Kyoto + 20 Conference Parallel Session 2: Designing Low-Carbon Cities Ilaria De Altin Project Officer City of Freiburg 10 th December 2017 page 1
Freiburg facts and figures population: 220,000 students: 30,000 university: 560 years old service sector, tourism, little industry max. alt.: 1,295 m area: 155 km² 40% forest 50% nature or landscape reserves sunny spot: 2,000 sunshine hours p.a. page 2
From the 1970s anti-nuclear protest page 3
to the Green City page 4
Green Technology and Solar Economy Research & Application of Solar Energy 12.000 employees, more than 3% of the working population 650 million added value, 4% of the region s gross domestic product (GDP) 2.000 companies The Freiburg Mix environment & climate skills & creativity politics & civic involvement page 5
The Local Roadmap for Climate Protection Climate Protection Plan adopted in 1996 revised in 2007 & 2014 two-year municipal climate balances transport CO 2 2,1 m t/a - 30,0% current targets: - 50% carbon neutral energy 1992 2014 2030 2050 page 6
Renewable Energies in Freiburg Solar energy Wind energy Water energy Biogasplant power generation: 33 Mio. kwh/a power generation: 10,3 Mio. kwh/a power generation: 1,5 Mio. kwh/a power generation: 21,7 Mio. kwh/a page 7
Solar Power as part of the energy transition page 8
CHP, bio-gas, district heating waste disposal site cogeneration anaerobic digestion plant page 9
The municipal utility connects the region of Freiburg Shareholders of the municipal utility other communities 22,6 % City of Freiburg 32,8 % Thüga AG: a merger of 100 municipal energy providers 44,6 % Providing: Power Natural Gas District Heating Renewable Energy Drinking Water IT Network Energy Management page 10
Regional-fund supports renewable energy productions Participation in wind-, solar-, biomass-, waterpower regiostrom aktiv Σ 2015: 34.704 kw > 3.000 PV-units 38 waterpower-plants 8 biomass-assets page 11
Financial promotion for Innovation Funding of 1,5 Mio per anno for innovative projects out of cooperative profit Examples of Projects of the City of Freiburg: 200 Families active for climate Monitoring of new insulation systems Pyrolyses for treatment of green waste LED in soccer stadion page 12
Stadtwerke licence tax for climate protection SINGLE CASE IN GERMANY Between 2008 and 2014: 10% of the licence tax Circa 1.100.000-145.600.000 Yen -16.000 T CO 2 /a Since 2015: 25% of the licence tax Circa 3.000.000-396.102.000 Yen Projects: bicycle paths energetic building restoration building of model projects clean energy production and supply 76 Projects in 10 years 18,9M in 10 years page 13
Mobility: Modal Split in domestic traffic page 14
Eco-Districts Vauban and Rieselfeld 17.000 people in total Tram line Traffic calmed area Low energy buildings Passive & plus-energy buildings District heating co-generation page 15
Urban planning and quality of life in Vauban short distances schools and facilities good infrastructure less cars per capita (16/100) social mixture high quality of life page 16
The Roadmap to Zero- and Plus-Energy-Buildings 180 housing stock 65 100 95 60 60 15-20 Freiburg standard 1992 federal standard 1995 federal standard 2002 Freiburg standard 2005 federal standard 2009 Freiburg passive house 2009 Average heating energy demand in kwh/m² per annum (excludes water heating and electricity)... 0 + page 17
tons/a Municipal building stock CO 2 savings 520 buildings : schools, administrations, public amenities All new constructions according to passive house standard Redevelopment according to Freiburg low energy standard 40000 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 CO 2 -Emissions to 1990 = - 6 % - 32 % - 40,0% 1990 1999 2009 2013 1990-2013 = -48,7 % (includes increase of surface) page 18
New Town Hall plus energy building 2.700 Employees, 24.000 m² GFA Building envelope: 3-fold glazing highest insulation standard Building technology: 0 kwh/m² /a heating and cooling Heat pump (ground water) thermically active ceilings Photovoltaics roof and facade Ventilation with heat recovery page 19
Incentives: subsidy programme Provide a thick coat for your house. Grants for: Building insulation (walls, windows, roofs, ceilings) Energy consulting Building management Bonus for scrapping old boilers Program Balance Sheet (2002-2016): Over 2,640 subsidy applications 4.3 million disbursed 45 million total investment triggered More than 10% of the existing buildings have participated in the scheme page 20
The Photovoltaik campaign Solar electricity do it yourself! Information and technical tours Consultancy and support for the planning of new plants page 21
Home A+++ The offer: free consultancy at home for all households in Freiburg Goal: more Energy Efficiency (electricity and heating) in every household Participation: more than 500 households since 2014. Result: higher saving potential through habit-changes than new technology page 22
Do you Kyoto? page 23
You are all welcome to visit us in Freiburg ilaria.dealtin@stadt.freiburg.de page 24