| Summary: | ENERU - Efficient Energy Management in the Barents Region (ENERU) is an international project funded by the Kolarctic ENPI CBC programme with the primary objective to strengthen cross-border co-operation in the energy management sector and to increase business co-operation between the South Kola region in Russia, Finnish Lapland and Norrbotten, Sweden. This goal was pursued by establishing a multidisciplinary cross-border network, which joined energy sector experts, local energy companies, authorities, educational and research organisations and other relevant stakeholders. The aim of the network was to transfer the knowledge, methodology and practical know-how of efficient energy usage and renewable energy solutions within the region. The ENERU network involved Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Bionova, Micropolis and Education Consortium Lappia from Finland, Bothnian Arc and Piteå Municipality from Sweden, Institute of the Industrial Ecology Problems of the North of the kola and Cities of Kandalaksha and Kirovsk in Russia. To identify potential for energy efficient management, the project experts studied current situation with energy consumption in the target regions, conducted energy audits in the pilot buildings in Russia and developed adjusted audit methodology based on international practices. Furthermore, there was produced analysis on current and potential use of renewable energy in South Kola region. Received findings were used for development of the Action Plan aimed to support the continuation of the efficient energy management process in the programme region after the end of the project. ENERU network supported business cooperation and provided European companies with the information on the market conditions and commercial possibilities in the energy efficiency sector in the Barents region. Within project’s duration, the ENERU team organised several seminars, expert exchange and study visits enabling stakeholders to benchmark successful technologies in the energy sector. This publication summarised the main results and findings of the ENERU project. The purpose is to share the findings and knowledge acquired within ENERU collaboration with all interested stakeholders to ease the future collaboration in the field. The publication includes summaries of market surveys from partner countries, reports from measurement trips, and the reports on the renewable energy potential in the target region. Moreover, the publication includes articles by the project experts on current and future cooperation possibilities in the field of energy efficiency. Full versions of the included reports are available at www.eneru.eu. The ENERU - Efficient Energy Management in the Barents Region project partners warmly thank all those who took part in the project and contributed to its successful implementation. Special thanks to the authors of the publication and the organisers of the measurement trips, seminars and trainings. The European Union’s Kolarctic ENPI CBC program and the national financiers from the participating countries have made ENERU network activities and this publication possible - thank you all! This publication is an outcome of the cross-border project ENERU – Efficient Energy Management in the Barents Region, funded by the Kolarctic ENPI CBC programme and Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten. The project was implemented by the multidisplinary consortium of organisations involved in the field of energy management in Finnish Lapland, Norrbotten, Sweden and the South Kola region in Russia. The primary goal of the project was to strengthen cross-border co-operation in the energy management sector and particularly to increase business co-operation in the Barents region. The purpose of this publication is to raise the awareness about the current situation and development prospects in the energy efficiency sector in the Barents region. The publication recaps the main results and findings of the ENERU project. It includes summaries of market surveys from the partner countries, measurement trip reports, and reports on renewable energy potential in the target region. The publication comprises articles by project experts on current and future co-operation possibilities in the field of energy efficiency. ENERU publication provides useful information for the broad range of stakeholders - experts, professionals, businesses, public authorities - all those involved in the field of energy efficiency on the daily basis. The presented materials give stakeholders useful ideas and prospects for the future cross-border cooperation in the field.
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