Energy Smart Cities & Communities Georg Houben, DG ENER Brussels, 5 November 2012

Energy The 'invention' of Smart Cities 1.SET¹-Plan financing Communication  Adopted in October Complementing 'supply-push' approach  Unlike the other SET-Plan Industrial Initiatives 3.Energy efficiency  Cities account for major final energy demand 4.Requested by Council and EP ¹ SET-Plan = Strategic Energy Technologiy Plan

Energy Commission Communication

Energy Smart Cities EIP¹: Energy, ICT², Transport 1.Integrated approach Energy, Transport and ICT² 2.Energy efficiency ICT² both as enabler and consumer 3.Focus on industry involvement Focus on demonstration projects Aiming at market solutions Business case ¹ EIP = European Innovation Partnership ² ICT = Information and Communication Technologies

Energy Learning from experience CIVITAS Covenant of Mayors CONCERTO Green Digital Charter Urban Europe JP Initiative Energy Efficient Buildings Public Private Partnership (EeB PPP) European Green Cars Initiative European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) Joint Programme on Smart Cities

Energy Covenant of Mayors 4407 signatories all over Europe

Energy Implementation Supply side: Large-scale demo projects ('lighthouse projects') Demand side: Business models Public procurement Regulatory measures (e.g. standards)

Energy R&D and validations of vital SCC components Initial demonstrations of SCC concepts in city environments Large-scale demonstrations of SCC concepts in city environments Commercial roll-out in city environments R&D funding, e.g. FP7 & Horizon 2020 Technical assistance, structural funds, risk-sharing facilities etc. Horizontal Actions to inform the SCC feed into research programmes and address market barriers The Innovation Process Innovation process and financing Horizon 2020 and other funding sources

Energy Governance High Level Group advise the European Commission Stakeholder Platform develop strategic implementation plan exchange of knowledge create partnerships Europe-wide outreach

Energy Smart buildings and neighbourhoods Smart supply and demand systems Sustainable urban mobility Smart and sustainable digital infrastructures Strategic Planning for integration and optimisation of flows Cross cutting themes

Energy Consortia Innovation-driven industries Ideally 2 cities from 2 MS Indicators (e.g.) Energy performance Urban transport management Shared use of infrastructures Environmental performance Size of projects Max. EU contribution €30 million/project Project parameters

Energy Recent & ongoing activities July 2012Joint Communication for Energy, Transport and ICT €209 Mio Comprehensive FP7 call for proposals (three sectors), budget: €209 Mio Ensuring the link between technology projects and market roll-out through regional policy

Energy Next steps Council Conclusion on the EIP Engage stakeholders in the platform Develop Strategic Implementation Plan ( ) Manage and devise integrative projects including demand-side measures Ensure link with regional policy (including Smart Specialisation)

Energy Thank you!