ICT for Sustainable Cities

MercMercèè GrieraGriera i i FisaFisa, , European CommissionEuropean Commission

DG Information Society and MediaDG Information Society and MediaUnit ICT for Unit ICT for SustainableSustainable GrowthGrowth

OutlineOutline

● European policy on Sustainable Cities in particular through ICT

● RTD on ICT systems for Sustainable Cities

● Deployment of ICT solutions for Sustainable Cities

Policy Context

● In Europe 80% of the population lives in cities

● 50% of CO2 is produced in cities

● 80% of energy is consumed in cities

Cities are an ideal test bed for innovative

solutions addressing climate change in

particular the three 20% targets for 2020

Policy Context

● Part of the SET-plan Roadmap on Low Carbon Energy Technologies

● 25 to 30 cities at the forefront of the three European targets for 2020

● Main components: buildings, energy networks and transport

● Concrete objectives:-Take up but 5% of EU population of energy efficient Technologies-Reduce 40% of greenhouse gas by 2020-Effective spread across Europe

● Cost between 10-12B € for a period of 2010-2020 (precise financing under discussion)http://setis.ec.europa.eu/initiatives/technology-roadmap/european-initiative-on-smart-cities

The European Smart Cities Initiative

Policy Context

● Launched at EUSEW on January 2008

● Signatories commit to go beyond the 20% CO2 reduction by 2020

● Each city will develop its own Sustainable Energy Action Plan

● The plan is to be submitted each year for 3 years after adhesion

● Second signatory ceremony 4 May 2010 at the European Parliament

● Number of signatories about 1700 cities

http://www.eumayors.eu

The Covenant of Mayors

Policy Context

● ICT equipment is itself efficient

● De-materialisation, e-commerce, e-government, video-conferencing, tele-working, etc

● The enabling role of ICT

- Buildings: >energy management and control system>modelling and simulation>40% of energy in Europe is consumed in buildings ICT can help reduction close to 20%

- Transport: >traffic management>intermodal transport

The contribution of ICT to Sustainable Cities

Policy Context

- Smart Energy: >integration of renewables>smart meters (prosumers)>grid control and management>smart vehicles

● Systemic approach to counterbalance possible rebound effects

>Decision support systems>Simulation>Inter-domain city planning

● Transparency and homogeneity on accounting and measuring

The contribution of ICT to Sustainable Cities (2)

November 2008 - European response to the financial and economic crisis

On research it launches three Public-Private Partnerships:● Energy-efficient buildings €1 bn● Factories of the future € 1.2 bn● Green Cars € 5 bn

On infrastructure:● Modifies the rules governing the cohesion funds (€ 347 bn for 2007- 2013) to allow support to energy-efficiency in all Member States● Launches trans-European energy interconnections and broadband infrastructure projects (5b€ for2009 – 2010)

Policy Context

The Recovery Plan “Investing today for tomorrow’s Europe”

Commission Communication May 2008Points to ICT and ICT-based innovations as one of the potentially most cost-effective means to achieve the 2020 targets

Commission Communication March 2009 Sets out a policy to exploit the enabling capacity of ICT in contributing to energy efficiency

Commission Recommendation October 2009Identifies specific actions for stakeholders to exploit ICT to effect change

? Depends on industry reaction

Policy Context

Policy Context

● An initiative of Manchester City, Eurocities and the European Commission

● Launched in November 2009

● The signatory Mayors commit to

>Deploy 5 large scale projects before 2015>Decrease ICT direct carbon footprint by 30% by 2020 >Create partnerships on ICT and energy consuming sectors by 2011

● Signatories: Amsterdam, Birmingham, Bologna, Bristol, Genoa, Ghent, The Hague, Helsinki, Lisbon, Malaga, Manchester, Murcia, Nantes, Nice, Porto, Reykjavik, Rijeka, Tallinn, Stockholm, Vienna and Zaragoza.

The Green Digital Charter

Policy Context

● Aims at:

> Reducing own ICT footprint (notably data centers)> Increase the use of renewables> Improve measurability, transparency and visibility of emissions and energyuse> Improve transport and urban mobility> Deploy smartgrids with particular attention to microgrids and virtualpowerplants

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict4ee/2010/charter/index_en.htm

The Green Digital Charter (2)

ICT work programme 2011/2012

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Pervasive & trustedNetwork and service infrastructures

Digital Libraries

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Sustainable &

personalised healthcare

ICT for Mobility,

Sustainable growth

ICT for independent

living and inclusion

End-to-end systems for Socio-economic goals

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Components, systemsengineering

RTD: ICT for a low carbon economy in FP7

Draft WP 2011-12

EeB PPP-ICT-2011.6.4: ICT for energy efficient buildings and spaces ofpublic use

● Building energy management systems integrating diverse energy-efficient subsystems.

● Validation focusing on operation to measure energy savings and recovery of investment.

● Spaces of public use: sports center, university campus, shopping mall.

● to extend the notion of energy efficiency from buildings to large areas including neighborhoods and urban/rural communities.

● 20 M€● Expected to be open on July 2010 closing on 02/12/2010

RTD: ICT for a low carbon economy in FP7

Draft WP 2011-12

Objective ICT-2011.6.2: ICT systems for energy efficiency

● Development of components and incorporation of these info:- decision support systems (in particular city planning) - operational systems

● Validation of the resulting system in real-user conditions.

● To support the “Green Digital Charter”.

● 35 M€

● Expected to be open on Call 7 (September 2010 - January 2011)

RTD: ICT for a low carbon economy in FP7

Draft WP 2011-12EeB PPP-ICT-2011.6.5: ICT for energy-positive neighbourhoods

● Management and control.

● Decision support systems.

● Integration and validation.

● Business Models: how to split incentives, engage users, ensure commitment of public authorities

● 30M€.

● Expected to be open on July 2011 closing on December 2011.

RTD: ICT for a low carbon economy in FP7

Draft WP 2011-12

Objective ICT-2011.6.1: Smart Energy Grids

● ICT systems for the management of the electricity distribution networks.

● Control systems, decision support tools, power electronics building blocs, integration with home networks.

● Buildings consensus on industry-driven open standards.

● 30 M€

● Expected to be open on Call 8 (September 2011)

THE COMPETITIVENESS & INNOVATION FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 2007-2013

Information Communication Technologies Policy support Programme (ICT PSP)

• Better access to finance forSMEs through venture capitalinvestment & loan guaranteeinstruments

• Europe Enterprise Network• Support for eco-innovation

• Fostering energy efficiency &the rational use of energy sources

• Promoting new & renewableenergy sources & energy diversification

• Promoting EE & new energy sources in transport

~2,170 M€

~730 M€~730 M€

ICT Policy Support Programme under DG Information Society

and Media

ICT PSP aims specifically at:

Stimulating the wider deployment and best use of innovative ICT-based solutionsFacilitating the coordination and implementation of actions for developing the information society across the Member States

Focus is on areas of public interest:

Where ICT-based solutions can bring substantial improvements to quality and efficiency of services

To open up and facilitate the development of EU-wide markets for innovative ICT

Theme 1: ICT for a low carbon economy and smart mobility

(Low carbon economy -10M€/19 M€ in total)

Objective 1.1: ICT for energy and water efficiency in social housing (Pilots B, up to 9.5 M€ of EU contribution, ~3 to 5 pilots) ● To demonstrate that advanced ICT components and systems*

significantly contribute to reducing both waste of energy and water and management of locally generated renewable energy sources, etc.

Objective 1.2: ICT for water efficiency (One TN, ~0.5 M€)● To provide a stakeholders forum for experience sharing and consensus

building on the use of ICT for water management

*e.g. smart metering, smart lighting, power electronics for integration

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+20% renewable

Theme 1: ICT for a low carbon economy and smart mobility

(Smart mobility - 9 M€ /19 M€ in total)

Objective 1.3: Energy efficient co-operative transportmanagement systems

(Up to three Pilots B, up to 4 M€ of EU contribution)● To facilitate the uptake and best use of cooperative mobility

services regarding in particular: - Eco-Traffic Management and Control Systems- Eco-Demand and Access Management Systems- Eco-Navigation and Travel Information Systems- Driver Behaviour Change and Eco-driving

Objective 1.4: Support to eCall implementation based on 112 (One Pilot A, up to 5 M€ of EU contribution)● To prepare for the deployment of the necessary infrastructure to

realise the pan-European in-vehicle emergency call service “eCall”

Theme 4: Open innovation for future internet-enabled services in “smart

cities” (15 M€)

One open objective for 15 M€, ~ 5 Pilots B

● Accelerating the uptake of innovative Internet-based technologies and services in cities

● One of the pilots dedicated to innovative RFID technologies

SmartTransportation

SmartWell-being

SmartRetail

Smarte-government

Smarte-participation

SmartWater

Management

SmartEnergy

SmartEducation

Internetbased

servicesin Smart

Cities

Internet basedservices in smart cities

Open & trusted service

platforms

Trust & Security

Platforms

Simulationtechnologies

Sensor and RFID

Networks

Real-timeInteraction

New business models

Location-based

technologies

Multi-modaluser

interfacesCross-border networks of

“smart” citiesInnovative

Internet-based services

User-driven open innovation

ecosystems

Apply user-driven open innovation methodologies across networks of smart cities

Deployment: ICT for a low

carbon economy in the CIP

Call 4 closed on 1 June 2010 at 17:00 Brussels time

● Indicative calendar:

Evaluation: June 2010Start of negotiations: September 2010Completion of negotiation, signature of grant agreements: December 2010 / early January 2011

● New Work Programme available on September 2010

Thank you for your attention!

Questions?European Commission

Information Society and Media Directorate-GeneralUnit H4 - ICT for Sustainable Growth

http://http://ec.europa.eu/ictforsgec.europa.eu/ictforsg

Merce.Griera-I-Fisa@ec.europa.eu

The opinions here are those of the author and do not commit in anyway the European Commission.