ONGOING PROJECTS
CEESEN-BENDER (2023–2026)
The main goal of CEESEN-BENDER is to empower vulnerable homeowners and renters in Soviet-era multi-apartment buildings in Croatia, Slovenia, Estonia, Poland, and Romania. The project supports them through renovation by identifying obstacles, creating trustworthy services for homeowners, associations, and building managers, and developing tools and roadmaps to reduce energy poverty, speed up renovations, and train local professionals in technical, financial, and legal aspects.
STARTSUN (2023–2026)
StartSun supports the creation of Solar Energy Communities across the Baltic Sea Region by helping local authorities, SMEs, and citizens build skills to establish and run them. The project provides clear information, documentation, and pilot examples to overcome challenges and build trust. It also addresses differences in how Baltic Sea countries implement EU energy community directives. By offering a Start-Up package and piloting six community models, StartSun accelerates energy community development regionally.
NEXUS (2025–2028)
Energy Poverty Nexus aimed to support EU Member States in tackling energy poverty by strengthening national capacities, aligning policies with EU legislation, establishing observatories in seven pilot countries, and building a sustainable monitoring framework. Through capacity-building activities, peer learning, and tailored policy support, the project sought to reduce household energy costs, improve living conditions, and advance sustainable energy investments and legislative reforms across Europe.
ENTRA (2025–2028)
EnTRA unites 18 energy transition projects and their results, including guidance, simulation tools, and solution toolboxes. Many outside these projects struggle to find, access, or use these resources, and promotion often slows after projects end. EnTRA addresses this through four mechanisms: a Resource Hub, Policy Memorandum, Institutional Ambassadors Program, and Knowledge Community to support learning, capacity building, and broad uptake.
PAST PROJECTS
CEESEU-DIGIT (2022–2024)
The objective of the project was to prepare a new type of regional energy and climate plans (ECAP) in six Central and Eastern European target areas. In addition to the mitigation measures, the documents prepared based on a new methodology, which also try to place great emphasis on adaptation and landscape-level planning. In addition to the climate protection goals, the project also pays special attention to vulnerable social groups and those affected by energy poverty.
CEESEU (2020–2023)
The main goal of the CEESEU project was to build the capacity of public administrators in Central and Eastern Europe to develop Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SECAPs) that promote increased energy efficiency, sustainable energy, reduced carbon emissions and improved climate change adaptability, helping the region to contribute towards meeting the EU’s climate goals.
PANEL2050 (2016–2018)
The aim of PANEL 2050 project was to create durable and replicable sustainable energy networks at local level, where relevant stakeholders collaborate for the creation of a energy visions, strategies and action plans for the transition towards low carbon communities in 2050. The focus was on CEE countries, where this type of networks at local level was almost completely absent.
CEESEN was first created under the PANEL 2050 project which received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 696173. Later, CEESEN became an NGO under the CEESEU project, which received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 892270. Disclaimer: The sole responsibility for the content of this material lies with the authors. It does not necessarily represent the views of the European Union, and neither EASME nor the European Commission are responsible for any use of this material.