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EURONET
50/50 |
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Partners: Barcelona Provincial Council (coordinator), Spain; University of Vaasa (VEI), Finland; UfU - Independent Institute for Environmental Concerns, Germany; HERAKLION, Greece; Lake Balaton Development Agency, Hungary; ALESA Srl, Italy; PNEC, Poland; ALMADA, Portugal; KSSENA, Slovenia. |
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| Pupils are the main actors, but also their teachers and families in a 50/50 network of schools to save energy. | ||
| Topic | ||
| Sustainable Energy - Energy Savings - Energy Efficiency | ||
| Goal | ||
| The project aims to spread the 50/50 methodology from Germany, where the concept has been used since 1994, to at least 50 schools in 9 countries. | ||
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The
first steps of Euronet 50/50 focus on the definition of the methodology
to implement the 50/50 concept in education centres around Europe.
The experience on 50/50 of the German partner (UFU) is the starting
point to set this methodology. However, it is also important to
look at other practices in the partner countries and to assess the
differences
in the educational systems of the partners. The participation of
local experts is also taken into account in this phase of the project
with the aim to enrich the methodology to develop. |
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| Task | ||
| Motivate energy saving habits at education centres as long as it have a huge potential for saving energy and encourage more sustainable behaviour. | ||
| Description and Evaluation | ||
The basis of the 50/50 concept is that 50% of the total energy (and money)
savings achieved from the energy-efficiency measures implemented by the
primary and secondary school students are retained by the school, whereas
the other 50% reduces the fuel bills, which often are paid by a public
authority, i.e., local or regional government. The project aims for a
minimum annual energy reduction of 2.5% for each school. |
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