On the 11^th of March 2011 the European Center for Renewable Energy Güssing (EEE) is organizing the conference “Energy day” in Güssing. In co-operation with the Central Europe project “COACH BioEenergy” more than 20 exhibiting companies will inform different interest groups about all forms of renewable energies in the Technology Center Güssing. By organizing the conference students, private persons as well as companies and regional stakeholders should be informed on the one hand side about new technologies and developments as well as on the results of COACH BioEenergy and other regional initiatives itself.

One of the ongoing activities within the COACH BioEnergy project is the implementation of the previously developed Renewable Energy Strategy Planning (RESP) method in designated model regions in each participating country.

In Hungary Szada, a township with 4,000 inhabitants in Pest county, has been assigned after conciliation with the mayor, Mr László Vécsey. Back in 2007 the researchers of the Institute of Environmental and Landscape Management of Szent István University – a project partner – have put significant efforts into developing a feasibility study for a biogas plant in Szada. This complex planning activity is a follow-up to the good cooperation started then.

Kujawsko-Pomorski Agricultural Extension Centre (KPODR) in Minikowo, as one of the Regional Consultancy Bureaus (RCB) within Coach BioEnergy project, is focused on developing a Regional Energy Strategy Planning (RESP) study in Sadki commune, Poland. Sadki is a small, mainly agricultural commune situated in Kujawsko-Pomorski province with over 7000 inhabitants.

Hungarian project partners organized a workshop on Nov. 29. in Gödöllő (Hungary) for local and regional decision makers to promote COACH BioEnergy. The workshoped proved a big success with lots of interested municipalities and NGOs.