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Energy Cities

Field	Value
name	Energy Cities
logo	Energy-cities-logo-new.png
logo_size	200px
founded_date	1990, Besançon, France
type	Network of cities
founder	Gérard Magnin
location	Besançon, Brussels
region_served	Europe
membership	180 member cities
language	English, Français
leader_title	Executive Director
leader_name	Claire Roumet
focus	Building, Energy Efficiency, Energy, Renewables, Transport, Urbanism
method	Lobbying, Research, Innovation
num_staff	25
website

Energy Cities is the European Association of local authorities in energy transition. It represents 1000 towns and cities in 30 countries.

In 2023, the city of Leuven (BE) took over the Presidency of the association, succeeding Heidelberg (DE), which held the presidency from 2017 to 2023.

Energy Cities was established as an association of European local authorities in 1990 to put all this into practice. The association premises are located in Brussels (BE) and Besançon (FR). A part of the team works in Budapest (HU), Offenburg (DE), Freiburg im Breisgau (DE) and Paris (FR).

Board of directors

The Board of Directors of the association is represented by the 10 European cities:

Municipality	Country
Leuven	BE
Heidelberg	DE
Križevci	HR
Modena	IT
Munchen	DE
Nantes	FR
Porto	PT
Valencia	ES
Växjö	SE
Vienna	AT

Presidency of Energy Cities

From 2023 City of Leuven (BE), represented by Mohamed Ridouani, Mayor of Leuven
2005-2023 City of Heidelberg (DE), represented by Eckart Würzner, Deputy Mayor of Heidelberg
2000-2005 City of Odense (DK), represented by Søren Møller, Deputy Mayor of Odense
1997-2000 City of Barcelona (ES), represented by Pep Puig, Municipal Councillor in Barcelona
1994-1997 City of Besançon (FR), represented by Robert Schwint, Mayor of Besançon
1990-1994 Robert Schwint, Mayor of Besançon

References

About Energy Cities' team: https://energy-cities.eu/staff/
Energy Cities governance: https://energy-cities.eu/governance/

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