Danube Energy+ Boost potential of Young Innovators to pioneer change in energy efficiency inside Danube Macro-region

Danube Energy+ tackles the need for change in regional ecosystems to support Young Innovators in transforming their disruptive ideas into ventures. Project´s general objective is to create an enabling environment, which will support Young innovators to pioneer a change in the energy efficiency area by setting up highly innovative startups in the Danube macro-region.
Danube Energy+ ecosystem Package as an innovative learning system for key regional ecosystem actors will be developed by using learning interaction among project partners and inclusive design process involving:
- regional public administrations,
- universities,
- SMEs ,
- business supporting actors.
It is uniquely composed of two main elements – (1) best practices, models and experience in identification and motivation of individual Young Innovators in regional ecosystems and their connection to ecosystem actors, and (2) developed Danube Energy+ Tool as a pre-acceleration learning scheme for Young Innovators boosting their competences to start successful ventures.

The learning system will be piloted in 9 countries involving 90 key regional ecosystem actors and 90 Young innovators enabling improvement of regional ecosystem actors´ knowledge.
To ensure regional and transregional level sustainability and transferability, regional Danube Energy+ Hubs will be created in close cooperation of regional public administrations and Regional Alliance members based on regional Action Plans and Transregional Hubs´ Strategy including the transferability plan to other regions.
9 project partners and 7 associated strategic partners as key strategic cooperating bodies with regional public administrations will join Danube Energy+ project to create a unique partnership based around core expertises needed: work with Young innovators in regional ecosystems; pre-acceleration programmes development and running; cooperation with regional stakeholders, Hubs creation and operations and regional policy sustainability and support.
- Start date
- 01-08-2018
- End date
- 31-07-2021
- Budget in Euro
- Overall: 1864354
- ERDF Contribution: 1318195,3
- IPA Contribution: 139729,8
- ENI Contribution: 126775,8
- Call number
- Call 2
- Priority
- Innovative and socially responsible Danube region
- Specific objective
- Increase competences for business and social innovation
Library
| Filename | Date of upload | |
|---|---|---|
| Danube Energy+ Ecosystem Package | 23-04-2020 10:32:31 | |
| Transregional Situation Analysis | 09-09-2019 12:25:56 | |
| 3.2.1 Danube Energy+ Tool | 04-09-2019 19:08:51 | |
| 3.1.1._Code_of_Operation_for_Regional_Alliance_Members__Energy_plus_final.pdf | 15-12-2018 15:05:40 | |
Project Partners
| Name | Type | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| InnoEnergyGmbH | Lead partner | tamara.hoegler@innoenergy.com | GERMANY |
| Cleantech Bulgaria Foundation | ERDF partner | mariyana@cleantech.bg | BULGARIA |
| ABC Accelerator, d.o.o. | ERDF partner | ales@abc-accelerator.com | SLOVENIA |
| Optimization | ERDF partner | dalibor.marijanovic@gmail.com | CROATIA |
| E-KLASTR Czech Republic a.s. | ERDF partner | petr@e-accelerator.cz | CZECH REPUBLIC |
Project News
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Danube Energy+ - CE Connector Event “Connecting Bright Ideas with Smart Money” as Platform for Connecting Danube Energy+ Young Innovators to an International Ecosystem
- 21-12-2020
The two of the Young Innovators who participated in the Danube Energy+ pilot in Germany (Discover|e (Jonas Schumacher and Kai Fröhlich) and Eavy Systems (Paulo Cruz) got the opportunity to pitch their ideas and get into contact with potential...
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Danube Energy+ - Participant of the German Danube Energy+ pilot project wins the Regional Cup Karlsruhe
- 21-12-2020
As part of the start-up competition "Start-up BW Elevator Pitch", the "Discover|e" team wins the Regional Cup Karlsruhe and moves on to the state finals in 2020. A total of ten teams presented their business ideas to a panel of experts. (Source:...
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Danube Energy+ - SEASON'S GREETINGS
- 17-12-2020
Danube Energy+ consortium wishes you and your beloved ones Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Stay safe and enjoy the holidays!
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Danube Energy+ - the project was presented at the CE-Connector International Day held on 25.11.2020
- 03-12-2020
Dr. Tamara Högler, representative of InnoEnergy Germany GmbH and project coordinator of Danube Energy+ project, was invited to moderate a session at the CE-Connector International Day and to showcase the importance and usefulness of cooperation...
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Danube Energy+ - Transregional evaluation workshop: Pilot of Danube Energy+ Ecosystem Package and Tool
- 20-11-2020
Yesterday, 19.11.2020, the ABC Accelerator Slovenia partner organized and held the final Transregional evaluation workshop on implementation and results achieved from Pilot of Danube Energy+ Ecosystem Package and Tool in all project’s regions...