Project title: ECONOMIC ECO ENERGY STRATEGY – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ENERGY AND ECOLOGICAL PROSPERITY

Program: IPA Bulgaria-Turkey Cross-Border Cooperation Program (CCI No: 2007CB16IPO008)

Website: http://yambiz.com/ecoenergy/

Lead Partner: Yambol Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bulgaria

Partner from Turkey: Babaeski Trading Exchange, Republic of Turkey

Duration: 12 months (2012-2013)

The main goal of the project: to achieve active transfer of information and experience between people and enterprises for economic and social prosperity in the cross-border region on the basis of research, analysis and assessment of the level of energy intensity and environmental friendliness -strategy for the development of priorities and activities related to the production of eco-energy from renewable energy sources, economical energy consumption, expansion of bio-production of energy sources and food, for ecological living environment, for improving the competitiveness of the European market and implementation of know-how how, allowing a higher standard of living.

 

Specific objectives:

  • study of the potential, technological development and the level of energy intensity and environmental friendliness of production and life in the cross-border region;
  • providing conditions for cross-border transfer of experience and knowledge for activities related to extraction of eco-energy from renewable energy sources and economical energy consumption, expansion of bio-production, for ecological living environment;
  • creation of effective tools for exchange of information between SMEs, business organizations and institutions in the field of organic production and green energy;
  • improving the awareness of the population of the cross-border region about the benefits of organic production and green energy;
  • creating added value in the green energy sector through the development of human resources and the region;