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The CONCERTO initiative

The CONCERTO initiative, launched by the European Commission, is a Europe wide initiative proactively addressing the challenges of creating a more sustainable future for Europe's energy needs. Today, there are a total of 45 communities in 18 projects, each working to deliver the highest possible level of self-supply of energy. CONCERTO is part of the framework research programme supervised by the DG Energy and Transport of the European Commission.

CONCERTO supports local communities, as clearly defined geographical areas or zones, in developing and demonstrating concrete strategies and actions that are both sustainable and highly energy efficient. Interactions and relevant energy flows between centralised and decentralised energy supplies and demands can be identified, measured and assessed.

The CONCERTO initiative has been only possible as a result of the strong commitment from the relevant, local authorities and includes technical experts, academics, and private companies from across Europe.

Throughout the 18 participating CONCERTO projects the focus is primarily on demonstrating the environmental, economic and social benefits of integrating renewable energy sources (RES) together with energy efficiency (EE) techniques through a sustainable energy-management system operated on a community level.

The CONCERTO initiative provides a platform for the exchange of ideas and experiences between the 45 CONCERTO demonstration communities, and other cities that are committed to introducing similar strategies. Communities participating will benefit from the shared expertise of Europe's most advanced communities, active in the field of energy sustainability.

CONCERTO Premium

EU Commission has launch a coordinating organisation, the so-called CONCERTO Premium project, which accompany the CONCERTO communities five years long making an effort. The aim is to:

to offer a common platform for networking and communicating between projects and communities;
to provide a framework for improvement and transfer of Know-how;
to increase the regional impact of your action and gain visibility all over Europe;
to make available an effective framework for dissemination;
to provide a "stage" and "spot lights" for CONCERTO actors on a European Level;
to help to identify and seek innovative joint solutions and reduce barriers and
to bank on your experience to help redesign future programmes for sustainable communities and policies.