European cities made a great effort by identifying energy projects which could help other cities to improve their energy footprint, increase their share of renewable energy supply or improve the efficiency of their energy distribution and management systems. On www.greenitnet.com you will find more than 160 green technology good practices from different European regions, many of them energy related. We would like to share a selection of some of the most inspiring initiatives regarding energy systems, smart grids and renewable energy. At this moment those practices are being shared among cities and an inspiration to develop their own plans.

10 green energy technology initiatives any city can take inspiration from:

1 Amsterdam Vehicle 2 Grid, Amsterdam, the Netherlands: the first Household Smart Energy Network where renewable energy is generated, stored in a vehicle and returned to the household or the grid in the metropolitan area of Amsterdam.

2 Ice Wish, Rome, Italy: Intelligent control system (smart metering, wireless technology, cloud computing, and user-oriented display information) to create energy and water wastage reductions in social housing.

3 RELoadIT, Zaanstad, Amsterdam Region, the Netherlands: a small scale local smart grid connecting renewable energy, an energy marketplace and e-vehicles.

4 E-car4ll, Amersfoort & Utrecht, the Netherlands: developing a local smart e-transport e-grid, forecasting, producing and consuming renewable energy in clean transport.

5 Green practices adopted at MITA, St.Venera, Malta: a green datacenter facilitating e-services and education applications.

6 Energia 4, Częstochowa, Poland: an electricity management system enabling data exchange.

7 Local biogas cogeneration, Riga, Latvia: local biogas cogeneration with the heat used for greenhouses.

8 AlpStore Project, Kranj, Slovenia: Sun, water and biomass are a natural capital of the Alpine Space. It is a must to use them for the production of energy. Pilot tests will show the feasibility of mobile and stationary storage in public infrastructure, business parks, enterprises and smart homes.

9 HeatMatcher, Amsterdam region, the Netherlands: Algorithm application balancing heat for all components and optimized management and distribution and improving cost performance. Current application area is collective systems for heating and hot water use in residential buildings.

10 LED Street Lighting, Częstochowa, Poland: Street lighting modernization project reducing electricity usage and costs for the municipality.