The LOGREENER (Composing Local Green Energy Transition) project represents an innovative approach for local transition towards green energy. The project is implemented within the framework of the Interreg Euro-MED 2021. - 2027. programme, and its purpose is to strengthen the capacities of local and regional communities in planning and implementing energy plans that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote sustainable development. In the previous period (Interreg MED 2014. - 2020.), the COMPOSE, PRISMI and LOCAL4GREEN projects developed tools with which local authorities developed sustainable energy transition strategies. They were used separately, and the lack of integration proved to be crucial for further transfer. The LOGREENER project will combine and optimize these tools into one integrated tool, which will then be tested in selected municipalities and cities. In addition to the training process for the use of tools and the creation of energy plans, activities for promotion, awareness and advocacy with the help of regional authorities, associations of municipalities and energy communities are planned.

Partners on the project are: Federation of Municipalities and Provinces of Valencia, Spain (FVMP) - lead partner; Musol Foundation, Spain; UNCEM Lazio, Italy; Technical University of Crete, Greece; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Shipbuilding, Croatia; Department for Development and International Projects Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Local energy agency Donje Podravje, Slovenia and the LEADER network of Croatia.

It was financed with funds from the Interreg Euro-MED 2021 - 2027 program in the amount of EUR 989,820.70 (LmH's share is EUR 57,990.00), with a support intensity of 80%.

The implementation of the project started in January 2024 and will last 27 months.

The introductory meeting of the project was held on 6-7 March 2024 in Valencia, Spain. The meeting was hosted by the Federation of Municipalities and Provinces of Valencia (FVMP), which is also the leading partner in the project. The work packages were presented in detail, the key aspects of the project were emphasized, the importance of partnership and compliance with the set procedures and deadlines was emphasized. Special attention is paid to the importance of effective communication and strategies. The project is currently in the so-called \"pre-contracting\" phase, in which expected results, indicators and costs are agreed with the control body of the program.

Partners from Croatia (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Shipbuilding Zagreb and LEADER network of Croatia) together with associated partners (Duga Resa and FLAG Tramuntana) held a coordination meeting in the premises of the Faculty in Zagreb. The meeting was held on June 10, 2024. with the aim of familiarizing associated partners with project activities and carrying out an assessment of the needs of interested municipalities for energy planning. After the meeting, a questionnaire was distributed among municipalities that have experience using digital tools for energy planning (Prismi, Local4Green and Compose), which will be used to collect data on the basis of which a new, optimized tool for energy planning will be created. The Technical Committee of the Logreener project, in which the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Shipbuilding participates, is in charge of developing the new tool, and the coordinator of the process is the Technical University of Crete in Greece.

The Logreener project got an official site at this link: https://logreener.interreg-euro-med.eu/

On this page you can follow all activities related to the project, as well as the latest news and information about the Interreg Euro-med program and the Green Living Areas mission.

The second partner meeting in the LOGGREENER project was held on 17. and October 18, 2024 in Rome. At the meeting, the Technical Committee of the project (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Shipbuilding Zagreb, Technical University of Crete and Musol Valencia) presented the process of creating a digital tool for energy planning that the other partners, including the Croatian LEADER network, will soon promote to local communities. The partners submitted a report on their contribution to the work packages of the project, and the work plan for 2025 was adopted. The process of mapping the possibilities of influencing policies related to the energy transition has been started. The idea of the partners is to identify the so-called "policy windows" or opportunities for advocacy and pre-prepared recommendations for energy planning through which they could advance legislation related to the green transition.