ABOUT E-ATOMIUM

e-Atomium aims to increase the knowledge and competencies of energy agencies, energy efficiency advice centres and local authority energy professionals in the important field of sustainable energy use in transport.

To reach this objective e-Atomium developed and provided tailor made training and educational programmes for the specific target groups in a way to extend their competencies, knowledge and network in the field of transport and mobility.

On the long run, the project wishes also to address the supporting role and stimulate the active participation at local, regional and European level from the energy agencies, energy efficiency advice centres and local authority energy professionals in the field of sustainable energy use in transport.

e-Atomium was primarily designed for strengthening the knowledge and competencies of energy agencies, energy efficiency advice centres and local authority energy professionals in the field of sustainable energy use in transport. To stimulate active participation and future initiatives at local level more is needed than merely a transfer of information and knowledge. Therefore, e-Atomium worked with a bottom-up approach to ensure tailor made training and educational programmes.

Building on the collected information from the preparation phase, the first phase analysed the existing knowledge, experiences, identified knowledge gaps, needs and aspirations of the target groups. Furthermore e-Atomium examined competencies and skills necessary to work in the field of sustainable energy use in transport. In this first phase energy agencies and networks of energy agencies were intensively involved in the project as they are the most important key actors.

In the second phase the necessary didactic strategies were set up and training & educational material was developed in co-operation with the target groups. In the educational outlines and the development of the courses, a continuous process of quality assurance took place. Based on the exchange of information with key actors and the target groups a list of most relevant topics for the training was selected. The involvement of key actors during the entire time span of the project ensured the transferability of the training programmes to all EU countries; while providing the flexibility of adapting the course country specific.

During the third phase of the project, the developed training programmes were implemented in six different countries (Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom). Individual business cases were developed in close co-operation with the trainees. One should note that a business case should strengthen the energy agency and/or energy efficiency advice centres and/or local authority energy professionals to include sustainable energy use in transport as part of their core business. An evaluation of the developed course material & training programmes and their transferability concluded this phase of the project.

Dissemination of the results and the spreading of the outcomes & good practices are actions that are currently undertaken. Different promotion & dissemination products (final brochure, training materials, self-study package, etc.) are some of the means of communication used in e-Atomium.

e-Atomium is based on a partnership between 10 organisations. The members of the core consortium are:

Mobiel21 vzw, formely known as Langzaam Verkeer vzw
Project co-ordinator
Vital Decosterstraat 67a - BE-3000 Leuven
Contact: Ms Elke Bossaert
Phone: +32 16 31 77 06 - Fax: +32 16 29 02 10
www.mobiel21.be

DTV Consultants b.v.
Teteringsedijk 3 - Postbus 3559 - NL-4800 DN Breda
Contact: Mr Johan Janse & Mr Allard Visser
Phone: +31 76 513 66 31 & +31 76 513 66 21 - Fax: +31 76 513 66 06
www.dtvconsultants.nl

Energie-Cités
The association of European local authorities promoting a local sustainable energy policy
Secretariat: 2, chemin de Palente - FR-25000 Besançon
Contact: Mr Jean-Pierre Vallar
Phone: +33 3 81 65 36 80 - Fax: +33 3 81 50 73 51
www.energie-cites.eu

Sustainable Energy Action Ltd - SEA
42 Braganza Street - London GB-SE17 3RJ
Contact: Ms Melanie Francis
Phone: +44 20 7820 3158 - Fax: +44 20 7582 4888
www.sustainable-energy.org.uk

Euromobility
Piazza Cola di Rienzo, 80/a - IT-00192 Roma
Contact: Ms Karin Fischer
Phone: +39 06 68603570 - Fax: +39 06 68603571
www.euromobility.org

The other full partners are:

POLIS Promoting Operational Links with Integrated Services
Rue du Trône 98 - BE-1050 Brussels
Contact: Ms Karen Vancluysen
Phone: + 32 2 500 56 75 - Fax: +32 2 500 56 80
www.polis-online.org

Association of the Bulgarian Energy Agencies - ABEA
44 Oborishte str. - BG-1505 Sofia
Contact: Mr Ivan Shishkov
Phone: +35 929 434 909 - Fax: +35 929 434 401
www.sofena.com

Agenzia Napoletana Energia e Ambiente - ANEA
Via Toledo 317 - IT-80132 Napoli
Contact: Mr Michele Macaluso & Mr. Paolo Ficara
Phone: +39 081 409 459 - Fax: +39 081 409 957
www.anea.connect.it

Fédération Nationale des Agences Locales de Maîtrise de l’Energie - FLAME
Represented by ADUHME
129 avenue de la République - FR-63100 Clermont-Ferrand
Contact: Mr Sébastien Contamine
Phone: + 33 473 423 090 - Fax: 33 473 927 821
www.aduhme.org

Delfts Energie Agentschap - DEA
Mijnbouwplein 11 - NL-2628 RT Delft
Contact: Mr Zeno Winkels & Ms Pauline Krom
Phone: +31 15 185 28 60 & +31 76 513 66 21 - Fax: +31 15 185 28 61
www.delftenergy.nl

As far as possible, national networks of energy agencies were associated to the project e.g. via the ManagEnergy initiative and the ManagEnergy Reflection Group.

e-Atomium started on 1st January 2005 and will end on 30th June 2007. e-Atomium is supported by the “Intelligent Energy - Europe” Programme of the European Community.

European Commission
Intelligent Energy Executive Agency (IEEA)
Mail: Agency IEEA - Tour Madou - B-1049 Brussels
Office: MADO 4/80
Mrs Astrid Wilhelm
Phone: +32 (0)2 29 80333
Fax: +32 (0)2 29 21891
E-mail: Mrs Astrid Wilhelm
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/index_en.html

As part of the “Intelligent Energy - Europe” Programme of the European Community, the European Commission is currently supporting other STEER projects in addition to e-Atomium, especially: Competence, Treatise and e-Tream.

All four projects aim to strengthen the transport knowledge of local energy agencies and other comparable local bodies, and this enables the agencies to promote the use of best practice and other measures, aiming at increased energy efficiency and the use of alternative fuels in transport.

In order to achieve this aim, all four projects organised training, education activities or distance learning activities in sustainable transport and supported local actors to collaborate in programme and project participation throughout Europe. The four projects have started in January 2005 or January 2006 and will end in June 2007 or June 2008.

The four projects developed complementary training, educational activities or distance learning activities (e.g. in terms of approach, methodology, topics addressed, geographic area covered, etc.), to give an answer to the current needs and gaps in knowledge and competencies of the local energy agencies and other local bodies. Throughout the project life time the European Commission supported all four projects to co-operate and to look for synergies in their respective project activities.