During the last years the costs for fossil energy resources are heavily increasing. A possibility to absorb rising costs is to critically question the status quo of energy consumption in order to be able to use existing energy saving potentials. Rising energy costs are contributing to a steadily increasing financial pressure for public utilities. This leads to a negative cycle: the public bodies have a lower budget at hand while at the same time the costs are rising, despite the lower demand. There is no available model showing how to link energy policies with the regional and/or local development. The aim of North Sea - SEP is to foster a future oriented development on regional level by an energy oriented approach. To tackle these problems, the project has to improve local/regional development and the decision making processes by -creating tools for regional planners. Successful reorientation and creation of new profiles like energy regions must consider all actors in a region to involve them in the processes and to create ground for interactive development. Therefore methods and tools for regional planning and decision making will be developed with focus on systematically energy planning. Achievements: During the last few years, the costs for fossil energy resources have been heavily increasing. A possibility to absorb rising costs is to critically question the status quo of energy consumption in order to be able to use existing energy saving potentials. Rising energy costs are contributing to a steadily increasing source of financial pressure for public utilities. This leads to a negative cycle: the public bodies have a lower budget at hand while at the same time the costs are rising, despite the lower demand. There is no available model showing how to link energy policies with the regional and/or local development.The aim of North Sea - SEP was to foster a future oriented development on regional level by an energy oriented approach. To tackle these problems, the project had to improve local/regional development and the decision making processes by creating tools for regional planners. Successful reorientation and creation of new profiles like energy regions had to consider all actors in a region to involve them in the processes and to create ground for interactive development. Therefore methods and tools for regional planning and decision making were developed with focus on systematic energy planning.DocumentsEvaluation HandbookBenchmark Tool – HandbookBenchmark ToolEnergiekataster RitterhudeVisibility Analysis Repowering SEP KniesGIS Academy HPGIS Academy JKHedensted Municipality - folderBusiness model MiddelfartNorth Sea – SEP – Background templateAnalysis of energy context Kronoberg SwedenBaseline – HallandBaseline Paper – Tynaarlo-DrentheBaseline Paper OsterholzDenmark – Baseline PaperNorthSea – SEP – Regional Baseline Paper – Kortrijk regionForest fuel potential – VaexjoeCavity Wall Insulation in Existing Buildings – Jade HSSynopsis paperChecklist for subsequent insulation formSustainable energy solutions provinciehuis archiefDrenthe Roadmap to Climate ContractsTraining social labor forceLeiedal note on carbon emission monitorDenmark – CO2 calculatorNorth Sea – SEP Aberdeen electronic flyerAlternative Energy Strategy – AberdeenFinal Report – June 2012Climate and Energystrategy KronobergEnergy strategy municipality AelmhultsFinal Report – June2012Appraisal Model – Concept of economic analysesNorth Sea SEP MagazinEnergybalance – municipality of Tingsryd 2010Brochure Energy MobileRegional Energy Strategy LeiedalTwo models for LCC in Vaexjoe ESSRoemers boekjeMunicipal Energy Management InfoletterSustainable Energy Planning 5 – DisseminationSustainable Energy Planning 4 – Public BuildingsSustainable Energy Planning 3 – NetworkingSustainable Energy Planning 2 – Business ModelsSustainable Energy Planning 1 – Regional StrategiesFoundation Agreement SEPNorth Sea – SEP – U.A.N BroschuereFor more information please visit: http://archive.northsearegion.eu/ivb/projects/details/&tid=120&back=yes