Energy Smart Cities & Communities Georg Houben, DG ENER Brussels, 5 November 2012.

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Smart Cities & Smart Cities & CommunitiesCommunities

Georg Houben, DG ENERBrussels, 5 November 2012

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The 'invention' of Smart Cities

1. SET¹-Plan financing Communication Adopted in October 2009

2. Complementing 'supply-push' approach Unlike the other SET-Plan Industrial Initiatives

3. Energy efficiency Cities account for major final energy demand

4. Requested by Council and EP

¹ SET-Plan = Strategic Energy Technologiy Plan

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Commission Communication

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Smart Cities EIP¹: Energy, ICT², Transport

1. Integrated approach • Energy, Transport and ICT²

2. Energy efficiency• ICT² both as enabler and consumer

3. Focus on industry involvement• Focus on demonstration projects • Aiming at market solutions• Business case

¹ EIP = European Innovation Partnership² ICT = Information and Communication Technologies

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Learning from experience

• CIVITAS• Covenant of Mayors• CONCERTO• Green Digital Charter • Urban Europe JP Initiative• Energy Efficient Buildings Public

Private Partnership (EeB PPP)• European Green Cars Initiative• European Energy Research Alliance

(EERA) Joint Programme on Smart Cities

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Covenant of Mayors

4407 signatoriesall over Europe

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Implementation

Supply side: •Large-scale demo projects ('lighthouse projects')

Demand side: •Business models•Public procurement •Regulatory measures (e.g. standards)

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R&D and validations of

vital SCC components

Initial demonstrations of SCC concepts

in city environments

Large-scale demonstration

s of SCC concepts in

city environments

Commercial roll-out in city environments

R&D funding, e.g. FP7 & Horizon 2020

Technical assistance,

structural funds, risk-sharingfacilities etc.

Horizontal Actions to inform the SCCfeed into research programmes and address market barriers

The Innovation Process

Innovation process and financing

Horizon 2020 and other fundingsources

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Governance

High Level Group•advise the European Commission

Stakeholder Platform•develop strategic implementation plan•exchange of knowledge •create partnerships•Europe-wide outreach

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• Smart buildings and neighbourhoods

• Smart supply and demand systems

• Sustainable urban mobility

• Smart and sustainable digital infrastructures

• Strategic Planning for integration and optimisation of flows

Cross cutting themes

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Consortia • Innovation-driven industries• Ideally 2 cities from 2 MS

Indicators (e.g.)• Energy performance• Urban transport management• Shared use of infrastructures • Environmental performance

Size of projects• Max. EU contribution €30 million/project

Project parameters

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Recent & ongoing activities

July 2012 Joint Communication forEnergy, Transport and ICT

Comprehensive FP7 call for proposals (three sectors),budget: €209 Mio€209 Mio

Ensuring the link between technology projects and market roll-out through regional policy

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Next steps

• Council Conclusion on the EIP

• Engage stakeholders in the platform

• Develop Strategic Implementation Plan(2014-2020)

• Manage and devise integrative projects including demand-side measures

• Ensure link with regional policy(including Smart Specialisation)

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Thank you!Thank you!