23–25 April 2014 Brussels, Belgium

NE T WOR KING SESSIONS

ADERS E L L A C O L ABLE N I A T S U S FOR ENERGY

24 April Thursday .30 14.30-16

VENUE: Thon Hotel City Center Avenue du Boulevard 17, 1210 Brussels

www.energy-cities.eu/brussels2014

NETWORKING SESSIONS LOCAL ENERGY TRANSITION IN PRACTICE Unless specified, all sessions are in English. THURSDAY 24 APRIL | 14:30 – 15:25

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The economic impact of the energy transition at local level • Isabelle Sobotka, Bruxelles Environnement – IBGE (Belgium) inEnglish-Fre terp n reta ch and Harald Halfpaap, City of Hanover (Germany) tion

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Bielsko-Biala protects the climate – it has been done together • Piotr Oślak, City of Bielsko-Biała (Poland)

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SmartSpaces, ICT for efficient energy buildings • Paul Fleming, De Montfort University, Nick Morris, Leicester City Council and Paul Isbell, Bristol City Council (United Kingdom)

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District Heating 2.0 • Arno Harting and Inge van de Klundert, City of Utrecht (the Netherlands)

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Black Box Consumer Behaviour – do we need new approaches? • Florian Unger, City of Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

THURSDAY 24 APRIL | 15:35 – 16:30

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The “Climate-Cities” Month – how to encourage citizens to take action for the energy transition via participative events? inEnglish-Fre terp n reta ch • Sébastien Douche, Agglomeration of Metz (France) tion

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Energy and sustainable issues in Sports Clubs • Sabine Lachenicht, City of Heidelberg (Germany)

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Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings in municipal practice • Raphael Bointner, Vienna University of Technology (Austria)

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Houses without energy bills • Peter Verheggen, City of Zoetermeer (the Netherlands)

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The STEP UP Project: Delivering Smart & Sustainable Cities through Enhanced SEAPs • Cities of Riga (Latvia), Glasgow (United Kingdom), Gothenburg (Sweden) and Ghent (Belgium)

Graphic identity: Diane Morel (www.dianemorel.com), Egils Mednios.

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION AT LOCAL LEVEL THURSDAY 24 APRIL | 14:30 – 15:25 English-French interpretation

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How to measure the economic impact of the energy transition at local level? For this it is necessary to understand the relationship between the energy transition and the stimulation of a territory’s economy. Indeed, this could help change the perception that money spent by households on energy is an “inevitable expense” to an “opportunity”. The discussion will be based on the presentation of two initiatives: • The Employment-Environment Alliance of the Brussels-Capital Region has been created in 2010 to stimulate the most promising economic sectors in terms of growth and employment, and to support them in their transition towards increased sustainability, thereby improving the competitiveness of companies and enhancing the employability of Brussels’ residents, including low-skilled workers. Performance indicators to measure the progress of the Employment-Environment Alliance have been used since 2010. The impact of the energy policies on sustainable construction sector is currently being assessed • Proklima is a climate protection fund initiated in 1998 by the city of Hanover and the Stadtwerke Hanover. Most of the funds are allocated to the improvement of the energy performance of buildings and the construction of passive houses. The economic impact of proKlima, analysed in 2011, shows impressive results: 1 euro of subsidy has led to an investment of 12.7 euros locally (indirect and induced effects included). Isabelle Sobotka, Bruxelles Environnement – IBGE (Belgium) and Harald Halfpaap, City of Hanover (Germany)

BIELSKO-BIALA PROTECTS THE CLIMATE – IT HAS BEEN DONE TOGETHER THURSDAY 24 APRIL | 14:30 – 15:25

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Since signing the Covenant of Mayors and developing a SEAP, a specific unit has been dedicated to dealing with energy efficiency in the city. As the local authority influences only 10% of the buildings, it was necessary to engage as many institutions, companies and residents in common energy efficient related activities. “Bielsko-Biała protects the climate” campaign targets city residents via educational and promotional activities in the fields of energy conservation and environment. This campaign builds on the European ENGAGE campaign. Piotr Oślak, City of Bielsko-Biała (Poland)

SMARTSPACES, ICT FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS THURSDAY 24 APRIL | 14:30 – 15:25

3 room SKEIKAMPEN

The SmartSpaces project has developed different ICT related approaches to reducing energy consumption in European municipal buildings. These are being tested in 11 different cities. www.smartspaces.eu The approaches of Leicester and Bristol will be described in detail. Both cities are using half hourly data to engage with building users to help reduce energy consumption. Leicester will present how half hourly electricity, gas and water data is being combined with feedback from building users to improve building performance. In particular, the use of smiley, winking faces as well as time series graphs to disseminate information. Bristol will describe how they are using half hourly electricity and gas data to engage with building users and managers in over 500 buildings; reducing energy wastage and identifying energy saving opportunities. This is done through a suite of reports that are tailored to the intended recipients, a web based dashboard, and “next day” alerts to quickly identify unexpected energy consumption. A brief overview of the other pilot cities will also be given. Paul Fleming, De Montfort University, Nick Morris, Leicester City Council and Paul Isbell, Bristol City Council (United Kingdom)

DISTRICT HEATING 2.0 THURSDAY 24 APRIL | 14:30 – 15:25

4 room SKIEN

Celebrating its 90 th anniversary last year, district heating has been a part of the energy system in the city of Utrecht for a long time. Nowadays over 34,000 houses and 1,500 utility buildings are connected to district heating. Utrecht has always seen this as an asset for the energy transition, reducing the CO2 emissions for the city by about 10%. However, several developments raise the question if this district heating system is what will be needed for the future energy transition. Climate change will increase the need for cooling in the city as seen for utility buildings. The current gas-fired energy production plant in the north of Utrecht is extended with a biomass production unit. The biomass is imported from other countries raising the question about the renewability of these sources. Other more renewable sources available (i.e. sewage water) are low temperature instead of the required high temperature in the current district heating system. Deep geothermal energy is expensive and controversial in the Netherlands. Houses will be more energy efficient in the future resulting in decreased demand for heating. Now is the time to develop a Utrecht district heating 2.0. Complicated by the fact that the municipality does not either own the district heating nor the production unit, the city is developing a new vision for district heating. Arno Harting and Inge van de Klundert, City of Utrecht (the Netherlands)

BLACK BOX CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR – DO WE NEED NEW APPROACHES? THURSDAY 24 APRIL | 14:30 – 15:25

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In the last decade, the promotion of energy efficiency in private households by addressing consumer behaviour has been the focus of many projects and programmes at local level. Yet despite intensive efforts to develop and manage these programmes, the effectiveness on the national scale remains difficult to measure. More worrisome is that undesirable trends have in some cases been noted, such as in Germany, where, despite an extensive track record of addressing household electricity use, a 17% increase in electricity consumption between 1990-2012 has been noted. During this networking session we wish to explore the determining factors and action that can be undertaken by local authorities to promote energy saving in private households. This topic will continue to gain importance for local authorities, since the transition to renewable energy can only succeed if energy consumption patterns and behaviour are addressed. Florian Unger, City of Frankfurt (Germany)

THE “CLIMATECITIES” MONTH – HOW TO ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO TAKE ACTION FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION VIA PARTICIPATIVE EVENTS? THURSDAY 24 APRIL | 15:35 – 16:30 English-French interpretation

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“ClimatCités” (“ClimateCities”) is a network of local authorities involving elected representatives and civil servants that was created by the agglomeration of Metz (Metz Métropole) in 2010. After the co-development of their baseline emissions inventories and sustainable energy action plans, Metz Métropole and its 44 local authorities are working together to find solutions to combat climate change and save energy. Key to this collaborative work is the involvement of citizens in the energy transition via a dedicated event called “ClimatCités” Month which includes specific participative activities such as “Apéros Energie” (Energy Aperitif) and initiation to thermography. Sébastien Douche, Agglomeration of Metz (France)

ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE ISSUES IN SPORTS-CLUBS THURSDAY 24 APRIL | 15:35 – 16:30

7 room NARVIK

Heidelberg has since 2001 managed a project called “Sports-Environmental Teams/ Sustainable Sports Clubs”. Together with the sports club association Heidelberg we run the project with 22 sports clubs. The following issues which are covered: energy checks/ advice for sport clubs/energy controlling system, training workshops, projects on sustainable mobility like the mobility pass for members of sports clubs, Fair Trade footballs/clothing, Fair Trade and organic food, participation of sports clubs in the ENGAGE campaign, nature protection in sport fields, sustainable education for young members of sports clubs, etc. Sabine Lachenicht, City of Heidelberg (Germany)

NEARLY ZERO-ENERGY BUILDINGS IN MUNICIPAL PRACTICE THURSDAY 24 APRIL | 15:35 – 16:30

8 room SKEIKAMPEN

After almost two years the AIDA project (www.aidaproject.eu) keeps pushing its wide array of activities targeting building professionals and European municipalities in order to increase the market penetration of nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB). As of today, the project has reached out to 1500+ people with more than 400 visitors to the 20+ study tours organised at the 15 different innovative buildings within the seven partner countries involved in the initiative. In addition more than 10 municipalities are currently involved in the complementary SEAP actions within the project and towards the benefits of the Integrated Energy Design method delivered at a local scale by local professionals. Raphael Bointner, Vienna University of Technology (Austria)

HOUSES WITHOUT ENERGY BILLS

THURSDAY 24 APRIL | 15:35 – 16:30

9 room SKIEN

The economic crisis challenged Dutch construction companies and local governments to be innovative. New types of business cases are being developed. Houses can be completely renovated to a guaranteed level in order that residents don’t have to pay for energy bills anymore! The result is also a renovated house which not only looks like new but is also much more comfortable to live in. On top of that, the costs for this renovation will be equal or less than your present energy bill for the next 20 to 30 years. The city of Zoetermeer stimulates and facilitates this development. As a local government they support the prototyping of new concepts, bringing construction companies in contact with interested house owners, both private owners as well as ‘social housing companies’. Once matched, this new concept is supported by ensuring the necessary local permits can be arranged in the most efficient and timely manner. There are high expectations that this will become the major strategy in meeting Zoetermeer’s ambition of having a no carbon economy in 2030! Peter Verheggen, City of Zoetermeer (the Netherlands)

THE STEP UP PROJECT: DELIVERING SMART & SUSTAINABLE CITIES THROUGH ENHANCED SEAPS THURSDAY 24 APRIL | 15:35 – 16:30

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The cities of Riga, Glasgow, Gothenburg and Ghent are partners in the European Commission’s FP7 project STEP UP. They are currently finalising their Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs) and are willing to share their experiences with you. Different aspects of a SEAP will be dealt with during this session: stakeholder involvement, energy mapping & modelling and the financial dimension of a SEAP. The session is aimed at any city that is developing a SEAP or looking to develop one. The session will allow for presentations and time for questions and interaction with the audience on the occasion of a panel debate. Come learn and discuss with fellow city representatives on the challenges and processes of developing a SEAP. www.stepupsmartcities.eu Cities of Riga (Latvia), Glasgow (United Kingdom), Gothenburg (Sweden) and Ghent (Belgium)

P R A C T I C A L I N F O R M AT I O N A N D D E TA I L S : www.energy-cities.eu/brussels2014