Aegean Energy and Environment Agency

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1 Aegean Energy and Environment Agency Unleashing the poten/al for smart and sustainable development on islands and small ci/es Alkis4 Florou EU Affairs and Projects Aegean Energy & Environment Agency

2 Islands & Small Ci4es and Communi4es v Successful case studies from islands v Islands & Smart Ci/es and Communi/es H2020 Calls v Islands small ci4es: Knowledge transfer and solu/ons replicability v European Innova/on Partnership for Smart Ci/es and Communi/es

3 Successful case-studies from islands I Biogas produc4on Oland, Sweden (pop 25,000) A lot of manure + goal to become fossil-free by 2025 The puzzle of biogas transport industry housing Step 1: Go with biogas (circular economy; climate change mi/ga/on; local jobs and rural development) Step 2: Consump/on to trigger produc/on and vice versa Step 3: Engagement of stakeholders (farmers) through construc/ve, open- ended dialogue Step 4: Demand ensured through 10-year contracts for regional and local fleet renewal (400 new buses with 60% biogas consump/on)

4 Success Factors CommiFed municipal staff Long-term perspec4ve Shared vision Broad stakeholders engagement Branding Poli4cal will

5 Successful case-studies from islands II Energy coopera4ve, Gotland Sweden (pop. 57,220) v Early 80 s: Oil crisis à Pilot wind turbines on the island (3MW, 55kW) v 1989: 135 families create a coopera4ve and gather They install 2 small wind turbines (150kW each) v 1991: 7 extra WT installed by the coopera/ve v 1995: Wealthy farmers start inves/ng by buying land of poor agricultural value but with very good wind condi/ons à Social imbalance (from common ownership - -> to concerns aesthe/c impact, no ownership) v Late 90 s: Commercial windfarm developer applies for an offshore wind park nearby with no profit for the island. The local community is against the project and ader 5 years the court says YES but the project is no more profitable v 2003: Repowering coupled with spa4al planning to decrease aesthe/c impact. Owners are obliged to group and find common solu/ons. The area was divided in 4 zones. The coopera/ve was strengthened with the par/cipa/on of villagers owning land with poorer wind condi/ons v 2011: 3 out of the 4 repowering phases have finished. 58 out of 80 WT are replaced by 27 new of higher rated power resul/ng to a produc4on increase by 400% and a distribu4on of revenues to all land owners and the village.

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7 Successful case-studies from islands III Fossil Free island, Samsø Denmark (pop. 3800) v 1997: A series of RES projects launched ader Samso won a state compe//on to finance the transi/on master plan for gehng to 100% RES by v Being a farming island Samsø faced several difficul4es to reach consensus among the islanders. By promo/ng a bofom-up par4cipatory planning approach and using the coopera/ve experience coming the island managed to reach its goals and become a world prototype. v Finalised projects: q Wind park on land (11 WT) and offshore (10 WT) owned by farmers, locals, municipality and private investors q 3 district hea/ng plants powered by local straw or wood pellets and preheated by solar hea/ng cover the 70% of total island s heat demand (2 co-ops owned) q 2000 oil boilers have been replaced by heat pumps powered by the WTs q EVs and charging sta/ons in place (EV coopera/ve) q PVs owned by several islanders v Vision for 2030 To become a Fossil free island q LNG boat in place to be co-powered by local biogas More EVs

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9 Successful case studies from islands v These examples: q Prove that local, smart, sustainable and inclusive development is feasible q Provide valuable know-how to islands across Europe q Can be transferred and replicated in small ci/es and communi/es, remote and rural areas q Inspire other islands and rural communi/es across the globe q Have helped build momentum for policy ini/a/ves (CE4EUI Ini/a/ve) and calls for proposals specifically designed for islands

10 H2020 Work Programme v Call Building a low-carbon, climate resilient future: secure, clean and efficient energy q Smart ci/zen-centred energy system o LC-SC3-ES Decarbonising energy systems of geographical islands deadline 5 April million EUR (up to 2 proposals approved) Innova/on Ac/on o LC-SC3-ES : European Islands Facility deadline 5 February million EUR (1 proposal approved) Coordina/on and support ac/on

11 LC-SC3-ES Decarbonising energy systems of geographical islands v Large scale deployment of local RES to decrease island substan/ally higher energy costs compared to mainland v High degree of decarbonisa/on through synergies in different energy networks (electricity, hea/ng and cooling, water, transport) v Storage, distributed genera/on, demand response v Effec/ve business models on regulatory, legal, socio-economic, digitalisa/on aspects etc. v Proposals must include: q at least 1 demonstra/on on one island; q at least 2 other follower islands with similar issues; these follower islands will develop plans to adapt similar solu/ons to their island in a cost-efficient way

12 LC-SC3-ES : European Islands Facility v Overarching goal: To unlock financing for energy transi/ons and suppor/ng islands to develop investment concepts v Addresses islands as living labs that can deliver pipeline of projects v Supports organiza/onal, technical and financial innova4on to reach significant scale v Tackles islands lack of capacity to transform longterm goals into a investment concepts and ul/mately concrete projects.

13 LC-SC3-ES : European Islands Facility v The Facility will: q Help islands develop innova/ve cost-effec/ve investment concepts and energy transi/on plans q Assist in modelling of the energy transi/on q Iden/fy individual poten/al projects q Provide legal analysis and support on mobilising and op/mally blending funds q Design the process of investment launch q Draw from ecosystem of island communi/es (planners, project ini/ators etc.) q Create a cri/cal mass of islands ready to embark on the energy transi/on

14 LC-SC3-ES : European Islands Facility and CE4EUI Secretariat CE4EUI Secretariat groundwork v ini/al capacity-building on design, development and financing of integrated decarbonisa/on plans. v support to stakeholders to iden/fy/mature/realize decarbonisa/on projects. v direct local authori/es towards available funds European Islands Facility capitaliza9on v deepen support for project finance and bankability v extend support to stakeholders to iden/fy/mature/realize decarbonisa/on projects. v help pool projects and mobilize project co-ownership and local financing. v bring to comple/on those projects carried over by the Secretariat

15 H2020 Work Programme v Call Building a low-carbon, climate resilient future: secure, clean and efficient energy q Smart Ci/es and Communi/es o LC-SC3-SCC : Smart Ci4es and Communi4es 1 st deadline: 5 Dec Apr nd deadline: 5 Sep Feb million EUR (6-8 Lighthouse; Follower) months Innova/on Ac/on o Proposals involving small ci4es are also approved

16 LC-SC3-SCC : Smart Ci4es and Communi4es v 2 Lighthouse & at least 5 Follower Ci/es v Integrated innova/ve solu/ons for Posi4ve Energy Blocks/Districts will be developed, tested, performance-monitored in the Lighthouse Ci/es q Look into interac/on/integra/on of buildings users en/re energy system electromobility q Make use of advanced materials, local RES, storage, smart energy grids, demand-response, smart energy management (electricity, hea/ng and cooling), user interac/on/involvement, ICT

17 LC-SC3-SCC : Smart Ci4es and Communi4es v Posi4ve Energy Blocks/Districts are: q Intrinsically scalable q Embedded in spa/al, economic, technical, environmental and social context of the project site v Ci4es create: q Bold city-vision for 2050 build on SE(C)APs * o Looks at urban, technical, financial and social aspects o Guide for moving from planning to implementa/on to replica/on to scaling up of successful solu/ons * already in place by call deadline

18 LC-SC3-SCC : Smart Ci4es and Communi4es v Highlights q Local authori/es/communi/es integral part of solu/ons; enhanced ownership to ensure sustainability q Focus on impact of electromobility on energy system; ensure integra/on in energy planning for increased roll-out q Business models and prac/cal recommenda/ons also arising from previous experience on regulatory/legal/gender/socioeconomic/data management aspects q The higher the replicability of the solu/ons across Europe, the berer q Eligible costs cover innova/ve elements and not purchase of commercial technologies

19 Shared poten4al for development The existence of peri-urban/rural environment allows for easier access to available resources, as opposed to large ci/es which, if coupled with Integrated management of those resources and accompanying infrastructures (energy, transport, waste, water) Socially inclusive financing and governance schemes (e.g. cooperafves) Deployment of cuhng-edge technologies may give rise to sustainable local sustainable development paradigms on islands and small ci/es

20 Local integrated solu4ons in islands/small ci4es Energy s4ll backbone of smart infrastructure management Desalina/on with RES Smart Water Management Electric Mobility water Biogas produc/on from waste transport energy waste Electrical Ferries ICT Circular economy and resilience RES increase through energy storage Smart street ligh/ng

21 What is needed v A place-based development strategy that: q Builds upon exis4ng assets q Takes incremental ac4ons to strengthen communi/es q Embraces a collabora4ve approach that nurtures shared vision among stakeholders v An enabling environment that relies on: q Proper regulatory frameworks q Enhanced mul/-level and mul/-lateral governance q Quadruple Helix coopera/on

22 EIP Smart Ci4es and Communi4es v A plauorm supported by the European Commission that brings together ci/es, industry, SMEs, banks, research to develop and implement integrated smart city solu/ons v Supports networking and informa/on exchange q Join the ac/on cluster you are interested in (6 in total) q Glance through the knowledge hub q Get an idea of the ongoing projects o Demonstra/on and urban planning projects hrps:// o Smart Ci/es and Community Lighthouse projects hrps://

23 Thank you for you aren/on!!! Alkis/ Florou