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Autumn 2017 European Energy Innovation 33

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INSPIRATION & APPROACH CeNSU Centro
The development of urban and rural landscapes constitutes Nazionale
a pioneering era with novel combinations between energy Studi
production and consumption and the upcoming changes Urbanistici
in the urban and rural fabric including the associated
socioeconomic uses. Moreover, the energy initiatives are Contact detials:
more viable for development and less vulnerable to failure Web: www.intenssspa.eu
and societal resistance if they are well-integrated in the Email: intenssspa@bpm.gr
local and regional contexts. However, institutional questions Disclaimer:
remain regarding the required level of integration, while This project has received funding from the European
simultaneously the sustainable energy planning involves Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
actors with diverse and conflicting objectives that must programme under grant agreement No 695982.
come to a consensus. Neither the European Commission nor any person
acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible
Inspired by these ascertainments INTENSSS-PA developed for the use which might be made of the following
an holistic energy planning environment that provides information. The views expressed within this article is the
structured expert support with the involvement of: (i) a sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily
technical facilitator within each RLL, (ii) an interdisciplinary reflect the views
expert group to provide methodological tools and of the European
guidelines and (iii) a Database of Practice that includes Commission.
training materials and case-studies to support and inspire
the RLLs. Overall, INTENSSS-PA’s implementation approach
aims to develop a transnational network of RLLs that within
their ecosystems energy planning process is supported
through a systematic and structured methodology, and
to identify ways of integrating this planning environment/
approach in the institutional framework for energy planning
of the Member States/Regions.

PRELIMINARY CONCLUDING REMARKS
1. Multilevel Governance has a decisive role in the

successful implementation of integrated sustainable
energy planning.

2. Public authorities and societal actors have realized the
capacity that participatory decision making provides for
regional development and energy transition.

3. Viability of RLLs requires the development of appropriate
business-models or their introduction to an institutional
framework.

4. Societal actors have perceived the importance of energy
initiatives on socio-economic and regional development;
therefore there is an emerging need of introducing a
good balance of top-down and bottom up measures,
initiatives and regulations for expediting energy
transition. l

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