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Smart Cities & Communities Georg Houben, DG ENER Brussels, 5 November 2012. Energy. The 'invention' of Smart Cities. SET¹-Plan financing Communication Adopted in October 2009 Complementing 'supply-push' approach Unlike the other SET-Plan Industrial Initiatives
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Smart Cities & Communities Georg Houben, DG ENERBrussels, 5 November2012 Energy
The 'invention' of Smart Cities • SET¹-Plan financing Communication • Adopted in October 2009 • Complementing 'supply-push' approach • Unlike the other SET-Plan Industrial Initiatives • Energy efficiency • Cities account for major final energy demand • Requested by Council and EP • ¹ SET-Plan = Strategic EnergyTechnologiyPlan
Smart Cities EIP¹: Energy, ICT², Transport • Integrated approach • Energy, Transport and ICT² • Energy efficiency • ICT² both as enabler and consumer • Focus on industry involvement • Focus on demonstration projects • Aiming at market solutions • Business case • ¹ EIP = European Innovation Partnership • ² ICT = Information and Communication Technologies
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
Covenant of Mayors 4407 signatories all over Europe
Implementation • Supply side: • Large-scale demo projects ('lighthouse projects') • Demand side: • Business models • Public procurement • Regulatory measures (e.g. standards)
Horizontal Actions to inform the SCCfeed into research programmes and address market barriers Initial demonstrations of SCC concepts in city environments Large-scale demonstrations of SCC concepts in city environments R&D and validations of vital SCC components Commercial roll-out in city environments The Innovation Process Technical assistance, structural funds, risk-sharing facilities etc. R&D funding, e.g. FP7 & Horizon 2020 Innovation process and financing Horizon 2020 and other funding sources
Governance • High Level Group • advise the European Commission • Stakeholder Platform • develop strategic implementation plan • exchange of knowledge • create partnerships • Europe-wide outreach
Cross cutting themes • 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
Project parameters 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
Recent & ongoing activities July 2012 Joint Communication for Energy, Transport and ICT Comprehensive FP7 call for proposals (three sectors), budget: €209 Mio Ensuring the link between technology projects and market roll-out through regional policy
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)
Thank you! Energy