The most important readings are those taken on December 1st, when the contest begins, and March 31st, at the end. Q: How will you help with the energy savings? A: We will email you you tips and tricks and
Neighbors for Climate – Saving Tips
DO YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO SAVE ENERGY AT HOME? You must be prepared to use the energy saving tips that you will have during the competition, beginning with the resources that we put in this section. You can start saving energy with the initial advices of the project Neighbors for Climate: http://www.energyneighbourhoods.eu/es/consejos-para-ahorrar Also you can download the basic tips of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment in its Green Homes program: http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/ceneam/ Do you want to learn more?, You can visit the online free courses (each one last about 2h) developed to save energy by the IDAE: First course: “Your house: Individual Heating and domestic hot water“. Second course: “Save energy with your appliances” (Now you can complement this course by compare appliances information on the Athlete Project: http://www.atlete.eu/) Other interesting courses are “How to drive efficiently,” “Save energy while working” and “Neighbors Communities: Centralized heating and domestic hot water” Link of these courses: http://www.aprendecomoahorrarenergia.es/ Do you still want more information?, download the “Practical Guide to Energy” published by the IDAE with information and advices to citizens about reducing energy consumption: http://www.idae.es/ Finally you can see more saving tips on the website of the Andalusian Agency for Energy, including multimedia tips: http://www.agenciaandaluzadelaenergia.es/ciudadania/ahorrate-energia (Video advices:http://www.agenciaandaluzadelaenergia.es/galeria_multimedia/hogar/videoconsejos-para-ahorrar-en-casa) Europe supports and encourages a dependentless and a sustainable energy model, participates in the European campaign “A world you like, you like the climate, “A world you like, a climate you like”. Link to their social networks: http://world-you-like.europa.eu/en/ DO YOU YOU WANT TO KNOW GENERIC CONSUMPTION DATA AT
Neighbors for Climate – CITIZEN
DO YOU DARE TO COMPETE WITH OTHER CITIZENS OF 16 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND NEIGHBORS OF YOUR MUNICIPALITY, SAVING MORE THAN 9% OF YOUR ENERGY SPENDING WITH A CHANGE OF HABITS? Go ahead!, save energy and money with the t Neighbours for Climate projec. In the province of Granada, these municipalities have joined the initiative: Armilla, Busquístar, Cúllar Vega, Las Gabias, Guadix, Huetór Tajar, Huétor Vega, Maracena, Marchal, Motril, Montejícar, Padul, Santa Fé, La Taha, Villanueva del Mesía, y La Zubia, definitely involved with neighborhood groups that have already joined the municipalities of Armilla, Cúllar Vega, Guadix, Huetór Tajar, Huétor Vega, Maracena, Padul, Santa Fé, y La Zubia. If you are not a resident of these municipalities and you want to participate unofficially, you call call us at any time to the Provincial Energy Agency (958 28 15 51) to get involved, despite you are not currently working in the European competition. If you were a resident of any of these municipalities, you could enroll in the European competition “Neighbors for Climate” to save more than 9% of the energy through behavior changes (with the consequent money savings) between December 1st 2012 and March 31st 2013. By participating in the project, you will have a weekly saving tips newsletter to use them at home as well as direct assistance from your Energy Advisory Group, which in turn will support your municipality and the Provincial Energy Agency of Granada . If you want to save energy, is the time to seize the provided resources and improve your good
Neighbors on Climate – Energy consultant
Each neighborhood energy will be supported by one or more energy advisors or consultant, who will be one or two group members who are particularly interested in the project objectives or are willing to take a more active role within the group. The energy consultant will be the soul of the group, and the link between the group, the City Council and the Provincial Energy Agency of Granada. The advisors will be provided with enought information on the basis of the project, on how to reduce energy consumption at home and on the way to support and keep your group motivated. The energy advisor will be called on the afternoon of December 3rd 2012, to receive training on how to use the website and the calculation tool in which the readings of the different energy meters are introduced. Energy consultants will transmit their knowledge to members of the group, giving advice on how each family can achieve energy savings by encouraging the exchange of ideas and generally providing the support they need. He or she will also be responsible for the energy consumption data are regularly entering the website. Due to our experience we know the energy advisor can be the difference between success or failure in group participation and therefore in achieving savings targets. The European competition is already on, so, what do we do?: 1. Download the energy advisor manual (Manual_AE) Learn how competition works and register your energy neighbors group and members on the official website of the project. 2-. The neighbors
NEIGHBORS ON CLIMATE – Town
If you are a municipality participating in the project NEIGHBORS ON CLIMATE you can challenge your citizens to participate in the project for free and encourage them to save energy by learning how to change habits in the use of energy at your home. You can give all the publicity you consider necessary through conventional channels (web, local radio, promotion in local media, etc.), in addition to information dissemination and meetings with local stakeholders (primary and secondary school, Agenda 21, ecoschools, neighborhood associations, workers, etc.) This is a project available to the citizens of the municipality, so that they can perform actions for energy savings (and therefore, also economic savings) accompanied weekly by tips, the resources distributed to municipalities, and direct advice with experts from the Energy Agency of Granada if needed. To get more information you can download the brochure here, or you can contact the Agency. Example of a new on the website of one of the Valencian town: http://www.algemesi.es/es/content/vecinos-por-el-clima More info of the project: http://www.energyneighbourhoods.eu/es/
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