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Today (May, 19th) during the European Conference on Sustainable Cities &
Towns in the French city of Dunkerque the winners of the first season of the
Champions League for Renewable Energies (RES Champions League) will
be awarded. In this competition cities and municipalities which are
exceedingly engaged in renewable energies compare with each other.
The results of the RES Champions League are:
Overall result
Gold: Prato allo Stelvio (Italy)
Silver: Schalkham (Germany)
Bronze: Hostetín (Czech Republic)
Small municipalities (5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants)
Gold: Nowa Deba (Poland)
Silver: Bansko (Bulgaria)
Bronze: Montdidier (France)
Midsized municipalities (20,000 to 100,000 inhabitants)
Gold: Neckarsulm (Germany)
Silver: Orasha (Hungary)
Bronze: Litomerice (Czech Republic)
Cities (more than 100,000 inhabitants)
Gold: Ulm (Germany)
Silver: Grenoble (France)
Bronze: Plzen (Czech Republic)
Bronze: Czestochowa (Poland)
The RES Champions League is a competition supported by organisations in
seven European countries with partial funding from the European Union.
The countries are Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary,
Italy and Poland. The pre-existing national leagues in the Czech Republic,
France and Germany were the models for this European Champions
League.
The municipality of Prato allo Stelvio from South Tyrol is the overall winner
of this season because it even exports both renewable energy and heat.
Prato allo Stelvio´s win should encourage other participating countries and
their citizens to make strides to catch up.
Leading cities and towns of each participating country compete against each
other. A continuously updated ranking chart on the website of the RES
Champions League (http://www.res-league.eu) still shows the dominance of
German cities and municipalities. The ranking is determined after the
number of solar systems installed per inhabitant. However, the ranking
score is not the only criteria taken into account when appointing the winners
of the RES Champions League. Statements made by local authorities about
renewable energies and energy efficiency of each city are considered. A jury
of representatives from each of the seven countries determined the winners.
"One winner always is certain in this local commitment: the world climate,"
said the project leader of the RES Champions League, Yannick Régnier.
"The RES Champions League provides an opportunity to sensitise cities and
municipalities about renewable energies in a sporty way. The large number
of participants indicates this project´s success."
Contact:
Yannick Régnier, Comité de Liaison Energies Renouvelables
Tel. +33-1-55868004, yannick.regnier(at)cler.org
Angela Hanisch, Climate Alliance
Tel. +49-69-717139-12, a.hanisch(at)climatealliance.org
First photos of the award ceremony:
http://www.climatealliance.org/531.html?&L=0
Project website:
http://www.res-league.eu
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Climate Alliance / Klima-Bündnis / Alianza del Clima e.V.
European Secretariat
Galvanistr. 28, D-60486 Frankfurt am Main
Fon +49-69-717139-0, Fax +49-69-717139-93
europe(at)climatealliance.org
Angela Hanisch, Public Relations and Newsletter
Fon +49-69-717139-12, a.hanisch(at)klimabuendnis.org
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