Sustainable energy

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• Sustainable energy
• local policies

Presentation by Ms. Lian Merkx, Deputy Mayor
Environment Sustainability, Delft Sevilla,
March 22, 2007
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SESAC objectives

• gtgt Sustainable local energy management
• gtgt Energy- and cost efficient Ecobuildings
• gtgt Increased share and integration of Renewable
  Energy Sources
• gtgt Rational Use of Energy
• gtgt Dissemination and training

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SESAC Partners

• gtgt 12 local partners from 3 advanced cities
• In Växjö (SE) Växjö kommun, VEAB, KFAB
• In Grenoble (FR) Ville de Grenoble, SAGES, EDF,
  OPAC 38, GEG, La Métro
• In Delft (NL) City of Delft, Delft Energy
  Agency, Woonbron (housing association)
• gtgt 3 associated partners from New Member States
• Kaunas City Municipality (LT)
• Miskolc Municipality (HU)
• Vastseliina Rural Municipality (EE)
• gtgt 2 associations of local authorities
• Energie-Cités, the association of European local
  authorities promoting a local sustainable energy
  policy
• ICLEI, Local Governments for Sustainability,
  European Secretariat
• gtgt 2 technical partners
• Energy Agency for South East Sweden (SE)
• Royal Institute of Technology (SE)

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Lead partner city VÄXJÖ
The city of Växjö aims at becoming free of fossil
fuels and has since 1993 reduced its fossil CO2
emissions by 25 down to a level of 3.7 tonnes
per capita and year.

• gtgt New eco-buildings with biomass district
  heating
• gtgt Poly-generation of vehicle fuel, heat and
  power
• from biological waste
• gtgt Distributed RES-cooling (absorbtion) from
• biomass
• gtgt Demand side management

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GRENOBLE
The Grenoble Metropolitan Community plans a high
quality social, architectural and environmental
project in line with the Grenoble Climate Plan.

• gtgt New eco-buildings
• gtgt RES conversion from electricity to biomass
  district heating
• gtgt PV at stadium and commercial buildings
• gtgt CHP from natural gas, 360kW power
• gtgt Mini hydro 2,7 MW

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DELFT

• 3 projects
• gtgtLow temperature district heating from
  industrial residual heat
• gtgtPoptahof refurbishment and ecobuildings
• gtgtHarnaschpolder new buildings

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Characteristics Delft

• Centrally situated in the densely populated area
  in the southwest of Holland, between The Hague
  and Rotterdam
• Historical city-centre
• Many knowledge-based industries and institutions
• Strong commitment for sustainable urban
  development

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Delft Climate Plan

• Delft aims to reach an annual reduction of 33,500
  tonnes CO2 compared to 1999.
• (Kyoto-protocol, 1997)
• 3E efficient, effective energy use

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Heat transport company
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Heat transport company

• Possible heat supplying industries
• Wastewater treatment plant
• Biotechnology firm

• Regional co-operation (Rotterdam)
• Delft 10,000 dwellings (or equivalent, max.
  20.000)
• Investment 40 million for 20,000 dwellings
• Local government as venture-capitalist

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Poptahof

• Sustainable redevelopment of entire neighbourhood
• Emphasis on social liveability

• Other focal points
• water
• traffic
• waste management

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Poptahof facts

• Surface area 21.75 ha.
• Existing district heating system (9070oC)
• Buildings high-rise apartment buildings
• Population 2,791 (128
  inhabitants/ha.)
• Average household income 17,130 (Delft
  22,508)
• Nationalities Dutch 37.8 (Delft 78.4)
• Turkish 13.8 (2.2
  )
• Somali 8.3 (0.7 )
• Iraqi 7.6 (1.2 )
• Moroccan 4.8 (1.0 )
• Antillean 4.1 (1.0 )
• Surinamese 3.9 (2.0 )

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Poptahof- plan

• Woonbron and Delft common (financial)
  responsibility
• From 1,020 to 1,300 apartments
• 50 new, 50 renovation
• 1,100 apartments in existing area and 200 on the
  shopping center

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Harnaschpolder
From greenhouses to sustainable urban area
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Harnaschpolder assignment

• 1,300 houses
• Building period
• 6 7 years,
• starting 2007
• 30 social housing
• Ecological corridors
• RES and Rational Use of Energy (RUE)

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Delft ready for a sustainable future!
Ms. Lian Merkx, deputy mayor for sustainable
development, Delft
More information www.concerto-sesac.eu