ROSKILDE KOMMUNE Mecine meeting may 7, 2012 Bio-based economy – Alternative energy Plans, Experiences and Considerations

Biobased economy = alternative energy - Covenant of Mayors Goals: 20 % CO 2 -reduction in the community before Improvement of alternative solutions partly based on biomass Focus Power & heating: Strategy for heating and energysupply. Buildings: Municipal buildings, schools, technique, lighting, industry, private and public houses. Transport: Municipal fleet, public & private transport, mobility plan public/private - car/bicycle. Planning: Strategic town planning, raising building density, transport and parking in the city, car out – bus + bicycle in. Public involvement and cooperation: campaigns (shops, villages), green fund, local climate council.

Heating and Power 50 % of CO2 emission comes from heating of buildings Conversion of gas, oil and power to district heating, Implementation of biomass ‘fuel’ in district heating, Plans for solar cells/-heating, biogas/-mass and windmills. Potential in CO2-reduction t pa (70%)

Electric bikes for commuting 35 electric bicycles in action 2 month testdrive by citizens – total of 105 test drivers Citizens were commuters by car with a minimum of 5 km to work 73 % used the bicycle instead of car 40 % will buy an electric bicycle for themself Average mileage of 400 km pr. driver ( km) Estimated reduction of 6 t CO2 Transport

Public involvement and cooperation Energy Village Herringløse Village with 418 inhabitants/200 houses and without district heating or gas: Oil, electric & biomass heating, heatpumps (air, soil) Meetings with focus on alternative energy in local citizens defined organisation Work focus on: –Options for local district heating –Local heatproducers: Biogas, biomass, windmills, etc. –Citizen to citizen knowledge transfer (showroom at the neighbours) –Strengthening the collaboration between local professionals –Renovation af buildings with better insulaton –Common buying of electricity and insulation –Energy day in the village with craftsmen

Windpower Community plan for windpower 2013 Windpower can support individual heatpumps in areas without waterbased distribution systems Or common heatpumps and common waterbased distribution systems Geotermi to be investigated

Solarcells Solarcells to be installed in municipal buildings (1,5 mill. Euro) Actual good incentives for private individual solar plants in family houses.

Biomass - Biogas Biomass to be used in combustionplants in connection with local district heating system Biogas challenge: Combination of suited biomaterials in sufficient amount within sustainable distance. Biogas used in local power/heating plant with district heating Biogas used in existing gaspipes for natural gas

Thanks for your attention Questions or comments, now or later to: Municipality of Roskilde Planning and development department Rådhusbuen 1, DK-4000 Roskilde Peter Krarup Environmental planner Tel: