Renewable energy specialists Doubs

A regional service of the French Ministry of the Environment, Energy and the Sea and the Ministry of Housing and Sustainable Habitat, the DREALs are responsible for making sustainable development a daily reality. The new map of the French regions has led to the merger of the DREALs, of which there are now 12. The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté DREAL continues to implement the State's environmental policy, promote citizen participation and inform and train citizens in the challenges of sustainable development. Planning, housing, biodiversity, water and aquatic environments, pollution and risk prevention, transport, climate and energy: the Regional Division's fields of action are numerous, and priority is given to the ecological and energy transition undertaken by the State. Today, these missions are carried out within the Greater Region, and the head office of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté DREAL is located in Besançon, but Dijon remains an associated site, and the desired change goes beyond the simple merger of the two DREALs. A new organization based on skill blocks will enable better management and even more efficient working. The new DREAL is divided into 7 regional departments, each employing over 400 people. Departmental units also anchor the DREAL at the local level, as close as possible to citizens!

The Region has made energy transition one of its priorities, with a commitment to make Burgundy-Franche-Comté a positive-energy region by 2050, i.e. a region that produces more than it consumes and reduces its consumption.

Effilogis program: Effilogis is operational throughout Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Aimed at individuals, condominiums, social landlords, public authorities and associations, it enables BBC energy renovation of public and private buildings. This not only protects the environment, but also provides comfort and financial savings for residents, helps to combat fuel poverty for those on the lowest incomes, keeps energy costs under control for local authorities, and creates jobs that cannot be relocated.

For public and privatesocial landlords, local authorities and associations: the Region supports projects to renovate social housing and tertiary buildings to "low-energy" standards, at both the design and construction stages. Assistance is increased if bio-sourced materials (wood, hemp, straw, cellulose) are used, and encourages greater use of renewable energies and environmental measures (water management, biodiversity, greening, waste management and reuse of materials).

For details of the schemes, the program's technical and financial partners and contact details: www.effilogis.fr

For further information, contact Effilogis - Conseil régional de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté - 4, square Castan à Besançon - 03 81 61 61 61 - www.effilogis.fr See also France Rénov' in the Utile Immo section, for advice and assistance on housing.

For businesses: evencompanies can claim grants to start renovations. VSEs and SMEs renovating their buildings benefit from free personalized advice via the "Ticket réno pro" (contact Iris PETER at CMAR 03 80 63 01 23 or Eric MONOD at CCI 06 13 51 08 46). The reward is a 30% tax credit on key energy-efficiency measures, up to a maximum of €25,000 per company.