Sustainable energy action plans (SEAPs) in Slovenia Peter Virtič and Rebeka Lukman University of Maribor Faculty of Energy Technology A Presentation for the E-resplan project Rome, 13-17 June 2016
Flashback on the Covenant and SEAP Creation of the Covenant of Mayors Office Priority action in the EU Action Plan for Energy Efficiency Launch of the Covenant of Mayors initiative 2006 2008 2009 2
The Initiative EU initiative launched in 2008 by the Commission DG ENERGY to endorse and support local and regional authorities in the fight against climate change Voluntary commitment of signatories to meet and exceed the EU 20% CO 2 reduction target through the implementation of a Sustainable Energy Action Plan 3
What is SEAP The Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) is a key document, committing the Covenant of Mayors to reach EU energy and climate objectives SEAP uses the results of the Baseline Emission Inventory (BEI) to identify the best fields of action and opportunities for reaching the local authority s CO 2 reduction target SEAP defines concrete reduction measures, together with time frames and assigned responsibilities, which translate the long-term strategy into action 4
SEAP process Source: Kontinakis N. 2013. Drafting of BEI and SEAP, TCG-DIBA 2 nd twinning visit, 21-23 January, Athens. 5
SEAPs Celje (CE), Velenje (VE), Krško (KK) Krško 6
Statistical data Indicators CELJE (CE) VELENJE (VE) KRŠKO (KK) Area 95 km 2 84 km 2 287 km 2 No. inhabitants 48.750 33.050 26.050 Unemployment rate 16,3 % (above SI average) 14,8 % (above SI average) 15,7 % (above SI average) Passenger cars Waste 0,5 car per inhabitant (meaning that every person above 18 y owes a car) 424 kg/inhabitant (104 kg above the average) 0,48 car per inhabitant (meaning that every person above 18 y owes a car) 308 kg/inhabitant (11 kg less than average) 0,53 car per inhabitant (meaning that every person above 18 y owes a car) 411 kg/inhabitant (91 kg above the average) Source: Statistical Office of Republic of Slovenia (http//:www.surs.si) 7
A Masterplan for CE, VE, KK Overall Strategy - 20% CO 2 target to 2020 - Vision - Capacity (staff, budget, financing options) Baseline Emissions Inventory -Inventory year 2010 (CE), 2005 (KK) and 2003 (VE) -Emissions reporting units (CO 2 [t/a]) -Energy consumption and energy supply [MWh] -CO 2 emissions [t], calculated Action Plan - Key actions by sector (public and residential buildings; public lighting, mobility) - Energy savings/sector - CO 2 savings/sector - Costs / timeframe - Stakeholders involvement - Investment costs Monitoring Plan -Review of strategy -Monitoring emissions inventory -Results of emissions inventory -Review of Key Actions -Annual monitoring 8
CO 2 emissions [kt/a] Baseline Emissions Inventory & Targets 250 212,66 200 170,13 161,5 150 129,20 100 50 64,4 51,52 0 CE KK VE BEI scenario TARGET scenario 9
CE, VE and KK Energy Summary Energy (heat + electricity) used [MWh] CELJE (CE) VELENJE (VE) KRŠKO (KK) Buildings 303.984,0 400.302,2 182.935,3 - Public buildings 79.327,4 54.786,3 6.619,3 - Residential buildings 224.656,6 319.113,9 176.316,0 - Other non-residential buildings n.a. 26.402,0 n.a. Mobility/Traffic 379.050,1 61.159,0 95.407,2 Public lighting 2.487,6 1.694,5 3.534,0 TOTAL 676.521,7 463.155,7 281.876,5 10
BEI and required CO 2 reduction Buildings sector 160 140 CO 2 emissions [kt/a] 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2003 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Celje Krško Velenje 11
CO 2 emissions [kt/a] BEI and required CO 2 reduction Mobility sector 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2003 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Celje Krško Velenje 12
CO 2 emissions [kt/a] BEI and required CO 2 reduction Public lighting 2 1,8 1,6 1,4 1,2 1 0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2 0 2003 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Celje Krško Velenje 13
The Action Plan Celje 34 measures 21 Public and residential buildings: 11 soft measures (awareness raising, feasibility studies, energy audits, investments in documentation, promotions for fostering RES, etc.) 10 engineering/equipment/technology measures (energy restorations of buildings, cofinancing new EE appliances for households, optimization of energy usage, etc.) 3 Public lighting: 1 soft measure (feasibility study) 2 engineering/equipment/technology measures (new LED street lights, digital cadastre) 6 Mobility: 2 soft measures (awareness raising and green public procurement) 4 engineering/equipment/technology measures (new municipality fleet, new charger for electric vehicles, regional cycling network, 10 % of bio fuels) 4 all sectors : 4 soft measures (looking for funding opportunities, awareness raising, project applications, elaboration on achieved results) 14
The Action Plan Krško 24 measures 16 Public and residential buildings: 3 soft measures (awareness raising, employment of energy manager, supporting low-energy construction) 13 engineering/equipment/technology measures (energy restorations of buildings, cofinancing new EE appliances for households, installation of biomass boilers, co-generation in public schools, installation of PV power plants, etc.) 2 Public lighting: 2 engineering/equipment/technology measures (renovation of public lighting, exchange of bulbs with more efficient ones) 6 Mobility: 2 soft measures (awareness raising and public restriction in the town centre) 4 engineering/equipment/technology measures (new municipality fleet, 5 new chargers for electric vehicles, increasing bio-fuels usage for 7,5 % until 2020, new vehicle for fire-workers) 15
The Action Plan Velenje 31 measures 18 Public and residential buildings: 4 soft measures (awareness raising in residential and public buildings, supporting lowenergy construction in residential and public buildings) 14 engineering/equipment/technology measures (5 thermal solar collector systems, optimization of district heating, co-financing new EE appliances for households, updating the technology for boilers, installation of micro PV systems on private buildings, etc.) 7 Public lighting: 7 engineering/equipment/technology measures (change of bulbs e.g. 1-99W, 100-200W and 200-500W, regulation of public lighting, change of lamps with more efficient ones) 6 Mobility: 3 soft measures (awareness raising, public restriction in the town centre, supporting car sharing) 3 engineering/equipment/technology measures (new municipality fleet, increasing biofuels usage for 7,5 % until 2020, free public transport) 16
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Discussion and Conclusions (1) Annual follow-up of the Action Plans? Is this done or feasible, since the budget dedicated to the reporting is 1500 EUR/a? Are follow-ups done by experts, employees? Were employees specifically trained and/or obtained certificates of competences? SEAP as a wishful list of actions? municipalities budgets are limited not enough private investors public lighting is not a priority within the 2014 2020 funding (but it was from 2007 2013) SEAPs need to be coherent with the Commission priorities to be able to get the funding 18
Discussion and Conclusions (2) An educated energy manager should be a prerequisite and a good solution in terms of SEAP implementation, follow-up, etc. However, we have perceived an energy manager only in 1 case A room for improvement in energy education exists (formal and vocational trainings) Integrated approaches within SEAPs are missing (e.g. holistic approach, interdisciplinarity, etc.) E.g. in SEAPs was no integration with spatial planning it can be perceived that SEAPs are following local energy concepts and national spatial plans for energy facilities, but not explained in details SEAPs are mostly prepared by the individuals with economic, law, mechanical and chemical engineering knowledge and competences No waste issues were represented/discussed in SEAPs (e.g. waste as a source of energy) Green jobs decreasing the unemployment rate 19
Thank you for your attention! Peter.vitric@um.si 20