PILOT PROJECTS ON FUTURE OUTCOME/RESULT INDICATORS

The Interreg IVB North Sea Region Programme Case

Carsten Westerholt Project Devlopment and Communications Unit Manager

@ DG Regional Policy – Evaluation Network MeetingBrussels, 20 – 21 October 2011

Interpretation of the exercise

1. Narrowing the focus – energy as a topic within our programme

2. Clarification of the connection between project input, output and outcome

3. Conclusions

Narrowing the focus – energy as a topic within our programme

Narrowing the focus – energy as a topic within our programme

+/- 20 projects linked to the topic of energy

No baselines/reference data in the fields of energy on NSR-regional/local levels available

Issues addressed:– Transport addressed by 60% of energy related projects – Energy use addressed by 85% – Energy efficiency addressed by 70%– Renewable energy addressed by 55%

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Narrowing the focus – energy as a topic within our programme

Project activities: – education/awareness raising, knowledge exchange,

networking, research, development of tools and methods, pilot and demonstration projects, strategy development, political activities, preparation for further investments…

– 85% of projects include pilot/demonstration elements (material investments though small compared to total budget)

Narrowing the focus – energy as a topic within our programme

An Example

Example: (June 2008 – Sep 2012)

Funding

Partnership

Project activities

Stakeholders

~ 3,4 Mio. € (total)

6 (+3 sub-)partners from 5 countries, public & private

Analysis of regional bioenergy markets, stakeholder networking activities, strategy development, regional pilots, optimisation of Sustainable Supply Chain Management tool for transfer

Regional bioenergy initiatives incl. all stakeholders in the supply chain, regional planners

Increased awareness and knowledge

Extended networks

1500/255 individuals/organisations

Stakeholder networks in each region, exchange between pilot regions

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Studies

New solutions and approaches

Pilots/demonstration projects

Energy strategies/ concepts/ action plans

Preparation for further investment

Analysis of 11 supply chains

Fine-tuned Sustainable Supply Chain Management business model/analysis tool

Experimenting with options for singular processes after Supply-Chain analysis and assessment in 6 regions, cooperation between pilots

Defined business optimisation strategies for each initiative analysed

investment plans for bioenergy infrastructure in each of the participating regions and planning data for bioenergy production in coastal strips

Increased energy efficiency

Increase of renewable energy production

Increase of local energy sources being used

Decrease of GG emissions

Unlocked investments

“positive”, 5 optimised supply chains

10% increased biomass supply in each region; 200 Mwh additional capacity of renewable energy production; 200 tons/a of organic matter from additional sources

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approx. 14.978 tons/a saved, potential even 10x bigger

Expected: Major infrastructure investments

Follow-up activities: dissemination activities, training and education

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Preliminary results

Difficulties: Projects are not finished yet: results and impacts

not fully predictable Projects as a first step for future implementation –

bigger outcome is often dependent on follow-up activities

Projects might be one of several contributors to change at macro level

Tangible project outcome partly difficult to measure – would the effort be justifiable?

No data which can be aggregated in a meaningful way to measure the programme’s outcome in the field of energy

Findings

Programme and Project indicators / targetsmixture of predefined and individual defined determinants

Outputs: quantifiable and related to some indicators

Outcomes: have more of a qualitative character and can be linked to some of the targets

No baselines/reference data in the fields of energy on NSR-regional/local levels available

For the future

Better definition of programme and project indicators

Defined links between programme and project indicators

Predefined targets including relevant indicators and calculation tools (StratMoS)

More openness towards qualitative data Less is more !

Increased awareness and knowledge

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StudiesNew solutions and approaches

Growing transport sector –

congestion and emissionsHighly energy

dependent economy

High availability of alternative

energy resources

Experience in the field of

energy technology

Potential for energy savings in the building sector

Conclusion & discussion

Extended networks

Pilot/demonstration projects

Strategies, concepts and action plans Preparation for further investment

Improvements in the pilot regions

Funding, partnerships, activities, stake holder

Unlocked investments & actions in regions analysed

transnational take-up of solutions

Incorporation of results in regional, national and EU-policies and across the energy sectorFascilitation of change in other related fields

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Considerable gains in energy efficiency, renewable energy production, local energy production, emission reduction

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