Smart City – the CPH CaseSimon Mønsted StrangeCity of CopenhagenMember of Copenhagen Town Council, Denmark

Green Growth: Objectives» Carbon neutral before 2025 » Major investments in urban development» Technological development» Focus on growth and employment» Facilitate private investments» Attract highly educated workers» Create additional jobs + improve quality of life

(through export)

Why CPH is a Smart City!

» Strong experience with integrated systems » Strong cleantech sector» Land owners and developers willing to engage in

test and development» Concrete urban development districts

implementing state of the art solutions» Ambitious goal: Copenhagen CO2-neutral in

2025

Carbon neutral by 2025

This is how we cooperate

District Heating» Supply 98% of the city

» Carbon efficient

» Heat generated from waste

» Produced on Combined Heat and Powerplants

» Copenhagen as the overall stakeholder

District Cooling» 2 district cooling network

» Free cooling from seawater abstraction, absorption chillers and electrical chillers

» Expected to save 14,000 tonnes CO2/year

» Extension through out the city

EU commission: Resource saving plan» Municipalities need to be better at sorting trash

» All trash should be sorted » Only non-reusable trash shall be used for energy production

» Financial support for research on resource efficiency» Innovation and new technical solutions » Behavioral patterns research

» Public investments need to be resource efficient» Use of most efficient materials on the long term » Products with clear information on environmental impact to allow

public and private sector an informed choice

CPH as a Green Lab» The City is using its Own buildings, utilities, land,

procurement as well as employees to turn the city into a green lab.

» Example: Dong Energy is using the public owned utility (Amagerforbrændingen) to test a new green solution using the newest enzyme technology to produce biomass from waste.

» Example: Support to MIT, Boston develop a new electrical bike (The Copenhagen Wheel) to be tested by the city’s healthcare staff.

» Example: the City is ensuring better facilities for companies in order to test innovative green solutions (”Better Regulatory Framework”)

Norhavn as a Smart city – The longer perspective

» A completely new area is beingdeveloped (40.000 workplacesand 40.000 inhabitants)

» The sustainable city of the future» Carbon neutral from the

beginning» New possibilities for integrated

systems» Joint project with the national

government, land owners,energy companies, developersand the City.

» Content: a catalogue with eight sustainable city solutions from Copenhagen

» Purpose: To create demand for sustainable solutions in cities globally

» Reason: Publicly owned solutions are often not marketed by private parties. They hence remain largely unknown

Sustainable Solutions – Catalogue

Elements of the Catalogue» Identification of very concrete challenges» Components – solutions in detail» Benefits of implementation - economic, environmental, social» Conditions for transferability

Copenhagen:Solutions for Sustainable CitiesSimon_Strange@br.kk.dkwww.kk.dk/english