EC-NET, SEVEn and FEDARENE are organising the final conference of the IEE supported SEC-Tools project (Energy Sustainable Communities in New Member States), which will take place in Prague on Nov 13th, 2008, in the context of Energy Efficiency Business Week (EEBW) 2008.

The SEC-Tools project, supported by the Intelligent Energy Programme, has comprised developing a Toolbox for sustainable energy practice in Communities and a range of pilot actions in Bulgaria, Brandenburg, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.

The conference, which will present the achievements of the SEC-Tool project, is structured in four sessions as follows:

Session 1:Indoor and Outdoor lighting - Potential energy savings and last technologies
Possibilities of Energy Savings in Lighting – Program GreenLight, Energy Savings in Lighting in Households – Innovation at the Market, Lighting in Building Sector and Services, Energy Savings in Street Lighting

Session 2: EU Strategies in Municipal Energy Sector
Covenant of Mayors - A New Initiative of the European Commission, Sustainable Energy Communities - SEC- Tools Project and Trends in the EU, Development of EU Strategies in Municipal Energy Sector - CONCERTO Breaks New Roads, The European Energy Award® a European certification and quality management system for energy-efficient municipalities

Session 3: Czech Good Practises - Examples of Energy Savings Projects in the Cities and Villages
Environmental Policy of the City of Prague, Sustainable Development of the South Bohemian Region in View of Energy Consumption, Experiences on Energy Auditing for the City of Milevsko, Sustainable Energy: Significant Topic for Municipal Policy

Session 4: International Experiences of Municipal Energy Efficiency Projects.
Tools for Energy Planning at Municipal Level, Biomass Promotion in Latvian Municipalies, Pilot Actions on SEC Practice in Ustka in Poland, Helpdesk for SEC Development in Lithuanian Municipalities, Regional Aspects of the SEC Example from Brandenburg (Germany), Future Structures & Strategies for Bulgarian Municipalities, Panel Discussion on the SEC-Tools Project.
Programme & Registration: http://www.fedarene.org/publications/Projects/sectools/2008-11-13_Praha/Programme.htm