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Karen speaks about the European Smart Cities and Communities Initiative and review the European policy context: the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the Resource Efficiency Flagship Initiative, and the Energy Efficiency Action Plan. This will include an outline of the new European Smart Cities and Communities Initiative that was launched in Brussels on 21 June 2011, and of related EU funding and collaboration opportunities, together with relevant ongoing activity in Scotland, engaging in the Smart Cities and Communities Initiative, and what support is available for project development in Scotland.
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EU Smart Cities & Communities Initiative1 July 2011
Karen FraserScotland Europa
Agenda
Quick introduction to Scotland Europa
Setting the scene: EU policy context
What is a Smart City?
The Smart Cities and Communities Initiative
EU Funding for Smart Cities
Scotland Europa/ Scottish engagement
Scotland Europa- Who we are
Members(public,private,
academic)
ScottishEnterprise
ScottishDevelopmentInternational
Scotland Europa Members
Our teamDedicated EU Policy & Funding resources for SE/SDI, members & Scottish companies
Scotland Team
EU Funding specialists –strategic EU funding support, project development & compliance
Close collaboration with National Contact Points
Working in partnership with Enterprise Europe Scotland and Scottish European Green Energy Centre
Brussels Team
Experienced staff focusing on EU policy – early warning, interpretation & analysis
Direct links with Commission & other regional & national representations in Brussels
Engagement with EU business networks & associations e.g. EURADA, ERRIN
Setting the scene: EU policy context
Europe 2020 Strategy
Successor to Lisbon Strategy: strategy for smart, sustainable & inclusive growth
An exit strategy to lift Europe from the economic & financial crisis
Responding to existing challenges: globalisation, ageing, climate change, pressure on resources
Smart growth
─ Flagship initiatives: Innovation Union; Digital agenda; Youth on the move
Sustainable growth
─ Flagship initiatives: Resource efficient Europe; An industrial policy for the globalisation era
Inclusive growth
─ Flagship initiatives: An agenda for new skills & jobs; Platform against poverty
Setting the scene: EU policy context
Three broad “pillars” of EU Energy policy:
Climate Change & Energy package:
Towards 80-95% less emissions by 2050:
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20% renewables 20% less emissions 20% efficiency 2020
Low carbon economy Roadmap
Low carbon energy system
Roadmap
Energy Efficiency
Plan
Future of Transport
White Paper
Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan
Implementation of European Industrial Initiatives,
Estimated investment needs to 2020:
Wind Grid Solar CCSBio-
energyNuclear
Smart Cities
€6 bn €2 bn €16 bn €13 bn €9 bn €7 bn €11 bn
What is a Smart City? Building on Existing Initiatives
CONCERTO
Renewables & efficiency in energy systems
58 Communities; 22 projects
CIVITAS
Clean & energy efficient urban transport system
25 cities; 5 projects
Covenant of Mayors
Energy efficiency & renewables
2595 cities
Green Digital Charter
ICT for energy efficiency
23 cities
What is a Smart City? Key Aims
Implementing climate goals, especially energy efficiency
Accelerating large scale deployment of innovative low carbon technologies
Sharing best practice: technological, economic & organisational solutions
Local economic development
Engagement of citizens
Social factors
Smart Cities and Communities Initiative: ‘Philosophy’
Identify common challenges
Develop innovative, replicable solutions
Bundle demand from cities
Attract and involve business and banks
Create markets!
Smart Cities and Communities Initiative: Main Characteristics
Technology focus
Priority for energy efficiency
SET Plan time horizon : 10 years programme
Competitive process based on calls for proposals
Stakeholder platform
to provide input to the initiative
to facilitate knowledge sharing and replication
What is a Smart City? Criteria
Holistic, long term planning
e.g. Covenant of Mayors –Sustainable Energy Action Plans to achieve 20% CO2 reductions by 2020
Surpassing EU energy & climate goals
Partnership
Strong commitment at local level; Engagement of public, private & academic partners, as well as communities
Transnational collaboration
Replicable projects
Potential to unlock markets
Innovation
Cutting edge exemplar cities, but also learning cities?
No population threshold
Smart Cities and Communities Initiative: Building Blocks
Energy
Energy in cities
Planning and modelling of flows
Energy networks
Electricity and heating & cooling; improved components, systems and data flows
Buildings
Energy consumption in public & private buildings, Retrofitting
Supply technologies
Electricity and heating & cooling, local production
Building blocks (continued)
Transport
Improve interconnections, inter-modal and co-modal transport;
Improve public transport, non-motorised transport, passenger and freight logistics;
Low carbon vehicles
ICT
Cross-cutting applications related to energy or transport
Modelling of energy flows
EU Funding for Smart Cities
2007-13
No big new funds
Making use of existing instruments, budgets
Specific calls designed for Smart Cities agenda
Greater priority for low carbon, energy agenda
2014-20
New instruments?
More emphasis on financial instruments, less grant
Bigger budgets?
Greater priority for low carbon, energy agenda?
Possibility of dedicated fund for SET-Plan?
EU Funding for Smart Cities: FP7 Energy Smart Cities 2012
Budget € 75 million
Demonstration of nearly Zero Energy Building Renovation for cities and districts
Heating and cooling technologies for large-scale systems for urban areas
Strategic sustainable planning and screening of city plans
In total 10 projects of at least 3 cities
Time frame: 19 July – 1 December 2011
EU Funding for Smart Cities: Other FP7 Areas
Energy
Smart Energy Networks
Renewable Energy Generation
ICT
Smart Energy Grids
ICT for Efficient Water Resources Management
Cooperative Systems for Energy Efficient and Sustainable Mobility
ICT for Energy-Positive Neighbourhoods
ICT for Fully Electric Vehicles
PPP Energy Efficient Buildings
Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking
Intelligent Energy Europe
Non-technical barriers, capacity building - soft actions, no hardware
Generally minimum three partners, three member states
Themes – renewables, energy efficiency, transport
Specific Smart Cities calls 2011:
Local energy leadership – transnational
integration of sustainable energy policies in operations – development and implementation of SEAPs
cooperation between public authorities and other actors, particularly energy companies e.g. data sharing
Mobilising local energy investments – technical assistance
Closed 12 May
Technical Assistance / Project Development
ELENA / EEE-F Technical Assistance
project development services for investment programmes & projects
grants up to 90% technical assistance
local authorities & other public bodies
Companies working on their behalf e.g. transport operator, ESCOs
High leverage private investment expected
Investment Funds
European Energy Efficiency Fund (EEE – F)
EUR 125 m EEPR + EUR 75m EIB = at least EUR 200m
Other financial institutions asked to join fund
“Bankable” energy saving, energy efficiency, renewables projects
Promoted by local or national public authorities
e.g. energy efficiency in buildings (public and private), CHP, micro-generation, decentralised renewables, district heating / cooling, transport, modernisation infrastructure – street lighting, smart grids
Risk capital fund – loans, guarantees, equity
European Investment Bank
Loans, guarantees, equity
Risk Sharing Finance Facility (R&D, linked to FP7)
Scotland Europa / Scottish engagement
Scottish Steering Group
Scottish Government, Scotland Europa, Scottish European Green Energy Sector
Public and private sector
Scope for collaborative activity
Individual cities
Pursuing sustainable energy plans and a range of projects
European Commission consultation
Position papers from Scotland Europa & Scottish Government
Individual stakeholder responses
European networks
ERRIN, Eurocities etc. – brokerage events, partnerships
