SWOT Analysis Sustainable Energy Action Planning of the City of Hagen

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1 Executive Summary The City of Hagen has already put in place several programmatic schemes and practical measures to foster climate protection through energy efficiency and energy saving campaigns. Political backing is strong which is reflected by several council decisions in favour of climate protection measures today and in the future. Furthermore, the City of Hagen is active in national and transnational energy and climate related networks. Thus the exchange of practical knowledge is vital on such levels. Based on these more conceptual and political aspects numerous technical and planning relevant measures have already been taken into practice. These model projects will generate incentives for growing activities by public and private organisations in the future. In addition, several public and private initiatives (mainly associations) have been founded to spread the idea of energy efficiency, energy saving and RES. These remarkable initiatives will help to multiply efforts far beyond the administrative scope. Nevertheless, the city administration has not yet fully used up its capacities and possibilities. The post of a climate protection manager still is vacant and respective management tasks cannot be fulfilled. In addition, financial means are low and not yet ready for pushing further projects and initiatives. The participation of local supply companies is not yet satisfying in this respect as well. Resulting chances and risks arising from the given situation are listed below. Based on all factors respective strategies for coping with challenges and minimizing weaknesses are also given below. Main aspects in this respect are the improvement of communication processes within the administration, the employment of a climate protection manager, the stronger involvement of local suppliers in energy and climate related processes including financial contributions (also coming from external institutions like banks) as well as the closer integration of the numerous private initiatives in the city. Furthermore, existing grants should be used more frequently and the internal energy team should be extended by external stakeholders. 1

2 Attachment Strengths, Weaknesses, Chances, Risks and Strategies Strengths A) Political and administrative backing Climate protection programme in place (council decision 2007) Political backing and decision to support and foster local energy turnaround (council decision 2011) B) National and transnational networking and cooperation Successful and continuous participation in European Energy Award (council decision 2011) Formal accession to Covenant of Mayors (council decision 2011) C) Technical and panning relevant projects and advances Development of a low carbon / energy efficient settlement (council decision 2012) Realisation of photovoltaic plants on public buildings (council decision 2010) Development of CO2-Balance for 2012 GIS analysis sites of wind power plants (2012) Register for solar potential (2012) Power generating turbine in waste incineration plant (2012) Realisation of biomass heating plants in public building (since 2006) D) Public Private Partnership initiatives E-mobility-initiative by municipality / supply company (Mark-E AG 2012) climate protecting supporting programme (Mark-E AG 2012) Energy consulting for low income households (Caritas e.v) 2

3 E) Citizen involvement campaigns and formation of topic relevant associations Citizen cooperative in RES (Bürgerenergiegenossenschaft eg), Citizen association for solar plants (Bürger-Solar-Verein Hagen GbR), Citizens' movement (Energie Autark 2022), Citizen club for solar energy (Berchumer Initiative für Solare Energien BINSE e.v.) Weaknesses Project management and controlling (strategic energy management) not in place Climate protection manager not in place Missing legal base to finance the measures Weak stakeholder involvement Weak citizen involvement Stagnation of per capita CO2-footprint since 1990 Missing monitoring of relevant legal instruments: EnEV und EEWärmeG Missing Cooperation agreement to finance climate measures Concession agreement vs. environmental regulations Discontinuation of the project Ecoprofit (with enterprises and companies) Weak participation on utility companies Missing expansion of district heating Still large part of night storage heaters (electric power) Missing repowering of wind power plants Missing expansion of PV on local roofs Insufficient activities of insulation of buildings No clear strategy concept of the substitution of nuclear power No Climate protection municipal headquarter No SEAP with setting of priorities 3

4 Chances Sustainable Town Development Growth of local added value Cost savings through energy related renovation and modernisation in public buildings Improvement of reputation (internally and externally) Improvement of municipal competitiveness Risks A) Short-term risks Targets of Climate-Alliance will be missed Targets of Covenant of Mayors will be missed Local targets on energy and climate protection will be unstructured Resolution of the city council on the so-called energy turnaround Energiewende will be missed Climate protections targets of the federal state and state will be missed EEA-Certification of the 2nd phase (Gold-Award) will be missed Deficit in implementation of climate protection acts B) Long term risks, global risks Danger of flooding through heavy rainfall Health risks through effects of heat islands High economic risk through increasing of damaging events 4

5 Strategies Improvement of feedback generation to local politics through continuous reporting measures Improvement of communication and transparency within municipal administration Closer integration of local interest groups (citizen-stakeholder involvement) More and more efficient, professional PR, marketing as well as energy consulting Creation of an internal project management (strategic management for all climate protection issues) Extension of the energy team by external stakeholders from finance, housing, and crafts Filling of vacant post for climate protection manager Efficient use of regional, state and federal state as well as European grants for climate protection measures Improvement of the financial basis through cooperation agreements with local suppliers, banks, etc. 5