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1. European Energy Award
“The innovative Management Tool for cost efficient
Investments in Sustainable Cities"
or
Making communal Energy- and Climate policies MRV
(Measurable, Reportable, Verifiable)
Robert Horbaty
Managing director of the „Association Energy City“
the regional trustee of the European Energy Award® in Switzerland
15.2.2012
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20 years of experiences: Lessons learned
• Implementing sustainable Infrastructure means planning and a process
orientated approach
• Securing of a continuous process in implementing measures and the
continuous optimisation is crucial
• Not only theoretical concepts and data collection, but implementing
actions, main focus on initiating concrete activities and infrastructure
projects in all areas of municipal energy- and climate policies.
• Definition of measures with a high cost benefit ratio, with the low costs
and high benefits concerning energy
saving and emissions reduction.
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Lessons learned:
• Coaching and Awarding of responsible person in the administration for
extraordinary results.
• Communication of achieved results to a broad public
• Simple controlling instrument for result orientated administration (Definition
of goals and targets, measures and actions, responsibilities and finances)
 TQM, ISO 50’001, etc.
 Covenant of Mayors / Sustainable Energy Action Plan, SEAP
 Implementing tool: eea / Energy City
 Follow-up: eea / Energy City
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4. Management System-Process: “Plan-Do-Check-Act”
Communal Management System for Sustainability:
Plan
• Political, mayoral commitment
• Current status assessment, Initial review
• Goals and strategies, Policy, planning
Do
• Activity program
• Implementing measures and operation
• Awareness and training
Check
• Evaluating and controlling
• Reporting procedure
• Checking and management review
Act
• Corrective actions
• Continual improvements
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5. The eea / Energy City Management process
Initial Energy / Targets and Goals Energy / Climate
Climate Review • Principles policy program
• Appoint Team • Targets • Activities projects
• Evaluate actual state • Horizon 4 years • Schedules, Budget
• Consensus • Persons
every 4 years
Implementation Energy City Award Optimization of
• Decided measures • Mayoral decision Processes
• PR, Communication • Evaluation • Project organization
• Implementing Tools • 50% realized • Performance
• Awarding indicators
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6. Benefits of eea / Energy City – Management - System
Uniqueness of
Continuity the city Image
City Marketing
Networking with
Stakeholders Attractive for
investors
Capacity building Advantage for
Training local Business
Reduction of
Managementsystem / energy consumption
tool and controlling and -costs
mechanism Awarding of the
responsible authorities
and best practices
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Key areas of the European Energy Award
Structure according to activities and stakeholders in administration
4. Mobility
Public transport, Zones low speed,
parking management, pedestrian
zones, bicycle routes
1. Communal development, 5. Internal Organization
planning Capacity building, policies,
Energy policy, action plan, regula- strategies, controlling
tions and increasing enforcement
2. Communal buildings,
Facilities 6. External communication
Energy management, building Information, promotion,
efficiency subsidies
3. Supply,waste disposal
Electricity, distant heating, Water
supply, waste treatment
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8. Degree of Completion and Performance in Sectors
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9. Cost / benefit ratio of measures
,35
Main focus of programme
,30 1.1.2 Purchase of CO2 Balance tool
Costly, inefficient 1.1.3 Communal energy planning
Costly but efficient
Costly, but efficient
Costly measures 1.2.1 criterieas for submissions
measurers measures
Estmiated ressources in Yuán€ ,
measurers
Estimated resources in 元
,25 2.1.1 Energy balance tool for buildings
2.1.4 Training of house keepers
2.2.2 Purchase of green electricity
,20
3.3.1 Potential study of wast heat
3.4.2 Water savings measures
3.7.3 Concept of utilisation of Waste
,15
4.2.1 Managment of parking space
Economic measurers
economic measures Very efficient measurers
very efficient measures 4.3.3 Promotion of slow mobility
,10 4.5.2 Communication on efficient mobility
5.1.2 Formation of energy Team
5.2.4 Training
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6.1.1 Campain for public
6.3.3Projects at schools
6.4.1 Energy consulting
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0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0
Emphasis of measures according to measure catalog
Emphasis of measures according to measure catalog
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10. European Energy Award
 Since 2002: European Energy
Award
 Programme activities in 5
countries
 Pilot activities in 4 countries
 848 active municipalities
 417 awarded municipalities
 Identical catalogue of measures,
country specific indicators and
values
 Municipalities with best practices
are awarded with „European
Energy Award“ in Gold
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11. European Energy Award in Romania
• Co-financing up to 10 projects in the field of
sustainable energy management in about
4 selected Romanian cities, with 37 Mio CHF,
in the context of the Swiss enlargement contri-
bution to eastern European countries
• Disseminate and intensify strategies for sustainable energy policies in
Romanian cities, like e.g. “Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAP)”
within the “Covenant of Mayors” initiatives of the European
Commission.
• Introduction of the eea/Energy City-Management System recognized as
one of the best implementing tools for SEAP, in selected Romanian
cities .
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12. European Energy Award in Romania
• Implementation of a resilient energy/climate
policy in about 4 Romanian municipalities
(with emphasis medium size) based on
• a firm commitment of the responsible
authorities to the foreseen activities.
• a comprehensive report on the energy/climate
policy of the municipality,
• a city profile and relevant data
• a sustainable energy action plan (SEAP) /
program for the next 4 to 5 years, with targets
and goals, schedule, finances, and
responsibilities.
• Capacity building of Romanian municipal
administration and their advisors on the vast
possibilities of energy and climate issues,
Launching conference on the 1st of July 2011
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13. Low Carbon City China – Program: eea in China
• LCCC: Activity within the Global Program Climate
Change of the SDC (Swiss Agency for Development
and Cooperation)
• The LCCC-Program supports medium size Chinese
municipalities in planning and implementation of
their “Low Carbon”- Strategies.
• With planning instruments and implementation
support, incl. an innovative indicator system, a
comprehensive management approach is developed
and employed.
• LCCC-Program is strongly based on the
experiences with European Energy award
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14. Low Carbon City China – Program: eea in China
• Five principals:
• City based approach
• Action orientated
• Share Swiss / International Experiences
• One system approach
• Share knowledge and Information
• Five Outcomes
• Low Carbon City Management
(eea / Energy City)
• Green Buildings
• Low Carbon Transport / Mobility
• Green Economy
• Low carbon City Platform
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15. eea: Results of the Process
• Consensus amongst the Stakeholder of the municipality on the actual
state of the energy policy, of the strategies to follow and the
necessary infrastructure projects.
• Capacity building within the administration on the possibilities of a
sustainable energy policy.
• Report on the energy/climate policy of the municipality, with city
profile and relevant data
• A resilient energy/climate plan and program for the next 4 years, with
targets and goals, schedule, finances, and responsibilities.
• A firm commitment of all the responsibilities to the foreseen
activities.
• Interdepartmental cooperation (e.g. working group with , industry,
trade, private household)
• Sufficient personnel and budget allocated to implement measures
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16. The Label Energiestadt / European Energy Award!
Awarding ceremonies: « Inauguration "of the local energy policy
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