Comprehensive model of waste heat utilization in CE regions
CE-HEAT project is addressing the challenge on how to improve the governance of energy efficiency by focusing on the field of waste heat utilization. This field was identified as one of most pressing issues at the regional and local level (little success was achieved in the past) and at the same time was recognised as important in new energy efficiency directive (European Directive on energy efficiency (2012/27/UE)).   
To improve governance in waste heat utilization, better and comprehensive planning and monitoring tools are needed. CE-HEAT partnership designed a solution through three specific objectives:
-to provide excellent analytical and monitoring platform through establishment of GIS based regional waste heat cadastres with waste heat sources classification and a monitoring tool
-to provide comprehensive solution for managing waste heat utilization projects and strategies through the development of a waste heat utilization toolbox (leading stakeholders participation process, establishing feasibility etc)
-to incorporate new approach into local, regional and national strategies by integration of new cadastre and toolbox into existing spatial planning and energy management systems and spread it throughout CE area and beyond.
The first level of target groups of CE-HEAT project are regional/local energy policy makers and spatial planners, so regional steering groups will be established to achieve good level of integration and compatibility. Second level is represented by waste heat producers, potential investors and local stakeholders.
Transnational approach will enable partners to use different experiences, knowledge and competences to find solution to a common problem in common legal environment. It will also bring added value because solutions (cadastre and toolbox) will be tested through pilot projects in very different scenario. Solutions developed will consequently have much higher quality and bigger transfer potential.