The ManagEnergy Sectoral Advice (SA) Facility was launched on 9 May 2007
The purpose of the Sectoral Advice (SA) Facility is to make short-term expert assistance available free of charge to Local and Regional Energy Actors, such as Energy Agencies in a rapid and uncomplicated manner. Simply put, this allows Local and Regional Energy Actors (LEAs) the possibility to request the services of an expert in a specific technical or non-technical area, and LEAs can expect to receive approval within a couple of weeks (provided the application request is thorough and professionally presented). Joint applications from a number of LEAs are particularly welcome. Initially, it is envisaged that each individual sectoral advice mission would be for a maximum of 5 man-days.
For the time being, assistance under the SA Facility can be requested in the following sectors, but applications in other areas will also be considered:
If you have a need in a different sector do not hesitate to contact us.
Advice to LEAs on non-technical issues such as management, planning and sustainability-related issues (in particular for recently-created Energy Agencies) is also available.
The SA Facility also offers support in the planning and organisation
of the energy-related events of LEAs, this could include assistance with creation of content for
seminars and meetings, design and planning of events or provision of expert
speakers.
A pool of almost 30 experts has been assembled, from which experts will be contracted by the ManagEnery Support Team to work with the LEAs. This pool will be expanded during the coming months. Summary profiles of these experts are available for your information.
Download SA Experts Profiles (130 Kb PDF - updated 31 March 2008)
Assistance made available via the SA facility should meet a number of broad criteria:
The application process is simple and involves 3 steps:
Step 1: Submit your request: In order to apply for SA Facility assistance, first ensure that you are a Member of the ManagEnergy Network. If you are not already a Member of the ManagEnergy network, click here to apply. Once you have been approved for membership, you will be able to download and complete the short 2-page SA Request Form from the Network area of the site. Requests should be submitted in English where possible - where this is not possible please email or telephone the ManagEnergy Support Team.
If you are requesting assistance for an event, please download the specific SA Event Application Form:
Step 2: Assessment by ManagEnergy Support Team in Brussels: Once a ManagEnergy Member has submitted a request for Sectoral Advice this will be reviewed by the ManagEnergy Support Team in Brussels which will also identify an appropriately-qualified expert and provide a recommendation to the European Commission.
Step 3: Final decision by European Commission: The European Commission will have the final decision. Following approval, the ManagEnergy Support Team will then proceed to contract the expert identified and make contact with the applicant LEA to launch the SA mission.
We expect that the application process will take no more than 2-4 weeks. However, once a request has been approved, it is possible that the actual start of the SA mission may be influenced by the availability of the expert.
A number of support tools can be accessed within the ManagEnergy Members area of this site, or by clicking the links below. Note: to access the SA Application Form you will be asked to enter your ManagEnergy Network username (membership number) and password, so please make sure you have them to hand. If you are not already an approved ManagEnergy Network member, click here to apply.
SA Sample Completed Request Form 1 (74 Kb PDF) SA Sample Completed Request Form 2 (170 Kb PDF) SA Experts Profiles (130 Kb PDF - updated 31 March 2008)
The following Sectoral Advice Reports are available in the Network Members section of the website. You will need to enter your ManagEnergy Network username and password in order to access them.
SA No 4: Advice to a UK Local Energy Agency on district heating - contract between the heat supplier and the customer households (18 Kb PDF) SA No 5: Advice to a Polish Local Energy Agency on RES training for teachers and students of secondary schools (24 Kb PDF)
The ManagEnergy Support Team is available to answer any questions or provide you with any assistance you may need in formulating a request or completing the request form. Please contact Chiara Anglesio or Constanza Negri-Biasutti at the following co-ordinates:
Email: sa@managenergy.net
Tel : +32 2 743 09 47/48 Fax: +32 2 743 09 40