E - Danube Electric Bikes Strategy (E – Debs)

Priority

Better connected and energy responsible Danube region - Increase competences for business and social innovation - Strengthen transnational water management and flood risk prevention - Support environmentally-friendly and safe transport systems and balanced accessibility of urban and rural areas - Improve institutional capacities to tackle major societal challenges

Project Idea Promoter
(name of the institution)

Encon Energy EOOD

Needs and challenges
(Needs, main problems or challenges to be addressed)

The E-Debs project aims to develop electric bike policy strategy along the Danube cycle path, to promote e-bike use and foster the cycling culture, contributing to еnvironmental friendly and low-carbon way of transport and to sustainable regional and loca

Objectives
(main and specific objectives to be achieved)

The main goals of the project are to make an overview of the existing infrastructure on the Danube bike path, especially the poorly developed section from Budapest through Bulgaria and Romania until the Danube outflow. To perform an analysis of the possib

Main results and core outputs

Main result of the project is to provide directions and suggestions to local and regional authorities and business representatives for improvement or adaptation of the existing infrastructure on the Danube bike path and for undertaking of actions for mass

Main foreseen activities

- Creation of an interactive map of the Danube bike path with potential or already existing spots for e-bike rental, places for charging, repair shops, sections for water transport. Links to cultural and natural sights which may be viewed along the Danube

Innovative character of the project idea

E -bikes are zero-emissions vehicles, as they emit no combustion by-products. However, the environmental effects of electricity generation and power distribution and of manufacturing and disposing of (limited life) high storage density batteries must be t

Estimated Total Budget
(in EUR)

depends of the number of partners

Estimated duration
(in months)

24 months

ERDF Partners

none

IPA Partners

none

Associated Strategic Partners

none

ERDF Partners

yes

IPA Partners

yes

Associated Strategic Partners

yes

Name

Dennitsa Nozharova

Address

Buntovnik Str.51

Country

Bulgaria

Telephone number

+359884949814

E-mail address

dennitsa.nozharova@encon.bg

Is the applicant the project's potential Lead Partner?

If not, is the potential Lead Partner already being chosen?