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RSS![Identification of green economy opportunities and barriers in Heves County: Situation assessment and review of EU experiences](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_small_no_crop/public/2023-12/Identification-of-green-economy-opportunities.png?itok=YQrGmaEL)
This report provides background analysis undertaken to support an assessment of the potential and opportunities for green economic diversification and adaptation in Heves County, and associated employment creation and skills requirements.
![Cover of the Regional Profile with a few fast facts visible](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_small_no_crop/public/2023-12/Silesia-mockup.png?itok=y9a0yJ8V)
This is the second regional profile about Silesia compiled by the START technical assistance team, updated to reflect changes since the first profile was written. It provides an overview of the socio-economic profile of Silesia, as well as the region's transition strategies, projects, challenges...
![Cover of the Regional Profile with a few fast facts visible](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_small_no_crop/public/2023-12/Wielkpolska.png?itok=eNlA9Xpf)
Regional profile compiled by the START technical assistance team in 2023 that provides an overview of the socio-economic profile of Wielkopolska, as well as the region's transition strategies, projects, challenges, and opportunities.
![Lower Silesia: Regional Profile](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_small_no_crop/public/2023-12/Lower-Silesia_0.png?itok=iU7rzCmW)
Regional profile compiled by the START technical assistance team in 2023 that provides an overview of the socio-economic profile of Lower Silesia, as well as the region's transition strategies, projects, challenges, and opportunities.
![Strukturlotsen, Improving Inter-Municipal Cooperation with Expert-Sharing Across administrations](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_small_no_crop/public/2023-12/Strukturlotsen.png?itok=R19WpECd)
The project “Strukturlotsen” (which translates to: ‘structural pilots’) aims to improve the capacities of district authorities to pursue regional development through expertise-sharing.
The project brings four districts together, each one of them having a person (known as a ‘structural pilot’) ...
![Social Economy and Social Enterprises - START Technical assistance](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_small_no_crop/public/2023-12/Social-economy.png?itok=Q85WSsmy)
The purpose of this briefing paper is to look at international experiences of development of social enterprises and identify examples and lessons relevant to initiatives in Eastern Wielkopolska aimed at job creation and continued labour market participation of workers displaced by industrial...
![The use of mine water in district heating systems – an example from Heerlen, Netherlands](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_small_no_crop/public/2023-12/Heerlen.png?itok=nZDrKSCp)
The district heating system in Heerlen, the Netherlands makes use of an innovative approach: using mine water from a former coal mine as a geothermal heating source and for energy storage. The system is one of the first so-called 5th generation district heating and cooling (5GDHC) grids, an...
![District Heating Toolkit](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_small_no_crop/public/2023-10/Mockup-template.png?itok=vnqieH-v)
This toolkit overviews the technology options available to support decarbonising DH networks, the roles these networks play in decarbonisation and future heat supply, and showcases possible measures and good practice examples.
![Retirement and support packages for older workers in the EU coal sector: a briefing paper on European cases - START Technical assistance](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_small_no_crop/public/2023-12/Retirement.png?itok=i_DyQbFu)
This briefing paper identifies and illustrates European experiences in assisting older coal miners and other displaced workers through early retirement and other targeted support. In the context of the future cessation of lignite burning at the Matra Power Plant, the main aim is to provide...
![Assessment of Development Opportunities for Social Economy Enterprises in Eastern Wielkopolska - START technical assistance](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_small_no_crop/public/2023-12/Assessment.png?itok=pMQVrT7E)
This paper considers potential opportunities for the development of new and existing social economy enterprises (primarily co-operatives) in Eastern Wielkopolska which can offer employment for affected ZE PAK workers. By exploring a range of potential development opportunities for social economy...