European Cooperation

The Inland Norway Energy Agency is a part of a broad network of european energy agenciesThrough the participation in the EU programme Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) the Inland Norway Energy Agency ia a part of a broad network of more than 380 European energy agencies.

The main goal for the cooperation is learing and exchanging of knowledge and experiences, and to communicate state of the art technology and good practice from Europe to Norwegian municipalities and businesses.

International cooperation is important to keep the Agency and its target groups up to date on the technological development within energy efficiency and converting to renewable energy in Europe.

The Agency will also promote the concept of regional and local energy agencies to contribute to the establishement of more Norwegian energy agencies, by lobbying towards national and regional governments.

Cooperation with Swedish Energy Agencies

In Norways neighbour country Sweden there has been regional energy agencies for nearly 15 years. The Inland Norway Energy Agency therefore has a lot to learn from cooperation closely with Swedish energy agencies.

The Agency is cooperating closely with the energy agency in Luleå, NENET, which is our mentor agency. The Agency has also etablished a close cooperation with Gävle Dala Energikontor and Värmlands Energikontor, including an Interreg/FEM project in 2010.

European Networks

The Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) manages the IEE programme on behalf of the European Commission.

Energy Management Agency - Intelligent Energy EuropeManagEnergy is the Commission initiative for local and regional actors working towards energy efficiency and renewables. ManagEnergy is a technical support initiative of the Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) programme of the European Commission which aims to support actors from the public sector and their advisers working on energy efficiency and renewable energies at the local and regional level.

The Inland Norway Energy Agency is also a member of FEDARENE, an organisation of European energy agencies. The membership gives the Agency access to project databases, conferences an seminars and a network for exchanging experiences and knowledge with other energy agencies. 

Other European Partners

The Inland Norway Energy Agency also has a formal partnership with the following energy agencies:

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