Good practices
What is a good practice?
A good practice is defined as an initiative related to regional development policy which has proved to be successful in a region and which is of potential interest to other regions.
Although we primarily refer to good practices, valuable learning can also come from unsuccessful practices. Lessons learnt from unsuccessful experiences are also taken into consideration in the exchange of experience process. You can find more information in our programme manual.
Examples of good practices can be found in the good practice database.
How can I submit a good practice?
You can submit good practices from several points on the website. Take a look below to start submitting your good practices today.
Step 1
You can submit a good practice by going to your profile menu on the top right when logged into your account.
In the list, find good practices, click on the option and you will be directed to your personal good practices dashboard.
Step 2
Once you arrive in your good practices dashboard, you will see a big blue button.
Click on the button to start the process of submitting a good practice.
Before submitting your good practice, you can work on it in the good practice template. Or click here to start your submission now.
You can also explore more information about additional features of your good practice dashboard.
If your good practice is linked to a project or if you are a lead partner or a project web admin, have a look also at our guidance note about good practice validation.
Useful documents
Where can I find good practices?
Our good practices database consists of a wide variety of examples that have been put forward by our projects and validated by Platform Experts. Start exploring them below.
The first Energy Cooperative in Romania
This is the first energy investment project in Romania through which an energy community such as the Cooperativa de Energie became an energy supplier.
Innovative bird monitoring system to prevent collisions with wind turbines
An innovative system to prevent birds from colliding with wind turbines
Heating modernisation for the public institutions of Létavértes: heat energy from thermal water
Green energy use and awareness-raising: heat energy from thermal water is used in the heating modernisation system in Létavértes
Arppe boiler house renovation cuts emissions and improves energy efficiency of biomass heat
Kiteen Lämpö Oy's new Arppe heating plant increases energy efficiency, accepts up to 60% moisture biomass, and cuts fuel needs by 20%.
Anlehre und Anlehre+ Vocational integration through support in dual training
A program helping young people between the ages of 15 and 25 with placement barriers to prepare for completing a dual vocational training (apprenticeship).
Challenges & Competencies
Mobilize local higher education students to provide innovative ideas for the development of local SMEs and to support mutual knowledge between students & SMEs
ENLUCES: a Germinator of Energy Communities for Extremadura.
EnLuces is a germinator of Energy Communities for Extremadura. Its purpose is to promote a sustainable and socially-inclusive energy transition.
Neighbourhood mediation
The main goal is to (re)start communication between neighbours, or to restore former contacts between people living in each other's neighbourhood.
Ispaster District Heating: Citizens’ and Municipality involvement
The objective of the Good pratice is to form a ring that serves several buildings that are located around it and supplies hot water, heating and electricity.
BIMEP (Mutriku) World´s first breakwater wave power plant: acceptance of the community
The objective of the Good pratice is to demonstrate a new wave facility with an innovative technology to generate wave energy.
EKIOLA: Energy community Citizens involvement
Objective: to build PV power plants to fulfil cooperative members´consumption and to allow citizenship to participate in the generation and management.
Geo-Infrastructure platform of Prešov region
The Geo-Infrastructure Platform of the Prešov Region aims to centralize spatial data for effective exchange among institutions and the public.
South Savo Food Cluster
South Savo Food Cluster aims to increase the competence, networking and internationalisation of the food sector and to create conditions for food innovations.
Sustainable Energy Communities Programme supported by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
The investment by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland SEAI (the Irish state) in resourcing the Sustainable Energy Communities programme.
RuralCat platform
RuralCat is a digital platform, launched in 2003, that provides support for rural development in the agri-food, forestry, and fishing sectors.