The “Handbook on Cross-border Energy Communities” features some good practices and examples of cross-border energy initiatives. They can serve as inspiration for communities with similar settings and problems.
EGTC GO is an Italian public authority with legal personality, founded in 2011 by the municipalities of Gorizia, Nova Gorica and Šempeter-Vrtojba, with the aim of tackling the shared challenges in the cross-border area located in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy and the west of Slovenia (Goriška). EGTC GO, in cooperation with the two municipalities of Nova Gorica and Gorizia, collaboratively decided to improve and integrate the cross-border cycling infrastructure, aiming to create better conditions for local and visitor cyclists and preparing the area to be a truly cross-border European Capital of Culture in 2025. Their plan included establishing a cross-border bike-sharing system.
In 2021, Nova Gorica in Slovenia introduced its EU-co-funded bike-sharing system, GO2GO. Approximately half of the 89 bikes stationed at 20 locations are electric. In November 2022, the system was expanded across the border with the establishment of three GO2GO docking stations in Gorizia, Italy. The system GO2GO, operated by the Slovenian company NOMAGO, is truly cross-border.
Facing several challenges before being able to integrate the system across the border, in 2021, EGTC GO submitted a proposal to b-solutions. In this context, EGTC GO asked for support to address specific regulatory and administrative differences between Italy and Slovenia and received helpful advice. To find out more, access the links below!
Link: https://euro-go.eu/en/notizie-ed-eventi/news/le-bici-go2go-diventano-borderless/
Access the handbook here: https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/information-sources/publications/studies/2025/handbook-on-cross-border-energy-communities_en