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Innovations in Smart Cities: Energy Efficiency and Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Development

This communication discusses the strategic framework for developing Smart Cities, focusing on energy efficiency, integrated approaches to energy, ICT, and transport systems. Emphasizing the importance of stakeholder engagement and partnerships, it outlines funding mechanisms and large-scale demonstration projects as key components. The European Innovation Partnership aims to enhance urban environments and reduce energy consumption while fostering innovation and business models. This initiative is pivotal for cities, which account for significant final energy demand, and aims to create sustainable urban mobility and smart infrastructures.

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Innovations in Smart Cities: Energy Efficiency and Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Development

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  1. Smart Cities & Communities Georg Houben, DG ENERBrussels, 5 November2012 Energy

  2. 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

  3. Commission Communication

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Covenant of Mayors 4407 signatories all over Europe

  7. Implementation • Supply side: • Large-scale demo projects ('lighthouse projects') • Demand side: • Business models • Public procurement • Regulatory measures (e.g. standards)

  8. 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

  9. Governance • High Level Group • advise the European Commission • Stakeholder Platform • develop strategic implementation plan • exchange of knowledge • create partnerships • Europe-wide outreach

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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)

  14. Thank you! Energy

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