About
Capacity Building for Local and Regional Authorities
PROSPECT CUBE is an EU LIFE-funded peer-to-peer learning and mentoring program that helps local and regional authorities turn sustainable energy and climate ambitions into implementable, finance-ready projects. The program focuses on innovative financing approaches and practical “enabling structures” (for example one-stop-shops, energy agencies, and energy communities) to reduce reliance on public funding alone and attract long-term investment.
Why Prospect Cube?
Local and regional authorities sit at the centre of Europe’s clean energy transition, but starting points vary widely across Europe in technical capacity, financial know-how, and access to EU programs. PROSPECT CUBE addresses this gap with practical learning that supports project implementation and investment readiness, with special attention to smaller and remote municipalities.
What we do
Tipperary Energy Agency (TEA) participates as a consortium partner and an internal mentor, contributing practical experience on implementing sustainable energy measures and enabling structures, and supporting peer exchange with participating authorities and agencies across Europe.
Project Aims
Equip local and regional authorities with the technical, financial, and organisational skills needed to turn climate and energy ambitions into implementable, investment-ready projects.
Support authorities in adopting financing models such as Energy Performance Contracting (EPC), interacting, and citizen financing to reduce dependence on public funds and unlock private capital.
Help municipalities establish one-stop-shops, energy agencies, and energy communities that accelerate project delivery and long-term investment.
Create structured learning cycles where authorities learn directly from each other through mentoring, study visits, masterclasses, and online modules.
Provide practical tools, guidance, and mentoring that move participants from planning to real project execution.
Address disparities in technical and financial capacity across Europe by offering accessible, multilingual training tailored to public-sector constraints.
Ensure local authorities understand and can leverage EU and national policy frameworks, funding opportunities, and regulatory enablers.
Engage 500+ authorities in a long-term network that shares solutions, replicates successful models, and scales climate action across regions.
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s LIFE Programme under grant agreement No 101212861. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them


