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What MORE is there to know about Utrecht?
• Become a climate neutral and a climate robust city in
2030
• Transforming the urban energy systems into
sustainable, yet reliable and affordable systems
• Increase nr of PV-systems from 4,000 (2015) to 10,000
(2020)
• Increase nr of EV-car charging points to 5,000 (2025) &
10,000 (2030)
• Increase in EV-cars to 25,000 (2025) and to 55,000
(2030)
• Inclusive to all citizens
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Utrecht
Lighthouse City
“In the Utrecht district
Kanaleneiland-Zuid we combine
solar energy, affordable
social housing and broad
access to electric
mobility.
These solutions are developed
together with citizens and
built on open data to accelerate
change”
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Citizen engagement: From challenge to resultsMulti-cultural district
High unemployment rate
Low-income level
High level of social housing
Low-energy profile building stock
Densily populated
Safety issues
USER
TOUCH
POINT
SERVICE
Mismatch
Smart city
Sustainability
Energy transition
Shared mobility solutions
Solar panels
CHILDREN
Illuminated pedestrian crossing
Engaging Primary schools
- Lessons
- Workshops
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Near zero energy retrofit
Symbiotic waste heat network
Future proofing our energy
supply
Positive energy buildings
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• Smart grid with storage and Vehicle 2 Grid technology
Positive Energy
Districts
Pre-pilot in Utrecht: Positive
Energy Building retrofitting
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• 145 V2G charging systems
installed in a residential district
(in 2019 only)
• Increase self-consumption of
electricity produced by PV
panels
• 200 solar panels and a 1MWh
battery, generating enough
power to charge twenty full
electric cars simultaneously
Intelligent Mobility
March 21 2019: world premiere
AC-15118 bidirectional ecosysteem
V2G car charger in Utrecht
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City management and planning
Meaningful data when & where
its needed
Urban monitoring
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The Smart Cities and Communities lighthouse projects are funded by the European Commission Research and
Innovation Framework Horizon 2020 and managed by the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency INEA.
The „EU 100“ Lighthouse projects
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Lighthouse cities
Inspiring examples
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Fellow cities
Replicating solutions
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The Smart Cities and Communities lighthouse projects are funded by the European Commission Research and Innovation
Framework Horizon 2020 and managed by the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency INEA.
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Lighthouse
cities
70
Fellow
cities
17
Projects
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The Smart Cities and Communities lighthouse projects are funded by the European Commission Research and
Innovation Framework Horizon 2020 and managed by the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency INEA.
Smart Cities and Communities Projects
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The Smart Cities and Communities lighthouse projects are funded by the European Commission Research and
Innovation Framework Horizon 2020 and managed by the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency INEA.
Results delivered over the past 5 years
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1.02 M
m2
refurbished area
53%
energy
savings
+480
e-charging
stations installed
+5270
e-vehicles
launched+17 550
smart meters
installed
up to 88%
CO2 emission reduction
+260 000
citizens directly involved
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The Smart Cities and Communities lighthouse projects are funded by the European Commission Research and
Innovation Framework Horizon 2020 and managed by the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency INEA.
https://eu-smartcities.eu/https://smartcities-infosystem.e
Marketplace for solutions and knowledge
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Encourage more collaborative urban planning by
defining a clear and ambitious targets (use SGDs)
Having a catalyst and innovation broker to build
partnerships around specific themes
Our learnings to build a Smart City
Create trust and transparency to align stakeholders and
their investment plans
Fastest growing city in The Netherlands
Climate neutral & climate robust by 2030
Highest rates of solar power and electric mobility use in the country
Dynamic open source urban data ecosystem
Home to 340.000 inhabitants, Utrecht is the fourth largest municipality in the Netherlands and the fastest growing city in the country with a predicted 400.000 inhabitants in 2025. Utrecht's core ambition is to be a climate neutral city by 2030.
The city has shown consistency and commitment to sustainable energy policy with ambitious Strategic Energy Action Plans and membership of the Covenant of Mayors among many other initiatives. Although Utrecht is very densely populated, the city has the highest rate of PV-systems installed in the Netherlands (2015: 10 MWp, 4000 installations) and aims to have 10,000 by 2020.
The city is also a recognised pioneer in electric vehicles (EVs) and vehicle to grid (V2G) charging technology. In 2018 a Smart Solar Charging station launched with 200 solar panels and a 1MWh battery, generating enough power to charge twenty full electric cars simultaneously with stored solar energy. Even when the sun doesn’t shine.
A cyclist’s paradise with 43% of journeys under 7.5km taken by bike, Utrecht boasts over 250km of bike paths and the world’s biggest bike parking garage with space for 12,500 cycles.
VERANDER IN: Cars not only store and use locally produced solar energy, but are also shared. We Drive Solar is supported by General Electric and by car manufacturers Tesla and Renault.
IRIS is a five-year European funded project developing:
User-demand driven energy and mobility services;
Encouraging more collaborative and effective urban planning and governance; as well as
Validating business models and technical innovations
Alternative transition track & solutions slide
Our five-year European funded project will harness user-demand driven energy and mobility services; encourage more collaborative and effective urban planning and governance; as well as validate business model and technical innovations to fuel smart sustainable city aspirations across the continent.
Within IRIS, Utrecht combines solar energy, affordable social housing and broad access to electric mobility.
These solutions are developed together with citizens and built on open data to accelerate change.
Energy positive districts are part of a shift to a circular economy that respects and reuses precious resources.
It comes with significant environmental and business benefits but not only…
The image and accompanying solutions represent a pre-pilot in Utrecht: transforming an old, poorly insulated ten-storey flat into an energy generating building.
Solutions that work best will be replicated in the IRIS-district Kanaleneiland-Zuid to work towards a near-zero energy district.
The integrated solutions are a successful blend of social innovation, engineering and ICT excellence, which connect the interests of many different stakeholders in innovative business models and facilitates replication of sustainable solutions for cities
They are refined, strengthened and delivered through a mix of universities and research organisations, local authorities, innovation agencies and private expertise to accelerate entire communities to adopt ambitious energy, mobility and ICT initiatives.
We learn together and inspire each other to achieve more
Lighthouse cities
Inspiring examples: scaling up/ replication
Innovative solutions
First-mover risk
Fellow cities
actively participate and replicate
Close collaboration
OBJECTIVE:
Intelligent, user-driven, demand-oriented city infrastructures and services – firmly based upon societal demand and good
USE CASES:
In renewable energies, energy efficiency, and electric mobility
FACILITATED BY: ICT
Digital services are a connecting means for transformation that runs through all elements of IRIS… fostering co-creation and citizen engagement, development and testing of business models and enabling us to share carefully monitored and substantiated performance